SEASON 2 - WEEK 2 MGS Forum Member Weekly Virtual Championship Tour (VCT)

[Mr. Mushball]

9 hours ago, Golfspy_TCB said:

I understand your plight Gavinski.  I would be more willing to accept 9 hole rounds that stretch across two weeks... that way it is actually 18 holes of golf being played and scored to the leaderboard.  That may work better for you and your available golf time.  I initially said that 9 hole scores needed to be played in the same week... but if that is excluding you and others from participating in the completion, I'm open to revising that comment

Your Comment also gives me an idea about doing some sort of 9 hole league that runs separately than the Weekly VCT.  Sometimes a 9 after a long day of work is all many of us have time for, so that might be a fun alternative. 

 

I'd favor accumulating 9's over two weeks, as you'd typically play each half on different days so conditions and performance will be different anyhow.

I believe the WHS is going to change the handicapping rules in 2024 to be able to submit a single 9-hole round.  The nerds have to work out now to factor a 9 hole score into an 18 hole score.  

[tony@CIC]

Date	04/16/2023
Course Name	Scepter Ibis Osprey
Gross Score	88
Course Handicap	16
Gross Strokes over/under par	16
Net Score to Par	0
Net Score	72
Net Birdies or better	5
Longest Drive	224

[PMookie]

8 hours ago, snicerz said:

Damn! Nice shot! I missed you by 1 yard!!!! 

Thanks! I’m going to petition for a “multiplier” going forward for age range!!!! At 54, I need like a +20 yard multiplier for everything over 300!!!!

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

Gonna have to start playing 3x a week to keep up with these scores and king drives!

[PMookie]

Wait, now we have a 37 year old hitting 345! Yeahhhh, we need an age multiplier, especially when that dude shot 69!!!!!! @Golfspy_TCB let’s get on it!!!

[GolfSpy TCB]

8 minutes ago, PMookie said:

Wait, now we have a 37 year old hitting 345! Yeahhhh, we need an age multiplier, especially when that dude shot 69!!!!!! @Golfspy_TCB let’s get on it!!!

Yeah... Mr. Bohnson - plus handicap bomber is putting us all on notice!

[GolfSpy TCB]

@Bohnson I believe we have corrected the "course handicap" field to now accept negative numbers to represent your plus handicap (and anyone else that carries a "plus").  I'm not sure if your round this week was at a course that you have a plus course 'cap... but if so.. can you edit your round and see if it calculates your net correctly?

Thanks for your patience and for posting your scores in the VCT!

[IndyBonzo]

Date	04/16/2023
Course Name	Fox Hollow
Gross Score	90
Course Handicap	18
Gross Strokes over/under par	19
Net Score to Par	1
Net Score	72
Net Birdies or better	3
Longest Drive	280

My cousin and I managed this familial outcome on hole 5.

 

[Bohnson]

@Tom the Golf Nut Good round! Love that you are still gaming an old SLDR 5 wood too. I had one and it was long! 

[richk9holes]

23 minutes ago, IndyBonzo said:

Date	04/16/2023
Course Name	Fox Hollow
Gross Score	90
Course Handicap	18
Gross Strokes over/under par	19
Net Score to Par	1
Net Score	72
Net Birdies or better	3
Longest Drive	280

My cousin and I managed this familial outcome on hole 5.

 

I blame the one who hit it there first. This happens a lot to me, never this proximity, but 2 or all of the group will hit the same miss after watching the previous ones do it, almost like the ball is pulled by destiny.

[Tom the Golf Nut]

19 minutes ago, Bohnson said:

@Tom the Golf Nut Good round! Love that you are still gaming an old SLDR 5 wood too. I had one and it was long! 

Thanks. I haven’t found another 5 wood that will perform as well as the SLDR. So it’s staying.

I did pull my SLDR 3 wood out of the bag this season. The Titleist TSI 1  3 wood was more reliable. 

[Tom the Golf Nut]

Date	04/16/2023
Course Name	Scotch Meadows
Gross Score	71
Course Handicap	1
Gross Strokes over/under par	-1
Net Score to Par	-2
Net Score	70
Net Birdies or better	2
Longest Drive	235

Got my GIR’s up today. Three birdies and two bogies for a 71 today. 

