Xtreme Bob
Golf Digest South Africa|Feb 2017

Tales of the Wild West, Pricey Clubs and Crazy Golf Games: Pxg Founder Bob Parsons Takes Gambles That Will Make You Sweat. 
 

Xtreme Bob

We Play a Game called Sweat. It’s the perfect golf gambling game. It’s played one on one or can be played two against two. Here’s how it works: Each hole is worth one point. In our case the point is worth $100, but it can be any amount. At any time during the play of a hole, a side can offer to double the bet. If the other side declines, they lose the hole and the point total. But here’s the kicker: If an opponent accepts the double, they also receive half a stroke. The half-stroke changes everything. If we’re playing a par 3 and I’m on the green, 40 feet from the hole, and you’re plugged in the bunker, I’ll double you and give you half a stroke. But if, somehow, you hit the sand shot two feet from the hole, and I hit my first putt five feet past the hole, you might want to double me back, which also cancels the half-stroke. So now we’re playing for four points – $400 – you putting from two feet and me putting from five feet, the half strokes back to dead even. Other conditions of Sweat: A birdie instantly doubles the bet, an eagle quads it and a hole-in-one pays 10 times. Another rule: If you’re up by five points or more, you can’t decline the double. Whatever your basic DNA is as a competitor, Sweat will expose it.

I’m A “New” Guy.  I’m not drawn to classic cars, old motorcycles or antiques of any kind. That Harley I rode in on today, it’s new. My cars are new. My PXG (Parsons Xtreme Golf) clubs are the latest and greatest, all 14 of them. If you have a trusty old club you still carry around, I’m happy for you. But I prefer new stuff.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة Feb 2017 من Golf Digest South Africa.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة Feb 2017 من Golf Digest South Africa.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.