Southeast: KY, TN, NC, SC, AL, GA, FL

[MPete]

1. How long have you been playing golf? What’s your handicap or normal score?

   Consistently for 10 years - played as a kid.

2. What do you love about golf?

   I enjoy being outdoors and whenever I hit a good, crisp iron shot.

3. What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies?

   Friend of mine linked me here.

4. Where are you from? What is your home course?

   Atlanta & Kentucky. No real home course as of yet.

5. What are the best and worst things about golf in your region?

   Very busy in Atlanta. Warmer for longer periods of time.

6. What do you do for a living?

   Finance & Accounting

7. How’d you pick your user name?

   Just picked something.

[WildcatGolf]

On 10/10/2020 at 6:53 PM, fozcycle said:

 

Where is “30a”?


Using Tour Edge Exotics EXS Driver w/ Mitsubishi Tense ck Blue regular shaft; Cobra King F8 4W & 6W w/Mitsubishi Tense ck Blue regular shaft; Tour Edge CVX 119 4 Hybrid , Irons 5-PW Wilson Staff D-7 w/Recoil 460 regular shafts; Cobra King wedges 50/54/58 & Bellum Winmore 707 putter.

Sent from my iPhone using MyGolfSpy

 

It is a Highway between Destin and Panama City

[ak90]

1. Started playing about 15 years ago just before high school. Worked down to +1.8 and quit the game around 2011. Started playing about 4 months ago and currently 1.2

2. I need a competitive outlet and enjoy exploring/testing the mental side of the game. Love the endless opportunities to improve all different aspects of the game

3. Long time lurker/club junkie

4. From Sophia, NC. Cut my teeth at Holly Ridge Golf Links, current member at Rock Barn CC in Hickory

5. Year round golf season.. can’t say much bad being a couple hours from both NC mountain golf and the Sandhills

6. Accounting/operations for auto retail

7. No good story here...

[rov34]

How long have you been playing golf? What’s your handicap or normal score?

 8 years, 4.3hcp

What do you love about golf?

You can't hide. You can't pitch around a hitter or run the clock out. No matter what, you have to hit the next shot. 

Minimal running required

What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies?

I have followed MyGolfSpy for a number of years but finally decided to make an account. I've leaned on golf spy to present unbiased data and reviews. I always check MyGolfSpy at the beginning of my "buying journey" for new equipment.

Where are you from? What is your home course?

Mcewen, TN. Greystone Golf Club.

What are the best and worst things about golf in your region? 

I get to play darn near year 'round. But it is tough to play in the heat of July/August.  

What do you do for a living?

Strategic Account Manager for a Global Manufacturing Company

How’d you pick your user name?

Its a combination of my first initial and last name + my old baseball number.

[Snappyj30]

1. How long have you been playing golf? What’s your handicap or normal score? Been playing for about 25 years. Average around 76-80 otherwise know as golf professional par

2. What do you love about golf? The comradeship with fellow players  I used to take game WAAAYYYYYY more serious when I was younger  now I enjoy playing with friends and a few brewskis at the 19th hole where we can all talk about the good and mostly bad shots!!

3. What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies? Been a member for a while but have never posted much just like to read the articles (same reason I subscribe to Hustler magazine)  and am hoping to meet a few Spies in the Aiken SC area  

4. Where are you from? What is your home course? Born and bred BUCKEYE from the armpit of America called Ohio.  Home course now is Houndslake Country Club. Spent a few years working at Sage Valley but was rarely able to play it. Been all over the map pursuing my career (at the time) Savannah, Hilton Head, Fort Myers/Naples and finally dropped anchor in Aiken, SC  

5. What are the best and worst things about golf in your region? Not many I can think of honestly except not too man courses in Aiken and the good ones are impossible to get a round it seems  

6. What do you do for a living? Former “PGA class A-8” professional  decided after 20 years of poverty it was time to move on to enjoy life with my family and actually play golf.  If you wanna play golf DO NOT BECOME A GOLF PRO

7. How’d you pick your user name? In college when I played baseball my teammates said I was a “snappy” dresser whenever we would make a road trip. Name starts with a J and 30 was my number in college. Most people think it’s “snapping” one left off the tee but I can’t make a ball go left if my life depended on it

[chazzmatazz7]

1. How long have you been playing golf? What’s your handicap or normal score?

   - 2 months. Normal score about 130-140 strokes per 18 holes lol

2. What do you love about golf?

   - It's a fun way to spend time outdoors on beautiful courses and clear my mind of the daily grind and theres always ways to improve.

