SEASON 2 - WEEK 33 MYGOLFSPY FORUM MEMBER WEEKLY VIRTUAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR (VCT)

[ryan.mzzz]

1 hour ago, Ben Joest said:

Date	11/18/2023
Course Name	Spyglass Hill
Gross Score	75
Course Handicap	0
Gross Strokes over/under par	3
Net Score to Par	3
Net Score	75
Net Birdies or better	4
Longest Drive	292
SIM Round	SIM

Sim Round at the top tracer range. 

Started off hot, but a tragedy befell the driver shaft mid way through the front nine and it was all I could do to keep the round from going off the rails.

do you putt in a sim round?

 

Edited November 18, 2023 by ryan.mzzz

[GolfSpy_BEN]

Just now, ryan.mzzz said:

do you putt in a sim round?

It depends on which system you are playing the SIM on. Some of the indoor models have a putting component. In this case, I am playing at a driving range that is equipped with Top Tracer launch monitors. Because it is a driving range, there isn’t an option for putting, so on each hole once you are within 30 yards of the pin it triggers a closest to the pin for 60, 100, or 130 yard shots. You can choose any of those three. Depending on how close you get to the pin on your approach determines how close you need to be to the pin to get a par, Birdie, bogey, etc. on the closest to the pin. I typically use the 60 yard shot. It’s not apples to apples compared to an actual round, but still a good test of golfing skill.

[ryan.mzzz]

37 minutes ago, Ben Joest said:

It depends on which system you are playing the SIM on. Some of the indoor models have a putting component. In this case, I am playing at a driving range that is equipped with Top Tracer launch monitors. Because it is a driving range, there isn’t an option for putting, so on each hole once you are within 30 yards of the pin it triggers a closest to the pin for 60, 100, or 130 yard shots. You can choose any of those three. Depending on how close you get to the pin on your approach determines how close you need to be to the pin to get a par, Birdie, bogey, etc. on the closest to the pin. I typically use the 60 yard shot. It’s not apples to apples compared to an actual round, but still a good test of golfing skill.

that sounds like a pretty decent system actually. thanks for explaining how that works.

[Jacob10]

Date	11/18/2023
Course Name	Smyrna Municipal
Gross Score	80
Course Handicap	2
Gross Strokes over/under par	8
Net Score to Par	6
Net Score	78
Net Birdies or better	4
Longest Drive	0
SIM Round

Reposting because my score didn’t show up. 

[Cfhandyman]

14 hours ago, Ben Joest said:

Date	11/18/2023
Course Name	Spyglass Hill
Gross Score	75
Course Handicap	0
Gross Strokes over/under par	3
Net Score to Par	3
Net Score	75
Net Birdies or better	4
Longest Drive	292
SIM Round	SIM

Sim Round at the top tracer range. 

Started off hot, but a tragedy befell the driver shaft mid way through the front nine and it was all I could do to keep the round from going off the rails.

Nice round on a tough course.

[Golf2Much]

Date	11/18/2023
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	3
Longest Drive	181
SIM Round

Overall, it was a solid round today.  We had anywhere between 10-14 inches of rain in the Keys on Wednesday with spotty rain on Thursday and Friday.  So, the course was wet and played longer than usual.  Add in about a 20 mph wind and the course was a challenge today!

A decent driving round as far as fairways hit.  However the lack of roll, yielded shorter drives than I'm accustomed to.  Still, 79% fairways hit is pretty good with a couple of misses only a foot or two into the rough.  The greens in regulations wasn't very good.  My irons really didn't heat up until three-quarters of the way through the round.  Four up and downs are about right and only 26 putts hide most of my iron accuracy issues.  Nine one putts and no three putts really allowed me to score better than I should have.  The two putts I had were also mostly within 1 foot, so my speed was pretty good today.  The extra time I've been spending in my backyard putting green has seemed to help.  I did chip in from the back fringe on our par three 16th hole.  It was the only birdie in the men's league today!   

It's strange to see that I averaged whole numbers on my par three, fours and fives today.  

[Javs]

Date	11/19/2023
Course Name	Sun City Golf Club Cowan Creek
Gross Score	70
Course Handicap	1
Gross Strokes over/under par	-2
Net Score to Par	-3
Net Score	69
Net Birdies or better	7
Longest Drive	329
SIM Round

Ran into a buzz saw today. In a match and giving 1 shot a side. Hit 14 greens and had 29 putts with two 3 putts. A disappointing 4 bogies offset by 6 natural birdies and 1 net birdie. However, not good enough as the guy I was playing shot 68! Ouch!

