And there would be much less misery among the golfers. "That way there would be no expensive upkeep of grass on the greens. So that when you hit the funnel the ball would roll down a pipe into the hole. "If I had my way, every golf green would be made into a huge funnel. One game is played in the air, the other is played on the ground. "I have always contended golf is one game and putting is another.
He believed that full swings and short-game swings are where the real challenge and genius of the game lies.įor example, in comments made on April 5, 1957, Hogan said this: Or for a group of golfers who are terrible putters.ĭid you know No Putts was inspired by Ben Hogan? Hogan was known, at different points in his career, for decrying that putting is even part of golf. No Putts is a good game to play for golfers who really want to concentrate on tee-to-green play. Tee off and make your way through the challenging 9 hole mini golf course.
Set amongst a tropical hillside, with the backdrop of our famous Super Slides, is a unique mini golf course to challenge yourself and your family to pro status. If your total score was 87 but you used 31 putts, then your No Putts score is 56 (87 minus 31). Discover Cairns best mini golf course, while exploring the lush and tropical wonderland of Putt-Putt Island. But on their scorecards, all are also keeping track of the number of putts they take on each hole.Īt the end of the round, subtract the number of putts from the total strokes, and that is your No Putts score: All your strokes other than putting strokes. When a group is playing No Putts, all the golfers play their round as per usual, counting every stroke. Because in No Putts, it's every stroke except putting strokes that counts. Scott, then still on the Watson’s bag, saw the game."No Putts" is the name of a golf betting game that puts the onus on the other parts of a golfer's game. The caddie’s first indication of how good Scheffler is: Partners Scheffler and Watson tied for eighth in the two-man Zurich Classic of New Orleans last April.
It also validated Scott’s eye for talent, plus a lot of opinions that Scheffler was good enough to win. Scheffler’s victory marks the first string of three straight first-time winners in standalone events on TOUR since Nate Lashley, Mathew Wolff and Dylan Frittelli won the 2019 Rocket Mortgage Classic, 3M Championship and John Deere Classic, respectively. Now, though, he’s done it, hoisting his first trophy one week after Tom Hoge broke through at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am and two after Luke List won the Farmers Insurance Open. “The only time I thought about it was when you guys asked about it,” he said of the hole in his resume. Challenge your friends or start a group game for extra competition Mr. Putt features 4 locations to play on including: Frost, Blaze, Retro, and Nebula.
They did, and the partnership yielded a victory for the first time as Scheffler birdied four of his last six holes in regulation – nearly winning it in regulation from just inside 5 1/2 feet – before ending it with a birdie putt from 25 feet, 7 inches on their third extra crack at the par-4 18th hole.īut he wasn’t obsessed with winning, seemingly the only thing he hadn’t done after shooting 59 in a TOUR event, coming so close at the WGC-Dell Technologies in Austin, Texas – where he was a star for the University of Texas – and beating world No. Play Mini Golf with your friends through iMessage Mr. After all, this was a player who had hit all 18 greens and shot a best-of-the-week, 9-under 62 just the day before. The rest: forgettable (T57).įaith was at a premium as Scheffler made four bogeys in the middle of the final round Sunday, but he and Scott knew the game was there. They started at The RSM Classic last November. Sounds like it could be a fun thing.’ So, we hashed out the details.” “The other thing he said is, ‘I really like competing,’” Scott said. All pirates are welcome to come aboard and play golf at this outdoor. In addition to putt-putt, kids can drive go karts and visit the huge game rooma plus on a rainy day. Scheffler needed a caddie last fall, and they shared the same faith, which seemed like a good start. Purchase tickets for the outdoor mini golf course or buy combo passes to play in the arcade and ride attractions at this popular stop in Marietta. Then Scottie Scheffler, who birdied the third hole of a sudden-death playoff against Patrick Cantlay to make the WM Phoenix Open his first PGA TOUR victory, hit his radar. The Lafayette, Louisiana, resident had racked up double-digit wins over a long career carrying the bag for Paul Azinger and then, most famously, Bubba Watson. RELATED: Leaderboard | Sahith Theegala wins fans in WM Phoenix Open close call | Winner's Bag: Scottie Scheffler, WM Phoenix Open – Ted Scott thought he was done as a caddie.