Vol. 32, No. 42 R O C H E S T E R Monday, November 23, 2020 Paulina Gretzky Shares a The Dollars and Cents Behind Nude Photo to Celebrate Streb’s Winning Shot DJ’s Masters Win by BILL FELBER On the second hole of his with Sun- day for the RSM Championship, Robert Streb stiffed a 120 from the left rough to within inches of the flag. It was the shot that effectively finished off Kevin Kisner and finally sealed the playoff victory. Purely on a dollars and cents basis, what was the value of that shot? The immediate calculation is: $468,600. That’s the differ- ence between Streb’s $1.188 Robert Streb (right) fist bumps Kevin Kisner after after winning a second Winning Shot — PAGE 3 hole playoff at the RSM Classic. (Stephen B. Morton/Associated Press) Capital One’s ‘The Match’: Odds for Mickelson and Barkley vs. Manning and Curry Celebrating in style: Paulina Gretzky, 31, posed nude on Instagram on by JOSEPH ZUCKER yon Club in Oro Valley, The 57-year-old was crowned Sunday to celebrate her finace Dustin Johnson’s win the week before at This might come as a sur- Arizona. Manning and Curry NBA MVP in 1993 and entered the . (paulinagretzky/instagram) prise, but the team with the pro- are -175 favorites (bet $100 the Basketball Hall of Fame in fessional golfer isn’t favored to to win $57.14) on DraftKings, 2006. His greatness on the by BRIAN MARKS Wayne Gretzky was dressed in win Capital One’s “The Match: while Mickelson and Barkley are court hasn’t carried over to the Her fiancé Dustin Johnson nothing but a floppy straw hat Champions for Change.” +138 (bet $100 to win $138) , though. earned his first green jacket a as she posed outdoors. Peyton Manning and Stephen underdogs. Barkley’s swing has been a week earlier by winning the ‘Je l’aime St. Barths,’ she cap- Curry are joining forces to take That’s probably in large part regular source of lighthearted 2020 Masters Tournament in tioned her photo. on Phil Mickelson and Charles because of Barkley’s well-docu- mockery over the years. Augusta, Georgia. The photo was an unmitigat- Barkley on Friday at Stone Can- mented exploits on the course. The Match — PAGE 8 And Paulina Gretzky celebrat- ed success on Instagram, as it ed in high fashion by sharing a was bombarded with approving nude photo of herself the follow- comments. ing Sunday from their vacation ‘I need a green jacket,’ joked Thanksgiving Week: Looking Back at in St. Barts. one user, while another wrote, The 31-year-old daughter of Gretzky — PAGE 9 the First Skins Game, Controversy

by TIM LETCHER Thanksgiving week used to be U.S. Facility Financial a lot of fun for sports fans. There were the traditional Thanksgiv- Health Update ing Day NFL football games and college football. In college bas- by JOSEPH F BEDITZ, PH.D. private clubs, 21% were doing ketball, there was the Maui Clas- Back in 2009, towards the poorly in ’09, but seven years sic. And for golf fans, there was end of the Great Recession, we later that proportion had the Skins Game, an interesting surveyed U.S. golf courses and dropped to 14%. invention in the . clubs regarding their financial Did these self-reported finan- For those who don’t remember health. We did it again in 2016 cial health measures have any here’s the basic concept of the to see how things had changed, predictive validity? Yes, they did. Skins Game. It was a competi- and again over the course of the • Nearly 20% of the public cours- tion between four golfers where, past few months. es in our previous samples who if one player scored lower than In both 2009 and 2016, rated their financial health 0-4 the other three on a hole, he roughly a quarter of public on a 0-10 scale are no lon- won that hole, or skin, and the courses admitted to being in ger in business — a 4x higher prize money that went with it. bad shape, financially. Among Update — PAGE 8 Skins Game — PAGE 9 Tom, Jack, Gary and Arnie began the Skins Game.

