Comments on: First Annual Saneamientos San Fausto Championship

By: Erik R.

Erik R. — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:50:52 +0000

Yes. I would translate “cabezas saltarinas” to “jumping heads”, not that it makes much more sense to me in my native tongue. Some sort of spring-loaded choking hazard, I’d guess.

By: sgazzetti

sgazzetti — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:08:11 +0000

I’m envious. I love cider, and it’s a mystery to me why, with all the apples available here, the Slovenes don’t turn at least a few of them into cider.

Am I correct in understanding that the items vended by the Tweety Bird vending machine are “jumping heads”?

By: Erik R.

Erik R. — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:43:55 +0000

Excellent, Simon. Thanks for that. Makes perfect sense.

By: simon

simon — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:42:25 +0000

“I have no idea why there are solid drops, but also motion-blur-like streaks in this photo”
As a guess, I’d say that the shutter was open for a fraction of a second before (or after) the flash fired and froze the drops.

By: Erik R.

Erik R. — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:03:24 +0000

I was under the impression that this was not the Stableford system, but according to the wikipedia page, it is. I had the wrong impression because my only experience with Stableford was the “pro-adapted version” that I had seen the PGA tour use, where the point structure was not linear and gave bigger rewards for aggressive play.

It does work well, I think. The difference between Stableford and the standard “nothing over a nine” system used in Myrtle Beach is that Stableford helps triple bogeyers more, thus flattening the field and making things more competitive. I’m more likely to win in the “nothing over a nine” system because, when a high handicapper makes a 9 on a par 3 and I make a par, I’ve gained 6 strokes on that person. But in Stableford, I’ve only gained 2.

Another benefit I noticed is that it speeds up play. Can’t find your ball? No need to go back and hit another one. Just drop one where you think it was and take a line for that hole (they score a zero point hole with a –), and play out. No need to struggle to get a 7 rather than a 9.

What initially confused me about the usefulness of Stableford is that the linear scoring means that the results will, mathematically, be exactly the same as a “nothing over a net double bogey” system. Why should you have to convert from strokes to points to see who’s ahead? But after using it in a tournament, I think I like it and would recommend it.

And the biggest reason of all is that, well, it’s got a cool name!

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:42:16 +0000

Great report, and congratulations! Did that scoring system work pretty well? Would you recommend that The Committee consider something similar as it puts together next February’s tournament?