How'd you play?

[Sluggo42]

Shot pretty good, but putter isn't dropping anything for scoring.

I switched back to the Nike Converge blade after giving months to the 2-ball, and while I'm getting closer, they're not dropping.

 

I guess it's worth noting that there really are big differences in mallets and blade putters that I never really gave any merit to. But, if you use either, and consider yourself a mediocre putter, you owe it to yourself to try using the opposite style for a spell.

 

My stroke just won't work with a mallet, but my friend can't hit a blade to save his life.

 

Oh, and my new vokey sand wedge is awesome, it hit every shot well

[ole gray]

40 / 46 = 86 today.  I hit the ball decent on the front and all of a sudden the look up monster jumped on my arse on the back nine.  That lil basta*d will suck the golf out of ya...  

[Rickp]

40-40 =80 this morning. Everything was working pretty decent. Had 4 countem 4 legit birdie attempts and missed them all. 2 of the birdie attempts were 4 footers.

We had big time rain up until 6:30 am (7:30 tee time) and Driver was 10-15 yards furthering many drives, maybe the gym weights I've been doing, concentrating on core may be showing some results. No matter happy with the golf day and aiming for 79 Wednesday

BTW went to the gym after golf and did a light workout.

 

 

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[ole gray]

40-40 =80 this morning. Everything was working pretty decent. Had 4 countem 4 legit birdie attempts and missed them all. 2 of the birdie attempts were 4 footers.

We had big time rain up until 6:30 am (7:30 tee time) and Driver was 10-15 yards furthering many drives, maybe the gym weights I've been doing, concentrating on core may be showing some results. No matter happy with the golf day and aiming for 79 Wednesday

BTW went to the gym after golf and did a light workout.

 

 

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Damn good job !

[Flipper554]

40 / 46 = 86 today.  I hit the ball decent on the front and all of a sudden the look up monster jumped on my arse on the back nine.  That lil basta*d will suck the golf out of ya...  

Look up see a bad shot every time.

[Rusty1885]

Finally got a chance to get out and played this morning. I didn't hit the ball as crisp as I wanted to but I've not touch a club for quite a while so I'm just grateful to be out there. I didn't put on my gamegolf so I didn't keep my score. I'm pretty sure it's somewhere in the low 80's. The good news is I only missed one fairway.

 

Hopefully, I get to play more and get back to my old rhythm soon. I miss golf.

[Rickp]

40* this morning but we went anyway. Had a 41-41=82. Getting off the tee pretty good last couple times out. Front 8 played AVX back 9 Chrome Soft X. Greens were rolling nice but I didn't take advantage of them.

 

 

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[Rickp]

40* this morning but we went anyway. Had a 41-41=82. Getting off the tee pretty good last couple times out. Front 8 played AVX back 9 Chrome Soft X. Greens were rolling nice but I didn't take advantage of them.

 

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I believe that some of the added length I'm seeing the last week is partially due to weight loss program. I've worked mostly on core strength and it must work

 

 

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[cksurfdude]

 

 

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I believe that some of the added length I'm seeing the last week is partially due to weight loss program. I've worked mostly on core strength and it must work

 

Yes! Good on ya!!

[Kenny B]

My wife and I are back from our Palm Springs golf trip... back to reality!!  Cloudy day today, but the temperature was 66* which was just slightly higher than the wind gusts.  We played the front nine, but the ball kept moving on the 10th green so we quit.  

 

A little cooler tomorrow and much less wind so I think I'll walk my first round of the year after my foot surgery in November.  Might only do nine holes, but if it feels OK, I'd like to finish 18.

[RookieBlue7]

Last 2 rounds out have been 2 of my better rounds of the year. I've left driver in the bag more and have been clubbing up and taking a 3/4 swing. Last 2 rounds have been in the 70's with 4 birdies 2 rounds ago and 3 birdies this past Saturday. Should've been more birdies this week. I 4 putted for bogey on a par 5 and 3 putted for par on the par 5 18th.

[Kor.A.Door]

83. 12 over through 14, then 1 under the last 4. Been struggling a bit with my swing, but it's that time of year when that happens. Figured out a bit towards the end of the round.

[Peanut05]

I played yesterday and hit the ball fairly well with the exception of my long irons and missed putts.  I still shot a 79, but it could have been much better if I would have rolled the ball a little better.  Still made a couple of dollars off the group, so I'll take it. 

[TheWahoo]

How'd I play.   With this exceptionally cold winter, it's been so long since I played, that I no longer remember.   Something tells me that probably is a good thing.   

[Rickp]

42-44=86. Pretty awful, felt like I never played B4. Rained all day yesterday so course was wet & sloppy. Weather was gorgeous, sunny 70,s.

