SEASON 2 - WEEK 37 MYGOLFSPY FORUM MEMBER WEEKLY VIRTUAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR (VCT)

[GolfSpy_BEN]

SEASON 2 - WEEK 37

VIRTUAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR

IS NOW OPEN FOR SCORING!!!

photo credit: @Cfhandyman (Who doesn't love a good photo of goats?)

[Javs]

Date	12/11/2023
Course Name	Sun City Golf Club Cowan Creek
Gross Score	66
Course Handicap	1
Gross Strokes over/under par	-6
Net Score to Par	-7
Net Score	65
Net Birdies or better	8
Longest Drive	312
SIM Round?

Today was an awesome round. I tweaked a slight flaw in my swing while warming up. Took that fix to the course and bam. Hit 11 fairways with 6 drives over 290. Hit 14 greens and had 30 putts. The front was not anything special. A 1 under with 2 birdies and 1 bogey. Then the back. It all came together. Shot a 5 under 31 with 2 lip outs. Hit 8 greens and had 14 putts on that side. That was 2 putt birdies on both par 5’s I hit in 2. It was cold, windy and maybe one of the best rounds I had this year! Needless to say very pleased and we played by the rules! Now that it is after the announcement, I can say this round was played with the Odin Golf Ball. 

[funkyjudge]

2 minutes ago, Javs said:

Date	12/11/2023
Course Name	Sun City Golf Club Cowan Creek
Gross Score	66
Course Handicap	1
Gross Strokes over/under par	-6
Net Score to Par	-7
Net Score	65
Net Birdies or better	7
Longest Drive	312
SIM Round?

Today was an awesome round. I tweaked a slight flaw in my swing while warming up. Took that fix to the course and bam. Hit 11 fairways with 6 drives over 290. Hit 14 greens and had 30 putts. The front was not anything special. A 1 under with 2 birdies and 1 bogey. Then the back. It all came together. Shot a 5 under 31 with 2 lip outs. Hit 8 greens and had 14 putts on that side. That was 2 putt birdies on both par 5’s I hit in 2. It was cold, windy and maybe one of the best rounds I had this year! Needless to say very pleased and we played by the rules!

Wowsers!!!  Nice shooting, Marine!

[Josh Parker]

14 minutes ago, Javs said:

Date	12/11/2023
Course Name	Sun City Golf Club Cowan Creek
Gross Score	66
Course Handicap	1
Gross Strokes over/under par	-6
Net Score to Par	-7
Net Score	65
Net Birdies or better	7
Longest Drive	312
SIM Round?

Today was an awesome round. I tweaked a slight flaw in my swing while warming up. Took that fix to the course and bam. Hit 11 fairways with 6 drives over 290. Hit 14 greens and had 30 putts. The front was not anything special. A 1 under with 2 birdies and 1 bogey. Then the back. It all came together. Shot a 5 under 31 with 2 lip outs. Hit 8 greens and had 14 putts on that side. That was 2 putt birdies on both par 5’s I hit in 2. It was cold, windy and maybe one of the best rounds I had this year! Needless to say very pleased and we played by the rules!

What a round!  Congrats man!  

Can I get some lessons....  

Edited December 12, 2023 by Josh Parker

[Javs]

18 minutes ago, funkyjudge said:

Wowsers!!!  Nice shooting, Marine!

Thank you very much! The fix was lowering my hands. 

9 minutes ago, Josh Parker said:

What a round!  Congrats man!  

Can I get some lessons....  

Today was fun!

[Josh Parker]

3 minutes ago, Javs said:

Thank you very much! The fix was lowering my hands. 

Today was fun!

I bet! 

My goal for this next year is to break 70.  

[Javs]

4 minutes ago, Josh Parker said:

I bet! 

My goal for this next year is to break 70.  

It can be done. Fairways and greens!

