WEEK 26 - MYGOLFSPY FORUM MEMBER Virtual Weekly Championship Tour (WVCT)

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At least 30 scores this week!!!  LET'S DO THIS!!!

[richk9holes]

Date	03/20/2023
Course Name	Hanover GC
Gross Score	84
Course Handicap	14
Gross Strokes over/under par	13
Net Score to Par	-1
Net Score	70
Net Birdies or better	4
Longest Drive	230

Course conditions were moderate, had 34 total putts closer to what I want. I wrote a longer blurb for How'd you play thread so I'll leave it at, could've been even better.

[PeterHenric]

Date	03/21/2023
Course Name	Arroyo
Gross Score	104
Course Handicap	25
Gross Strokes over/under par	32
Net Score to Par	7
Net Score	79
Net Birdies or better	4
Longest Drive	307

my wife will be giving birth to my third child on Thursday, so this will be the last round I get to play for a couple weeks or so.

[fozcycle]

Date	03/21/2023
Course Name	Heritage Isles
Gross Score	93
Course Handicap	9
Gross Strokes over/under par	21
Net Score to Par	12
Net Score	84
Net Birdies or better	1
Longest Drive	186

48/45:93 Horrible morning, 41* @ 7:30 tee time. Fingers were cold and hard to properly grip the clubs. 33 putts. FIR 10/14 for 71%. GIR 2/18 for 11%.

[Golf2Much]

Date	03/21/2023
Course Name	Key West Golf Club
Gross Score	93
Course Handicap	13
Gross Strokes over/under par	23
Net Score to Par	10
Net Score	80
Net Birdies or better	2
Longest Drive

Well, posting today's round just to prove that contrary to some peoples' opinion, I am human!  Today could not have been worse for me.  This is the worst I've shot in some time.  Nothing went well.  Poor driving, unable to get up and down and too many putts left on the lip.   My most forgettable round in years.

Then when I got home, I found out that Ping had sent my driver to where I had the fitting instead of directly to me.  So now it'll be several more days before I get that G430 Max in my bag.  Couldn't come at a better time!

The score is so bad, the system won't even post it!!!!  Now that's bad.

[GolfSpy_APH]

Date	03/21/2023
Course Name	Otelfingen
Gross Score	84
Course Handicap	10
Gross Strokes over/under par	12
Net Score to Par	2
Net Score	74
Net Birdies or better	3
Longest Drive	287

Not able to crack 80 again. Just been one bad hole here or there that has killed the momentum in rounds. 

I know at some point it will click, but it has also been nice to see that the course is playing well and we are finally to our normal tees which ads considerable length and some more difficult decisions which is fun!

[richk9holes]

Date	03/21/2023
Course Name	Mercer Oaks East
Gross Score	83
Course Handicap	15
Gross Strokes over/under par	11
Net Score to Par	-4
Net Score	68
Net Birdies or better	7
Longest Drive	220

I really like this course, nice and open, can hit my driver freely from most white tees.

Leaned on the 4w, 5h and 52° to get it close in 3 and in in 1 most of the way. Take away 4x 3 putts and I hit the ball well enough to break 80 1st time ever.

Some of the pin placements are treacherous on sloped greens, I would spend more time reading them if not a round played 3:45 to 7:15pm

[snicerz]

Date	03/21/2023
Course Name	Surrey Hills
Gross Score	74
Course Handicap	0
Gross Strokes over/under par	3
Net Score to Par	3
Net Score	74
Net Birdies or better	1
Longest Drive	341

Tried to incorporate some new swing thoughts throughout the round. Was a little rough at first but started to find my groove as the round went on. Good news is that I started getting the ball to go straighter and longer. I still need to spend some time on my short game. Great drives are nothing if I can't put my wedge close or make my birdie putt.

[Mikedb26]

Date	03/22/2023
Course Name	Sandridge Golf Club DUNES Course
Gross Score	79
Course Handicap	2
Gross Strokes over/under par	7
Net Score to Par	5
Net Score	77
Net Birdies or better	1
Longest Drive	0

[GaryF]

Date	03/22/2023
Course Name	Preserve
Gross Score	81
Course Handicap	9
Gross Strokes over/under par	9
Net Score to Par	0
Net Score	72
Net Birdies or better	6
Longest Drive	235

Finally a round showing some progress.  10/13 FIRs, better iron play with reduced mishits.  All mishits came from a lie below feet or downward lie, resulting in slightly thin hits (guessing 1 or 2 grooves low?). 5 up/downs except one was a downward ‘putt’ from off the green that I holed out on a tough par 5 for a net eagle.  Total of 31 putts vs my 34.5 avg. 

