Peaksy68 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Tomorrow I start a 5 day marathon of golf, mostly within 20 minutes of home. It's for a local Aus golf forum's "National Championship" All 5 courses are rated in Australia's top 100. Days 3 and 4 are the main event, played over 36 holes, with the other days individual events. All days are being played as handicap Stableford format, which takes a bit of pressure off. Day 1 At my home club, Curlewis Golf Club. https://curlewisgolf.com.au/pages/first I hope local knowledge will give me a bit of an advantage. Day 2 Barwon Heads Golf Club One of Australia's oldest high end courses. Very staid, but a lovely course right on the coast. https://www.barwonheads.golf/cms/ Reasonably short, but can be seriously windy. The greens have a reputation for being some of the best in Australia. Day 3 and 4 13th Beach Golf Club https://www.13thbeachgolf.com/cms/ Beach Course followed by Creek Course. Interestingly (at least to me) the club is named after the adjacent surf beach, which is in turn, named after the 13th hole of Barwon Heads GC next door. The Beach course runs through some stunning dunes, whilst The Creek is on the inland side of the property. The Beach in particular can be hammered by wind, and both courses have fast and firm greens. Day 5 A short ferry trip to the other side of Port Philip Bay to Portsea Golf Club https://www.portseagolf.com.au/cms/ Another beautifully conditioned course, with lots of undulating holes. Plenty of social events go along with this, so it all adds up to a great few days. I'm not sure I'm up to 5 consecutive days of golf, especially walking every day except day 4, but here's hoping I can handle it. I'm still not sure about my swing and body but there was no way I'd miss this one. downlowkey, GolfSpy MPR, MattF and 4 others 7 Quote 849 Pro Evenflow Riptide 6.0 F8 3 & 5 Woods Project X Evenflow Blue 6.0 TS2 7 Wood Project X Evenflow Blue 6.0 MP18 MMC - Project X LZ 5.5 Zipcore Wedges 50,54,58 - Project X LZ 5.5 MLA Tour Mallet 33" Z Star Pioneer bag buggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Good luck mate! Play your game and you'll be sweet!! Quote In the bag: Driver: Darkspeed X 9° UST Mamiya LIN-Q M40X Blue 7F4 Fairway: Apex UW 19° & 21° Project X HZRDUS Smoke RDX Black 5.5 Irons: JPX 923 HMP 5-PW UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Wedges: T-22 Denim Copper 48°, 52° & 56° UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Putter Sycamore 005 Wide Blade Bag: Fairway 14 stand bag Balls: Chrome Tour Cart: CaddyLite ONE Ver. 8 God Bless America, God save the King, God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaksy68 Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 56 minutes ago, MattF said: Good luck mate! Play your game and you'll be sweet!! Only problem is, I don't really know what my game is. Hopefully the weather doesn't turn, wet weather gear ruins my main strength of well matched ensembles. MattF, romeopapazulu and cnosil 3 Quote 849 Pro Evenflow Riptide 6.0 F8 3 & 5 Woods Project X Evenflow Blue 6.0 TS2 7 Wood Project X Evenflow Blue 6.0 MP18 MMC - Project X LZ 5.5 Zipcore Wedges 50,54,58 - Project X LZ 5.5 MLA Tour Mallet 33" Z Star Pioneer bag buggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 4 hours ago, Peaksy68 said: Only problem is, I don't really know what my game is. Hopefully the weather doesn't turn, wet weather gear ruins my main strength of well matched ensembles. You need a hat! Peaksy68 1 Quote In the bag: Driver: Darkspeed X 9° UST Mamiya LIN-Q M40X Blue 7F4 Fairway: Apex UW 19° & 21° Project X HZRDUS Smoke RDX Black 5.5 Irons: JPX 923 HMP 5-PW UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Wedges: T-22 Denim Copper 48°, 52° & 56° UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Putter Sycamore 005 Wide Blade Bag: Fairway 14 stand bag Balls: Chrome Tour Cart: CaddyLite ONE Ver. 8 God Bless America, God save the King, God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaksy68 Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 Day 1 done and dusted. Really tough conditions, wind 20-30 mph, with a few heavy showers to make it even more interesting. Played ok, finished with 32 Stableford points, only 1 behind the winner. Didn't make any putts and made a few mental errors when the rain hit. Had a really enjoyable day despite the weather, guys I played with all enjoyed my home track, we all