MmmmmmBuddy Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 3 minutes ago, gavinski91 said: It's both, technically. 9th hole pin on the left, 18th hole pin on the right. fair enough... It's been a minute since I played a round at Apple Tree.. 22 years or so... GrumpyGolf, cksurfdude and gavinski91 3 Quote Driver - Ping G430 Max 9° | Ventus Blue TR Hybrid - ZX 16° & 18° | GD Tour IZ S 2 Iron - ZU65 17° | AeroTech SteelFiber 110icw S Irons - ZX7 MKII 4-Pw | TTDGTI S400, std length 1° flat Wedges - RTX 6 Tour Rack 50° 54° 58° | TTDGTI S400, std length 1° flat Putter - L.A.B. Golf Link.1 | LA Golf P135 shaft | Garsen Quad Tour grip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavinski91 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 1 minute ago, MmmmmmBuddy said: fair enough... It's been a minute since I played a round at Apple Tree.. 22 years or so... I've actually never played it, I'm just so excited about this trip that I've been nerding out on the courses we're going to hit cksurfdude, GrumpyGolf and Thin2win 2 1 Quote Driver - Radspeed XB, Aldila Rogue Silver 70-S 3 Wood - Radspeed, Aldila Rogue Silver 70-S 5 Wood - Radspeed, Fujikura Motore X F3 6-S 7 Wood - 0341x Gen 4, Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Blue 75-S Irons - Pro 225 4-5, 223 6-PW, KBS $-Taper 120 Wedges - King Cobra Snakebite 52° & 58°, KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 S Putter - Stroke Lab Black Ten 35" Ball - Chrome Soft X LS Powered by 2020 ExPutt Official Review | 2021 Cobra Connect Five Participant | 2023 SuperSpeed Official Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MmmmmmBuddy Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 3 minutes ago, gavinski91 said: I've actually never played it, I'm just so excited about this trip that I've been nerding out on the courses we're going to hit Made my only Ace at Apple Tree. #2. Wildhorse is great. I'd recommend staying away from the Casino. It's pretty tough to come out ahead there... Wine Valley is fantastic! Have a great trip! Kenny B, GrumpyGolf, Thin2win and 2 others 5 Quote Driver - Ping G430 Max 9° | Ventus Blue TR Hybrid - ZX 16° & 18° | GD Tour IZ S 2 Iron - ZU65 17° | AeroTech SteelFiber 110icw S Irons - ZX7 MKII 4-Pw | TTDGTI S400, std length 1° flat Wedges - RTX 6 Tour Rack 50° 54° 58° | TTDGTI S400, std length 1° flat Putter - L.A.B. Golf Link.1 | LA Golf P135 shaft | Garsen Quad Tour grip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy TCB Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 (edited) Really disappointed I couldn't make it to the PNW Spy Golf this year. I am hoping to join you all next year. I was able to visit family in March and got out to Apple Tree... you guys will have a blast... can't wait to hear all the post round stories!! (hit the green, burned the edge of the hole for birdie... kick in par :)) Edited June 15, 2022 by Tiftaaft cksurfdude, GrumpyGolf, Thin2win and 2 others 4 1 Quote Titleist TSR3 9* (A2 setting) Driver - Graphite Design Tour AD UB-5 R1 Titleist TSR2+ 3 Wood - Graphite Design Tour AD UB-5 R1 Srixon ZX 5W Callaway Paradym 4-PW Titleist Vokey SM9 50-08, 54-10 & 58-08 Scotty Cameron Super Select Newport 2.5 2023 Titleist ProV1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavinski91 Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 7 days to go - here's a look at the punchbowl 7th green at Wine Valley, protected by an imposing set of bunkers short and long of the green. GolfSpy TCB, GaDawg, cksurfdude and 1 other 4 Quote Driver - Radspeed XB, Aldila Rogue Silver 70-S 3 Wood - Radspeed, Aldila Rogue Silver 70-S 5 Wood - Radspeed, Fujikura Motore X F3 6-S 7 Wood - 0341x Gen 4, Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Blue 75-S Irons - Pro 225 4-5, 223 6-PW, KBS $-Taper 120 Wedges - King Cobra Snakebite 52° & 58°, KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 S Putter - Stroke Lab Black Ten 35" Ball - Chrome Soft X LS Powered by 2020 ExPutt Official Review | 2021 Cobra Connect Five Participant | 2023 SuperSpeed