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Fantastic opportunity! 1) Cut +2 (would go +3 but the storms Thursday may lower scoring) 2) low Am - Christo Lamprecht (a) softer fairways may favor a bigger hitter. Cheers and good luck to all!!

Been a competitive golfer for 2+ decades now, and honestly it depends on the situation. Competitive rounds I'll sub out balls every few holes, though I've found my current model Bridgestonw B-XS is a bit more durable than other comperable models. Those subbed tournament balls are usually my go to rocks for practice rounds and prep. Really beat up balls (too many bunkers, cart path, tree, wedges, etc) go to the shagbag for chipping and pitching. I truly retire a ball end beginning of the season once the shagbag gets too full.

Junior - Acer (with the red shafts) High School - King Snake+, 3-AW and 1 iron (great for playing high school comps from the white tees) College - Mizuno MP-33's 3-PW Post College - Taylormade R-7 TP 3-PW; Taylormade MB TP 3-PW Also have a set of Titleist 690MB's and old Hogan Apex blade's that I throw in the bag occasionally for fun. Donated my MP-33's a number of years ago and still regret it, miss those irons.

Played a full set of King Snakes plus AW and 1 iron grade 8-middle of 12, earned a college scholarship with them, loved that set.

In college our team was in dead last through 2 rounds of the conference championship. Coach played a game with us for round 3 (final round) - one (1) stroke off for every club removed from the bag for the round, lowest score got triple food budget on the way home or something like that. Three of us pulled 6-7 clubs, one pulled 4, the last played with a full bag, and he didn't break 80! I recall pulling 6 or 7 clubs and shooting the team low 74 gross that round, best of the week. If you're familiar with a course pulling every other iron and one wedge and one wood shouldn't be too difficult. You just may need to adjust layup shots to avoid the pulled club yardage (i.e. hit it inside 90 yards or outside 120 if you pulled your 54 or gap wedge.

The "play early" idea is the answer. I have two kids (2.5 and 1) and will be able to get out at 5:30-45 am every 2-3 weeks, home by 10 am, just in time for morning snack. My wife will either get the other morning/evening to herself that weekend or the next weekend. My co-worker does this nearly every weekend in the summer with kids 7 and 5, his wife will run on the other morning. I'll also take my oldest to the range and we alternate 5 balls each until the bucket is done. Getting your kids involved in golf can add to your time on course/range/practice, especially when they're old enough to practice/play without your full attention. This can really help during the week so you can chip and putt while they're putting. You could also ask for one night a week to go to the range/short game after dinner, if you're decently close to a course/range. Putting the kids to sleep may not be as difficult as feeding everyone, so helping with the heavier lifts might free your time up. Putting matt in basement or office, hitting net and matt out back, chipping targets all add to the at home practice times. Talk to wife about balance and ensure she's getting to do what she wants, whether that alone time for her interests or family time or time with only 1 kid. As long as you're open in your communication and allow for changes if things aren't going well or if someone's sick then you should have time to play/practice.