Our 1654th GolfWeekRochester.com Consecutive Issue Page 2 • Rochester GOLF WEEK • Monday, November 23, 2020 Mulligans News, Notes, Quotes & Anecdotes from the Local Golfing Community 80th Monroe Invitational Sets New Dates; Scheduled for July 5-10, 2021 The members of Monroe Golf at the time when it is before he entered Club are pleased to announce at its best condition for compe- college. Past champions of the that the 80th edition of The tition, firm and fast,” said Tour- event include Dustin Johnson Monroe Invitational will be held nament Director Mason Grower. (2007), Thomas Pieters (2012) July 5-10, 2021. The event is The Official Schedule of and most recently Andy Ogle- one of the longest running am- Events for the 2021 Monroe tree (2019), who went on a few ateur tournaments and perenni- Invitational will be as follows: weeks later to become U.S. Am- ally draws together a field of top • First Round: Wednesday, July 7 ateur Champion at Pinehurst. amateur players from around the • Second Round: Thursday, July 8 The reigning U.S. Amateur world for a week of competition • Third Round: Friday, July 9 (54 Champion, Tyler Strafaci, is a in beautiful upstate New York. Hole Cut to Low 42 and Ties) multiple time participant as well. “The Tournament Committee • Final Round: Saturday, July 10 “The Monroe Invitational has felt that the move to July would Many current PGA Tour play- a great tradition of hosting the allow us to draw the strongest ers have played in The Monroe best amateurs in the country, possible field and showcase our as amateurs, including a young and seeing players like Andy and Tyler succeed at the highest level continues to show how our event contributes to their development as players,” said Joe Merlin, Monroe’s PGA Head Professional. Earlier this year, the Monroe Invitational tournament commit- and the Rochester District Golf Association announced a working partnership to collab- orate in the promotion, stag- ing and operation of the annual A LEGACY OF GREAT PLAYERS: Andy Ogletree won the 2019 Monroe Monroe Invitational. Both orga- Invitational, above, before winning the U.S. Amateur Championship later nizations look forward to plan- that year. Most recently, he finished as the low amateur in the 2020 ning for the 2021 championship Masters last weekend and is expected to turn professional in the near in the months to come. x future. (Monroe Invitational) Mainframe Goes Mainstream

by JOHN BARBA Srixon ZX Irons — Key Takeaways The new Srixon ZX lineup replaces the highly successful Z85 series. ZX7 is a one-piece forged cav- ity back for better players; the ZX5 is a multi-piece for distance and forgiveness. The updated ZX utility is more streamlined than the Z85 utility while still keeping the center of gravity low. Srixon’s computer-driven Mainframe technology designed variable thickness face for the ZX5 and ZX utility. There’s a clear and present challenge for the new Srixon ZX irons: When you have a power- house iron lineup like the Srixon Z85 series, how do you make it better? Can you realistically im- prove on one of the best game improvement irons, one of the best player’s irons and one of the best utility irons of the last half-decade? After all, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Right? Srixon’s Z85 line has completed MGS top performer, many golf- ing. “There’s two sides to that. its two-year mission. And while ers preferred the older Z765 for On the one hand, you want the the Z585 copped Most Wanted looks and feel. brand-new bell or whistle that’s All Ages. All Abilities. Game Improvement iron in 2018 Those may be nits to pick but going to give you big marketing and was still a top runner-up in picking nits is at the heart of bullets. But at the same time, you In-Person or Online Lessons. 2020, some were turned off by Srixon’s iron development. just want to tweak what’s really the looks — specifically, the black “We don’t jump around sig- needed. It allows for improving We are Hochstein. Join us! poly frame highlighting the back nificantly from generation to the design for each generation Tuition assistance available. cavity. And even though the generation,” says Dustin Brekke, rather than wildly swinging from 50 N. Plymouth Ave. • 585.454.4596 • hochstein.org Z785 cavity back was also an Srixon’s Director of Engineer- Goes Mainstream — PAGE 4  Rochester GOLF WEEK • Monday, November 23, 2020 • Page 3 2020 Club Champions Club Men Senior Men Women Senior Women Junior Boys Junior Girls Arrowhead Mark Stephens Taylor Stephens CenterPointe Golf Club Matt Mang Haefele / Schoeneman Pat O’Hara Sue Yarnall Brayden Crouse Chili Country Club Chris Brugger Hal Carney Cindy Glitzer Conesus Golf Club John Peck Pete Fedorchuk Deerfield Golf & Country Club Pete Stoller Dave Mercandetti Stacey Palma FarView Golf Course Pat O’Gorman Jr. Bob Tugel Linda Biermann Bonnie Roberts The Golf Club at Blue Heron TJ Mayberry Bruce Thompson JoAnn Campbell JoAnn Campbell Hickory Ridge Rich Wheeler Deb Lake Shore Country Club Brian Ward Eric Baglin Kathy DeWitt Livingston Country Club Doug Zornow Jim Johnston Carol Clark Zach Bzduch Adam Condello Chris Zastawrny Kristen Bromley Mendon Golf Club Jeff Palmerino Sean Hanlon Ryan Connors Monroe Golf Club Ben Kircher John Kircher Tammy Blyth Owen Corby Lauren Ogden Old Hickory Golf Course Jered Maloney Ken Chastain Tom Keysa Ravenwood Golf Club Shem Gossage Mark Battle Ridgemont Country Club Yarik Merkulov Pete Zury Julia Zigrossi Kellie Miller Jason Starkweather Emily Zigrossi Sodus Bay Heights Golf Club Bob Zeman Julie Hamm Twin Hills Golf Course Dan Bamann Dan Conolly