3. What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies?

   - I'm impressed by the rigorous testing that backs up the high quality and brand agnostic articles. Enjoy the forum community as well. 

4. Where are you from? What is your home course?

   - I'm from San Diego but I now live in Savannah. My home course is Richmondhill Golf Course

5. What are the best and worst things about golf in your region?

   - Best thing is you can play year round. Worse thing is everyone plays so pace can be slow

6. What do you do for a living?

   - Healthcare

7. How’d you pick your user name?

   - Its a play on my nickname

[lefty2010]

1. How long have you been playing golf? What’s your handicap or normal score? 
   31 years & average score is 75

2. What do you love about golf? 
   The challenges the game present & the satisfaction of every once in a while meeting some of those challenges with a good shot that makes you want to keep playing! It’s addicting!

3. What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies? 
   just love all things golf & looking for a community to connect with & learn more about the game & equipment! 

4. Where are you from? What is your home course? Live in Washington, NC

5. What are the best and worst things about golf in your region? Usually can play year round outside of a few days or weeks that it’s extremely cold or wintry precipitation. 

6. What do you do for a living? Pastor 

7. How’d you pick your user name? Mickelson fan & 1 of the years he won The Masters!

[SFLOrange]

1. How long have you been playing golf? 16 years. What’s your handicap or normal score? Currently a 6.

2. What do you love about golf? For me there is no better way to relax and disconnect.  The combination of outdoor beauty and competition is intoxicating.

3. What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies? I have been a reader for awhile and created a profile to throw my hat in on some testing.

4. Where are you from? What is your home course? Plantation, Florida.  My “home” course is Colony West.

5. What are the best and worst things about golf in your region? The best parts are the wide range of course quality and price point, which allows all kinds of players to enjoy the game.  The worst part is the relatively boring flat layouts. I love elevation change and that is non-existent in South Florida.

6. What do you do for a living?  I am an attorney.

7. How’d you pick your user name? I am a Syracuse “Orange” fan living in South Florida.

Edited October 22, 2020 by SFLOrange

[Andrew81085]

On 2/11/2019 at 5:25 PM, GolfSpy MPR said:

 

1. How long have you been playing golf? What’s your handicap or normal score? - Off and on for 20 years, only really consistently last 4

2. What do you love about golf?  Getting outside with friends, competition 

3. What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies?  Referred to by a friend for golf equipment reviews 

4. Where are you from? What is your home course? Alpharetta, GA - Whatever fits with my time slot.  Usually a last minute golfer when the work schedule randomly clears up. 

5. What are the best and worst things about golf in your region?  Very hilly courses can, rarely have a flat lie on some courses 

6. What do you do for a living?  Management Consulting 

7. How’d you pick your user name?  A standard 

 

[eyok]

1. How long have you been playing golf? What’s your handicap or normal score?

   I've been playing golf for about 20 years now with a 6 year gap. Just picked up golf again recently!

2. What do you love about golf?

   The never ending challenge of improving.

3. What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies?

   MyGolfSpy has been my #1 source for equipment reviews - the golf videos don't do the equipment justice and I can't try out all the things I want to.

4. Where are you from? What is your home course?

   I'm in metro Atlanta - no home courses

5. What are the best and worst things about golf in your region?

   Year round golf baby!

6. What do you do for a living?

   Software engineer

7. How’d you pick your user name?

   Just a name  I've used for everything on the internet

[GregGarner]

On 10/21/2020 at 4:22 PM, lefty2010 said:

Where are you from? What is your home course? Live in Washington, NC

I love it out there. In a different life, I had a recurring work project with Beaufort County Schools and always enjoyed my time in little Washington. some good golf out that way too! Welcome to MGS from just down the road!

[JohnSmalls]

Welcome to the forum fellas!

