SEASON 2 - WEEK 28 MYGOLFSPY FORUM MEMBER WEEKLY VIRTUAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR (VCT)

[GolfSpy_APH]

SEASON 2 - WEEK 28

VIRTUAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR

IS NOW OPEN FOR SCORING!!!

Picture of the Week from last week's VCT Thread: @ejgaudette

Also a big congratulations goes to @GolfSpy_BNG @fredsharky @FrankieMac and @swansosa for being the first ever MGS Forum Matchplay Champions!

 

Also if you haven't already check out the main site article about the VCT and be sure to leave a comment on the main site please! Helps us gain some traction with HQ 

https://mygolfspy.com/news-opinion/mygolfspy-virtual-championship-tour/

Tell us your experience, get the word out so we can make this even bigger and potentially bring more new and exciting things to the VCT!

[fozcycle]

Date	10/09/2023
Course Name	Heritage Isles
Gross Score	87
Course Handicap	9
Gross Strokes over/under par	15
Net Score to Par	6
Net Score	78
Net Birdies or better	5
Longest Drive	179

Cool weather this morning, low 70’s, very nice.

[buckpillar]

Date	10/09/2023
Course Name	Mt Summit Golf Course
Gross Score	69
Course Handicap	4
Gross Strokes over/under par	-1
Net Score to Par	-5
Net Score	65
Net Birdies or better	7
Longest Drive	248

Getting back at it, been away for a few weeks, SUV blew up and was having a hard time finding a good deal on a newused car. Anyway felt good playing instead of hitting into my net, greens had been rolling well after aeration. made some good recoveries and also a few bad shots. A good day over all. 

[RoverRick]

Date	10/10/2023
Course Name	Sulphur Springs Country Club
Gross Score	76
Course Handicap	9
Gross Strokes over/under par	4
Net Score to Par	-5
Net Score	67
Net Birdies or better	11
Longest Drive	267

A rare Monday round this week. Since today was a holiday, the club was open. There were 19 players in our group yesterday, and there was a lot of talk about playing early. I was all for it since I had a meeting today, but it was at 9 pm. So we set up 4 tee times starting at 8 am. Only 2 of us showed up. We were the first players of the day so we finished our round in 2 hours and 10 minutes. 

We played match play, and I had a rollercoaster of a round, but so did my opponent.  -11 net birdies or better. I had 6 actual birdies while in the same round had 4 bogies and 3 doubles. A double on 9 left me -$5 at the turn in a seesaw match. We went in to hole 14 I was 2 down, but a birdie there brought it back to 1 down. I hit a horrible drive on 15 that went off the toe and went further right than it did forward and caught a lot of flack, until his tee shot was worse than mine. Then on the last three holes I had  2 incredible up and downs and a finishing hole birdie meant I had a $10 bill extra in my pocket when it was all over. It was a lot of fun. 
 

I will say that on 18, after driving through the fairway and into the water on Sunday and earlier on 12 I went through the fairway and into the water again, so I decided to lay up with a hybrid. I hit a horrible shot that duck hooked about 60 yards and then miraculously bounced and rolled another 150 yards down the cart path leaving me in a great position to hit the next shot to 15’ and sank the putt. 
 

[Cfhandyman]

Date	10/09/2023
Course Name	TPC Toronto - Heathlands course
Gross Score	73
Course Handicap	5
Gross Strokes over/under par	2
Net Score to Par	-3
Net Score	68
Net Birdies or better	3
Longest Drive	232

Really good round. Putter (27 putts) and short game working very well. Only a few more weeks left until it becomes too cold to golf. 

[dback]

Date	10/09/2023
Course Name	Pilgrims Run
Gross Score	88
Course Handicap	12
Gross Strokes over/under par	15
Net Score to Par	3
Net Score	76
Net Birdies or better	2
Longest Drive	334

[WillRowland]

Date	10/10/2023
Course Name	Patriot Golf Course
Gross Score	87
Course Handicap	16
Gross Strokes over/under par	17
Net Score to Par	1
Net Score	71
Net Birdies or better	2
Longest Drive	180

45 degrees at tee off time!