[MC3157]

Date	11/19/2023
Course Name	Rosedale G & CC
Gross Score	88
Course Handicap	11
Gross Strokes over/under par	16
Net Score to Par	5
Net Score	77
Net Birdies or better	6
Longest Drive	0
SIM Round

Not a great day but not a bad day. It was cart path only today so a lot of walking while still riding a cart!! Guess I should have been hitting the ball closer to the cart paths!! LOL

[Josh Parker]

1 hour ago, Javs said:

Date	11/19/2023
Course Name	Sun City Golf Club Cowan Creek
Gross Score	70
Course Handicap	1
Gross Strokes over/under par	-2
Net Score to Par	-3
Net Score	69
Net Birdies or better	7
Longest Drive	329
SIM Round

Ran into a buzz saw today. In a match and giving 1 shot a side. Hit 14 greens and had 29 putts with two 3 putts. A disappointing 4 bogies offset by 6 natural birdies and 1 net birdie. However, not good enough as the guy I was playing shot 68! Ouch!

Ouch is right!  2 great rounds but a 68!?!  

[Javs]

28 minutes ago, Josh Parker said:

Ouch is right!  2 great rounds but a 68!?!  

Yes Sir, he was on fire. I think he had 26 putts!

[Josh Parker]

7 minutes ago, Javs said:

Yes Sir, he was on fire. I think he had 26 putts!

Tough to beat when giving strokes as well! 

[Javs]

2 minutes ago, Josh Parker said:

Tough to beat when giving strokes as well! 

Yes, it was the first time he beat me and wow! He is a tall guy hits the ball a mile. He usually gets frustrated because I will put it out there with him. I also hit my irons better. Today we were just trading blows back and forth. In the end he putted better. He is a friend so, I was happy for him. However, I hate losing even more than I enjoy winning! 

[Josh Parker]

22 minutes ago, Javs said:

Yes, it was the first time he beat me and wow! He is a tall guy hits the ball a mile. He usually gets frustrated because I will put it out there with him. I also hit my irons better. Today we were just trading blows back and forth. In the end he putted better. He is a friend so, I was happy for him. However, I hate losing even more than I enjoy winning! 

Yeah you having 6 birdies on the round. Both played lights out!

[Javs]

20 minutes ago, Josh Parker said:

Yeah you having 6 birdies on the round. Both played lights out!

It was really fun!

[Alan Scalzi]

Date	11/18/2023
Course Name	Minor Park
Gross Score	92
Course Handicap	18
Gross Strokes over/under par	22
Net Score to Par	4
Net Score	74
Net Birdies or better	0
Longest Drive	0
SIM Round

I guess I need to learn to play better when all the grass goes dormant during the cold months.  Still enjoy getting out and playing!

[MrBandit]

Date	11/18/2023
Course Name	Tangle Ridge Golf Club
Gross Score	79
Course Handicap	7
Gross Strokes over/under par	7
Net Score to Par	0
Net Score	72
Net Birdies or better	6
Longest Drive	258
SIM Round

[rkj427]

Date	11/19/2023
Course Name	Stony Creek Metropark Golf Course
Gross Score	81
Course Handicap	7
Gross Strokes over/under par	9
Net Score to Par	2
Net Score	74
Net Birdies or better	2
Longest Drive	244
SIM Round

On a sunny and cool 45 degree day, I was able to play my last round outdoors here in Michigan this year, as the course closes for the season after today.

Played a fourth round with the Titleist test balls, and on the front nine we were behind a foursome that included some females, so rather than waiting to hit into the greens while waiting, hit a lot of wedges short to keep moving along. They only play nine, so more GIR's on the back nine.

Chipped in for a birdie, hit 11 of 14 fairways, and only 31 total putts.

Long drive was 244 yards, and with the course playing soft in the fairways with no roll, happy with that as well.

 

[GolfSpy_BEN]

   Week 33 Final Recap

30 scores posted this week!

Course Photo Honor Roll

@Josh Parker

@Syks7

@GolfSpy SAM

@Cfhandyman

@Siamese Moose

@ryan.mzzz

@rkj427

As always, a big thanks to all of you that submit photos with your posts. It is greatly appreciated and helps to beautify the thread. Those of us that dwell in the north, need all the vitamin D by proxy, these photos can provide. 