Winning Shot that as well. He played in the they will be next year. Neither Like the Players and PGA, the 2015 and 2016 events, and carries a minimum guarantee, Northern does not carry with missed the cut both times. Even but the Players offers $60,000 it a guarantee. But it does pay those who miss the cut walk off and the PGA $30,000 for even around $40,000 to even a top- with $10,000 expense money; a a middling finish. Estimate a 40 finish. The minimum at the mid-pack finish should net about combined $90,000 and run the BMW, a no-cut event, is close to $75,000. value of his winning shot at Sea $20,000, with close to $50,000 Going forward, that raises the Island to between $2.97 million going to even a mid-pack finish. value of Streb’s winning shot to and about $5.5 million. In sum, that brings the actual between $2.97 million and a Finally there are the vari- cash value of that shot Streb hit fraction over $4.5 million. And ous season-ending FedEx Cup Sunday to somewhere between if by some chance he has a hot events. He hasn’t made the $3.5 million on the low end and week in Augusta, he would walk season’s top 125 since 2017. nearly $6.5 million. And that away with a lot more there, as Streb’s win doesn’t literally quali- higher figure assumes Streb fails well. fy him for that big-dollar series in to convert any of his additional His victory also gives Streb au- 2021, but as a practical matter appearances into something ap- tomatic entry into both the Play- the 500 points he secured with proaching contention, in which ers and PGA. Neither has been the victory guarantee him pas- case that wedge could be worth on Streb’s schedule since 2017 sage into at least the Northern a lot more. x (PGA) and 2018 (Players), but Trust and the BMW. © progolfnow.com Robert Streb of the United States plays his second shot on the 18th hole during the final round of The RSM Classic at the Seaside Course at Sea Island Golf Club on November 22 in St Simons Island, Georgia. (Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)

(Continued from Page 1) ference. Part of that difference — million winner’s check and the about a half million — represents $719,400 runner-up check that money won by Streb in upper-ti- went to Kisner. er events we will account for But that’s not how they do separately. So we’ll deduct those math on Tour. Here’s the rest projected winnings by that half of the equation. million to avoid double dipping. By winning, Streb ensured him- By PGA Tour math, that stiffed self a short-term playing future wedge has still increased in value that would have evaporated had to something on the order of he not won the playoff. Most no- $3.35 million. tably, it gave him automatic entry And we’re nowhere near to any regular PGA Tour event — done. Streb also wins entry into that is, anything outside the WGC January’s Sentry Tournament events, the Majors and the FedEx of Champions. That no-cut Cup events — for two seasons. event pays its last-place finisher While it’s impossible to precisely $64,000. Streb hasn’t qualified state the difference that amounts since 2015. If he goes mid-pack to, we can estimate it by looking this coming January, the payout at Streb’s last victory — at the increases to $90,000. The win- same event in 2014. Over the ner’s share is obviously much, ensuing two seasons, he played much higher, but let’s not get 57 times and amassed nearly carried away. $5 million in winnings. Outside The shot’s value is now be- that two-season window, he has tween $2.96 million and $3.8 averaged about $1.6 million per million. two-season block. Then there’s the Masters in That’s about a $3.4 million dif- April. The victory puts Streb in Page 4 • Rochester GOLF WEEK • Monday, November 23, 2020