[Javs]

Date	10/10/2023
Course Name	Sun City Golf Club White Wing
Gross Score	75
Course Handicap	0
Gross Strokes over/under par	3
Net Score to Par	3
Net Score	75
Net Birdies or better	5
Longest Drive	337

Had some time off to attend my son’s wedding. The time off showed. Timing was bad on the front nine. Also had two bad breaks. One ball plugged in the face of a bunker. Which led to a double. The other I hit a limb of a tree and went into a hazard for a second double. Also had 31 putts when I normally never have above 27. However, the iron play did save the round and produced 5 birdies! Highlight of the day was the last hole. 525 par 5 around a dogleg and ravine. Hit the drive 337 over the dogleg. Had 188 in and had to carry two front bunkers to a kidney shaped elevated green. Hit 6 iron to 15 feet. Of course missed the eagle, but a nice finishing birdie! 

[Fairwayguy2]

Date	10/10/2023
Course Name	Prospect Bay Country Club
Gross Score	94
Course Handicap	16
Gross Strokes over/under par	22
Net Score to Par	6
Net Score	78
Net Birdies or better	5
Longest Drive	210

Horrible day driving the ball

[USMCSnyper]

Date	10/12/2023
Course Name	Northern Pines
Gross Score	86
Course Handicap	14
Gross Strokes over/under par	15
Net Score to Par	1
Net Score	72
Net Birdies or better	0
Longest Drive	198

[GolfSpy_KFT]

Date	10/11/2023
Course Name	Reedsburg Country Club
Gross Score	87
Course Handicap	21
Gross Strokes over/under par	15
Net Score to Par	-6
Net Score	66
Net Birdies or better	7
Longest Drive	282

Combination of two 9 hole rounds played on 10/10 & 10/11. 42 on the back 9 yesterday is my best 9 hole score to date, and the combined 87 is my best total score to date. Would prefer to have it on 18 consecutive holes, but with the season winding down and daylight limited I'll take what I can get. Tons of positives from yesterday's 9.

[Javs]

Date	10/12/2023
Course Name	Sun City Golf Club Legacy Hills
Gross Score	74
Course Handicap	1
Gross Strokes over/under par	2
Net Score to Par	1
Net Score	73
Net Birdies or better	4
Longest Drive	343

Hit the ball very well, but couldn’t buy a putt. White Wing the other day was slow. Today at Legacy there were extremely fast, but bumpy. I had 32 putts… Ouch! 

[Fairwayguy2]

Date	10/12/2023
Course Name	Compass pointe south/west
Gross Score	89
Course Handicap	16
Gross Strokes over/under par	17
Net Score to Par	1
Net Score	73
Net Birdies or better	6
Longest Drive	230

9 on the first hole.  Then played well.  30 putt round on aerated greens

[Siamese Moose]

Date	10/12/2023
Course Name	Indian Ridge
Gross Score	72
Course Handicap	6
Gross Strokes over/under par	0
Net Score to Par	-6
Net Score	66
Net Birdies or better	7
Longest Drive	261

Just set my all time lowest score, 72, even par!

My regular group has shut it down for the season (won't play if it's below 60° at the start!), so I haven't played much lately. I always seem to play quite well after a break, and that held true today. I was 2 under early, and but for a couple bad breaks might have stayed under par. My tee shot on the par 3 13th (165 yards) hit the flagstick, and kicked way off the green down a hill, and I did not get up and down. On 17 my birdie putt hit something, and kicked away. Still, I'll take it!

[GolfSpy_BEN]

13 minutes ago, Siamese Moose said:

Date	10/12/2023
Course Name	Indian Ridge
Gross Score	72
Course Handicap	6
Gross Strokes over/under par	0
Net Score to Par	-6
Net Score	66
Net Birdies or better	7
Longest Drive	261

Just set my all time lowest score, 72, even par!

My regular group has shut it down for the season (won't play if it's below 60° at the start!), so I haven't played much lately. I always seem to play quite well after a break, and that held true today. I was 2 under early, and but for a couple bad breaks might have stayed under par. My tee shot on the par 3 13th (165 yards) hit the flagstick, and kicked way off the green down a hill, and I did not get up and down. On 17 my birdie putt hit something, and kicked away. Still, I'll take it!