 

 

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[ole gray]

42-44=86. Pretty awful, felt like I never played B4. Rained all day yesterday so course was wet & sloppy. Weather was gorgeous, sunny 70,s.

 

 

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I'm getting back out tomorrow and it's suppose to be in the 60's which will feel awesome!  I'm hoping the breeze we had today will dry our course as we've had sloppy conditions lately. 

[Kenny B]

Well, I only walked nine holes today, but that's because the other two guys only wanted to play nine holes.  Foot felt good.  I got off to a bad start with a double on #1, but birdied #3 and #6 to make up for it.  Just a couple of other bogeys for a +2 round of 39.  I need to do some short iron work tomorrow.

[ole gray]

I took them old boys to the woodshed today!  Well when you consider we only play for quarters it didn't take their social security checks however it's more of a bragging right thing.    I spanked that arse good!  

[Kenny B]

Walked my first 18 hole round yesterday.  I birdied the first hole, but had 3 bogeys on the front nine for a +2 nine hole score of 39.  The highlight was on #9, par 5 dogleg left with water short and right of green.  Decent tee shot, but mis-hit my FW.  That left 166y to a pin that was on the right.  All carry over water on that angle.  However, the green was only 150y to front straight away.  I planned a slight cut shot, landed on the green, spun to the right down a slope to 10 feet; missed the putt though.

 

I could tell that I was getting tired on the back nine; legs felt heavy.  Had a few bogeys and a double on a par 3; nice line just short in the sand.  Highlight was on par 5 #18; needed a par to break 80.  Straight but poor tee shot; no chance to hit anything but a mid-iron to the dogleg trying to miss a huge bunker.  Poor line and the shot ended up at the back end of a grass bunker.  My 3rd shot was another mid-iron missing a big tree and that same huge bunker got me to 92y.  My 4th shot was all carry over that same huge bunker to a close pin; stuck it to a foot and got my par.  Not the way I usually play that hole!!   Managed a +5 score of 40 and got my first sub-80 round of the year.

[StrokerAce]

Walked my first 18 hole round yesterday.  I birdied the first hole, but had 3 bogeys on the front nine for a +2 nine hole score of 39.  The highlight was on #9, par 5 dogleg left with water short and right of green.  Decent tee shot, but mis-hit my FW.  That left 166y to a pin that was on the right.  All carry over water on that angle.  However, the green was only 150y to front straight away.  I planned a slight cut shot, landed on the green, spun to the right down a slope to 10 feet; missed the putt though.

 

I could tell that I was getting tired on the back nine; legs felt heavy.  Had a few bogeys and a double on a par 3; nice line just short in the sand.  Highlight was on par 5 #18; needed a par to break 80.  Straight but poor tee shot; no chance to hit anything but a mid-iron to the dogleg trying to miss a huge bunker.  Poor line and the shot ended up at the back end of a grass bunker.  My 3rd shot was another mid-iron missing a big tree and that same huge bunker got me to 92y.  My 4th shot was all carry over that same huge bunker to a close pin; stuck it to a foot and got my par.  Not the way I usually play that hole!!   Managed a +5 score of 40 and got my first sub-80 round of the year.

 

Nice shootin!  Sounds like a great way to start the season.  Quite a finish. 

[TR1PTIK]

A couple weekends have passed, but I played my first round of 2018 on Jan. 28th and shot an 83. Gotta say, I'm pretty pleased. I didn't get to play nearly as much in 2017 as I wanted to and when I did play my back was usually out of sorts from mowing upwards of eight yards/week. 

 

I met up with a couple of buddies from work at Schifferdecker Golf Course in Joplin, MO. It's a very simple course with small - medium sized raised greens that generally slope from back to front. The fairways are wide, there aren't a lot of trees, and penalties only come into play on a few holes. We played from the back tees which only go out to 6,123 yards.

 

The front nine wasn't my finest effort, but all else considered was okay. I shot +10, having only hit 2 fairways and 0 greens. I doubled the 5th & 7th holes due to some short game hiccups, but other than that I wasn't complaining for Missouri golf in January.

 

The back nine was much improved over the front having only shot +2 with just 1 fairway, 3 greens, and one double (again, due to my short game). 

 

It was obvious I had some rust, but altogether not bad. I missed the fairway a lot, but typically not by much and if it was by a considerable margin then it was a Tiger Woods worthy miss that still gave me a line in. I had trouble gauging my distances and came up just short on most of my approaches. The real positives of the round were zero penalty strokes, zero 3-putts, and progressively better ball striking throughout the round.

