Historical Events That Made The Farms So Special

My pace was brisk climbing up the final fairway, bag feeling twice as heavy as I knew it to be. The energy that had surged within me hours before was almost depleted, and frustration coursed through me at the way I had “ruined my score.” My attitude induced an inability to enjoy the beauty surrounding me, as it usually did when I golfed. I trudged up to my ball (that, of course, had rolled into the thick rough). Bag clunking onto the ground as the legs sprang out, I pulled out the overworked range finder to find the distance to the flag. After staring at my clubs, considering, I pulled the five iron out of my bag. At that point, it was nowhere near as shiny as it had been at the beginning of the round. Scraping off most of the dirt, I stepped up to the ball and tried to keep my mind free of the memories of past rounds.

The sand traps, one about 200 yards on the left side of the fairway and the other another 50 yards ahead of it at the end of the fairway before it doglegs to the left. It's pearly white colored rocks glisten in the warm spring sun. Its narrow, extremely narrow, only about a 30 yard wide fairway, and even more narrow opening to the fairway from the tips. The hazard to the right is once again dense and misleading for behind the majestic tree line there immediately lies a treacherous creek like the sirens Odysseus encounters in Odyssey on his way home for they were beautiful yet scary because they knew it lured sailors to their death. Now everything accounted for, the plan was now set to take the safe approach into this gusty tight par 4. Firmly and confidently I grasp the smooth surface of my 3 wood shaft, yanking in from my patriotic colored Callaway golf bag. I gradually move my hands up the club to its stiff rubber grip, taking long deep breaths, focusing in and getting into a state of mind where u just forget every thought you have in ur mind and you enter a state of near blissful

​A wide gravel pathway gently sloped up the hill toward the Château. If you looked to the right, in front of the bungalow housing the infirmary, you’d be surprised to see the white flagpole from which flapped a French flag. Every morning, one of us used to raise this flag to the summit of the pole, at which point M. Jeanschmidt would call, “Ranks—attention!”

Although made by a different person who’s name is C.B. Macdonald in 1911. This course features 6,935 yards, and has a total par of 72. Some history about this course is that this course is where the golf architect Seth Raynor got his start. This golf courses layout is “a fusion of his favorite features from grand old British golf holes.”. The 2013 Walker Cup featured this golf course. Even to this day golf Architects are still studying how this golf course was planned out. Also other golf courses are replicating some of the holes from this golf

In most cases, there is a flat green path between the hole and the player, but there has yet to be a golfer proficient enough to utilize that fairway every time, requiring the player to cope with the treacherous obstacles that lie in wait for every errant shot.

When I went to the next hole, the first thing I did is check out all of my surroundings. I would typically hurry to the next hole and immediately pull a club out and hit the ball. Today, I took a moment to reflect on all the wonders that I saw. The beauty in front of me was surreal. The grass was perfectly manicured and the color of the grass was a vibrant green from all the recent rain. I saw water flowing down the creek near the fairway with three ducks swimming along. The water was still at first, but when the ducks jumped in, they created small waves that rushed onto the land. There was a beautiful black and copper robin sitting in the tree looking down at the grey squirrel that ran across the fairway. The squirrel moved so fast that it looked like it was

open and also ended up being the highest average score in any PGA Major. This course was capable of some crazy things where even having a perfect golf shot would still leave players getting a bogey or worse. This course left even the eventual winner Jordan Spieth nine strokes higher than is usual 72-hole average of 15 under par according to PGA tour stats. The hardest part with ever course being different is that the players are always on their toes when compared to other professional sports who always have half of their games in the safety of their home court. Now I’m not saying that ever golf course is exponential harder than the other but when compared to other sports not really knowing what to conditions to prepare for is what makes golf so difficult. I feel that this quote from Rickie Fowler really sums up golfs difficulties, “All you Can do is really the prep work and make sure you’re ready to hit each golf shot. Outside of that, you’re not sure what’s going to happen.”