Goes Mainstream (Continued from Page 2) design to design.” “If our strategies are ineffi- design Srixon says maximizes The new Srixon ZX5 is the cient, the most powerful com- ball speed no matter where you replacement for the Z585 while puter in the world won’t get hit it on the face. the ZX7 is an update for the you where you want to be,” In non-marketing speak, that Z785. And the ZX utilities repre- says Brekke. “That’s where the means minimizing ball speed loss sent an interesting upgrade over human interface (H.I.) comes in. on off-center strikes, but you get the very popular Z85 series. I won’t let the computer go too the idea. 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It’ll take a “You can only change so for distance and consistency,” discerning player to notice sub- Goes Mainstream — PAGE 12  Rochester GOLF WEEK • Monday, November 23, 2020 • Page 5 Golf Therapy: Congressional Reform was especially impressed with the shorter from more forward . prominence of the clubhouse and And all of that tree work has has now opened it up to view from opened up the course to wind. most of the golf course — includ- It’s as if somebody turned on a ing a stunning infinity-edge vista big fan. behind the long, uphill -4 The engineering work was 15th hole. not simple. In order to maxi- Fairways went from 25 acres mize erosion control a series to 46 — all of it sodded with a of acre-plus temporary holding 50/50Advertiser mix • Size of 007 • Date and • Designer Matchplay ponds had to be built to collect Fax/Email: @ bentgrasses. The greens, newly any silt. 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The club by necklace bunkering cross what I saw during a fall preview was founded in 1924 as the hazards, angular mounds and visit of the work in process it will focal point for recreation among ground game access to the put- emerge from its chrysalis totally the nation’s leaders in industry ting surfaces. It started, by the Monroe Extinguisher • 2x5 • 120215 • SH Fax/Email: [email protected] transformed. It’s not quite a res- and politics on a non-partisan way, with a par 6 that linked its toration; nor a renovation. Let’s basis. It remains that way, a rar- current first and second holes Expositor-Ledger Newspapers just call it a complete transforma- ity in DC culture. and ended on a dramatic little Rochester Golf Week • The Jewish Ledger tion in place. The Blue Course was something drop-shot par-3 across a ravine 2535 Brighton-Henrietta Town Line Road, Rochester, NY 14623 Credit the club, its board, gen- of a curiosity. An origi- to its current practice putting (585) 427-2468 • FAX (585) 427-8521 eral manager Jeffrey Kreafle, the nal 18-hole routing by Devereaux green. director of golf, Jason Epstein Emmet was split in half by Robert Enter Green, who by 2017 ImpoRTanT… We want your ad to be perfect… and course superintendent Peter Trent Jones Sr, with the front nine had made his mark with a major Your ad will run as it appears here unless we hear from you immediately. Wendt and his entire crew. Also rerouted and revised completely transformation of Inverness Adrian Morgenstern, MBA, CIC kudos to Maryland-based golf and a new back nine added. The Club in Toledo, Ohio and was please review this ad carefully. ◗ 1170 Pittsford-Victor Rd. course architect Andrew Green, original back nine was used to slated next for restorations of Check spelling and punctuation ◗ whose meticulous commitment become the Gold Course in 1977. 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Along the Fire extinguishers, Cabinets & Accessories, PGA Tour. As a journalist, I had Opens, with Rees Jones adding way, Green solved a perennial emergency Lighting, Automatic systems, also covered U.S. Opens there his trademark mounding, vari- routing problem by finding a new Kitchen exhaust hoods... in 1997 and 2011, during the ously tinkering with a new par-3 site for the 10th hole — the third last of which I walked as close to that was the 18th hole in 1997 incarnation of the par 3, this one Rory McIlroy as press protocol and the 10th hole in 2011. In easily situated astride the club- allowed for 27 holes over the four the process, Congressional Blue house between the ninth green “The• man who stops advertising to save money is like the man who stops the clock to save time.” days of his triumphant march. I became heavily tree-lined, with and 11th tee and eliminating an sales, service, should also add for purposes of fairway bunkering left and right awkward walk back. Consultation & training full disclosure that at the invite of and play strictly aerial and down It was the only hole routing • engineered Clean Agent the club in 2016 I returned for the middle. Metro Washington, change, though many hole corri- a day-long (paid) consulting visit notorious for its summer heat dors were expanded dramatically • All special hazards in which I shared with them my and humidity, made the place and the entire fifth green was restaurants • service stations sense of the course and its poten- feel like a vegetable steamer, shifted to the right. The main Computer rooms • hospitals tial for improvement. But I’ve had with no relief in the form of air achievement of the feature work Flammable storage rooms no subsequent involvement with movement. The turf showed the was to make the elements fit in We recharge your the club and had not the slightest strain. The course provided little at grade level, provide ground extinguishers inkling of how far they would take emotional engagement for the game access to at least part of www.Monroeextinguisher.com things — until a visit on my own golfer. the greens, and bring the native • dime in mid-October. A lot of us who took architec- areas and creek beds more into roChester BuFFALo 235-3310 Congressional is a big place: ture seriously thought the place prominence while enhancing in- sYrACuse • eLMirA 105 DoDge st. 380 acres, with two 18-hole golf was overrated: its land a kind terior views across the site. Green

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Steps (Continued from Page 6) Wolk Manor invites you to a virtual seminar featuring Marsha Raines, LMSW, C-ASWCM, President of Aging Well Rochester. She’ll discuss the advantages tain estrogen, may shorten the tects against many other chronic and challenges facing families as they consider relocation during COVID. lives of breast cancer survivors. ills and can help women achieve Aging Well Rochester has offered private elder care consultation and care Based on a number of stud- and maintain a normal body ies, including a 20-year follow-up weight. services for over 32 years. of young American nurses, the More than 50 observational Caring for Aging Parents During Times of COVID American Cancer Society suggests studies conducted here and in that women limit their consump- many other countries have found Wednesday, December 9, 2020 from 4:30-5:00 pm tion of red meat (beef, pork and that active women have a lower Open to the public, but pre-registration is required. Contact Alison Bearer at lamb) to two meals a week and risk of developing breast cancer (585) 341-2307 or [email protected]. greatly limit or avoid processed and lower mortality if they get it. meats like bacon, sausage, lun- You don’t have to become a cheon meats and hot dogs. jock or run marathons to glean Now to a personal favorite: protection. Activities like brisk agingwellrochester.com physical activity. Not only can walking are effective, especially if regular exercise help to prevent done for an hour a day. But even Wolk Manor is an affiliate of Jewish Senior Life breast cancer and promote recov- 30 active minutes a day are better ery from the disease, it also pro- than none. 9 –The New York Times Page 8 • Rochester GOLF WEEK • Monday, November 23, 2020 America’s Greenkeeper: What the Doctor Ordered

