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I used to belong to the Rock Island Arsenal Golf Club on the Arsenal Island on the Mississippi River.
While playing, did you hear the recording of "taps" that play constantly over a loudspeaker at the nearby civil war cemetery?
I used to belong to the Rock Island Arsenal Golf Club on the Arsenal Island on the Mississippi River.
yes, there are a number of rural clubs that have a fairway doubling as a runway. Laurens iowa springs to mind although i don't think there are any planes there anymore.I didn't read all the posts, but are there any airport / golf course combinations?
I didn't read all the posts, but are there any airport / golf course combinations?
I didn't read all the posts, but are there any airport / golf course combinations?
I think it is a generational thing. A lot of the people In their 20s and early 30s want activities that are fast pace, electronic, indoors, and not too long. They probably don't get cell service on most courses so thy can't check Facebook every 5 minutes.
I think it is a generational thing. A lot of the people In their 20s and early 30s want activities that are fast pace, electronic, indoors, and not too long. They probably don't get cell service on most courses so thy can't check Facebook every 5 minutes.
My home club is the home course of a major University golf team. Both the men's and women's teams are stacked with talented young players. And they're smart, polite, personable kids. Watching them I'd say golf is in good hands. And if that's not enough? Go walk around a AJGA junior event sometime. Junior high and high school kids shooting sub-par tournament scores from the back tees. The parents can be annoying but the kids are fun to be around. You guys who think golf's in decline need to get out more and find some venues that have energy. They're out there.
Fewer pretenders trying it. I was a player before, during, and after the boom. Golf is doing fine. It just saw an unsustainable growth spurt and is experiencing a correction. No big deal.
Same for us. The wealthiest guy I know at our club in Illinois is a dentist who has the contract for the local AAA hockey team.
While playing, did you hear the recording of "taps" that play constantly over a loudspeaker at the nearby civil war cemetery?
I'd bet less than that.Yes! There is a National Cemetery as well as a Confederate Cemetery. If I recall, about 12,000 Confederate prisoners were held there.
Whenever they played "Taps," "To the Color" or "Retreat", play stops, hats are removed by civilians, and turn to face the flag or the direction of the flag. It was an awesome place to be. They still make Howitzers there, though they are probably only using 15% of the world class manufacturing capabilities in the Island.
Tell us about the good 'ol days, Grampa. Something about not having cell phones and making the colored boy hold your golf clubs. Yeah, that's when times were good.
And if there weren't less people playing golf, where do you think the players come from The younger generation. It is quite obvious millennial's have less interest in activities that have been popular for years. It's too slow for them. They want instant results, not 2 hours later.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/millennials-are-staying-away-from-golf-in-droves-2014-07-24
Been out to a bar lately? I go, I see 4 or 5 people no longer engaging in conversation, but looking at there phones. So if you want to take my comment about them not having cell phones on the course literal or not, point is find me a 20 year old that can go 5 minutes that isn't checking their phone or updating facebook status.
Let's face it, golf is boring. Always has been. In the past, people were more willing to put up with boring things. Now a days, not so much.
The game is only as boring as the people playing it. I don't find it boring, in fact I barely pay attention to it. What you need is better golf buddies.
Golf is not on the decline for Obama.
After years of playing golf twice a week, I learned to fly.
I golfed once more, after soloing, and then never again. When I realized that if it was nice enough to golf, it was nice enough to fly, that was the end.
That's one problem with flying. It makes everything else boring.
Nor is it for most Presidents, ex presidents and corporate big wigs.
Fewer pretenders trying it. I was a player before, during, and after the boom. Golf is doing fine. It just saw an unsustainable growth spurt and is experiencing a correction. No big deal.
my 9-year old is like that. She can outplay many adults. But she hates it, she says "dad, you promised after 3 holes we'd stop messing with this golf stuff and catch some fish". Here's a picture of her ideal day on the golf course. This pond isn't in the field of play, it's the big one from which they they draw irrigation water for the course.My kid is a dead-shot golfer. She makes it look easy, and regularly beat her roommate who was on a golf scholarship. The golf team tried to recruit her away from her sport she is that good. She barely plays anymore. Much prefers soccer or ultimate frisbee. I think she's the demographic that golf wanted to recruit for long term expansion, but most of her friends who are good athletes want nothing to do with it. They might play once a year, or twice a year if they go to a resort, but don't make a regular golfer which is what the sport needs to survive. Old guys like me in polyester shirts and cheap cigars are not the future.
My kid is a dead-shot golfer. She makes it look easy, and regularly beat her roommate who was on a golf scholarship. The golf team tried to recruit her away from her sport she is that good. She barely plays anymore. Much prefers soccer or ultimate frisbee. I think she's the demographic that golf wanted to recruit for long term expansion, but most of her friends who are good athletes want nothing to do with it. They might play once a year, or twice a year if they go to a resort, but don't make a regular golfer which is what the sport needs to survive. Old guys like me in polyester shirts and cheap cigars are not the future.
Golf isn't a sport. Its a game. You need to be an athlete to play soccer. Golf, not so much.
You should try racing motorcycles....
Golf isn't a sport. Its a game. You need to be an athlete to play soccer. Golf, not so much.
I was told long ago that if you can drink beer while you're doing it it's a game; otherwise it's a sport. :wink2:
I was told long ago that if you can drink beer while you're doing it it's a game; otherwise it's a sport. :wink2:
I was on the lift at Sunshine up in Banff one year, and this guy hops on with a beer(Canada, eh) behind me. The lift op stops the chairs, and everyone starts booing, and shouting at him. He tells the guy with the beer 'drink it before you get to the top, and don't toss the can'. We all start up again and the guy drinks the beer. The lift op at the top pulled him aside for a little chat. Now, I have never seen anyone actually going down the hill with a beer in hand, but I'm sure it's happened.
I was on the lift at Sunshine up in Banff one year, and this guy hops on with a beer(Canada, eh) behind me. The lift op stops the chairs, and everyone starts booing, and shouting at him. He tells the guy with the beer 'drink it before you get to the top, and don't toss the can'. We all start up again and the guy drinks the beer. The lift op at the top pulled him aside for a little chat. Now, I have never seen anyone actually going down the hill with a beer in hand, but I'm sure it's happened.