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  1. jetsjets1028 jetsjets1028 is offline

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    Jul 13th, 2011 (7/13/2011 8:50pm)

    My buddy has been trying to get me to take up golf with him. I have literally never played a round. Awesome at mini-golf and I've been to a driving range a handful of times but not in a while.

    Anyway, somehow we came onto this debate:

    Would someone like me be able to beat a top PGA golfer if I played with a decent caddy as an advisor and the PGA pro could only use a wedge for every shot?

    If not, what about a putter?

    I would like to point out that I have as little knowledge of the sport as one could have. I am an above average athlete in pretty good shape that plays most sports but golf has never really interested me.
  2. MilBestDrnkr MilBestDrnkr is offline

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    Jul 13th, 2011 (7/13/2011 8:55pm) in reply to jetsjets1028

    No .. if he had a wedge he'd kick your ass.
  3. latifahs latifahs is offline

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    Jul 13th, 2011 (7/13/2011 8:55pm) in reply to MilBestDrnkr

    every pga golfer on the planet would win with a putter in this scenario
  4. coolhandkev coolhandkev is offline

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    Jul 13th, 2011 (7/13/2011 8:57pm) in reply to latifahs

    Not a chance in hell. I was a division 3 player and played to about a 2 (not even in the same realm as a PGA pro) and had a match with a new golfer. I used only a 4 iron and I gave him one stroke a hole. I won 8 out of 9 holes on the front 9. He made me switch to a wedge on the back 9 and I won all 9 holes with the wedge. The pro would beat you with a left handed wedge.
  5. AFink93 AFink93 is offline

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    Jul 13th, 2011 (7/13/2011 8:58pm) in reply to coolhandkev

    If you kept it within 40 strokes you did well. Keeping legit score that is.
  6. Unforseen Unforseen is offline

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    Jul 13th, 2011 (7/13/2011 9:00pm) in reply to latifahs

     
    Originally Posted by latifahs View Post

    every pga golfer on the planet would win with a putter in this scenario

    didn't Lee Trevino used to beat people with a Dr. pepper bottle?
  7. mackieinva mackieinva is offline

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    Jul 13th, 2011 (7/13/2011 9:00pm) in reply to Unforseen

    you would quit before finishing the round
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    Jul 13th, 2011 (7/13/2011 9:00pm) in reply to mackieinva

    pro would destroy you. they would beat you with a putter also, but probably not as badly.
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    Jul 13th, 2011 (7/13/2011 9:01pm) in reply to breathe-ez

    Is this really a question?
  10. latifahs latifahs is offline

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    Jul 13th, 2011 (7/13/2011 9:02pm) in reply to Unforseen

     
    Originally Posted by Unforseen View Post

    didn't Lee Trevino used to beat people with a Dr. pepper bottle?

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    Jul 13th, 2011 (7/13/2011 9:06pm) in reply to latifahs

    I am a mid single digit player and ill take my PW against any person who hasn't played a real round of golf before.
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    Jul 13th, 2011 (7/13/2011 9:08pm) in reply to tilterstom

     
    Originally Posted by tilterstom View Post

    I am a mid single digit player and ill take my PW against any person who hasn't played a real round of golf before.

    I was just going to post the same and I am about the same handicap.
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    Jul 13th, 2011 (7/13/2011 9:10pm) in reply to moorski

    imagine with me, a world with no hypothetical situations.
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    Jul 13th, 2011 (7/13/2011 9:14pm) in reply to northkato

    If absurd self-confidence was a sport, OTers would wreck anyone
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    Jul 13th, 2011 (7/13/2011 9:19pm) in reply to edwardt1988

    he would beat you with or without. he would beat with a wedge. he would beat you with a putter. he would beat you in the rain. he would beat you on a train.
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    Jul 13th, 2011 (7/13/2011 9:19pm) in reply to kowboy8686

    I can see a scenario where OP could beat a Pro that's using a putter(course selection), but no way with a wedge.
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    Jul 13th, 2011 (7/13/2011 9:20pm) in reply to jetsjets1028

    No way you have a chance to win. It's not how far you can hit it with your full bag of clubs versus their wedge distance, but how much trouble you will get into versus their accuracy and short game skillz.
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    Jul 13th, 2011 (7/13/2011 9:23pm) in reply to runninbad

     
    Originally Posted by runninbad View Post

    I can see a scenario where OP could beat a Pro that's using a putter(course selection), but no way with a wedge.