by MATTHEW WHARTON, Mix that with civil unrest, peace- Seeing Augusta National and peak spring blossoms and So, the overseed at Augus- CGCS, MG ful protests and riots in parts sprinkled with the golden hues blooms. ta National was still juvenile, I do not know about you, but of the country, followed by a of autumn was breathtaking. The folks at Augusta Nation- the warm fall temperatures kept watching Dustin Johnson win contentious election and it felt Seeing more of the golf course al could have easily canceled the base Bermudagrass actively the Masters was just what the like 2020 was guilty of piling on. without patron stands and pa- this year’s tournament and not growing and areas of the course doctor ordered. It did not matter And I would be remiss if I trons certainly added an inter- permitted a glimpse behind the experiencing the severest of who won, the fact we were able did not acknowledge that the esting element for those of us curtain at a time of year when shade showed the signs of less to watch the Masters in 2020 COVID-19 pandemic surged who geek over architecture. And things are not yet up to typical than perfection. And not one would have been classified as again late in the year, leading to seeing the golf course looking Masters standards. But thank player complained. good medicine in a year unlike increased measures and more spectacular as expected, but si- goodness they did not. Kudos Personally, I thought the fact any of us has ever endured. lockdowns and closures for parts multaneously not its very best, to chairman Fred Ridley and the the overseed was thin in places It is hard to believe that at this of the country. As Charlie Brown was something else I believe the Augusta National membership and the 12th green was starving time last year families were pre- would say, “Good grief!” doctor ordered. for allowing the world to see for sunlight showed the golfing paring for Thanksgiving celebra- So, back to Augusta National For those of you who abstain the work of Brad Owen and his world that the perfection we’re tions with hopeful thoughts for Golf Club and the November from social media, you are miss- amazing staff and team of vol- accustomed to in spring does not what the new year would bring. Masters. For those who truly ing out four weeks a year (only unteers this year. We needed it. exist 52 weeks a year, and hope- Now, here we are one year later know me, it is no surprise the three in 2020) when the majors Granted, no one would have fully that in turn is a good thing. after enduring arguably — actual- Masters is my favorite tourna- are played. Golf/turf Twitter is predicted the first day of the Golfer expectations are a ly, I do not even think it is arguably ment and I binge on everything an interesting place to hang out tournament would be interrupt- widely discussed topic in our — the most stressful year on the Augusta National each spring. when the biggest prizes in golf ed for three hours as tropical world, and the conversation is planet in our lifetimes. Shoot, I wrote about the awe- are up for grabs. This November moisture from a storm named rarely if ever positive. And Au- Lockdowns, quarantines, someness of their impeccable Masters was no different. Eta would collide with an ap- gusta National is widely criti- self-isolation and closed busi- attention to detail in these very It started in September when proaching cold front to kick off cized each year for creating the nesses led to high numbers for pages shortly after the 2019 pictures of a brown Augusta a torrential line of downpours unrealistic expectations the rest unemployment and uncertainty. Masters, won by Tiger Woods. National surfaced on Instagram. in mid-November. But, hey, it’s of us try and live up to. Heck, it Then, about three weeks later, 2020! That same line of storms has even been named Augusta it was green again. That’s the hit my hometown of Charlotte, Syndrome by some. CLOG-FREE GUTTERS magic of Augusta National and North Carolina, later that same But in this year of all years, we OR YOUR MONEY BACK perennial ryegrass. The Masters morning, kicking off widespread saw an Augusta National on a GUARANTEED! is played the second week of flash flooding and setting a re- global stage unlike we have seen April because it is the optimum cord for one-day rainfall. We her in decades. I believe it was time of year for peak ryegrass, saw 4.28 inches at Carolina Golf just what the doctor ordered. x peak bentgrass performance, Club. “Good grief!” © golfcourseindustry.com