[GolfSpy TCB]

1 minute ago, GaryF said:

Date	03/22/2023
Course Name	Preserve
Gross Score	81
Course Handicap	9
Gross Strokes over/under par	9
Net Score to Par	0
Net Score	72
Net Birdies or better	6
Longest Drive	235

Finally a round showing some progress.  10/13 FIRs, better iron play with reduced mishits.  All mishits came from a lie below feet or downward lie, resulting in slightly thin hits (guessing 1 or 2 grooves low?). 5 up/downs except one was a downward ‘putt’ from off the green that I holed out on a tough par 5 for a net eagle.  Total of 31 putts vs my 34.5 avg. 

Great round Gary!!  

23 hours ago, snicerz said:

Date	03/21/2023
Course Name	Surrey Hills
Gross Score	74
Course Handicap	0
Gross Strokes over/under par	3
Net Score to Par	3
Net Score	74
Net Birdies or better	1
Longest Drive	341

Tried to incorporate some new swing thoughts throughout the round. Was a little rough at first but started to find my groove as the round went on. Good news is that I started getting the ball to go straighter and longer. I still need to spend some time on my short game. Great drives are nothing if I can't put my wedge close or make my birdie putt.

You never cease to amaze me snicerz.  wow.

[snicerz]

27 minutes ago, Golfspy_TCB said:

Great round Gary!!  

You never cease to amaze me snicerz.  wow.

It's crazy, I'm trying to add wrist hinge. It's a bit harder to time but I'm getting a lot better contact and speed. I think I was averaging around an extra 10-15 yds on my drives. Big south wind just carried the ball forever. I've always been pretty stiff with my hands and wrists to "keep my hand quite". My last lesson, my instructor had me back on the neck ball thing and focusing on 1/2 swings with wrist hinge. Trying to keep my elbows in but also more in front of my belly. I guess I started tucking my back elbow more behind me in the downswing. All that to say, if I can delay my hands just long enough, I end up with awesome contact and great ball flight.

Played 9 last night. Still adjusting to the new changes but still hitting the ball pretty good. Short game was killing me. I was a mess 100 yds and in.

Edited March 23, 2023 by snicerz

[GaryF]

21 minutes ago, snicerz said:

It's crazy, I'm trying to add wrist hinge. It's a bit harder to time but I'm getting a lot better contact and speed. I think I was averaging around an extra 10-15 yds on my drives. Big south wind just carried the ball forever. I've always been pretty stiff with my hands and wrists to "keep my hand quite". My last lesson, my instructor had me back on the neck ball thing and focusing on 1/2 swings with wrist hinge. Trying to keep my elbows in but also more in front of my belly. I guess I started tucking my back elbow more behind me in the downswing. All that to say, if I can delay my hands just long enough, I end up with awesome contact and great ball flight.

Played 9 last night. Still adjusting to the new changes but still hitting the ball pretty good. Short game was killing me. I was a mess 100 yds and in.

Years ago I unknowingly was cupping my lead wrist and I read somewhere that was a recipe for disaster.  Ever since I intentionally pronate my lead wrist near the top of my backswing.  It’s just an automatic trait now.  However, it has led to rolling my forearms which is had crept int as a habit, which I am working hard to break.

Ironically, the forearm rolling led to a lot of pure contact with a draw and extra yards, but always a strong pull well to the left of target.   I fought the ‘result’ for years by targeting well to the right of my target, but eliminating the forearm roll gives me a straighter, more predictable result with a slight draw, 

[Golf2Much]

Date	03/23/2023
Course Name	Key West Golf Club
Gross Score	83
Course Handicap	13
Gross Strokes over/under par	13
Net Score to Par	0
Net Score	70
Net Birdies or better	4
Longest Drive	185

What a difference two days make!  My score on Tuesday was so bad, the system here wouldn't even take it!  Today I shot 83.  Overall, I was more proud of my many of my bogeys than I was of my pars.  An example, on the par 4, my drive hit the fairway but I was too far to the right on the dogleg right so I had to layup with an 8 iron in front of the trap guarding the green.  I pulled the 8 iron into the woods.  I found the ball, took the penalty shot and proceeded to hit another 8 iron within 2 feet of the pin.  I sunk the putt for a well-deserved bogey.  There were several times I hit long putts to salvage a bogey after a poor chip shot.  