[PeterHenric]

Date	12/12/2023
Course Name	Siena Golf Club
Gross Score	93
Course Handicap	17
Gross Strokes over/under par	21
Net Score to Par	4
Net Score	76
Net Birdies or better	5
Longest Drive	271
SIM Round?

My chipping is still garbage.

[Javs]

8 minutes ago, PeterHenric said:

Date	12/12/2023
Course Name	Siena Golf Club
Gross Score	93
Course Handicap	17
Gross Strokes over/under par	21
Net Score to Par	4
Net Score	76
Net Birdies or better	5
Longest Drive	271
SIM Round?

My chipping is still garbage.

Is it technique or mental?

[unccross]

4 hours ago, Javs said:

Date	12/11/2023
Course Name	Sun City Golf Club Cowan Creek
Gross Score	66
Course Handicap	1
Gross Strokes over/under par	-6
Net Score to Par	-7
Net Score	65
Net Birdies or better	7
Longest Drive	312
SIM Round?

Today was an awesome round. I tweaked a slight flaw in my swing while warming up. Took that fix to the course and bam. Hit 11 fairways with 6 drives over 290. Hit 14 greens and had 30 putts. The front was not anything special. A 1 under with 2 birdies and 1 bogey. Then the back. It all came together. Shot a 5 under 31 with 2 lip outs. Hit 8 greens and had 14 putts on that side. That was 2 putt birdies on both par 5’s I hit in 2. It was cold, windy and maybe one of the best rounds I had this year! Needless to say very pleased and we played by the rules!

Awesome Round!

 

[PeterHenric]

@Javs Probably 80% mental. I can chip well but I don’t think I take the proper time to take a few practice motions. I walk up thinking “this will be easy, just nice and easy” then I blade it across the green. When I take the time to practice the motion, it usually goes better. I’m usually not wanting to take the time to practice the motion. I hate slow play so much that I end up causing slow play from hitting too many shots because I didn’t practice. It’s a vicious circle.

[Javs]

13 minutes ago, unccross said:

Awesome Round!

 

Thank you! Today was special.

[Javs]

45 minutes ago, PeterHenric said:

@Javs Probably 80% mental. I can chip well but I don’t think I take the proper time to take a few practice motions. I walk up thinking “this will be easy, just nice and easy” then I blade it across the green. When I take the time to practice the motion, it usually goes better. I’m usually not wanting to take the time to practice the motion. I hate slow play so much that I end up causing slow play from hitting too many shots because I didn’t practice. It’s a vicious circle.

You can you tube proper technique or get lessons. Chipping and putting save strokes and make the game more enjoyable. However, mindset wise I would ask. What is your goal when facing a chip? Are you playing chipping technique or playing golf? Meaning do you pick a spot on the green for the ball to go (depending on type shot and length)? Personally I am trying to chip it in on most every chip shot. Aim small miss small! Good luck!

[Josh Parker]

Date	12/12/2023
Course Name	Lago Vista
Gross Score	76
Course Handicap	5
Gross Strokes over/under par	4
Net Score to Par	-1
Net Score	71
Net Birdies or better	6
Longest Drive	284
SIM Round?

Decided to get out at daylight this morning and brave the 40 degree temps and try to be done before the kids got up.  

I played well and actually remembered the distance loss with the cold so adjusted and it worked out well.  I made an adjustment on my driver to help with rotation and had some good drives and some that were offline just with the new setup.  

Overall, happy with the round and had several solid chances at birdie just because of positioning in the fairway.

Front 9 had one bad tee shot that went OB and made double and then 3 bogies and a birdie on the back 9

[Javs]

Just now, Josh Parker said:

Date	12/12/2023
Course Name	Lago Vista
Gross Score	76
Course Handicap	5
Gross Strokes over/under par	4
Net Score to Par	-1
Net Score	71
Net Birdies or better	6
Longest Drive	284
SIM Round?

Decided to get out at daylight this morning and brave the 40 degree temps and try to be done before the kids got up.  

