SEASON 2 - WEEK 26 MYGOLFSPY FORUM MEMBER WEEKLY VIRTUAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR (VCT)

[Shank Aaron]

Date	09/28/2023
Course Name	Bethpage Black
Gross Score	84
Course Handicap	18
Gross Strokes over/under par	13
Net Score to Par	-5
Net Score	66
Net Birdies or better	7
Longest Drive	314
VCT Match Play	Designate Week 4 Match Play Round

Buddy at 5 a.m.- Hey, can you bail out of the office to play the Black this morning?

Me- Like what time "this morning"?

Buddy- We go off at 9-ish....

Me- Well, you aint gotta slap me in the face with a wet mop. Hell yeah I'm in!

 

[Lacassem]

Date	09/28/2023
Course Name	Maplegate Country Club
Gross Score	83
Course Handicap	6
Gross Strokes over/under par	11
Net Score to Par	5
Net Score	77
Net Birdies or better	2
Longest Drive	292
VCT Match Play

Very up and down round off the tee. Irons were great and putting just a hair off but were just really good putts. Could have scored if I put myself in better spots off the tee.

[Ben Joest]

Date	09/28/2023
Course Name	Majestic Springs
Gross Score	71
Course Handicap	3
Gross Strokes over/under par	0
Net Score to Par	-3
Net Score	68
Net Birdies or better	3
Longest Drive	236
VCT Match Play

37/34 E 71

This is a round I am pretty happy with. Details will be shared in the Titleist Test Thread, as it was an irons only w/ a special guest star.

 

[fredsharky]

Date	09/28/2023
Course Name	Fort Walton Beach - The Pines
Gross Score	76
Course Handicap	6
Gross Strokes over/under par	4
Net Score to Par	-2
Net Score	70
Net Birdies or better	6
Longest Drive	289
VCT Match Play	Designate Week 4 Match Play Round

I have absolutley loved playing with better players this past month - they make you play better and this competition has also made me play better 
I normally do not pay much attention to my game, but this contest has def brought out the best in me 
I want thank whoever it was that put this on 
thank you very much 

[Paco Chan]

Date	09/28/2023
Course Name	Marina Bay GC
Gross Score	94
Course Handicap	17
Gross Strokes over/under par	22
Net Score to Par	5
Net Score	77
Net Birdies or better	4
Longest Drive	279
VCT Match Play

Gorgeous late afternoon round. Got paired up with an Aussie expat whose biceps were the size of my thighs and was easily smoking drives 310yd with a headwind. I'm proud that I didn't let that get into my head. But unfortunately, I had too many bad breaks on the greens again. 12 lip-out putts and 2 triples killed my round.

Despite the bad breaks, we were rewarded with a gorgeous sunset over the downtown Singapore skyline, as we played under the lights for the last 2 holes.

[BNewton51]

Date	09/28/2023
Course Name	Sunset Golf Course
Gross Score	75
Course Handicap	1
Gross Strokes over/under par	4
Net Score to Par	3
Net Score	74
Net Birdies or better	2
Longest Drive	282
VCT Match Play

[BNewton51]

Date	09/27/2023
Course Name	Sunset Golf Course
Gross Score	69
Course Handicap	1
Gross Strokes over/under par	-2
Net Score to Par	-3
Net Score	68
Net Birdies or better	4
Longest Drive	278
VCT Match Play	Designate Week 4 Match Play Round

@GolfSpy_APH  Please let me know if this worked.  The email server must be down because I can't reply to your message.  

Cheers!

Bob

[Javs]

Date	09/29/2023
Course Name	Sun City Golf Club Cowan Creek
Gross Score	78
Course Handicap	1
Gross Strokes over/under par	6
Net Score to Par	5
Net Score	77
Net Birdies or better	3
Longest Drive	302
VCT Match Play

Back is still bothering me. Just beat it around on a couple holes late in the round which derailed the day. Looking forward to a day where the back feels fine!

[Golf2Much]

Date	09/29/2023
Course Name	Key West Golf Club
Gross Score	85
Course Handicap	12
Gross Strokes over/under par	15
Net Score to Par	3
Net Score	73
Net Birdies or better	1
Longest Drive	175
VCT Match Play

After about six days of rain, we finally got out (even though it was threatening seven days straight).  For Key West, having that many days straight with rain, is very unusual.  Course was soaked, cart path only, traps filled with water and no roll whatsoever.  Throw in they just aerated and top dressed for the third time this summer and you had perfect scoring conditions!

Given all of that, it wasn't a bad round.

Good:  5 up and downs, 28 putts and three great saves for bogies.  

Bad:  Only one green in regulation, 64% of fairways in regulation and a three putt.

Ugly:  Two penalty shots (one in the mangroves and one in the water on 18).

With a day without rain, sun and some wind, here's hoping for better conditions tomorrow!

[Randall Robbins]

Date	09/29/2023
Course Name	Bent Creek GC
Gross Score	71
Course Handicap	4
Gross Strokes over/under par	0
Net Score to Par	-4
Net Score	67
Net Birdies or better	5
Longest Drive	235
VCT Match Play

[vandyland]

Date	09/29/2023
Course Name	Hillwood Country Club
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	315
VCT Match Play

Awesome ball striking day and just missed a few putts or could have been under par. Maybe next time!

 

[EasyPutter]

Date	09/28/2023
Course Name	Concord Crest GC
Gross Score	87
Course Handicap	22
Gross Strokes over/under par	16
Net Score to Par	-6
Net Score	65
Net Birdies or better	6
Longest Drive	208
VCT Match Play

[GolfSpy SAM]

Date	09/30/2023
Course Name	Encino Golf Course
Gross Score	75
Course Handicap	9
Gross Strokes over/under par	3
Net Score to Par	-6
Net Score	66
Net Birdies or better	7
Longest Drive	321
VCT Match Play

Good lord. So, apparently breaking 80 last week wasn't good enough, and so I decided to go out today and best it by three more strokes. 

