Rickp Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 1 minute ago, fozcycle said: So, some of the members have left and joined a weekday membership at Heritage Isles, about 4 miles west of Pebble Creek. Some quit and are now playing at Lexington Oaks, about 8 miles north. The res5 of us have taken the offer from Mr Place and transferred membership to Plantation Palms, about 10 miles northwest. We get free cart plan ($160) for August and our monthly membership will remain the same as at Pebbl3 Creek for one year. Currently, the membership at PP is about $30/month higher than PC. Good luck @ Plantation. One of the guys from here is moving somewhere near Sarasota, Lakeland I think is it’s name. Quote Rick Left Hand, Driver; PXG 0311XF Cypher 50 gr Senior 5 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 7 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 5 hybrid; Cally Steelhead, Hazardous R2 Irons; Mizuno JPX 923HM 7-GW Recoil 460 F2 Wedges; Titleist S9 54*, Mizuno SW 56* Putter; Waaay too many to list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozcycle Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 On 7/23/2021 at 5:14 PM, Rickp said: Good luck @ Plantation. One of the guys from here is moving somewhere near Sarasota, Lakeland I think is it’s name. Lakeland is east of Tampa, Sarasota is south of Tampa. Rickp and MattF 2 Quote Driver: 0311 XF 10.5* w/Project X Cypher 40 gram Senior shaft or 0811 XF 12* w/Evenflo Riptide CB Senior shaft Fairways: 0211 5W & 7W w/ Evenflo Riptide CB regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W w/Fubuki HD50 regular shaft Hybrid: None in bag at the moment Irons: Titleist T300 5-PW w/Fubuki MV Senior graphite shafts w/Golf Pride Tour Wedges: Edison forged 49*, 53* and 57* wedges with KB PGI Senior shafts(80 grm). Putter: 33” Evnroll ER6R or ER2 or Bellum Winmore Model 707, or Nike Method Core Drone w/Evnroll Gravity Grip Bag: Vice cart bag(Black/Lime). Ball: Snell MTB Prime X, Maxfli Tour/S/X CG, Titleist Pro V1x or Titleist TruFeel Using Shot Scope X5 and Pinned Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozcycle Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 Couple pics from today, the last Sunday at Pebble Creek. downlowkey, HardcoreLooper and MattF 3 Quote Driver: 0311 XF 10.5* w/Project X Cypher 40 gram Senior shaft or 0811 XF 12* w/Evenflo Riptide CB Senior shaft Fairways: 0211 5W & 7W w/ Evenflo Riptide CB regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W w/Fubuki HD50 regular shaft Hybrid: None in bag at the moment Irons: Titleist T300 5-PW w/Fubuki MV Senior graphite shafts w/Golf Pride Tour Wedges: Edison forged 49*, 53* and 57* wedges with KB PGI Senior shafts(80 grm). Putter: 33” Evnroll ER6R or ER2 or Bellum Winmore Model 707, or Nike Method Core Drone w/Evnroll Gravity Grip Bag: Vice cart bag(Black/Lime). Ball: Snell MTB Prime X, Maxfli Tour/S/X CG, Titleist Pro V1x or Titleist TruFeel Using Shot Scope X5 and Pinned Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickp Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 58 minutes ago, fozcycle said: Lakeland is east of Tampa, Sarasota is south of Tampa. Is Lakeland a decent community? Quote Rick Left Hand, Driver; PXG 0311XF Cypher 50 gr Senior 5 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 7 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 5 hybrid; Cally Steelhead, Hazardous R2 Irons; Mizuno JPX 923HM 7-GW Recoil 460 F2 Wedges; Titleist S9 54*, Mizuno SW 56* Putter; Waaay too many to list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickp Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 42 minutes ago, fozcycle said: Couple pics from today, the last Sunday at Pebble Creek. Love the Gator! fozcycle 1 Quote Rick Left Hand, Driver; PXG 0311XF Cypher 50 gr Senior 5 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 7 