SEASON 2 - WEEK 34 MYGOLFSPY FORUM MEMBER WEEKLY VIRTUAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR (VCT)

[Javs]

1 minute ago, RoverRick said:

I certainly didn’t expect it. Wednesday, I shot 47-35, which was my best round of the week. That day my wedges heated up on the back 9. Today my whole philosophy was different. I knew there would be no roll to speak of, that a high ball would blow all over the course, so take more club but play for the “safe miss” and wedge it close. 

My 2 bogies were from 8’ par putts that the wind blew just enough to miss the hole. 

I was far from perfect ball striking but my mishits were in good places. 

That’s golf! Sometimes apples and sometimes apple sauce, ha ha. I have at times played my best rounds after a horrible pre-round warm up. Sometimes it only takes one great shot to get it all going. Or the days that the misses are acceptable make for good scoring. Nice round!

[vandyland]

Date	11/26/2023
Course Name	Hillwood Country Club
Gross Score	80
Course Handicap	4
Gross Strokes over/under par	8
Net Score to Par	4
Net Score	76
Net Birdies or better	3
Longest Drive	293
SIM Round

Very wet, solitary round. Didn’t play great but enjoyed the walk.

[DMcA]

Date	11/25/2023
Course Name	Buffalo Creek Golf Course
Gross Score	85
Course Handicap	8
Gross Strokes over/under par	13
Net Score to Par	5
Net Score	77
Net Birdies or better	3
Longest Drive	310
SIM Round

40 on the front, hitting the ball well. Back 9 bunched up and lost my tempo.

[RoverRick]

20 minutes ago, Javs said:

That’s golf! Sometimes apples and sometimes apple sauce, ha ha. I have at times played my best rounds after a horrible pre-round warm up. Sometimes it only takes one great shot to get it all going. Or the days that the misses are acceptable make for good scoring. Nice round!

I think it was course management and coming to the realization that this is not 2017, and I can’t move the same way I did when I was a 0.2 handicap. What I can do is putt and pitch as well as I did then. So I spent time on that yesterday after the round. I’m also switching from the “clock-method” to using different body parts as a reference. I also went to wedges with more bounce and a wider sole for the softer conditions. 

[funkyjudge]

1 hour ago, RoverRick said:

Date	11/26/2023
Course Name	Sulphur Springs Country Club
Gross Score	72
Course Handicap	9
Gross Strokes over/under par	0
Net Score to Par	-9
Net Score	63
Net Birdies or better	10
Longest Drive	223
SIM Round

Wow. I didn’t expect to post a good round this week. Today was the fifth time I played this week, alternated between mildly embarrassing to absolutely sucked. I had a good back 9 (37) once this week but all others have been mid to hig 40’s. 
 

The weather has been perfect all week, but today it was low 40’s and 27 mph wind and rained last night. I did work on my 10-50 yard wedges before the round. This came in handy 10 times and I had all but 2 inside 5’ par putts and all of them were inside 10’.

Our hole 9 is an island similar to TPC Sawgrass 17. Except the tee shot is on the dam and very exposed to the wind. Today it was playing 127 and I had to remove my hat to keep it from blowing off. I crushed an 8 iron (2 more clubs) that went directly over the flag and rolled back to about a foot. It missed the hole by 4-6”. It was very exciting. 

I kept waiting for the wheels to fall off my great round but it never happened. I was certain disaster would strike on 18 which is another island green into the wind. I was 40 yards shorter than yesterday and instead of a 7 or 8 iron, I hit a hybrid. It miraculously found the green and a 2 putt par for a 72. That’s 25 strokes better than my worst round this week. 

I parred 14 hitting Driver, Driver, Hybrid and 52’ putt and 2’ tap in. 

Fantastic round -- congratulations!

[rkj427]

Date	11/26/2023
Course Name	Torrey Pines - North Course
Gross Score	80
Course Handicap	0
Gross Strokes over/under par	8
Net Score to Par	8
Net Score	80
Net Birdies or better	3
Longest Drive	276
SIM Round	SIM

Went and checked out an indoor facility not too far from my house this afternoon.

SIM round, first full round for me, and I am not so certain it even comes close to comparison to a real course and playing outdoors. But I at least was able to use all clubs except putting. Club distances were off, longer than typical actually, but not too difficult to adjust once that was figured out.

Highlight for me would be parring the number 1 and 2 handicap holes, and we played it from the "Brown" tees.

[Javs]

19 minutes ago, rkj427 said:

Date	11/26/2023
Course Name	Torrey Pines - North Course
Gross Score	80
Course Handicap	0
Gross Strokes over/under par	8
Net Score to Par	8
Net Score	80
Net Birdies or better	3
Longest Drive	276
SIM Round	SIM

Went and checked out an indoor facility not too far from my house this afternoon.