Official Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixyurdivot Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 19 hours ago, gavinski91 said: 7 days to go - here's a look at the punchbowl 7th green at Wine Valley, protected by an imposing set of bunkers short and long of the green. That fairway looks wide enough . T-2 days to taxi for me . Look forward to meeting you! cksurfdude, gavinski91 and Kenny B 3 Quote G410 Plus, 9 Degree Driver G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w ZX5 Irons 4-AW Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW (removed from double secret probation ) ER5v Putter (Official Review) AI-One Milled Seven T CH (Official Review) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 4 hours ago, fixyurdivot said: That fairway looks wide enough . T-2 days to taxi for me . Look forward to meeting you! They are all wide enough!! GolfSpy TCB, GrumpyGolf and cksurfdude 3 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...
fixyurdivot Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 On 6/17/2022 at 3:28 PM, Kenny B said: They are all wide enough!! I bet I can prove you wrong . GolfSpy TCB, GaDawg, Kenny B and 2 others 2 3 Quote G410 Plus, 9 Degree Driver G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w ZX5 Irons 4-AW Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW (removed from double secret probation ) ER5v Putter (Official Review) AI-One Milled Seven T CH (Official Review) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavinski91 Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 On 6/19/2022 at 5:29 AM, fixyurdivot said: I bet I can prove you wrong . We'll have to have a slice-off on the widest fairway - we'll both aim at the left edge of the fairway and see who can get the ball the farthest into the rough to the right fixyurdivot, GolfSpy TCB, Kenny B and 3 others 2 4 Quote Driver - Radspeed XB, Aldila Rogue Silver 70-S 3 Wood - Radspeed, Aldila Rogue Silver 70-S 5 Wood - Radspeed, Fujikura Motore X F3 6-S 7 Wood - 0341x Gen 4, Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Blue 75-S Irons - Pro 225 4-5, 223 6-PW, KBS $-Taper 120 Wedges - King Cobra Snakebite 52° & 58°, KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 S Putter - Stroke Lab Black Ten 35" Ball - Chrome Soft X LS Powered by 2020 ExPutt Official Review | 2021 Cobra Connect Five Participant | 2023 SuperSpeed Official Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavinski91 Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 3 days to go, so here's a look at one of the most recognizable par 3 holes in the world: the 17th hole at Apple Tree! MattF, cksurfdude, Kenny B and 4 others 7 Quote Driver - Radspeed XB, Aldila Rogue Silver 70-S 3 Wood - Radspeed, Aldila Rogue Silver 70-S 5 Wood - Radspeed, Fujikura Motore X F3 6-S 7 Wood - 0341x Gen 4, Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Blue 75-S Irons - Pro 225 4-5, 223 6-PW, KBS $-Taper 120 Wedges - King Cobra Snakebite 52° & 58°, KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 S Putter - Stroke Lab Black Ten 35" Ball - Chrome Soft X LS Powered by 2020 ExPutt Official Review | 2021 Cobra Connect Five Participant | 2023 SuperSpeed Official Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 5 hours ago, gavinski91 said: We'll have to have a slice-off on the widest fairway - we'll both aim at the left edge of the fairway and see who can get the ball the farthest into the rough to the right At Wine Valley the fairways are really wide... how wide are they? They are so wide that your normal tee shot that is two fairways over is still in the fairway. There are "other things" to avoid though. GaDawg, GrumpyGolf, GolfSpy TCB and 2 others 3 2 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...