The ride is over too soon and after a short walk past the Pine Marten Lodge, which is the only sign of civilization, the clean brisk air hits and you are left staring at a golf hole that initially gives you pause––a distant pin alone on the other side of a rocky cliff. The sign warning you about dangerous terrain still fresh in your memory you begin to understand this may be a long round of golf (roughly a four mile walk). You see others tromping around this rocky volcanic area, so after a short sizing up period you go ahead and let your disc go. The wind is a definite factor how you play your round. Definitely more of a challenge at the beginning of your round, but still making a presence into the tree line at lower altitudes, where the occasional appearance of wildlife is not uncommon. The shortest hole is number 12 at 162 yards, which is quickly followed by the longest hole, which is number 14 at 570 yards. The course as a whole seems to be set up for all skill levels. A good mix of challenge and forgiveness. You will definitely want to bring some good sturdy

Winning all that money and the trophy is not the easiest with all the greatest players in the field, and especially the course. Players have to battle the strong and inconsistent winds, the rock hard turf, the knee deep fescue, and all the different slopes all over the course. If you get tangled up in the fescue on a hole, you can go ahead expect bogey or worse, because you're not guaranteed to get out on your first swing. When you finally arrive to the green you can one putt as easy as you can 5 putt, there is no easy putt on any Open Championship style green. You better watch the speed of the putt as well because you can have a birdie putt from 15 feet, and get to aggressive then have a 15 foot par comebacker.

Piscataway Township, founded in 1666 is one of the oldest English settlements in New Jersey and all of America. Its strategic placement along the Raritan Valley led to the “later establishment of towns like New Brunswick, Bound Brook, Somerville… and even Princeton,” according to Walter Meuly in his book The History of Piscataway Township: 1666-1976. Piscataway, which started off as a largely agricultural community, now embodies the quintessential American suburb. It has a mix of residential, commercial, and industrial zoning that has made it more metropolitan. It is ideally located between New York and Philadelphia making it an appealing location for

Upon entering everywhere you look there are decorations, flowers, fountains, and furnishings of high quality. The reception area has Italian marble flooring checkered with a botanical mosaic border. Behind reception is an alcove decorated in seasonal themes throughout

Walking down the fairway of the 18th hole at Stonehenge, Jonathan's mind is at peace. He hears the birds chirping, the spectators talking, and the leaves blowing. He isn’t even thinking about the shot he was going to have to hit. He knows his only chance to win is to not anticipate and to just relax. He is currently tied for the lead in a huge high school tournament. This tournament is huge chance for him to get colleges to notice him. Ever since Jonathan was eight years old, his dream was to play college golf for a division one school. As he thinks about this, the nerves slowly start to come back.

The fifth hole started as each of my others did, which was badly. I swung the club, and ‘plop’! The ball was in the creek running parallel with the hole.

Now it was time for hole 10 at Augusta to be played. With even more nagging nerves, Scott and Cabrera teed off on Camellia, the 495-yard par four that starts the back nine. It seemed like miles to the hole, until each drove their ball in the freshly moist fairway leaving them both spectacular angles of approach. For both players, the baffling bunkers were in play on the right side of the green, but that had no effect of intimidation since these players were as confident as a cheetah stalking its crippled prey. Cabrera was the first to putt on the green, giving Scott more time to plan his attack. With caddie help, Cabrera knew what must happen for him to win. Grabbing his trusty putter, he stroked the ball with just enough force to cause it to travel the correct distance, but his aim was off by less than a piece of hair leading to a missed putt. Scott, in a win-tie situation, decided to be mentally strong and clutched his slippery putter. Once more, the ping of the contact foreshadowed a famous event to

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts recently published an infographic that explores the complicated rules and etiquettes of golf. It looks at the evolution of the rules and highlights some of the weirdest and wackiest rules they are. For instance, did you know that if your ball gets embedded inside an orange, you’ll have to play the ball/fruit as it is or receive a penalty?