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Originally Posted by LiveActionPro
Ever hear of much side action going on between pros ?
Ya guys have pretty decent games going in the practice rounds, but not as high of stakes as I expected. I heard of a group playing $1000 two man best ball where you could press for half. Not gonna say who. Seemed like some also did prop bets in practice rounds.
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Originally Posted by POKEROMGLOL
How good was Rory in person? I mean, he's a pretty big deal.
Were you nervous playing with him or is the fact he's a down to earth kid (from afar at least) make it just another round?
also...it's pretty funny you called out the real Stadler. He's an old man...what is he expecting...to win the damn thing?
When we played it seemed like just another round, I never really felt intimidated. One detail I forgot to mention, when I approached him on the range and introduced myself he said "I know who you are, I watched the US Am final." I thought that was pretty cool that even some of the big name guys pay attention to stuff going on below their level. I think that kinda helped settle me down as well hearing that.
And with Stadler, idk what he was expecting, but it sure didn't seem like he had any fun at all out there.
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Originally Posted by UCBananaboy
Related to Rory -- what would you say are the biggest gaps between your game and his game?
Length? Short-game? Management? something else?
I wasn't sure if there is a singular thing that he does exceptionally better than you or if it's just a collective "a little better at everything" type scenario.
It is hard to get a feel for things like this in a practice round because you either hit away from flags to different parts of greens or you aren't finishing out holes so you don't always get a complete picture. I would say the biggest difference between us is he is better around the greens and with the putter.
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Originally Posted by campfirewest
Is the Eisenhower tree in play at all? Is it just not in play based on where the back tee box is now compared to the white tees in the 1950's, or was Eisenhower just really bad?
It is in play for some of the field I would say, so for members it is in play for all. If I pulled it off the tee I would carry the tree fine as long as I didn't hit it low.