So now that we know we’ll have real live golf on television in mid-June, how about some action next month?
With the PGA Tour rolling out the marching band and announcing its revised tournament schedule, beginning at The Colonial around mid-June, what about that bantered Tiger Woods-Phil Mickelson deal in May?
Whispers got pretty loud that it would be staged next month at a to-be-named Florida location, perhaps The Medalist in Jupiter or another posh private club like The Floridian in Palm City.
Wherever it may or may not be, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is all for it.
DeSantis is a friend of golf. He declared it “essential” during the pandemic crisis and many Florida clubs and courses remain open.
Which brings us to Tiger and Phil. There was a suggestion that quarterbacks Tom Brady and Peyton Manning (retired) might join in on the fun, which would make it that much cooler.
Idea was for the event to raise funds for COVID-19 relief.
This one remains up in the air but with no golf until mid-June, well, why not?
6 Comments
baxter cepeda
Of course this guy gives his blessing. But after that incredible course in Vegas these 2 played last time, it’s hard to get pumped about Florida tracks.
Tom Edrington
I’ll be heading out to walk nine holes today at historic Rodgers Park here in Tampa; open but closed; no one’s there, walking only, honor system, drop money in the box; pool noodle cut to size in holes around flagstick, ball goes in hole about 3/8 inch, easy to pick out, no water coolers, no ball washers and not many people out either; when you mandate walking, our out-of-shapers don’t show;
baxter cepeda
That’s awesome Tom. Have FUN!
our ocean from muni is year round No carts (one dangerous area) which means no crowds.
But sadly It’s closed until at least May.
And I’m Not sure what the situation is at a nearby resort on a bay named after turtles.
I don’t quite understand your description of the Hole and the noodle and the 3/8. But I wish my muni does something like that starting in May.
Does it still look like a Normal golf hole?
And curious how much Cash do they expect in the honesty box ?
Tom Edrington
They take a pool noodle, cut it enough to fill most of the cup, the hole in the middle of the shortened noodle allows the flagstick to go through it, kinda like a collar, if you will, cut to a length that allows ball to go into the hole, with about 2/3 of ball in the hole, easy to pick out without touching anything; Played a quick nine Friday with 1967 Florida state high school champion Kim Schwencke, who to this day remains a really, really good player.
baxter cepeda
Thanks for clarifying.
Yea that’s a great idea.
Even a noodle as the flag, bump the ball into the noodle (no hole) would work.
Regardless I called the super at my muni trying to plant seeds for May. I really like the honesty box idea…
Some courses in HI had done similar things before closing. They have a meeting on the 24th to decide what will happen in May.
Fingers crossed.
Optishot in our car port is nice but it just isn’t the same.
But Shout out to optishot, which We bought many years ago and still works; refreshing compared to the macs and apples we own.
And Recently optishot sent us software for version 2 FREE!
Tom Edrington
Baxter: the noodle is inside the cup, flagstick still in; One thing that may come out of this is more and more players leaving the flagstick in all the time; I don’t think anyone’s putting two-footers these days…