fixyurdivot Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 3 minutes ago, Kenny B said: At Wine Valley the fairways are really wide... how wide are they? They are so wide that your normal tee shot that is two fairways over is still in the fairway. Now that is what I call "intelligent design" . One needs only add "excuse me" and "pardon me" to their course vernacular . Kenny B, GrumpyGolf, cksurfdude and 2 others 5 Quote G410 Plus, 9 Degree Driver G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w ZX5 Irons 4-AW Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW (removed from double secret probation ) ER5v Putter (Official Review) AI-One Milled Seven T CH (Official Review) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 31 minutes ago, fixyurdivot said: Now that is what I call "intelligent design" . One needs only add "excuse me" and "pardon me" to their course vernacular . "Grip it and rip it!" - Roy McAvoy GolfSpy TCB, GaDawg, fixyurdivot and 3 others 6 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...
GolfSpy TCB Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 GaDawg, cksurfdude and Kenny B 3 Quote Titleist TSR3 9* (A2 setting) Driver - Graphite Design Tour AD UB-5 R1 Titleist TSR2+ 3 Wood - Graphite Design Tour AD UB-5 R1 Srixon ZX 5W Callaway Paradym 4-PW Titleist Vokey SM9 50-08, 54-10 & 58-08 Scotty Cameron Super Select Newport 2.5 2023 Titleist ProV1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thin2win Posted June 23, 2022 Author Share Posted June 23, 2022 8 hours ago, Tiftaaft said: We played a friendly round today at Columbia point. Weather is going to be perfect for this event, 75-90 blue bird skies is the forecast. Tomorrow is Apple Tree, game on. cksurfdude, Vegan_Golfer_PNW, gavinski91 and 3 others 5 1 Quote WITB: Driver: SIM2 Max 12° - Accra TZ6 M4 FW Wood: Gen5 0311 7w Fujikura Motore X F3 Irons: ZX7 PW-7i, ZX5 6i-5i Wedges: Zipcore 50°, 58° Putter: MySpider X Cart: Onewheel XR+ Ball: Z-Star Diamond/ Z-Star XV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy TCB Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 8 hours ago, Thin2win said: We played a friendly round today at Columbia point. Weather is going to be perfect for this event, 75-90 blue bird skies is the forecast. Tomorrow is Apple Tree, game on. Boy I am really regretting not making the trip!!! Play well today everyone! cksurfdude, Kenny B and gavinski91 3 Quote Titleist TSR3 9* (A2 setting) Driver - Graphite Design Tour AD UB-5 R1 Titleist TSR2+ 3 Wood - Graphite Design Tour AD UB-5 R1 Srixon ZX 5W Callaway Paradym 4-PW Titleist Vokey SM9 50-08, 54-10 & 58-08 Scotty Cameron Super Select Newport 2.5 2023 Titleist ProV1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fixyurdivot Posted June 24, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 24, 2022 PNW Spy Meet-up | Round 4 | Appletree GC | Yakima, WA Appletree is really gorgeous - a must play if you're in the area. Unfortunately, Chris made the often fatal mistake of trying to fit work into golf getaways and was unable to getaway. So Kenny, Martha, Gavin, his brother Kiren, and I played as a fivesome before the shotgun start Fireman's Youth Charity event forced us to split 3 and 2. But, the marshal did have us rejoin at #17. Can you correctly pick which red dot belongs to who? True to its namesake One day you could be taking a bite out of this Red Delicious. Today is Canyon Lakes... stay tuned sirchunksalot, rkj427, Thin2win and 10 others 5 8 Quote G410 Plus, 9 Degree Driver G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w ZX5 Irons 4-AW Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW (removed from double secret probation ) ER5v Putter (Official Review) AI-One Milled Seven T CH (Official Review) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thin2win Posted June 24, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 24, 2022 Bonus 18. Since I got stuck working all day and missed on apple tree I met up with Gavin and Kiran (sp?). We were going to play at the short par 3 course, but upon arrival found they were doing a league night. So we regrouped at Sun Willows and got 18 actual holes in. The sun was set by 17 and 18 played out with fading light, but definitely enough to watch our tee shots take unexpected routes to our targets. Lots of fun Kenny B, gavinski91, cnosil and 7 others 9 1 Quote WITB: Driver: SIM2 Max 