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(Continued from Page 1) It may not sound like it now, win the title. It was definitely a but for these players, it was a lot But the first Skins Game was made-for-television event that of money. And remember, this not without controversy. On the first happened in 1983. The first was 37 years ago. 16th hole, television cameras Hey drivers, what Skins Game was a collection of For example, Palmer made a picked up Watson basically ac- some of the all-time best players putt to win the 12th hole that cusing Player of cheating. Wat- in the game. was worth $100,000 with the son saw Player patting down a “Thewill man who stops it advertisingtake to save for money isyou like the man who stops the clock to save time.” Just how good was the first carryover from the previous root behind his ball, which would foursome? It was made up of holes that were tied. That dollar be improving his lie. , Arnold Palmer, figure was more than double any Watson could be heard saying to notice us? Gary Player and Tom Watson. purse that Palmer won at any “I’m accusing you Gary, you Wow. That group combined to point during his career. can’t do that.” Player responded win 42 major championship ti- Player made a birdie putt on by saying that he was “within In 2017, drivers injured or killed 411 tles. the 17th hole to claim the skin the rules.” The event aired on NBC with and $170,000. In his career, That exchange actually led to pedestrians and cyclists in the Rochester the legendary Vin Scully han- Player only had one season a feud between the two greats area. Learn the facts that may help save a dling the play-by-play as the in which he earned that much that lasted for a number of life at drive2Bbetter.com. four legends hit the course. That money. years. They eventually made made it five legends in atten- In the end of the first Skins their peace but that was another dance that day. Game, Player was the big win- memorable moment in the first There was big money on the ner with that $170,000 prize Skins Game. x Space donated to Causewave Community Partners as a public service of this publication. line at the Skins Game. money. He edged out Palmer to © progolfnow.com Page 10 • Rochester GOLF WEEK • Monday, November 23, 2020

GOLF opinion & comment Motocaddy Launches Adds a New Laser Rangefinder to Impressive 2020 Line

by JACK SEDDON ing cutting-edge PinLock tech- “By any standards, the PRO target; an adjustable eyepiece (196g with battery), the PRO Motocaddy, the world’s big- nology with vibration and visual 3000 Laser is a match for any for clearer visuals; the ability to 3000 is also completely rain- gest-selling electric trolley brand, confirmation, the PRO 3000 en- rangefinder on the market, of- toggle between yards & metres; proof and comes with an impres- has launched the premium PRO sures the golfer can always trust fering pin-point accuracy in plus an automatic standby mode sive 24-month warranty, plus 3V 3000 Laser Rangefinder as its the distance and better prepare distance measurements at a re- after 10 seconds. Lithium battery included. latest move into the distance for their next shot. ally attractive price point,” he Easy-to-hold with textured rub- Available from this month, measurement device (DMD) “We regard Motocaddy as the added. ber grips, the PRO 3000 comes the PRO 3000 has an RRP of market. ultimate company, so Featuring a high-resolution as standard with a premium £269.99. Seen as the perfect addition to developing a heavily-featured LCD display, a pin can be locked hard-shell carry case with cara- For more information on all the award-winning Motocaddy laser rangefinder was the logical on from 450 yards away. It also biner bag clip. In a world-first, Motocaddy products, including product range, the PRO 3000 is next step for us after adding includes slope compensation the exclusively designed case trolleys, bags, batteries and ac- quick and easy to use and offers GPS distance to our top-of-the (competition legal with slope dis- also attaches to a Motocaddy cessories, please visit www.mo- accuracy to less than a yard with range trolleys,” said Motocad- abled) to account for any undula- Accessory Station for quick and tocaddy.com or follow @Moto- class‑leading 7X magnification at dy Marketing Manager, Oliver tions; background noise filtration easy access out on the course. caddyGolf on social media. x a range of 1,300 yards. Featur- Churcher. to make it easier to lock onto a Compact and lightweight ©Golf Magic