SIM round, first full round for me, and I am not so certain it even comes close to comparison to a real course and playing outdoors. But I at least was able to use all clubs except putting. Club distances were off, longer than typical actually, but not too difficult to adjust once that was figured out.

Highlight for me would be parring the number 1 and 2 handicap holes, and we played it from the "Brown" tees.

I have never played a sim round and not sure how I would like it. Would be interested in hearing about your future rounds.

[GolfSpy_BEN]

   Week 34 Final Recap

21 scores posted this week, 5 of which were SIM rounds!

Special thanks to @Cfhandyman, @TylorJudd, & @rkj427 for taking the SIM round plunge!

Low Net & Most Net Birdies

      

@RoverRick has made my job a little easier this week, by carding an incredible net 9 under 63 with 10 net birdies, he retains the same badges he won last week. Nice round!

Low Gross Score

    

@Javs season of consistent excellence continues with a 3 under 69. Keep up the good work!

 Longest Drive

   

With a booming 361 yard drive, @Cfhandyman takes this week's long drive crown. That is a BOMB!

Long Drive Honor Roll

@Javs - 326 yards

@DMcA - 310 yards

@TylorJudd - 302 yards

@Josh Parker - 295 yards

 

To all that participated this week, a sincere Thanks! To those that didn't, what are you waiting for? Join us, it's fun!

 

[Josh Parker]

3 minutes ago, Ben Joest said:

   Week 34 Final Recap

21 scores posted this week, 5 of which were SIM rounds!

Special thanks to @Cfhandyman, @TylorJudd, & @rkj427 for taking the SIM round plunge!

Low Net & Most Net Birdies

      

@RoverRick has made my job a little easier this week, by carding an incredible net 9 under 63 with 10 net birdies, he retains the same badges he won last week. Nice round!

Low Gross Score

    

@Javs season of consistent excellence continues with a 3 under 69. Keep up the good work!

 Longest Drive

   

With a booming 361 yard drive, @Cfhandyman takes this week's long drive crown. That is a BOMB!

Long Drive Honor Roll

@Javs - 326 yards

@DMcA - 310 yards

@TylorJudd - 302 yards

@Josh Parker - 295 yards

 

To all that participated this week, a sincere Thanks! To those that didn't, what are you waiting for? Join us, it's fun!

 

Well done @RoverRick

[Cfhandyman]

50 minutes ago, Ben Joest said:

   Week 34 Final Recap

21 scores posted this week, 5 of which were SIM rounds!

Special thanks to @Cfhandyman, @TylorJudd, & @rkj427 for taking the SIM round plunge!

Low Net & Most Net Birdies

      

@RoverRick has made my job a little easier this week, by carding an incredible net 9 under 63 with 10 net birdies, he retains the same badges he won last week. Nice round!

Low Gross Score

    

@Javs season of consistent excellence continues with a 3 under 69. Keep up the good work!

 Longest Drive

   

With a booming 361 yard drive, @Cfhandyman takes this week's long drive crown. That is a BOMB!

Long Drive Honor Roll

@Javs - 326 yards

@DMcA - 310 yards

@TylorJudd - 302 yards

@Josh Parker - 295 yards

 

To all that participated this week, a sincere Thanks! To those that didn't, what are you waiting for? Join us, it's fun!

 

A sincere thank you to Ben for coordinating this as well as allowing for use of SIM rounds over the winter months.  It is greatly appreciated.  

[MrBandit]

Date	11/25/2023
Course Name	Firewheel Old Course
Gross Score	78
Course Handicap	5
Gross Strokes over/under par	7
Net Score to Par	2
Net Score	73
Net Birdies or better	6
Longest Drive	263
SIM Round

[TylorJudd]

Date	11/26/2023
Course Name	The Golf Course at Black Rock
Gross Score	74
Course Handicap	0
Gross Strokes over/under par	2
Net Score to Par	2
Net Score	74
Net Birdies or better	5
Longest Drive	396
SIM Round	SIM

Crazy course, I need to play this course in real life. Played really well, had a some slight wind and the clubs were firing today. Putting on a sim is hard at best, had 2 literally sit on the lip so it could have been great. 

[TylorJudd]

Date	11/26/2023
Course Name	Sanctuary
Gross Score	78
Course Handicap	0
Gross Strokes over/under par	8
Net Score to Par	8
Net Score	78
Net Birdies or better	3
Longest Drive	3
SIM Round	SIM

This round started off so great, +2 at the turn then the water happened….. my goodness I felt like I was scraping across the finish line. Really thought I was gonna lose it