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    not sure anyone's conditioning was as good as Stonebridge this year - it was immaculate. eQuinelle was close.
    I got a fever. And the only prescription is more golf equipment.

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    I guess it depends on which courses you played. I played Stonebridge a few times and it was in great shape, but I felt The Marshes were better at that time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Txxxxxxx View Post
    I guess it depends on which courses you played. I played Stonebridge a few times and it was in great shape, but I felt The Marshes were better at that time.
    I played marshes only early in the season but the ball marks on the greens there have driven me bonkers in the past.
    I got a fever. And the only prescription is more golf equipment.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jeffc View Post
    I played marshes only early in the season but the ball marks on the greens there have driven me bonkers in the past.
    I've noticed that as well if they've had some sort of corporate event in the few days before I've played. It's something I hope I don't have to deal with that much at Eagle Creek even though Clublink likes their tournaments. People who don't repair ball marks drive me bonkers!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Txxxxxxx View Post
    I've noticed that as well if they've had some sort of corporate event in the few days before I've played. It's something I hope I don't have to deal with that much at Eagle Creek even though Clublink likes their tournaments. People who don't repair ball marks drive me bonkers!
    for whatever reason, it seems way worse than anywhere else I play. Even nice courses like SB, Loch March or eQuinelle have no where near the problems that Marshes has in this regard. Must be some inverse relationship between how much you pay to play a round vs fixing your ball marks.
    I got a fever. And the only prescription is more golf equipment.

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    I'm still completely blown away that people rank Nation so highly. I'm not going to say anything negative because i don't want to get my bum slapped but still..can't get it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by John View Post
    I'm still completely blown away that people rank Nation so highly. I'm not going to say anything negative because i don't want to get my bum slapped but still..can't get it.
    I noticed that also. I mean, it's not a bad little course but I think someone was stuffing the ballot box....
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    For the last two or three years...

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    Quote Originally Posted by jeffc View Post
    I played marshes only early in the season but the ball marks on the greens there have driven me bonkers in the past.
    I have to agree with Jeff, the ball marks on the greens are annoying, and all the goose poop...which made me vote for equinelle for conditioning of the course...both are good courses..just equinelle won out for me because of those 2 conditions...

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    Quote Originally Posted by John View Post
    I'm still completely blown away that people rank Nation so highly. I'm not going to say anything negative because i don't want to get my bum slapped but still..can't get it.
    If you compare it to the list of courses below 50$ , I think it could be pretty close ..so it is depending on the votes..perhaps more Eastenders playing and voting for Nation.

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    A club without a clubhouse shouldn't be over $50...
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    Quote Originally Posted by jeffc View Post
    for whatever reason, it seems way worse than anywhere else I play. Even nice courses like SB, Loch March or eQuinelle have no where near the problems that Marshes has in this regard. Must be some inverse relationship between how much you pay to play a round vs fixing your ball marks.
    Perhaps the courses that use more sand when top dressing/aerating, resulting in a firmer base, have fewer ball mark problems. Excessive watering will also obviously soften greens more and cause "deeper" ball marks, that take longer to repair themselves.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BC MIST View Post
    Perhaps the courses that use more sand when top dressing/aerating, resulting in a firmer base, have fewer ball mark problems. Excessive watering will also obviously soften greens more and cause "deeper" ball marks, that take longer to repair themselves.
    IMHO, it is laziness on the part of the golfer. Perhaps something about those that pay $110 to play a round of golf don't feel the need to fix their ball marks. It's a different clientele there for sure compared to most courses in Ottawa.
    I got a fever. And the only prescription is more golf equipment.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jeffc View Post
    IMHO, it is laziness on the part of the golfer. Perhaps something about those that pay $110 to play a round of golf don't feel the need to fix their ball marks. It's a different clientele there for sure compared to most courses in Ottawa.
    they prob rarely hit the green on approaches and dont know any better...

    or they rarely hit the green and purposely leave the ball mark as a source of pride
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    i think if i made a hole in 1 with a big fat pitchmark in front of the hole I wouldn't repair it either... lol
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    I guess nobody plays Smith Falls because their greens are as good as anybodys and it is less than $50 to play.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jeffc View Post
    IMHO, it is laziness on the part of the golfer. Perhaps something about those that pay $110 to play a round of golf don't feel the need to fix their ball marks. It's a different clientele there for sure compared to most courses in Ottawa.
    I don't think if people can afford to pay a high price for a round of golf they are necessarily too high and mighty to fix ball marks. I think the fact that many businessmen take out clients that perhaps are not very good golfers or people who don't play a lot. It's the same for corporate tournaments.

    I've golfed at Royal numerous times and have friends who are members with more money than they know what to do with, but they still fix divots, balls marks, etc..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Txxxxxxx View Post
    I don't think if people can afford to pay a high price for a round of golf they are necessarily too high and mighty to fix ball marks. I think the fact that many businessmen take out clients that perhaps are not very good golfers or people who don't play a lot. It's the same for corporate tournaments.

    I've golfed at Royal numerous times and have friends who are members with more money than they know what to do with, but they still fix divots, balls marks, etc..
    that's actually what I was trying to say but it didn't come out right. I know Meadows gets a lot of tournament play and it is no where near as bad. Again, not sure why.

    Private clubs are definitely different for sure - members treat it like their own and it's tough to find an unrepaired mark at most.
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    I don't think that was Jeff's point from reading his post and have to agree that's it's a lazyness factor and nothing more. I play with people who fix 4 or 5 marks on every green myself included and also play with other people who never ever fix a ball mark out of pure lazyness.

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    We are so on the same wavelength brah.

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    Lots of lazy people but I think also lots of people that play that don't know proper etiquette either. I know I'm the same as you, I'll fix 4 or five if I happen to see them. Thankfully I didn't have to do that much this year. I only played about 15 rounds or so due to my late start, but it was still nice to see most were repaired.

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    definitely an education or etiquette things as well, and some people are just absent minded or not really paying attention.
    I got a fever. And the only prescription is more golf equipment.

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    I think the Awards winners reflect a lack of voting. Almost all the choices I made made it to the top three (e.g. Premiere#16) and I won a Reservation Masters to boot. Perhaps if all had voted there'd be less complaints.
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    There were hundreds of votes. It's no suprise that people comment when the results don't jive with their personal opinions.
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    Exactly, these results should generate conversation, not everyone is going to agree.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Txxxxxxx View Post
    I don't think if people can afford to pay a high price for a round of golf they are necessarily too high and mighty to fix ball marks. I think the fact that many businessmen take out clients that perhaps are not very good golfers or people who don't play a lot. It's the same for corporate tournaments.

    I've golfed at Royal numerous times and have friends who are members with more money than they know what to do with, but they still fix divots, balls marks, etc..
    If most golfers repaired their own, and one more, each time they are on the green there would be nothing to talk about.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kiwi View Post
    If most golfers repaired their own, and one more, each time they are on the green there would be nothing to talk about.
    sounds so simple, doesn't it. I would also like to see marshalls out there fixing the ballmarks on slower days. I think that would be a much better use of their time than driving around in a cart.
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