SEASON 2 - WEEK 46 MYGOLFSPY FORUM MEMBER WEEKLY VIRTUAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR (VCT)

[CB Lobo 4 Life]

4 minutes ago, GolfSpy_BEN said:

Nice Round. I’ll add the broke 70 badge to your profile. Congrats!

Thank you so much!

[Josh Parker]

1 hour ago, CB Lobo 4 Life said:

Date	02/14/2024
Course Name	Snowflake Municipal
Gross Score	69
Course Handicap	1
Gross Strokes over/under par	-3
Net Score to Par	-4
Net Score	68
Net Birdies or better	4
Longest Drive	376
SIM Round?

I FINALLY DID IT!! I broke 70 for the first time in my life and I am so pleased about it!

Today's round was incredible. I hit all the shots I wanted and made some excellent putts. 

The TM Qi10 LS came in clutch whenever I pulled it out of the bag. 

I feel like with my irons I could not miss. Every shot felt buttery with my irons. I had the time of my life out there playing yesterday. 

I would love to say more but I am feeling terrible today and I am going to go take a much-needed nap haha. 

Congrats!  What an incredible round!  

[Randall Robbins]

Date	02/14/2024
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
SIM Round?

Very good day.  Adjusted driver swing and picked up 10 - 15 yards!  Good putting day, had only 24 putts with good set up from chipping.  Things looking up for upcoming season!

[J7Hawkins]

4 hours ago, CB Lobo 4 Life said:

Date	02/14/2024
Course Name	Snowflake Municipal
Gross Score	69
Course Handicap	1
Gross Strokes over/under par	-3
Net Score to Par	-4
Net Score	68
Net Birdies or better	4
Longest Drive	376
SIM Round?

I FINALLY DID IT!! I broke 70 for the first time in my life and I am so pleased about it!

Today's round was incredible. I hit all the shots I wanted and made some excellent putts. 

The TM Qi10 LS came in clutch whenever I pulled it out of the bag. 

I feel like with my irons I could not miss. Every shot felt buttery with my irons. I had the time of my life out there playing yesterday. 

I would love to say more but I am feeling terrible today and I am going to go take a much-needed nap haha. 

Incredible round! Congrats!

[Cfhandyman]

Date	02/13/2024
Course Name	Madison club, Palm Springs
Gross Score	80
Course Handicap	0
Gross Strokes over/under par	8
Net Score to Par	8
Net Score	80
Net Birdies or better	2
Longest Drive	247
SIM Round?	SIM

A visually stunning and challenging course. Tight with lots of hazards.  Played okay, but when I didn’t hit the fairway, I had to scramble big time.  

[RoverRick]

Date	02/14/2024
Course Name	Sulphur Springs CC
Gross Score	76
Course Handicap	8
Gross Strokes over/under par	4
Net Score to Par	-4
Net Score	68
Net Birdies or better	7
Longest Drive	220
SIM Round?

The LAB Golf Directed Force DF2.1 was my Valentine today. It was cart path only and a little windy. My ankle was sore so I wanted to limit my walking, so my true goal was to keep it near the cart path. I made some swing changes and set up closed and hit draws all day.

My ball striking was really good most of the time with driver and irons, although I limited my power. That was in part intentional and part in wanting to save myself for the walking I feared I would have. It turned out that I only had to walk across 1 fairway. My short game could have been a little bit sharper, but I’m never that sharp on muddy ground. The exception was a chip-in on the third hole for birdie. 

My putting was great, and I never had a second putt from outside 1 foot. I had a 58’ birdie putt that stopped dead center of the hole 4” short. I wasn’t even mad. My bogeys were tap-ins, and other than an over-draw on 14 that ALMOST went OB, I never got in trouble all day. 

Overall, it was the best round in a while, maybe all year. Okay, I’m not happy that I missed par putts on both par 5’s on the back from 8 and 10’. 

[Javs]

31 minutes ago, RoverRick said:

Date	02/14/2024
Course Name	Sulphur Springs CC
Gross Score	76
Course Handicap	8
Gross Strokes over/under par	4
Net Score to Par	-4
Net Score	68
Net Birdies or better	7
Longest Drive	220
SIM Round?

The LAB Golf Directed Force DF2.1 was my Valentine today. It was cart path only and a little windy. My ankle was sore so I wanted to limit my walking, so my true goal was to keep it near the cart path. I made some swing changes and set up closed and hit draws all day.

My ball striking was really good most of the time with driver and irons, although I limited my power. That was in part intentional and part in wanting to save myself for the walking I feared I would have. It turned out that I only had to walk across 1 fairway. My short game could have been a little bit sharper, but I’m never that sharp on muddy ground. The exception was a chip-in on the third hole for birdie. 

