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  1. PGA Tour Golf
  2. © 1991 Electronic Arts
  3.  
  4. Manual
  5.  
  6. Command Summary Card for PGA TOUR Golf
  7.  
  8. To play PGA TOUR Golf, you need an Amiga with at least one floppy drive and
  9. 512K of memory.
  10.  
  11. If you are using the minimum memory configuration (512K), you'll need to
  12. disconnect your external disk drive when you play PGA TOUR Golf. With 512K
  13. of memory, you'll get fewer sounds and less music. You need 1MB of memory
  14. to get full music and sound.
  15.  
  16. Floppy Disk Users
  17.  
  18. Before you begin play, MAKE COPES OF YOUR PGA TOUR Golf game disks. You'll
  19. need two blank, initialized floppy disks.
  20.  
  21. If you are installing PGA TOUR Golf on your hard disk, see Hard Drive
  22. Users, below.
  23.  
  24. Copying Your Disks
  25.  
  26. To copy your PGA TOUR Golf disk:
  27.  
  28. 1. Turn on your computer.
  29.  
  30. Amiga 1000 owners, insert Kickstart (1.2 or 1.3).
  31.  
  32. 2. Insert Workbench into DF0:.
  33.  
  34. 3. If you have a single drive system, remove Workbench and insert the PGA
  35. TOUR Golf Program disk. If you have two drives, simply insert the PGA
  36. TOUR Program disk into the other drive.
  37.  
  38. 4. Place the mouse pointer on the PGA TOUR Golf icon and click to highlight
  39. it.
  40.  
  41. 5. Pull down the Workbench menu from the menu bar. Drag the highlighted bar
  42. down to Duplicate and release.
  43.  
  44. 1
  45.  
  46. 6. Follow the on-screen instructions.
  47.  
  48. You'll need to swap disks from time to time. Once the disk is copied,
  49. you must rename it.
  50.  
  51. 7. Place the mouse pointer on the copy of the PGA TOUR Golf icon and click
  52. to highlight it.
  53.  
  54. 8. Pull down the Workbench menu from the menu bar. Drag the highlighted bar
  55. down to Rename and release.
  56.  
  57. 9. Use the delete key to erase "Copy of" from the Rename box, so the disk
  58. is called PGA TOUR Program. Press return when you have finished.
  59.  
  60. 10. Repeat steps 3-9, substituting the PGA TOUR Golf Courses disk for the
  61. PGA TOUR Golf Program disk. Name your copy of the Courses disk, PGA
  62. TOUR Courses.
  63.  
  64. When the copy is complete, remove the Courses disk from the drive and store
  65. both original disks in a safe place, away from heat, moisture, magnets,
  66. sand bunkers, and water hazards.
  67.  
  68. Starting the Game--Floppy Users
  69.  
  70. To play PGA TOUR Golf:
  71.  
  72. 1. Turn on your computer.
  73.  
  74. Amiga 1000 owners, insert Kickstart (1.2 or 1.3).
  75.  
  76. 2. At the Workbench prompt, insert your copy of PGA TOUR Golf Program disk
  77. into DF0:.
  78.  
  79. DO NOT WRITE PROTECT YOUR COPY OF THE PROGRAM DISK. SAVE PLAYERS AND SAVED
  80. GAMES WILL BE STORED ON THIS DISK.
  81.  
  82. 3. The game will load automatically. The game's splash and credits screens
  83. appear one after the other.
  84.  
  85. If you want to rush through these screens and begin the game, press the
  86. spacebar or click either mouse button.
  87.  
  88. 2
  89.  
  90. Answer a Question, Please.
  91.  
  92. Following the splash and credits screens, a grid with yardage markers
  93. appears. To get to the Pro Shop so you can begin to play PGA TOUR Golf you
  94. need to answer one quick question. You do that by selecting the correct
  95. yardage for the hole listed at the bottom of the screen.
  96.  
  97. 1. Turn to the middle of the manual (pages 28-29). You'll find scorecards
  98. with yard age markers for three Tournament Players Club [TPC] courses.
  99. Note the number that corresponds to the course, hole, and tees (TPC,
  100. Blue, White, or Red) listed at the bottom of your screen.
  101.  
  102. 2. You need to highlight the matching number on the grid so you can move on
  103. to the Pro Shop.
  104.  
  105. Move the cursor arrow to the appropriate number. The number under the
  106. cursor arrow is automatically highlighted. Click the number to select
  107. it.
  108.  
  109. In a moment you'll be at the Pro Shop. From there you can go out to
  110. practice your strokes or begin a tournament round.
  111.  
  112. Hard Disk Users
  113.  
  114. Installing the Game
  115.  
  116. To install PGA TOUR Golf on your hard disk:
  117.  
  118. 1. Boot your computer as you normally would.
  119.  
  120. 2. At the Workbench, insert PGA TOUR Golf Program disk into any disk drive.
  121.  
  122. 3. Double-click on the PGA TOUR Golf Program disk icon to open it. A disk
  123. window appears on the desktop.
  124.  
  125. 4. Double-click on the HDInstall icon. You're asked whether you want to
  126. install the game at this time.
  127.  
  128. 3
  129.  
  130. 5. Type Y and press Return to install the game.
  131.  
  132. You're asked which hard disk partition and drawer you want to install
  133. the game in.
  134.  
  135. For example, say you had a drawer called "Games" in a hard drive
  136. partition called "Fast". If you wanted to create a drawer called "PGA
  137. TOUR Golf" in Games, you'd type exactly, including quotes,
  138. "Fast:Games/PGA TOUR Golf".
  139.  
  140. Once the install program has copied the files from the PGA TOUR Golf
  141. program dick onto your hard drive, you'll be prompted to insert the PGA
  142. TOUR Golf Course disk.
  143.  
  144. 7. Insert the PGA TOUR Golf Course disk in any disk drive.
  145.  
  146. When the installation is complete, remove the disk from the drive and store
  147. the originals in a safe place, away from heat, moisture, magnets, sand
  148. bunkers, and water hazards.
  149.  
  150. Saved players and saved games will automatically be stored in the drawer
  151. that was created in item 6, above.
  152.  
  153. Starting the Game--Hard Disk Users
  154.  
  155. To play PGA TOUR Golf:
  156.  
  157. 1. Double-click on the drawer you installed PGA TOUR Golf in.
  158.  
  159. 2. Double-click on the PGA TOUR Golf game icon. The game's splash and
  160. credits screens appear one after the other.
  161.  
  162. If you want to rush through these screens and begin the game, press the
  163. spacebar or click either mouse button.
  164.  
  165. Answer a Question, Please.
  166.  
  167. Following the splash and credits screens, a grid with yardage markers
  168. appears. A grid with yardage markers has appeared on screen. To get to the
  169. Pro Shop
  170.  
  171. 4
  172.  
  173. so you can begin to play PGA TOUR Golf, you need to answer one quick
  174. question. You do that by selecting the correct yardage for the hole listed
  175. at the bottom of the screen.
  176.  
  177. 1. Turn to the middle of the manual (pages 28-29). You'll find scorecards
  178. with yardage markers for three Tournament Players Club [TPC] courses.
  179. Note the number that corresponds to the course, hole, and tees (TPC,
  180. Blue, White, or Red) listed at the bottom of your screen.
  181.  
  182. 2. You need to highlight the matching number on the grid so you can move on
  183. to the Pro Shop.
  184.  
  185. Move the cursor arrow to the appropriate number. The number under the
  186. cursor arrow is automatically highlighted. Click the number to select
  187. it.
  188.  
  189. In a moment you'll be at the Pro Shop. From there you can go out to
  190. practice your strokes or begin a tournament round.
  191.  
  192. Key Commands for Menu Options
  193.  
  194. Almost every menu option in PGA TOUR Golf has a key assigned to
  195. it--pressing that key automatically selects that option. To select a menu
  196. option with the keyboard, press the first letter of the option. For
  197. example, press P to select Practice from the Play Menu. If two or more
  198. options share the same initial letter, select the option as you normally
  199. would using the arrow cursor.
  200.  
  201. 5
  202.  
  203. AMIGA differences in the FUNDAMENTALS (pages. 10-11) of PGA TOUR Golf
  204.  
  205. 1. Making Selections with the mouse.
  206.  
  207. Access a menu and select options from a menu by clicking the Right mouse
  208. button.
  209.  
  210. 2. Dialog Boxes
  211.  
  212. The highlight follows the cursor in the Amiga version. Click the
  213. highlighted entry to select it.
  214.  
  215. 3. No Joystick Control
  216.  
  217. The Amiga version has no Joystick control.
  218.  
  219. 6
  220.  
  221. PGA TOUR GOLF
  222.  
  223. Contents
  224.  
  225. PGA TOUR Golf: from Tee to Green with the Greatest Players in the World...3
  226. INSTALLING AND STARTING PGA TOUR GOLF
  227. Hard Disk Users...........................................................4
  228. Floppy Disk Users.........................................................5
  229. Special Loading Features..................................................8
  230.  
  231. FUNDAMENTALS
  232. The Pro Shop--Making Selections...........................................9
  233. Driving Range............................................................10
  234. Fore! Hitting the Ball with the Stroke Bar..........................10
  235. Putting Green............................................................13
  236. Grid View.......,,..................................................13
  237. How to Putt.........................................................13
  238. Practice Round...........................................................14
  239.  
  240. TOURNAMENT PLAY
  241. Play PGA TOUR Golf like a Pro--Take Your Best Shot.......................17
  242.  
  243. STRATEGY GUIDE
  244. Play like a Pro..........................................................18
  245.  
  246. MENUS
  247. The Pro Shop & The PGA TOUR Tent.........................................23
  248. On The Golf Course.......................................................27
  249.  
  250. PGA TOUR Golf GUIDE
  251. Brief History of the PGA TOUR PGA........................................32
  252. PGA Facts and Figures....................................................34
  253. "10 of the Best" in PGA TOUR Golf........................................36
  254. Tournament Players Clubs [TPC]...........................................46
  255. Courses and Tournaments in PGA TOUR Golf.................................48
  256. Credits and Acknowledgements.............................................52
  257. Technical Support........................................................53
  258.  
  259. 2
  260.  
  261. PGA TOUR GOLF: FROM TEE TO GREEN WITH THE GREATEST PLAYERS IN THE WORLD
  262.  
  263. Welcome to PGA TOUR Golf, a close-up, inside look at what's been called
  264. "the greatest sportsman has ever devised." PGA TOUR Golf lets you play like
  265. a pro against the TOUR's most competitive players on some of the finest
  266. golf courses in the world - Its you against a choice field of 60 PGA TOUR
  267. professionals. And, on any given day, you could win it all.
  268.  
  269. PGA TOUR Golf will stretch your skills and psychological strength to the
  270. limit. Just like your favorite TOUR players, you'll need to size up and
  271. execute special shots from a variety of lies, rise above the exhausting
  272. pressure of a win-it-all putt from the fringe, and defend your hard-earned
  273. reputation as a master of coordination, timing, deftness of touch, and
  274. sheer power. The game consistently demands your finest effort only when you
  275. give your best will you make it to the top of the Leader Board.
  276.  
  277. It's THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP at the Tournament Players Club [TPC] at
  278. Sawgrass. Pick the right club, make the perfect swing and experience the
  279. thrill of making a birdie on the famous 17th hole. Later you can blend your
  280. skill and discipline to tame the mountainous bunkers and undulating swales
  281. of PGA West Stadium Course [TPC] at La Quinta]. Or try to reach the
  282. notorious tiered green of the 13th at the TPC at Avenel with a middle iron,
  283. shooting through a driving cross-wind.
  284.  
  285. These are just a sampling of the exciting challenges you'll face in PGA
  286. TOUR Golf. You're about to experience everything offered by the real game
  287. except the dirt from a divot and an unexpected cloudburst. If you're ready
  288. for great action and realistic play, let's install the game, and get right
  289. down to the Pro Shop.
  290.  
  291. 3
  292.  
  293. INSTALLING AND STARTING PGA TOUR GOLF
  294.  
  295. Boot your computer with Dos (any version between 2.11 and 3.3) before
  296. installing or starting PGA TOUR Golf. If you don't have a hard disk, skip
  297. the next section, HARD DISK USERS, and turn to page 5, for instructions on
  298. how to install PGA TOUR Golf on a floppy system.
  299.  
  300. Hard Disk Users
  301. To install PGA TOUR Golf you need to copy both of your game disks onto your
  302. hard disk
  303.  
  304. 1. Type C: and press Enter. (If your hard disk isn't drive C, type
  305. in the appropriate drive letter.)
  306.  
  307. 2. Type MD\GOLF and press Enter.
  308.  
  309. 3. Type CD\GOLF and press Enter.
  310.  
  311. 4. Insert the PGA TOUR Golf Program Disk into floppy drive A or B.
  312.  
  313. 5. Type COPY A:*.* and press Enter. If you inserted the Program
  314. Disk into a different floppy drive, replace A with the correct
  315. letter.
  316.  
  317. 6. After the Program Disk is copied, remove it from the drive,
  318. insert the PGA TOUR Golf Course Disk and repeat step 5. Note:
  319. If you're using a 3.5 inch disk, you need to only copy one disk.
  320.  
  321. 7. When the copy is complete, remove the Course Disk from the drive
  322. and store the original floppy disks in a safe place, away from
  323. heat, moisture, magnets, sand bunkers, and water hazards.
  324.  
  325. Starting the Game
  326.  
  327. Note: You can play PGA TOUR Golf with a mouse, a joystick, or directly from
  328. the keyboard.
  329.  
  330. Tandy Users: If you have two joysticks plugged into your computer, use
  331. Joystick #2 to play PGA TOUR Golf. If you only have one joystick, plug it
  332. into Port #1.
  333.  
  334. To start PGA TOUR Golf from a hard disk:
  335.  
  336. 1. Type C: (or whatever letter designates your hard drive) and
  337. press Enter.
  338.  
  339. 2. Type CD\GOLF and press Enter.
  340.  
  341. If you want to run PGA TOUR Golf in a particular graphics mode, see Special
  342. Loading Features, on page 8. After you've completed the instructions in
  343. that section, come back here and continue the start-up routine beginning
  344. with step number 4. If you don't want to issue any special loading
  345. instructions at this time, but would just like to begin the game:
  346.  