    This is true. If the course had tons of water with forced carries, this might be possible. It might take the pro putting down cartpaths to keep it out of the water and they might make some pretty high scores, but you would have to figure out a way to hit it over those areas too.
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    Jul 13th, 2011 (7/13/2011 9:26pm) in reply to breathe-ez

    only way u may win is if there were a couple holes where u had to carry it 220+ off the tee to get across a hazard and the pro just kept dumping them in. still he would find a way to win
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    Jul 13th, 2011 (7/13/2011 9:26pm) in reply to wck117

    No and No. You would not be able to do that
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    Jul 13th, 2011 (7/13/2011 9:31pm) in reply to mitman25

    grrrrrr if you guys keep it up, i see a VERY large wager in your future.

    you cant beat him! a putter has some loft! if the putter broke in half, then the head flew off into the water, he would beat your ASS with the half shaft.......wake up please.
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    Jul 13th, 2011 (7/13/2011 9:47pm) in reply to kowboy8686

    The best part is thinking a caddy advisor would make a difference forthis
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    Jul 13th, 2011 (7/13/2011 9:59pm) in reply to tommpat2000

    I think the real question here is why on earth you would want to pay golf in the first place.
     
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    Jul 13th, 2011 (7/13/2011 10:08pm) in reply to saxman

     
    Originally Posted by saxman View Post

    No way you have a chance to win. It's not how far you can hit it with your full bag of clubs versus their wedge distance, but how much trouble you will get into versus their accuracy and short game skillz.

    He's sick at minigolf tho
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    Jul 13th, 2011 (7/13/2011 10:13pm) in reply to killingbird

    You would have absolutely ZERO chance. putter only would be tough for pros but i think it is quite realistic for pros to be able to consistently make double bogeys (probably better) with only a putter, whereas you will no way be able to even manage a score like that with no experience; even with a full set and advice.

    Also, Minigolf is about as closely related to Golf as Tennis is to Table Tennis. So although I don't challenge your claim to be very good at it, it essentially means absolutely NOTHING when it comes to golf.
    Edited By: hitthenuts Jul 13th, 2011 at 10:14 PM
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    Jul 14th, 2011 (7/14/2011 12:17am) in reply to hitthenuts

    I used to golf w this guy that always kicked my ass (not saying much) so we'd have to prop bet everything. one day he played the back 9 holes with only a putter and I'd put an over/under on the strokes. I don't think he had a problem beating 8-9 strokes on any of the holes, so no, zero chance of beating a pro.
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    Jul 14th, 2011 (7/14/2011 12:19am) in reply to runninbad

     
    Originally Posted by runninbad View Post

    I can see a scenario where OP could beat a Pro that's using a putter(course selection), but no way with a wedge.

    gotta play the pro with a putter at sawgrass. with no shot limit per hole. 17th hole = instant win you guys suck at prop bets.
     
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    Jul 14th, 2011 (7/14/2011 12:20am) in reply to tommpat2000

     
    Originally Posted by tommpat2000 View Post

    The best part is thinking a caddy advisor would make a difference forthis

    Thats what made me lol
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    Jul 14th, 2011 (7/14/2011 12:21am) in reply to JayAces

    Jets, more than likely YOU would score better with only a wedge your first time out.
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    Jul 14th, 2011 (7/14/2011 12:27am) in reply to jetsjets1028

    Hell no.

    Lee Trevino in a pro am once went to a par 3 that was 140 yards with a 5 iron on accident. His group laughed and he bet them he could hit the green with every club from a 9-Driver. He won the bet.

    They would blade a wedge 150-160 yards....hit it to their go to distance with that wedge and 2 putt.
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