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YES. I'm gassed right now and would love to tell you all about how I got this way. You know those Spartan races in the mud and stuff? I did that on the golf course. I did two different things that equaled 27 holes.

 

Let me set the stage. It's yucky outside. Low 50s and rainy. Course is totally open. Only the staff and a guy on the range at the course.

 

 

 

 

Thing 1:

Played 2 balls on the back 9. One ball from the tips and one from the ladies. I wasn't exactly doing speed golf but I was running between shots (and from the tips to the ladies).

The first few holes were terrible but I caught my stride and put together some decent shots over the last 6. Truth be told, I mixed in a few mulligans (only on total shanks) because this is still winter golf. Shot 43* from the tips and a 39* from the ladies tees.

Took an hour and a half. Feeling good.

 

Highlight of the round was I made 36 feet of putts on 17 (hole 8). Par was 24 feet from off the green and birdie was from 12.

 

 

 

Thing 2:

This is the thing I enjoyed the most. It was hard and rewarding. Before I started playing today, I was talking to my wife and told her I'd be done at 4. After the fast first 9 (18), I said to myself "I can make it." Stopped in the clubhouse and asked them to watch my push cart. Said I'm gonna try and do 9 in 30 minutes with 2 clubs. The pro said "I love it! Good luck!" I took my hybrid and sand wedge then played from the whites which is somewhere in the neighborhood of 6300 yards for 18.

House rule: any ball on the green counts as a two putt unless I go for the one putt. Also must fix all pitch marks and bunkers.

Shot a legit, no mulligan +8 (44) in 31 minutes. Boo Ya! My wife has been bugging me to exercise this year and I think I just found out how I'm gonna do this.

 

Looking back, I could probably add a time penalty for using the auto two putt. Ought to give more incentive to play it out.

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I think this can be good for my total game. I need to teach myself how to maintain mechanics when I'm tired and beat down.

 

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So why is this even a thread? I'll tell you why.

 

 

You guys should get out there and try thing one or thing two then post your results.

 

Can't run? Get a cart. This is a judgement free zone. Beat my score? I'll try to come back and beat yours.

 

 

Already done something like this? Let's hear about it!

 

 

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Sounds like quite the workout. This is the best I can do with thing 1 and thing 2.

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3W: Cobra King F7 3/4 Wood

5W: Cobra King F7 5/6 Wood

Hybrid 3/4: Cobra F7 20.5*

Irons: 5 to PW Taylormade P790

A Wedge: 48* Vokey SM6 F grind

S Wedge: 54* Vokey SM6 M grind

L Wedge: 58* Vokey SM6 M grind

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Sounds like quite the workout. This is the best I can do with thing 1 and thing 2.

Riding Carts are OK. I think bad weather days are probably the only ones this can be done without running into other players. But keep your shots close to the path and you'll be alright.

 

 

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I plan on doing something similar once I heal up from surgery. I think it's the only way I can get myself to exercise.

 

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What's in the bag:
Driver - :cobra-small: F8 - Aldila NV Blue 60 ( S )
3 Wood (13.5*) - :titleist-small: 980F 
4 Wood (18*) - :cobra-small: F8 - Aldila NV Blue 60 ( S )
3 Hybrid (19*) - :taylormade-small: RBZ
4i - PW - :wilson_staff_small: D7 Forged - Recoil 760 ( S )
52* - :cleveland-small: CBX
58* - :cleveland-small: CBX Full Face 2
Putter - :ping-small: Craz-e
Bag - :1590477705_SunMountain: 2.5 (Blue)
Ball -  :titleist-small: AVX
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i host a 3 club tourney, but no running. this would be fun, and exhausting.  Bandon Dunes used to hold the Speed Golf Championship, but I cant seem to find anything past 2013.  World record is by Chris Smith, shooting a 70, including putting, in  54 minutes...

 

https://www.pga.com/news/golf-buzz/speed-golf-world-championships-coming-cbs-in-april

What's in my  :cleveland-small: bag:

Driver :  :cobra-small: F9 10.5, Fujikura Speeder 757 TR 

Fairway  :cobra-small: F9 15.5° Aldila Rogue White 80X

Hybrid:  :cobra-small: King F7 18° KBS Tour PROTO Hybrid 95 S+

Irons:   :srixon-small: z585 4i - 6i,  z785 7i-PW, Nippon Modus 120X

Wedges:  :cleveland-small: CBX  50.11, 55.11, 60.10  TT DG S400 Black

Putter:  post-53756-150768041262.jpg Honey Badger 34" 

Ball:  :srixon-small: Q-Star Tour

 

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i host a 3 club tourney, but no running. this would be fun, and exhausting. Bandon Dunes used to hold the Speed Golf Championship, but I cant seem to find anything past 2013. World record is by Chris Smith, shooting a 70, including putting, in 54 minutes...

