What? Ever hear of it? Flogton (Not Golf, spelled backwards). It's a new sort of "grass roots" way of making the game of golf more attractive to newbies. I applaud the fact that people are trying to keep the game of golf alive. Sure people will object to the idea of it, but if more people are having fun being on a golf course and tee sheets are filling up, does it make sense?
More and more golf courses are closing (even in Colorado) these days and it is more of a challenge than ever for golf managers to come up with ideas to bring in revenue just to stay in the game.
Like it or not, in reality, most of this has already been done, it just isn't accepted in most circles.
Click here to view the Wall St. Journal article about this slightly new way of playing golf.
As a golf purist I find this 'movement' hard to stomach. I learned the rules of golf as I learned the fundamentals of the swing. But, like you said, most of this is already going on, we see it everyday. Foot wedges, gimmies, illegal equipment and the like are a normal part of everyday golf.
ReplyDeleteIn the spirit of bringing the game back I'm all for it, I just don't see the need for special Flogton days or tee times. A Flogton tournament would be fun to watch though.