Below is my shots gained for today's round.  My approaches and short games were decent, but over five strokes gained from putting today was pretty special.  My playing partner said "kinda like that new (LAB Directed Force 2.1) putter right!?"  I sure do!  In total I hit 85 ft. of putts including 13 from within 3 ft.  I'll take that any day!

I have one more round in my this week.  Hopefully I'll channel some of today's round instead of Tuesday's!

[GivMeADouble]

On 3/21/2023 at 2:55 PM, Golf2Much said:

Date	03/21/2023
Course Name	Key West Golf Club
Gross Score	93
Course Handicap	13
Gross Strokes over/under par	23
Net Score to Par	10
Net Score	80
Net Birdies or better	2
Longest Drive

Well, posting today's round just to prove that contrary to some peoples' opinion, I am human!  Today could not have been worse for me.  This is the worst I've shot in some time.  Nothing went well.  Poor driving, unable to get up and down and too many putts left on the lip.   My most forgettable round in years.

Then when I got home, I found out that Ping had sent my driver to where I had the fitting instead of directly to me.  So now it'll be several more days before I get that G430 Max in my bag.  Couldn't come at a better time!

The score is so bad, the system won't even post it!!!!  Now that's bad.

May have been a bad round but don't stress. Biggest help to my game this year was to play the distance to the back of the green. If your shirt 83% of the time, hitting to back of green distance will get you on even if you don't hit your yardage. Just a thought. Probably saves me 3 to 4 shots a round and I am rarely long.

[daviddvm]

Date	03/23/2023
Course Name	Timber Creek (Pines/Creekside)
Gross Score	80
Course Handicap	5
Gross Strokes over/under par	9
Net Score to Par	4
Net Score	75
Net Birdies or better	6
Longest Drive	272

Drove the ball very well today and I made a few good putts.

[GolfSpy TCB]

Date	03/23/2023
Course Name	Willow Fork CC
Gross Score	80
Course Handicap	3
Gross Strokes over/under par	8
Net Score to Par	5
Net Score	77
Net Birdies or better	2
Longest Drive	272

Working on a new swing thought to try an improve my iron contact.  First time on the course with it... wasn't all bad... wasn't all good.  I LOVE the crisp contact I am getting and nice clean divots just past the ball... in fact, one shot my ball "just" rolled out of a sanded divot... and my divot was about 4 inches in front of the sanded divot... so my divot started about 2 inches in front of the ball.  That is huge progress for me

anyway, didn't score great, but hit a lot of greens and had a couple strings of pars .. including 5 in a row to end the round.  I should add, the wind was whipping, so that had an impact too.  All in all, some signs of life from my game

[richk9holes]

Date	03/23/2023
Course Name	Cranbury GC
Gross Score	83
Course Handicap	12
Gross Strokes over/under par	12
Net Score to Par	0
Net Score	71
Net Birdies or better	6
Longest Drive	240

8/12 fairways, 8 gir, good scrambling round. Lots more detail in the How'd you play thread. 

[Alf. S]

Date	03/23/2023
Course Name	West Lothian Golf Club
Gross Score	76
Course Handicap	5
Gross Strokes over/under par	12
Net Score to Par	7
Net Score	71
Net Birdies or better	4
Longest Drive	271

Great start, parred the 1st 4, unlucky bogey on 5, then wheels fell off with a lost ball on 6 and 10 and lost interest.

Trouble really started in the car park, my 8 year old Powakaddy wouldn't power up so had to use a push trolley. We have a couple of big hills so by the time I reached the top of 14th I was absolutely shattered. Finished bogey, triple, par, birdie, par.

[Contron]

Unfortunately I’ve got a scramble tomorrow on my normal golf day so I won’t be able to partake this week but I love seeing the scores coming in. Good to see my ol 2 Person Both ball tourney partner coming in hot this week! (I see you coming for this badge Rich9k ) And an exciting 3 way tie at third!

[vandyland]

Date	03/24/2023
Course Name	Beachwood Golf Club
Gross Score	76
Course Handicap	5
Gross Strokes over/under par	4
Net Score to Par	-1
Net Score	71
Net Birdies or better	3
Longest Drive	293

On a golf trip, first round in the books here in Myrtle Beach.

