Daniel Schiff

Golf Course Architecture Nerd, Foodie, Data Scientist Opinions are my own.

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@WaBumpy @casualclubguy The front is fantastic. The 10,12,17,18 are great! It’s the patch between 13-16 that could be reinvented.

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@WaBumpy @casualclubguy Design of the holes are. But the routing itself becomes a bit up down on the back.

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@chantel_mccabe Venue is the number one reason. No offense to Seaview, but it’s not the watching spectacle, that maybe hidden creek or Galloway or a top tier course would be. Went to Solheim at RTJ, fantastic venue.

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@Top100Rick Bulgaria? Thracian Cliffs?

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Calculation:

HI = best 8 of 20 avg
EP = best 15 of 20 avg

Variance Gap = EP − HI
Multiplier = 1 + 0.75 × (Gap / HI)

Casual HI = HI × Multiplier

Limits:

Floor: 1.00x
Cap: 1.35x

Example:
HI: 8.0
EP: 11.5
Gap: 3.5

Multiplier = 1 + 0.75 × (3.5 / 8)
= 1.33x

Casual HI = 10.6

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The USGA/WHS handicap system uses your best 8 of 20 rounds—measuring potential, not expected performance.

That works for competition, but in casual net games it underrates high-variance players.

Idea: use best 15 of 20 to calculate an Expected Performance Multiplier.

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Example:

Player A
Best 8 avg: 8.0
Best 15 avg: 8.8
Casual HI: ~8.6

Player B
Best 8 avg: 8.0
Best 15 avg: 11.5
Casual HI: ~10.6

Same WHS index. Very different expected round.

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@casualclubguy It’s multifaceted.

Baltimore/DC lacked the affluence in the 1920s to build the grand clubs seen in NY/BOS/PHL. Today, land around DC is prohibitively expensive. Add the agronomy issue: too hot for bent, too cold for Bermuda. Maybe some civil war relics, but other factors.

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@OASteven14 @SecretaryBurgum Design slop

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@Jc22552 @SecretaryBurgum Agreed the reversible Walter Travis design would be great! Doak did a great job at the loop at forest dunes

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@casualclubguy Woodmont Country Club at a point was in the city in the 1910s. But moved to Bethesda in the 20s and to Rockville in the 50s

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VAR needs a time limit, you get a minute to find the clear and obvious foul. If you cannot make a decision, on field decisions remains. Ridiculous that Arsenal get away with it every game.

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What I expected from Miami today:

2:11
Elite: McCoy, Hood and Ponds
Great: Boston, McDonald, Miller, Jacas

3:11
Elite: M Klare, R Height
Great: K Ramsey
Good: K Lewis, Z Branch

3:23 & 3:30

Elite: T Hurst, M Fields
Great: LT Overton, K Crawford

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Miami Dolphins Draft Recap (Night 1):

Each player will get a thread! Overall ecstatic with the selection of Proctor, and Johnson. O-line is strong, but Proctor would have gone 1:1 if you drafted the day after the 2025 NFL draft.

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Johnson: Consistent and effective. Miami needed DBs and got a Top 5 in the draft. Some say he is not as fast as his 40x, but Miami needs a well-rounded athlete out there. What I love is his ability to not draw penalties and his footwork.