South Central: NM, OK, AR, TX, LA, MS

[Josh Parker]

Just now, Swaggy_H8 said:

Appreciate it! Looking forward to the community!!!

It's a great place!  I have enjoyed it and everyone is super helpful.  

[SundaySweats]

First post here. I actual do a lot of golf reading on here for info and entertainment but never chimed in. This place keeps me entertained for hours!

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

Been playing four about 23 years, since I was 10 years old. Grandfather got me a youth Michael Jordan set of clubs when I first started and I was hooked. The whole family had memberships and played religiously so I hopped in with them and would hit little wormy fades with the MJ driver tee'd up at the 150 marker. Playing travel baseball growing up took a lot away from playing consistently through my teen and high school years but once I made it to college golf became my only hobby outside of normal life. Currently shooting around a +12 which is my handicap in my local golf association group but the course we play at is one of the easier ones in the area and I tend to shoot more +15 or +16 when I play the tougher courses in the area.

What do you love about golf?

The peace and addiction the sport brings. Although I do love grinding, getting better and trying to lower my handicap, nothing beats carelessly smacking a little white ball for 5 hours with your buddies or by yourself with no other thoughts going on in your head. The only sport I know that you can get better with age. 

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

Always read reviews here and decided to hop on board to share anything that can be useful.

Where are you from? What is your home course?

Lafayette, Louisiana. Mainly play at Farm D'Allie. 

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

In late spring the weather is unbeatable. Every other part of the year, the humidity makes the cold colder and the heat unbearable sometimes.

What do you do for a living?

Engineer

How’d you pick your user name?

Most important day of the golf week and the sweatiest

What's in the Sunday Bag:

Driver: Ping G430 Max 10K 9° (Alta CB 55 X)

3 Wood: Cleveland Halo XL 15° (Tensei AV Blue 55 S)

5 Wood: Cleveland Halo XL 18° (Tensei AV Blue 55 S)

4i: Cleveland Halo XL Full Face (Project X Cypher 6.0) 

5i-PW: Taylormade P790 (NS Pro Modus 105T S)

50/54/60W: Callaway CB (KBS Hi-Rev 2.0)

Putter: Taylormade Spider Tour (33" KBS Black/Super Stroke Pistol GT 1.0)

[Krich0823]

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

I started playing freshman year of highschool (2005). Been off and on since the end of high school but have been consistently playing/ practicing for the last year again. Currently my handicap is 11.4 my normal scores and mid to low 80s.

2. What do you love about golf?

The challenge every time you pick up a club. I love constantly trying to be better than my last shot or my last round. And also it’s never the same, it doesn’t get boring.

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

I love the unbiased reviews. I like the testing process of using real golfers across the scale of skill. It gets tiring seeing scratch golfers or robots testing clubs and equipment I’m interested in.

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

I am originally from central California but moved to DFW at the end of 2021. Wouldn’t say I have a home course, I tend to play a lot of courses around me and don’t mind driving a little further for a new course to play. I typically practice at Coyote Ridge though as it’s the closest/nicest practice facility!

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

Weather and weather. Summer is insufferably hot and humid and winter is freezing/dormant grass.

5. What do you do for a living?

I work on power lines for the local utility company in Dallas, Oncor Electric Delivery.

6. How’d you pick your user name?

It’s been my go to username for some time. Easy to remember and usually is not taken!

7. WITB 

Driver - Callaway Ai Smoke Triple Diamond 10.5° 

3 Wood - Titliest 913 FD 15°

3 Hybrid - Titliest 818 H2 18°

Irons - Mizuno MX-23

Wedges - Vokey SM9 52°,58°

Putter - Cleveland HB soft #11

Edited April 7 by Krich0823

[Jahcatano]

How long have you been playing golf? What’s your handicap or normal score? Ive been playing for around 3yrs  currently sitting  at 16~17

What do you love about golf? Being outdoors and the fresh air. Also the constant self improvement needed to play better on the next outing. 

What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies? The articles and reviews on equipment. Articles are always very informative. 

Where are you from? What is your home course? Original from Puerto Rico. Currently residing in Dallas TX. My home course would be Irving GC in Irving TX. 

What are the best and worst things about golf in your region? 
Best thing has to be we get to play golf year round  Worst summers are a bit hot  

What do you do for a living? 
IT Support Specialist 

How’d you pick your user name? 
It’s my initials and my hometown in Puerto Rico  

[schooner44]

Hey fellow hackers!