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 5 hybrid; Cally Steelhead, Hazardous R2 Irons; Mizuno JPX 923HM 7-GW Recoil 460 F2 Wedges; Titleist S9 54*, Mizuno SW 56* Putter; Waaay too many to list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardcoreLooper Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Foz - So sorry to hear about this. It's tough to see this happen. fozcycle 1 Quote What's in the bag: Driver - F8 - Aldila NV Blue 60 ( S ) 3 Wood (13.5*) - 980F 4 Wood (18*) - F8 - Aldila NV Blue 60 ( S ) 3 Hybrid (19*) - RBZ 4i - PW - D7 Forged - Recoil 760 ( S ) 52* - CBX 58* - CBX Full Face 2 Putter - Craz-e Bag - 2.5 (Blue) Ball - AVX Instagram - @hardcorelooper Twitter - @meovino Facebook - mike.eovino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaDawg Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 (edited) Sorry that you and your golfing buddies are having to make a drastic change. One good thing is all the memories you will have. I read the letter you received from the owner, it's just a shame that he cannot be honest. He must not be in tune with the golf industry if he thinks golf nationally is down, "Nationally and locally, golf rounds have steadily declined over most of the last 10 years, as younger people turn to other sports, videos and electronics. Fewer rounds, fewer members and increasing price competition have left less and less money to cover the high fixed costs of maintaining 120+ acres" Edited July 26, 2021 by GaDawg Spelling MattF 1 Quote Driver: TSI3 - 10*, Hzrdus Smoke 6.0 Stiff Driver: Stealth Plus - 10.5*, Oban Kiyoshi Purple O4Flex-65 Grams Purred 3 Wood: SIM - 15*, Graphite Design Tour AD DJ5 Stiff Hybrid: TS3 - 19*, Hzrdus Smoke 6.0 Stiff Irons: 5 - PW T150, with Nippon Zelos 7 Reg, 4 iron - U505 with Project X HZRDUS Black Stiff Wedges: Vokey SM 8 - 50*, 60* Standard Wedge Shafts Wedge: Milled Grind 3 MG3 56* S200 shaft Putter: Studio Select Newport 1.5 Putter: Phantom X 5.5 Ball: Pro V1x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxEntropy Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 2 hours ago, GaDawg said: Fewer rounds, fewer members I saw that phrase too, but the quoted part got me thinking. Perhaps rounds/membership were down at Pebble Creek. What was the staff trying to do to rectify it? Either they did nothing or their efforts were totally ineffective. Regardless, the loss of a course is never a good thing. MattF and GaDawg 2 Quote Driver: Epic Speed 9* (set -1) MMT 70X 3W: Tour B JGR Recoil 760ES 3H, 4H: Tour B JGR 19*, 23* Recoil 780ES 4-AW: Tour B JGR HF2 Modus3 Tour 105 SW: RTX Zipcore Black Satin 54* LW: TAIII Black 58* Putter: Scottsdale TR Senita Bag: BigMax Dri Active Lite Ball: TP5x or AVX (yellow) Pushcart: BigMax iQ+ Testing Complete, Final Review Posted: Sub70 TAIII Forged Wedges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozcycle Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 17 hours ago, Rickp said: Is Lakeland a decent community? Yes it is.....two of my Grandsons were police officers there for 6 years.....both have moved on to new careers. Downtown Lakeland is very nice, terrific restaurants. MattF and Rickp 2 Quote Driver: 0311 XF 10.5* w/Project X Cypher 40 gram Senior shaft or 0811 XF 12* w/Evenflo Riptide CB Senior shaft Fairways: 0211 5W & 7W w/ Evenflo Riptide CB regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W w/Fubuki HD50 regular shaft Hybrid: None in bag at the moment Irons: Titleist T300 5-PW w/Fubuki MV Senior graphite shafts w/Golf Pride Tour Wedges: Edison forged 49*, 53* and 57* wedges with KB PGI Senior shafts(80 grm). Putter: 33” Evnroll ER6R or ER2 or Bellum Winmore Model 707, or Nike Method Core Drone w/Evnroll Gravity Grip Bag: Vice cart bag(Black/Lime). Ball: Snell MTB Prime X, Maxfli Tour/S/X CG, Titleist Pro V1x or Titleist TruFeel Using Shot Scope X5 and