Pacific Northwest: AK, WA, ID, MT, OR, WY

[fixyurdivot]

1 hour ago, Theonlyjonesy said:

Hello, I’m from Boise, ID. Played golf since a young age even if my 14 handicap doesn’t show it haha.  I love the game and love to travel to play different courses.  I work as a CRNA, it’s a fun job. 

Hello, I’m from Boise, ID. Played golf since a young age even if my 14 handicap doesn’t show it haha.  I love the game and love to travel to play different courses.  I work as a CRNA, it’s a fun job. 

Welcome to MGS and the forum!  I've played several of the courses around Boise and liked them all. 

[Erin B]

2 hours ago, Theonlyjonesy said:

Hello, I’m from Boise, ID. Played golf since a young age even if my 14 handicap doesn’t show it haha.  I love the game and love to travel to play different courses.  I work as a CRNA, it’s a fun job. 

Hello, I’m from Boise, ID. Played golf since a young age even if my 14 handicap doesn’t show it haha.  I love the game and love to travel to play different courses.  I work as a CRNA, it’s a fun job. 

Love that area! Sister lives in Caldwell and I try to play every time I visit.

[Theonlyjonesy]

2 minutes ago, Erin B said:

Love that area! Sister lives in Caldwell and I try to play every time I visit.

Nice!  My wife is from Caldwell. I like to play timber stone out there. Fun course

[SwizzleStix]

Hi Everyone! Excited to join MyGolfSpy community. I have loved reading the reviews and content and figure it is time to jump in.

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

Aside from my dad taking me to the range when in my teens and deciding I wasnt good enough to go out on the course, I have been "playing" since December 2022, almost two years now. The first year was primarily the range and local par-3 courses because I was too nervous to walk out on a full 18. I normally shoot right around 100, a little more/little less is quite normal.

What do you love about golf?

I love golf for so many reasons, some of which are that my wife and I get to walk together for 4 hours whenever we play and we love that time together - and hope to do so well into our later years in life. I love the mental challenge - thinking I "know" how to do something, but then realizing that connected that thought to my actual body is so difficult and I love that challenge.

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

Pretty sure it was some add or thread on Reddit.

Where are you from? What is your home course?

Live in Seattle, near Ballard. I dont feel like I have a home course as I just jump around to the munis around us. Probably Jackson, Jefferson and West Seattle are the most frequented.

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

Best thing - Year round golf and being less than an hour drive to playing some wonderful courses in the forest. Worst thing - seems like there are more private clubs than public nearby that I will never get to even step foot on.

What do you do for a living?

Work in the Aerospace industry

How’d you pick your user name?

An old coworker gave me that nickname, I just changed the normal "Sticks" to "Stix" as those are my clubs currently.

 

Thanks everyone! Excited to be here!

[Theonlyjonesy]

Awesome, welcome to the game!  My wife and I play together also. I love that time together and love that she enjoys it! 

[14likd1]

Hey,

My name is Kevin Li and I currently am located at Palmer Alaska.

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

I started playing golf May 26th 2024 and according to my golf tracker (The Grint) I currently have a handicap of 20. My current trend is scoring somewhere around 95-100 at the Palmer Golf Course playing from the white tees however from what I hear that's a very easy golf course (and I believe them).

What do you love about golf?

Honestly it's hard to really put into word. I think golf is a art form, the idea of getting a ball that's roughly 1.5 inches hundred of yards into a hole is something pure. It's also been motivating me to be more active and lose weight.

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

I'll be honest I like the logo and when reading reviews I liked how technical yet easy to read the articles were.

Where are you from? What is your home course?

I've moved around a lot so I won't say anywhere specific. Born in NY, I grew up in Hong Kong but have lived in America for more than half my life now. My current home base is Palmer Alaska with my home course currently being the Palmer golf course.

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

The best thing about golf in Alaska is the view and how affordable it is. The Palmer Golf Course season pass is $850 and many other course you can play for under $100 including cart. The worst thing is that the course conditions aren't the best since the golf season is so short.

What do you do for a living?

I work for the local government

How’d you pick your user name?

It was generated in middle school and is a combination of my name and my graduation date

[Rob Person]

Welcome to MGS  @SwizzleStixand @14likd1 !

