Countryway TUESDAY Golf

9th Hole-in-One!

This is the new size of hole most of us would need for a Hole-in-One

Congratulations RON MEINTS! - (4/17/12)
 

He'll still join us for a
a beer or three...

WHAT ARE THE ODDS?

According to a study commissioned  by Golf Digest in 2000, the odds of making
a hole in one are:

1. For a Tour Pro:      3,000 to 1
2. Low-handicapper:  5,000 to 1
3. Average player:    12,000 to 1

(The longer the hole, the longer the odds.)

"Tuesday Morning 'Hole-in-One' golfer buys a round of drinks for all the players that morning." One February day in 2010, Three guys had Hole-in-ones, an amazing feat. Picture and article in St. Petersburg Times Newspaper.

Most Recent Hole-In-Ones:

"Three Hole-In-Ones!"

Bob Capo, 64, - (Hole #12.);  Don Stegmann, 75 - (Hole #12.); Larry Kotke, 81 (Hole #6.)

The Hall of Fame and Museum honors over 130 members since 1974 through displays of historic artifacts, personal memorabilia and hands-on exhibits.

Tonight (5/9/11) is the 2011 Induction Ceremony with presenter Jim Nantz (Play-by-play anchor of CBS's golf coverage).

Class of 2011: Masashi "Jumbo" Ozaki, Ernie Els, Doug Ford, the late Frank Chirkinian, the late Jock Hutchison and former President George H.W. Bush.

In 2012, one of our favorite golfers will be inducted: Phil Mickelson. A limited number of tickets are always available for this event, so plan to attend. The ceremony is also broadcast on the Golf Channel.  Save this Website:  www.worldgolfhalloffame.org   

One of the most popular features is the Member Locker Room with over 2,500 items.

SPECIAL DISPLAYS AND EXHIBITS

BOB HOPE: "Shanks for the Memory" -- great display through Mid-2011 of more than 400 items, 300 vintage images and video. This display in the largest collection of Hope's memorabilia ever available on public display.

Bob Hope was a friend to 11 U.S. Presidents.

"After all, golf is my real profession. Entertainment is just the sideline. I tell jokes to pay my greens fees."

"I never dreamed when I took up golf that someday I'd be playing with kings and presidents, actors and singers, television stars and generals, corporate tycoons, athletes and club owners. Golf is a bond that has drawn us all together and created a special fraternity among the celebrities of show business, sports and politics."

"Relaxing on the lawn at my home on Toluca Lake in North Hollywood. That pools is about the only water hazard I've missed in over 50 years of golf. But just to make sure, my practice balls are floatable."

The exhibition looks at his devotion to the U.S. troops and the various ways he championed the game of golf.

Also, with the price of admission is a chance to try the new Full-Swing-Golf, $40,000 Golf Simulator. Over 200 courses can be projected on the screen along with a computer screen on the right side to help visualize the results.