  347. 4
  348.  
  349. 3. Type GOLF and press Enter
  350.  
  351. 4. Once the game loads, the title screen appears followed by a
  352. credit screen. Press the spacebar, mouse button, or joystick
  353. button to continue.
  354.  
  355. Answer a Question, Please.
  356.  
  357. A grid with yardage markers has appeared on the screen. To get to the Pro
  358. Shop so you can begin to play PGA TOUR Golf, you need to answer one quick
  359. question. You do that by selecting the correct yardage for the hole listed
  360. at the bottom of the screen.
  361.  
  362. 1. Turn to the middle of this manual. You'll find scorecards with yardage
  363. markers for three Tournament Players Club [TPC] courses. Note the number
  364. that corresponds to the course, hole, and tees (TPC, Blue, White, or
  365. Red) listed at the bottom of your screen.
  366.  
  367. 2. You need to highlight the matching number on the grid so you can move on
  368. to the Pro Shop. If you're using a:
  369.  
  370. Mouse: Move the cursor arrow to the appropriate number and click a mouse
  371. button to highlight the number. Then click OK (or press Enter).
  372.  
  373. Joystick: Use Up/Down, Left/Right on the joystick to move the highlight
  374. to the appropriate number. When the number is highlighted, press either
  375. joystick button.
  376.  
  377. Keyboard: Use the directional arrows on the keypad to move the highlight
  378. to the appropriate number. When the number is highlighted, press Enter.
  379.  
  380. In a moment you'll be at the Pro Shop. From there you can go out to
  381. practice your strokes or begin a tournament round.
  382.  
  383. If you're playing PGA TOUR Golf from a hard disk, you can move directly to
  384. the section called Fundamentals, on page 9.
  385.  
  386. Floppy Disk Users
  387.  
  388. Before playing the game, you need to copy the PGA TOUR Golf disk(s) onto
  389. your own floppy disk(s). Copies prevent your original disk(s) from being
  390. accidentally damaged while in use, and guarantee that you'll be able to
  391. make future copies of the game.
  392.  
  393. One Drive Systems
  394.  
  395. To copy PGA TOUR Golf with a one drive system, you'll need a blank,
  396. formatted floppy disk (or
  397.  
  398. 5
  399.  
  400. two if you're using 5.25 inch disks).
  401.  
  402. Put your DOS disk in drive A. Type A: and press Enter.
  403.  
  404. 2. Type DISKCOPY and press Enter.
  405.  
  406. 3. When you're asked to enter the source disk, insert the PGA TOUR Golf
  407. Program Disk into the drive and press Enter. The computer will tell you
  408. when to insert the destination disk (the blank disk) and when to
  409. reinsert the source disk (Program Disk).
  410.  
  411. DO NOT WRITE PROTECT YOUR COPY OF THE PROGRAM DISK. SAVED PLAYERS AND SAVED
  412. GAMES WILL BE STORED ON THE PROGRAM DISK.
  413.  
  414. Note to 5.25 Inch Disk Users Only:
  415.  
  416. 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to copy the PGA TOUR Golf Course Disk.
  417.  
  418. Two Drive Systems
  419.  
  420. Follow this procedure if both of your drives are the same size. If your
  421. drives are not the same size, follow the instructions for one drive
  422. systems, above. To copy PGA TOUR Golf with a two drive system, you'll need
  423. a blank, initialized floppy disk (or two if you're using 5.25 inch disks).
  424.  
  425. 1. Put your DOS disk in drive A. Type A: and press Enter.
  426.  
  427. 2. Type DISKCOPY A: B: and press Enter.
  428.  
  429. 3. You're prompted to insert the source disk in drive A and the destination
  430. disk in drive B. Insert the PGA TOUR Golf Program Disk in drive A and
  431. the blank disk in drive B; press Enter.
  432.  
  433. DO NOT WRITE PROTECT YOUR COPY OF THE PROGRAM DISK. SAVED PLAYERS AND SAVED
  434. GAMES WILL BE STORED ON THE PROGRAM DISK.
  435.  
  436. Note to 5.25 Inch Disk Users Only:
  437.  
  438. 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to copy the PGA TOUR Golf Course Disk
  439.  
  440. * DOS commands may vary. If you have any difficulties with this disk
  441. copying routine, refer to your DOS manual for specific information on
  442. copying disks.
  443.  
  444. Starting the Game
  445.  
  446. Note: You can play PGA TOUR Golf with a mouse, a joystick, or directly from
  447. the keyboard. If you want to use your mouse, make sure your mouse driver
  448. software (not provided by Electronic Arts) is installed before you start
  449. the game. Check the documentation
  450.  
  451. 6
  452.  
  453. that came with your mouse for more information. If you're playing with a
  454. joystick, make sure it's plugged into port #l of your computer.
  455.  
  456. Tandy Users: If you have joysticks plugged into your computer, use Joystick
  457. #2 to play PGA TOUR Golf. If you only have one joystick, plug it into Port
  458. #1.
  459.  
  460. To start PGA TOUR Golf from e floppy disk.
  461.  
  462. 1. Insert your copy of the PGA TOUR Golf Program Disk into drive A or B.
  463.  
  464. 2. Type A or B: (whichever drive you put the disk in) and press Enter.
  465.  
  466. If you want to run PGA TOUR Golf in a particular graphics mode, see
  467. Special Loading Features, on page 8. After you've completed the
  468. instructions in that section, come back here and continue the stan-up
  469. routine beginning with step number 4. If you don't want to issue any
  470. special loading instructions at this time, but would just like to begin
  471. the game:
  472.  
  473. 3. Type GOLF and press Enter.
  474.  
  475. 4. Once the game loads, the title screen appears followed by a credit
  476. screen. Press the spacebar, mouse button, or joystick button to
  477. continue.
  478.  
  479. Answer a Question, Please
  480.  
  481. A grid with yardage markers has appeared on the screen. To get to the Pro
  482. Shop so you can begin to play PGA TOUR Golf, you need to answer one quick
  483. question. You do that by selecting the correct yardage for the hole listed
  484. at the bottom of the screen.
  485.  
  486. 1. Turn to the middle of this manual. You'll find scorecards with yardage
  487. markers for three Tournament Players Club (TPC) courses. Note the number
  488. that corresponds to the course, hole, and tees (TPC, Blue, White, or
  489. Red) listed at the bottom of your screen.
  490.  
  491. 2. You need to highlight the matching number on the grid so you can move on
  492. to the Pro Shop. If you're using a:
  493.  
  494. Mouse: Move the cursor arrow to the appropriate number and click a mouse
  495. button to highlight the number. Then click OK (or press Enter).
  496.  
  497. Joystick: Use Up/Down, Left/Right on the joystick to move the highlight
  498. to the appropriate number. When the number is highlighted, press either
  499. joystick button.
  500.  
  501. Keyboard: Use the directional arrows on the keypad to move the highlight
  502. to the appropriate number. When the number is highlighted, press Enter.
  503.  
  504. 7
  505.  
  506. In a moment you'll be at the Pro Shop. From here you can go out to practice
  507. your strokes or begin a tournament round.
  508.  
  509. Special Loading Features
  510.  
  511. PGA TOUR Golf automatically detects and selects the best graphics mode for
  512. your computer. There might be times, however, when you'll want to change
  513. the graphics mode, to give the game a different look - For example, maybe
  514. your computer is capable of handling EGA mode, but you'd rather view the
  515. game in CGA mode.
  516.  
  517. To change the graphics mode of PGA TOUR Golf, you need to type an argument
  518. after the loading command, GOLF. The arguments you can use are:
  519.  
  520. V Run the game in VGA mode
  521. E Run the game in EGA mode
  522. T Run the game in Tandy graphics mode
  523. C Run the game in CGA mode
  524. H Run the game in Hercules mode
  525.  
  526. Add a space between the loading command and any argument
  527.  
  528. Let's say you want to load the game in CGA graphics mode. You'd type GolfC
  529. and press Enter.
  530.  
  531. Sound Board
  532.  
  533. The game automatically detects the presence of a soundboard in your
  534. computer. If you have more than one soundboard, the game will choose the
  535. first one it finds, based on the following order
  536.  
  537. Roland MT-32
  538. AdLib board
  539. CMS board
  540. Tandy
  541. PC Speaker
  542.  
  543. If you do not wish to enter any special instructions at this time, simply
  544. type GOLF and press Enter. If you're loading PGA TOUR Golf for the first
  545. time, return to step 4 in the start-up routine on page 4 or 7 for more
  546. information.
  547.  
  548. 8
  549.  
  550. FUNDAMENTALS
  551.  
  552. Every pro who qualifies for the PGA TOUR knows that golf is a game of
  553. fundamentals. The elegant simplicity of the game accounts for its enormous
  554. popularity and for the frustration most of us feel when we don't keep our
  555. heads down. But we shouldn't feel too badly; even the greatest pros return
  556. repeatedly to their teachers for reminders about watching the ball, proper
  557. swing mechanics, and body rotation.
  558.  
  559. Golf begins and ends with fundamentals; without them the occasional great
  560. shot, the superb sand save, the hole-in-one, are just accidents. As it is
  561. on the real PGA TOUR, so it is in PGA TOUR Golf. You've got to master the
  562. fundamentals to play with the big boys. They've been practicing and
  563. perfecting their games for years and now it's your turn.
  564.  
  565. The game offers a number of options to help you learn and practice the
  566. fundamentals of playing on the PGA TOUR. To learn how to hit the ball
  567. properly, using a variety of clubs, you can go to the Driving Range. To
  568. practice putting, go to the Putting Green. Or you can try a Practice Round
  569. when you're ready to put it all together.
  570.  
  571. All of the action begins in the Pro Shop.
  572.  
  573. The Pro Shop - Making Selections
  574.  
  575. You start PGA TOUR Golf in the Pro Shop. From here you'll select most of
  576. your play options. Notice the menu titles at the top of the screen. You can
  577. select options from any of these menus using the keyboard, the mouse or
  578. joystick.
  579.  
  580. For a list of the menu options and details on how to use them, see The Pro
  581. Shop and the PGA Tour Tent, page 23.
  582.  
  583. Making Selections with the Keyboard
  584.  
  585. You can select menus and play options from the keyboard simply by pressing
  586. the corresponding highlighted letter. You can look at the options in any
  587. menu simply by pressing the first letter in the menu's name. Or, when a
  588. menu is showing, you can expose a different menu by pressing the left- or
  589. right-arrow keys. Menus and menu options which share the same keyboard
  590. command (for example, Play menu and Practice Round can both be accessed by
  591. pressing P) are never available for selection at the same time.
  592.  
  593. Making Selections with the Mouse
  594.  
  595. Point the cursor arrow at the menu title (Play, File, View etc.) you want
  596. to use. When it's highlighted, click a mouse button. Then point the cursor
  597. arrow at the menu option you want
  598.  
  599. 9
  600.  
  601. to choose, so the option is highlighted, and slick a mouse button again.
  602.  
  603. Making Selections with the Joystick
  604.  
  605. Use joystick button 2 to access the menus of PGA TOUR Golf. Move the
  606. joystick left or right to display different menus. Move the joystick up
  607. and down to highlight different options on the displayed menu. Press
  608. joystick button l to make the selection. Make subsequent selections by
  609. moving the joystick, which moves the highlight Press joystick button l to
  610. accept the option, button 2 to cancel.
  611.  
  612. Escape Key
  613.  
  614. All users can press the Escape Key to move back one "layer" in the game.
  615. If,for example, you want to go to the immediately previous screen, press
  616. Escape, and you'll return to it. Multiple presses are allowed. Pressing
  617. Escape in the Pro Shop or the PGA TOUR Tent exits you to DOS.
  618.  
  619. You'll be prompted to save your game.
  620.  
  621. Driving Range
  622.  
  623. To prepare for your upcoming tournaments, you've got to do more than buy a
  624. new pair of shoes (although that wouldn't hurt). A little practice seems in
  625. order. Put your new clubs to work by heading off to the Driving Range. Be
  626. sure to experiment with your woods and your irons. And keep your eye on the
  627. wind gauge; you're not playing under a dome, you know. When you're ready to
  628. start, move the highlight to Driving Range on the Play menu and click a
  629. mouse (or use the joystick or keyboard).
  630.  
  631. All three professional courses and your home course, Sterling Shores, have
  632. Driving Ranges.
  633.  
  634. Select the course of your choice and click OK.
  635.  
  636. * If you're not using a mouse, you can use the up- and down-arrow keys /\
  637. and \/) on your keyboard to move through the list of courses. Press O or
  638. Enter to confirm your choice.
  639.  
  640. Fore! Hitting the Ball with the Stroke Bar
  641.  
  642. The Stroke Bar displays the distance potential of your selected club, and
  643. it lets you control the power and accuracy of your swing.
  644.  
  645. To hit the ball, you need to press the Stroke Button (spacebar, left mouse
  646. button, or joystick button 1) three times in succession. The first press
  647. (1) starts your backswing - the second (2) ends your backswing and
  648. determines the power of your stroke; the third (3) hits the ball and
  649. determines whether the shot will hook, slice, or travel straight.
  650.  
  651. 10
  652.  
  653. 1. Press the Stroke Button to start your backswing. The Power Bar quickly
  654. extends left from the Accuracy Point, indicating the growing strength of
  655. your backswing.
  656.  
  657. 2. Press the Stroke Button to stop your backswing. Each club has a distance
  658. potential, which appears in a box to the left of the Stroke Bar. The
  659. percentages below the Bar indicate the percent of the total distance
  660. potential you want to use. When tho Power Bar reaches the strength you
  661. want press the Stroke Button to stop it. The Bar begins to shrink back
  662. toward the Accuracy Point, leaving a small line that marks the spot
  663. where you stopped it.
  664.  
  665. 3. Press the Stroke Button to hit the ball. To hit the ball straight, press
  666. the Stroke Button when the Power Bar returns to the Accuracy Point. If
  667. you stop the Bar exactly on the Accuracy point, you'll hit the ball
  668. straight. If you press the Stroke Button before the Bar reaches the
  669. Accuracy Point the ball hooks to the left, if you press the Stroke
  670. Button after the Bar has moved beyond (to the right of) the Accuracy
  671. Point, the ball slices to the right.
  672.  
