Announcing 2023 My Golf Spy Outing-Pinehurst Area

[Golfspy_CG2]

It's been asked for and talked about for quite a while.  But we are having our first official My Golf Spy outing in 2023.   It will be nights and 3 rounds of golf at Talamore Golf Club, Mid South Country Club and the famous Pine Needles Golf Course,

JANUARY 13 UPDATE---The orignal 12 spots at Pine Needles are full and no more are available. So,a any signups booked after January 13 will be played at either Mid Pines or Sourthern Pines--Details on the cost of that and times willl come shortly.

Details can be found on the website provided below.  But here are the highlights:

June 9-11 2023

MidSouth Lodges-2 Bedroom Villas

Golf Saturday 2 rounds

Sunday 1 round

Cost is $836 per player all in

Details Found Here   

In addition there will be competitions  and prizes provided by MGS…And a chance to meet My GolfSpy Founder and Owner Adam Beach is planning on being there 

How To Sign Up-Follow These Steps

• Click the link above the picture where the details are listed
• Complete that registration-Pay close attention to the payment link in the payment area after you've added the event to your cart, it will give you a web address to Talamore to make a deposit payment directly to them-it's not a hyperlink so you'll have to type it in.  If you have trouble with that link I'm including it here as well, so you can come back to it here and pay  Pay Deposit Here  The Deposit is $225 and is due by March 1st.  But remember your spot is not guranteed until the deposit is paid. 
• Right now, space is limited to the first 20 players to sign up. If that fills, we can possibly add more spots. 
• Once You have completed that registration, send me a Private Message with your name, so I can verify the registration and deposit payment. 
• Once those steps are done you are in. The balance of the payment will be due May 1st, 2023.  

We've already had 13 signups, so don't delay in getting in the first group of 20.  I encourage you to look at the website page above, it has all the information about the event, along with links to each course. 

We will be staying at the Mid South Lodges, which are very modern 2 Bedroom/2 Bath Villas right along the fairways of Mid South Country Club.  Each room accommodates 4, so two per room with 2 beds in each room.  The villas all have a nice living room and patio.

We will have access to the facilities across the street at Talamore as well, which include a Top Tracer Range.  Mid South is located just a couple miles down the road from Pinehurst Resort, so there will be chances to go by there for either beverages, a meal or maybe get on The Cradle, which is I think a 900 yard or so short course, that can be played in a very casual and fun environment 

Feel free to drop any questions in this thread and or have just an overall discussion about it.   

There will be a couple surprises as well that aren't mentioned, but we don't know what they are, so that's why they are a surprise!

 

 

[funkyjudge]

If I am sharing a room, someone better be able to endure some loud snoring (even those in the other bedroom will be subjected to “overflow snoring“). I am told that it gets even worse if I have anything to drink within several hours of going to bed.

Edited December 14, 2022 by funkyjudge

[Golfspy_CG2]

Just now, funkyjudge said:

If I am sharing a room, someone better be able to endure some loud snoring (even those in the other bedroom will be subjected to “overflow snoring “. I am told that it gets even worse if I have anything to drink within several hours of going to bed.

I think every wife everywhere uses tht line...ha  FTR, I don't think there were any reported stabbings in the cottage at Queenstown this summer, and that was 10 guys under one roof!  

[funkyjudge]

Can we go over and play The Cradle after checking-in on Friday? I also know some excellent places to eat and drink in the Village of Pinehurst (I have played #2 twice, plus #4 and Mid Pines about 20 years ago).

Come to think of it, I have played almost every course in the Pinehurst area and Sanford, from a couple of rounds at Tobacco Road to most of the courses in and around the Pinehurst Resort. I have two very good friends who live there, one of whom lives a couple doors down from Donald Ross’ old home right on the course at Pinehurst #2

Edited December 14, 2022 by funkyjudge

[Golfspy_CG2]

7 minutes ago, funkyjudge said:

Can we go over and play The Cradle after checking-in on Friday? I also know some excellent places to eat and drink in the Village of Pinehurst (I have played #2 twice, plus #4 and Mid Pines about 20 years ago).