That’s a great round! Congrats! I haven’t played Indian Ridge in a long time, but I recall liking it. Is the course still in good shape?

[Siamese Moose]

36 minutes ago, Ben Joest said:

That’s a great round! Congrats! I haven’t played Indian Ridge in a long time, but I recall liking it. Is the course still in good shape?

The course is in better shape than it's been in quite a few years. However, they're punching the greens Monday and Tuesday, so stay away for a bit.

[EasyPutter]

Date	10/12/2023
Course Name	Elma Meadows Golf Course
Gross Score	96
Course Handicap	16
Gross Strokes over/under par	24
Net Score to Par	8
Net Score	80
Net Birdies or better	3
Longest Drive	173

[EasyPutter]

Date	10/10/2023
Course Name	Elma Meadows Golf Course
Gross Score	91
Course Handicap	16
Gross Strokes over/under par	19
Net Score to Par	3
Net Score	75
Net Birdies or better	5
Longest Drive	163

[Javs]

5 hours ago, Siamese Moose said:

Date	10/12/2023
Course Name	Indian Ridge
Gross Score	72
Course Handicap	6
Gross Strokes over/under par	0
Net Score to Par	-6
Net Score	66
Net Birdies or better	7
Longest Drive	261

Just set my all time lowest score, 72, even par!

My regular group has shut it down for the season (won't play if it's below 60° at the start!), so I haven't played much lately. I always seem to play quite well after a break, and that held true today. I was 2 under early, and but for a couple bad breaks might have stayed under par. My tee shot on the par 3 13th (165 yards) hit the flagstick, and kicked way off the green down a hill, and I did not get up and down. On 17 my birdie putt hit something, and kicked away. Still, I'll take it!

Nice round!

[GolfSpy_KFT]

16 hours ago, Siamese Moose said:

Date	10/12/2023
Course Name	Indian Ridge
Gross Score	72
Course Handicap	6
Gross Strokes over/under par	0
Net Score to Par	-6
Net Score	66
Net Birdies or better	7
Longest Drive	261

Just set my all time lowest score, 72, even par!

My regular group has shut it down for the season (won't play if it's below 60° at the start!), so I haven't played much lately. I always seem to play quite well after a break, and that held true today. I was 2 under early, and but for a couple bad breaks might have stayed under par. My tee shot on the par 3 13th (165 yards) hit the flagstick, and kicked way off the green down a hill, and I did not get up and down. On 17 my birdie putt hit something, and kicked away. Still, I'll take it!

Great round, @Siamese Moose!

[Randall Robbins]

Date	10/11/2023
Course Name	Bent Creek GC
Gross Score	72
Course Handicap	4
Gross Strokes over/under par	1
Net Score to Par	-3
Net Score	68
Net Birdies or better	5
Longest Drive	240

Final round of our senior club championship!  Had 3 bunker saves, 2 long wedge up and downs, one flop shot save, and my topper, a skip across a pond tee shot leading to a par.  All of this combined to let me win the championship for a 3rd time in a row.  All I can say is I'm getting luckier the older I get.

[Preeway]

Date	10/13/2023
Course Name	Indian Creek
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	279

All around a good day but the back nine was kind of a mess. +3 with two birdies . Still dealing with unforced errors and today I had four three putts after “reaching the green” but with outta over 60’. There’s always tomorrow. 

[CudaKota66]

Date	10/13/2023
Course Name	The Links at Heartland Crossing
Gross Score	84
Course Handicap	12
Gross Strokes over/under par	12
Net Score to Par	0
Net Score	72
Net Birdies or better	7
Longest Drive	288

Beautiful Fall day in Indiana, so I took my caddy out for a round 

Decided that maybe I don't need new clubs this season after all. I know...I know....check back with me when the snow melts in March/April. The Epic Flash driver is point & shoot. Ping G425 irons are money on distances - I just have to work on the direction. Only 26 putts has me rethinking if I really need to drop $400 on an Evnroll 

Of course, finally playing consistently....just in time to pack-it-in for the year   This game's a lot easier sober!