  673. For example, let's say you're at the tee and are ready to use your
  674. driver whose distance potential is 260 yards. If you press the Stroke
  675. Button (the second press) when the Power Bar is at 80%, your shot's
  676. calculated distance will be 208 yards (260 x 0.80 = 208). The actual
  677. distance of your stroke varies from the calculated distance depending on
  678. the wind, the type of terrain on which your ball lands, the lie of the
  679. ball, and your accuracy.
  680.  
  681. You can also let the Power Bar extend beyond 100% to give the stroke
  682. more power than you Stroke Bar with Power Bar at 80% can accurately
  683. control. If you hook or slice the ball with more than 100% power, any
  684. errors you make when you hit the ball (the third press) will be
  685. exaggerated.
  686.  
  687. Info Box
  688.  
  689. The Info Box at the Driving Range displays the club you're practicing with.
  690.  
  691. To select a different club:
  692.  
  693. Mouse: Move the cursor into the Info Box, and click either mouse button.
  694.  
  695. Joystick: Move the joystick up to increase the number of the club or down
  696. to decrease.
  697.  
  698. Keyboard: Press the up or down arrows on the keypad to change the number of
  699. the club.
  700.  
  701. 11
  702.  
  703. Club Range
  704. Type (Yards)
  705.  
  706. Driver 260
  707. 2 Wood 248
  708. 3 Wood 236
  709. 4 Wood 224
  710. 5 Wood 212
  711. 1 Iron 227
  712. 2 Iron 215
  713. 3 Iron 203
  714. 4 Iron 191
  715. 5 Iron 179
  716. 6 Iron 167
  717. 7 Iron 155
  718. 8 Iron 143
  719. 9 Iron 131
  720. Pitching Wedge 119
  721. Sand Wedge 100
  722. Putter *
  723.  
  724. Club Distance Potentials
  725.  
  726. * You can adjust the putter's distance potential between 5 and 120 feet, in
  727. 5 foot increments.
  728.  
  729. Notice how the distance potential in the Stroke Bar changes as you change
  730. your club. When you're playing a tournament round, your "caddy" will give
  731. you the club he thinks is appropriate for the shot, but the final choice is
  732. yours. If possible, choose a club with a distance potential that exceeds
  733. the distance to the pin, so you can maintain control of your stroke
  734. particularly if you plan to intentionally hook or slice your shot.
  735.  
  736. Note: These are total distances, not aerial distances. If you try to carry
  737. a 4 wood (distance potential 224 yards) over a water hazard 200 yards away,
  738. you probably ought to teach your ball how to swim. Remember, that these
  739. distance potentials assume a perfect lie, no wind, and a flat spot for the
  740. ball to land on so it can bounce and roll.
  741.  
  742. Aiming Your Shot
  743.  
  744. The aiming crosshair (flashing in the middle of your screen) indicates the
  745. direction the ball will travel if it is well-hit To change the position of
  746. the cross hair.
  747.  
  748. Mouse: Move the mouse cursor to the direction you want, and click the right
  749. mouse button to fix the cross hair in the intended target area.
  750.  
  751. Joystick Move the joystick left or right.
  752.  
  753. Keyboard: Press the left or right arrows (<-- or-->) on the keypad.
  754.  
  755. Wind
  756.  
  757. The rotating arrow indicates the wind speed and direction. Watch out for
  758. occasional wind gusts!
  759.  
  760. Adjust the direction and strength of your strokes to compensate for the
  761. wind.
  762.  
  763. Go to a Different Driving Range
  764.  
  765. You can go to the Driving Range of any other course by selecting New Course
  766. from the Go To menu. Then make your selection. If you want to return to the
  767. Pro Shop select Pro Shop from the Go To menu or press Escape.
  768.  
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  770.  
  771. Putting Green
  772.  
  773. We all know solid players who are long off the tee, with strong middle
  774. irons, and sweet short games, whose concentration completely falls apart
  775. once their ball hits the so-called "putting surface." (The very mention of
  776. the word "green" gives them the yips.). PGA TOUR Golf can help you avoid
  777. the dreaded y-word. You can practice putting on different greens, and learn
  778. how to really "read" them. If you want to practice your stroke now, select
  779. Putting Green from the Play menu.
  780.  
  781. Grid View
  782.  
  783. When you select Putting Green, a grid showing the topography of the first
  784. practice hole's putting surface appears on the screen. A message above the
  785. contour grid reports the distance to the cup, and how far your ball is
  786. above or below the pin. To get a better view of how the topography of the
  787. green will affect the roll of the ball as you putt use the F1 and F2 keys
  788. to move the grid, so the ball and the cursor are in alignment. Use the grid
  789. and the message to determine the appropriate direction and speed of your
  790. putt. As it says on the screen, you can use the left and right arrows to
  791. move the aiming cursor.
  792.  
  793. Click the left mouse button, joystick button 1, or press the spacebar to
  794. move to the putting green. The aiming cross hair on the green reflects any
  795. aiming adjustments you made on the grid. There's no need to re-aim. If you
  796. wish to see the grid again, choose Green from the View menu (or press G
  797. after pulling down the View menu).
  798.  
  799. How to Putt
  800.  
  801. The Stroke Bar on the Putting Green works exactly like the Stroke Bar at
  802. the Driving Range. See the "Driving Range" section for a description of the
  803. Stroke Bar.
  804.  
  805. When on the green, you always use a putter. Sorry, no trick clubs allowed!
  806. The distance potential of your putter can be adjusted in increments of 5
  807. feet over a range of 5 to 120 feet. To change the distance potential with
  808. a:
  809.  
  810. Mouse: Move the cursor into the Info Box, and click either mouse button.
  811.  
  812. Joystick: Move the joystick up or down.
  813.  
  814. Keyboard: Press the up or down arrows on the keypad.
  815.  
  816. 13
  817.  
  818. Info Box
  819.  
  820. The Info Box on the putting green displays your club type and the distance
  821. to the pin.
  822.  
  823. Aiming Your Putt
  824.  
  825. The flashing crosshair indicates the direction the ball will travel, if you
  826. hit it squarely. As with any ball you hit in PGA TOUR Golf, you'll pull the
  827. ball to the left if you hit too early, or push it to the right if you hit
  828. it late. To change the position of the cross hair with a:
  829.  
  830. Mouse: Move the mouse cursor to the direction you want, and click the right
  831. mouse button to fix the cross hair in the intended target area.
  832.  
  833. Joystick: Move the joystick left or right.
  834.  
  835. Keyboard: Press the left or right arrows (<-- or -->) on the keypad.
  836.  
  837. * Changing the position of the cross hair on this screen has the same
  838. effect as changing its position on the grid.
  839.  
  840. Short Putts
  841.  
  842. You'll sink short putts with ease if you play them like the pros do (and
  843. avoid the yips). The putts of 5 feet or less, go straight for the hole and
  844. make sure you don't baby the ball. As it is on the PGA TOUR, so it is in
  845. PGA TOUR Golf: No guts, no glory!
  846.  
  847. Go to a Different Hole
  848.  
  849. To go to a different hole on the course, select Hole from the Go To menu.
  850. Select the hole you want, and then select Ok.
  851.  
  852. Go to a Different Course
  853.  
  854. To go to a different course, select New Course from the Go To menu. Select
  855. the course you want, and then select Ok. To leave the Putting Green and
  856. return to the Pro Shop, select Pro Shop from the Go To menu, or press
  857. Escape.
  858.  
  859. Practice Round
  860.  
  861. Rather than just hanging around the Pro Shop swapping stories with the
  862. caddy master, you might think about shooting a practice round. To play a
  863. practice round on any course, choose Practice Round from the Play menu.
  864.  
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  866.  
  867. You'll be asked to make a few selections from the dialog boxes that will
  868. appear automatically.
  869.  
  870. First the game asks how many players are practicing this round (Select
  871. Number of Players); second it asks who is playing (Human or Computer
  872. Players); then you're asked whether you wish to register as a New player or
  873. load a previously Saved (Old) Player; if you choose New Player, type in
  874. your name on the replica of a PGA TOUR Player's Card; select Professional
  875. or Amateur Tees, choose the clubs you want to bring on your round. PGA
  876. rules require that you have no more than 14 clubs in your bag. If you hit
  877. the long ball well, take some long irons and an extra wood on your round.
  878. If your short game needs some work, make sure you have a full complement of
  879. short irons. Finally, select any one of the four golf courses.
  880.  
  881. In a moment an overview of the course you chose appears on the screen. The
  882. next thing you see is an expanding fly-by view of the first hole on your
  883. course. If you chose a TPC course, this fly-by will be accompanied by a
  884. brief commentary from one of the ten professional golfers featured in PGA
  885. TOUR Golf. Ignore this advice at your peril! The fly-by is followed
  886. automatically by an overhead view of the hole. A flashing dot marks the tee
  887. and a dark dot opposite to it marks the pin placement on the green. To
  888. return to the tee, press the space bar, a mouse button, or a joystick
  889. button.
  890.  
  891. Note: In general, you can speed up any screen transition, as from the
  892. fly-by view to the overhead, by pressing the left mouse button, joystick
  893. button 1, or the spacebar.
  894.  
  895. The Tee
  896.  
  897. Hitting the ball from the tee works just like hitting at the Driving Range
  898. or Putting Green. The Info Box displays useful additional information. It
  899. now tells you what hole you're on, the number of strokes you've taken, the
  900. current distance to the pin, par for the hole, and your status compared to
  901. par so far this round (E means Even Par). The current player's name appears
  902. in the upper right corner of the screen. You face the target fairway from
  903. each tee, or you face the pin when it's within range. Plan your shot
  904. accordingly.
  905.  
  906. OVERHEAD VIEW (F5)
  907.  
  908. Any time you want to look at an overhead view of the hole, select Overhead
  909. from the View menu (or press O on the keyboard, after you've pulled down
  910. the View menu). This view displays the path (called vectors) traveled by
  911. your previous shot(s). From this view you can easily see how much trouble
  912. you're in, or, to keep a good thought, how much trouble you narrowly
  913. avoided. To return to the course, press the spacebar, either mouse button,
  914. or a joystick button.
  915.  
  916. 15
  917.  
  918. TAKE A MULLIGAN (F2)
  919.  
  920. If you want to try a stroke again, just for practice you understand, select
  921. Take a Mulligan from the Options menu, and you can take the shot over. You
  922. can take multiple mulligans and even "mulligan" your way back to the tee,
  923. if you wish.
  924.  
  925. BALL LIE (F3)
  926.  
  927. Choose Ball Lie from the View menu to see how your ball is sitting on the
  928. grass or in the sand. Every PGA TOUR pro knows that ball lie will affect
  929. your choice of a club and the stroke you use. If you land in the rough, for
  930. example, your irons will have a lower distance potential and less accuracy
  931. than if you were hitting from the fairway. For more information on Ball Lie
  932. and club selection, see the Strategy Guide, pages 18-22.
  933.  
  934. SPECIAL SHOTS
  935.  
  936. PGA TOUR Golf lets you hit three types of unique shots on the course. If we
  937. hit all the greens in regulation, we probably wouldn't need this
  938. flexibility. But sometimes, the ball doesn't go exactly where you want it
  939. to. Sometimes you have to make a special shot. When that happens choose
  940. Special Shots from the Options menu. From there you can choose to Chip,
  941. Punch, or Putt from the Fringe. For tips on how to use these useful shots,
  942. see the Strategy Guide on pages 18-22.
  943.  
  944. INSTANT REPLAY (F1)
  945.  
  946. Choose Instant Replay to see your last shot again. Spectacular shots are
  947. automatically replayed.
  948.  
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  950.  
  951. TOURNAMENT PLAY
  952.  
  953. Playing a Tournament and learning to drive a car have one thing in common:
  954. you don't know how it feels to do it until you do it. You can hone your
  955. strokes on the practice tee, or work all the controls while the car is in
  956. the garage, but until you tee it up for money or pull out into 5:00 o'clock
  957. rush hour, you really don't know how you'll perform.
  958.  
  959. PGA TOUR events put a premium on preparation, mental toughness,
  960. coordination, and the will to win. If you think you're ready for the
  961. exhilarating challenge of tournament play, say good bye to your buddies in
  962. the Pro Shop and choose Tournament from the Play menu.
  963.  
  964. HOW TO PLAY
  965.  
  966. When you choose Tournament, you'll be asked a series of questions. You just
  967. can't walk into a PGA TOUR Golf event unannounced, you know. For now, just
  968. press Enter in response to each question to accept the default choice. When
  969. you're asked to enter your name, type it and press Enter. When you're done,
  970. an overhead shot of the entire course appears, followed by a fly-by of the
  971. first hole and then you arrive on the tee.
  972.  
  973. After you make all your usual selections, you are introduced to the
  974. tournament and the total prize money being offered.
  975.  
  976. Then you see the Leader Board which shows the current ranking for all
  977. tournament participants.
  978.  
  979. Following each ranking is the players name, score, and the hole he is
  980. currently playing.
  981.  
  982. During tournament play, you cannot change courses or holes, and no
  983. Mulligans are allowed (so keep your head down).
  984.  
  985. If you score among the top 48 players after Round 1, you make the cut and
  986. move on to Round 2. You have to place in the top 32 to get to Rounds 3 and
  987. 4.
  988.  
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  990.  
  991. STRATEGY GUIDE
  992.  
  993. PLAY PGA TOUR Golf like a Pro -- Take Your Best Shot!
  994.  
  995. In this Strategy Guide we outline how to play through most of the
  996. situations you'll confront while you play the challenging courses in PGA
  997. TOUR Golf. We chose the nasty 529 yard par-5 11th hole from the Tournament
  998. Players Club at Sawgrass as a representative hole because it includes every
  999. element that a TOUR pro must consider during a complete tournament round.
  1000. In THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP, which is played every year at Sawgrass, the
  1001. daunting and treacherous 11th has demolished the dreams of more than one
  1002. tournament hopeful. With practice, skill, and judgement you can avoid this
  1003. fate.
  1004.  
  1005. Off the Tee
  1006.  