I'm pretty new to these forums and just really getting back into golf after a number of years off. Due to a decent amount of weight loss, I've had to completely re-learn my swing and game so last year I figured if I was going to have to re-learn everything, I might as well do it with some new clubs. 

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

Started in the late 90s but never took it seriously. Picked it back up after my divorce in 2016 but only played steady for a couple years then again last Spring and have consistently playing since. I'm currently sitting at a 25 handicap which I know is bad but when I started up again last Spring, I was over a 36 so there's definitely been steady improvement.

What do you love about golf?

Just getting outside and being active. Since losing weight, my life has had a dramatic improvement and I love to be able to do things that were a struggle prior. 

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

I stumbled upon these forums and found it to be a great place to find useful info. I don't personally know anyone on here.

Where are you from? What is your home course?

Rio Rancho NM, Santa Ana Golf Course 

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

You can play almost year round but the Spring has some windy days which suck

What do you do for a living?

System Administrator

How’d you pick your user name?

Going all the way back to high school, Schooner was my favorite beer and 44 was my favorite number

What's in the Bag:

Rogue ST max D driver, 3 wood & 5 wood

Rogue ST Max hybrids (3 & 4)

Rogue ST Max irons (5-PW)

Rogue ST Max OS AW

Taylormade MG3 wedges (52, 56 & 60)

Scotty Cameron Select Putter

Edited April 8 by schooner44

[TheHollow11]

How long have you been playing golf? What’s your handicap or normal score? I've been playing for years but started playing more than once a year last summer. My handicap currently is 22. 

What do you love about golf? It's something I can work to get better at, has gear differences and intricacies, and when I play my mind shuts off 

What brings you to MyGolfSpy? Do you already know any other Spies? The reviews and gear talk, I love golf clubs

Where are you from? What is your home course? Edmond OK and The Greens GC

What are the best and worst things about golf in your region? Long golf seasons but you have to brave the brutal summers, stay hydrated

What do you do for a living? I am a middle school teacher

How’d you pick your user name? My Xbox gamer tag

Edited April 11 by TheHollow11
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[Joegomez]

Hello everyone,

How long have you been playing golf?   25 years or so.  

What’s your handicap or normal score?  A good day is breaking 80.   A bad day is breaking 90

What do you love about golf?

Disconnecting, being outside, the challenge, spending time my son 

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

Real reviews, real people

Where are you from? What is your home course?

From Houston originally, but been in San Antonio about 25 years.  Canyon Springs GC

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

Plenty of affordable interesting courses,  it can get damn hot in the summer

What do you do for a living?

I’m the HR guy

How’d you pick your user name?

It’s me

[Josh Parker]

4 minutes ago, Joegomez said:

Hello everyone,

How long have you been playing golf?   25 years or so.  

What’s your handicap or normal score?  A good day is breaking 80.   A bad day is breaking 90

What do you love about golf?

Disconnecting, being outside, the challenge, spending time my son 

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

Real reviews, real people

Where are you from? What is your home course?

From Houston originally, but been in San Antonio about 25 years.  Canyon Springs GC

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

Plenty of affordable interesting courses,  it can get damn hot in the summer

What do you do for a living?

I’m the HR guy

How’d you pick your user name?

It’s me

Welcome!

[Goingonatrip]

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

I took a couple lessons as a kid and played on our Jr High team. Class was 75 kids so they would take what they could get. Dropped it in HS and College and picked up again about 7-8yr ago.

Currently playing at a 16-17 and averaging low to mid-90s 

 

What do you love about golf?

Like many others, the pursuit of excellence is always fun to strive for. I also love all the gear that's come about over the years. Constantly new brands/tech/advancement and it's fun to be in the thick of it.

 

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

Interested in being a tester for equipment, been reading the site/blog for years and turned a lot of friends onto it. Figured I should be more active on the forum.

 

Where are you from? What is your home course?

Texas, have probably played Iron Horse in NRH more than anywhere else. In the process of applying for a golf club close to my house.

 

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

Best:  the ability to play year round 

Worst:  heat in summer is oppressive

 

What do you do for a living?

CRE Debt

 

How’d you pick your user name?