The19th Hole . . . News, Notes & Quotes From the World of Golf Tony Finau Being Sued for Nearly $16 Million with interest, for sponsoring a Island for the Nextgengolf City up a and started to go young player early in his career. Tour Championship Dec. 4-6. through the motions. He be- The suit has not been proven Nesterchuk was involved in a came obsessed, not only with in any way at this time and this head-on collision with a vehicle playing better but developing could turn out to be a whole lot in 2018, suffering a collapsed a better understanding of the of nothing. However, if there is lung, splenic lacerations, broken game as well. any merit to the suit, it would bones, and was put in a medical- He used golf as a way to work certainly be a bad look for Finau ly-induced coma. through recovery and ultimately and his family. The accident led to a renewed fell in love with the game and Finau has only won once on love and obsession for the game competing. It culminated with tour, and that came at the 2016 that was in part inspired by one the ability to play full rounds of Puerto Rico Open. However, of the great golfers of all time. golf again and his involvement he does have 40 top 10 finishes “While I was bedridden watch- in a series of City Tour tourna- in 165 career starts, including ing Tiger Woods overcome in- ments. Nesterchuk won a med- six runner-up finishes and three juries and return to the game alist pair in the scramble format third-place showings. of golf at the highest level, it of the first New York qualifier Tony Finau Again, whether the suit has inspired me to get back into the earlier this year. by TIM LETCHER he would be paid back. any merit or not will be decided game of golf better than ever.” With players coming from Tony Finau has had an out- Hola’s suit claims that the the the courts. If it ends up that Not able to do much in the all over the country, teams are standing career already on the expenses he covered totaled Finau loses to Hola, it could be a first couple of months, he picked 19th Hole — PAGE 12 PGA Tour. Since joining the big $592,371.37 over the course costly verdict for the 31-year-old tour in 2015, Finau has nearly of several years. His suit indi- standout. $20 million in earnings alone, cates that he expects to be paid ©ProGolfNow.com not to mention his endorsement back, with interest, a number • • • deals, which are on top of that that comes close to $16 million. amount. He claims that he was promised A Near Death Now Finau, and his brother 20 percent of Finau’s career Experience Gipper, are being sued by a earnings. former business associate for This arrangement is not un- Sparked a Golf nearly $16 million. According to common among young profes- Obsession for the Deseret News, Molonai Hola sional golfers who are in need sued the brothers in their home of individual or corporate “spon- Boris Nesterchuk state of Utah, with the lawsuit sorships” to cover the cost of A motorcycle accident nearly stating that Hola is owed the traveling and entering events killed Boris Nesterchuk. money after he paid the family’s on lower tours. The majority of Now just two years later, Nes- expenses for several years. Hola these arrangements involve the terchuk and his team will travel claims that he was promised that sponsors to be reimbursed, often from New York City to Kiawah A motorcycle accident nearly killed Boris Nesterchuk.  Rochester GOLF WEEK • Monday, November 23, 2020 • Page 11

GOLF business Family Matters in Fort Lauderdale Rees Jones returned to his family roots Ridge has been a community landmark. for one of his latest restoration projects. It was built on the original site of the de- Built in 1954 and designed by his funct 1920s Floranada course (a combi- legendary father, Robert Trent Jones nation of Florida and Canada). The land Sr., Coral Ridge Country Club in Fort had languished until Jones and members Lauderdale, Florida, will open in Decem- of the Coral Ridge Golf Course, Inc. saw ber following a project resulting in new the “ghost course” and pursued the lease greens, updated irrigation and improved of the land to construct the champion- drainage. The same design, playability ship 18-hole course, clubhouse and the and challenge will remain as a tribute to adjacent American Golfers Club. Jones Sr., whose vision was carved into Ten years later, Jones Sr. purchased the community. Like the club itself, a the course he built and surrounding acre- family legacy lives on. age, including the old American for $1 Aiming to be as authentic as possible in million. Jones, his wife, Ione and sons, the restoration, changes were not made Robert Trent Jones, Jr. and Rees Jones, to the original design, staying true to the made Coral Ridge their home course design of the course while solving infra- and club, overseeing and managing it structure issues. “My goal was to enhance (Courtesy of Coral Ridge Country Club) with pride and hospitality. Jones estab- and restore, not replace the masterful lished the quintessential South Florida green contours and approach shot chal- more quickly. Design concept of aircraft Sitting on only 120 acres, the reno- country club, complete with golf, a pool, lenges,” Rees said. “Today’s construc- carrier tee boxes were restored to Jones vated course will play from 4,700 yards tennis courts and a membership deeply tion techniques allowed me to improve Sr.’s signature runway style. The con- to more than 7,300 yards. Wall-to-wall rooted in the growing Fort Lauderdale irrigation and ‘lift up’ fairways and green struction of additional tees and tee boxes concrete cart paths, mirroring those on community. complexes to improve drainage.” allows more opportunities for different the Club’s Rees 9 short course, enhance Rees was born into the game of golf Bunkers were updated, retention areas levels of players and lengthens some travel to and from holes, eliminate dam- and spent much of his youth at Coral were added, and all updates followed holes to play longer. Par 3 tees were age to the turf edges, and reduce main- Ridge. He traveled with his family to modern standards and technologies for enlarged due to wear and tear during the tenance allowing players to get on the golf courses all over the world and in irrigation, drainage and greens construc- high season. course quicker after a rain event. the summers worked for his father, but tion methods. Many greens had shrunk from the The new irrigation system incorpo- he never lost touch with Coral Ridge. “This is not a typical Florida course,” encroachment of collar grasses and rates 1,287 heads with approximately He created the nine-hole, par three said Coral Ridge general manager JJ bunkers had lost their original shape, 29 miles of irrigation pipe. Benefits of course from the American Golfers Club Sehlke, also a partner in the club’s size and impact on play. The improve- new sprinkler technology include precise his father built adjacent to the main ownership group. “Mr. Jones called it ments restore the classic bunker shapes control of the coverage and amount of club. The Jones Family controlled the an ‘easy bogey and hard par.’ It’s not intended by creating more manicured water and allow the club to conserve club until 2004, when Rees and his extremely difficult, but it’s fun. We have and sculpted edges, helping to keep the water and become better environmen- brother Robert, Jr., sold the club to a members who play 250 or 300 times sand white and clean. Coral Ridge now tal stewards. The new course deliv- partnership group led by Fort Lauder- per year and we think having a higher features 94 bunkers. ers 102,610 square feet of consistent, dale businessman and philanthropist Phil quality course will make a difference in The course, which has been played high-quality playing conditions that will Smith. Smith died of ALS in December attracting new members.” by the likes of Arnold Palmer and Jack regain normal playability quickly after 2016. The restoration is a tribute to the The renovation work includes the Nicklaus, includes Champion Bermu- rainfall. legacies of Smith and Jones Sr. addition of 35,659 feet of underground dagrass on its greens, Celebration Ber- The Jones history at Coral Ridge starts “My restoration of Coral Ridge al- drainage pipe to efficiently move water mudagrass on its fairways, and TifGrand in 1954, when the course was originally lowed me to make my Dad look good to catch basins that will empty into Bermudagrass on the tee boxes and designed and built by Jones Sr. Since again,” Rees joked. x retention areas creating dryer fairways collars. its opening on Feb. 3, 1955, the Coral ©Golf Course Industry Play Better Golf With Jack Nicklaus

