Popular Post scooducks 299 Posted July 20, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted July 20, 2017 I was able to get out of the office early yesterday for a late afternoon round with one of my best friends. We played golf in high school together, and he was always the number 1 guy, and I was number 2, but he was much better than I was. He went on to play D1 college golf for a couple of years, I stopped playing all together while I was in school. That being said, I have never been able to beat him, at least straight up. I've come within three or four strokes a few times, but never really a serious threat. Things have been clicking pretty well with my swing, putter has been a little cold, but all in all I've been getting around the course well and posting some decent scores. Through 9 holes yesterday, we both came in at two over. I three putt 10 and 11 for bogeys, he pars both so I feel like he's starting to pull away. Getting up to the 12th tee I hit the worst tee shot of the day with my three wood, drop kicked it about 190 yards leaving me 200 yards to the pin from the middle of the fairway. I proceeded to hit an incredible 4 irons to about 8 feet and bury the birdie putt. From there I put the foot on the gas and was able to snag another birdie and made a few long putts for par. When we were tallying up the skins (I cleaned up, came away with $22), I noticed that I shot a 74, and my buddy shot a 75. I have told myself for years that I probably would never beat him straight up, but I got it done yesterday. Might go out and buy a green blazer to commemorate the round. 30 Quote WITB: Driver: Taylormade M2 (2016) 10.5° | Fujikura Pro Stiff 60g Fairway: Taylormade Aeroburner 2.0 TP 16.5° | Diamana Whiteboard Stiff 80g Hybrid: Titleist 915h 21° | Diamana Blueboard Stiff 80g Driving Iron: Titleist 712U 3 Iron | Kuro Kage Stiff 70g Irons: Titleist AP2 714 4-PW | KBS Tour 90 Stiff Shafts Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM5 50°/54°/58° Putter: Scotty Cameron 2016 Newport 2 | SuperStroke Mid Slim 2.0 Ball: Taylormade TP5x Link to post Share on other sites
josmi15 1,723 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Congrats on your win!! Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy 1 Quote Titleist 917D2 10.5 Mizuno JPX EZ 3W, 14U Cobra Fly-Z Hybrid 18.5 Titleist 816 H1 23 PING G30 5-PW Cleveland RTX 3.0 50/10 V-MG Cleveland RTX 3.0 54/14 V-FG Cleveland RTX 3.0 58/12 V -FG EVNROLL ER-3 Link to post Share on other sites
MDGolfHacker 7,012 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Nice going! MDGolfHacker Quote What's In This Lefty's Bag? Driver: F8 9.5° Project X Even Flow Blue 65g shaft Fairway Woods: F8 3W Project X Even Flow Blue 75g shaft Fairway Woods: F8 5W Project X Even Flow Blue 75g shaft Hybrid: 816H2 19° Irons: MP-20 SEL Project X 5.5 shafts 5-PW MP-20 HMB Project X 5.5 shaft 4 Iron Wedge: Tour Satin RTX 4 Wedges in 52° and 56° 2 Dot Putter: Gray Matter TDP 2.2 32.75" Bag: Three 5 Ball: Z*Star RangeFinder: NX7 Pro Social Media: Facebook: md golfhacker Twitter: @mdgolfhacker Instagram: mdgolfhacker Currently Testing: LX5 Watch Link to post Share on other sites
DawgDaddy 2,576 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Congrats, well done! Quote Driver - Epic Flash Woods - Mavrik 3 Wood & Epic Flash Heavenwood Hybrid - Epic Flash 4H Irons - Rogue X 5 - AW Wedges - CBX2 54* & 58* Putter - ER2 Rangefinder - Bushnell Pro XE Ball - MTB-X Bag - 2020 Bag Boy Chiller Cart Bag Link to post Share on other sites
TSauer 4,085 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 That's awesome, congrats! I am currently battling one of my best friends as well. He's played all of his life and I've only been at it for 3 years now. I feel like I'm getting very close to giving him a run for his money. His best score on our course is even par, and my best is +3 (2 strokes were a wicked drive that went OB). I think before the end of this season I'm going to invite him to a friendly challenge. 1 Quote G400 Max G410 3W G410 3 & 4 Crossover i200 5-PW Vokey SM7 | 52-56-60 Taylormade Spider X Link to post Share on other sites
scooducks 299 Posted July 20, 2017 Author Share Posted July 20, 2017 That's awesome, congrats! I am currently battling one of my best friends as well. He's played all of his life and I've only been at it for 3 years now. I feel like I'm getting very close to giving him a run for his money. His best score on our course is even par, and my best is +3 (2 strokes were a wicked drive that went OB). I think before the end of this season I'm going to invite him to a friendly challenge. I'm glad I wasn't paying attention much to his score because I think I would have caught a case of the nerves on 17. Tricky little par 3 over water with some swirling late afternoon winds will elevate the heart rate of even the most seasoned veteran. 1 Quote WITB: Driver: Taylormade M2 (2016) 10.5° | Fujikura Pro Stiff 60g Fairway: Taylormade Aeroburner 2.0 TP 16.5° | Diamana Whiteboard Stiff 80g Hybrid: Titleist 915h 21° | Diamana Blueboard Stiff 80g Driving Iron: Titleist 712U 3 Iron | Kuro Kage Stiff 70g Irons: Titleist AP2 714 4-PW | KBS Tour 90 Stiff Shafts Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM5 50°/54°/58° Putter: Scotty Cameron 2016 Newport 2 | SuperStroke Mid Slim 2.0 Ball: Taylormade TP5x Link to post Share on other sites
GolfJunkie302 2,232 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Awesome! Sent from my SM-T580 using MyGolfSpy mobile app Quote 2017 M1 460, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 JPX EZ 3 wood Fly-Z 4H MP-60, 3i-PW, True Temper Dynamic Gold S5 54° & 58°, True Temper Dynamic Gold California Monterey Pro V1x Link to post Share on other sites