12° - Accra TZ6 M4 FW Wood: Gen5 0311 7w Fujikura Motore X F3 Irons: ZX7 PW-7i, ZX5 6i-5i Wedges: Zipcore 50°, 58° Putter: MySpider X Cart: Onewheel XR+ Ball: Z-Star Diamond/ Z-Star XV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thin2win Posted June 25, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2022 There were lots of pictures taken yesterday, but none by me, lol. We started the day with a shotgun start at Canyon Lakes in Kennewick. I thought it was a very nice course. I played with Gavin and Kiran while Kenny, Bill and Martha were the group behind us and spent the day hitting golf balls into us. The weather was great, low 80s and no clouds with minimal wind. I finished bogey, bogey, double. Which was disappointing. Still, cared a 79 and had a fun time. After Canyon Lakes we grabbed some teriyaki for lunch. then Bill, Gavin and I met up at Pasco Golfland which is a 9 hole par 3 course. It was a very fun course, in surprisingly good condition. Then to see Kenny and Martha's house for happy hour and the site of Kenny's future swing bay. Dinner at a local sports bar to watch Gavin's hopes for an Avalanche Stanley Cup have to wait at least one more game. A drive to Walla Walla after dinner to switch hotels, and now I'm getting ready for Wine Valley. Today is a good day. cksurfdude, rkj427, fixyurdivot and 7 others 8 2 Quote WITB: Driver: SIM2 Max 12° - Accra TZ6 M4 FW Wood: Gen5 0311 7w Fujikura Motore X F3 Irons: ZX7 PW-7i, ZX5 6i-5i Wedges: Zipcore 50°, 58° Putter: MySpider X Cart: Onewheel XR+ Ball: Z-Star Diamond/ Z-Star XV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thin2win Posted June 26, 2022 Author Share Posted June 26, 2022 Wow, Wine Valley. Another really fun day out golfing. @gavinski91was a ball striking machine and managed a couple looks at eagles after some some spectacular wood shots. The sun was out, the wind was down and the fairways were very wide. fixyurdivot, cksurfdude, sirchunksalot and 6 others 9 Quote WITB: Driver: SIM2 Max 12° - Accra TZ6 M4 FW Wood: Gen5 0311 7w Fujikura Motore X F3 Irons: ZX7 PW-7i, ZX5 6i-5i Wedges: Zipcore 50°, 58° Putter: MySpider X Cart: Onewheel XR+ Ball: Z-Star Diamond/ Z-Star XV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thin2win Posted June 26, 2022 Author Share Posted June 26, 2022 GolfSpy TCB, cksurfdude, GrumpyGolf and 6 others 9 Quote WITB: Driver: SIM2 Max 12° - Accra TZ6 M4 FW Wood: Gen5 0311 7w Fujikura Motore X F3 Irons: ZX7 PW-7i, ZX5 6i-5i Wedges: Zipcore 50°, 58° Putter: MySpider X Cart: Onewheel XR+ Ball: Z-Star Diamond/ Z-Star XV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Ball Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 On 6/24/2022 at 9:04 AM, fixyurdivot said: PNW Spy Meet-up | Round 4 | Appletree GC | Yakima, WA Appletree is really gorgeous - a must play if you're in the area. Unfortunately, Chris made the often fatal mistake of trying to fit work into golf getaways and was unable to getaway. So Kenny, Martha, Gavin, his brother Kiren, and I played as a fivesome before the shotgun start Fireman's Youth Charity event forced us to split 3 and 2. But, the marshal did have us rejoin at #17. Can you correctly pick which red dot belongs to who? True to its namesake One day you could be taking a bite out of this Red Delicious. Today is Canyon Lakes... stay tuned Looks like you let Martha hit to the green twice! Kenny B, GrumpyGolf, tony@CIC and 4 others 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fixyurdivot Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 PNW Spy Meet-up | Round 6 | Wine Valley | Walla Walla, WA Add this one to your list folks... it's a fantastic golf course! With the addition of two of Chris's business friends, the two groups split up by age; youngsters out as a foursome with Kenny, Martha, and I following along. It was another bluebird, near perfect weather day - we definitely chose the right week for this gathering . I carded a 44/41 and only missed two of the narrow, thread the needle fairways . Definitely a finalist in my "coolest flag" design contest. Kenny