How good are pro golfers?

I’ll give you one glimpse into what the difference is, numerically, in terms most golfers can understand even if they aren’t mathematically inclined. About 25 years ago I devised a golf trackin…

Top stories for Long   How good are pro golfers? Charles South, Golf is my #2 or #3 passion in life • Updated January 6, 2022 I’ll give you one glimpse into what the difference is, numerically, in terms most golfers can understand even if they aren’t mathematically inclined. About 25 years ago I de... Read more » 390 80   I am smoking 3 cigarettes max per day but then I have a mouth ulcer so I want to know many people in the world smoking cigarettes. Why do I have problems like this only? Asked in Mediforte • Answered by Suzanne Porter • April 29 My husband used to smoke about a pack of cigarettes a day then he started coughing a lot. He went to a throat specialist and the Dr. had him open his mouth and the Dr. saw ... Read more » 354 57   Why do airlines in the US heavily favor the Embraer E170 and E175 for regional jet travel, and what makes these models stand out? OpenBlueprint • Answered April 27 The undisputed king of US regional flights is the Brazilian-built Embraer E175. Its dominance hinges on a strict union rule: it must hold exactly 76 passengers and weigh un... Read more » 21 5   What did German soldiers at Normandy feel on D-Day? Are there any book or journal accounts? Jay Bazzinotti, Interested in what drives men to fight in a losing situation. • Updated May 7, 2018 When von Rundstedt saw the impossible 5000 ships the Allies had assembled for the invasion he called German High Command to apprise them of the situation. When asked for hi... Read more » 1.6K 156   Symran • Posted Mar 29 Hi, I am 30 year female, I have 7 years of experience in the corporate world. I am currently wfh. My salary is 44k, and I am living with my parents. I am not married, and the job I am in, I don’t f... Read more » 2.3K 1.7K   When I look at morbidly obese people, I ask, what was their diet, to end up that way? Caleb Davis • Updated May 26 For breakfast? Nothing. I sleep in the extra 15 minutes and don’t eat. Between breakfast and lunch? I drink two Zero Sugar Gatorade. Usually Grape. For lunch? Nothing. My job... Read more » 219 26   Are BMWs really that less reliable than Hondas? Bart Crunk, former Analyst (retired) (1991-2021) • Updated March 16, 2024 My bro in law has been a BMW mechanic for 20+ years. A few years ago, I was looking at getting a new car, and was considering a BMW. I asked him what year and model he reco... Read more » 5.7K 1K   Why is Cornell University considered the "runt of the litter" of Ivy League universities, given the fact that it is clearly on the same level of prestige as Harvard and Yale? Aaron Brown, SB Applied Mathematics, Harvard University (1978) • Answered May 15 I’d dispute both your claims. The conventional ranking has three tiers: Harvard/Yale/Princeton (top social cachet for undergraduates, oldest brand equity, largest endowments... Read more » 61 25   Is it true that you arrive more refreshed after a First Class flight, and what makes that possible? Friday le Blanc, former Scientist - now just old, opinionated and retired! • Answered May 7 I have traveled the world - literally millions of miles - in every class and on many different airlines. For me - there are THREE secrets to arriving refreshed after a long ... Read more » 250 17   Why has nobody built a rotating space craft to simulate gravity? Joseph Reinemann, Science Fiction writer, researches too much. • Updated March 5, 2019 They have tried this exactly once, to prove the viability of the concept. The Gemini 11 mission joined two capsules together with a tether and maneuvered them into a spin. ... Read more » 3.3K 351   Why do some retirees choose to avoid Florida despite its reputation as a retirement haven? Richard Lowell, works at Aviation • Answered April 30 In 2025 we were considering moving to ‘the Villages’ next to Ocala, Florida. Been there, looked at new homes, was even preparing our present home in Georgia to sell. Then w... Read more » 635 63   Why does playing longer tees make it so much harder for amateur golfers compared to pros who seem to handle them easily? HalftimeLedger, Sports analysis and commentary • Answered May 5 Moving back one set of tees adds just 400 yards to an entire golf course. So why does that tiny distance completely shatter an amateur's scorecard? The answer is that added ... Read more » 21 Read more in your feed

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