[GolfSpy TCB]

54 minutes ago, IndyBonzo said:

Date	04/16/2023
Course Name	Fox Hollow
Gross Score	90
Course Handicap	18
Gross Strokes over/under par	19
Net Score to Par	1
Net Score	72
Net Birdies or better	3
Longest Drive	280

My cousin and I managed this familial outcome on hole 5.

 

The best part of that pic is you can see the top ball knocked the bottom ball out of the little crater it was in.  That is awesome!!  Now the questions.... who was away?  haha.  And did you both get up and down?

[richk9holes]

10 minutes ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

Thanks. I haven’t found another 5 wood that will perform as well as the SLDR. So it’s staying.

I did pull my SLDR 3 wood out of the bag this season. The Titleist TSI 1  3 wood was more reliable. 

This is how I feel with my XR 4w. It's 8 years old, was 6 years old when I got it for $60. Oldest club that cost me the least that I trust the most.

[GolfSpy TCB]

6 minutes ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

Date	04/16/2023
Course Name	Scotch Meadows
Gross Score	71
Course Handicap	1
Gross Strokes over/under par	-1
Net Score to Par	-2
Net Score	70
Net Birdies or better	2
Longest Drive	235

Got my GIR’s up today. Three birdies and two bogies for a 71 today. 

Nice playing Tom... looks like you have your new course figured out!

[Tom the Golf Nut]

1 minute ago, Golfspy_TCB said:

Nice playing Tom... looks like you have your new course figured out!

Pretty much got it figured out. Playing two days in a row helped. Starting to hit greens again instead of being short. My driver has just been great. Splitting all the fairways. 

[Mr. Mushball]

Holy Moly, there's a lot of scores posted here this week.  Unfortunately I won't be able to post one myself this week, too much going on and had to let the wife out.

 

 

[Pinetree]

Date	04/16/2023
Course Name	Sandridge Golf Club Lakes Course
Gross Score	81
Course Handicap	5
Gross Strokes over/under par	9
Net Score to Par	4
Net Score	76
Net Birdies or better	1
Longest Drive	239

[PMookie]

2 hours ago, Golfspy_TCB said:

Yeah... Mr. Bohnson - plus handicap bomber is putting us all on notice!

Looks like I’ll wait for the Senior Tour…

[IndyBonzo]

1 hour ago, Golfspy_TCB said:

The best part of that pic is you can see the top ball knocked the bottom ball out of the little crater it was in.  That is awesome!!  Now the questions.... who was away?  haha.  And did you both get up and down?

I was closest, so hit second.  Some foot wedges were utilized to enable play to continue.   Sadly neither of us got up and down.  We are both from Indiana playing in Florida, and are not used to real beach sand bunkers, esp this time of year.  
 

BTW playing new irons on unfamiliar Bermuda grass is trying to say the least.  Lol.  

[Mikedb26]

Date	04/16/2023
Course Name	Sandridge Golf Club LAKES Course
Gross Score	76
Course Handicap	4
Gross Strokes over/under par	4
Net Score to Par	0
Net Score	72
Net Birdies or better	6
Longest Drive	0

Putting still a letdown, but finally played better otherwise.  

[Tijoli]

Date	04/16/2023
Course Name	Deer Valley
Gross Score	100
Course Handicap	28
Gross Strokes over/under par	28
Net Score to Par	0
Net Score	72
Net Birdies or better	1
Longest Drive	160

Played the course Thursday and Sunday and shaved 7 strokes…so much fun!!!

[RoverRick]

Date	04/16/2023
Course Name	Sulphur Springs Country Club
Gross Score	82
Course Handicap	10
Gross Strokes over/under par	10
Net Score to Par	0
Net Score	72
Net Birdies or better	9
Longest Drive	253

Another very windy day. 10/14 Fairways 8 GIR 27 putts. But 6 of those putts were 30-50’. The highlights of the day were hole 11, a par 5, hit my tee shot in the water and chipped in for par. Hole 15, I hit a hybrid 194 into a cross wind to 12’ and made a birdie. Hole 18, tee shot went into another lake, but it was about 2’ out sitting up on a clump of weeds. I pitched out to the fairway to 71 yards, then wedged it to 18” for a tap in par. 
 

