SEASON 2 - WEEK 44 MYGOLFSPY FORUM MEMBER WEEKLY VIRTUAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR (VCT)

[Javs]

Date	02/01/2024
Course Name	Sun City Golf Club Cowan Creek
Gross Score	73
Course Handicap	-1
Gross Strokes over/under par	1
Net Score to Par	2
Net Score	74
Net Birdies or better	4
Longest Drive	316
SIM Round?

Very windy day! Up and down round. Some good birdies and pars, but a few bad bogies. Could only must a one over round. 

[ZJeb67]

Date	02/01/2024
Course Name	Aviara
Gross Score	83
Course Handicap	0
Gross Strokes over/under par	11
Net Score to Par	11
Net Score	83
Net Birdies or better	0
Longest Drive	223
SIM Round?	SIM

Snow melted and the backyard sim open again (but for how long ).

[daviddvm]

Date	02/01/2024
Course Name	Timber Creek (Pines/Creekside)
Gross Score	75
Course Handicap	5
Gross Strokes over/under par	3
Net Score to Par	-2
Net Score	70
Net Birdies or better	8
Longest Drive	247
SIM Round?

[GolfSpy_BEN]

Date	02/02/2024
Course Name	Valhalla Golf Club
Gross Score	71
Course Handicap	0
Gross Strokes over/under par	-1
Net Score to Par	-1
Net Score	71
Net Birdies or better	5
Longest Drive	232
SIM Round?	SIM

A bit of a see saw round on the SIM

[CB Lobo 4 Life]

Date	02/02/2024
Course Name	Snowflake Municipal
Gross Score	76
Course Handicap	2
Gross Strokes over/under par	4
Net Score to Par	2
Net Score	74
Net Birdies or better	5
Longest Drive	368
SIM Round?

I played a really good round for it being cold and windy here in Snowflake yesterday. I had a lot of good and some bad so I can't complain about shooting a 76. I did have to play the "West 9" out here again as they were having a New Year Men's Club tourney. 

Some notables to mention: 

•  I sold all the mallet putters that I owned and invested in the Spider Tour standard model after testing it a lot at PGA Super Store and 2nd Swing Golf in Scottsdale. There were some growing pains that crept up in the round (3 putts on hole 2 ). However, once I got the feel for the putter and the speed of the greens I got a real groove going on the back nine. The best putt had to be hole one on the back nine where I missed the GIR and had to get a good up and down. did not putt enough spin on my chip shot and rolled out to 18 feet. Made the left to right breaking putt and could not feel better. Immediately came back with a 10-footer on the next hole for birdie! Needless to say, I am feeling super confident in this putter, and the more I practice, hopefully, the better it will get!
• Hole eight on the front nine was interesting. Hit a not-so-great toe hook deep down the left side and it hit the wall short of the green and bounced back into the fairway. As lucky as that was I am happy to say that my approach shot from 45 yards was perfect. Short-sided green I had to open my 60-degree and try and hit it with a little spin to not let it go too far past the hole. I did just that and left myself with 6 feet for birdie!
• Last thing to note which is a not-so-great one is regarding my driver. Even though I smashed it on the second hole I played after that it was a demon to try and control. I feel like my fairways I play well but my driver seems to be what I need to work on right now. May need to throw an asterisk on that 368 drive as it was downwind and downhill haha.

I had a great round and it felt so good to get out and play. Need to get my score better to try and compete with the rest of you!

The new putter - Taylormade Spider Tour @ 36" with SuperStroke 3.0 XL 50G counterbalance weight as the grip. 

Scorecard(s)

[unccross]

Date	02/02/2024
Course Name	Blue Ridge Country Club
Gross Score	101
Course Handicap	25
Gross Strokes over/under par	31
Net Score to Par	6
Net Score	76
Net Birdies or better	6
Longest Drive	251
SIM Round?

[fozcycle]

Date	02/02/2024
Course Name	Heritage Isles
Gross Score	81
Course Handicap	13
Gross Strokes over/under par	9
Net Score to Par	-4
Net Score	68
Net Birdies or better	7
Longest Drive	219
SIM Round?

