ChuckZ

I look to keep rounds under $100. I am a member of PGAHope which is for veterans and some premier courses in SC offer us deep discounts to play. I can play the Ocean Course at Kiawah Island for $70, the other courses there that are open to the public charge us $50. Great deal. I volunteer to work events in our area to get free golf a private courses after the event is over. You have to be resourceful and you can play very good courses for reasonable rates and even sometime free. PGAHope is availabe to veterans nationwide. Look for a chapter in your state, attend the seminar and get your card. It is free and enjoy the benefits that go along with it. Get to meet other veterans as well and improve your game.

I usually mark three Titleist Prov1s, #8 with three blue dots for play and two sleeves of back up in my bag. Carry two in my pocket ready for play at all times and extra in pocket with tees, extra divot tool and ball marker. Extra sleeves go in extra pocket with tool kit to change lofts on driver/fairway and hybrids (Titleist, of course) and extra weights for Scotty Cameron putters.

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Will be looking at SM10 wedges. Just got a T350 five iron in this week. Can rotate 5i with 23* hybrid depending on course.

Take a look at FootJoy traditions. Very stable, wide toe box and most important for walkers, light weight. They come in spiked and spikeless. Spiked have more color options. footjoy.com

Well, yes it is. And only a 3.5 hour drive from my front door.

At the age of 77 I have to look at my current game and laugh at times. It was not too long ago that I was a low double digit. Boy have times changed as have the numbers. One thing that has hurt has been the renovation of our golf course. I shot my best score ever on our old course on September 13th, which was three days after my 68th birthday, and that was a 69. Could have been better as we all would say, double bogied the last hole. Anyhow they have the renovation about 10+ strokes harder. Seth Raynor style and very severe breaks and greens fast. Can never really shoot at the flags. Reason one. Have to eliminate those triple bogies. Seem to have at least two a side. That is 12 strokes. Reason two. With the new greens, never consistent, pins seem to always being placed in awkward positions. Most of the workers who set them do not play golf of understand. Most likely loose another 4-6 strokes each round. That is a stroke a hole. Pretty consistent of the tee, keeping it in the short middle grass. Am working on the short game figure could off another stroke or two. That gets up to 20, which is about where is handicap is now. Now the point is, if I would look in the mirror every morning before I leave and convince myself to eliminate those demons, WOW I might even love this game more. HOW ABOUT YOU. What can you do to improve you handicap, by the numbers. I sure could love to play at a 10 for my age and shoot my age. At this current rate I had better live a long life. ha...ha...ha... Hakuna matata.

Understand, did that for a year and a half. Got no support from management. We had a day when the weather was bad, high winds, lightening in area, lightening arrester out of order. Only one ranger and was starter. Went on course to help get folks off course. Two guys I explained that lightening was in area and needed to leave in polite way wrote letter to GM that I cursed them and was belligerent. I was in customer service business for over 40 years before retirement, I know how to handle customers and that not in my DNA. He and the person who was in charge of rangers/starters called me in, handed me the letter and fired me. Asked if they did not want to hear what I had to say and they said no. They believed the guys, because they knew them. Lost a lot of good rangers/starters because they never backed them for anything. Seemed they were always looking for reasons to let them go. The person in charge of the rangers/starters was part time like we were had no experience working with people and ran a lot of people off. If we did our job like they asked and followed the rules and anyone complained, the fired us. It was a total catch 22.

1. Travel the world with my wife. Have two trips planned to Europe this year. 2. Collect fine art. 3. Different genres of music and have extensive collection. Condensed on USB drives. Can always grab and take with me on trips in SUV. 4. Watching old westerns. 5. Dachshunds. Recently had to let ours go after 17.5 years. Contemplating getting another at my age, 77. She was our fourth in our 47 years of marriage. The one before her lived 14.5 years. We have had good luck with little girl doxies.

I love golf and like to think of it as fun. Nine years ago I as an avid and loyal customer of FootJoy I contacted the the new FJ Rep in this area and as a FJ Ambassador (under their program at that time) wanted to introduce myself to him. Within a few short time frame that day he called me and set a time for us to meet. During our meeting which went on for about an hour we had a friendly discussion about FootJoy and ourselves and I was ready to head back home. I told him if he ever needed any assistance just give me a call and I would be glad to help him out. Naive me, not realizing he was interviewing me. I retired in 2011, having no interest in working after that. He told me to hold on he had something to talk to me about and he begin telling about him needing help in his territory as a Part Time Tech Representative, not selling, but working at events (i.e., member/guests, pro/ams, invitationals, etc. at his accounts across S Carolina). Sounded like FUN, get to see nice courses, meet interesting people and get some extra cash to buy FJ products with, or at least they how I look at it. It goes into my special golf fund. Why not give it a try. We had a gentlemen's agreement. As long as it remained fun and not work, I would stay with him. Well, April 1st, 2024, nine years, and 250 accounts later, still here. I do the Charleston, Myrtle Beach areas and he has hired another TR for the Hilton Head, Savannah areas. I use to help him with the entire area, but it just got to be too much. Both of us (Tech reps) have years of customer service experience and have been around golf in some form or fashion. It all happened one day, just reaching out to volunteer to help.

Retired from walking a number of years ago. Now 77 and due to back and respiratory issues, due the right thing and ride a cart and enjoy golf. Titleist Cart 14 bag for me. Have been using them for bout eight years. Also have a Titleist mid size Tour Bag for special events which I have used longer. Due to the hot sun in our area, always go with the all black bags. Play three days a week and they hold up very well.

Titleist has their 3 for four loyalty program going on. Ordered four dozen Prov1a as I do this time of the year, every year. Love saving a few bucks on the number one golf ball. Ordered them on the 22nd and being delivered today. Decided to put a five iron back into my bag this week. According to Titleist, should be here next week. Just feels comfortable hitting those T350 irons. Feel I can work the iron more than the hybrid, as I did with my previous T300s.

Really wish I had known earlier. Have registered and paid to play in an event at the Dormie Club in East End, NC at that same time. Bummer. Would loved to have made this event.

I usually purchase stock Scotty Cameron putters thru my local fitter, who owns a golf shop and is a Titleist account. Whatever the going price is at the time. Think they are $400-$500 right now. Bought a Super Select Square Back Newport 2 this year. I purchase all my equipment thru him. Also have a Special Select Newport 2 and a Ping PLD Black Milled Anser. All very similar design, faces and price.

Am 77, retired and have the time. Guess that mine is hurdles more that excuses. Have major lower back issues. Spend a lot of time time doing exercises and physical therapy so that I can play golf. This allows me three days a week, M/W/F, to play, and can only ride a cart due to pulmonary issues. Use to be heavy smoker, fortunately NOT COPD. I do small warm up balls on days I play golf. My doctors say to enjoy the game and not to overdo it. Take what I can get and move on. Hakuna matata.