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The Golfchick
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Month: April 2009
Dear Goose,
What is the Indio effect, just mentioned moments ago during the Kraft Nabisco broadcast? We all know it means the greens tend toward the town, the question is WHY??
Scott
(Answering from beyond the grave):
Dear Scott,
In the early 1900s there was a Pavuul (shaman) of the Agua Caliente Indians who held a ceremony to bring rain to the area of Palm Springs. The ritual was held in Indio, thus the rain that followed was more heavily concentrated there. It is believed that the pull of force extended beyond water and indeed acted like a magnet for all manner of objects and continues to this day.
I know this because I speak coyote, which was that shaman’s totem animal and is his permanent form in the hereafter. Apparently, he became one on occasion during his time on Earth, especially after such rituals as mentioned above. I hope this answers your question.
Sincerely,
The Goose
Editor’s note: OR, the elevation and terrain of the area surrounding any golf course is often a large factor in the slope of the greens. Indio is lower than Rancho Mirage. Course designers can integrate such natural slope to create optical illusions when forming greens with more “obvious” ridges and breaks. Ever play a course near the ocean and the greens all tend to break toward it? Or near a mountain where the greens break away from it? Tricky.
Brittany Lincicome made the shot of her life on Sunday which led to her fantastic victory at the Dinah Shore, but she’s got nothing on the little golf chicks I played with a few hours earlier.
When Jenna got new golf clubs for Christmas, her original Snoopy set was bestowed on her sister, Kate. I’ve been wanting to play golf with them since then and we finally got together for a golfchick round. It was a gorgeous day for golf. Jenna and Kate were the stars of the show while their mother and I simply filled out the foursome.
Jenna’s new Acculength golf clubs are specially designed for junior players. The only expandable clubs in the world, they will grow with her for several seasons so she can learn the game with a properly fitted set.
They come in plenty of colors for boys and girls, but this golf chicklet is a pink panther in the making, so naturally she got the pink set. Jenna especially loves her driver, which she used on the tee, in the fairway, from the rough and even in the bunkers. Okay, so we need to work on that, but Paula Creamer better watch her back.
Her Snoopy clubs were adorable, but way too small for her these days. Perfect for Kate, though. Kate spent more time thinking and talking about Webkinz than playing golf, but she got some swings in with Snoopy, Woodstock and Charlie Brown.
It was a uniquely enjoyable round and I look forward to playing with them again. I’d like for it to become a frequent occurrence so I can watch (and take part in) the development of their games and knowledge of the rules and etiquette surrounding it. Kate may not have the interest or focus on the sporting aspect right now, but while her attention span lasted – almost the entire round – she enjoyed the social aspect and the walk in the park. Jenna, on the other hand, really seems keen on the golf itself. Her frustration at less-than-stellar shots was adorably grown up and I think she’s got some competitive fire in there.
As if the privilege of golfing with them wasn’t enough, at the end of the round they gave me these custom creations as a parting gift. Thanks, little golf chicks!
As the Kraft Nabisco (Dinah Shore) got underway today, the women of the LPGA were making and missing putts on slick, true greens in their first major of the year. The announcers just would not stop talking about the “Indio effect,” which just means the greens tend to break toward the town of Indio even if they don’t look like they will.
Meanwhile, I went out for a local round and encountered the seediest sandiest greens I’ve ever seen. Seriously, it was like putting on a beach. The bunkers there seem to be mostly hard dirt, so maybe they should reconsider how they want to use all that sand. Waaaah. I’m such a whiner. Somehow I managed to squeak in at 90 but still, I think I want my money back. This photo has not been doctored in any way.
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Can I Get a Ruling?
Should Tiger have incurred a two stroke penalty on the 13th hole in the first round at The Masters?
Tiger Woods, Jeev Milkha Singh and Stewart Cink all landed the 13th green in two on day one at Augusta. Tiger and Stewart both missed their eagle putts. Tiger walked up to his ball, marked and lifted it, then looked around for Jeev. After getting Jeev’s attention, Tiger pointed at his own marker as if to ask “is that in your way?” Indeed, he ended up moving his marker off the line and Jeev made his eagle. So the question is:
Did Tiger give advice to Jeev by indicating the line of the putt? The USGA defines advice as: any counsel or suggestion that could influence a player in determining his play, the choice of a club or the method of making a stroke. The penalty for a breach of either rule 8-1 or 8-2 is two strokes.
Any rules wizards out there? I’m not trying to be a narc, I just like to understand the rules as best I can.
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