'POWERPLAY' - THE FUTURE OF GOLF
http://www.sportinglife.c.../07/02/07/GOLF_Power.htmlFormer British amateur champion and Walker Cup captain Peter McEvoy is one of the people behind the idea, which is a bid to create golf's answer to Twenty20 cricket and rugby sevens.
"It offers a shorter, exciting version of golf - where elements of risk and reward are enhanced," said McEvoy at the Northwick Park golf centre near Harrow.
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The most radical part of PowerPlay golf is that each green has two holes rather than one, with a black flag denoting the more difficult pin placing and a white flag the easier one.
Over nine holes players have to make three powerplays where they go for the tougher option and can double their points if they achieve a gross or net birdie or better.
Other intricacies are being considered, including a 30-foot diameter circle around the final black flag hole where bonus points are awarded if a player hits his shot within the circle, but where minus points kick in for misses.