FIR 7/14 50%

GIR 7/18 39%

Putts 33; Longest Putt 41

36/45:81

Weather Sunny 46* - 69* 

BTW, only second round with Evnroll ER6 mallet. Haven’t used this in a couple years.  Putts were steady at the hole, just a bit short or long.

[Javs]

Just now, fozcycle said:

Date	02/02/2024
Course Name	Heritage Isles
Gross Score	81
Course Handicap	13
Gross Strokes over/under par	9
Net Score to Par	-4
Net Score	68
Net Birdies or better	7
Longest Drive	219
SIM Round?

FIR 7/14 50%

GIR 7/18 39%

Putts 33; Longest Putt 41

36/45:81

Weather Sunny 46* - 69* 

Well done!

[GolfSpy SAM]

Date	02/02/2024
Course Name	Hansen Dam
Gross Score	90
Course Handicap	7
Gross Strokes over/under par	18
Net Score to Par	11
Net Score	83
Net Birdies or better	1
Longest Drive	245
SIM Round?

I hated today's round. Lol - beautiful day, awesome to be out celebrating my buddy's @Billy The Kid Rogers birthday round... But there wasn't one thing that I did well today. 39 putts, two (MAYBE 3?) good drives, constantly trying to scramble for par and sometimes bogey. 

Just... One of those days. Good news: in getting very good at hitting low (using 3-driving iron) recovery shots that run for days. 

Pictures will follow in an edit. 

I can't wait to get back out there and rinse this round out of my mouth

Obligatory shot of the Dam - clouds provided some nice pop)

(If you zoom a bit, you can see the people walking on the ledge - that's the Dam the course is named after)

[Golf2Much]

Date	02/03/2024
Course Name	Key West Golf Club
Gross Score	82
Course Handicap	13
Gross Strokes over/under par	12
Net Score to Par	-1
Net Score	69
Net Birdies or better	5
Longest Drive	188
SIM Round?

I spent the earlier part of the week on a volunteer conference call and rated a South Florida golf course (Club at Weston Hills Players), so not a lot of playing.  Today was my first round of the week.  Overall, I had a good front and better back!

I only hit about two-thirds of the fairway, which is a little low for me.  But to be honest, two of the misses were literally by inches.  For some reason, in the last few weeks I've gained about 5-10 yards on my drives performance distance metric.  I'm My greens in regulation were about my normal percentage.  It was encouraging to see fewer shorts shots and more missing just left or right.  

Lately, my chipping hasn't been up to par.  Today it was with six up and downs.  The 29 putts were OK, but something is just a little off as I'm burning a lot of edges and making the holes a little bigger for the next group!  I have a feeling that a some putting green practice time next week is in order.

[Javs]

Date	02/03/2024
Course Name	Sun City Golf Club Cowan Creek
Gross Score	76
Course Handicap	1
Gross Strokes over/under par	4
Net Score to Par	3
Net Score	75
Net Birdies or better	2
Longest Drive	328
SIM Round?

Very windy and soft conditions. However, hit 13 fairways and 16 greens. Unfortunately the greens were bad and I had 36 putts. I had 5 three putts and lipped out another 6. The round that could have been. Come on spring and better conditions!

[GolfSpy_BEN]

Date	02/04/2024
Course Name	Majestic Springs
Gross Score	64
Course Handicap	0
Gross Strokes over/under par	-7
Net Score to Par	-7
Net Score	64
Net Birdies or better	9
Longest Drive	243
SIM Round?	SIM

By far my best round on the SIM

The 17th hole was particularly cool. Never had an ace in a SIM or actual round before, so that’s something

[Cubby540]

Date	02/03/2024
Course Name	Citrus National G.C.
Gross Score	85
Course Handicap	12
Gross Strokes over/under par	15
Net Score to Par	3
Net Score	73
Net Birdies or better	7
Longest Drive	240
SIM Round?