Rusty1885 1,332 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 That's just awesome. You rose to the occasion. Big kudos to you. A few months ago my friend whom I played with regularly til I stopped and he moved away, came and visit. I was trying so hard to impress him with my new awesomeness. Unfortunately, I tried too hard. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
STUDque 11,859 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 I think this is a perfect example of setting small goals directly in front of you that lead to a large one. If you started the day thinking you want to beat him, you would've likely had the same result you're used to. Focusing on skins as you went along and ignoring the overall score helped you get over the hump. Good job! Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy 1 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 post Share on other sites
TBT 2,212 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Congrats on the win Quote King F7+ UST Mamiya Chrome Elements 6F4 Shaft King F7 3W UST Mamiya Chrome Elements 7F4 Shaft King F7 5W UST Mamiya Chrome Elements 7F4 Shaft King F7 4 Hybrid Graphite Designs Tour AD-HY 95 Shaft King F7 5 Hybrid Graphite Designs Tour AD-HY 95 Shaft King F7 6-PW UST Mamiya Recoil 95 Shafts King PuR Wedges 50*,54*,58* UST Mamiya Recoil 95 Shafts Metal X Milled #7 with SuperStroke 3.0 grip Arccos Generation 1 Sensors on all clubs Snell MTB Twitter: @timldotson Instagram: timldotson Facebook: TimDotson Link to post Share on other sites
Eseay32 666 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 That's big time. It's always nice to get those victories. I never beat my grandfather, he was a Course pro, won in our area as a junior, played a few PGA events, but I remember the first time I beat my uncle who had a similar resume in junior and amateur tournaments. I shot 75 and had like 24 putts. He had changed my putting grip that day and I made EVERYTHING. Still have the card Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy 1 Quote <p>Knoxville, TN 4 Hdcp Ping G30 9deg loft Ping G25 3 wood Nike Vapor rescue Ping I irons +1 upright Vokey Sm5 52, 56, 60 TM spider with 1.0 super stroke</p> Link to post Share on other sites
averagehack 13 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Congrats on the round! Must be a great feeling to hit that milestone! Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Miboy62 1,815 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Congrats on the win, and a great milestone! Quote Driver ST190 3 wood ST190 5 wood ST190 P790 5i / 7i LZ 6.5 P7WC 8i / PW MD5 Jaws 50* 54* 58* FCG #7 Z Star #6 Link to post Share on other sites
808nation 1,578 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Awesomeness right there 👠Sent from my SM-G955U using MyGolfSpy mobile app Quote WITB: Driver: F9 driver 9* stiff shaft FW Wood: F9 wood 14.5* regular shaft Hybrids: Vapor Flex 3 hybrid regular shaft Irons: Z565 - 7 thru PW & ZU85 - 5 thru 6 with Recoil ZT9 F4 shafts Wedges: RTX4 52*, 56*, 60* Putter: Ben Hogan BHB01 blade Ball: Black Bag: 2015 Ogio Chamber Cart Bag & 2018 MyGolfSpy Stand Bag Link to post Share on other sites
Duojet33 11 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Well done!!! I have a rivalry like that with my best friend and I remember beating him for the first time. Feels good!!! Hope you make it a regular thing!! Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ZachSvec 32 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 I think the green jacket is the ideal reaction to this type of situation, congrats man! Quote Ping g400 lst 10* w/Oban kiyoshi gold 65s Titleist 915f 16.5* w/Aldia rogue max 75s Cobra King UT 18* w/Kbs C-taper lite 110s Titleist 714 AP2 (4-PW) w/ Accra 95s proto Titleist sm6 50*,54*,58* w/Dynamic gold s200 Evnroll Er2 35in w/superstroke flatso 1.0 Link to post Share on other sites
Kenny B 23,281 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Congratulations!! Well played! What course did you play? Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to post Share on other sites
Apolloshowl 2,333 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Well done! Always good to hear about successes! He better watch out now Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy Quote as of Sept 24, 2020 SuperSpeed 2020 from 100-112 and climbing! Driver: Epic Sub Zero - Set at 10* with Aldila Rogue Max 65 gram Wood: F7 3 wood 14.5* w/ weight back G410 Crossover - 2 and 4 iron Irons: i210 5-U w/ Nippon Modus 105 stiff (2018 Tester) Wedge: Glide 2.0 54* 58* w/ Nippon Modus 105 Stiff Putter: Stroke Lab 7 35* and oversized grip (2019 Tester) Balls: Z Star Other: 360 (Caddie) Link to post Share on other sites
ole gray 16,322 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Once you take em to the woodshed and they get a good tasting of an arse whupping, nothing but respect follows. Good on you for hanging in there! Quote Callaway Epic Flash 10.5 Driver Callaway Epic Flash 3 hybrid Callaway Big Bertha 2019 4 & 5 hybrid Tommy Armour 845 MAX 6 - GW Irons Cleveland CBX 2 54 Degree SW Cleveland CBX Full-Face Wedge 58 degree Odyssey Arm Lock Putter 42 inch Link to post Share on other sites
StrokerAce 10,485 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Great, great job! do it again so he can't say that "once is luck, twice is skill" !! Quote G410 LST | King F7 | 818 H2 | Srixon Z785 | ZipCore | Newport 3 Link to post Share on other sites
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