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Subject: Re: Golf Tournaments Over The Internet

Author: Graham Laight

Date: 03:42:55 11/19/03

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On November 19, 2003 at 06:13:27, José Carlos wrote:

>On November 19, 2003 at 06:03:20, Graham Laight wrote:
>
>>On November 19, 2003 at 05:30:13, Amir Ban wrote:
>>
>>>Why not hold golf tournaments over the internet ? What's the point of everyone
>>>being on the same green ?
>>
>>The fact that there are no golf tournaments played over the internet (AFAIK)
>>indicates that chess players are more flexible and adaptive than their luddite
>>golfing counterparts.
>>
>>-g
>
>  All chess boards are equal regarding the game. Golf greens are definetly
>different, so no comparison is possible.
>  Let's not mix apples to oranges, please.

Chessboards vary as well!  Is a game really fair if the two players are using
different sizes and types of pieces? No - of course it isn't!

Here's a short selection of products one could use in an internet golfing
tournament:

http://partypals.com/Rentals_ProductDetail_1.asp?RentalProductID=215

http://www.golfindoor.com/swing.html

http://www.optigolf.com.au/pages/systemworks_content.htm

The REAL problem is not technical - but rather that golfers tend to be a prissy,
self-righteous lot who hold narrow views about what's right and wrong (apologies
to anybody reading this who plays golf and who is not like this at all).

-g

>  José C.



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