 

Assuming I'm not too tired after working tonight, I'm hoping to play my home course - Carthage Golf Course in Carthage, MO - tomorrow morning, but we'll see. I'll be sure to post up if I do play.

[Kenny B]

Beautiful clear sunny skies yesterday for our Monday morning round, but... 34* with wind 10-15mph out of the north.  I wasn't sure if any of my buddies would show up so I went to the course.  Two guys showed up 15 minutes later, and they were "on the fence" about playing.  I told them I wasn't a wuss; I shamed them into playing.  But we only played 9 holes.  Walking is must preferred over riding in a cart!!!  If you don't have Ultimittens for your push cart, get some!!  Makes all the difference when you can keep your hands warm.

 

I felt pretty good about 2 bogeys and one double for a +4 round of 41.  Putted pretty well; greens were a little hard under the surface so balls didn't hold greens.  

 

One of the hazards playing on my course are geese.  The course is a wildlife protected area and geese fly through and some even stay all year.  Makes for a mess.  It also impacts bunker play.  All bunkers are groomed early in the morning, and this is what one looks like by 11am.  Geese are not good about raking their footprints.

 

[Rickp]

34* with that wind is too much for this old fart.

At least you had a good time and “scratched the itch”, you played good for the nasty conditions.

 

 

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[Kor.A.Door]

One of the guys Saturday showed up, it was warm enough but it was a litttle rainy, but was supposed to clear up. He was in the club house and said he wasn't sure about playing, I said “you are in the clubhouse, you already decided”. Anyway. I did shoot 78, had a couple really good bogeys. Made a birdie. The swing felt okay, still a couple issues, but it didn't feel like A folded up lawn chair this week. I keep telling myself, you cannot guide the ball where you want it to go, you have to swing.

[tony@CIC]

Beautiful clear sunny skies yesterday for our Monday morning round, but... 34* with wind 10-15mph out of the north. I wasn't sure if any of my buddies would show up so I went to the course. Two guys showed up 15 minutes later, and they were "on the fence" about playing. I told them I wasn't a wuss; I shamed them into playing. But we only played 9 holes. Walking is must preferred over riding in a cart!!! If you don't have Ultimittens for your push cart, get some!! Makes all the difference when you can keep your hands warm.

 

I felt pretty good about 2 bogeys and one double for a +4 round of 41. Putted pretty well; greens were a little hard under the surface so balls didn't hold greens.

 

One of the hazards playing on my course are geese. The course is a wildlife protected area and geese fly through and some even stay all year. Makes for a mess. It also impacts bunker play. All bunkers are groomed early in the morning, and this is what one looks like by 11am. Geese are not good about raking their footprints.

 

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Acts bad but not as bad as geese congregating on one of our greens (with goose poop all over).

 

 

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[Kenny B]

Acts bad but not as bad as geese congregating on one of our greens (with goose poop all over).

 

 

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They are all over our greens too.  My wife complains about goose poop all over the forward tees.  Seems they like them the best.  The Walla Walla CC has a dog specifically trained to head off the geese.  When we played there, we were told that we could not approach the dog; it's a working dog.  Too bad we can't have one.

[tommc23]

They are all over our greens too. My wife complains about goose poop all over the forward tees. Seems they like them the best. The Walla Walla CC has a dog specifically trained to head off the geese. When we played there, we were told that we could not approach the dog; it's a working dog. Too bad we can't have one.

I'd like to hunt the geese and ducks on the local courses or take my dogs with but nope can't do either. They continue to complain about them but until they do something like take a few out or chase them they won't stay away.

 

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[Rickp]

I'd like to hunt the geese and ducks on the local courses or take my dogs with but nope can't do either. They continue to complain about them but until they do something like take a few out or chase them they won't stay away.

 

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When we were hiring a new Greenskeeper years ago one of the important questions was “what kind of dog do you have”. Seriously. In CT geese are a huge problem and they are protected on the course. The best deterrent is a good dog.

 

 

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[Kenny B]

When we were hiring a new Greenskeeper years ago one of the important questions was “what kind of dog do you have”. Seriously. In CT geese are a huge problem and they are protected on the course. The best deterrent is a good dog.

 

 

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They are protected here as well.  You can tell the geese that stay around the course most of the year from ones that are just passing through.  You can drive a cart right up by the "local" geese and they barely move.  The other geese take off.

[Rickp]

They are protected here as well. You can tell the geese that stay around the course most of the year from ones that are just passing through. You can drive a cart right up by the "local" geese and they barely move. The other geese take off.

I used to love watching the dogs go after the geese. New “arrivals” figured they could go in the water and lose the dog, no, no! The dog would get a running jump and land in the middle of them!! See ya

The labs were great but a couple of local keepers had rescue dogs.