(SpeedHunters.com)
Thursday, June 11, 2015
Useless Info - U.S. Open Edition
Little-Known U.S. Open Facts
Curious stories and obscure anecdotes from the toughest test in golf
Curious stories and obscure anecdotes from the toughest test in golf
- 1912 US Open map The 1912 U.S. Open, held at the Country Club of Buffalo, was the first and only Open course to feature a par 6. En route to his second consecutive U.S. Open win, John McDermott would play the 606-yard 10th hole at six-under par for the tournament.
- The worst single hole score in a U.S. Open belongs to Ray Ainsley in 1938. It started when he hit his ball into the creek on the par-4 16th at Cherry Hills C.C. He kept swinging while his ball floated down the stream, and by the time his ball was safely in the hole, he had posted a whopping 19.
His Handicap Is Surprising, Even With His Recent Struggles
We figured out Tiger's handicap and let's put it this way: he'd still be giving you a lot of strokes
Dean Knuth is the USGA's former Senior Director of Handicapping, and a Golf Digest contributing editor (he also developed the formula for our popular Golf Digest Handicap). In analyzing Woods' 20 most recent scores on tour and adjusting for the difficulty of tour setups -- so not counting the rounds Woods has played for fun -- Knuth was able to arrive at the 14-time major champion's handicap.
So what is Tiger? According to Knuth, Woods' handicap based on the 10 best scores of his last 20, is a +5.9. That still falls squarely into the category of "pretty damn amazing." But as you might suspect, it isn't nearly as good as Woods at his best.
More telling is Woods' "anti-handicap." That takes into account his 10 worst scores in his last 20 -- so it factors in the 85 last week as well as his 82 at the Waste Management Open in January. There Woods is a mere +0.9, which is still better than scratch, but according to Knuth, well behind those of his peers.
"The anti-handicaps of the top players on tour usually aren't worse than +6," Knuth said.
(GolfDigest.com)
Dean Knuth is the USGA's former Senior Director of Handicapping, and a Golf Digest contributing editor (he also developed the formula for our popular Golf Digest Handicap). In analyzing Woods' 20 most recent scores on tour and adjusting for the difficulty of tour setups -- so not counting the rounds Woods has played for fun -- Knuth was able to arrive at the 14-time major champion's handicap.
So what is Tiger? According to Knuth, Woods' handicap based on the 10 best scores of his last 20, is a +5.9. That still falls squarely into the category of "pretty damn amazing." But as you might suspect, it isn't nearly as good as Woods at his best.
More telling is Woods' "anti-handicap." That takes into account his 10 worst scores in his last 20 -- so it factors in the 85 last week as well as his 82 at the Waste Management Open in January. There Woods is a mere +0.9, which is still better than scratch, but according to Knuth, well behind those of his peers.
"The anti-handicaps of the top players on tour usually aren't worse than +6," Knuth said.
(GolfDigest.com)
Did Carl's Jr. 'Jump The Shark' With Their Latest Burger?
The 1/2lb. Most American Thickburger
A 100% Black Angus beef patty with American cheese, a split hot dog, and kettle cooked potato chips on a Fresh Baked Bun.
(CarlsJr.com)
Now I'm a regular patron at Carl's Jr. for two items, the Breakfast Burger, and their Double Western Bacon Cheeseburger. I'm all for Carl's Jr. creating awesome burgers for those of us who aren't calorie counters. But this one is a little too off the wall for me.
A 100% Black Angus beef patty with American cheese, a split hot dog, and kettle cooked potato chips on a Fresh Baked Bun.
(CarlsJr.com)
Now I'm a regular patron at Carl's Jr. for two items, the Breakfast Burger, and their Double Western Bacon Cheeseburger. I'm all for Carl's Jr. creating awesome burgers for those of us who aren't calorie counters. But this one is a little too off the wall for me.
Useless Info - McLaren Edition
Inside McLaren’s Lair of Speed
McLaren is, first and foremost, a Formula One racing company that also happens to build road cars. So named after company founder and racing legend Bruce McLaren, who died in a trackside mishap nearly a half-century ago, McLaren earned its bona fides as a Formula One racing superpower ever since. Making it onto bedroom posters is nice, but no mistake, making racing cars is job one.
The McLaren grounds are awash in history, particularly inside the yin-yang-shaped headquarters, called the Technology Center, which houses the Formula 1 Racing Team, McLaren Applied Technologies, McLaren Automotive (the car-building arm), and the McLaren Technology Group. Built in 2010, the glass-and-steel architectural gemstone contains McLaren’s corporate offices, a wind tunnel, a gym for employees, another gym for the F1 team, a swank cafe, and a trophy case half the length of a football field.
McLaren’s F1 cars are built right there in the Tech Center—in plain view—by Hugo Boss-clad engineers, so access to its grounds is only granted to a privileged few: high-rolling customers, members of McLaren’s own F1 race team, and McLaren employees. Rarely, McLaren invites Formula 1 fan clubs and similar groups to open houses, but McLaren certainly wouldn’t want members of, say, the Ferrari team poking their noses around unattended (even after some recent disappointments.)
The very spine of the building is “The Boulevard,” on which dozens of historic McLaren Formula One cars are parked, nose out, in chronological order. The collection represents a veritable chronology of Formula One innovations that illustrate how McLaren has advanced the art of racing through history, particularly in the area of aerodynamics. The cars on the boulevard are all runners, McLaren says, and are occasionally shown off at vintage car events and/or media programs. Most sit atop a what looks like a cookie sheet on the floor—carbon fiber, of course—to collect any fluids that might find their way out. All were spotless, of course. (We checked.) On the other side of the glass wall is a reflecting pool full of water used to cool the wind tunnel.
(Yahoo.com)
McLaren is, first and foremost, a Formula One racing company that also happens to build road cars. So named after company founder and racing legend Bruce McLaren, who died in a trackside mishap nearly a half-century ago, McLaren earned its bona fides as a Formula One racing superpower ever since. Making it onto bedroom posters is nice, but no mistake, making racing cars is job one.
The McLaren grounds are awash in history, particularly inside the yin-yang-shaped headquarters, called the Technology Center, which houses the Formula 1 Racing Team, McLaren Applied Technologies, McLaren Automotive (the car-building arm), and the McLaren Technology Group. Built in 2010, the glass-and-steel architectural gemstone contains McLaren’s corporate offices, a wind tunnel, a gym for employees, another gym for the F1 team, a swank cafe, and a trophy case half the length of a football field.
McLaren’s F1 cars are built right there in the Tech Center—in plain view—by Hugo Boss-clad engineers, so access to its grounds is only granted to a privileged few: high-rolling customers, members of McLaren’s own F1 race team, and McLaren employees. Rarely, McLaren invites Formula 1 fan clubs and similar groups to open houses, but McLaren certainly wouldn’t want members of, say, the Ferrari team poking their noses around unattended (even after some recent disappointments.)
The very spine of the building is “The Boulevard,” on which dozens of historic McLaren Formula One cars are parked, nose out, in chronological order. The collection represents a veritable chronology of Formula One innovations that illustrate how McLaren has advanced the art of racing through history, particularly in the area of aerodynamics. The cars on the boulevard are all runners, McLaren says, and are occasionally shown off at vintage car events and/or media programs. Most sit atop a what looks like a cookie sheet on the floor—carbon fiber, of course—to collect any fluids that might find their way out. All were spotless, of course. (We checked.) On the other side of the glass wall is a reflecting pool full of water used to cool the wind tunnel.
(Yahoo.com)
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