Play on my unique name 

 

Bonus: Favorite Course Played Last Year

Mystic Creek in El Dorado, AR. We do a golf trip every year (in 2 weeks headed to Alabama), and last year we started at Mystic Creek for a couple days and finished with 4 courses in Hot Springs Village. Was a great trip and Mystic Creek is such a cool track

 

Edited April 10 by Goingonatrip

[Big Jan]

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

- Played a little in middle school and highschool, but have really picked it up the last few years once I finished playing college basketball

2. What do you love about golf?

- The competitive side and the fact that you can make it a competition against yourself and the course.

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

- Been checking out the reviews for awhile so I decided to join the forum

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

- Owasso, Oklahoma - Owasso Golf and Athletic Club

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

- Weather for both. The weather is all over the place so there's days out of season that you can play comfortably, but days in season that it is unbearable

6. What do you do for a living?

- Own and run a creative marketing company with my wife.

7. How’d you pick your user name?

- It's a nickname my college teammates gave me.

[Rico_de_Gallo]

On 4/9/2024 at 4:47 PM, Joegomez said:

Hello everyone,

How long have you been playing golf?   25 years or so.  

What’s your handicap or normal score?  A good day is breaking 80.   A bad day is breaking 90

What do you love about golf?

Disconnecting, being outside, the challenge, spending time my son 

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

Real reviews, real people

Where are you from? What is your home course?

From Houston originally, but been in San Antonio about 25 years.  Canyon Springs GC

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

Plenty of affordable interesting courses,  it can get damn hot in the summer

What do you do for a living?

I’m the HR guy

How’d you pick your user name?

It’s me

I see somebody has played The Quarry. Fun course there and got to play it again this past weekend. Sad that it will be closed starting next month for the summer (they going to redo the greens)

Nice to see somebody else from San Antonio.

 

[MrBandit]

11 minutes ago, Rico_de_Gallo said:

I see somebody has played The Quarry. Fun course there and got to play it again this past weekend. Sad that it will be closed starting next month for the summer (they going to redo the greens)

Nice to see somebody else from San Antonio.

 

Damn.. I just played they Quarry in January.. look forward for it to open again.
 

[labarrister]

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

- I started playing last year and immediately fell in love with the game. Currently a 14 handicap but working to be better each week.

2. What do you love about golf?

- Enjoying the beauty of the course and fresh air, while still presenting a mental challenge for myself. 

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

- Really enjoy reading MGS reviews and testing. At this point I don’t know any other spies personally. 

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

- DeRidder, LA. I play the most at Warrior Hills (Ft. Johnson / Ft. Polk) and Oakwing (Alexandria, LA) 

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

- It’s either brutally hot or brutally wet, which can make course conditions less than ideal. But you can generally play year round so that’s nice. 

6. What do you do for a living?

- in-house attorney by day, guitar repair and resale guy by night. 

7. How’d you pick your user name?

- It comes from my business Barrister’s Music. 

[Josh Parker]

56 minutes ago, Rico_de_Gallo said:

I see somebody has played The Quarry. Fun course there and got to play it again this past weekend. Sad that it will be closed starting next month for the summer (they going to redo the greens)

Nice to see somebody else from San Antonio.

 

 

43 minutes ago, MrBandit said:

Damn.. I just played they Quarry in January.. look forward for it to open again.
 

The Quarry is a fun track. I did a lot of work on the apartments right next to it. 

[Rico_de_Gallo]

23 minutes ago, Josh Parker said:

 

The Quarry is a fun track. I did a lot of work on the apartments right next to it. 

Very cool. I have not heard any horror stories of somebody sitting out on their porch getting hit, but I imagine those places have gotten their fair share of errant tee shots (assuming you talking about the ones off the 10th)

[Scottd88]

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

I’ve always had a set of clubs, I’d say I started trying to play well about 3-4 years ago. My handicap now is a 12 and I’ve shoot high 80’s, a good day would be anything sub 85.

2. What do you love about golf?

No two rounds are the same, you can finish an awful 18 and start over at the same course on the same day and you could shoot your best score, it’s just a wild game like that.

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

I don’t know any other spies, saw a ball review a couple years ago and have always followed and paid attention to what MGS puts out, just recently decided to join in the forum.

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

Northeast Texas, home course would be Buffalo Creek.

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

Hardpan fairways on muni’s, it’s a love hate thing. On one hand it’s just the nature of the beast out here and you take your excessive rollouts, on the other hand once you play a more lush fairway it’s like peeking behind the curtain to a world you don’t belong in.