[ZJeb67]

Date	02/04/2024
Course Name	Aviara
Gross Score	79
Course Handicap	0
Gross Strokes over/under par	7
Net Score to Par	7
Net Score	79
Net Birdies or better	2
Longest Drive	241
SIM Round?	SIM

Great sunny day in southeast Michigan for a backyard SIM round. No right hand glove needed to keep out the chill.

MacGregor irons getting dialed in.  Now I just need to break 80 on a non-sim course.

My long drive was aided by a bounce off the cart path. Very realistic as i frequently find the cart path with my outdoor drives.

[ZJeb67]

17 hours ago, GolfSpy_BEN said:

Date	02/04/2024
Course Name	Majestic Springs
Gross Score	64
Course Handicap	0
Gross Strokes over/under par	-7
Net Score to Par	-7
Net Score	64
Net Birdies or better	9
Longest Drive	243
SIM Round?	SIM

By far my best round on the SIM

The 17th hole was particularly cool. Never had an ace in a SIM or actual round before, so that’s something

No ace for me but i did chip one in.

now I'm really focused on a future repeat sim chip in

[fozcycle]

Just an FYI, why is the course handicap set to 0 on SIM rounds?

[Josh Parker]

21 hours ago, GolfSpy_BEN said:

Date	02/04/2024
Course Name	Majestic Springs
Gross Score	64
Course Handicap	0
Gross Strokes over/under par	-7
Net Score to Par	-7
Net Score	64
Net Birdies or better	9
Longest Drive	243
SIM Round?	SIM

By far my best round on the SIM

The 17th hole was particularly cool. Never had an ace in a SIM or actual round before, so that’s something

Wow!  Congrats on the round and sim ace!  I feel like a badge is needed for a sim ace!

[GolfSpy_BEN]

56 minutes ago, fozcycle said:

Just an FYI, why is the course handicap set to 0 on SIM rounds?

Simple answer is: the actual course slope and rating that go into a course handicap don’t realistically apply to SIM versions of the same course, add in that most SIM’s utilize an auto putt function and we, the staff, felt the fairest way to include these rounds would be to have them played without handicaps. 
 Next season, I’m working on some minor changes to the VCT and if we have the interest do a league for SIM on its own. Details to come

[buckpillar]

On 1/30/2024 at 9:47 AM, Javs said:

Date	01/29/2024
Course Name	Sun City Golf Club Cowan Creek
Gross Score	72
Course Handicap	-1
Gross Strokes over/under par	0
Net Score to Par	1
Net Score	73
Net Birdies or better	2
Longest Drive	336
SIM Round?

Weather was great and I had a much better day. Hit 10 fairways and 15 greens. Although I had 33 putts, I rolled the ball much better. Cowan is still recovering from all the cold and rain. Course was very wet and the greens were bumpy. Had a good 5 lip outs. At the end of the day, even par is always a good round. 

You should try the NEW Odyssey AI#1 putters... lol just finished testing. I gained 1.71 strokes.

[Javs]

11 minutes ago, buckpillar said:

You should try the NEW Odyssey AI#1 putters... lol just finished testing. I gained 1.71 strokes.

Thanks, but it isn’t the putter. It’s me. I have no excuses just bad play. 

Edited February 5 by Javs

[buckpillar]

2 minutes ago, Javs said:

Thanks, but it isn’t the putter. It’s me. I have no excuses just bad play. 

I've been there more times than not over the years, keep playing well!

[Javs]

2 minutes ago, buckpillar said:

I've been there more times than not over the years, keep playing well!

Thanks it’s the same putter I shot 63 and multiple rounds in the 60’s. Just need to focus better.

[RoverRick]

No real coopetition from me this week on the leaderboard. I strained my leg getting a cart out of the mud Wednesday on the second hole. I went Friday but quit and hung around. Didn’t even go Saturday or Sunday. But looking forward to Wednesday. 

