Tashyboy
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Driving to golf and I have about 25 minutes to think of nothing. Today's nothing has got me wondering about something and am not sure there's one easy answer.
The oldest course in the world is St Andrews around 1574, and I could be a 100 years out at that.
But at what point was Stroke index incorporated into courses, or more so course design. Now I could be wrong, but I would imagine when courses were designed originally it would just be following the lay of the land. stroke index 1 to 18 would not of even been thought of, or was it?
Reason I ask, I remember when I first got back into golf, I was playing in a KO and mentioned to a seasoned golfer that two of my five shots I got were over the last four holes. He said that's a bit naughty because they should be spread over the 18 holes to make it fair. In essence I could be beaten with four holes left. As it happend I won before the last four holes. But if SI is to be fair, it was not a factor when courses were originally designed so how have courses got over that problem to make it fair. Or has it never really been a problem. Lastly, when was SI brought in. stableford was first used in 1898. So there was a lot of courses built before then in which SI of holes is crucial.
Cheers folks.
The oldest course in the world is St Andrews around 1574, and I could be a 100 years out at that.
But at what point was Stroke index incorporated into courses, or more so course design. Now I could be wrong, but I would imagine when courses were designed originally it would just be following the lay of the land. stroke index 1 to 18 would not of even been thought of, or was it?
Reason I ask, I remember when I first got back into golf, I was playing in a KO and mentioned to a seasoned golfer that two of my five shots I got were over the last four holes. He said that's a bit naughty because they should be spread over the 18 holes to make it fair. In essence I could be beaten with four holes left. As it happend I won before the last four holes. But if SI is to be fair, it was not a factor when courses were originally designed so how have courses got over that problem to make it fair. Or has it never really been a problem. Lastly, when was SI brought in. stableford was first used in 1898. So there was a lot of courses built before then in which SI of holes is crucial.
Cheers folks.