Splouie

Most points: Hovland Clinching point: Fleetwood

How long have you been playing golf? What’s your handicap or normal score? My grandpa put a club in my hand as soon as he could so I was about 6 years old which makes it just about 17 years that I have been playing. I played through high school but then during college only played during the summers and probably 3-4 times if that. Now I am getting back into it being a recent grad so I have some time to spend on the weekends and evenings. My handicap is sitting at about a 5.2 right now and I am shooting 76-79 pretty regularly when I play. What do you love about golf? Being a baseball player growing up it was always a dream to play in the big leagues but that didn't quite pan out so I fell into the spiral of playing golf religiously as many ex-ball players do. The thing that keeps me coming back is the fact that there is always something that you could do better. My grandfather introduced me to the game when I was young and used to take me to the range, lessons, and even a little par 3 course all the time. He has since passed so playing golf also makes me think of him and all the good memories we had together. What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies? I've been a lurker on this website for a couple years now always coming back for the ball lab reviews and looking at new equipment before buying anything. This website is one of the reasons that I opted for the driver I currently have in the bag (Cobra LTDX ls) as I have played Callaway drivers for ever. I don't think I know anyone else who uses these forums but I have some other golfers in my family so I wouldn't be surprised. Where are you from? What is your home course? I am from southern Illinois right on the other side of the Mississippi River from St. Louis, MO. I always say I am from. St. Louis as it is easier to explain that a little town in the suburbs. My home course is Belk Park in Wood River, IL. There are courses in my actual town but they are run down and not in great shape. If anyone is ever in the southern Illinois area I would highly recommend playing at Belk Park and at Stonewolf in Fairview Heights. What are the best and worst things about golf in your region? Best things are the fact that most of the courses are in pretty good shape and often are relatively flat and wide open so it is pretty easy to score well. The worst things are the heat. It often gets to be 95+ in the summer so playing can be tough if you don't stay hydrated. This also affects the courses a little bit during the summer months as they will get some dead spots if there isn't much rain. What do you do for a living? I trade crypto lol How’d you pick your user name? It is my gamertag. Pretty much use it for everything now. There's no story behind it it was just randomly generated with a string of numbers which I removed and the rest is history.