6. What do you do for a living?

Firefighter Paramedic for DFD.

7. How’d you pick your user name?

Name and birth year combo, it’s a default setting for me.

 

WITB:

driver: Callaway epic flash 9.5 toe weighted with an Accra i60 S shaft cut down an inch or so.

Taylormade M2 3 wood with cut down hzrds T800 6.0

Callaway Apex UW 19° with hzrds black 6.0

Cleveland Halo (14’) 22° stock S shaft

irons 5-A Sub 70 699Pro DG S300 shafts

cleveland 54 (12) and 60 (8) rtx zipcore 5

odyssey 2 ball but the putter is a rotation game for me, the 2 ball is working for now.

 

[MrBandit]

2 hours ago, Scottd88 said:

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

I’ve always had a set of clubs, I’d say I started trying to play well about 3-4 years ago. My handicap now is a 12 and I’ve shoot high 80’s, a good day would be anything sub 85.

2. What do you love about golf?

No two rounds are the same, you can finish an awful 18 and start over at the same course on the same day and you could shoot your best score, it’s just a wild game like that.

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

I don’t know any other spies, saw a ball review a couple years ago and have always followed and paid attention to what MGS puts out, just recently decided to join in the forum.

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

Northeast Texas, home course would be Buffalo Creek.

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

Hardpan fairways on muni’s, it’s a love hate thing. On one hand it’s just the nature of the beast out here and you take your excessive rollouts, on the other hand once you play a more lush fairway it’s like peeking behind the curtain to a world you don’t belong in.

6. What do you do for a living?

Firefighter Paramedic for DFD.

7. How’d you pick your user name?

Name and birth year combo, it’s a default setting for me.

 

WITB:

driver: Callaway epic flash 9.5 toe weighted with an Accra i60 S shaft cut down an inch or so.

Taylormade M2 3 wood with cut down hzrds T800 6.0

Callaway Apex UW 19° with hzrds black 6.0

Cleveland Halo (14’) 22° stock S shaft

irons 5-A Sub 70 699Pro DG S300 shafts

cleveland 54 (12) and 60 (8) rtx zipcore 5

odyssey 2 ball but the putter is a rotation game for me, the 2 ball is working for now.

 

@Scottd88 Welcome to the area.. my home course is Buffalo Creek (even tho I don't play there as much as I should, but I do used the practice area almost everyday)
Lets get in touch and play a round.

[Au_funk93]

Pretty new here, been a long time reader of the articles as I have gotten more and more into golf. I loved reading through the forum and getting other peoples insights, and thought might be time to start chiming in and getting involved with the community.

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

• Roughly 2 years off and on, but last summer I got really into it. Now I'm hooked.
• I dont have an official handicap. I usually play 9 holes due to time restrictions and my fiance likes to play with me but doesnt have the drive to play a full 18 most days. If I can shoot 44-48 I'm pretty happy with that. Looking to keep chipping away so that 40-44 becomes the norm and hopefully translates to a similar front/back when out playing a full 18.

What do you love about golf?

• I love the chase for perfection. Having that one pured shot and chasing that down. Its a great way to get some sunshine, and my fiance and I almost exclusively walk courses so it helps us get our s teps in

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

• Like I said, long time reader of the site, but I like seeing others takes on equipment and all things golf.  I dont know any other spies. 

Where are you from? What is your home course?

• I'm from North Idaho (grew up there my whole life) but I've lived all over (Seattle, Louisiana, Austin, Oregon) and recently moved from Oregon to south Dallas. In oregon I played Pine Ridge Country Club in Springfield mostly, but with the move to Texas I joined a club (because I think I might actually save money doing this) and thats Walnut Creek Country Club in Mansfield, TX

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

• So far, the hard ground (soft ground in Oregon was a luxury it seems) and the wind conditions this time of year in Dallas

What do you do for a living?

• Project Management for a major Telecom company based in Dallas :)

How’d you pick your user name?

• Similar to a name given to me on my birthday.

 

 

[Flebix]

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

-playing since ‘93

What do you love about golf?

- different challenge everyday; being outdoors

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

-I like reading about golf equipment ; no I don’t know any others 

Where are you from? What is your home course?

-Lockport LA; Ellendale Country Club

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

-best: play all year round; worst:too hot in summer

What do you do for a living?

-xray/ct tech

How’d you pick your user name?

-word I made up in middle school