It's not Augusta, It's Pasadena
APRIL 7, 2007 Listen to this Story
This weekend one golfer will be presented with the coveted green jacket from the Masters Tournament. Not everyone will get the chance to play the hallowed greens in Augusta, Ga. But that doesn't matter to avid golfers Andy Chong and Robert Lusetich--they play golf every week in Pasadena, Calif., with 24 other guys. It's a friendly competition with a cash prize at the end. Independent Producer Charlie Schroeder talks with Chong and Lusetich about their special game of golf.
Notes from Producer Charlie Schroeder:
How a Skins Game Works.
Like a regular round of golf, a skins game can be played over 9 or 18 holes; however, unlike a typical round, a player's total score isn't important. Rather, each individual hole is worth a designated amount of money and whoever has the lowest score on that hole (without that score being matched) wins money, or a "Skin."
In the case of Robert and Andy, approximately 100 players put money into a pot, which they then divided by 18. The total pot was close to $3000, so each hole was worth roughly $166. But not really.
When a score is matched a hole, the money "carries over" a common occurrence when so many people play. When Robert and Andy made their albatrosses, they thought no one would ever "match" their score and they'd win the hole, and a lot of money. They were both wrong.
Definition of Albatross
There are three "birds" in golf. A birdie is one-under par, or one less than a hole's target score. An eagle is two-under par and an albatross is three-under par. There are two ways to make an albatross, a two on a Par 5 and a one on a Par 4. The latter being the "rarest bird in golf."
There's only been one albatross on a Par-4 in PGA Tour history.
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- Artist: Kiln
- CD: Ampday (Thalassa)
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