Pinned Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozcycle Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 4 hours ago, GaDawg said: Sorry that you and your golfing buddies are having to make a drastic change. One good thing is all the memories you will have. I read the letter you received from the owner, it's just a shame that he cannot be honest. He must not be in tune with the golf industry if he thinks golf nationally is down, "Nationally and locally, golf rounds have steadily declined over most of the last 10 years, as younger people turn to other sports, videos and electronics. Fewer rounds, fewer members and increasing price competition have left less and less money to cover the high fixed costs of maintaining 120+ acres" He actually owns several courses. He had four for several years, sold one then closed one, now just two courses. Membership gets you play at both. Quote Driver: 0311 XF 10.5* w/Project X Cypher 40 gram Senior shaft or 0811 XF 12* w/Evenflo Riptide CB Senior shaft Fairways: 0211 5W & 7W w/ Evenflo Riptide CB regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W w/Fubuki HD50 regular shaft Hybrid: None in bag at the moment Irons: Titleist T300 5-PW w/Fubuki MV Senior graphite shafts w/Golf Pride Tour Wedges: Edison forged 49*, 53* and 57* wedges with KB PGI Senior shafts(80 grm). Putter: 33” Evnroll ER6R or ER2 or Bellum Winmore Model 707, or Nike Method Core Drone w/Evnroll Gravity Grip Bag: Vice cart bag(Black/Lime). Ball: Snell MTB Prime X, Maxfli Tour/S/X CG, Titleist Pro V1x or Titleist TruFeel Using Shot Scope X5 and Pinned Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozcycle Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 July 31, 2021…..Final Day for golf course operations. Well, the day has finally arrived, the last day to play Pebble Creek, a 54 year old course I have been playing since 2009 and a member for the past 6 years. We had 32 players today in our Final Round. I shot a 37/38:75, my best round ever at Pebble Creek! Had two birdies, #8 Par 5 and #10 Par 4. Both birdies were cut in the skins game, but I won First Place overall at +8 points in the Stableford Points Game. My quota was 26 and I finished with 34 points. Shot Scope recorded several medals… 9 Up & Downs 7 Consecutive Pars Score no more than 5 on a hole. Attire for the 91*+ day was, you guessed it…..Black, in mourning for our club closing. After the Payout, and a few pitchers, 9 of us returned to the course and played a 3 Person Scramble. My team came in 3rd place with +16 PTx, bested by +21 and +22 Pts. Rickp, MattF, Larryw and 1 other 4 Quote Driver: 0311 XF 10.5* w/Project X Cypher 40 gram Senior shaft or 0811 XF 12* w/Evenflo Riptide CB Senior shaft Fairways: 0211 5W & 7W w/ Evenflo Riptide CB regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W w/Fubuki HD50 regular shaft Hybrid: None in bag at the moment Irons: Titleist T300 5-PW w/Fubuki MV Senior graphite shafts w/Golf Pride Tour Wedges: Edison forged 49*, 53* and 57* wedges with KB PGI Senior shafts(80 grm). Putter: 33” Evnroll ER6R or ER2 or Bellum Winmore Model 707, or Nike Method Core Drone w/Evnroll Gravity Grip Bag: Vice cart bag(Black/Lime). Ball: Snell MTB Prime X, Maxfli Tour/S/X CG, Titleist Pro V1x or Titleist TruFeel Using Shot Scope X5 and Pinned Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickp Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 15 minutes ago, fozcycle said: July 31, 2021…..Final Day for golf course operations. Well, the day has finally arrived, the last day to play Pebble Creek, a 54 year old course I have been playing since 2009 and a member for the past 6 years. We had 32 players today in our Final Round. I shot a 37/38:75, my best round ever at Pebble Creek! Had two birdies, #8 Par 5 and #10 Par 4. Both birdies were cut in the skins game, but I won First Place overall at +8 