I played well and actually remembered the distance loss with the cold so adjusted and it worked out well.  I made an adjustment on my driver to help with rotation and had some good drives and some that were offline just with the new setup.  

Overall, happy with the round and had several solid chances at birdie just because of positioning in the fairway.

Front 9 had one bad tee shot that went OB and made double and then 3 bogies and a birdie on the back 9

Nice round and way to fight back!

[Josh Parker]

4 minutes ago, Javs said:

Nice round and way to fight back!

If I can get my driver figured out, and consistent then my goal of breaking 70 should be accomplished this next year.

[Javs]

6 minutes ago, Josh Parker said:

If I can get my driver figured out, and consistent then my goal of breaking 70 should be accomplished this next year.

I believe you will get it. Agree, the rounds I play the best my driver sets me up all day. If I drive it bad then it’s a long day!

[Golf2Much]

Date	12/12/2023
Course Name	Key West Golf Club
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	186
SIM Round?

This might be my only round to post this week.  Thursday through Sunday we're suppose to get five inches of rain and winds 25-35 mph or more.  Today was 67 degrees with 20 mph winds.  I know, there's more than one of you that would love to have those conditions!

It was a very uninspiring round today.  I missed more fairways than usual, had a three putt (granted it was likely one of the longer putts we have on our course) and missed too many 8-12 foot putts.   No one in my group played well and it was infectious.  

If you haven't been to the Southernmost start/end of US 1 and played our course, here is our eighth hole. 

It's plays anywhere between 129 to 185 yards over protected mangroves with bunkers running across the entire front and back of a narrow green that slopes front to back.  There's a reason it's rated the nineth toughest hole on the course.  This picture was taken shortly after the staff got into the mangroves and gave them a trim.  When the branches get taller, it gets tougher to see the green.

[Javs]

20 hours ago, unccross said:

Awesome Round!

 

Thank you!

[Cfhandyman]

Date	12/11/2023
Course Name	The Grove, Chandler's Cross, UK
Gross Score	76
Course Handicap	0
Gross Strokes over/under par	4
Net Score to Par	4
Net Score	76
Net Birdies or better	1
Longest Drive	243
SIM Round?	SIM

For my SIM round this week, off to the Grove golf club at Chandler's Cross in the UK.  

[Cfhandyman]

For those playing SIM golf on Trackman over the winter months, I got tired of scrolling through the 275+ courses from around the world, so I created a spreadsheet to make things easier.  I have not yet played all the courses, particularly many of the European and Asian courses.  If I played it and found it interesting, challenging, scenic, links or one of the classics it went into the spreadsheet.  It's a work in progress, but it makes it far easier in deciding which course to play.  Hope this helps others. 

     

 

 

 

[tw1ns]

Date	12/13/2023
Course Name	Banff Springs GC
Gross Score	76
Course Handicap	0
Gross Strokes over/under par	5
Net Score to Par	5
Net Score	76
Net Birdies or better	2
Longest Drive	240
SIM Round?	SIM

Birdied the first....greens were set at 11.  Hard pins....3 putted one green after being 11 foot from the hole on my tee shot.  Doubled it....pretty consistent off the tee with my driver.  Struggling with my approaches with my hybrids, high fades all the time.  

[LBC]

Date	12/13/2023
Course Name	Providence Golf Course
Gross Score	89
Course Handicap	16
Gross Strokes over/under par	18
Net Score to Par	2
Net Score	73
Net Birdies or better	0
Longest Drive	165
SIM Round?

1 1/2 hour frost delay, cart path only(12,547 steps) rough going.  Purchased a Callaway GBB 5 wood from Callaway preowned-still had the plastic wrapper on it— replaced 3 wood.  Set it at 17 deg loft, draw bias and hit it pretty good.  Just really hard to play when bundled up.

[Golf2Much]

Date	12/14/2023
Course Name	Key West Golf Club
Gross Score	86
Course Handicap	12
Gross Strokes over/under par	16
Net Score to Par	4
Net Score	74
Net Birdies or better	0
Longest Drive	177
SIM Round?

