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Ärende: Golf and NewMex 002
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 -> point that the par numbers are peculiar. It sounds as though a
 -> 72 course should really be a 90 course or something, because it's
 -> likely that the real par score is more like 90.
 HN> That's precisely what makes it so wonderful...

There is obviously something I'm missing.

 HN> Which is easier to make par on, a par five that's short for it's
 HN> designation, no 
 HN> traps and a straight wide flat fairway, or a par three thats' at the
 HN> long end of 
 HN> the designation, over a huge ravine about 6 feet lower on the other
 HN> side of  the ravine, and a sloped wide but shallow green? 

Yeah, but why is this five a five and this three a three? Why aren't
they both fours?

 HN> Each day the course is different than the day before...aside from
 HN> moving the  pins around the green, the weather and other factors are
 HN> different. And most  importanly the players are the biggest variable.
 HN> One day the greens are soft  and hold an approach shot easily, the next
 HN> day they can be as hard as  linolium and the ball simply bounces right
 HN> off the green. If you play early in  the day it's a totally different
 HN> course than it is when you play later in the  day. That's what makes
 HN> golf such an enticing and frustrating game...you're  really playing
 HN> yourself every round and that's your toughest opponent to beat! 

Interesting disquisition.

 -> But one isn't then betting on the result of the match but
 -> rather against the skill of the handicappers/oddsmakers.
 HN> Which is why the handicapping system is pretty much done by formula 
 HN> averaging play over a long period of time.

How do rank beginners fit into this scheme? With golfers
I guess it's pretty easy, but what about horses, see below.
 
 -> Which also makes me wonder about course records - you
 -> know, "set by Man-o-War at 1'51.3"" - if the favorite
 -> gets a weight handicap, what's the meaning of this number?
 HN> Uhmmmm,....he's still the fastest?

Still meaningless to me.

Let's say Man-o-War runs 1'51.3" and sets the course record
while carrying a jockey and six sandbags.

At some future race, let's say Unknown Anonymous runs 1'51.0,
breaking the course record, carrying a jockey and a Big Mac.

Why is the course record going to go to Unknown Anonymous,
when Man-o-War with the Big Mac (ontopicizer) would have run
the course in 90 seconds?

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05

      Title: McDonald's Big Mac
 Categories: Copycat, Sandwiches
      Yield: 1 Serving

  1 1/2    sesame-seed hamburger buns
    1/4 lb ground beef
      1 ds salt
      1 Tb Kraft Thousand Island
           - dressing (or Special Sauce)
      1 ts onion - minced
    1/2 c  lettuce - chopped
      1 sl American cheese
      3 sl dill pickle

  With a serrated knife, cut the top off the extra bun half,
  leaving about a 3/4"-thick slice.  This will be the middle
  bun in your sandwich. Place the three bun halves on a hot
  pan or griddle, face down, and  toast them to a light brown.
  Set aside, but keep the pan hot.

  Divide the ground beef in half and press into two thin
  patties slightly larger than the bun. Cook the patties in
  the hot pan over medium heat for 2-3 min per side.  Salt
  lightly.

  Build the burger in the following stacking order from the
  bottom up: bottom bun, half of dressing, half of onion,
  half of lettuce, cheese, beef patty, middle bun, remainder
  of dressing, remainder of onion, remainder of lettuce,
  pickle slices, beef patty, top bun.

  Source unknown, perhaps Gloria Pitzer

MMMMM

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