Scramble is a team format in golf we each player hits from the tee and the team decides which ball to take for them all to play their next shot. There are variations on the theme but essentially after each shot three of the players pick up their ball and move to play their next shot from the best position. This continues until they hole out.
At the end of 1936 the USGA and R&A announced a 14 club limit to take effect in 1938. No one really knows why the number 14 was chosen. The most likely answer is because of the standardization of golf clubs at the time. A set of golf clubs typically comprised of nine irons, a putter and four woods.
Swing weight refers to the amount of weight in the bottom two thirds of a golf club compared to the top third. It matters
because it reflects the feel of a golf club to the player, more so than a club's total weight. This is important to
match all the clubs within your set.
George C Thomas, an amateur architect was commissioned by the Los Angeles Athletic Club. Actually, he was not truly commissioned as Thomas agreed to take on the project, free of charge.
On the golfing podcast Chasing Scratch two golfing tragics, Mike and Eli, document their efforts to drop from around a 10 handicap to scratch in 1 year.
After the USGA allowed LIV Golf members to play in the US Open the Open Championship was doing the same and were allowing past champions and players who qualify to compete
Joaquin Niemann and Mito Pereira from Chile are joined by Sebastian Munoz from Columbia and also the young Spanish rising star David Puig for 2023's LIV golf competition. While it is clearly not a 'South American' team 'Torque GC' will certainly have a unique flavor.
At the time of writing the question of LIV golfers playing in the Ryder Cup was unresolved. When asked the question in late April the US Team Captain, Zach Johnson, said "No decisions have been made".
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