My putting was great, and I never had a second putt from outside 1 foot. I had a 58’ birdie putt that stopped dead center of the hole 4” short. I wasn’t even mad. My bogeys were tap-ins, and other than an over-draw on 14 that ALMOST went OB, I never got in trouble all day. 

Overall, it was the best round in a while, maybe all year. Okay, I’m not happy that I missed par putts on both par 5’s on the back from 8 and 10’. 

Nice round! I can’t believe how week after week you can consistently shoot mid to low 70 rounds. I don’t play with any 6 to 9 handicaps here as consistent as you have been!

[RoverRick]

3 hours ago, Javs said:

Nice round! I can’t believe how week after week you can consistently shoot mid to low 70 rounds. I don’t play with any 6 to 9 handicaps here as consistent as you have been!

Low 70’s? I have 3 rounds low 70’s since July in gross score. But I am not consistent at all tee to green. I play 4 times a week and usually have 1 round that’s good that I post here and 3 rounds that are horrible. My course handicap has fluctuated between 5 and 13 in the last 18 months. It depends on how my legs are working. I think it will be a 7 tomorrow, but GHIN hasn’t updated that yet. 

I started out posting a good and bad but soon realized others didn’t want to hear me complain that I didn’t swing well and made 8 doubles or that my legs hurt. I wrote about it in another thread.

Today I kept it in play today.  I had no doubles and no penalties.

You probably do not play with someone that averages 27.1 putts per round with a low of 22 putts and a high of 32 putts since last July. I went the entire month of September with just one three putt. I really have guys that call me One Putt Rick. Others call my putter “Big Red”. 

If I can avoid doubles/penalties I will shoot in the high 70’s fairly easily.  I expect to chip-in with a 9 iron, to sink every putt, and never expect to 3 putt. Of course this is not the case. 

The problem is while I posted a -1 net last week and a +4 net the week before, I also had some high 80’s, and 2 rounds I didn’t even finish except to play the par 3’s because I couldn’t walk. I also had a smooth 90 one day with 1 deuce where I won a bunch of money. 

We have a deuce bet that even if I’m feeling bad I will try my hardest to get on the green because I always have an opportunity to birdie with a GIR. 

With my old set up if I don’t turn properly, because of knees and ankle I come over the top and pull it 40 yards left. There are a lot of bad things 40 yards left of the green. The new setup I hit only draws, and it’s easier on me physically. 

I’m planning on playing tomorrow because I felt so good today. 

[Alan Scalzi]

Date	02/14/2024
Course Name	Hodge Park
Gross Score	89
Course Handicap	14
Gross Strokes over/under par	18
Net Score to Par	4
Net Score	75
Net Birdies or better	0
Longest Drive	238
SIM Round?

[berkeleybob]

Date	02/15/2024
Course Name	Bay Harbor Preserve/Links
Gross Score	95
Course Handicap	0
Gross Strokes over/under par	23
Net Score to Par	23
Net Score	95
Net Birdies or better	0
Longest Drive	249
SIM Round?	SIM

I was on track to ending up with +18, but unfortunately I blew up on the last hole.  

Ah well, I had a pretty good time. I really hope all this time in the golf sim translates to the real course. I’m looking forward to finding out.

Have a great round!

[Javs]

8 hours ago, RoverRick said:

Low 70’s? I have 3 rounds low 70’s since July in gross score. But I am not consistent at all tee to green. I play 4 times a week and usually have 1 round that’s good that I post here and 3 rounds that are horrible. My course handicap has fluctuated between 5 and 13 in the last 18 months. It depends on how my legs are working. I think it will be a 7 tomorrow, but GHIN hasn’t updated that yet. 

I started out posting a good and bad but soon realized others didn’t want to hear me complain that I didn’t swing well and made 8 doubles or that my legs hurt. I wrote about it in another thread.

Today I kept it in play today.  I had no doubles and no penalties.

You probably do not play with someone that averages 27.1 putts per round with a low of 22 putts and a high of 32 putts since last July. I went the entire month of September with just one three putt. I really have guys that call me One Putt Rick. Others call my putter “Big Red”. 

If I can avoid doubles/penalties I will shoot in the high 70’s fairly easily.  I expect to chip-in with a 9 iron, to sink every putt, and never expect to 3 putt. Of course this is not the case. 

The problem is while I posted a -1 net last week and a +4 net the week before, I also had some high 80’s, and 2 rounds I didn’t even finish except to play the par 3’s because I couldn’t walk. I also had a smooth 90 one day with 1 deuce where I won a bunch of money. 

We have a deuce bet that even if I’m feeling bad I will try my hardest to get on the green because I always have an opportunity to birdie with a GIR. 

With my old set up if I don’t turn properly, because of knees and ankle I come over the top and pull it 40 yards left. There are a lot of bad things 40 yards left of the green. The new setup I hit only draws, and it’s easier on me physically. 