I'm overwhelmed with how I'm feeling right now, to be honest, but let's put it this way: I was -2 on the back 9, including my first eagle (ever) on the 18th. 

It felt INCREDIBLE. 

The lowlights: two doubles on the front 9. Mostly just got out of position from the tee, and paid the price. Also a bogey on the 15th after leaving a 50+ foot putt 10' short, and then the next putt circling the putt about 200° and exiting left out of the hole. That one hurt. 

The highlights: a chip-in birdie on a par three that I just missed the green on. A 40' birdie putt on 16 (on the hole immediately after the lip-out, which felt like karma, lol). A 12-ish foot putt for par for a sand save on 17. And then a 321 yard drive (thanks, I'm pretty sure, to a VERY generous cart path bounce) on 18, followed by a legit-perfect 6-iron from 189 to about 15 feet for eagle. 

And then...this  

Thanks to @Syks7 for coming out and for filming the Big Bird - thanks for being such an awesome partner. Here's to more rounds together!

-GolfSpy SAM (Matt)

[fozcycle]

Date	09/30/2023
Course Name	Golden Bear
Gross Score	92
Course Handicap	15
Gross Strokes over/under par	20
Net Score to Par	5
Net Score	77
Net Birdies or better	3
Longest Drive	204
VCT Match Play

Horrible ball striking day. But weather was awesome, mid 70’s to low 80’s.

[GolfSpy SAM]

3 hours ago, EasyPutter said:

Date	09/28/2023
Course Name	Concord Crest GC
Gross Score	87
Course Handicap	22
Gross Strokes over/under par	16
Net Score to Par	-6
Net Score	65
Net Birdies or better	6
Longest Drive	208
VCT Match Play

Nice, buddy! Congrats! What tees did you play from? Blue, white or gold? Course handicap changes from each one - Blue = 22, White = 19, Gold = 13. 

Awesome round!

[Syks7]

Date	09/30/2023
Course Name	Encino
Gross Score	86
Course Handicap	9
Gross Strokes over/under par	14
Net Score to Par	5
Net Score	77
Net Birdies or better	2
Longest Drive	246
VCT Match Play

Very ho hum.  But al least I got to watch @GolfSpy SAM break 80 for the second week in a row.

 

[GolfSpy_APH]

For anyone who sees this! Please go and make a comment on this article: https://mygolfspy.com/news-opinion/mygolfspy-virtual-championship-tour/

We are looking to push and make the VCT greater and bigger than ever before to include some unique virtual trophies and more. However to do so we need hits and support on the HQ article.

We want to get some additional backing from HQ and every single comment on the main site article pushes us closer to getting more support. 

Thanks to everyone! We have a week to really push this so please comment and we will hopefully be able to lay a plan for 2024 afterwards.

[EMacK1961]

Date	09/28/2023
Course Name	Baja Country Club
Gross Score	90
Course Handicap	14
Gross Strokes over/under par	18
Net Score to Par	4
Net Score	76
Net Birdies or better	7
Longest Drive	238
VCT Match Play

Like a Tale of Two Cities, it was the best of times, it was the worst of times. After opening double, par, double, double, double, bogey, bogey, par, bogey…ok you get the gist, I righted the ship on the back side. I went birdie, par, birdie, snowman, then finished with two pars. Finishing up with a par always takes the sting out of the round.

[Golf2Much]

6 hours ago, GolfSpy SAM said:

Date	09/30/2023
Course Name	Encino Golf Course
Gross Score	75
Course Handicap	9
Gross Strokes over/under par	3
Net Score to Par	-6
Net Score	66
Net Birdies or better	7
Longest Drive	321
VCT Match Play

Good lord. So, apparently breaking 80 last week wasn't good enough, and so I decided to go out today and best it by three more strokes. 

I'm overwhelmed with how I'm feeling right now, to be honest, but let's put it this way: I was -2 on the back 9, including my first eagle (ever) on the 18th. 

It felt INCREDIBLE. 

The lowlights: two doubles on the front 9. Mostly just got out of position from the tee, and paid the price. Also a bogey on the 15th after leaving a 50+ foot putt 10' short, and then the next putt circling the putt about 200° and exiting left out of the hole. That one hurt. 

The highlights: a chip-in birdie on a par three that I just missed the green on. A 40' birdie putt on 16 (on the hole immediately after the lip-out, which felt like karma, lol). A 12-ish foot putt for par for a sand save on 17. And then a 321 yard drive (thanks, I'm pretty sure, to a VERY generous cart path bounce) on 18, followed by a legit-perfect 6-iron from 189 to about 15 feet for eagle. 

And then...this  

 

Thanks to @Syks7 for coming out and for filming the Big Bird - thanks for being such an awesome partner. Here's to more rounds together!

-GolfSpy SAM (Matt)

I hate to say I told you so!  After last weeks first time breaking 80, didn't I say you'd do it again once you realized it was possible.  I bet you didn't believe me and if you did, that you didn't think it would be this soon!

Congratulations!

[Golfspy_CG2]

Date	09/28/2023
Course Name	Compass Pointe NE
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	214
VCT Match Play	Designate Week 4 Match Play Round

As mentioned in another thread.  I hit the ball horribly but still ended up in the &0’s it’s a miracle.   One of the better putting rounds of the year with 28 putts certainly helped.