[Cfhandyman]

On 2/3/2024 at 9:40 PM, GolfSpy_BEN said:

Date	02/04/2024
Course Name	Majestic Springs
Gross Score	64
Course Handicap	0
Gross Strokes over/under par	-7
Net Score to Par	-7
Net Score	64
Net Birdies or better	9
Longest Drive	243
SIM Round?	SIM

By far my best round on the SIM

The 17th hole was particularly cool. Never had an ace in a SIM or actual round before, so that’s something

Ben, awesome round and an ace to boot. Well done. 

[snicerz]

Date	02/01/2024
Course Name	Surrey Hills
Gross Score	80
Course Handicap	6
Gross Strokes over/under par	9
Net Score to Par	3
Net Score	74
Net Birdies or better	2
Longest Drive	335
SIM Round?

Was windy. Very windy. 

This was a tough round. At least it was warm out. Was able to get my long drive on a hole that I normally don't use driver on. Playing the longer tees convinced me to give it a wack even though the wind was behind me. Unfortunately, I duffed my pitch, then 3 putt for a bogey. 

Short game killed me.

 

[snicerz]

Date	02/04/2024
Course Name	Surrey Hills
Gross Score	78
Course Handicap	3
Gross Strokes over/under par	7
Net Score to Par	4
Net Score	75
Net Birdies or better	4
Longest Drive	270
SIM Round?

For my usual Sunday round, it got cold and wet. Regardless, it was a great round and despite cold swings making me club up on every shot, everything felt pretty solid. 

On a side note, I found a ProV1x earlier this week and decided to play it this round. I went to Academy immediately after to buy a box. Chipping and putting never felt so good and my drives/irons were pretty on point. My main issue today was really just math (i.e. wind + cold + wet = get more club). Too bad I didn't figure that out while I was playing.

 

[GolfSpy_BEN]

47 minutes ago, RoverRick said:

No real coopetition from me this week on the leaderboard. I strained my leg getting a cart out of the mud Wednesday on the second hole. I went Friday but quit and hung around. Didn’t even go Saturday or Sunday. But looking forward to Wednesday. 

Sorry to hear that. Hopefully you are on the mend soon!

[Mr. Mushball]

Date	02/04/2024
Course Name	Glendoveer G&TC East Course
Gross Score	122
Course Handicap	38
Gross Strokes over/under par	49
Net Score to Par	11
Net Score	84
Net Birdies or better	10
Longest Drive	192
SIM Round?

Been a real struggle for a while; not being able to get out, normalizing swing changes, injuries, etc.  This weekend showed both great potential and that the struggle is real.  Had some real stinkers, but plenty of good to keep it mostly in check.  Did better score wise than recently, but still nowhere near good.  Hoping to clean that up over the next couple of months before the season starts.   Got a few good holes in though, including a chip in birdie on par 3 #3 with two pips.  Net 0!  Plus hit the green on #9 (3 putt bogey ), which I can almost never do.
 

[Mr. Mushball]

@GolfSpy_BEN, can I petition to have the automatic posting close time be moved to later in the day on Monday?  I believe the 9am time is EST, and even then for those of us that play Sunday afternoons have a hard time getting a score posted that same evening.  I'm on the west coast, and I know we have one or two other players that play out of Hawai'i.  It's sometimes a struggle to get seated to make the post until after 10am PST.  Not sure how many others have run into it this crunch, but we used to have until later in the day Monday to submit last week's score.

[GolfSpy_BEN]

22 minutes ago, Mr. Mushball said:

@GolfSpy_BEN, can I petition to have the automatic posting close time be moved to later in the day on Monday?  I believe the 9am time is EST, and even then for those of us that play Sunday afternoons have a hard time getting a score posted that same evening.  I'm on the west coast, and I know we have one or two other players that play out of Hawai'i.  It's sometimes a struggle to get seated to make the post until after 10am PST.  Not sure how many others have run into it this crunch, but we used to have until later in the day Monday to submit last week's score.

It is currently set for 12 pm est, 9am pst. Mostly because there far fewer scores being posted during the off season and I like to get the updates out by Monday afternoon. I’ll extend it to 3pm est, 12pm pst.