This off-season (called winter here) is going to be spent in the gym & getting lessons. 

[Alf. S]

Date	10/14/2023
Course Name	West Lothian Golf Club (kinglass)
Gross Score	71
Course Handicap	8
Gross Strokes over/under par	7
Net Score to Par	-1
Net Score	63
Net Birdies or better	4
Longest Drive	273

[Javs]

Date	10/14/2023
Course Name	Sun City Golf Club White Wing
Gross Score	74
Course Handicap	1
Gross Strokes over/under par	2
Net Score to Par	1
Net Score	73
Net Birdies or better	4
Longest Drive	341

Temperatures have dropped and wind was blowing hard. Much different than just two weeks ago. Hit the ball well. However, the greens were very slow. Many putts missed! Hit it well and just could not make the putts. Had two Eagle attempts from inside 12 feet and missed both by inches……,,

[ArizonaLogan]

After 3 weeks my main course finally opens after the overseed. So assuming that the superintendent doesn't extend the extra watering for a week, I should be able to post rounds here again.

Edited October 14, 2023 by ArizonaLogan

[PMookie]

Date	10/15/2023
Course Name	Frenchman’s Bend CC
Gross Score	75
Course Handicap	5
Gross Strokes over/under par	3
Net Score to Par	-2
Net Score	70
Net Birdies or better	5
Longest Drive	319

Played very well today, except for wedges, as usual, and hit a pretty good poke!!! Very happy with the outcome!

[GolfSpy SAM]

Date	10/15/2023
Course Name	Olivas Links
Gross Score	88
Course Handicap	9
Gross Strokes over/under par	16
Net Score to Par	7
Net Score	79
Net Birdies or better	3
Longest Drive	265

So, I think I might have found my new favorite course. About an hour from me, in the coastal town of Ventura, CA, Olivas Links is just about the most beautiful course I've ever played. 

Fairways like carpet, rolling mounds, a coastal breeze (though apparently it can really whip when the conditions are right), beautiful (and complicated) green complexes - it's stunning. 

The downside: they had JUST punched the greens, and they were INFURIATING. Lol. I did birdie the second hole, but other than that, it was a "hit and hope" kind of day on the greens (31 putts - 3 3-putts). 

Couldn't hit my driver on the front nine to save my life, managed to (somehow) knock my Caley 3-iron loose from its epoxy (very annoying), and yet: I can't remember a nicer round of golf. (Breaking 80 aside, of course  )

In the interest of wanting to document my golfing adventures, I brought my Real Camera (vs iPhone, that is), and attached are some of my favorites from the day (including a four-shot series where my buddy Billy managed an INSANE escape from absolute prison. 

Enjoy, and if you like, Let me know, and I'll do this more often. 

(Every hole had these bespoke yardage signs made from wine barrels. So cool.)

(All the tee markers have the Ovilas Links symbol: Adirondak chairs - pretty cool)

 

(Caterpillars just walking all over the course.)

(One and only birdie - 2nd hole - hit and hope  )

(Jail? What jail!?! Absolutey insane shot out of garbage to put himself in position for an up-and-down par)

(Sadly, for yours truly (same hole, ironically), the jail was a legit prison.  But it's a cool shot )

(So, not only are there Adirondak chairs as their logo, they have ACTUAL Adirondak chairs on most of the tee boxes in case it gets slow)

(Nature! That's why I come up here (If you get this reference, 1000 points to you)

(I really can't say enough about this course - the beauty of the natural grasses to the left, the incredible fairways to the right, split by a serpentine cart path. Truly majestic.)

(One of my few excellent approach shots on the day - from about 135.  I did not, sadly, make the birdie.  I blame the punched greens )

(Gratuitous MGS Jones Bag shot )

(Picture perfect: if the green was 40 yards left  Sorry, Billy)

(That feeling on 17: you're tired, you're happy, you flush a 9-iron (even if it feels a little chunky) and you get to stare as it sails...)

(...DIRECTLY into a brutal plugged lie in a bunker 30 yards short of the pin. Lol. Good news: escaped to 20 feet. Bad news: bogey)

(View from 18 Tee Box)

(Not playing BRILLIANT golf genuinely allowed me to shrug and focus on the beauty of my surroundings.  This place is special.)