  1007. Like all the great pros, you should strive for consistency and good
  1008. placement off the tee. If you hit like a gorilla but can't control the
  1009. ball, you'll find yourself in trouble on most of your second shots. Keep
  1010. in mind that all the TPC courses are designed to penalize risky shots that
  1011. turn out badly. Watch the aerial fly-bys for important club selection and
  1012. ball-location comments from our 10 featured PGA TOUR pros. They have
  1013. already learned the rule that it is better to be 20 yards shorter and in
  1014. the fairway than to be long and in the rough (or worse).
  1015.  
  1016. How Far Can You Hit It -- Club Distance Potential
  1017.  
  1018. It is important to understand that the distance potential listed to the
  1019. left of the Stroke Bar defines an AVERAGE shot hit at 100% power with no
  1020. wind, and includes the ball's flight in the air PLUS roll. Remember this
  1021. when you're about to hit over a sand trap or water hazard: When you have a
  1022. choice between two clubs -- always choose the longer one. You'll land
  1023. where you wanted to be more often if you use this rule throughout your
  1024. play.
  1025.  
  1026. Overswing -- Risk vs. Reward
  1027.  
  1028. The area to the left of the 100% Power mark on the Stroke Bar is reserved
  1029. for what we call "overswing". The farther you let the Power Bar go into
  1030. this area the farther you will be able to hit the ball. But, as with all
  1031. good things, there's a price to pay. If you don't hit the shot perfectly,
  1032. that is, smack the ball precisely at the Accuracy Point, the ball can, and
  1033. most likely will react erratically because you aren't in total control of
  1034. your swing. Remember: The greater the deviation at the top or bottom of
  1035. the swing, the more unpredictable the outcome of the shot. Usually, you
  1036. will not appreciate that outcome.
  1037.  
  1038. 18
  1039.  
  1040. A word for the prudent player
  1041.  
  1042. Do not stray into the Overswing area if you're trying to hook (draw), or
  1043. slice (fade) your shot. Overswing, by definition, eliminates reliability
  1044. even when you're playing the ball straight. It will make your intended hook
  1045. or slice wildly unpredictable.
  1046.  
  1047. Toyed with by the Elements
  1048.  
  1049. While your ball is traveling through the air, it will be battered around by
  1050. the wind. Adjust your aim to compensate for the direction and strength of
  1051. the wind. CHECK THE Wind GAUGE! It's more informative than throwing a clod
  1052. of grass in the air. The stronger the wind, the more of an adjustment you
  1053. should make. The Driving Range is an excellent place to test your ability
  1054. to adjust for the wind.
  1055.  
  1056. Playing Your Second Shot
  1057.  
  1058. Horrible Lies
  1059.  
  1060. No, we're not talking about your IRS returns. We mean ball lies. Let's say
  1061. you hit your drive on the money. Terrific, but where did it land? You've
  1062. got to check your ball lie. Other than distance to the hole (which PGA TOUR
  1063. Golf's automated club selection helps you with), a TOUR pro worries the
  1064. most about his ball lie. That is, how is the ball sitting on the grass or
  1065. in the sand? Ball Lie is so important because it affects the amount of
  1066. backspin you can impart to the ball, how far each club can hit the ball,
  1067. and how the ball reacts to an imperfect swing (overswing, hook, and slice).
  1068. The worse your ball lie, the more these factors affect your shot. The
  1069. following is a list, from best to worst, of all possible ball lies in the
  1070. game:
  1071.  
  1072. 1. Teed Up 6. Half-Buried in Light Rough
  1073. 2. Fairway/On Fringe (of green) 7. Buried in Sand Trap
  1074. 3 In Divot in Fairway 8. In Heavy Rough
  1075. 4 In Light Rough 9. Half-Buried in Heavy Rough
  1076. 5. In Sand Trap
  1077.  
  1078. On tho Beach--How To Play Out Of A Fairway Sand Trap
  1079.  
  1080. If your ball isn't buried in the trap you can hit all of your irons between
  1081. 50 and 90 percent of their distance potential. When you're in trouble,
  1082. resist the temptation to try a spectacular saving shot and concentrate on
  1083. getting your ball back into play (on the fairway or green). Play
  1084. conservatively out of the sand and you'll save a lot of pars. If your ball
  1085. is buried in the sand,
  1086.  
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  1088.  
  1089. it's risky to hit any club longer than a 4 iron. The danger of flubbing a
  1090. shot out of that lie is too great to risk the few extra yards you might get
  1091. with a longer club.
  1092.  
  1093. The Punch Shot (F8)
  1094.  
  1095. When you're half-buried in the rough, or buried in the sand, select Special
  1096. Shots from the Options menu and choose Punch Shot. Use the punch shot to
  1097. just get the ball back to the fairway from whatever trouble your ball may
  1098. have found. The distance the ball will travel is shorter than if you took
  1099. a full swing at the ball, but you're not likely to flub or whiff the shot
  1100. or shank it and have it sail wildly off your clubface.
  1101.  
  1102. Go For The Green In Two? -- Only for the Brave
  1103.  
  1104. On this hole you would have to hit a very big drive (300 yards or more) and
  1105. then cross an ocean of sand to have a reasonable chance of reaching the
  1106. green in two. Remember that the distance potential listed next to the
  1107. Stroke Bar is the amount the current club will go in the air PLUS roll. If
  1108. you are 240 yards away from the pin and try to hit a 3-wood to the green,
  1109. your ball will skip off the back of the green (IF, repeat IF, you are able
  1110. to hit the green on the fly with this club). A better strategy would be to
  1111. either: a) take less than a full swing with the 3-wood and try to bounce it
  1112. onto the green; or b) hit a long iron with overswing and try to fly the
  1113. ball to the green (via the overswing). The safest play on this hole is to
  1114. lay-up short of the green and get set up for your third shot, the approach.
  1115.  
  1116. Approaching the Green
  1117.  
  1118. Check Your Ball Lie -- The importance of your Ball Lie cannot be
  1119. overemphasized. You should check it out before almost every shot you hit!
  1120.  
  1121. The Chip Shot (F7)
  1122.  
  1123. If you are close to the green, or on the fringe, this is the perfect time
  1124. to use your Chip Shot (select Special Shots from the Options menu and
  1125. choose Chip Shot). This shot will not fly very far in the air. The
  1126. strategy of the shot is to fly the ball just on to the green and hope it
  1127. rolls the rest of the way to the hole. If you choose to use the Chip Shot
  1128. you should look at the Grid View of the green to read the contours of the
  1129. green between you and the hole. The moment your ball hits the green it
  1130. will react to these contours. IMPORTANT! It is not advisable to use the
  1131. Chip Shot out of the following lies:
  1132.  
  1133. 20
  1134.  
  1135. Half-Buried in Light Rough In Heavy Rough
  1136. In Sand Trap Half-Buried in Heavy Rough
  1137. Buried in Sand Trap
  1138.  
  1139. Warning: A ball hit as a Chip Shot will stop dead in its tracks if it lands
  1140. on the fringe.
  1141.  
  1142. Playing To The Green From A Bunker
  1143.  
  1144. Ball lie in the bunker is critical. If your ball is "sitting up" (that is,
  1145. not buried) it will not roll as far when it hits green as it would if it
  1146. had been buried. Remember this when you are thinking about how hard to
  1147. swing at a sand shot. If you are playing your shot out of a trap beside the
  1148. green, look at the Grid View of the green to see its contours. The ball
  1149. will be affected by these contours the moment your ball hits the green.
  1150.  
  1151. Backspin--How To Use It
  1152.  
  1153. The ability to control the ball with backspin is one of the skills that
  1154. separates the pros from most of the rest of us. Still, it's never too late
  1155. to learn, and if you want to play on the TOUR, it's a necessity. So take a
  1156. lesson in hitting with backspin.
  1157.  
  1158. Since any ball you hit with the shorter irons will roll backwards after
  1159. bouncing on the green (if your shot hits the green on the fly) it's
  1160. important to know how far you should try to hit shots with these clubs into
  1161. the green. Instead of trying to go exactly to the pin, it's probably better
  1162. to hit the ball just past the hole and rely on the backspin to roll the
  1163. ball back close to the hole.
  1164.  
  1165. IMPORTANT: Be very careful in using this strategy if the pin is placed at
  1166. the back of the green (check the pin placement with the Overhead View if
  1167. you can't remember where the pin is). Your shot might fly exactly the
  1168. distance you wanted, but land on the fringe (or worse). If it does land off
  1169. the green it will NOT roll back toward the hole (the other surfaces remove
  1170. the backspin from the ball).
  1171.  
  1172. Fringe Putting (F9)
  1173.  
  1174. If you land on the fringe of the green, PGA TOUR Golf assumes that you want
  1175. to putt from the fringe and auto-selects your putter. Sometimes the hole
  1176. will be too far away to putt and you might want to chip the ball. If you
  1177. choose a different club for this shot, and then change your mind, select
  1178. Fringe Putt from Special Shots in the Options menu to get your putter back.
  1179.  
  1180. Make sure you take a look at the Grid View of the green prior to making
  1181. your Fringe Putt. The fringe is not as low-cut or smooth as the green so
  1182. you'll have to putt the ball a little harder. The more fringe between you
  1183. and the green--the more over the listed distance you'll need to hit your
  1184. putt. Don't short-arm your putt.
  1185.  
  1186. 21
  1187.  
  1188. Tips On Putting
  1189.  
  1190. Okay, you made it the green in good shape. Unfortunately, for a lot of us,
  1191. this is when the heartache begins. The number of things that can go wrong
  1192. in such a small place is almost beyond belief. But, as experienced hackers,
  1193. we believe!
  1194.  
  1195. Using the Putting Grid
  1196.  
  1197. The pros spend years learning to "read" greens. PGA TOUR Golf gives you a
  1198. hand by providing a grid view of the green that will help read its
  1199. contours. Once the grid is displayed, use the F1 and F2 keys to rotate the
  1200. grid. Press the F1 key 4 times and you'll be right behind your ball with a
  1201. straight look at the hole. Note the elevation (above or below) between the
  1202. ball and the cup as well as the distance. This information is printed above
  1203. the Grid View. You may find that the grid is the best place to aim your
  1204. putt. Use the arrow keys to align your ball with the aiming cursor. All
  1205. aiming you do on the grid will be carried back to the normal view when you
  1206. return to the green.
  1207.  
  1208. Putting and the Stroke Bar
  1209.  
  1210. Make sure that the distance your ball needs to travel to get to the hole
  1211. (shown in the Info Box) is encompassed by the distance at the end of the
  1212. Stroke Bar. Change the distance potential so that you can hit most of your
  1213. putts near the 100% mark. You can change the distance potential of your
  1214. putter with the mouse (click the left mouse button in the Info Box), or
  1215. with the up- and down- arrows from your keyboard.
  1216.  
  1217. The Notorious 5-foot putt is not a Gimme even to tho Pros!
  1218.  
  1219. If the computer selects the 5-foot distance potential for your putt, the
  1220. contours on Grid View should not come into play unless the slope is very
  1221. severe. Hit your putt as close to the 100% mark as possible regardless of
  1222. the distance between you and the hole. You'll make more short putts this
  1223. way (and perhaps decrease the level of your frustration).
  1224.  
  1225. Practice Makes Perfect
  1226.  
  1227. No one can just walk out on the PGA TOUR and putt as well as the best in
  1228. the World. Use the Putting Green(s) on all the courses to familiarize
  1229. yourself with how to read the Grid View as well as how hard to hit your
  1230. putts given their distance and topography. Good luck, and good golfing!
  1231.  
  1232. 22
  1233.  
  1234. MENUS
  1235.  
  1236. THE PRO SHOP & THE PGA TOUR TENT
  1237.  
  1238. Here's where you make most of your selections. (Keyboard commands are shown
  1239. in parentheses.) Whenever you start PGA TOUR Golf, you begin each play
  1240. session at the Pro Shop. During Tournament play, you'll return to the
  1241. hospitality tent (rather than the Pro Shop) when you leave the course.
  1242.  
  1243. PLAY MENU (P)
  1244.  
  1245. The Play menu lists all the same play modes.
  1246.  
  1247. Practice Round (P)
  1248.  
  1249. Lets you practice a round of golf on any of the PGA TOUR Golf courses.
  1250. You'll be prompted to make the following selections.
  1251.  
  1252. 1. Select Number of Players.
  1253.  
  1254. 2. Specify Human or Computer Players.
  1255.  
  1256. The rest of these selections are repeated for each human player.
  1257.  
  1258. 3. New or Old Player--Enter a new name or select a player you've previously
  1259. saved to disk.
  1260.  
  1261. 4. Professional or Amateur Tees--Pro tees are farther from the pin than
  1262. amateur tees. In Tournament play professional tees are selected
  1263. automatically.
  1264.  
  1265. 5. Select Clubs--PGA rules strictly enforce a 14 club rule, so play to your
  1266. strengths. If you really want to take that 5-wood, one of your irons
  1267. will have to stay at the Pro Shop. The clubs your caddy has loaded into
  1268. your bag are marked with an asterisk. If you want to make some changes,
  1269. highlight a club you can do without and click Remove (or press R on the
  1270. keyboard).Then highlight a club you want in your bag and click Take or
  1271. Press T). An asterisk will appear next to that club to show that it's
  1272. clean, in your bag, and ready to perform miracles.
  1273.  
  1274. 6. Select the course you want to play.
  1275.  
  1276. During a practice round, you can select any option except those associated
  1277. with tournament play, like the Leader Board and Tournament Results.
  1278.  
  1279. 23
  1280.  
  1281. Tournament (T)
  1282.  
  1283. Starts a PGA TOUR tournament. You make the same selections as for a
  1284. practice round, except you must play from the professional tees.
  1285.  
  1286. During a tournament, you can select any menu option except those associated
  1287. with practice. You must play the holes in sequential order, and no
  1288. mulligans are allowed.
  1289.  
  1290. Driving Range (D)
  1291.  
  1292. Takes you to the driving range of the current golf course. To go to a
  1293. different course, choose New Course from the Go To menu. (The Go To menu
  1294. title appears only when you are on the Driving Range, Putting Green, or
  1295. playing one of the courses.)
  1296.  
  1297. Putting Green (G)
  1298.  
  1299. Takes you to a random spot on the green of a random hole on the current
  1300. course. As you sink putts, you're taken to random places on the green of
  1301. that hole. To go to a different hold, select Hole from the Go To menu and
  1302. make your choice. To go to a different course, choose New Course from the
  1303. Go To menu. (The Go To menu title appears only when you are on the Driving
  1304. Range, Putting Green, or playing one of the courses.)
  1305.  