@SwizzleStix which Stix clubs did you go with?  We have a Stix thread going from a test earlier this summer.  Feel free to chime in your thoughts.

[William P]

On 9/13/2024 at 11:11 AM, SwizzleStix said:

Hi Everyone! Excited to join MyGolfSpy community. I have loved reading the reviews and content and figure it is time to jump in.

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

Aside from my dad taking me to the range when in my teens and deciding I wasnt good enough to go out on the course, I have been "playing" since December 2022, almost two years now. The first year was primarily the range and local par-3 courses because I was too nervous to walk out on a full 18. I normally shoot right around 100, a little more/little less is quite normal.

What do you love about golf?

I love golf for so many reasons, some of which are that my wife and I get to walk together for 4 hours whenever we play and we love that time together - and hope to do so well into our later years in life. I love the mental challenge - thinking I "know" how to do something, but then realizing that connected that thought to my actual body is so difficult and I love that challenge.

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

Pretty sure it was some add or thread on Reddit.

Where are you from? What is your home course?

Live in Seattle, near Ballard. I dont feel like I have a home course as I just jump around to the munis around us. Probably Jackson, Jefferson and West Seattle are the most frequented.

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

Best thing - Year round golf and being less than an hour drive to playing some wonderful courses in the forest. Worst thing - seems like there are more private clubs than public nearby that I will never get to even step foot on.

What do you do for a living?

Work in the Aerospace industry

How’d you pick your user name?

An old coworker gave me that nickname, I just changed the normal "Sticks" to "Stix" as those are my clubs currently.

 

Thanks everyone! Excited to be here!

Welcome to the Forum!

[William P]

9 hours ago, 14likd1 said:

Hey,

My name is Kevin Li and I currently am located at Palmer Alaska.

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

I started playing golf May 26th 2024 and according to my golf tracker (The Grint) I currently have a handicap of 20. My current trend is scoring somewhere around 95-100 at the Palmer Golf Course playing from the white tees however from what I hear that's a very easy golf course (and I believe them).

What do you love about golf?

Honestly it's hard to really put into word. I think golf is a art form, the idea of getting a ball that's roughly 1.5 inches hundred of yards into a hole is something pure. It's also been motivating me to be more active and lose weight.

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

I'll be honest I like the logo and when reading reviews I liked how technical yet easy to read the articles were.

Where are you from? What is your home course?

I've moved around a lot so I won't say anywhere specific. Born in NY, I grew up in Hong Kong but have lived in America for more than half my life now. My current home base is Palmer Alaska with my home course currently being the Palmer golf course.

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

The best thing about golf in Alaska is the view and how affordable it is. The Palmer Golf Course season pass is $850 and many other course you can play for under $100 including cart. The worst thing is that the course conditions aren't the best since the golf season is so short.

What do you do for a living?

I work for the local government

How’d you pick your user name?

It was generated in middle school and is a combination of my name and my graduation date

Welcome to MGS! Very nice bag!

[SwizzleStix]

On 9/15/2024 at 2:08 AM, Rob Person said:

Welcome to MGS  @SwizzleStixand @14likd1 !

@SwizzleStix which Stix clubs did you go with?  We have a Stix thread going from a test earlier this summer.  Feel free to chime in your thoughts.

I have the second generation, right before they started producing steel shafts and adjustable loft drivers.
So I'm playing their stiff Graphite set. Been great for a beginner like me.

[Jangler]

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

I went back to school in my late 30's (Civil Engineering at Oregon State University) and came up one credit short in my final term this past spring. I took a 1 credit Golf 1 class kind of as a joke and was almost immediately completely obsessed. So I've officially been playing about 6 months. I don't know my handicap yet, planning on going down that road next season, arccos says 39.6 (yikes). I usually play 9-hole courses, but my 2 18 hole rounds have been just under 100.

What do you love about golf?

I love how making the smallest change can have such a dramatic effect on my game/swing. I have a background in very technical skateboarding and focusing on the minutia of how a small change in hand/wrist position or weight distribution can have a big impact on an outcome without the ending up laying on the concrete is a nice change.

