AUGUSTA, Ga. Modern technology struggles to get inside the gates at Augusta National Golf Club. Cell phones will get you thrown out, and green-reading books can be left in players courtesy cars.Its an idyllic trip back in time for some, but for Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player, its simply a step in the right direction.Nicklaus and Player reprised their annual role as honorary starters Thursday morning, kicking off the 83rdMasters with opening tee shots in front of thousands of eager patrons. The two men, who have combined to win nine green jackets, then went to the press building where they reminisced about decades spent together at the club as well as the state of technology in the modern game.It was on that latter point that they formed a consensus.The golf ball has gotten ridiculous. I have so many things on that, Nicklaus said. The golf ball from 1930 to about 95 gained about six yards. From 1995 to 2005, about 15 yards, and thats a big difference. Probably the organizations wont tell you that, but thats exactly about what happened.
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Its a familiar refrain from Nicklaus, who has railed against the technological advancements in the game for the last several years. He was joined in support by Player, who offered a warning that the governing bodies need to create a bifurcated ball of some sort, lest players begin driving the 445-yard first hole at Augusta National.Wed better start thinking. They are going to hit wedges to all the par-5s, and golf courses like St. Andrews, this marvelous golf course, is completely obsolete. They can drive probably six greens, Player said. So I dont know where were going. And our leaders of such have got to get together now and form a ball for professionals thats different to the amateurs. Let the amateurs have anything theyd like. But we have got to stop this, otherwise its going to be a joke, in my opinion.Player didnt just stop with his thoughts on the ball. The 83-year-old also expressed his distaste forgreen-reading books, which are not allowed at Augusta National and whose details was recently reined in by the USGA and R&A.Bobby Locke was the best putter that ever lived, and Tiger Woods was the best putter and so on. I never saw him take out a book to read the damn green, Player said. To read the green, youve got to look at a book.Well if you cant read a green, you should be selling beans. Its part of the game. Where are we going? Everything is so artificial.
"Relative to the field, I was about that long, early in my career," said Woods, who missed the cut. "When you're able to hit the ball much further than other players and get on the right golf courses where setups like this are penalizing if you are a little bit crooked, it adds up to a big lead, and there's no reason why he can't increase this lead."
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Modern technology struggles to
Player, Nicklaus rail against the golf ball, green-reading books
It's a familiar refrain from Nicklaus, who has railed against the technological advancements in the game for the last several years. He was joined in support by Player, who offered a warning that the governing bodies need to create a bifurcated ball of some sort, lest players begin driving the 445-yard first hole at Augusta National.
Player, Nicklaus rail against the golf ball, green-reading books
Player, Nicklaus rail against the golf ball, green-reading books
Nicklaus has long been outspoken about the dangers that modern technology could cause the game, and on Thursday, the 18-time major champion railed against the modern day golf balls, believing the extra distance they now provide players with has gotten out of hand. "The golf ball has gotten ridiculous. I have so many things on that.
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Player, Nicklaus rail against the golf ball, green-reading books. By Will Gray. Cell phones will get you thrown out, and green-reading books can be left in players' courtesy cars.
Player, Nicklaus rail against the golf ball, green-reading books
Player, Nicklaus rail against the golf ball, green-reading books "Well if you can't read a green, you should be selling beans," Player said. And, oh yes, there's more where that came from.
Player, Nicklaus rail against the golf ball, green-reading books
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Modern technology struggles to get inside the gates at Augusta National Golf Club. Cell phones will get you thrown out, and green-reading books can be left in players' courtesy cars. It's an idyllic trip back in time for some, but for Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player, it's simply a step in the right direction.
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