Quote:On Saturday, I went to the Heritage in Hilton Head.   That's a real nice tournament for spectators.   You can get pretty close to the golfers.   Anyway, for a while we sat in the stands behind the practice range and watched the players warm up.   Watching a top notch pro golfer hit a golf ball is amazing.   Jordan Spieth was hitting a hybrid to a flag at the far end of the range, waaay out there, and landing within about 10 feet every time.   Kuchar was hitting a fairway wood, loooong and straight.   Furyk was hitting a wedge very high and always to the same spot.   The way the ball just jumps off the club when a pro hits it is really amazing.   The ball jumps off the club and hangs in the air for what seems like forever before it finally starts coming down.  They're hitting the ball 250 yards without even swinging very hard.   And the accuracy is mind boggling. 

 

The really long hitters stay away from that tournament because the course is so tight.  

I really want to play Harbor Towne after watching the tournament this year.  Hearing that it is an older course and a lot of people online don't give it much love, I passed on stopping there on my way up to Myrtle Beach on a recent trip.  From TV the course looks like a lot of fun and definitely need to take strategy on it, not just grip and rip.

 

BTW, if you are local you need to go to The Players.  I went for the first time last year and had a blast.  Such an awesome experience and atmosphere.

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