BananaPepperRepublic

1. How long have you been playing golf? What's your handicap or normal score? I grew up playing golf, played most days in the summer during middle school and high school. Our city had a pass program for juniors that you payed a $200 at the start of the season and each 9 holes was only a 25 cents and 18 was 50 cents. Then I went off to college and stopped playing for over a decade. A few years ago I got the desire to pick it back up and have been obsessed ever since. My current handicap is around a 4.5 2. What do you love about golf? There are different aspects I love about this sport. To start, I love how no 2 shots are the same and what you can do with each shot. Controlling spin, height, shape, etc. I never lost the part of me that practiced unnecessary Mickelson-esq flop shots as a kid. Another aspect I love is when I'm able to play more remote courses and have time in nature. Playing in environments where I can have a moment and take it all in. The peacefulness surrounding me, the meditative nature of the sport, enjoying the good shots and laughing at the bad. 3. What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies? I don't know any other confirmed Spies, but I have a friend who browses around here. I'm also just looking for more avenues to partake in discussions with gear-heads. 4. Where are you from? What is your home course? I don't really have a home course. There is a program where I live that courses across the Minneapolis-St Paul metro participate in that give access to a bunch of courses for discounted rates so I bounce around. I pay $69 a month and there are over 100 courses divided up into 4 tiers. Tier 1 and 2 are free if walk during the week and $20 on weekends, tier 3 is $30 all week, tier 4 is $49 all week. All prices are for 18 and tier 3 and 4 include carts in the price. Because of the program I bounce around so I don't get bored playing one course over and over. Granted there are some that I keep returning to out of convenience, ability to get a tee time, or I just really like the course. 5. What are the best and worst things about golf in your region? Despite being a very northern state (Minnesota), I think we have a great golf community. Very friendly people, and a lot of sneaky good courses. The worst thing is obviously how long our winters are. I will play until the last course closes, but I can only hit into a net so long before I start to go nuts. 6. What do you do for a living? I am a Operations Supervisor for a major US airline. 7. How'd you pick your user name? Years ago I worked at Banana Republic and at a lot of banana peppers. Made a drunk username for another site and I've been too lazy come up with a new name.