I’m planning on playing tomorrow because I felt so good today. 

Your play is as steady as those guys that send every drive right down the middle. Fun to watch. I feel you on not posting the bad rounds. We all have them and yes everyone doesn’t want to hear our belly aching. Hope your health holds up. I feel you there with my back issues. You are correct that putting goes a long way. If I could putt like you then I would shoot a lot lower! Great playing! 

Edited February 15 by Javs

[TylorJudd]

Date	02/14/2024
Course Name	The Golf Club 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	3
Longest Drive	304
SIM Round?	SIM

Wasn’t bad at all, pretty even keel for the first part, then some bogey birdie battling. Have a slight overdraw happening with the irons right now, have made some swing changes and I believe lie angles/shaft are part of the culprit. All in all, quite happy. Putting has improved with the Jailbird for sure!

[Golf2Much]

Date	02/15/2024
Course Name	Key West Golf Club
Gross Score	89
Course Handicap	13
Gross Strokes over/under par	19
Net Score to Par	6
Net Score	76
Net Birdies or better	5
Longest Drive	180
SIM Round?

Last night there was a Jeopardy question about the 1970's film "The Man Who Fell To Earth" (ding...who is David Bowie).  Well, today, I fell to earth!  My front was either par of double bogey (and there were more doubles than pars)!  The only really good shot I had was on the par 3 16th hole where I stuck it 2 foot from a back left pin with the wind in my face and to the right.  At least I made $10 for closest to the pin!

Some would be happy with 79% of fairways hit.  That's pretty much my typical percentage.  However, today each of the three misses was in a fairway trap which ended up costing me at least one or two extra strokes for each hole.  For me, my GIR was pretty good at 17%.  As in the last several weeks, I'm feeling better about more of my approach shots not being short!  I had four left and one long.  My up and downs were OK at four, but again my mid to short putting let me down a little.   I had opportunity to turn a double into just a bogey and it didn't yield.  I did have a nice two putt from 68 feet, so my lag putting was pretty good all day.

With my decent play over the last couple of weeks, I'm not sure why I expected it would always continue!  According to USGA/GHIN research, the average golfer will hit their handicap or better only 25% of their rounds and on average score will be 3 strokes higher than their handicap!  I guess I have to lower my expectations!

There's always Saturday!  

[RoverRick]

6 hours ago, Javs said:

Your play is as steady as those guys that send every drive right down the middle. Fun to watch. I feel you on not posting the bad rounds. We all have them and yes everyone doesn’t want to hear our belly aching. Hope your health holds up. I feel you there with my back issues. You are correct that putting goes a long way. If I could putt like you then I would shoot a lot lower! Great playing! 

Thanks.

I didn’t make it today. I had a work problem that came up last night at midnight and didn’t get it sorted out until 2pm. 

I usually do send the driver down the middle but short. It’s usually the second shot that cause me all the problems. Also, the key to putting is pitching and chipping. When your 4th shot is within 4-5’ golf is easy no matter how you get there. However, when you are dropping and hitting your 4th shot it is a different deal. 

[ZJeb67]

Date	02/15/2024
Course Name	Aviara
Gross Score	84
Course Handicap	0
Gross Strokes over/under par	12
Net Score to Par	12
Net Score	84
Net Birdies or better	1
Longest Drive	244
SIM Round?	SIM

[ArizonaLogan]

Date	02/16/2024
Course Name	San Pedro GC
Gross Score	78
Course Handicap	10
Gross Strokes over/under par	6
Net Score to Par	-4
Net Score	68
Net Birdies or better	2
Longest Drive	260
SIM Round?

My handicap is probably going to drop soon.

[Shifty]

Date	02/15/2024
Course Name	Chambers Bay
Gross Score	74
Course Handicap	0
Gross Strokes over/under par	2
Net Score to Par	2
Net Score	74
Net Birdies or better	3
Longest Drive	312
SIM Round?	SIM

Never really got the driver going. Pushed some putts, lol. Decent round overall. 

 

[Randall Robbins]

Date	02/16/2024
Course Name	Bent Creek GC
Gross Score	73
Course Handicap	4
Gross Strokes over/under par	2
Net Score to Par	-2
Net Score	69
Net Birdies or better	4
Longest Drive	228
SIM Round?

Good day, putting and chipping held up well.  Ball striking pretty good,  just couldn't hit approaches close enough to have a real chance of scoring. Obviously something to continue to work on!

[unccross]

Date	02/16/2024
Course Name	Blue Ridge Country Club
Gross Score	95
Course Handicap	26
Gross Strokes over/under par	25
Net Score to Par	-1
Net Score	69
Net Birdies or better	8
Longest Drive	272
SIM Round?

Started out with 4 pars on the first 7 holes, then the round took a bad turn. A lot of bad swings. Couldn’t hit my driver at all today. 
 

