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(OT) Golfing in Peru

Since it was brought up in the Myths dispelled thread...

The Blue Goose Open, run by the Southern Peru Copper Corporation, is held mid-July every year.

1 hole, par 80.  It runs across 2 mesas, three gulleys, and then heads 15KM accross the Atacoma desert.

You carry an iron (usually 4-5), a wood (3 or 5), and 1x2 ft astroturf mat.

Walk to the ball, place it on the mat, and give it a whack.  Repeat 80-90 times.  Aim for the billowing smoke in the distance (they light a huge bonfire as a target).  Enjoy the beer trucks driving through.

The "green" is a 30-ft diameter patch of sand mixed with oil.  Rolls pretty true (moderate break), but slow.  They have to sweep after each golfer (which is ok, since they straggle in about 1 every 5 minutes).

I spent a summer on an archeological dig in Peru, also sponsored by the SPCC.  We academics were invited to participate.  I shot an 83, and came in third.  I'm pretty sure the "winner" was full of it, though, since he was 7 shots behind me coming out of the cabradas, and claimed to shoot a 77.  (2nd place was legit, though, so no complaints).

Remeber, there are fewer metaphors than people think.

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That sounds mad. Have you got a weblink you could post, please? I googled it and found nothing.....

by IrishMariner on Sep 22, 2007 9:38 PM PDT reply actions  

Not a "real" tournament
It's internal to the SPCC.  Not exactly something you can enter.  I was in because they were sponsoring the archeology.

But it was damn fun.

Best I can give you is a link to the mueseum that they sponsor: http://bruceowen.com/contisuyo/MuseoE.html

by westfried on Sep 23, 2007 9:55 AM PDT reply actions  

It wasn't that there are no golfers in Peru
it was more that if you're the best golfer in Peru you're still probably the 650th-best golfer on the PGA tour.

That sounds like an awesome event, though.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Sep 23, 2007 9:07 PM PDT reply actions  

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