Using metres for US golf courses would go a long way to help
people in the US to learn metric.
Note that I used the "metre" measure spelling to
differentiate from the "meter" device spelling.
Stan Doore
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of Martin Vlietstra
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2011 3:31 AM
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:50699] RE: Do Golf Courses outside the US measure in meters?
I did a quick Google search.
Spain - Visit http://www.spainguides.com/costagolf.html to get details of
golf courses in the Costa del Sol. I did a random search - all had metres,
not had yards.
Australia - Visit http://ausgolf.com.au/guide/ and follow up the course
descriptions. I picked one at random - metres only - was I surprised?
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
Of Parker Willey Jr.
Sent: 20 June 2011 17:46
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:50690] Do Golf Courses outside the US measure in meters?
I think this might have been brought up before but I have a question.
In the United States, golf course distances are still measured in yards.
How are golf course distances measured in UK, Canada, Australia, etc.
If everybody else measures in meters, then, maybe we should make a case for
changing this in the USA.
...Parker