B, GolfSpy TCB, GrumpyGolf and 5 others 7 1 Quote G410 Plus, 9 Degree Driver G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w ZX5 Irons 4-AW Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW (removed from double secret probation ) ER5v Putter (Official Review) AI-One Milled Seven T CH (Official Review) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fixyurdivot Posted June 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 27, 2022 PNW Spy Meet-up | Round 7 | Wildhorse GC | Pendleton, OR Yesterday, Kenny, Martha, Chris and I completed the last official round of the meet-up. The course at Wildhorse Casino Resort is fantastic - I think we were all in agreement that aesthetically, it was the best of the four we played. The addition of trees, lakes, and surrounding farmland vistas was hard not to gather in while focusing on the game. We even saw an Osprey dive into the lake at #16 and struggle getting a smaller sized carp airborne. I carded an 80 after rinsing my drive on #18 and failing to make the one putt for a sub 80 round . After the round, we had lunch at the casino and said our goodbyes as we headed back for home. Today is Timberstone with @GrumpyGolf rkj427, Vegan_Golfer_PNW, GolfSpy TCB and 8 others 11 Quote G410 Plus, 9 Degree Driver G400 SFT, 16 Degree 3w G400 SFT, 19 Degree 5w ZX5 Irons 4-AW Glide 2.0 56 Degree SW (removed from double secret probation ) ER5v Putter (Official Review) AI-One Milled Seven T CH (Official Review) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GolfSpy TCB Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 I have GOT TO make the plans for this event next year. Thanks to you all for sharing your rounds in words and pictures. Makes me really homesick!! Looks like a great time was had by you all~ ~Tim Thin2win, Vegan_Golfer_PNW, Kenny B and 4 others 7 Quote Titleist TSR3 9* (A2 setting) Driver - Graphite Design Tour AD UB-5 R1 Titleist TSR2+ 3 Wood - Graphite Design Tour AD UB-5 R1 Srixon ZX 5W Callaway Paradym 4-PW Titleist Vokey SM9 50-08, 54-10 & 58-08 Scotty Cameron Super Select Newport 2.5 2023 Titleist ProV1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thin2win Posted June 27, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 27, 2022 One more note for the trip, @fixyurdivot Is a monster. other than Galena where they laughed at him, he walked every round of this event. Some of the courses were easier then others, but Wine Valley was over 6 miles, almost 90 degrees out and very hilly. sirchunksalot, gavinski91, GrumpyGolf and 7 others 8 1 1 Quote WITB: Driver: SIM2 Max 12° - Accra TZ6 M4 FW Wood: Gen5 0311 7w Fujikura Motore X F3 Irons: ZX7 PW-7i, ZX5 6i-5i Wedges: Zipcore 50°, 58° Putter: MySpider X Cart: Onewheel XR+ Ball: Z-Star Diamond/ Z-Star XV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkj427 Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Looks like a great time was had by all who participated. Thank you for posting the pictures and recap stories of this trip for those of us who aren't able to make the trek to the other side of the USA. Kenny B, GrumpyGolf, sirchunksalot and 2 others 5 Quote Driver & Fairway: Titleist TSR3 10 degree - Ventus TR Blue & TSR3 15 - Project X Hzrdus Smoke Black Hybrid: Callaway Apex UW 19 - Hzrdus Smoke Black Irons: Titleist T200 3G (4) & T150 - (5-G) - Project X LZ Wedges: Vokey SM8 54, and 58 Putter: Cameron Phantom X 7 Ball: Pro V1 & Maxfli Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGolf Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 8 hours ago, Thin2win said: One more note for the trip, @fixyurdivot Is a monster. other than Galena where they laughed at him, he walked every round of this event. Some of the courses were easier then others, but Wine Valley was over 6 miles, almost 90 degrees out and very hilly. Yes! This! Even after all of the golf he has played over the last week and he still had the stamina to walk Timberstone with me today! Beast is a very apt term. I will let @fixyurdivot post the pics from today as he was taking them from jump today. I played