  1306. Resume Game (R)
  1307.  
  1308. Takes you back to whatever you were doing before you returned to the Pro
  1309. Shot or the TOUR Tent from any of the other Play modes.
  1310.  
  1311. Quit (Q)
  1312.  
  1313. Exits to DOS. You'll be asked if you want to save your game before
  1314. exiting. You can only save one game at a time.
  1315.  
  1316. FILE MENU (F)
  1317.  
  1318. The file menu lists all the disk options.
  1319.  
  1320. Save Game (S)
  1321.  
  1322. Saves your current status in a tournament or a practice round. You can
  1323. only have one saved game at a time. Please note that the game will attempt
  1324. to save to your copy of the Program Disk.
  1325.  
  1326. Restore Game (R)
  1327.  
  1328. Loads your last saved game, either a tournament or practice round.
  1329.  
  1330. 24
  1331.  
  1332. Delete Player (D)
  1333.  
  1334. Deletes a saved player from the disk.
  1335.  
  1336. VIEW MENU (V)
  1337.  
  1338. The View menu lists all your score displays.
  1339.  
  1340. Scorecard (S)
  1341.  
  1342. Your scorecard for the current game. Press the spacebar (mouse button or
  1343. joystick button) to return to the golf course.
  1344.  
  1345. Leader Board (L)
  1346.  
  1347. Displays the leader board for the current tournament. Press Enter to
  1348. advance through the pages of the board more quickly than the game presents
  1349. them. Press the spacebar to return to the golf course.
  1350.  
  1351. Tourney Results (T)
  1352.  
  1353. Displays the results of a tournament as soon as the last player holes his
  1354. putt on 18. Each page is shown for a few seconds before the next is
  1355. displayed. Press Enter to advance through the pages of the board more
  1356. quickly than the game presents them. Press the spacebar (mouse button, or
  1357. joystick button) to return to the Pro Shop.
  1358.  
  1359. STATS MENU (S)
  1360.  
  1361. The Stats menu lists all the performance statistics available in PGA TOUR
  1362. Golf.
  1363.  
  1364. Current Players
  1365.  
  1366. This shows the lifetime statistics for any player playing the current
  1367. tournament or practice round.
  1368.  
  1369. Longest Drive (yards).
  1370. Driving Accuracy (%) in fairway.
  1371. Greens in Regulation (%) the percentage of greens reached at least two
  1372. strokes under par.
  1373. Putts/G.I.R. (#)--putting average based on the number of putts hit on
  1374. greens reached in regulation.
  1375. Par Breakers (%)--the percentage of holes where the player beat par.
  1376. Tournaments Won (#)
  1377.  
  1378. 25
  1379.  
  1380. Earnings ($)
  1381. Average Score (#)
  1382. Best 18 holes (#)
  1383.  
  1384. Saved Players (S)
  1385.  
  1386. Shows the lifetime statistics for any player saved on disk, as listed above
  1387. in Current Players.
  1388.  
  1389. Tournament (T)
  1390.  
  1391. Shows the tournament earnings for all players. Press Enter (or the left
  1392. mouse button or button on your joystick) to page ahead to see the Leading
  1393. Scorers. Press spacebar (or the right mouse button or button two on your
  1394. joystick) to return to the course.
  1395.  
  1396. Leading Money Winners
  1397.  
  1398. Earnings ($)--total money won.
  1399.  
  1400. Won (#)--tournaments won.
  1401.  
  1402. Top 10 (#)--tournaments finished in the top 10.
  1403.  
  1404. In the Money (#)--tournaments in which the player made the cut into rounds
  1405. 3 and 4.
  1406.  
  1407. Leading Scorers
  1408.  
  1409. Average (#)--average lifetime score.
  1410.  
  1411. Best 18 (#)--best 18-hole score.
  1412.  
  1413. Best 72 (#)--best four-round score.
  1414.  
  1415. Reset Pros (R)
  1416.  
  1417. Resets the accumulated stats of the pros to zero.
  1418.  
  1419. OPTIONS MENU (O)
  1420.  
  1421. When you're at the Pro Shop or in the Tournament Tent, the Options menu
  1422. displays the views and sound options that are available for use during your
  1423. round. Activate (or deactivate) any option by clicking on it (or by
  1424. pressing the appropriate highlighted letter). An active option has a check
  1425. mark in front of it. Auto-views that are activated automatically, can also
  1426. be activated by a keyboard command.
  1427.  
  1428. Overhead (Auto-view) (O)
  1429.  
  1430. After you hit the ball an aerial view of the current hole, showing tho
  1431. vectors of your shots, automatically appears.
  1432.  
  1433. 26
  1434.  
  1435. Ball Lie (auto-view) (B)
  1436.  
  1437. Automatically displays the lie of the ball after every shot you take
  1438. (except on the green).
  1439.  
  1440. Greens (auto-view) (G)
  1441.  
  1442. When you land on the green, a contour grid of that green appears
  1443. automatically. You must be near or on the green to use keyboard command G
  1444. to see this grid.
  1445.  
  1446. Fly-by-Hole Preview (F)
  1447.  
  1448. Offers a bird's-eye view of the current hole, which shows everything from
  1449. the pin placement to the fairway hazards to the tee. Each fly-by on a TPC
  1450. hole is accompanied by instructive commentary or helpful advice from one of
  1451. PGA TOUR Golf's featured professionals. Only the fool-hardy will ignore
  1452. their remarks.
  1453.  
  1454. Music (M)
  1455.  
  1456. Play music during the fly-by and the introduction.
  1457.  
  1458. Sound Effects (E)
  1459.  
  1460. Toggle the game's sound effects on and off. Effects include the sound of
  1461. the club hitting the ball, the ball's bounce, and the ball bottoming out in
  1462. the cup.
  1463.  
  1464. Save Setup (S)
  1465.  
  1466. Saves your Options configuration to disk. This setup will be loaded every
  1467. time you start PGA TOUR Golf.
  1468.  
  1469. ON THE GOLF COURSE
  1470.  
  1471. When you're out on the course, the menus of PGA TOUR Golf are different
  1472. than when you're at the Pro Shop. You'll use these new menus to make
  1473. special selections on the courses, the driving ranges, and the putting
  1474. greens. Not all options are available in all places.
  1475.  
  1476. GO TO MENU (G)
  1477.  
  1478. The Go To menu lists all the places you can go to as you play PGA TOUR
  1479. Golf.
  1480.  
  1481. Hole (H) (Not available in Tournament Mode)
  1482.  
  1483. Takes you to any hole on the current course.
  1484.  
  1485. New Course (N) (Not available in Tournament Mode).
  1486.  
  1487. Takes you to any of the four golf courses for a practice round.
  1488.  
  1489. 27
  1490.  
  1491. TOURNAMENT PLAYERS CLUB
  1492. AVENEL
  1493.  
  1494. HOLE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OUT
  1495.  
  1496. Championship
  1497. BLUE 72.0 376 564 185 408 340 447 422 409 150 3321
  1498.  
  1499. WHITE 70.0 362 553 162 342 328 410 396 394 136 3083
  1500.  
  1501. HANDICAP 11 1 15 7 13 5 3 9 17
  1502.  
  1503. PAR 4 5 3 4 4 5 4 4 3 36
  1504.  
  1505. ======================================================================
  1506.  
  1507. HOLE 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 IN OUT
  1508.  
  1509. Championship
  1510. BLUE 72.0 349 136 413 503 275 458 401 181 425 3141 6462
  1511.  
  1512. WHITE 70.0 314 125 403 481 239 418 391 156 400 2927 6010
  1513.  
  1514. HANDICAP 12 18 4 2 14 6 10 16 8
  1515.  
  1516. PAR 4 3 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 35 71
  1517.  
  1518. ======================================================================
  1519.  
  1520. TOURNAMENT PLAYERS CLUB
  1521. SAWGRASS
  1522.  
  1523. HOLE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OUT
  1524.  
  1525. Slope 135
  1526. TPC 388 571 162 360 454 381 439 215 582 3492
  1527. Rated 74.9
  1528.  
  1529. Slope 130
  1530. BLUE 364 456 139 339 408 351 403 201 554 3215
  1531. Rated 71.9
  1532.  
  1533. Slope 126
  1534. WHITE 331 441 121 295 367 328 376 162 514 2935
  1535. Rated 68.7
  1536.  
  1537. PAR 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 3 5 36
  1538.  
  1539. HANDICAP 12 16 18 10 4 14 2 8 6
  1540.  
  1541. =======================================================================
  1542.  
  1543. HOLE 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 IN OUT
  1544.  
  1545. TPC 395 529 336 172 438 426 497 132 440 3365 6857
  1546.  
  1547. BLUE 358 509 299 150 418 413 491 121 420 3179 6394
  1548.  
  1549. WHITE 335 464 280 132 370 359 438 97 351 2826 5761
  1550.  
  1551. PAR 4 5 4 3 4 4 5 3 4 36 72
  1552.  
  1553. HANDICAP 11 7 15 17 3 5 9 13 1
  1554.  
  1555. =======================================================================
  1556.  
  1557. 28
  1558.  
  1559. PGA WEST
  1560. TPC STADIUM GOLF COURSE
  1561.  
  1562.  
  1563.  
  1564. D
  1565. O
  1566. U
  1567. B
  1568. L B R
  1569. E L E
  1570. C S A F
  1571. P C R A T C L
  1572. R R E N R K E
  1573. E A S D O L C
  1574. L T C U A H I T
  1575. U E E P B M O N I
  1576. D R N I L E L K O
  1577. E S T T E N E S N
  1578. =======================================================================
  1579. HOLE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OUT
  1580.  
  1581. TOURNAMENT
  1582. RATING - 77.1 440 373 470 184 533 255 350 557 450 3612
  1583.  
  1584. CHAMPIONSHIP
  1585. RATING - 74.4 383 351 445 175 513 222 320 530 430 3370
  1586.  
  1587. REGULAR
  1588. RATING - 71.4 360 335 401 156 493 197 308 488 386 3124
  1589.  
  1590. HANDICAP 11 15 3 17 1 7 13 9 5
  1591.  
  1592. PAR 4 4 4 3 5 3 4 5 4 36
  1593.  
  1594. LADIES HANDICAP 7 13 9 15 1 17 5 3 11
  1595.  
  1596. ========================================================================
  1597.  
  1598. S
  1599. S A
  1600. E N
  1601. C
  1602. O T A
  1603. N U N
  1604. D R D
  1605. N E
  1606. E T I A A C
  1607. T H N S L O
  1608. Q E O C G C L
  1609. U R U A F A I
  1610. A N M G V H A T S
  1611. R I O H E O U R E
  1612. R T A T R M L A U
  1613. Y Y T S N E T Z M
  1614. =======================================================================
  1615. HOLE 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 IN TOT
  1616.  
  1617. TOURNAMENT
  1618. RATING 414 618 360 220 390 470 571 166 440 3649 7261
  1619.  
  1620. CHAMPIONSHIP
  1621. RATING 383 593 352 198 376 442 530 147 408 3429 6799
  1622.  
  1623. REGULAR
  1624. RATING 354 535 336 173 352 411 485 128 390 3164 6288
  1625.  
  1626. HANDICAP 12 2 16 10 18 8 6 14 4
  1627.  
  1628. PAR 4 5 4 3 4 4 5 3 4 36 72
  1629.  
  1630. LADIES HANDICAP 6 2 12 18 14 10 4 16 8
  1631.  
  1632. ========================================================================
  1633.  
  1634. 29
  1635.  
  1636. Pro Shop (P) (or) PGA TOUR Tent (P)
  1637.  
  1638. Returns you to the Pro Shop during practice, or takes you to the PGA TOUR
  1639. tend during a tournament.
  1640.  
  1641. OPTIONS MENU (O)
  1642.  
  1643. The Options menu lists special play options.
  1644.  
  1645. Special Shots (S)
  1646.  
  1647. See the Strategy Guide for instructions on how to use the three special
  1648. shots, Chip Shot (C); Punch Shot (P); and Fringe Put (F).
  1649.  
  1650. Normal (N)
  1651.  
  1652. Deactivates the conditions that apply when using special shots.
  1653.  
  1654. Take a Mulligan (M) (Not available in Tournament Mode).
  1655.  
  1656. To repeat a shot during a practice round. Mulligans do not count as
  1657. strokes. Think of them as a learning experience. You can take multiple
  1658. mulligans of one shot, or select Take a Mulligan repeatedly to move back to
  1659. the tee.
  1660.  
  1661. Pick up Ball (P)
  1662.  
  1663. Accept a score of 12 strokes for the current hold, and go on to the next
  1664. hole.
  1665.  
  1666. Instant Replay (I)
  1667.  
  1668. Show a replay of the last shot.
  1669.  
  1670. VIEW MENU (V)
  1671.  
  1672. The View menu lists all the special views and score displays. Press the
  1673. spacebar, a mouse button, or a joystick button to return to the course.
  1674.  
  1675. Ball Lie (B)
  1676.  
  1677. Displays your ball lie on the course.
  1678.  
  1679. Overhead (O)
  1680.  
  1681. Displays the aerial view of the course showing your shots.
  1682.  
  1683. 30
  1684.  
  1685. Green (G)
  1686.  
  1687. When you're on or very near the green, this option displays a contour map
  1688. of that green.
  1689.  
  1690. Scorecard (S)
  1691.  
  1692. Displays your scorecard for the current game.
  1693.  
  1694. Leader Board (L)
  1695.  
  1696. Displays the Leader Board for the tournament.
  1697.  
  1698. Tourney Results (T)
  1699.  
  1700. Displays the results for the tournament just after it's over.
  1701.  
  1702. Hot Keys (H)
  1703.  
  1704. Displays shortcut commands for some of the more common and useful
  1705. selections.
  1706.  
  1707. F1 Instant Replay F6 Scorecard
  1708. F2 Mulligan F7 Chip Shot
  1709. F3 Ball Lie F8 Punch Shot
  1710. F4 Green F9 Fringe Putt
  1711. F5 Overhead F10 Normal Shot
  1712.  
  1713. STATS MENU (S)
  1714.  
  1715. The Stats menu lists the performance statistics for all current players.
  1716.  