points in the Stableford Points Game. My quota was 26 and I finished with 34 points. Shot Scope recorded several medals… 9 Up & Downs 7 Consecutive Pars Score no more than 5 on a hole. Attire for the 91*+ day was, you guessed it…..Black, in mourning for our club closing. After the Payout, and a few pitchers, 9 of us returned to the course and played a 3 Person Scramble. My team came in 3rd place with +16 PTx, bested by +21 and +22 Pts. Nice round!! Carry that luck to Plantation fozcycle 1 Quote Rick Left Hand, Driver; PXG 0311XF Cypher 50 gr Senior 5 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 7 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 5 hybrid; Cally Steelhead, Hazardous R2 Irons; Mizuno JPX 923HM 7-GW Recoil 460 F2 Wedges; Titleist S9 54*, Mizuno SW 56* Putter; Waaay too many to list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
release Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 On 4/28/2021 at 2:21 PM, Tom the Golf Nut said: Have the same problems with employees around me too. With the unemployment pay increase from COVID people are making more money staying home. Every store and fast food chain around me is currently short staffed and hiring. This is not unique to a region, it's everywhere. Many also found position in a new industry and decided not to return to the old one. At one time, there were enough economic support for all the golf courses in the area. A current study of why the diminishing economic support for the golf courses in trouble is needed, If anyone wants to "save" the golf courses. Demographic changes ? Shift in the local economic development ? Perhaps, the local economy could no linger sustain all the golf courses in the area and some of them just need to be retired ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozcycle Posted August 22, 2021 Author Share Posted August 22, 2021 https://neighborhoodnewsonline.net/2021/08/pcgc-closes-but-fight-over-its-development-goes-on/ Here is an article posted this week regarding the last day of Pebble Creek and recent news of Pulte Homes pulling out of any consideration for development. Note I am in one of the last day pics…..can you find me? Hint: Driving golf cart with yellow fan. MattF and Rickp 2 Quote Driver: 0311 XF 10.5* w/Project X Cypher 40 gram Senior shaft or 0811 XF 12* w/Evenflo Riptide CB Senior shaft Fairways: 0211 5W & 7W w/ Evenflo Riptide CB regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W w/Fubuki HD50 regular shaft Hybrid: None in bag at the moment Irons: Titleist T300 5-PW w/Fubuki MV Senior graphite shafts w/Golf Pride Tour Wedges: Edison forged 49*, 53* and 57* wedges with KB PGI Senior shafts(80 grm). Putter: 33” Evnroll ER6R or ER2 or Bellum Winmore Model 707, or Nike Method Core Drone w/Evnroll Gravity Grip Bag: Vice cart bag(Black/Lime). Ball: Snell MTB Prime X, Maxfli Tour/S/X CG, Titleist Pro V1x or Titleist TruFeel Using Shot Scope X5 and Pinned Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickp Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 57 minutes ago, fozcycle said: https://neighborhoodnewsonline.net/2021/08/pcgc-closes-but-fight-over-its-development-goes-on/ Here is an article posted this week regarding the last day of Pebble Creek and recent news of Pulte Homes pulling out of any consideration for development. Note I am in one of the last day pics…..can you find me? Hint: Driving golf cart with yellow fan. Yup, there you are fozcycle 1 Quote Rick Left Hand, Driver; PXG 0311XF Cypher 50 gr Senior 5 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 7 wood; Ping 425, Senior Shaft 55 gr 5 hybrid; Cally Steelhead, Hazardous R2 Irons; Mizuno JPX 923HM 7-GW Recoil 460 F2 Wedges; Titleist S9 54*, Mizuno SW 56* Putter; Waaay too many to list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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