[Bhart861]

Hello all,

my name is Brian and I’m out of Jacksonville Florida. I play eagle landing as my home track and I’ve been golfing for about two years. I’m 27 years old and I’m in the law enforcement profession. Look forward to meet some of you guys and Getting a round  in! Oh and I usually shoot low to mid 80s from around 6700 yards with my career low being 77.

[Albatrass]

Welcome to the group.  Hope you enjoy the information and being able to play with some of them.

[GaDawg]

On 11/3/2020 at 2:39 PM, Bhart861 said:

Hello all,

my name is Brian and I’m out of Jacksonville Florida. I play eagle landing as my home track and I’ve been golfing for about two years. I’m 27 years old and I’m in the law enforcement profession. Look forward to meet some of you guys and Getting a round  in! Oh and I usually shoot low to mid 80s from around 6700 yards with my career low being 77.

Great to have you and we appreciate what you do to protect your community!

[JohnSmalls]

On 11/3/2020 at 2:39 PM, Bhart861 said:

Hello all,

my name is Brian and I’m out of Jacksonville Florida. I play eagle landing as my home track and I’ve been golfing for about two years. I’m 27 years old and I’m in the law enforcement profession. Look forward to meet some of you guys and Getting a round  in! Oh and I usually shoot low to mid 80s from around 6700 yards with my career low being 77.

Welcome to the best corner of the internet!   Thank you for keeping the people of Jacksonville safe.  If you ever make it up to SC would love to join you for a trip around the course.

[JohnSmalls]

On 11/3/2020 at 2:39 PM, Bhart861 said:

Hello all,

my name is Brian and I’m out of Jacksonville Florida. I play eagle landing as my home track and I’ve been golfing for about two years. I’m 27 years old and I’m in the law enforcement profession. Look forward to meet some of you guys and Getting a round  in! Oh and I usually shoot low to mid 80s from around 6700 yards with my career low being 77.

Welcome to the best corner of the internet!   Thank you for keeping the people of Jacksonville safe.  If you ever make it up to SC would love to join you for a trip around the course.

[EZlife007]

I've been playing golf since age eight (summer, 1990). My normal score is around 80. My handicap is in the mid 4s. I'm usually able to put together a couple low rounds a year and that keeps my handicap artificially low in my opinion. 

I love golf because it is a way for me to escape. Focusing on each shot allows me to forget about things going on off the course. 

I started reading MGS several years ago for the equipment reviews. I have only met one other Spy.  Interestingly enough, I noticed him on the putting green with an Evnroll putter and asked him if he reads MGS. He smiled and said it was what got him to buy the Evnroll. 

I live in Raleigh, North Carolina. I don't have a home course. I only play 10 to 12 rounds a year, so I play all over: Lonnie Poole, River Ridge, Pinehurst, Tobacco Road. I hit balls in my bonus room almost daily to stay somewhat sharp. 

Year round golf is what's best in our region. The worst thing seems to be the pace of play. I grew up playing in under 4 hours. Most public courses on the weekend seem to be okay with 5 hour rounds.

I am an attorney.

User name is my old AIM name from college. 

[TNGolfFan]

New to the forum! Playing since 2001; started at young age of 44; 12 HCP

[JohnSmalls]

33 minutes ago, TNGolfFan said:

New to the forum! Playing since 2001; started at young age of 44; 12 HCP

Welcome to MGS!

[GregGarner]

On 11/13/2020 at 12:57 PM, EZlife007 said:

I live in Raleigh, North Carolina

Hello from just down the road and welcome to the forum!

[Eric Elliott]

1. How long have you been playing golf? What’s your handicap or normal score?   I have been playing for about 30 years, my dad started playing when i was 10, and he took me a few times.  No official handicap, it's around 21.  I would like to shoot around 90, usually between 90 and 100

2. What do you love about golf?  I like the camaraderie and laughing with friends and my dad 

3. What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies?  I have been researching new clubs and club fitting, and the forums came up via internet search

4. Where are you from? What is your home course?  I live in Clermont, FL, west of Orlando.  My "home course" would probably be Kings Ridge in Clermont

5. What are the best and worst things about golf in your region?  Best things - I can play year round.  Worst things - it is very HOT in summer, and most of the courses are flat and similar

6. What do you do for a living?  I am a software/IT engineer

7. How’d you pick your user name? it is my first and last name together

[Tom the Golf Nut]

On 11/17/2020 at 4:41 PM, TNGolfFan said:

New to the forum! Playing since 2001; started at young age of 44; 12 HCP

Welcome aboard!  Not to many spies in our neck of the woods. 

