re: #31 NJDhockeyfan

You think thats tough?

Check this one out.

sports.yahoo.com

They have a one-hole golf tournament in New Mexico.

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The hazards? You name ‘em.

“I’ve seen lots of rattlesnakes on the mountain,” said 18-time champion Mike Stanley. “One year we saw a mountain lion. Another time, we had an El Paso reporter and photographer with us. One of the guys slipped and fell on a cactus.”

Because the terrain is so rugged, golfers are allowed to tee the ball on every shot. Many bring a swag of old carpet, an empty water bottle or a whisk broom that can be jammed handle-down into the ground.

It’s OK to move the ball laterally or away from the hole, but that only solves half the problem of hitting it.

“The hardest thing to do is get a stance built so you can stand and swing and not fall down,” Stanley said. “You pile up rocks. You dig with your feet. Anything to try to have some stable footing so you can swing and hit the ball.”

Stanley, a 49-year-old explosives researcher at New Mexico Tech, carried only water, bug spray, a first-aid kit and tweezers when he played from 1980 to 2004. As for the clubs, it was only a driver and 5-iron.

“It would be a little hard to carry a full bag up there,” he said.

These days, many participants use laser range-finders to measure distances.

The key to success, Stanley said, is positioning the three spotters that each golfer is allowed. There have been instances where balls have sailed into abandoned mine shafts or inaccessible canyons.

“You’ve got to hit the ball where they can find it,” he said.

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Read more: golf.com

And you should read about the guy it’s named for.

Allegedly, the cowboys fired more than 4,000 shots into the house, until the adobe building was full of holes. Incredibly, not one of the bullets struck Baca.