had a lot of laughs. Only had to don the rain jacket and ruin my ensemble a few times. Hoping for better weather and golf tomorrow. Golfspy_CG2, Mr. 82, tony@CIC and 4 others 7 Quote 849 Pro Evenflow Riptide 6.0 F8 3 & 5 Woods Project X Evenflow Blue 6.0 TS2 7 Wood Project X Evenflow Blue 6.0 MP18 MMC - Project X LZ 5.5 Zipcore Wedges 50,54,58 - Project X LZ 5.5 MLA Tour Mallet 33" Z Star Pioneer bag buggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfspy_CG2 Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Sounds fun!! Hope today went better for you. Quote G430 Max 10K TSiR1 15.0 Aldlia Ascent 60g TSR2 18.0 PX Aldila Ascent 6og TSi1 20 Aldila Ascent Shafts R T350 5-GW SteelFiber I80 SM10 48F/54M and58K S159 48S/52S/56W/60B Select 5.5 Flowback 35" ProV1 Play number 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaksy68 Posted October 18, 2019 Author Share Posted October 18, 2019 Day 2 Wind was even worse than yesterday. My game was either good or awful. The greens were as I expected, as close to perfect putting surfaces as you can get. I managed to duck hook several 5 woods more than 50 yards off line, which was more than a little disconcerting. No rain, so at least I didn't have to dull down my ensemble with wet weather gear. Highlight of the day was a birdie on the 195 yd 2nd after a 7 iron to 15 feet. A normal 7 iron for me is 155. Despite my play it was still a very enjoyable day, played with 2 very good mates and a guy who could well become one. Forecast for tomorrow is more strong wind and maybe some rain. Expecting another tough day at the office, but it's an office I love to be in. golfertrb, downlowkey, GolfSpy MPR and 2 others 5 Quote 849 Pro Evenflow Riptide 6.0 F8 3 & 5 Woods Project X Evenflow Blue 6.0 TS2 7 Wood Project X Evenflow Blue 6.0 MP18 MMC - Project X LZ 5.5 Zipcore Wedges 50,54,58 - Project X LZ 5.5 MLA Tour Mallet 33" Z Star Pioneer bag buggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaksy68 Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 Day 3 A bit late with the report as post round festivities took precedence! First round of the main event at 13th Beach's Beach course. Extreme winds again and a few rain squalls that made things interesting. Played reasonably well, finished with 32 Stableford points, 4 behind handicap. A couple of mental errors cost me several shots. Getting ambitions and capability mixed up is never good for my score. Didn't putt very well by my normal standards but driver was mostly solid and found some confidence in my 3 wood. The leader had 36 points which demonstrates how hard the conditions were. downlowkey, golfertrb and MattF 3 Quote 849 Pro Evenflow Riptide 6.0 F8 3 & 5 Woods Project X Evenflow Blue 6.0 TS2 7 Wood Project X Evenflow Blue 6.0 MP18 MMC - Project X LZ 5.5 Zipcore Wedges 50,54,58 - Project X LZ 5.5 MLA Tour Mallet 33" Z Star Pioneer bag buggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaksy68 Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 Day 4 Second round of the main event at 13th Beach Creek course. Much better conditions, only a 2 club breeze blowing, and no rain. Awful start, chunked my first shot into the water. No warm up is not a great idea when your as rusty as me, particularly after a big night. Holed a 15 foot bogey putt on the second to get things going. Played solidly all day apart from 2 awful par 3's. One was my starting hole, the next was 125 yards that I managed to double bogey, including my only 3 putt of the day. Putted extremely well, 9 1 putt greens and a couple of long range 2 putts. Finished with 38 points, my best round in a long time. Ran 5th for the round and finished 4th in the 2 day competition. Had a great time over the last 4 days, on great golf courses with great company. One day to go and I'm still feeling physically ok. MattF, downlowkey and golfertrb 3 Quote 849 Pro Evenflow Riptide 6.0 F8 3 & 5 Woods Project X Evenflow Blue 6.0 TS2 7 Wood Project X Evenflow Blue 6.0 MP18 MMC - Project X LZ 5.5 Zipcore Wedges 50,54,58 - Project X LZ 5.5 MLA Tour Mallet 33" Z Star Pioneer bag buggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaksy68 Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 Day 5 Portsea Golf Club. After a trip across Port Philip Bay on the ferry I teed it up for my 5th day in a row. Conditions were much better today, still coolish but the sun came out and there was a gentle breeze at best. Really solid round. Drove the ball well, fairways and irons were solid. Short game was very good and my putting was excellent. Had a 3 putt after misjudging the speed on a long uphill putt, but had 10x1 putt greens. Some were due to good chips or putts from off the green finishing close, but holed several putts over 10 feet. Finished with 40 Stableford points which was 4 better than my daily handicap of 9. 