[Javs]

Date	02/16/2024
Course Name	Sun City Golf Club White Wing
Gross Score	66
Course Handicap	-1
Gross Strokes over/under par	-6
Net Score to Par	-5
Net Score	67
Net Birdies or better	6
Longest Drive	379
SIM Round?

Happy birthday somebody learned to putt again! What a day! Hit 12 fairways and 13 greens. However, the story of the day was 27 putts. A clean card with no bogies! Got it up and down every time. The last drive of the day was the bomb. However, in full disclosure a huge gale came in. Hit a hard rope hook down wind and it took off! Heck of a day!!!

[RoverRick]

Date	02/16/2024
Course Name	Sulphur Springs CC
Gross Score	83
Course Handicap	6
Gross Strokes over/under par	11
Net Score to Par	5
Net Score	77
Net Birdies or better	2
Longest Drive	207
SIM Round?

The good news is my handicap dropped to a 6, it was 65° sunny but a 17 mpg south wind at tee time. The bad news was that by the 7th  hole the wind had increase to 25 mph from the north, the temperature had dropped, and my handicap was still 6. 
 

The bogeys on the front were some poor chips, but the bogeys on the back were just bad swings. I think the only good swing was the tee shot on 13. 

[J7Hawkins]

6 minutes ago, Javs said:

Date	02/16/2024
Course Name	Sun City Golf Club White Wing
Gross Score	66
Course Handicap	-1
Gross Strokes over/under par	-6
Net Score to Par	-5
Net Score	67
Net Birdies or better	6
Longest Drive	379
SIM Round?

Happy birthday somebody learned to putt again! What a day! Hit 12 fairways and 13 greens. However, the story of the day was 27 putts. A clean card with no bogies! Got it up and down every time. The last drive of the day was the bomb. However, in full disclosure a huge gale came in. Hit a hard rope hook down wind and it took off! Heck of a day!!!

Now that’s a round! Congrats!

[J7Hawkins]

Date	02/16/2024
Course Name	Stillwater Country Club
Gross Score	83
Course Handicap	5
Gross Strokes over/under par	13
Net Score to Par	8
Net Score	78
Net Birdies or better	3
Longest Drive	347
SIM Round?

[GolfSpy_BEN]

Date	02/16/2024
Course Name	Lido- Sand Valley
Gross Score	72
Course Handicap	0
Gross Strokes over/under par	0
Net Score to Par	0
Net Score	72
Net Birdies or better	4
Longest Drive	241
SIM Round?	SIM

Not a bad round, every approach into the greens was just a little off. The work continues 

[Javs]

31 minutes ago, J7Hawkins said:

Now that’s a round! Congrats!

Thank you Sir! 

[Josh Parker]

52 minutes ago, Javs said:

Date	02/16/2024
Course Name	Sun City Golf Club White Wing
Gross Score	66
Course Handicap	-1
Gross Strokes over/under par	-6
Net Score to Par	-5
Net Score	67
Net Birdies or better	6
Longest Drive	379
SIM Round?

Happy birthday somebody learned to putt again! What a day! Hit 12 fairways and 13 greens. However, the story of the day was 27 putts. A clean card with no bogies! Got it up and down every time. The last drive of the day was the bomb. However, in full disclosure a huge gale came in. Hit a hard rope hook down wind and it took off! Heck of a day!!!

Phenomenal round my friend. I had a great round this afternoon but not that great!  Congrats!

[Javs]

15 minutes ago, Josh Parker said:

Phenomenal round my friend. I had a great round this afternoon but not that great!  Congrats!

Thank you very much! Today was a great day. Felt good and putted out of my mind. 

[Javs]

1 hour ago, J7Hawkins said:

Now that’s a round! Congrats!

Thank you Sir!

[Cfhandyman]

12 hours ago, Javs said:

Date	02/16/2024
Course Name	Sun City Golf Club White Wing
Gross Score	66
Course Handicap	-1
Gross Strokes over/under par	-6
Net Score to Par	-5
Net Score	67
Net Birdies or better	6
Longest Drive	379
SIM Round?

Happy birthday somebody learned to putt again! What a day! Hit 12 fairways and 13 greens. However, the story of the day was 27 putts. A clean card with no bogies! Got it up and down every time. The last drive of the day was the bomb. However, in full disclosure a huge gale came in. Hit a hard rope hook down wind and it took off! Heck of a day!!!

Javs, superb round. We should all play like that on our birthdays. Very well done. 

[fozcycle]

Date	02/16/2024
Course Name	Heritage Isles
Gross Score	85
Course Handicap	13
Gross Strokes over/under par	13
Net Score to Par	0
Net Score	72
Net Birdies or better	4
Longest Drive	206
SIM Round?

Weather Cloudy 53* - 77*

FIR 7/14 50% GIR 6/18 33% Putts 34