SEASON 2 - WEEK 8 MGS Forum Member Weekly Virtual Championship Tour (VCT)

[anotherburntsteak]

Date	05/27/2023
Course Name	The Patriot at Grand Harbor
Gross Score	87
Course Handicap	18
Gross Strokes over/under par	15
Net Score to Par	-3
Net Score	69
Net Birdies or better	5
Longest Drive	295

Windy as hell here in South Carolina today… 

[fozcycle]

Date	05/26/2023
Course Name	Heritage Isles
Gross Score	90
Course Handicap	9
Gross Strokes over/under par	18
Net Score to Par	9
Net Score	81
Net Birdies or better	1
Longest Drive	220

FIR 10/14 79%

GIR 2/18 11%

Putts 31

Zero Birdies….

very fatigued today, allergies kicking my A$$, very little sleep

[Bohnson]

Date	05/27/2023
Course Name	Country Club of The North
Gross Score	70
Course Handicap	-3
Gross Strokes over/under par	-2
Net Score to Par	1
Net Score	73
Net Birdies or better	4
Longest Drive	336

[Shlax]

Date	05/27/2023
Course Name	Parcours du Cerf (White/Red)
Gross Score	87
Course Handicap	12
Gross Strokes over/under par	15
Net Score to Par	3
Net Score	75
Net Birdies or better	4
Longest Drive	307

Still too many penalties off the tee. Other than that, one of those round where I couldn't really get it moving. Many near misses with putter. Could have been way better and could have been worse. One to the next one tomorrow for the 4th round of the week.

[tony@CIC]

Date	05/27/2023
Course Name	Scepter Ibis/Osprey
Gross Score	84
Course Handicap	16
Gross Strokes over/under par	12
Net Score to Par	-4
Net Score	68
Net Birdies or better	7
Longest Drive	230

Beautiful day in Florida - low humidity, mid 80's temps and a slight breeze. Couples 18 hole game today. I scored well in spite of the greens being punched and sanded. 

[CudaKota66]

Date	05/27/2023
Course Name	Oak Tree Golf Course
Gross Score	94
Course Handicap	16
Gross Strokes over/under par	22
Net Score to Par	6
Net Score	78
Net Birdies or better	3
Longest Drive	275

Other than snagging a CTP with a 9-iron to 2'8" it was a true mail-it-in performance.

It didn't help when a teammate picked-up my ball & put it in his cart on the first hole!! Who in the **** does that????? 

[PMookie]

Date	05/28/2023
Course Name	Black Bear GC
Gross Score	78
Course Handicap	5
Gross Strokes over/under par	6
Net Score to Par	1
Net Score	73
Net Birdies or better	7
Longest Drive	367

78 again, 39/39, different course. Hit an absolute BOMB, 367, with the wind at my back and a hard fairway!!! Take that, “youngins”!!!!

[richk9holes]

13 hours ago, Alan Scalzi said:

My Handicap is 19 according to the golfpad app that I use. Been dropping since I purchased the callaway rogue max irons!!

Hi there! Here's the calculator you can use. 

https://www.usga.org/course-handicap-calculator.html

[richk9holes]

Date	05/27/2023
Course Name	Clearbrook GC white to blue
Gross Score	85
Course Handicap	13
Gross Strokes over/under par	15
Net Score to Par	2
Net Score	72
Net Birdies or better	2
Longest Drive	240

First time I've played the blue tees, which are designed to follow 9 holes from the white to create a Par 70 with a rating 67.6/123. This is a fun little setup.

Yesterday was the white tees "front 9" around the same track from different distances. Total stats 7/12 FW 7/18 gir 38 putts. Couldn't get a birdie to fall either day but 2 pars yesterday and 3 today. 11 bogeys and 2 doubles over the 18 combined. 

[Kenny B]

Date	05/28/2023
Course Name	Columbia Point GC
Gross Score	80
Course Handicap	7
Gross Strokes over/under par	8
Net Score to Par	1
Net Score	73
Net Birdies or better	6
Longest Drive	219

Even though I shot 80, I struggled all day with my balance during my swing; hit some real winners/whiners.  If not for my short game, my score would have been 86-87.  Chipped/pitched several close for par and bogey saves and made several long putts for par and one 15 footer to save bogey.  

[Caddie1966]

Date	05/28/2023
Course Name	Denton Country Club
Gross Score	78
Course Handicap	10
Gross Strokes over/under par	7
Net Score to Par	-3
Net Score	68
Net Birdies or better	7
Longest Drive	311

Finished my second round with the Max putting grip from Garsen and made two birdie putts 9 and 17 feet. Had 29 putts.  Second round in a row with less than 30 putts.  My season average is 32.2.  I am liking that grip more and more every round.  
 