(Billy mashed his drive, slightly right, and had this (280ish) to the green on the 18th.  Left it about 10 yards shy - beautiful shot)

(Just left of 18 green, this lovely tree - and...what's that in the shade? Just a "friendly" coyote, apparently a local who hangs at the course)

(He's ready for his close-up, Mr. DeMille)

[GolfSpy_APH]

4 hours ago, GolfSpy SAM said:

Date	10/15/2023
Course Name	Olivas Links
Gross Score	88
Course Handicap	9
Gross Strokes over/under par	16
Net Score to Par	7
Net Score	79
Net Birdies or better	3
Longest Drive	265

So, I think I might have found my new favorite course. About an hour from me, in the coastal town of Ventura, CA, Olivas Links is just about the most beautiful course I've ever played. 

Fairways like carpet, rolling mounds, a coastal breeze (though apparently it can really whip when the conditions are right), beautiful (and complicated) green complexes - it's stunning. 

The downside: they had JUST punched the greens, and they were INFURIATING. Lol. I did birdie the second hole, but other than that, it was a "hit and hope" kind of day on the greens (31 putts - 3 3-putts). 

Couldn't hit my driver on the front nine to save my life, managed to (somehow) knock my Caley 3-iron loose from its epoxy (very annoying), and yet: I can't remember a nicer round of golf. (Breaking 80 aside, of course  )

In the interest of wanting to document my golfing adventures, I brought my Real Camera (vs iPhone, that is), and attached are some of my favorites from the day (including a four-shot series where my buddy Billy managed an INSANE escape from absolute prison. 

Enjoy, and if you like, Let me know, and I'll do this more often. 

(Every hole had these bespoke yardage signs made from wine barrels. So cool.)

(All the tee markers have the Ovilas Links symbol: Adirondak chairs - pretty cool)

 

(Caterpillars just walking all over the course.)

(One and only birdie - 2nd hole - hit and hope  )

(Jail? What jail!?! Absolutey insane shot out of garbage to put himself in position for an up-and-down par)

(Sadly, for yours truly (same hole, ironically), the jail was a legit prison.  But it's a cool shot )

(So, not only are there Adirondak chairs as their logo, they have ACTUAL Adirondak chairs on most of the tee boxes in case it gets slow)

(Nature! That's why I come up here (If you get this reference, 1000 points to you)

(I really can't say enough about this course - the beauty of the natural grasses to the left, the incredible fairways to the right, split by a serpentine cart path. Truly majestic.)

(One of my few excellent approach shots on the day - from about 135.  I did not, sadly, make the birdie.  I blame the punched greens )

(Gratuitous MGS Jones Bag shot )

(Picture perfect: if the green was 40 yards left  Sorry, Billy)

(That feeling on 17: you're tired, you're happy, you flush a 9-iron (even if it feels a little chunky) and you get to stare as it sails...)

(...DIRECTLY into a brutal plugged lie in a bunker 30 yards short of the pin. Lol. Good news: escaped to 20 feet. Bad news: bogey)

(View from 18 Tee Box)

(Not playing BRILLIANT golf genuinely allowed me to shrug and focus on the beauty of my surroundings.  This place is special.)

(Billy mashed his drive, slightly right, and had this (280ish) to the green on the 18th.  Left it about 10 yards shy - beautiful shot)

(Just left of 18 green, this lovely tree - and...what's that in the shade? Just a "friendly" coyote, apparently a local who hangs at the course)

(He's ready for his close-up, Mr. DeMille)

More posts like this please!

[berkeleybob]

Date	10/13/2023
Course Name	CGC Vallensbæk Imd
Gross Score	87
Course Handicap	19
Gross Strokes over/under par	29
Net Score to Par	10
Net Score	68
Net Birdies or better	0
Longest Drive	0

Heyo! I’m back here, playing my local 9-hole twice. The “front” nine was not my finest, but coming back was definitely better by 11 strokes. I can definitely see where the improvements are happening. We’ll see how it goes next week.