  1717. Current Players (By Name)
  1718.  
  1719. Displays the lifetime statistics for any player playing the current
  1720. tournament or practice round. See Current Players on page 25.
  1721.  
  1722. Tournament (T)
  1723.  
  1724. Displays the tournament statistics for all players:
  1725. the Leading Money Winners, and then for the Leading Scorers. See page 28.
  1726.  
  1727. 31
  1728.  
  1729. PGA TOUR GOLF GUIDE
  1730.  
  1731. A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE PGA TOUR
  1732.  
  1733. The exact beginning of professional golf in America is difficult to
  1734. discover. The names of the best golfers from the early 1800s are for the
  1735. most part lost to us. Unfortunately, what they did, who they played
  1736. against, what they played for, and sometimes even where they played is
  1737. shrouded in the mystery of time past. But that there were professionals
  1738. dedicated to the game, and fans who thrilled to outstanding play, no one
  1739. doubts.
  1740.  
  1741. Beginning in 1898, the historical record starts to yield more concrete
  1742. information. The distinguished history of professional golf begins to
  1743. emerge on New Year's Day of that year. In the middle of winter, ten
  1744. professional golfers played 36 holes of stroke play at the Ocean County
  1745. Hunt and Country Club in Lakewood, New Jersey and competed for a total
  1746. purse of $150. The winner, Val Fitzjohn, defeated his brother in a
  1747. sudden-death playoff and took home $75.
  1748.  
  1749. Despite the weather, a large gallery came to witness the event, and the New
  1750. York Times provided extensive coverage of the tournament. Shortly
  1751. thereafter, tournaments began to pop up across the country. But this was
  1752. not 'tour' golf, as we know it today, because the events lacked continuity.
  1753. Interest in the game, however, continued to grow. American professionals
  1754. were rapidly improving their games and crowds were becoming more
  1755. knowledgeable. When John McDermott became the first native-born to win the
  1756. U.S. Open (l911), enthusiasm for the game expanded exponentially.
  1757.  
  1758. Helping this growth was a commercially-backed exhibition 'tour' by
  1759. Englishmen Harry Vardon and Ted Ray. The two travelled across the country
  1760. and attracted huge crowds whenever they stopped to play during the summer
  1761. of 1913. However, the biggest explosion of interest in the game occurred
  1762. that September. A 20-year old "local boy," Francis Quimet, defeated the
  1763. pair in a playoff for the United States Open Championship at Brookline, MA
  1764. Suddenly, golf became front page news and a game for everyone.
  1765.  
  1766. The early Twenties saw the first development of what we know as the PGA
  1767. TOUR. In the winter, tournaments were held on the West Coast, Texas and
  1768. Florida. By the middle of the decade, the TOUR was offering $77,000 in
  1769. total purses and donating a substantial amount of money to charity. Names
  1770. like Walter Hagen, Gene Sarazen and Bobby Jones became folk legends in a
  1771. nation hungry for heroes.
  1772.  
  1773. In the Thirties, the TOUR continued to grow. The PGA of America provided
  1774. support to the fledgling tour and despite the financial woes caused by the
  1775. Great Depression, golf tournaments were able to attract large crowds. It is
  1776. interesting to look back at some figures of the
  1777.  
  1778. 32
  1779.  
  1780. time. Paul Runyan was the leading money winner of 1934 with $767. In
  1781. contrast, in 1989, the top two money winners -- Tom Kite and Payne Stewan
  1782. -- each earned over $l million (see PGA Facts and Figures, The Growth of
  1783. Tour Purses, below for more information).
  1784.  
  1785. Like other outstanding professional athletes of the era, the names of the
  1786. TOUR's best golfers became household words in the late 1930's. By the early
  1787. 1940's Sam Snead's name started to appear in the headlines with regularity.
  1788. Then came Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson, Jimmy Demaret and others who were to
  1789. gain nationwide fame.
  1790.  
  1791. Following World War II, the TOUR became more structured and as Tvs appeared
  1792. in more and more of the nation's homes in the late 50s and early 60s,
  1793. interest in the game exploded. Once television became a player in the game,
  1794. the eyes of the world were on golf. The exposure inspired millions to try
  1795. the game and at the same time, TV-advertising revenues sent purses soaring.
  1796. The bulk of these revenues, which are distributed by the PGA TOUR to all
  1797. co-sponsors, have gone back into the purses, accounting for the tripling of
  1798. prize money in the last decade alone.
  1799.  
  1800. During Commissioner Deane Beman's administration, which began in 1974, the
  1801. value of tournament purses has escalated at an unprecedented rate. PGA TOUR
  1802. assets have grown from $730,000 in 1974 to $80 million today, and total
  1803. revenues have increased from $3.9 million to $140 million in the same time
  1804. period. This tremendous growth in revenues has created a number of wealthy
  1805. athletes, but more importantly it has allowed the PGA TOUR to vigorously
  1806. pursue its goal of being a major contributor to charitable causes.
  1807. Charitable donations have been a hallmark of professional golf almost from
  1808. the very beginning. The idea of turning over a tournament's after-expenses
  1809. profits to charity has its origin in 1917. During World War I, a
  1810. professional tournament was played to raise funds for the Red Cross.
  1811. Likewise, numerous exhibitions were staged for the same purpose. These
  1812. practices set the mold for the TOUR and since 1938, PGA TOUR events have
  1813. donated $145 million dollars to charity. Each of the last 13 years have
  1814. seen charitable contributions increase dramatically, to the point where
  1815. over $100 million has been donated since 1984. The slogan, "The leading
  1816. money winner on the PGA TOUR is Charity," is definitely not just a catch
  1817. phrase.
  1818.  
  1819. Great athletes, knowledgeable fans, progressive and inventive
  1820. administration, and corporate involvement have made PGA golf the great game
  1821. it is today.
  1822.  
  1823. --adapted from the Official 1990 PGA TOUR Media Guide
  1824.  
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  1826.  
  1827. PGA FACTS AND FIGURES
  1828.  
  1829. Golfers and fans from every level of the game have a long-standing love
  1830. affair with the statistics of golf. After all is said and done, the numbers
  1831. tell us who won, and who didn't do as well. Though the game is played in
  1832. tranquil settings, in reverent silence, this calm is often belied by the
  1833. frantic excitement caused by the large prizes that are at stake. The
  1834. professionals naturally feel the 'heat' a bit more acutely than we do. That
  1835. doesn't keep us from living and dying with our favorite's next shot.
  1836.  
  1837. What follows are three different kinds of statistics that we thought you
  1838. would enjoy. They are all a part of the fascinating texture of the PGA
  1839. TOUR.
  1840.  
  1841. GROWTH OF TOUR PURSES: A SIX-FOLD INCREASE IN THE LAST TWENTY YEARS
  1842.  
  1843. Year No. of Events Total Purse
  1844.  
  1845. 1970 55 $6.751.523
  1846. 1971 63 7,116,000
  1847. 1972 71 7,596,749
  1848. 1973 75 8,657,225
  1849. 1974 57 8,165,941
  1850. 1975 51 7,895,450
  1851. 1976 49 9,157,522
  1852. 1977 48 9,688,977
  1853. 1978 48 10,337,332
  1854. 1979 46 12,801,200
  1855. 1980 45 13,371,786
  1856. 1981 45 14,175,393
  1857. 1982 46 15,089,576
  1858. 1983 45 17,588,242
  1859. 1984 46 21,251,382
  1860. 1985 47 25,290,526
  1861. 1986 46 25,442,242
  1862. 1987 46 32,106,093
  1863. 1988 47 36,959,307
  1864. 1989 44 41,288,787
  1865.  
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  1867.  
  1868.  
  1869. PRIZE MONEY DISTRIBUTION
  1870.  
  1871. To finish a tournament "in the money" is every professional's goal when he
  1872. starts his first round on Thursday morning. If he makes the 38-hole-cut, he
  1873. accomplishes his goal and has a chance for a really big payday. How much a
  1874. golfer can make in a given tournament depends entirely on the total purse
  1875. being offered by the tournament sponsors. Below are some examples of what
  1876. the PGA TOUR pros are playing for when they tee it up on Saturday and
  1877. Sunday.
  1878.  
  1879. Total Purse: $600,000 (The Southern Open, Green Island Country
  1880. Club, Columbus, GA)
  1881. Position 1 2 3 4 5
  1882. Prize $108,000 64,800 40,800 28,800 24,000
  1883.  
  1884. Total Purse: $1,000,000 (Federal Express St. Jude Classic, TPC at
  1885. Southwind, Memphis, TN*
  1886. Position 1 2 3 4 5
  1887. Prize $180,000 108,000 68,000 48,000 40,000
  1888.  
  1889. Total Purse: $1,500.00 (THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP, TPC at Sawgrass, Pointe
  1890. Vedre, FL)
  1891. Position 1 2 3 4 5
  1892. Prize $270,000 162,200 102,200 72,000 60,000
  1893.  
  1894. 1989 PGA TOUR STATISTICAL HIGHS/LOWS
  1895.  
  1896. Those with 50 rounds or more based on 186 ranked players.
  1897. Statistical Category Highest Average Lowest
  1898.  
  1899. Driving Distance 280.9 261.8 245.5
  1900. Driving Accuracy .826 .650 .479
  1901. Greens in Regulation .726 .655 .535
  1902. Putting 1.734 1.787 1.878
  1903. Par Breakers .224 .183 .148
  1904. Eagles 14 4 0
  1905. Birdies 415 268 137
  1906. Scoring Average 69.49 71.08 72.92
  1907. Sand Saves .660 .505 .361
  1908.  
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  1910.  
  1911. "10 of the best" in PGA TOUR Golf
  1912.  
  1913. As you play the challenging TPC courses in the game, ten of the PGA TOUR's
  1914. most outstanding professionals offer their insights and advice to help you
  1915. along. You'll get the benefit of their experience and perhaps take
  1916. inspiration from their success. Consistency and competitiveness are the
  1917. hallmarks of these featured professionals. Learn from their experiences and
  1918. let them guide your play through the exhilarating TPC courses.
  1919.  
  1920. TOMMY ARMOUR III
  1921.  
  1922. Owner of one of the most revered names in the distinguished history of
  1923. golf, Tommy is the grandson of the "Silver Scot," winner of the U.S. and
  1924. British Opens, the PGA Championship, and charter inductee to the PGA Hall
  1925. of Fame (Palm Beach Gardens, Florida).
  1926.  
  1927. Despite his lineage, a career in golf was not automatic for Tommy (III). He
  1928. was a fine schoolboy athlete, who excelled in several sports. lt was at
  1929. first with regret that he had to choose A between golf and baseball,
  1930. because they shared the same season. By the time he finished high school,
  1931. however, the regrets were gone. The decision to dedicate himself to golf
  1932. introduced a new sense of purpose and commitment to his life.
  1933.  
  1934. Following are markably successful amateur career, topped off by winning the
  1935. William Tucker Intercollegiate event while at the University of New Mexico,
  1936. Tommy qualified for the TOUR in 1981, when he was 21. He now thinks of this
  1937. as a kind of "false" start in his chosen career. 1982 was not what he hoped
  1938. it would be. For the next five years he tried to get his cardback, and each
  1939. year he just barely missed.
  1940.  
  1941. Naturally, Tommy was disappointed. But he was undaunted. He used his time
  1942. off the PGA TOUR to good advantage. He gained precious experience by
  1943. practicing hard and playing competitively in several events on the European
  1944. and Asian Tours. His perseverance and dedication have paid off handsomely.
  1945. Since he regained his card at the PGA TOUR's Qualifying Tournament in 1987,
  1946. his "real" career has taken off brilliantly.
  1947.  
  1948. In 1988 he finished 66th on the prize money list, and in 1989 he tied for
  1949. runner-up in the Kemper Open at the challenging Tournament Players Club
  1950. [TPC] at Avenel. He completed the year ranked in the top twenty in three
  1951. statistical categories: greens in regulation, birdies, and eagles. When
  1952. Tommy talks golf shots, people listen.
  1953.  
  1954. The future looks bright for this descendant of one of golf's great
  1955. families.
  1956.  
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  1958.  
  1959. PAUL AZINGER
  1960.  
  1961. New England born and raised, Paul honed his game with collegiate experience
  1962. and great coaching at Brevard Junior College and Florida State University.
  1963. Following an unheralded entry to the PGA TOUR in 1982, and a couple of
  1964. undistinguished (though not unproductive) years, Paul began a meteoric rise
  1965. to the highest levels of the game in 1985. Some would call that rise an
  1966. assault. Paul took no prisoners. He simply improved every aspect of his
  1967. game including his competitiveness, and his efforts were recognized in 1987
  1968. when he was named PGA Player-of-the-Year.
  1969.  
  1970. No one doubted that this honor was well-deserved. Paul won three
  1971. tournaments that year and had led the TOUR in Sand Saves in 1986 and 1987.
  1972. His earnings for 1987 exceeded his 1988 take by over half a million
  1973. dollars--the fifth largest one-year increase in PGA TOUR history.
  1974.  
  1975. While never terribly long off the tee, Paul is always among the TOUR
  1976. leaders in hitting greens in regulation. His uncanny ability to select just
  1977. the right club has positioned him consistently high among the Par Breakers,
  1978. and in 1989 he was ranked best all-around golfer on the TOUR. His amazing
  1979. 69.69 scoring average is the envy of all his peers. Consistency and
  1980. shot-making ability made him an obvious choice for the Ryder Cup team to
  1981. which he was named in 1989.
  1982.  
  1983. Paul's boyish good looks, lanky frame, and pleasantly engaging manner have
  1984. won him a loyal and enthusiastic following. But it's his superlative
  1985. all-around game which has made him tremendously popular with galleries and
  1986. golfing fans everywhere. His even disposition and ever-improving
  1987. consistency foretell even greater accomplishments for this fine competitor.
  1988. As 1990 began Paul held 10th position in the Sony World Rankings, which
  1989. compares player performances around the world.
  1990.  
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  1992.  
  1993. FRED COUPLES
  1994.  
  1995. A fine all-around athlete, Fred was encouraged by his father to begin
  1996. competing in junior golf events in his native Seattle. The young man loved
  1997. the game and demonstrated his skill and commitment by becoming an
  1998. All-American at the University of Houston in 1978 and 1979. After
  1999. qualifying for the TOUR in 1980, he showed that he was equal to the
  2000. challenge of professional competition by becoming the leading money winner
  2001. among rookies in 1981.