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

I don't know any other Spies. I found it through the podcast and the fact that I love analyzing gear more than I should at my skill level. I enjoy reading reviews, especially from the community/everyman perspective and look forward to being able to contribute myself once my game is a little more solid.

Where are you from? What is your home course?

I've bounced around in my life spending most of my adult life in Los Angeles, but I've ended up where I began in Medford, Oregon. I don't know that I have a home course per se, still deciding on that as we just moved back here a month ago. My wife just got a job that may get us a discount at Quail Point though, so there or Centennial may be where I end up most.

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

My assumptions are going to be the temperatures. The heat in the summer and the cold in the winter. I know there are regions much worse than here, but if forced to guess it's that. Or the drought maybe?

What do you do for a living?

I just graduated as a Civil Engineer but have gone the Construction Management route to begin with. still trying to find my passion in the field.

How’d you pick your user name?

I don't like using my real name online and my kiddo picked this for my user name on a game site recently and I thought it was funny.

Edit: I just realized I never mentioned WIMB. I'm transitioning away from hand me downs and was gifted Ping G425 irons and driver a month ago, however I was gifted by a non golfer so my irons are stiff shaft and I think I'll be switching to Takomo 101s for a year or two until I feel getting fitted will be worth it. I'm still using a no-name 5-wood and 3-hybrid bridging the gap between irons and driver and just picked up a set of Lazrus wedges for funsies (the backspin I can get is mind boggling). Looking to pick up a new 5 and 7-wood to replace my existing wood/hybrid in the next month or so.

Edited Monday at 06:55 PM by Jangler
Missing info.

[Erin B]

24 minutes ago, Jangler said:

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

I went back to school in my late 30's (Civil Engineering at Oregon State University) and came up one credit short in my final term this past spring. I took a 1 credit Golf 1 class kind of as a joke and was almost immediately completely obsessed. So I've officially been playing about 6 months. I don't know my handicap yet, planning on going down that road next season, arccos says 39.6 (yikes). I usually play 9-hole courses, but my 2 18 hole rounds have been just under 100.

What do you love about golf?

I love how making the smallest change can have such a dramatic effect on my game/swing. I have a background in very technical skateboarding and focusing on the minutia of how a small change in hand/wrist position or weight distribution can have a big impact on an outcome without the ending up laying on the concrete is a nice change.

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

I don't know any other Spies. I found it through the podcast and the fact that I love analyzing gear more than I should at my skill level. I enjoy reading reviews, especially from the community/everyman perspective and look forward to being able to contribute myself once my game is a little more solid.

Where are you from? What is your home course?

I've bounced around in my life spending most of my adult life in Los Angeles, but I've ended up where I began in Medford, Oregon. I don't know that I have a home course per se, still deciding on that as we just moved back here a month ago. My wife just got a job that may get us a discount at Quail Point though, so there or Centennial may be where I end up most.

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

My assumptions are going to be the temperatures. The heat in the summer and the cold in the winter. I know there are regions much worse than here, but if forced to guess it's that. Or the drought maybe?

What do you do for a living?

I just graduated as a Civil Engineer but have gone the Construction Management route to begin with. still trying to find my passion in the field.

How’d you pick your user name?

I don't like using my real name online and my kiddo picked this for my user name on a game site recently and I thought it was funny.

Edit: I just realized I never mentioned WIMB. I'm transitioning away from hand me downs and was gifted Ping G425 irons and driver a month ago, however I was gifted by a non golfer so my irons are stiff shaft and I think I'll be switching to Takomo 101s for a year or two until I feel getting fitted will be worth it. I'm still using a no-name 5-wood and 3-hybrid bridging the gap between irons and driver and just picked up a set of Lazrus wedges for funsies (the backspin I can get is mind boggling). Looking to pick up a new 5 and 7-wood to replace my existing wood/hybrid in the next month or so.

Welcome!!!

[William P]

36 minutes ago, Jangler said:

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

I went back to school in my late 30's (Civil Engineering at Oregon State University) and came up one credit short in my final term this past spring. I took a 1 credit Golf 1 class kind of as a joke and was almost immediately completely obsessed. So I've officially been playing about 6 months. I don't know my handicap yet, planning on going down that road next season, arccos says 39.6 (yikes). I usually play 9-hole courses, but my 2 18 hole rounds have been just under 100.