[GolfSpy TCB]

18 minutes ago, vandyland said:

Date	03/24/2023
Course Name	Beachwood Golf Club
Gross Score	76
Course Handicap	5
Gross Strokes over/under par	4
Net Score to Par	-1
Net Score	71
Net Birdies or better	3
Longest Drive	293

On a golf trip, first round in the books here in Myrtle Beach.

Nice shootin' Vandy.  How many courses are you going to play on your golf trip?  Would love to make a pass through the Myrtle Beach area someday.. fun!!

[GolfSpy TCB]

Date	03/24/2023
Course Name	Willow Fork CC
Gross Score	78
Course Handicap	3
Gross Strokes over/under par	6
Net Score to Par	3
Net Score	75
Net Birdies or better	5
Longest Drive	268

MUCH better ball striking day today.  And my putter wasn't hurting me either.  Had 3 natural birdies and a couple of net ones too.  

[fozcycle]

Date	03/24/2023
Course Name	Heritage Isles
Gross Score	86
Course Handicap	9
Gross Strokes over/under par	14
Net Score to Par	5
Net Score	77
Net Birdies or better	4
Longest Drive	216

Great weather today, 57* - 87*, FIR 8/14 57%, GIR 5/18 28%, 32 Putts, Up & Downs 47%. 

[richk9holes]

Date	03/24/2023
Course Name	Bey Lea GC
Gross Score	86
Course Handicap	13
Gross Strokes over/under par	15
Net Score to Par	2
Net Score	73
Net Birdies or better	5
Longest Drive	220

11/15 FW, 11/18 gir.

The ones I missed really hurt. Double bogey on 1, 7 and 9. Triple on 10. Played 11-18 at +3 with 2 3 putts, good ball striking aerated greens were in my head.

Started off #10, triple yet carded +6 41 for the back. Got to 1 and joined a group of 3 to play the front. They played from the blue so I did too. I did well from the back tees, bogey golf on the 9 holes was attributed to 22 putts to finish with 41 total putts.

Those little holes in the green definitely made my head spin today with their rumps, bumps and rolls.

[Golf2Much]

Date	03/25/2023
Course Name	Key West Golf Club
Gross Score	86
Course Handicap	13
Gross Strokes over/under par	16
Net Score to Par	3
Net Score	73
Net Birdies or better	3
Longest Drive	0

I had a bad front and good back today.  A decent percentage of the front was just bad luck.  On 7 (dog leg  par 4 through tree shoot) I laded up too far to the right into a hazard on my second shot.  My next shot hit a rock in the fairway and kicked far right almost back into a hazard.   Chip up and one putt for a double.   On 8, (a par 3 three over mangroves), I was short into a trap.  The sand was softer than usual, except for the two big rocks directly under my ball.  Limped the ball out of the trap and had an unusual three putt for another double!  I shot better on the back, paring four of the last five holes to close with a 40.  Not my best day, but certainly not my worst!

No greens in regulation but I did get over 70% on my fairways hit. Maybe better next week!

[vandyland]

21 hours ago, Golfspy_TCB said:

Nice shootin' Vandy.  How many courses are you going to play on your golf trip?  Would love to make a pass through the Myrtle Beach area someday.. fun!!

We are playing 5 courses (pine lakes, grande dunes, azalea sands, beachwood and myrtle beach national. My game has already collapsed completely but it is great weather. Azalea sands was in horrible shape but everything else has been good so far!

[vandyland]

Date	03/25/2023
Course Name	Azalea Sands
Gross Score	83
Course Handicap	4
Gross Strokes over/under par	11
Net Score to Par	7
Net Score	79
Net Birdies or better	1
Longest Drive	275

Horrible conditions and I played equally bad.

[vandyland]

Date	03/25/2023
Course Name	Pine Lakes
Gross Score	84
Course Handicap	8
Gross Strokes over/under par	14
Net Score to Par	6
Net Score	76
Net Birdies or better	2
Longest Drive	295

Awesome course would recommend. I played really poorly but can still vouch for excellent conditions here.

[vandyland]

Date	03/26/2023
Course Name	Myrtle Beach National - King’s North
Gross Score	87
Course Handicap	4
Gross Strokes over/under par	15
Net Score to Par	11
Net Score	83
Net Birdies or better	0
Longest Drive	275

Well, golf might just be too hard. Shot the worst scores I have shot in years in quick succession on a golf trip. Not fun. Would rather be at work honestly.

side note: anyone who says “resort golf” is easy should come play some of these myrtle courses in 20 mph winds. It is borderline impossible.