Good driving day.  Blasted one 311 on a par five leaving 5 iron from 195 up a hill that makes it play like 210.  I’ve got too much gap between the 5iron and 4 hybrid.  I birdied this same hole earlier this week by hitting on in two but was above the flag and it’s impossible to hold the green from the back ledge.  I hit the 5 iron just  short of the green and lucked out as it stayed there.  Usually anything short is 25-30 yearns back down the fairway.  But, I  muffed the pitch from 20 feet and left myself a 9 footer which I drained for the birdie. Still can’t break the double habit as I had two today from self inflicted stupidity.  I wish I could hit every shot like I see them in my pre shot routine.  

[richk9holes]

3 hours ago, CudaKota66 said:

Date	05/27/2023
Course Name	Oak Tree Golf Course
Gross Score	94
Course Handicap	16
Gross Strokes over/under par	22
Net Score to Par	6
Net Score	78
Net Birdies or better	3
Longest Drive	275

Other than snagging a CTP with a 9-iron to 2'8" it was a true mail-it-in performance.

It didn't help when a teammate picked-up my ball & put it in his cart on the first hole!! Who in the **** does that????? 

This was round #100 posted for the week.     

Not the score you were hoping for, sure, but thanks for contributing chipping in to make it a record breaking week for WVCT.

[Kenny B]

On 5/26/2023 at 5:41 PM, GolfSpy TCB said:

Date	05/27/2023
Course Name	Apple Tree Golf Course
Gross Score	76
Course Handicap	5
Gross Strokes over/under par	4
Net Score to Par	-1
Net Score	71
Net Birdies or better	5
Longest Drive	255

Visiting my family this week.  I was able to sneak out and take advantage of a beautiful day in the Yakima Valley.  Wasn't expecting to be able to play this trip, but glad I was able to run out than play today.  I am a little rusty with my short game, but was striking the ball really well.  A couple of natural birdies on the back nine.  38-38=76.  

Welcome back to the PNW!!  Nice round at Apple Tree!  Love that course, but it seems to hate me.

BTW, love the bag tags.  Thanks!!

[Peaksy68]

Date	05/27/2023
Course Name	Curlewis
Gross Score	80
Course Handicap	7
Gross Strokes over/under par	9
Net Score to Par	2
Net Score	73
Net Birdies or better	4
Longest Drive	0

The round that could have been. Started brilliantly, my 4 net birdies came in my first 4 holes. Turned one over with a lost ball double.

Then it all fell to pieces. 8 over on the back 9, iron swing in particular was very poor. Left myself lots of very long putts. I let the strong wind mess with my head a bit.

Continuing my inability to put a good score together.

[Vegan_Golfer_PNW]

Date	05/28/2023
Course Name	Chehalem Glenn
Gross Score	102
Course Handicap	23
Gross Strokes over/under par	30
Net Score to Par	7
Net Score	79
Net Birdies or better	6
Longest Drive	279

Started on back nine. Beautiful day. Lovely course. Super slow group ahead of us causing round o be 6 hours. Think Cantly but a worse player. Was +1 through the first five. Then my driver head spun and can no longer screw into the adapter. So had to play the round with no driver the rest of the way. After that was curtains. 37 putts. Left a lot short. 9 overall penalty strokes (5 due to my 4w off the tee). Some lucky breaks (going through trees or lucky bounces) and some terrible ones (flier from a ball in a divot in the middle of the fairway from 100 out, lead to an 8 due to an unplayable and then no room to pitch. Great group of guys to play with. 10 strokes better than my first tournament last year. Also I learned I am capable of some damn good golf. 
 

Edit: proper sg with positional shots updated. 

 

[GolfSpy TCB]

2 hours ago, Kenny B said:

Welcome back to the PNW!!  Nice round at Apple Tree!  Love that course, but it seems to hate me.

BTW, love the bag tags.  Thanks!!

Definitely carving out a day or two later this summer when I come back to visit to catch a round with you Kenny.  Still waiting to hear about the Official/Unofficial PNW Meetup... hope that happens!!

[GolfSpy TCB]

17 hours ago, Alan Scalzi said:

My Handicap is 19 according to the golfpad app that I use. Been dropping since I purchased the callaway rogue max irons!!

Ok, I think I have your score posted correctly now.

[GolfSpy TCB]

Date	05/28/2023
Course Name	Suntides Golf Course
Gross Score	76
Course Handicap	4
Gross Strokes over/under par	5
Net Score to Par	1
Net Score	72
Net Birdies or better	2
Longest Drive	278

Back to my old stomping grounds today.  Can't believe how small these greens are!!!!  And many of them Turtle Backs.  If I played these greens all the time.. either I would become more accurate with my approach shots, or my GIR average would go WAY down!!  haha.  Took me a few holes to figure out the green speed (pretty slow compared to my Houston course) - and my Driver was ON POINT today.  

39-37=76.

