cksurfdude Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 That looks like Florida! Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy N. Carolina - Oak Island ddryan and Rickp 2 Quote WITB of an "aspiring" play-ah ... Driver...Callaway Paradym (Aldila Ascent PL Blue 40/A) 5W...Callaway Great Big Bertha (MCA Kai'Li Red 50/R) 7W...Tour Edge Exotics EXS (Tensei CK Blue 50/R) 4H...Callaway Epic Super Hybrid (Recoil ZT9 F3) 5H...Callaway Big Bertha ('19) (Recoil 460 ESX F3) 6i-GW...Sub 70 699 V2 (Recoil 660 F3) 54°, 60°...Cleveland CBX2, CBX 60 (Rotex graphite) Putter...EvnRoll ER5 or MLA Tour XDream (P2 Reflex grips) ...all in a Datrek bag on an MGI Zip Navigator electric cart. Ball often, not always, MaxFli Tour. Forum Member tester for the Paradym X driver (2023) Forum Member tester for the ExPutt Putting Simulator (2020) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cksurfdude Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 That's sick, just missing some white wall s Sent from my Pixel XL using MyGolfSpy mobile app And the fuzzy dice ;-) Quote WITB of an "aspiring" play-ah ... Driver...Callaway Paradym (Aldila Ascent PL Blue 40/A) 5W...Callaway Great Big Bertha (MCA Kai'Li Red 50/R) 7W...Tour Edge Exotics EXS (Tensei CK Blue 50/R) 4H...Callaway Epic Super Hybrid (Recoil ZT9 F3) 5H...Callaway Big Bertha ('19) (Recoil 460 ESX F3) 6i-GW...Sub 70 699 V2 (Recoil 660 F3) 54°, 60°...Cleveland CBX2, CBX 60 (Rotex graphite) Putter...EvnRoll ER5 or MLA Tour XDream (P2 Reflex grips) ...all in a Datrek bag on an MGI Zip Navigator electric cart. Ball often, not always, MaxFli Tour. Forum Member tester for the Paradym X driver (2023) Forum Member tester for the ExPutt Putting Simulator (2020) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philly Golf Guy Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Was fortunate to get back to Pine Valley this weekend. yungkory, LBCgolfer, null and 6 others 9 Quote WIT Sta Dry Bag: Driver: '17 M2 Woods: M2 3W and 5W Hybrids: Apex 3h and 5h Irons: MP 18 MMC Wedges: MD PM Grind, 56* and 60* Putter: California Sonoma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Stunning dude. Philly Golf Guy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Was fortunate to get back to Pine Valley this weekend. IMG_9218.JPG IMG_9231.JPG IMG_9265.JPG IMG_9256.JPG Wow! Makes me wish I lived on the east coast. Oh wait! I did live in D.C. for a year... maybe I'll just visit. fozcycle and Philly Golf Guy 2 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrokerAce Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Some pics from my trip to Pinehills last weekend (Nicklaus course); #8 rated public course in MA... Nice looking clubhouse... didn't take a pic but they have about 6 college aged kids ready and waiting; they take your bag, put it on a cart and drive the cart to the range for you. (range balls are free) grass range with mats for the winter I see why they call it "PINE" hills now ... used my hybrid and chipped onto the green for a 2 putt bogey A lot of the par 3's were like this... heather all around... bunkers guarding and hitting into a green that looks like it was carved out of a group of pine trees one of the flatter fairways on the entire course... green guarded in front by water; you've got to be comfortable with your carry distances out here Heather and bunkers all along the right with your best landing area to the left but blocked out by the trees from the tee box undulating fairway with pin tucked on back left... learned my lesson here and played it out to the right and got up and down tee markers were all carved out of granite... very nice... as you can see the fwy undulates (again) with bunkers/rough strategically placed target shot here - 155... don't want to be on the hill in back (green is very fast) and bunkers short and right... managed to get it on the fringe and get up and down long and fairly narrow par 5 - in the trees and you're dead... no finding balls in there; but look at all of the bunkers! SHEESH! You better be comfortable with getting out of the sand on this course. one of my few birdie chances on these super quick greens; managed to carry the bunkers on the left and land it just on the other side from 148 and ball rolled past about 15 feet finishing hole - #2 handicap hole on the course (why!?!?) Had a 190 yard carry over water into a quick green... again - you better be okay with getting the ball in the air and carrying hazards..nothing thin or fat; you're in serious trouble here. I faded it right and 2 putt to finish One last trip through the clubhouse; I guess Tom Watson did a pro day there... All in all it is a very nice course but you've certainly got to be comfortable with your game and know your distances. We played the white tees but surprisingly the blues weren't too far back and - on some holes - it would have been easier. They say "come be a member for a day" and they mean it... they treat you nice out here and make you feel special - from the range to the starter. Kenny B, Philly Golf Guy, Hackabilly and 4 others 7 Quote Driver- Cobra Aerojet LS Woods- Cobra LTD 3w 15*, 5W 19*, F9 24* Irons- XXIO X (6-A) Wedges- Callaway Jaws Raw (54/58) Putter- Bettinardi BB56 Ball- Maxfli Tour X Buggy- Motocaddy M7 GPS Remote Electric Caddy Bag- Motocaddy Dry-Series Proudly testing for 2024: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty1885 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 A doe on the blue tee. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro yungkory, StrokerAce, LBCgolfer and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexS Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 A few pics from the round on Saturday at Royal New Kent in Va. Links style, very difficult course. So many blind tee shots. Rickp, yungkory, StrokerAce and 6 others 9 Quote Max Superlite 9.5* Driver Fly-Z XL 10.5* Driver Fly-Z XL 16* 3 Wood Fly-Z XL 19* 5 Wood Mid Rescue - 2, 3, 4, & 5 Hybrids M2 - 6 Hybrid 588 Altitude 7-PW Tour Action 588 52* Gap wedge Smart Sole 58* San wedge Frontline Elvado Single Bend 33" putter (testing) Target Adixion 33" putter Velocity Golf Balls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBCgolfer Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Played a local course (quick back nine), Lakewood Country Club, which is public. Not bad but not as good as I expected. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Rickp, StrokerAce, cksurfdude and 1 other 4 Quote 915 Titleist D2 Driver 915 Titleist 3w Cleveland CG2 Irons 2-PW Cleveland RTX Wedges 50, 56, 60 Nike Method Putter Balls - Nike RZN black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommc23 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 The local pro had 5 or 6 kids out on the putting green teaching them as I was about to go off this morning. I enjoy seeing things like that. Sent from my LG-H820 using MyGolfSpy mobile app Rickp, cksurfdude, Kenny B and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 From my first round with the Mizuno 900 tour irons on Wednesday StrokerAce, Golfspy_CG2, Kenny B and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shankster Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 A few pics from the round on Saturday at Royal New Kent in Va. Links style, very difficult course. So many blind tee shots. I was just reading about this course! Looks amazing. - Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickp Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 20170728_090444.jpg The local pro had 5 or 6 kids out on the putting green teaching them as I was about to go off this morning. I enjoy seeing things like that. Sent from my LG-H820 using MyGolfSpy mobile app That's great! Some farsighted golf courses run kid camp during summer and usually manned by the Pro and a few retired golfers. Great for the game. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy cksurfdude 1 Quote Rick Left Hand, Driver; PXG 0311XF Cypher 50 gr Senior 5 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 7 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 5 hybrid; Cally Steelhead, Hazardous R2 Irons; Mizuno JPX 923HM 7-GW Recoil 460 F2 Wedges; Titleist S9 54*, Mizuno SW 56* Putter; Waaay too many to list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 A few pics from the round on Saturday at Royal New Kent in Va. Links style, very difficult course. So many blind tee shots. I hate blind shots, unless it's a course I have played a lot or I have someone with me that knows the aiming targets. Not much fun to hit a great shot to the wrong place. I have lost balls doing that. cksurfdude and Rickp 2 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveP043 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 I was just reading about this course! Looks amazing. I hate blind shots, unless it's a course I have played a lot or I have someone with me that knows the aiming targets. Not much fun to hit a great shot to the wrong place. I have lost balls doing that. I've played six courses designed by Mike Strantz, and five of them were full of blind shots, visual deception and intimidation, and severely contoured greens. If you can read a course guide and trust your decisions, they're not exceptionally difficult, but they're definitely challenging. Personally, I enjoy them, and play Tobacco Road near Pinehurst semi-regularly. The exception is Strantz' first design, Caledonia Golf and Fish Club near Myrtle Beach, which is relatively traditional. Kenny B, Rickp and cksurfdude 3 Quote Irons Titleist T200, AMT Red stiff Rogue SubZero, GD YS-Six X T22 54 and 58 wedges 7-wood 5-wood B60 G5i putter Right handed Reston, Virginia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yungkory Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Maiden voyage for the 900 Tours yesterday after work. Pearl harbor in the background. Sent from my Pixel XL using MyGolfSpy mobile app ddryan, Rickp, StrokerAce and 2 others 5 Quote Driver: Rogue ST Max LS Tensei AV Blue S 3w/5w: TSi2 Tensei AV Raw Blue S 4h: CLK 22* Hybrid Tensei CK Pro Blue 80HY S Irons 5-PW: 223 Steelfiber PR 95 S Wedges: RTX Zipcore Tour Rack 50, 54, 58 Steelfiber PR 105 Putter: LAB Link.1 Ball: Z-Star Diamond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 I've played six courses designed by Mike Strantz, and five of them were full of blind shots, visual deception and intimidation, and severely contoured greens. If you can read a course guide and trust your decisions, they're not exceptionally difficult, but they're definitely challenging. Personally, I enjoy them, and play Tobacco Road near Pinehurst semi-regularly. The exception is Strantz' first design, Caledonia Golf and Fish Club near Myrtle Beach, which is relatively traditional. Caledonia Golf and Fish Club is one of my all time favorite golf courses!! Rickp 1 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Nice place, where in Florida? Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy St Pete - Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Rickp 1 Quote Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post revkev Posted July 28, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted July 28, 2017 I wanted to illustrate Tom Fozio's brilliance by showing back to back green complexes on the back nine of our course. Number 12 is a 370 yard par 4, sharp dogleg left with OB down that side. There isn't a bunker on the hole but the OB left makes it play much longer because it forces guys out to the right. Also the rough there is brutal. The green is long and narrow with steep drop offs right, left and back. I've watched lots of guys miss left and bat it back and forth a few times making double or seven with a penalty. Today I hit driver in the right rough leaving an extremely long approach but hit a great 5 hybrid on the back Fringe. I had 16 feet and lipped the birdie put out. Two feet left on my approach and I would have been in big trouble. Here is number 13 - a great short par 4 with lots of options. There is a lateral Hazzard all along the left side and a pond that guards the front, right side of the green and juts out into the fairway about 80 yards short of the green. There is a run up zone to the green between both Hazzard's if someone were crazy enough to think that he could hit a perfect 310 yard drive at sea level. There are four bunkers around the green which has three distinct sections complete with a false front on the front left. I hit 4 wood to 106 and GW to 15 feet. Lots of guys bail right here because of the Hazzard left. Big mistake! You have to carry the pond and the bunker from the rough. It's better to risk the Hazzard down the left side. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Golfspy_CG2, Kenny B, Rickp and 7 others 10 Quote Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUDque Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Ah! I had a hard time finding this thread. Here's our picturesque Par 3, third. Today it played 143 to the front pin but it can be another 20 if the pin is in the back. Sent by carrier pigeon using MyGolfSpy Rickp, cksurfdude, yungkory and 3 others 6 Quote In my Pisa, riding on a 3.5+ G410+ EXS 5W King F7 Hy i500 5-GW Equalizer 56/60 Heppler Ketsch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickp Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Ah! I had a hard time finding this thread. Here's our picturesque Par 3, third. Today it played 143 to the front pin but it can be another 20 if the pin is in the back. IMG_4558.JPG Sent by carrier pigeon using MyGolfSpy dint u just love a water carry par 3? They r fun, sometimes Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Rusty1885 1 Quote Rick Left Hand, Driver; PXG 0311XF Cypher 50 gr Senior 5 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 7 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 5 hybrid; Cally Steelhead, Hazardous R2 Irons; Mizuno JPX 923HM 7-GW Recoil 460 F2 Wedges; Titleist S9 54*, Mizuno SW 56* Putter; Waaay too many to list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yak Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 I took this picture from the clubhouse patio just a short time before teeing off. Loved being the first one off the box. Sent from my SM-N920V using MyGolfSpy mobile app revkev, ole gray, Rickp and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ole gray Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 I took this picture from the clubhouse patio just a short time before teeing off. Loved being the first one off the box. Sent from my SM-N920V using MyGolfSpy mobile app Awesome pic ! Where did you play today? Rickp 1 Quote Ping G430 Max Driver 10.5 Degree Titleist TSR1 4, 5, & 6 Hybrids Titleist T350 Irons 7 - W48 Cleveland CBX ZipCore 52 56 & 60 Degree Wedges LAB Mezz Max Broomstick Putter / TPT Shaft (Platinum @ 45/78) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickp Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 I took this picture from the clubhouse patio just a short time before teeing off. Loved being the first one off the box. Sent from my SM-N920V using MyGolfSpy mobile app Yup your right, we are first off Monday morning 7:28. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Quote Rick Left Hand, Driver; PXG 0311XF Cypher 50 gr Senior 5 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 7 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 5 hybrid; Cally Steelhead, Hazardous R2 Irons; Mizuno JPX 923HM 7-GW Recoil 460 F2 Wedges; Titleist S9 54*, Mizuno SW 56* Putter; Waaay too many to list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 IMG_0513.JPGIMG_0514.JPGIMG_0516.JPGIMG_0517.JPGIMG_0519.JPG I wanted to illustrate Tom Fozio's brilliance by showing back to back green complexes on the back nine of our course. Number 12 is a 370 yard par 4, sharp dogleg left with OB down that side. There isn't a bunker on the hole but the OB left makes it play much longer because it forces guys out to the right. Also the rough there is brutal. The green is long and narrow with steep drop offs right, left and back. I've watched lots of guys miss left and bat it back and forth a few times making double or seven with a penalty. Today I hit driver in the right rough leaving an extremely long approach but hit a great 5 hybrid on the back Fringe. I had 16 feet and lipped the birdie put out. Two feet left on my approach and I would have been in big trouble. IMG_0520.JPGIMG_0521.JPGIMG_0524.JPGIMG_0525.JPGIMG_0526.JPGIMG_0523.JPG Here is number 13 - a great short par 4 with lots of options. There is a lateral Hazzard all along the left side and a pond that guards the front, right side of the green and juts out into the fairway about 80 yards short of the green. There is a run up zone to the green between both Hazzard's if someone were crazy enough to think that he could hit a perfect 310 yard drive at sea level. There are four bunkers around the green which has three distinct sections complete with a false front on the front left. I hit 4 wood to 106 and GW to 15 feet. Lots of guys bail right here because of the Hazzard left. Big mistake! You have to carry the pond and the bunker from the rough. It's better to risk the Hazzard down the left side. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy I think #13 was where I was in one of those bunkers on the left with a fried egg lie. I know I got it onto the green, and so I have to say that I got it up and down!! StrokerAce, revkev, Rickp and 1 other 4 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CFrazier Posted July 31, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2017 Wakagi Golf Club in Saga, Japan. Beautiful course. Made eagle on one of the par 5's. Proves that the sun shines on a dogs behind every once in awhile!! Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy RexS, ddryan, ole gray and 8 others 11 Quote Driver- Callaway GBB Epic 9.5 Aldila Rouge Max 75X 3 Wood- Callaway GBB Epic 15 Aldila Rouge Max 85X Hybrid- Callaway GBB Epic 19 UST Recoil F4 Irons- Callaway CF Apex 16' 4-PW S300 Wedges- Titleist SM6 GW/SW/LW S300 Putter- Ping Anser Sigma G w/ Superstroke Pistol GT 2.0 Ball- Bridgestone B330/ TaylorMade TP4/ Titleist ProV1 Grips- Golf Pride MCC Plus 4 Grey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Picture this am looking directly into the sun; not clouds... Smoke!! Fire to the west. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy josmi15, LBCgolfer, cksurfdude and 3 others 6 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spur22 Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Wakagi Golf Club in Saga, Japan. Beautiful course. Made eagle on one of the par 5's. Proves that the sun shines on a dogs behind every once in awhile!! IMG_3295.JPG Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Beautiful! Sent from my HTC 10 using MyGolfSpy mobile app Quote Speedzone Xtreme 11.5* Bio Cell+ 18.5* G10 24* Srixon U85 26* Mizuno MP-32 6-PW Vokey SM6 52* and 58* Scotty Cameron Select GoLo Taylormade TP5x I'm on Instagram as @sharpened_development_llc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddryan Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Very seriously looking at St James Plantation (just inside the intercoastal waterway from Oak Island) for our retirement digs... cksurfdude and Rickp 2 Quote What's in the bag? Driver Callaway Mavrik 105 set to 9.5, square, Aldila Rogue White 130 MSI 60G Stiff shaft #3 Wood Callaway FT Tour 13 degree neutral setup, Fuijkara 370 Stiff Shaft Hybrid 18 Degree King Cobra Baffler pro, Baffler Stiff shaft 4-PW Titlest 714 AP2, Standard loft and lie, MGS S Shafts 53, 57 degree loft Hogan Equalizer wedges 1962 Wilson "Sandy Andy" sand wedge with HUGE bounce! Putter MLA Pro Classic Titlist ProV 1, ProV 1x Currently Gaming "Costco Kirkland Signature Tour Performance" balls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBCgolfer Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Down the street from Trump (headed there after the round) and a fraction of the price. Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Rickp, MattF, Kenny B and 4 others 7 Quote 915 Titleist D2 Driver 915 Titleist 3w Cleveland CG2 Irons 2-PW Cleveland RTX Wedges 50, 56, 60 Nike Method Putter Balls - Nike RZN black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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