The Good Morning Thread

[GolfSpy_KFT]

Good morning fellow spies and happy Tuesday! Getting back into the swing of things at work and I can safely say that if I won the lottery I'd be more than capable of retiring right now without missing coming to work  I love my job, don't get me wrong, but after a week of sitting on the beach I could get used to more of it. 

Weather is dipping back into the cooler side of things here in Wisconsin which will push the official opening of golf at our course safely into April. No issues there, though, as it is what we are used to anyways.

Pretty standard work day today and then making a Mexican lasagna for dinner tonight. One of our favorite dishes!

[Shrek74]

Good morning Spies!

It's a beautifully sunny morning, albeit a bit nippy.

Nothing much to report this morning, just working away while on my hamster wheel. House getting a nice cleaning later this morning. Been a while as I delayed it due to the work in the laundry room. But since that's going to take 2-3 more weeks, just figured I'd have the cleaning done.

Anyway, everyone have a great 2nd Monday!!

[ILMgolfnut]

Just read something that made me go Wow!

Ted Scott is one of the leading money winners on the PGA Tour for 2024. But he hasn't hit a shot.

Who is he?

He's Scottie Scheffler's caddie. And with back to back wins, and a winning caddie normally getting a 10% cut, Ted Scott has likely banked $850,000 in the last two weeks. Which is more than Rory McIlroy or Adam Scott have made on tour this year. Or a lot of other people. $850K would be 59th on the money list if Ted Scott were actually a player, and the Tour average so far is $773K.

[jbern]

29 minutes ago, cnosil said:

I’ll also be brutally honest, no one at the course cares how well you play.  They have seen it all;  just maintain a solid pace of play, fill your divots, and repair ball marks on the greens.

Could be the best advice on the whole forum!

[ZoonORama]

Morning Spies!

Welcome to the first day of SPRING! 

No golf today due to snow …. and cold. Ohio weather….

Hope everyone has a wonderful week. Looking forward to the Irish Open this weekend. Hoping to have a good time and not lose too many white orbs along the way. It will be nice to get out and swing on course. First time this year. 

Cheers! 

[William P]

Good morning Spies!

It is a chilly Tuesday morning, but we are supposed to warm into the low 70's this afternoon. I think a practice session will be in order at that time.

Had an enjoyable time yesterday with fellow TPT shaft testers at Jon Sinclair's facility. Now we wait for shafts to arrive ... 

@Dead Solid Bogey Hope all the tests are progressing well and results are positive.

Hope everyone has a great day planned in spite of the weather changes being experienced everywhere!

[Byrnzee]

2 hours ago, PapaGoose8 said:

My first good morning post on the eve of heading to Pinehurst! I’ve never done a “guys trip” so I have a feeling this will be like Christmas morning. Weather here in Northern Va is a little on the chilly side, but won’t prevent me from getting a practice round in this morning before packing.

I know trips like this are supposed to be fun and all, but I’m nervous about playing well on some of these courses. 

Welcome to the best thread on the Forum! I'm headed to the Pinehurst area later this year as well. For trips like these, I always try to put performance out of mind and simply enjoy the time with friends and the beauty of the courses! Hope you have a great time

[Michael.Sandoval33]

Good morning everyone!

Today is another day of rest for the back, should be the final day of rest. Feels a lot better than yesterday as I duck strenuous activity on it. Sad that it has to be so beautiful outside, but I will find something calm to do outdoors today. Excited for both the Sundog and Ping s159 testers as there are some great people sharing their experiences with us from both groups. 

Besides that, have a great Tuesday spies! I will be living vicariously through those who golf again today

[Byrnzee]

Good morning spies!

Another chilly morning in Chicago, but luckily getting into the mid-50s later today. Getting pretty tired of this cold weather so if Mother Nature could hurry up and bring the sunshine and warmth, it would be greatly appreciated by golfers everywhere!

Nothing big planned for the day. I'm eagerly awaiting my new TaylorMade MG4 wedges so I have been refreshing the order status page multiple times per day. Will hopefully be here by the time the weather shifts in late March/early April. I've never had new wedges before so I'm excited to try them out!

I hope everyone has a great Tuesday!

[Jessie Ramirez]

Long time listener, first time caller. On leave today. Finished up my wife’s new office yesterday. Time to relax. Hoping I can get in a round this week. My goal is to up my rounds by double this year. Anyways, have a great day spies. 

[ILMgolfnut]

3 minutes ago, Jessie Ramirez said:

Long time listener, first time caller. On leave today. Finished up my wife’s new office yesterday. Time to relax. Hoping I can get in a round this week. My goal is to up my rounds by double this year. Anyways, have a great day spies. 

Welcome to the GMT!

[snoopy79]

Morning MGS!

Well after 2 cups of coffee and some work I finally got to the forum post. It is day 2 of the plumbing repairs and they should finish the bulk of the job today and I can put the kitchen back together tomorrow. By the weekend things should be back to normal. Really want to get out on the course this weekend with my boy for 9 holes so I am holding out hope I can make that happen. Worst case maybe a range visit. I really want to hone in some changes I been working on in my swing.

Enjoy the day spies.

@Jessie Ramirez Welcome to the group!

[MattWillGolf]

4 hours ago, PapaGoose8 said:

My first good morning post on the eve of heading to Pinehurst! I’ve never done a “guys trip” so I have a feeling this will be like Christmas morning. Weather here in Northern Va is a little on the chilly side, but won’t prevent me from getting a practice round in this morning before packing.

I know trips like this are supposed to be fun and all, but I’m nervous about playing well on some of these courses. 