Today's round was a bonus!  The rain held off to later today.  However, we had 28 mph constant winds with gusts to 40.  The next three days we're expecting 5 inches of rain (we actually could use it), so no rounds this weekend!

It's strange to say, but with 28 putts, my approach shots and putter let me down today.  I got up and down for seven bogeys.  Throw in the two for par and chipping was decent.   My putts for the most part were all around the pin, but not in.   I think our course is fighting some fungus or other green issues as two of the greens have been top dressed which this time of year is very unusual.  

Hopefully by next Tuesday the rain will subside, the high winds will help dry out the course and we'll be back enjoying golf!

[Javs]

Date	12/13/2023
Course Name	Sun City Golf Club Legacy Hills
Gross Score	70
Course Handicap	1
Gross Strokes over/under par	-2
Net Score to Par	-3
Net Score	69
Net Birdies or better	3
Longest Drive	306
SIM Round?

Second round with the Odin Golf Ball. Clean card with 2 birdies and no bogies!

[Javs]

Date	12/14/2023
Course Name	Sun City Golf Club Cowan Creek
Gross Score	68
Course Handicap	1
Gross Strokes over/under par	-4
Net Score to Par	-5
Net Score	67
Net Birdies or better	5
Longest Drive	327
SIM Round?

Third round with the Odin Golf Ball. I am 12 under par in three rounds with this ball. I had two bogey free rounds and only made one bogey in three rounds! Today I hit 11 or 14 fairways and 17 greens. Had 31 putts with 5 lip outs. This golf ball is fantastic. So much that my 1 handicap is about to drop to 0! Hard to get much movement on your handicap at this level, but this ball is going to get me to plus!!

[Cfhandyman]

2 hours ago, Javs said:

Date	12/14/2023
Course Name	Sun City Golf Club Cowan Creek
Gross Score	68
Course Handicap	1
Gross Strokes over/under par	-4
Net Score to Par	-5
Net Score	67
Net Birdies or better	5
Longest Drive	327
SIM Round?

Third round with the Odin Golf Ball. I am 12 under par in three rounds with this ball. I had two bogey free rounds and only made one bogey in three rounds! Today I hit 11 or 14 fairways and 17 greens. Had 31 putts with 5 lip outs. This golf ball is fantastic. So much that my 1 handicap is about to drop to 0! Hard to get much movement on your handicap at this level, but this ball is going to get me to plus!!

Javs, you might have to stick with the Odin golf ball. It obviously agrees with your game.  -7, -5, -3 is very impressive. Well done. 

[Javs]

39 minutes ago, Cfhandyman said:

Javs, you might have to stick with the Odin golf ball. It obviously agrees with your game.  -7, -5, -3 is very impressive. Well done. 

Thank you and I agree. This ball is a game changer!

[Josh Parker]

3 hours ago, Javs said:

Date	12/14/2023
Course Name	Sun City Golf Club Cowan Creek
Gross Score	68
Course Handicap	1
Gross Strokes over/under par	-4
Net Score to Par	-5
Net Score	67
Net Birdies or better	5
Longest Drive	327
SIM Round?

Third round with the Odin Golf Ball. I am 12 under par in three rounds with this ball. I had two bogey free rounds and only made one bogey in three rounds! Today I hit 11 or 14 fairways and 17 greens. Had 31 putts with 5 lip outs. This golf ball is fantastic. So much that my 1 handicap is about to drop to 0! Hard to get much movement on your handicap at this level, but this ball is going to get me to plus!!

Fire!  You have posted some amazing scores my friend!  Watching for info on the testing of Odin!  Keep up the solid play!

[Javs]

1 hour ago, Josh Parker said:

Fire!  You have posted some amazing scores my friend!  Watching for info on the testing of Odin!  Keep up the solid play!

Thank you! I am posting an update tonight on the ball.

Edited December 15, 2023 by Javs