 

Low Net & Most Net Birdies

    

This week @RoverRick carded an impressive 7 Under net 65 to accompany his 10 net birdies! Well Done.Low Net & Most Net

Low Gross & Longest Drive

    

As we have come to expect, another utterly average week for the machine that is @Javs, A 3 under 69 for the low gross and a rather pedestrian (by his standards) 335 yards for the longest drive. Great stuff!

Long Drive Honor Roll

@Javs - 335 yards

@Javs - 329 yards

@Javs - 312 yards

@J7Hawkins - 312 yards

@Play18 - 303 yards

@Ben Joest - 303 yards

@GolfSpy SAM - 295 yards

 

 

 

[Mr. Mushball]

@Ben Joest, the unlock didn't enable the post score button, so you'll have to add the round into the scoreboard.  Not that I think I'll earn any of the weekly awards, but it does go to getting me out of 15th place for the year...

Date: 11/19/2023
Course: Glendoveer G&TC East
Gross Score: 136
CH: 41
Net to Par: 22
Net Birds: 5
Longest Drive: 188

 

A truly horrendous round.  Hadn't played in two weeks and was barely 50°, so was pretty stiff.  Ground had soaked up a good amount of rain the day before, so zero rollout.  Sometimes negative carry as the ball would plug, then hop backwards.

Managed to do well on Par 3s, which are usually tough for me.  Pretty much the only place I made net birdies.  Luckily, this course has 4!  Downside is just as I was starting to warm up it got dark.  Finished #15 in deep dusk and gave up.  Took Net Double Bogey on the last three holes.

Well, always next week.

 

 

[Javs]

35 minutes ago, Mr. Mushball said:

@Ben Joest, the unlock didn't enable the post score button, so you'll have to add the round into the scoreboard.  Not that I think I'll earn any of the weekly awards, but it does go to getting me out of 15th place for the year...

Date: 11/19/2023
Course: Glendoveer G&TC East
Gross Score: 136
CH: 41
Net to Par: 22
Net Birds: 5
Longest Drive: 188

 

A truly horrendous round.  Hadn't played in two weeks and was barely 50°, so was pretty stiff.  Ground had soaked up a good amount of rain the day before, so zero rollout.  Sometimes negative carry as the ball would plug, then hop backwards.

Managed to do well on Par 3s, which are usually tough for me.  Pretty much the only place I made net birdies.  Luckily, this course has 4!  Downside is just as I was starting to warm up it got dark.  Finished #15 in deep dusk and gave up.  Took Net Double Bogey on the last three holes.

Well, always next week.

 

 

I believe your net to par is incorrect. 

[Mr. Mushball]

33 minutes ago, Javs said:

I believe your net to par is incorrect. 

Mmm, I was dealing with a kid in the bath while I was trying to finish the post, but I think a net score of 95 - par of 73 = 22.  Gross to par is 63.  A scratch golfer would have finished two rounds for my one, plus some.

[Mr. Mushball]

Date	11/19/2023
Course Name	Glendoveer Golf Club
Gross Score	136
Course Handicap	41
Gross Strokes over/under par	63
Net Score to Par	22
Net Score	95
Net Birdies or better	5
Longest Drive	188
SIM Round

[GolfSpy_BEN]

8 hours ago, Mr. Mushball said:

@Ben Joest, the unlock didn't enable the post score button, so you'll have to add the round into the scoreboard.  Not that I think I'll earn any of the weekly awards, but it does go to getting me out of 15th place for the year...

Date: 11/19/2023
Course: Glendoveer G&TC East
Gross Score: 136
CH: 41
Net to Par: 22
Net Birds: 5
Longest Drive: 188

 

A truly horrendous round.  Hadn't played in two weeks and was barely 50°, so was pretty stiff.  Ground had soaked up a good amount of rain the day before, so zero rollout.  Sometimes negative carry as the ball would plug, then hop backwards.

Managed to do well on Par 3s, which are usually tough for me.  Pretty much the only place I made net birdies.  Luckily, this course has 4!  Downside is just as I was starting to warm up it got dark.  Finished #15 in deep dusk and gave up.  Took Net Double Bogey on the last three holes.

Well, always next week.

 

 

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