[Alf. S]

Date	05/28/2023
Course Name	West Lothian Golf Club
Gross Score	88
Course Handicap	9
Gross Strokes over/under par	17
Net Score to Par	8
Net Score	79
Net Birdies or better	4
Longest Drive	270

The score doesn't really tell the story.

Blustery day (westerly upto 30mph) with the course playing dry and hard. With the west wind I always find the course plays harder, long par 4s play into the wind and the shorter ones down wind. Lots of long irons, hybrids and 3w for approaches which meant scrambling was at a premium, unfortunately for me I seemed to short side myself 90% of the time which made it impossible to get close even summoning my inner Phil.

After 2 months of struggling with poor ball striking the last 2 rounds have been very positive. Although not scoring I have a least the foundations to build back and optimistic. 

[Skootgolfer1972]

Date	05/23/2023
Course Name	Gibson Bay Golf Course
Gross Score	74
Course Handicap	3
Gross Strokes over/under par	2
Net Score to Par	-1
Net Score	71
Net Birdies or better	4
Longest Drive	327

[Skootgolfer1972]

Date	05/24/2023
Course Name	Southwind Golf Course
Gross Score	69
Course Handicap	3
Gross Strokes over/under par	-2
Net Score to Par	-5
Net Score	66
Net Birdies or better	6
Longest Drive	341

[CudaKota66]

10 hours ago, richk9holes said:

This was round #100 posted for the week.     

Not the score you were hoping for, sure, but thanks for contributing chipping in to make it a record breaking week for WVCT.

Cheers to all of the Spies  @richk9holes you can have my beer

This is my first foray into VCT & has added a factor of fun to my season....despite my score dropping me from T5 to T84

There's always the next round 

[Jon Riley]

Date	05/27/2023
Course Name	Bayou Bend Country Club
Gross Score	79
Course Handicap	6
Gross Strokes over/under par	8
Net Score to Par	2
Net Score	73
Net Birdies or better	6
Longest Drive	356

Overall this was a pretty solid round for my skill of play. This course can be very penalizing with lots of pine trees. Hitting fairways was the key today, and hitting the green from tree fairway allowed me to keep momentum. Putter was cold for the front nine but stayed steady. Lots of two putts staying out of trouble. For my own personal game, the difference in me shooting 70s and 80s is careful calculation of my club selection and shot shape. Today I did that well. More caution on two holes with water and I could’ve went a little lower. 

[Play18]

Date	05/23/2023
Course Name	Orchard Valley
Gross Score	82
Course Handicap	5
Gross Strokes over/under par	5
Net Score to Par	0
Net Score	77
Net Birdies or better	3
Longest Drive	273

2nd round of the year.  My goal is practice, practice, practice and limit play this year.  Focus on alignment and confidence when I’m on the course.  I sucked this week.  

[mulliganbet]

Date	05/22/2023
Course Name	Fox Ridge
Gross Score	84
Course Handicap	21
Gross Strokes over/under par	12
Net Score to Par	-9
Net Score	63
Net Birdies or better	2
Longest Drive	279

New to this and not sure I’ve done it right, but hey, I’m trying. lol. Hope everyone is getting out as much as I am! Best score of the week for me but haven’t played in 20 years so I’ll take it. Cheers to all and thanks for this great site/thread. 

[Millwrightofgolf]

Date	05/27/2023
Course Name	Roundel Glen Golf Course
Gross Score	94
Course Handicap	10
Gross Strokes over/under par	22
Net Score to Par	12
Net Score	84
Net Birdies or better	0
Longest Drive	303

This round was qualifying for a local golf team. Played fairly well, had a couple lost balls that really cost me strokes. Learned not to try and aggressively fly the ball into the green when the ball is below my feet…I lost 8-10 strokes hitting thin shots into the woods behind the green. Lesson learned, last try next weekend! 

[pwbrenden]

Date	05/26/2023
Course Name	Mile Square Golf Course
Gross Score	78
Course Handicap	8
Gross Strokes over/under par	6
Net Score to Par	-2
Net Score	70
Net Birdies or better	1
Longest Drive	246

[Pinetree]

Date	05/28/2023
Course Name	Sandridge Golf Club Lakes Course
Gross Score	76
Course Handicap	6
Gross Strokes over/under par	4
Net Score to Par	-2
Net Score	70
Net Birdies or better	4
Longest Drive	237

[UrologyDoc]

Date	05/26/2023
Course Name	Country Club of Indianapolis
Gross Score	91
Course Handicap	19
Gross Strokes over/under par	21
Net Score to Par	2
Net Score	72
Net Birdies or better	1
Longest Drive	272

[UrologyDoc]

Date	05/28/2023
Course Name	Crooked Stick Golf Club
Gross Score	95
Course Handicap	20
Gross Strokes over/under par	23
Net Score to Par	3
Net Score	75
Net Birdies or better	2
Longest Drive	273