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(Continued from Page 4) effect and overall performance. either. They are, in fact, un- much. Finding the ways to shape To keep CG low enough, Srixon changed from the Z85 lineup. within a very small design space added tungsten weighting to the The ZX utility irons will be becomes the challenge. It’s all ZX utility sole. available in 18-, 20- and 23-de- very deliberate.” In addition, Srixon was able gree lofts to replace your 2-, 3- The ZX7s are also getting the to slim down the top line so it’s and 4-irons. The UST Mamiya same progressive groove up- only two millimeters thicker than Recoil is the stock (R, S date as the ZX5s, along with the those of the ZX5 and ZX7. and X flex). You’ll note Srixon same updated Tour V.T. Sole. “The design game is how to is not offering Miyazaki as its invisibly hide weight and how stock graphite shaft in the ZX Srixon ZX Utility Irons to invisibly control weight,” says series. Srixon’s parent company Srixon’s ZX utilities are getting Brekke. “That’s from the play- also owns Miyazaki but when perhaps the biggest upgrade er’s perspective, and the topline it comes to retail, you have to from the Z85 models. The new has some visual trickery with a play the shelf appeal game. We ZX utilities get the full Main- chamfer you don’t really see at saw this in 2018 when Srixon frame face upgrade but the thing address.” offered the Project X HZRDUS you’ll notice most is there’s con- Srixon actively promotes the Black and Red as stock offerings siderably less junk in the trunk. idea of mixing and matching The ZX5 player is more likely graphite option. Both manufac- in the Z85 drivers. “We made it more compact irons into any combination of looking to transition to a hybrid.” turers categorize those shafts as Lefties rejoice! The entire Sri- from face to back to eliminate utilities, ZX5s and ZX7s that mid-launch. The Golf Pride Tour xon ZX irons lineup is available the distraction of seeing the back suits your game. However, both Specs, Pricing and Velvet 360 grip is stock. for both sides of the plate. muscle on your 2- or 3-irons,” the sole width and offset of the Final Thoughts The ZX7 features the heavi- The ZX5s and ZX7s will retail says Brekke. “It’s definitely a utilities indicate they’re a better The Srixon ZX irons are the er and lower launching PRO for $1,299.99 in steel (eight- narrower sole and chassis width match with the ZX7s. only major OEM offering the Modus3 120 shaft as stock in piece sets) or $162.49 per club. so you don’t see the backside at “That’s the most expected Nippon N.S. PRO Modus3 Tour both S flex (114 grams) and X flex The ZX5 in graphite will sell address behind the topline.” combo,” says Brekke. “They’re as its stock iron shaft. The ZX5 (120 grams). There is no stock for $1,399.99 (eight-piece set). Any time you change the basic all very similar but the finer view is more of a better player’s game graphite offering. Again, the Golf The ZX utility irons will retail for geometry of a club, you have is we’re definitely looking to pair improvement iron and features Pride Tour Velvet 360 is stock. $219.99 each. to deal with unintended conse- the utility irons with the ZX7, the lighter PRO Modus3 Tour The loft structure of both the Presale starts Jan. 6 on Srix- quences. By making the chassis and giving that player an easy 105 in both R flex (103 grams) ZX5 and ZX7 isn’t what you’d on’s website, while the full retail narrower, CG starts to creep transition if he’s stepping into and S flex (106.5 grams). The call traditional but they aren’t launch is set for Jan. 15. x up, which impacts MOI, gear the utility after his 4- or 5-iron. UST Mamiya Recoil 95 is the what you’d called “jacked”, ©MyGolfSpy.com

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