  2002.  
  2003. By 1983 seasoned professionals and golf fans everywhere were discovering
  2004. that Fred has as much talent as anybody on the TOUR. He is consistently
  2005. ranked in the top 15 professionals in scoring, eagles, putting, and driving
  2006. distance. And, if "pressure" could be a middle name, it would be his. Like
  2007. all great TOUR competitors, Fred thrives on playing, under pressure.
  2008.  
  2009. At the 1983 Kemper Open, Fred calmly won the now famous 5-player
  2010. sudden-death playoff. In 1984, after shooting a record-tying 64 in the
  2011. first round of THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP (TPC at Sawgrass), where every shot
  2012. must be precise, Fred never looked back. Even though Tom Watson, Seve
  2013. Ballesteros, and Lee Trevino mounted furious challenges to his leadership,
  2014. Fred came away with the victory by one stroke!
  2015.  
  2016. Great shot-making ability and immunity from pressure: what a winning
  2017. combination! It came as no surprise that Fred was ranked number two in the
  2018. 1989 all-around ratings of players on the TOUR (right behind Paul Azinger)
  2019. and was also named to the Ryder Cup team.
  2020.  
  2021. As 1990 began he held 15th position in the Sony World rankings, which
  2022. compares player performances around the world.
  2023.  
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  2025.  
  2026. BRUCE LIETZKE
  2027.  
  2028. When Bruce was just a small boy in Kansas, his older brother, a course
  2029. professional in Wichita, gave him a set of cut-down clubs. Gifts from
  2030. admired older brothers being at least equivalent to diamonds in value,
  2031. Bruce and the clubs were inseparable. And the boy just didn't haul them
  2032. around: he tried to master his brother's game, at all times,in all weather.
  2033. He became a fine highschool player, and while on scholarship to the
  2034. University of Houston, won the Texas State Amateur title in 1971.
  2035.  
  2036. Ironically, Bruce's early start in the game led him to give it up. Shortly
  2037. after he left Houston in 1973, Bruce felt he had played so much golf that
  2038. he had nothing left to give back to the game. He put his clubs away for
  2039. six months and wondered his goals and ambitions. Not surprisingly it turned
  2040. out that becoming a successful professional golfer wasn't the top of his
  2041. list. With his priorities reordered and his enthusiasm revived, he
  2042. qualified for the PGA TOUR in the spring of 1975.
  2043.  
  2044. He played well on TOUR almost from the start, although his first victory
  2045. didn't come until 1977. But then the flood gates were opened and Bruce's
  2046. sparkling play made him an easy selection for the Ryder Cup (1981) and
  2047. allowed him to finish in the top twenty of the money list for the next
  2048. several years. He reasserted his exacting game in 1988, winning the GTE
  2049. Byron Nelson Classic at the TPC at Las Colinas. In 1989 he nearly tamed the
  2050. TPC at Sawgrass in THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP before tying for third.
  2051.  
  2052. Once again in 1989 Bruce had the best percentage among active professionals
  2053. for hitting greens in regulation (73%). His accuracy with the driver is
  2054. almost unmatched, so the message is clear When Bruce is playing well, the
  2055. rest of the field better turn it up a notch.
  2056.  
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  2058.  
  2059. MARK MCCUMBER
  2060.  
  2061. The past four years (1986-1989) have seen Mark solidify his position as one
  2062. of the finest players in the game. He finished 1986 ranked 80th on the
  2063. money list, with three TOUR victories to show since he qualified for his
  2064. card in 1978.1987 opened a new chapter in his professional life as a
  2065. player. He won the Anheuser-Busch Classic and followed that victory with an
  2066. aweinspiring triumph at the THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP (TPC at Sawgrass)
  2067. shooting a record-breaking 273 (15 under par). In addition to walking away
  2068. with the first prize check, mark received a 10-year TOUR exemption for his
  2069. stunning victory.
  2070.  
  2071. Mark continued his winning ways in 1989. In addition to winning the
  2072. Beatrice Western Open and tying for second at the U.S. Open, he had five
  2073. other top 10 finishes. This amazing performance placed him 14th on the
  2074. money list and insured his selection to the Ryder Cup team. As 1990 began
  2075. he held 18th position in the Sony World rankings, which compares player
  2076. performances around the world.
  2077.  
  2078. Considering his consistently fine performance at the THE PLAYERS
  2079. CHAMPIONSHIP (TPC at Sawgrass) it's no surprise that Mark and his family
  2080. make their home in Ponte Vedra, Florida. "Live where the luck is," as they
  2081. say. But Mark may have another reason for living nearby the Tournament
  2082. Players Club at Sawgrass: it gives him an opportunity to study and learn
  2083. the lessons of one of the most beautiful and challenging courses in the
  2084. U.S. This is appropriate because when Mark puts on his other hat, he's
  2085. among the best of the new generation of golf course architects.
  2086.  
  2087. Mark and his brothers have founded a firm specializing in golf course
  2088. design. Several of their courses have already been built and have received
  2089. high praise. As a designer, Mark has the potential of having a greater
  2090. impact on the world of golf than he has as a player. And considering his
  2091. excellent golf game, that would be some impact, indeed.
  2092.  
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  2094.  
  2095. LARRY MIZE
  2096.  
  2097. As a complement to his superbly consistent game (of 25 tournaments entered
  2098. in 1989, he finished 22 of them in the money) and in recognition of his
  2099. valuable off-course contributions to the game, Larry was elected by his
  2100. fellow professionals as a Player Director of the PGA Tournament Policy
  2101. Board. The Board establishes the goals and policies of the PGA TOUR. It is
  2102. a tribute to his concentration and dedication that Larry has been able to
  2103. fulfill both his playing and administrative responsibilities with flying
  2104. colors. When Larry was nine years old, living in Augusta, Georgia, his
  2105. father--a scratch handicapper--taught him the game. That early training
  2106. served him well. He had a fine collegiate career at Georgia Tech in
  2107. Atlanta, and qualified for the TOUR in 1981. Six years later he returned to
  2108. Augusta to win the Master's Tournament (1987) with one of the most
  2109. thrilling shots in recent memory.
  2110.  
  2111. After dropping an 8-foot birdie putt on 18 to force a be with Greg Norman
  2112. and Seve Ballesteros, Larry birdied the second play off hole (No. 11 at
  2113. Augusta National) by holing out with a 140-foot chip shot. The appreciative
  2114. crowd erupted with applause appropriate to such artistry. Norman later
  2115. missed his putt for birdie and the victory was Larry's. This, as it
  2116. happened, was tit for tat, because Greg had beaten Larry on the sixth hole
  2117. of a fiercely contested playoff at the Kemper Open (TPC at Avenel) in 1988.
  2118.  
  2119. Larry's middle name is Hogan. Given his father's love of the game, is it
  2120. possible that Larry has a namesake from the world of golf? Given the
  2121. honored name, is Larry destined for even greater things on the golf course?
  2122. You can bet on it!
  2123.  
  2124. As 1990 began Larry held 19th position in the Sony World rankings, which
  2125. compares player performances around the world.
  2126.  
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  2128.  
  2129. MARK O'MEARA
  2130.  
  2131. Mark started to play the game seriously as a teenager in Mission Viejo,
  2132. California. His progress was rapid and his skill sufficient to win him a
  2133. place on his high school team. Dedication and constant improvement won him
  2134. a scholarship at Long Beach State, where he became an All-American in 1979.
  2135. His amateur career culminated in his victory over John Cook in the 1979
  2136. United States Amateur Championship.
  2137.  
  2138. With his professional career off to a running start, Mark fulfilled his
  2139. boyhood dream and qualified for the PGA TOUR in 1980. Predictably, his work
  2140. habits and his talent impressed everyone. He was named TOUR
  2141. Rookie-of-the-Year in 1981. Although it took him a couple of years to break
  2142. away from the pack, Mark showed in 1984 that he was destined to become a
  2143. great player.
  2144.  
  2145. In 1984 he finished second on the money list, putting together an almost
  2146. unequaled record of top three finishes (9) and forged a well-deserved
  2147. reputation for consistency and toughness that lasts to this day. His
  2148. performance led to his being named to the Ryder Cup team in 1985. This was
  2149. no flash in the pan. It was real gold. Mark was named to the Ryder Cup Team
  2150. a second time in 1989 following a great year in which he ranked 13th on the
  2151. money list.
  2152.  
  2153. Mark has always been known by his peers as a great putter, a superb
  2154. tough-course player, and an avid student of all facets of the game. As if
  2155. to prove his colleagues right, Mark was ranked 13th among PGA pros in
  2156. putting in 1989; won (for the second time) the always difficult Pebble Beach
  2157. National Pro-Am; and won the respect of golf course architects with his
  2158. perceptive and inventive advice on course design.
  2159.  
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  2161.  
  2162. JOEY SINDELAR
  2163.  
  2164. Like so many of the fine players on the PGA TOUR, Joey learned the game at
  2165. his father's elbow. He was six years old when he first picked up a club,
  2166. and the game has continued as a passion to this day. Likewise his father's
  2167. involvement in his professional life has remained a constant. Joey's dad is
  2168. his coach, mentor, sounding board, advisor, and source of inspiration. With
  2169. characteristic, though perhaps too much modesty, Joey says "Dad's been
  2170. behind everything I've done."
  2171.  
  2172. Joey improved his game in high school and won the New York State Junior
  2173. Tournament in 1972. He had realized by then that he would need a
  2174. scholarship if he was to continue his education. Colleges came running for
  2175. his talents and he decided on Ohio State University following in the
  2176. footsteps of Jack Nicklaus and Ed Sneed. Joey honored his famous
  2177. predecessors and the OSU program by being named All-American three
  2178. consecutive years.
  2179.  
  2180. After receiving his B.S. in 1981, Joey turned professional and qualified
  2181. for the PGA TOUR in 1983. From the start he played like a champion. Many of
  2182. his peers think Joey plays the long courses as well as anyone. He is
  2183. consistently among the TOUR leaders in Distance Driving and Par Breakers.
  2184.  
  2185. Following a spectacular year in 1988, including two TOUR victories, Joey
  2186. was named to the Kirin Cup team. His earnings that year gave him some title
  2187. to the fourth largest single-season earnings gain in TOUR history (over
  2188. half a million dollars). It's fair to suspect that he used some of that
  2189. hard earned money to indulge his habit of collecting antique golf
  2190. equipment. With Joey's explosive game it's likely that some of his fellow
  2191. pros often find themselves wishing, if only in jest, that he'd bronze his
  2192. own clubs.
  2193.  
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  2195.  
  2196. CRAIG STADLER
  2197.  
  2198. With a current total of eight TOUR victories, a bushel basket full of top
  2199. ten finishes, and the ungrudging respect of his peers, Craig Stadler is
  2200. unlikely to sneak up on anybody in 1990. He has proven his mettle. But
  2201. Craig's amateur and early professional history is an instructive example of
  2202. how difficult it is for even a great golfer to rise to the top of his
  2203. profession, and how truly competitive the PGA TOUR has become.
  2204.  
  2205. If anyone ever looked like a "sure thing" entering the TOUR in 1976, it was
  2206. Craig. His credentials were impeccable. California born and raised, he
  2207. started playing the game year-round with his dad, at the age of five. At
  2208. eighteen, he won the World Junior Championship (1971) in 1973 he became
  2209. United States Amateur champion. Unanimously selected as an All- American at
  2210. the University of Southern California (USC) in 1974 and 1975, he was named
  2211. to the Walker Cup in 1975. And then he qualified for the TOUR.
  2212.  
  2213. Strange to say, four years of completely unexpected mediocrity followed. He
  2214. wasn't playing badly;he just was not excelling. There were too many good
  2215. players in front of him. But in 1980 his star began to shine with two PGA
  2216. TOUR victories. "Cream rises," as they say. Does it ever! Craig won the
  2217. Kemper; Open in 1981. In 1982 he notched four more victories, including the
  2218. Masters and his second Kemper title and finished the year by winning the
  2219. Arnold Palmer Award as the leading money winner on the TOUR. The star had
  2220. become a supernova, and although he's had to work through a few low energy
  2221. cycles, he's still burning brightly in 1989. After monopolizing the title
  2222. of TOUR's champion Par Breaker in 1984,1985, and 1986, Craig is currently
  2223. ranked number 5 in that critical category. Of the twenty-two tournaments he
  2224. entered in 1989, he finished in the money twenty-one times. It's clear to
  2225. all his peers and the informed golfing public that one nickname should
  2226. replace all the colorful monikers that have been suggested by Craig's
  2227. unique physique: just call him "Winner."
  2228.  
  2229. 44
  2230.  
  2231. FUZZY ZOELLER
  2232.  
  2233. When talk turns to the great professionals playing today, Fuzzy Zoeller's
  2234. name always comes up. And rightfully so. A United States Open Championship
  2235. crown (1984) and a Master's Tournament title (1979) are enough to insure
  2236. his place in history. But to hear people talk, one might think that Fuzzy's
  2237. middle name was "Potential" so often is that word connected to the New
  2238. Albany, Indiana native.
  2239.  
  2240. Discussing "what might have been" is usually a futile and aggravating
  2241. exercise. But in Fuzzy's case it's understandable. From the time he
  2242. qualified for the TOUR (1974) until he had partially corrective back
  2243. surgery (1985) pain, resulting from a high-school basketball injury, was a
  2244. constant companion. No one doubts that pain affects performance. He won
  2245. seven events on the TOUR before 1985. In the first year after his surgery,
  2246. he won three events. Draw your own conclusions.
  2247.  
  2248. Fuzzy has never used his health as an excuse. He plays when he is able,
  2249. and doesn't play when he thinks he can't perform up to his exacting
  2250. standards. In fact, his overall play has been outstanding, and he has been
  2251. an obvious choice for the Ryder Cup team on three occasions
  2252. (1979,1983,1985). Many people "in the know" believe that if Fuzzy is in
  2253. contention on Sunday he will, more often than not, win the tournament His
  2254. stylish game combined with an open and winning personality have made him a
  2255. gallery favorite, and his fellow professionals have admired and loved him
  2256. for more than a decade.
