Campus golf; it’s the timeless tradition that pits man, with club in hand, against academic entropy.
Take a pitching wedge, a tennis ball then pick your hole. There are no guidelines beyond the ones you set up. This is a game, more of adornment then admiration, less strict but yet in a way still succinct. It’s a sport without true construct that is confined to campus.
From green(-ish) spot to the next, avoiding the cart path (also known commonly as the walkway) to reach your destination. The humiliation of a shanked, sculled, or flubbed shot wears on ones conscience. Against your peers, judged by your peers.
This isn’t regular golf, or is it?
It’s Caddyshack minus the gophers, if you’re lucky.
The sport of urban golf was said to be founded in 1741 in Scotland. The late Duncan Thomas originally played the first shots and holes of such a transformative game outside the White Hart Inn in the Grassmarket area of Edinburgh.
The contest, in its purest form is a technique sprinkled in with minor bits of creativity. It is said to be a “social commentary on the nature of golf and its traditional opinions and attitudes.”
To play against the best campus golfers in the world you need only look one place, the almostGOLF Campus Tour. The events spread across the continental United States and challenge opponents in all areas of skill, amid different layouts on different campuses. (http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ekpSmcw9CXA) It breeds the fervor of fans that are seen in practically any other NCAA sanctioned sport.
Campus golf is like studying for finals, no matter how long you do it, how long you play or sit with your face in the research book, in the end pounding your Head against the wall always seems like a good option.
(Head-brand is a type of tennis ball.)
More information on campus golf and college tournament follow this link. http://www.almostgolf.com/index.php/20080708141/Home/COLLEGE-CAMPUS-TOUR.html
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