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Originally Posted by POKEROMGLOL
Just a couple of questions I've always had about the amateurs:
1. Is there a limit to the number of times you can play leading up to the tournament and/or a date range that you are allowed to play? I've always said if I were in your position, I'd move to Augusta, rent an apartment, and just play there everyday while I had the chance. Obviously you are in school in California so this isn't feasible.
2. What are your restrictions on taking pictures/tweeting/commenting about Augusta?
3. What's the club like? Are you basically a member while you are allowed to play there? Or is it more like "you get to play here and then you get to leave" sort of thing? If you want a burger after the round, do you have access to the restaurant? Do you have to pay for it?
4. Do you have any access whatsoever after the tournament or is it just completely done for? Do you have someone you can call and get yourself on now or what?
5. Are there members there all of the time like a regular club? It seems not so much.
1. You are allowed to come out a reasonable number of times and usually no more than a few days at a time. You can not come for 15 days in a row and play every day.
2. I am not allowed to tweet pictures of me playing practice rounds or of the club. I am also not allowed to tweet about my presence at the club during practice rounds. It isn't just restricted to tweeting, they expect you to not make it public knowledge that you are currently present is how I understood it. For example, there were a couple times this thread got activity while I was back at ANGC playing practice rounds but I didn't mention I was there because I thought it would violate their policy, and it is rumored they have employees whose specific job is to monitor this sort of thing.
3. I was able to bring a guest to walk, not play the course. That person was expected to have a person coming though, I couldn't just bring a friend to go have a good time walking around. I could have meals at the club as well. They were extremely accommodating while I was there for practice rounds.
4. I have no access any more. Only way to play would be from an invite from a member now, just like anyone else.
5. They don't get a whole lot of play as you can imagine. Members seemed to come for a few days at a time every once in awhile.
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Originally Posted by benz33
Stadler confirmed paired with Craig Stadler. Coincidence? LOL
Part of me thought that is was no coincidence when that happened.
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Originally Posted by Dominic
This is so cool.
Good luck, stadler!
I wonder if people this good still get to the tee box at No. 1 for the very first time and are like, "Don't duff it don't duff it don't duff it."
Not quite thinking that. I was very nervous, but just thinking what I wanted to do off the tee. Most players at my level don't use the word "don't" in their thought process on the course ever.
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Originally Posted by ship---this
Damn you Masters not using ShotLink so we can know where he hit his opening drive.
Maybe my best drive of the week. Tee was about 10 yards up off the back I believe, and I had 130 to a pin that was about 6 off the back. So I think I hit it roughly 325-335 with a little cut just left of the bunker. There was a little bit of a tailwind, maybe 8-10MPH.
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Originally Posted by durango155
kind of feel bad for stads having to play with grumpy ass craig stadler...interested to hear mr. weaver's comments about playing with him
Playing with him was interesting. He sure has a horrible attitude. It seemed like after doubling 1 to start on Thursday he didn't even want to be there. And he walked painfully slow and was usually first to hit so it seemed to take awhile. Ben Curtis was fine though, nice enough guy. We talked here and there and he was pretty friendly.