76 (5 over) was my best round in well over a year. I was unsure if playing 5 days straight was going to be a mistake, but I'm incredibly happy with how things have gone. I've been forced to learn what my body (mainly my right shoulder) will let me do in my swing and the repetition has ingrained things a bit. My new swing now feels like my swing. I had great groups on all 5 days, only played with the same person twice and every one I played with was great company. A really fun social side outside of the golf has made for a seriously enjoyable few days. I'll try to get a few pictures posted show how stunning these courses have been. I feel privileged to live so close to such great golf courses. downlowkey, golfertrb, MattF and 1 other 4 Quote 849 Pro Evenflow Riptide 6.0 F8 3 & 5 Woods Project X Evenflow Blue 6.0 TS2 7 Wood Project X Evenflow Blue 6.0 MP18 MMC - Project X LZ 5.5 Zipcore Wedges 50,54,58 - Project X LZ 5.5 MLA Tour Mallet 33" Z Star Pioneer bag buggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaksy68 Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 MattF, golfertrb, Kenny B and 2 others 5 Quote 849 Pro Evenflow Riptide 6.0 F8 3 & 5 Woods Project X Evenflow Blue 6.0 TS2 7 Wood Project X Evenflow Blue 6.0 MP18 MMC - Project X LZ 5.5 Zipcore Wedges 50,54,58 - Project X LZ 5.5 MLA Tour Mallet 33" Z Star Pioneer bag buggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 5 hours ago, Peaksy68 said: And you make fun of my hat... Peaksy68 1 Quote In the bag: Driver: Darkspeed X 9° UST Mamiya LIN-Q M40X Blue 7F4 Fairway: Apex UW 19° & 21° Project X HZRDUS Smoke RDX Black 5.5 Irons: JPX 923 HMP 5-PW UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Wedges: T-22 Denim Copper 48°, 52° & 56° UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Putter Sycamore 005 Wide Blade Bag: Fairway 14 stand bag Balls: Chrome Tour Cart: CaddyLite ONE Ver. 8 God Bless America, God save the King, God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony@CIC Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 7 hours ago, Peaksy68 said: Love those pants golfertrb and Kenny B 2 Quote Left Hand orientation SIM 2 D Max with Fujikura Air Speeder Shaft Cobra Radspeed 3W/RIptide Shaft 410 Hybrids 22*, 26* Cobra Speed Zone 6-GP/Recoil ESX 460 F3 Shafts SM7 54* Wedge Glide 3.0 60* Wedge O Works putter V3 NX9-HD - 4 Wheel EZGO TXT 48v cart - too many shoes to list and so many to buy And BAG Boy Golf Balls: Vice Pro Plus 2020 Official Tester Beginning Driver Speed - 78 2019 Official Tester 410 Driver 2018 Official Tester C300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 11 hours ago, Peaksy68 said: What were you doing under that tree??? tony@CIC 1 Quote “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaksy68 Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 2 hours ago, Kenny B said: What were you doing under that tree??? The only photo of me on the day and its after my only bad tee shot. I was very lucky to have a shot after it ended up much better than I expected. I'm blaming a long wait on the tee, not a lack of ability MattF and Kenny B 2 Quote 849 Pro Evenflow Riptide 6.0 F8 3 & 5 Woods Project X Evenflow Blue 6.0 TS2 7 Wood Project X Evenflow Blue 6.0 MP18 MMC - Project X LZ 5.5 Zipcore Wedges 50,54,58 - Project X LZ 5.5 MLA Tour Mallet 33" Z Star Pioneer bag buggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy MPR Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Enjoyed scrolling through your pictures, until I came to the ones with your outfits, which immediately melted the pixels of my laptop screen. Peaksy68, MattF and tony@CIC 2 1 Quote TS3 9.5°, Tensei Blue CBX T3 15°, Project X HZRDUS Black Epic Super Hybrid 18°, Aerotech Steel Fiber FC HYB S C722 21°, Ventus Blue 8S CBX Iron-Wood 25°, Project X HZRDUS Black 6.0 639 CB, Aldila NV 95 Graphite, 6–PW CBX 48° T22 54° and 60° EAS 4.0, Garsen G-Pro grip TP5x and Tour Response Full WITB with pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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