  2257.  
  2258. While he currently ranks among the PGA leaders in hitting greens in
  2259. regulation, par breaking and scoring average, most professionals think the
  2260. strongest part of Fuzzy's game is his remarkable ability to make a
  2261. difficult shot under tremendous pressure. He used this capability at the
  2262. awe-inspiring PGA West (TPC at La Quinta) where he won The Skins Game
  2263. against great competition in 1988.
  2264.  
  2265. 45
  2266.  
  2267. TOURNAMENT PLAYERS CLUBS [TPC]
  2268.  
  2269. Among the many exciting and original concepts developed by the PGA TOUR in
  2270. the psst decade, nothing has affected the millions of golf spectators as
  2271. much as the invention and construction of the Tournament Players Clubs
  2272. [TPC]. The TOUR believed that over the years the interests of spectators
  2273. had often been ignored or sacrificed for other important concerns when golf
  2274. courses were designed. The PGA TOUR determined that when it got the
  2275. opportunity to build its own, it would construct courses that not only
  2276. challenged the players, but allowed spectators an unprecedented, unimpeded
  2277. look at the action. This dream was realized in 1980 with the construction
  2278. of the TPC at Sawgrass. And in less than ten years the dream has grown
  2279. into a network that now encompasses 21 TPCs in 12 states and, with the
  2280. addition of TPC International courses in Japan, two countries.
  2281.  
  2282. The TPC courses are sometimes referred to as Stadium courses, because many
  2283. of the greens are designed like amphitheaters. All over the courses one
  2284. finds spectator mounds that afford fans unrestricted views of the tees,
  2285. fairways, and greens. In fact, the 18th hole at the original TPC at
  2286. Sawgrass can accommodate more than 40,000 people all have a clear view of
  2287. the action. You won't see any periscopes at an event on a Tournament
  2288. Players Club course!
  2289.  
  2290. All TPCs are designed to host PGA TOUR or Senior PGA TOUR events and to
  2291. date the courses have been designed by some of the top architects in the
  2292. business -- Pete Dye, Arthur Hills,and Ed Ault Associates, just to name a
  2293. few. In addition to securing the services of top flight designers and
  2294. architects, the PGA TOUR often assigns a TOUR player to act as a consultant
  2295. to the designer, in the hopes that his special expertise and point of view
  2296. will add a bit of spice to the project. Since the Tournament Players Club
  2297. at Sawgrass opened, the TPC network has now truly become the "best set of
  2298. clubs" in America. This has been a great benefit to the entire golfing
  2299. public as well as the PGA TOUR players. When you join a TPC club in your
  2300. area, it's like joining a nationwide country club. Membership at one TPC
  2301. club allows you to play at any of the other clubs across the country and
  2302. an opportunity to view the greatest players in the world in action on your
  2303. own course once a year.
  2304.  
  2305. 46
  2306.  
  2307. Domestic Tournament Players Clubs
  2308.  
  2309. Club Architect Consultant Hosts
  2310.  
  2311. TPC at Sawgrass Pete Dye THE PLAYERS
  2312. Ponte Vedra,FL CHAMPIONSHIP
  2313.  
  2314. TPC at Eagle Trace Arthur Hills Honda Classic
  2315. Coral Springs, FL
  2316.  
  2317. TPC of Connecticut Pete Dye Howard Twiny Canon Greater
  2318. Cromwell, CT Hartford Open
  2319.  
  2320. TPC at Prestancia Ron Garl Mike Souchak Chrysler Cup
  2321. Sarasota, FL
  2322.  
  2323. TPC at Avenel Ed Ault Ed Sneed Kemper Open
  2324. Potomac, MD Associates
  2325.  
  2326. TPC at StarPass Bob Cupp Craig Stadler Northern Telecom
  2327. Tucson, AZ Tucson Open
  2328.  
  2329. TPC at Scottsdale Jay Morrish/ Jim Colbert/ Phoenix Open
  2330. Scottsdale, AZ Tom Weiskopf Howard Twitly
  2331.  
  2332. TPC at Piper Glen Arnold Palmer Paine Webber
  2333. Charlotte, NC Invitational
  2334.  
  2335. TPC at Southwind Ron Prichard Hubert Green/ Federal Express
  2336. Memphis, TN Fuzzy Zoeller St Jude Classic
  2337.  
  2338. TOURNAMENT PLAYERS COURSES "Licensed facilities"
  2339.  
  2340. TPC at The Woodlands Von Hagge/ Independent
  2341. The Woodlands, TX Bruce Devlin Insurance Agent Open
  2342.  
  2343. TPC at Las Colinas Jay Morrish Ben Crenshaw/ GTE Byron
  2344. Irving, TX Byron Nelson Classic
  2345.  
  2346. TPC at PGA West Pete Dye The Skins Game
  2347. La Quinta, CA
  2348.  
  2349. 47
  2350.  
  2351. FUTURE TPCs (Announced, Planned and Under Construction)
  2352.  
  2353. Club Architect Consultant Hosts
  2354.  
  2355. TPC at Snoqualmie Falls Rees Jones Don January/ To Be Announced
  2356. King County, WA Peter Jacobsen
  2357.  
  2358. TPC at Ventura County To Be Corey Pavin To Be Announced
  2359. Simi Valley, CA Announced
  2360.  
  2361. TPC of Michigan Jack Nicklaus Mazda Senior
  2362. Dearborn, MI
  2363.  
  2364. Tournament Players Championship
  2365.  
  2366. TPC at Summerlin PGA TOUR Design Fuzzy Zoeller Las Vegas
  2367. Las Vegas, NV Services, Inc. Invitational
  2368.  
  2369. TPC at Ka'upulehu Jack Nicklaus To Be Announced
  2370. Kona, HI
  2371.  
  2372. TPC at Cheval PGA TOUR Design Chi Rodriguez GTE Suncoast
  2373. Tampa, FL Services, Inc. Classic
  2374.  
  2375. TPC INTERNATIONAL
  2376.  
  2377. TPC of Kijima TPC of Batoh TPC of Ichihara
  2378. (Japan) (Japan) (Japan)
  2379.  
  2380. COURSES AND TOURNAMENTS IN PGA TOUR GOLF
  2381.  
  2382. Tournament Players Club [TPC] at Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra, Florida
  2383.  
  2384. The TPC at Sawgrass was the first Stadium Golf course to be constructed.
  2385. From the outset it was destined to be a special course. The PGA TOUR
  2386. looking for a permanent site for THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP and wanting to
  2387. establish; "home club" for the members of the TOUR, saw greatness in the
  2388. lush tropical setting near Jacksonville, and the TOUR was thrilled.
  2389.  
  2390. The famous (some say notorious) Pete Dye was chosen as the designer. His
  2391. mission was to
  2392.  
  2393. 48
  2394.  
  2395. amenities, including a variety of unobstructed views of the golfing action.
  2396. To say that Dye succeeded admirably is almost an understatement. The
  2397. nail-biting, pressure-packed precision required by almost every shot is
  2398. offset perfectly by the spacious serenity of the course. And the fans can
  2399. see it all!
  2400.  
  2401. Three of this TPCs' first nine holes are judged to be among the 100 hardest
  2402. holes in America. The treacherous 17th green is surrounded by water. Its
  2403. bold original design has served as a model and inspiration for many of the
  2404. new breed of architects. And when the huge amphitheater circumscribing the
  2405. 18th green is packed with an appreciative gallery, every TOUR professional
  2406. wants to play his very best one final hole.
  2407.  
  2408. No detail was ever looked at Sawgrass. The 6,857 yards of the course are
  2409. beautifully integrated into the natural terrain rather than being imposed
  2410. on it. The thoughtful combination of water hazards and wide sand bunkers
  2411. introduces a challenge to every player. Even the extensive practice
  2412. facilities are beautifully designed.
  2413.  
  2414. TPC at Sawgrass perfect location for THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP. Every year
  2415. the 144 best players in the world pit their skills against the course and
  2416. golfing has around the world have been thrilled by the outstanding
  2417. performance of several PGA TOUR professionals. Among the most memorable
  2418. feats were Fred Couples' astonishing 64 (8 under) in the first round of the
  2419. PGA tournament; Sandy Lyle's exciting playoff victory in 1987; and Mark
  2420. McCumber's incredible record-setting victory round of 273 in 1988.
  2421.  
  2422. TOURNAMENT PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP
  2423.  
  2424. Year Winner Score Location Par/Yards
  2425.  
  2426. 1982 Jerry Pate 280 TPC at Sawgrass 72/6857
  2427. 1983 Hal Sutton 283 TPC at Sawgrass 72/6857
  2428. 1984 Fred Couples 277 TPC at Sawgrass 72/6857
  2429. 1985 Calvin Peete 274 TPC at Sawgrass 72/6857
  2430. 1986 John Mahaffey 275 TPC at Sawgrass 72/6857
  2431. 1987 Sandy Lyle* 274 TPC at Sawgrass 72/6857
  2432.  
  2433. THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP
  2434.  
  2435. 1988 Mark McCumber 273 TPC at Sawgrass 72/6857
  2436. 1989 Tom Kite 279 TPC at Sawgrass 72/6857
  2437.  
  2438. * = Playoff
  2439.  
  2440. 49
  2441.  
  2442. Tournament Players Club [TPC] at Avenel, Potomac, Maryland
  2443.  
  2444. In typical TPC fashion, the layout of the course at Avenel, with its
  2445. natural amphitheaters and spectator mounds, offers clear views of all the
  2446. golfing action spectators never have to strain to see their favorite pros.
  2447. Definitely a course for the bold player, Avenel like all great courses,
  2448. rewards good shots, and penalizes poor ones. The mixed topography of the
  2449. rolling Maryland countryside requires a player to take a substantial number
  2450. of risks to master the course.
  2451.  
  2452. Avenel was designed by Ed Ault Associates and is the home of the Kemper
  2453. Open, the oldest continuously corporate-sponsored golf tournament on the
  2454. PGA TOUR. Kemper National Insurance Companies hosts this great tournament
  2455. and can rightfully boast about as prestigious list of participants and past
  2456. champions including golf greats Craig Stadler, Tom Kine, and Arnold Palmer,
  2457. who won the first Kemper Open in 1969. Since it's inception ,the tournament
  2458. has given Kemper the opportunity to donate more than one million dollars to
  2459. local and national charities.
  2460.  
  2461. The course itself is a model of thoroughly diversified design. At almost
  2462. 7,000 yards in length the successful player needs to control every club in
  2463. his bag to score consistently well here. Gorgeous elevated tees, a variety
  2464. of doglegs, tiered greens, rock runs, and water hazards contribute to the
  2465. course's exciting character. The scenic and demanding 9th hole is typical
  2466. of Avenel: It's not long, but features hazards all around the green. The
  2467. elevated tee complicates the player's perspective. Ponds guard the front
  2468. and right side of the green; a bunker looms on the left. In short the
  2469. course is beautiful but treacherous.
  2470.  
  2471. KEMPER OPEN
  2472.  
  2473. Year Winner Score Location Par/Yards
  2474.  
  2475. 1982 Craig Stadler 275 Congressional CC, Bethesda,MD 72/7173
  2476. 1983 Fred Couples* 287 Congressional CC, Bethesda,MD 72/7173
  2477. 1984 Greg Norman 280 Congressional CC, Bethesda,MD 72/7173
  2478. 1985 Bill Glasson 278 Congressional CC, Bethesda,MD 72/7173
  2479. 1986 Greg Norman* 277 Congressional CC, Bethesda,MD 72/7173
  2480. 1987 Tom Kite 270 TPC at Avenel, Potomac,MD 71/6864
  2481. 1988 Morris Hatalsky 274 TPC at Avenel, Potomac,MD 71/6864
  2482. 1989 Tom Byrum 268 TPC at Avenel, Potomac,MD 71/6864
  2483.  
  2484. * = Playoff
  2485.  
  2486. 50
  2487.  
  2488. PGA WEST
  2489.  
  2490. Stadium Course at La Quinta, California The TPC Stadium Course at La Quinta
  2491. was conceived and designed by Pete Dye. lt is the current site of The Skins
  2492. Game. With a USGA rating of 77.1, the Stadium Course is unanimously ranked
  2493. one of the 100 greatest golf courses in the world.
  2494.  
  2495. Unarguably a major part of the course's greatness resides in its enormous
  2496. difficulty. The fainthearted simply can't play here. Its unique collection
  2497. of swales, valleys, humps, and mounds give pause to even the most
  2498. courageous professionals. Numerous intimidating driving holes with greens
  2499. guarded by cavernous bunkers and merciless water mean that collars can get
  2500. pretty tight in the closing rounds of a tournament.
  2501.  
  2502. The fairways are thin ribbons of undulating turf. Sand, pot holes, and even
  2503. fairway bunkers make every shot an adventure. The greens, when you can see
  2504. them, are deep and conspiratorial. Like all great courses, the Stadium
  2505. Course at PGA West makes you take your best shot every time you step up to
  2506. the ball. Each shot is make or break. If you try to bail out, you get
  2507. burned. If you try to lag up to the water when you should be trying to
  2508. carry over it, trouble is guaranteed.
  2509.  
  2510. Each hole carries a descriptive epithet, and the pros know that these are
  2511. more than nicknames. The 6th hole called AMEN, is on The PGA of America's
  2512. 18 toughest holes in America. It is in fact held by many to be the toughest
  2513. hole in existence. The pros are ecstatic when they've finished playing it.
  2514. The signature bunkers of the San Andreas Fault (16) and Eternity (11) have
  2515. deprived many golfers of sleep.
  2516.  
  2517. All fun aside, the pros and the fans love the TPC Stadium Course at La
  2518. Quinta. The galleries get superb views of PGA TOUR members, playing a
  2519. supremely challenging course at the top of their games, executing a
  2520. magnificent variety of almost impossible shots with the precision and grace
  2521. that we all love to dream about. The United States Ryder Cup team is
  2522. eagerly looking forward to hosting its European competition at PGA West,
  2523. which has already been selected as the site of 1991 Ryder Cup matches.
  2524.  
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  2526.  
  2527. ---
  2528. Provided by THE SOUTHERN STAR for M.A.A.D.
  2529.  
  2530. For more Amiga documents, visit www.lemonamiga.com
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