What’s going on everyone! I’m Neil. I have been golfing for about 15 years but only been taking it serious since 2019. Not even sure you should classify anything before that actually golfing! It was more about the drinks and the jokes with friends. It took me 5 years to even finish an entire round. Currently, I shoot in the low 90s only recently breaking 90.
What do you love about golf? I love the getting outdoors with friends and making new connections. I love the combination strength, technique and accuracy required to do it correctly. I am also a techie/data nerd by vocation so the gear, tech, tinkering and tracking the numbers also appeals to me.
What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies? I don’t know any other members personally. I found the site and forum a while ago while researching a new driver.
Where are you from? What is your home course? I’m up in Mississauga Ontario Canada. I don’t really have a home course, but I frequent Lionhead GC…. Mostly because it’s the closest to me but I also my earliest golfing memory was braving the crowd to see Michael Jordan play a celebrity tourney there in the 90s.
What are the best and worst things about golf in your region? We have some of the best courses in the world up here. I have played some of them even before I took golf seriously enough to appreciate them. Check out Muskoka Bay Resort, Glen Abbey, or Angus Glen. The worst thing about golfing in Canada is dealing with Canadian weather. You get 5 - 6 months of good outdoor golf weather then you have to hit up the simulators.
What do you do for a living? I’m in the Data and Analytics space which, like I said, is one of the appeals of golf to me in tracking the data and tweaking your form or gear.
How’d you pick your user name? No particularly fascinating story. It’s my name.