Yeah, I will check on the policy for the cradle, if you're not staying at the resort.  I think they do offer some limited outside times to it.  It would be a great way to kick off the weekend. 

update: I just checked an non resort guests can reserve a time at The Cradle one day in advance.  So I guess it will be like getting your SouthWest Air boarding group, hititng the phone fast and fuious at midnight...ha 

 

[GolfSpy SAM]

Oh my GOD! What an event! I can't this year, but congrats to the lucky 12 that get in first! Love this kind of stuff!

[funkyjudge]

3 hours ago, Golfspy_CG2 said:

I think every wife everywhere uses tht line...ha  FTR, I don't think there were any reported stabbings in the cottage at Queenstown this summer, and that was 10 guys under one roof!  

It’s not my wife who has told me that; it is my son, grandson, and all of the guys that I have gone on golf trips with for the last 30 years.

[Getoffmylawn]

One, it kills me that I can't make this, but I have work conflict that I won't be able to get out of.  Two, as a point of order, if this is the first official MGS outing, then what was last year in Queenstown Rob?  Unofficial?  I feel cheated...

Have fun spies. 

[armygrunt47]

Is there a option to just play without staying at the resort? I just live 45min away.

[Golfspy_CG2]

27 minutes ago, Getoffmylawn said:

One, it kills me that I can't make this, but I have work conflict that I won't be able to get out of.  Two, as a point of order, if this is the first official MGS outing, then what was last year in Queenstown Rob?  Unofficial?  I feel cheated...

Have fun spies. 

It slipped to unofficial status when I didn’t make it

[Golfspy_CG2]

22 minutes ago, armygrunt47 said:

Is there a option to just play without staying at the resort? I just live 45min away.

Yeah. Most likely.  I’ll check with the planner and see what the possibility  of adding some golf only tee times. 
 

But you should ask @EasyPutterand @tommc23 How much staying in the cottage added to the whole experience.  Both of them originally were just going to golf and not stay on site.  

[Getoffmylawn]

11 minutes ago, Golfspy_CG2 said:

Yeah. Most likely.  I’ll check with the planner and see what the possibility  of adding some golf only tee times. 
 

But you should ask @EasyPutterand @tommc23 How much staying in the cottage added to the whole experience.  Both of them originally were just going to golf and not stay on site.  

This!  Although "unofficial", the golf was fun of course, but the camaraderie in the cottage is what made the Queenstown trip memorable and worth it.

[Bag Ratt]

Can’t wait  for the West Coast…trip
Bandon Dunes would be fun…

Edited December 15, 2022 by Bag Ratt
Miss spelled a word

[CudaKota66]

Wish I would have know about this before getting engaged   Oh well, she is willing to put-up with my golf (and light snoring) so maybe the next trip.

Sounds like a blast! Enjoy!!

[GolfSpy BOS]

Registered!

Huge thanks to @Golfspy_CG2 for setting this up.  Rob’s been doing all the behind the scenes work to make this possible.

 

 

 

[Jwc5149]

34 minutes ago, Bag Ratt said:

Can’t wait  for the West Coast…trip
Bandon Dunes would be fun…

I am down for that one too...

[Andra Warfield]

unfortunately I can't come to cheer for everyone, right now I have a broken leg, I can only play golf with a game mod on my phone to relieve cravings, hope to interact with you all soon in the nearest future

Edited December 16, 2022 by Andra Warfield

[cksurfdude]

FYI tentative schedule:

Raleigh-Durham arrival ETA = Friday early afternoon.

Planning on renting a car so anyone arriving around the same time can get a ride!

Return trip prob late Sunday, I guess.

[tommc23]

10 hours ago, Getoffmylawn said:

This!  Although "unofficial", the golf was fun of course, but the camaraderie in the cottage is what made the Queenstown trip memorable and worth it.

Definitely especially since we cooked there and ate as a group that was so much easier and better than going out to eat somewhere 

9 hours ago, Jwc5149 said:

I am down for that one too...

Jeff with a post don’t see many of these

10 hours ago, Golfspy_CG2 said:

Yeah. Most likely.  I’ll check with the planner and see what the possibility  of adding some golf only tee times. 
 

But you should ask @EasyPutterand @tommc23 How much staying in the cottage added to the whole experience.  Both of them originally were just going to golf and not stay on site.  

Staying was definitely worth it I had a blast

[DriverBreaker]

Is staying in the villas a requirement?  I live an hour away and would drive.