What do you love about golf?

I love how making the smallest change can have such a dramatic effect on my game/swing. I have a background in very technical skateboarding and focusing on the minutia of how a small change in hand/wrist position or weight distribution can have a big impact on an outcome without the ending up laying on the concrete is a nice change.

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

I don't know any other Spies. I found it through the podcast and the fact that I love analyzing gear more than I should at my skill level. I enjoy reading reviews, especially from the community/everyman perspective and look forward to being able to contribute myself once my game is a little more solid.

Where are you from? What is your home course?

I've bounced around in my life spending most of my adult life in Los Angeles, but I've ended up where I began in Medford, Oregon. I don't know that I have a home course per se, still deciding on that as we just moved back here a month ago. My wife just got a job that may get us a discount at Quail Point though, so there or Centennial may be where I end up most.

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

My assumptions are going to be the temperatures. The heat in the summer and the cold in the winter. I know there are regions much worse than here, but if forced to guess it's that. Or the drought maybe?

What do you do for a living?

I just graduated as a Civil Engineer but have gone the Construction Management route to begin with. still trying to find my passion in the field.

How’d you pick your user name?

I don't like using my real name online and my kiddo picked this for my user name on a game site recently and I thought it was funny.

Edit: I just realized I never mentioned WIMB. I'm transitioning away from hand me downs and was gifted Ping G425 irons and driver a month ago, however I was gifted by a non golfer so my irons are stiff shaft and I think I'll be switching to Takomo 101s for a year or two until I feel getting fitted will be worth it. I'm still using a no-name 5-wood and 3-hybrid bridging the gap between irons and driver and just picked up a set of Lazrus wedges for funsies (the backspin I can get is mind boggling). Looking to pick up a new 5 and 7-wood to replace my existing wood/hybrid in the next month or so.

Welcome to the Forum!

[Rob Person]

48 minutes ago, Jangler said:

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

I went back to school in my late 30's (Civil Engineering at Oregon State University) and came up one credit short in my final term this past spring. I took a 1 credit Golf 1 class kind of as a joke and was almost immediately completely obsessed. So I've officially been playing about 6 months. I don't know my handicap yet, planning on going down that road next season, arccos says 39.6 (yikes). I usually play 9-hole courses, but my 2 18 hole rounds have been just under 100.

What do you love about golf?

I love how making the smallest change can have such a dramatic effect on my game/swing. I have a background in very technical skateboarding and focusing on the minutia of how a small change in hand/wrist position or weight distribution can have a big impact on an outcome without the ending up laying on the concrete is a nice change.

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

I don't know any other Spies. I found it through the podcast and the fact that I love analyzing gear more than I should at my skill level. I enjoy reading reviews, especially from the community/everyman perspective and look forward to being able to contribute myself once my game is a little more solid.

Where are you from? What is your home course?

I've bounced around in my life spending most of my adult life in Los Angeles, but I've ended up where I began in Medford, Oregon. I don't know that I have a home course per se, still deciding on that as we just moved back here a month ago. My wife just got a job that may get us a discount at Quail Point though, so there or Centennial may be where I end up most.

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

My assumptions are going to be the temperatures. The heat in the summer and the cold in the winter. I know there are regions much worse than here, but if forced to guess it's that. Or the drought maybe?

What do you do for a living?

I just graduated as a Civil Engineer but have gone the Construction Management route to begin with. still trying to find my passion in the field.

How’d you pick your user name?

I don't like using my real name online and my kiddo picked this for my user name on a game site recently and I thought it was funny.

Edit: I just realized I never mentioned WIMB. I'm transitioning away from hand me downs and was gifted Ping G425 irons and driver a month ago, however I was gifted by a non golfer so my irons are stiff shaft and I think I'll be switching to Takomo 101s for a year or two until I feel getting fitted will be worth it. I'm still using a no-name 5-wood and 3-hybrid bridging the gap between irons and driver and just picked up a set of Lazrus wedges for funsies (the backspin I can get is mind boggling). Looking to pick up a new 5 and 7-wood to replace my existing wood/hybrid in the next month or so.

Welcome aboard!