[craiger1]

Recently retired and moved from Florida to Tennessee, as you can imagine going from the flats of Florida to the Mountains of Tennessee has been quite an adjustment.  First few rounds adversely effected my handicap mostly because of side-hill lies and slopes.  Since, though things have adjusted a bit and my game is starting to return to where it once was.  Always been just a weekend golfer with the boys but since retiring I have again found some of the passion that first got me interested in the game.

I've had been hitting a Ping 400, driver for a while but because of a strange noise in the head have brought my white Taylor Made driver out of retirement.  

3 wood, Callaway Rouge  

Irons: Callaway Rouge

Wedges: Titleist 

Putter: Ping

[Tom the Golf Nut]

22 minutes ago, craiger1 said:

Recently retired and moved from Florida to Tennessee, as you can imagine going from the flats of Florida to the Mountains of Tennessee has been quite an adjustment.  First few rounds adversely effected my handicap mostly because of side-hill lies and slopes.  Since, though things have adjusted a bit and my game is starting to return to where it once was.  Always been just a weekend golfer with the boys but since retiring I have again found some of the passion that first got me interested in the game.

 

Welcome to Tennessee. I enjoy playing in the Crossville area when I get a chance. Mountain golf does take some getting used to. Lots of uphill, downhill, side hill lies. But for the most part, all the courses in your area are always kept in good condition. It is the golf capital of TN!

[LeftyMatt89]

1. How long have you been playing golf? What’s your handicap or normal score? Been playing since 2015  my handicap is hovering at 12 right now. Hoping to get to single digits  

2. What do you love about golf? It is challenging and fun at the same time. I love equipment and learning the new tech

3. What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies? I am a long time reader and wanted to join forum to see what else the site has to offer  

4. Where are you from? What is your home course? I live in Summerville, sc  and home course is Berkeley cc

5. What are the best and worst things about golf in your region? Best is the weather and courses are everywhere. Worst is I come from California and out here courses are much more narrow  

6. What do you do for a living? I work in purchasing for a fortune 100 company 

7. How’d you pick your user name? I am lefty, my name is Matt and I was born in 89.

[BIG STU]

Welcome to the forum--- You are not too far down the road from me. I am up in the Garden City Murrells Inlet area. Maybe when this Covid Crap is over and I heal up some we can meet up to play

[LeftyMatt89]

4 hours ago, BIG STU said:

Welcome to the forum--- You are not too far down the road from me. I am up in the Garden City Murrells Inlet area. Maybe when this Covid Crap is over and I heal up some we can meet up to play

Sounds great to me!

[Naturalhooker]

How long have you been playing golf? 25 years off and on What’s your handicap or normal score? Mid 70's occasional sub par round

 

What do you love about golf? Everything

 

What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies? Been on wrx for a while and I've always read articles on here but never created an account

 

Where are you from? What is your home course? Knoxville tn. Three ridges/patriot hills

 

What are the best and worst things about golf in your region? The weather is great here.inwould say the only downfall would be all the hills

 

What do you do for a living? Dairy processing/student

 

How’d you pick your user name? Lol I can hook ball on command

 

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[CodyBlevins]

1. How long have you been playing golf? What’s your handicap or normal score? I've been playing golf around 17 years and my handicap is around 0-2. Average score is about 74

2. What do you love about golf? It's a sport that I've played the majority of my life and I can continue to play for the rest of it. You get to be outside and be around your buddies and there is nothing better than a day on the golf course.

3. What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies? I've followed MyGolfSpy for a while now and recently decided to join the forums.

4. Where are you from? What is your home course? I live in Alabama and my home course is Trenton Golf Club.

5. What are the best and worst things about golf in your region? The best thing about golf in my region is the greens and summer golf. The worst thing about golf in my region is winter can be brutal and wet.

6. What do you do for a living? I've recently moved back to Alabama and looking for a job. Hoping to work as civil service.

7. How’d you pick your user name? It's just my real name.