pretty good for where I am at this point in my journey back but not as well as him. I do have to take a little humble brag about out driving him on most holes but not all of them since I did my fair share of slices and hooks off the tee while he kept them up the middle for the most part. Hearing Bill's stories from the PNW Meetup for this year, I can say I am jealous for this year and honestly looking forward to next year and have already began figuring out the courses we can play here in the Boise area. I know that Timberstone and BanBury are the two musts, so now I am beginning to weed out the rest of them so that everyone can see the diversity of courses around here. Thanks for posting all the pics from the trip and looking forward to next year. MattF, Thin2win, Kenny B and 5 others 8 Quote Driver: Ping G410 10.5 degree ALTA CB 55 RED STIFF Fairway: Cobra FLYXL 3 & 5 Hybrid: Cobra FLYXL 4 & 5 Irons: Cobra FLYXL 6 - P w/ Mitsubishi Rayon KURO KAGE Black Parallel Graphite Iron Shaft STIFF Wedges: Edel SMS 50, 54, 58 degree with KBS STIFF 2g/8g/10g Weight Setup Putter: Odyssey Stroke Lab 7 Putter w/ Graphite & Steel Shaft and Pistol Grip Ball: Bridgestone Tour B X GPS: Shot Scope V3 w/ Trackers "You don't HAVE to go play golf, you GET to go play golf." - Harvey Penick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 I wish I'd played better for the Spys that made the trip to the Columbia Basin for a very nice 4-5 days of golf. I started off great in the Wednesday warmup round with Bill, Chris and Martha at my home course... Columbia Point... with a round of 80 that included one birdie, one double and one triple! I thought I was going to have a great Outing!! I was wrong. Off to Apple Tree in Yakima on Thursday morning and a round of 91 where I hit for "the cycle"... par, bogey, double, triple, and quad!! Next... back to the Tri-Cities on Friday for a 7:30am shotgun start (actually started on #!) at Canyon Lakes (not one of my favorites in town) and a round of 89 with 4 doubles and only 4 pars. Saturday was an afternoon round at Wine Valley near Walla Walla where I only had 2 doubles, but also a birdie...Yay! and a round of 88; just a whole lot of bogeys. Finally, on Sunday we headed to the Wildhorse Casino Resort in Pendleton, OR for lovely round of 89 with 5 doubles (penalties)!! I guess I was fairly consistent with play at courses that are not my home course... averaging about 10 shots higher. Yeah, I know my course pretty well. The main difference was in putting. Each of the other courses was different than my course; mostly slower greens and much more undulations than my course has. I finally started putting better at Wildhorse because their greens were very similar to my course. I finally got through my pics of the 2022 PNW Spy Meet-Up, so I thought I'd add a few more... Columbia Point - Apple Tree - Canyon Lakes - Wine Valley - Wildhorse - Osprey diving into pond for a carp! Kenny's patio for a drink before dinner on Friday night... A roaster pan on Nachos Bill ordered for an appetizer!! All in all... a great week and looking forward to 2023 in ?????????? fixyurdivot, gavinski91, rkj427 and 3 others 4 2 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...
Popular Post gavinski91 Posted June 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 27, 2022 I had an absolute blast on the trip! Didn't take many pictures, but have plenty of great memories! Round 1 - Apple Tree GC, Yakima WA Apple Tree was a great start to the trip. @Kieran was looking like he might break 90 for the first time ever, starting off the round with par on the first 3 holes, but unfortunately fell just shy of that mark. My scorecard was a collection of circles and squares - 3 birdies (a personal best), 4 pars, 6 bogeys, 4 doubles, and a snowman for an 87. Kieran on the 17th tee. In defense of him, @fixyurdivot, and I, there was a tournament coming through after us with a $10k HIO prize, so they had moved the white tees all the way back to the tips (~185 yards). On the bright side, even though we all missed the green, we