Because outside of the golf bubble, the game is breaking through into the mainstream. I invite the writer to look around the state of Kentucky and the nation and find a municipality which does a better job of operating a short golf course than Lexington does with Meadowbrook.Have you noticed golf is booming lately? And not just in the sense that more people are getting out and playing than ever before, thanks to the socially distanced sport's pandemic-friendly nature. Golf enthusiasts from the age of 8 to 98 can navigate this gentle layout with relative ease while getting their exercise. The putting surfaces on all 18 greens are almost always in very good condition, you can play a round of golf in half the time it takes to play a regulation course, and all players walk. Considering the limited budget the course superintendent and friendly staff have to work with, I consider Meadowbrook a gem. 30 each year and best golf course conditions in the Central Kentucky area generally are found between April 15 and Oct. The courseвЂ™s season runs March 1 through Nov. The writer apparently played this wonderful 18-hole, par-55 course (all par 3вЂ™s except the par-4 15th hole) in November. The letter writerвЂ™s litany of complaints about Meadowbrook includes no real grass tee boxes, dead leaves all over the place, etc.

I am compelled to respond to the recent letter to the editor regarding Meadowbrook Golf Course. Maybe Santa will grant my wish this basketball season. How do I stop this? Unfortunately I donвЂ™t have that power. ItвЂ™s happening right in front of my eyes. I fear that the Kentucky basketball I grew up on and learned to love is a fading reality. With players coming and going at the speed of lightning it is more than difficult to build a relationship or likeability with them. I miss that good old Kentucky basketball. What happened? To be honest I donвЂ™t know, I do know that I can barely tell you two names of the players on the roster this year and the past few years were the same.

A wonderful experience but lately not so much. I lived through the Melvin Turpins and Sam Bowies the Richie Farmers and the Roger Hardens the Sean Woods and the Eric Bledsoes. Why did I quit watching Kentucky basketball? ThatвЂ™s one question I keep asking myself a lot this time of year. But that doesnвЂ™t work against a well-coached team, even a team that has more losses than wins. ItвЂ™s almost like when these young kids feel pressure, they go back to what they did in high school: individual effort. I would tell the guards that they either get the ball into the paint or they sit on the bench. I know Coach Cal is working hard to get his team to get the ball into the post, and they do that often, but not often enough. An 80% chance to make a shot under the basket by an average player will always be better than a 40% three-point shot by a highly rated, potential NBA player. ItвЂ™s easy to do the statistics in basketball. If a guard will not get the ball into the post, then he will have to sit on the bench until he gets it. Poor shot selection is why the five-star individual players cannot defeat the team players. If a basketball team is inviting the opposing teamвЂ™s players to take long distance shots while they are taking easy shots in the paint, they will win the game.

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