 

https://www.pga.com/news/golf-buzz/speed-golf-world-championships-coming-cbs-in-april

This is the video that gave me the initial inspiration to do it. It just took a long time till I finally got to make it happen. I don't quite remember but I think Chris Smith is his "coach."

 

Those lite bags and running golf shoes would really make the whole thing easier. I was running with my 2 clubs like a cross country skier. Had an extra ball in my pocket and no tee.

 

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCl2o_Tqv2I&feature=youtu.be

 

 

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2 days later and my knees are feeling pretty sore. I think this is the good type of sore but I'm still moving gingerly.

 

At first, SWMBO looked at me like I was a crazy person when I told her about the running. Then she thought about it and told me "shoot you could play golf every day if you do it that way" and I was like

 

 

I looked into those speed golf bags but they cost more than my cart bag so I guess I'll put that on the backburner. Doesn't look like anyone joined the bandwagon besides Sun Mountain. For shoes, those guys just use running shoes.

 

 

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Cool round.

 

Closest I've ever done and its not even close. Was at resort course i took 4 or 5 clubs to go to the range. Got to the clubhouse and saw they were wide open i got a loaner bag from the cart barn guy bought two sleeves of balls grabbed some tees and off i went.

 

First hole my approach would have called for a 9 iron. Only had a 7 and Sw, so hit a 3/4 ish 7 iron to 12 feet for a birdie. I ssid hey il ike this. Ha

 

Rest of the round was a lot like that . Had to really think about club selection and the shot at hand.

 

Ended up with an 88 which was pretty good.

 

 

 

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A club here in Richmond, VA used to host a professional speed golf tournament. I scored for it a couple of times. Pretty cool.

 

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What's in the bag:
Driver - :cobra-small: F8 - Aldila NV Blue 60 ( S )
3 Wood (13.5*) - :titleist-small: 980F 
4 Wood (18*) - :cobra-small: F8 - Aldila NV Blue 60 ( S )
3 Hybrid (19*) - :taylormade-small: RBZ
4i - PW - :wilson_staff_small: D7 Forged - Recoil 760 ( S )
52* - :cleveland-small: CBX
58* - :cleveland-small: CBX Full Face 2
Putter - :ping-small: Craz-e
Bag - :1590477705_SunMountain: 2.5 (Blue)
Ball -  :titleist-small: AVX
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A club here in Richmond, VA used to host a professional speed golf tournament. I scored for it a couple of times. Pretty cool.

 

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Do they still? This would be fun to get into and Richmond isn't very far away.

 

 

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Unfortunately, I think it was last played in '15. Looked all over for info on it. Can't find any.

 

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What's in the bag:
Driver - :cobra-small: F8 - Aldila NV Blue 60 ( S )
3 Wood (13.5*) - :titleist-small: 980F 
4 Wood (18*) - :cobra-small: F8 - Aldila NV Blue 60 ( S )
3 Hybrid (19*) - :taylormade-small: RBZ
4i - PW - :wilson_staff_small: D7 Forged - Recoil 760 ( S )
52* - :cleveland-small: CBX
58* - :cleveland-small: CBX Full Face 2
Putter - :ping-small: Craz-e
Bag - :1590477705_SunMountain: 2.5 (Blue)
Ball -  :titleist-small: AVX
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Twitter - @meovino
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Man, I like the leisurely pace, and relaxation of standard golf. To each their own, so have fun with this! Definitely not for me.

 

 

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Driver: Ping G430 Max 9*, Ping Tour 70X

Fairway: Ping G425 15*, Ping Tour 70X

Hybrid: Ping G425 22*, Ping Tour 80X

Irons:  Ping i230 4-GW, TT DG X100

Wedges: :edel-golf-1: SMS 50D/54V/58D:Nippon:Modus 130 stiff, +1”

Putter:  :edel-golf-1: EAS 1.0

Ball: Titleist 2023 AVX

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