were close enough that the splash from our balls did hit the green. Martha was unimpressed that @Kenny B's tee was in front of hers, but they both managed to hit the green.IMG_4391.MOV Round 2 - Sun Willows, Pasco WA Kieran and I joined @Thin2win for an evening round at Sun Willows. I don't know that I've ever played 36 holes in a single day, and it was catching up with me on the back 9 - a lot of drives blocked out right, and a lot of putts coming up short. We were moving pretty quick (Arccos says our pace of play was 2:55) so I didn't take any pictures. As we were adding up the scores in the parking lot, we realized that Kieran's 4-footer that lipped out on 18 was for an 89 - instead for the third time he matched his personal best score of 90. I managed to beat my little younger brother again, this time by just 1 stroke. Round 3 - Canyon Lakes GC, Kennewick WA Again, no photos from me here - one of the benefits of playing with the Arccos Caddie Link is that I can leave my phone in the cart for the most part, but the side effect is that I rarely have it handy to take a quick picture. Kieran had to leave after the front nine and head back home for a friends wedding, so Chris dropped off his OneWheel at that point and joined me in the cart for the back nine, where we had a great time nerding out about golf balls, shafts, spin numbers, course management, and all other kinds of golf topics. I was striking the ball decently well and managed to hit 8 fairways, 9 GIRs, and 3 up-and-downs. Unfortunately what Chris likely remembers most about the round is my 5 3-putts, but my final score of 85 was still my best for the week. Round 4 - Pasco Golfland, Pasco WA After Canyon Lakes, Bill, Chris, and I grabbed some lunch and then headed over to a surprisingly nice 9-hole par 3 course next to the airport in Pasco. The notable highlight for me was the 171-yard 6th hole, where my 8-iron tee shot rolled just past the pin and settled inside of 3 feet. I think that's the KP benchmark for @DiscipleofPenick and the rest of the Ohio crew to beat when they get together! Round 5 - Wine Valley GC, Walla Walla WA My last round of the trip was at the course I enjoyed the most - Wine Valley. The total absence of trees and significant structures (other than the club house) made aiming off the tee difficult at times, but the course style and conditions made for an amazing experience. It helped that I was hitting my driver and fairway woods well - I was averaging 265 yards with my driver (long of 291) and on 3 of the par 5 holes I was on or next to the green in 2. Unfortunately I carded a 9 on the 15th hole after struggling with some knee-deep fescue and deep bunkers (which are more like waste areas - they use the natural clay-silt soil instead of sand) and finished the round with an 86. Here's Josh with an approach shot after a great drive on one of the par 4s: IMG_4398.MOV And Tiffany with a tee shot on a par 3: And I would be remiss if, after all the pre-trip talk about eagles (or the lack thereof), I didn't give you all the eagle watch update. Surprisingly to me, over the 3 days that I played I had 4 looks at eagle, but unfortunately I still have yet to capture the majestic bird. One lip-out, two more in tap-in range, and a 66-footer that rolled past but never really had a chance. So for now, my profile picture remains the same and the hunt continues! cnosil, rkj427, cksurfdude and 7 others 8 2 Quote Driver - Radspeed XB, Aldila Rogue Silver 70-S 3 Wood - Radspeed, Aldila Rogue Silver 70-S 5 Wood - Radspeed, Fujikura Motore X F3 6-S 7 Wood - 0341x Gen 4, Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Blue 75-S Irons - Pro 225 4-5, 223 6-PW, KBS $-Taper 120 Wedges - King Cobra Snakebite 52° & 58°, KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 S Putter - Stroke Lab Black Ten 35" Ball - Chrome Soft X LS Powered by 2020 ExPutt Official Review | 2021 Cobra Connect Five Participant | 2023 SuperSpeed Official Review Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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