Other than that, I made a lot of good swings and a few bad swings. I could have played better, but I could have done worse. I doubled 2 par 5’s after hitting good tee shots. And once again, screwed up the easy holes and played well on the hard holes. My short game is my weakest part now. 

[Kenny B]

Date	04/16/2023
Course Name	Columbia Point GC
Gross Score	79
Course Handicap	6
Gross Strokes over/under par	7
Net Score to Par	1
Net Score	73
Net Birdies or better	4
Longest Drive	198

Almost a mirror image of yesterday's round with a 41/38 for 79.  Still had a double but no birdies although I did have my chances.  Putts were better and a sandy par on the par 3 #15... our 4th hardest hole.  Shouldn't have been in the bunker, but wind picked up when we made the turn.  There must have been a gust of wind... surely I didn't pick the wrong club!

[gavinski91]

21 hours ago, Golfspy_TCB said:

I understand your plight Gavinski.  I would be more willing to accept 9 hole rounds that stretch across two weeks... that way it is actually 18 holes of golf being played and scored to the leaderboard.  That may work better for you and your available golf time.  I initially said that 9 hole scores needed to be played in the same week... but if that is excluding you and others from participating in the completion, I'm open to revising that comment

Your Comment also gives me an idea about doing some sort of 9 hole league that runs separately than the Weekly VCT.  Sometimes a 9 after a long day of work is all many of us have time for, so that might be a fun alternative. 

 

Sounds good - I’d be down to combine 9-hole scores from different weeks if that’s allowable. Probably makes sense to gross half the total points (only entering a score every other week) for playing half as many holes so I think that’s a good alternative. 

[GolfSpy TCB]

Date	04/16/2023
Course Name	Willow Fork CC
Gross Score	78
Course Handicap	4
Gross Strokes over/under par	6
Net Score to Par	2
Net Score	74
Net Birdies or better	3
Longest Drive	269

Working on a few things in my swing. Spent some time on the range before playing 18 today.  Not the best ball striking day. But did have back to back birdies as a result of a couple good approach shots.  

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[Tom the Golf Nut]

6 hours ago, PMookie said:

Looks like I’ll wait for the Senior Tour…

Its early in the season and I peaked already.

[Tom the Golf Nut]

43 minutes ago, Golfspy_TCB said:

Date	04/16/2023
Course Name	Willow Fork CC
Gross Score	78
Course Handicap	4
Gross Strokes over/under par	6
Net Score to Par	2
Net Score	74
Net Birdies or better	3
Longest Drive	269

Working on a few things in my swing. Spent some time on the range before playing 18 today.  Not the best ball striking day. But doled have back to back birdies as a result of a couple good approach shots.  

Back to back birdies! Sweet

[LinksgolfFever]

Date	04/15/2023
Course Name	Pajaro Valley Golf Club
Gross Score	79
Course Handicap	12
Gross Strokes over/under par	7
Net Score to Par	-5
Net Score	67
Net Birdies or better	6
Longest Drive	292

It was one of the less common than I would like kind of days, you know Driver flies straight, or straight enough, wedge play goes off without a duff and 0 3 putts.  The course is starting to get dry, so no lost balls in the fairway from plugging and actually got some roll out.  Looking forward to drier conditions and more practice.... Gaming for 3-4 rounds a week and 1-2 days practice.  

[richk9holes]

Date	04/16/2023
Course Name	Neshanic Academy/Colonial Terrace
Gross Score	77
Course Handicap	7
Gross Strokes over/under par	10
Net Score to Par	3
Net Score	70
Net Birdies or better	3
Longest Drive	215

Played today at Neshanic Valley Academy par 32 from blue tees, yesterday WF Larkin GC at Colonial Terrace par 35. Happy with my play. A double bogey each day I wish didn't happen. Putting needs to be better if I'm going to score at my potential and lower my handicap.