Welcome to the best spot on the forum! It’s the “digital water cooler”. (Ok, so I may be showing my age. )

[MattWillGolf]

2 hours ago, Jessie Ramirez said:

Long time listener, first time caller. On leave today. Finished up my wife’s new office yesterday. Time to relax. Hoping I can get in a round this week. My goal is to up my rounds by double this year. Anyways, have a great day spies. 

Welcome Jessie. This is a great spot to start your morning.

[BKervin]

5 hours ago, ILMgolfnut said:

I had also touched base with @BKervin about combining a trip to see my son with a round with her in the Pawleys Island-Myrtle Beach area, but then my boss started sending me out of town just about every week. So I haven't made it down there.

We are here until April 30th before we head back north.  Just finished 18 at Founders Club.  Played Litchfield yesterday and Founders the day before.

We have Willbrook Plantation on tap for Thursday. 

[Josh Parker]

2 hours ago, Jessie Ramirez said:

Long time listener, first time caller. On leave today. Finished up my wife’s new office yesterday. Time to relax. Hoping I can get in a round this week. My goal is to up my rounds by double this year. Anyways, have a great day spies. 

Welcome!  Great forum to be involved with!  

[GolfSpy_BEN]

FYI

Check out this thread for an opportunity to grab a Forum branded Ghost Anyday Stand Bag!

Big thanks to @GolfSpy_APH for arranging another outstanding opportunity for the members!

Oh, and Good morning/ good afternoon/ good evening

[TJ Hall]

4 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

I actually stepped down from the world curling ice making. 

Now that I have a larger role with MyGolfSpy I needed to free up time and WCF was the thing I chose to cut. 

Speaking for myself here, I am thankful you chose MGS over ice!

[Erin B]

2 hours ago, Jessie Ramirez said:

Long time listener, first time caller. On leave today. Finished up my wife’s new office yesterday. Time to relax. Hoping I can get in a round this week. My goal is to up my rounds by double this year. Anyways, have a great day spies. 

Welcome Brother! Enjoy that leave! 

[ParFore74x]

3 hours ago, Jessie Ramirez said:

Long time listener, first time caller. On leave today. Finished up my wife’s new office yesterday. Time to relax. Hoping I can get in a round this week. My goal is to up my rounds by double this year. Anyways, have a great day spies. 

Welcome to one of the coolest threads on MGS!!!

[Rob Person]

@PapaGoose8 @Jessie Ramirez. Welcome to the good morning club! 

The first rule about the good morning club, is you don't talk about the good morning club!

You drink coffee, browse this topic for about an hour, then get on with your day!

 

[buckpillar]

Anyone see or hear about the Bettinardi prototype irons?

Found this on YouTube 

Have a great day/ night MGS Nation, HITTEM Straight!

[berkeleybob]

Morning all.

Whew! I finally got caught up on the TaylorMade Qi10 testing thread. Talk about drama! I’m probably watching too much “Blown Away” on Netflix, but that thread needs 1) to be turned into a reality show and 2) a decent soundtrack.

300-yard carries?! A golf swing so fast it shattered the club head?! 

Okay, I might be exaggerating a little, but still, amazing stuff, and it sounds like the testers are having a blast. Thanks for the morning read over coffee.

Have a good one!

[sirchunksalot]

Good morning everyone!

It's a beautiful, cool morning here and I'm enjoying my coffee while getting caught up in the happenings of the forum. It's a good way to get the day started and to prepare me for another day of work. 

I hope you all have a wonderful day!

 

[ejgaudette]

Good morning all!

Had a nice day yesterday though it was a bit busy with my wife having a friend stop by and then my father-in-law dropped in as well for a bit. Hoping our middle child is feeling OK as she feel asleep about an hour earlier than normal, but might just have been a very tired day.

Today is another busy one with work and continued tree clean up. Supposed to be a bit warmer than yesterday. Should be a great day!

Have a great Wednesday everyone!

[Mr_BogeyPro]

Good morning fellow golfers,

It was another beautiful yet cold day. I was able to get in a quick 9 after work yesterday and played well. I was +5 for the round. I bombed a couple of drives and had some great putts. I did shorten my swing to not bring it back as far and found good results. It was not Rahm short, but I did explode through the ball and hit I straighter and longer. Does anyone else shorten their backswing? What were your results?

[rkj427]

Good morning Spies on a cold, windy and so far a little snowy Michigan Wednesday. Currently 32 degrees F and that will be our high for the day, as temperatures are expected to drop throughout the day.

Last week we set record high temperatures, this week we will tie or set new cold record temperatures for this time of year.

Normal workday for me, have a customer coming into our facility Friday for a meeting to see how we do what we do, as they consider our group the benchmark of suppliers for how things should be done.

Hope that your day is the best it can be, and that something enjoyable is in your plans. 

 

[Josh Parker]

Good morning!

It's a 2 cup of coffee day but I'm ready to take it on. Wife has a closing and I have some work related items to get done as well. Golf hopefully this afternoon if all goes right. 

Hope everyone has a great day!

[ParFore74x]

Good morning spies!! Back to work after a week off for me and my body is trying hard to not go. Dragging quite a bit so far this morning.

The high today is only 40° but I may take clubs with me to work just in case I’m feeling like walking a few holes after work.  Always be prepared.

Nothing else going on at the moment, have a great day spies. ️ 

[Triple_Putt]

Morning everyone! My first true day off in 13 days so going to take advantage of it the best I can. Have a company coming to clean the boiler and then going to at least hit the range. Fires going and the coffee is brewing, have a great day all!