How'd you play?

[HighFade]

I got to learn how to line up my fourth putt from the expert himself. Thanks for a great round, Barbajo.

[Mr_Theoo]

I got to learn how to line up my fourth putt from the expert himself. Thank for a great round, barbajo.

LOL that's awesome

[revkev]

Shot 73 today, 12 greens, 10 fairways, 31 putts, a skin and a closest to the pin, 6 inches, it lipped out for ace, since it was in league I'm kind of glad it missed. That would have been a quick $200 tab.

 

Any time I can give myself a wedge it's money in the bank. Thanks MGS and SCOR!

[GolfSpy Barbajo]

I got to learn how to line up my fourth putt from the expert himself. Thanks for a great round, Barbajo.

 

Same back atcha HighFade!  Good times and great company -- can't wait to do it again!

[HighFade]

A few more pics from 18 green today. Barbajo is a bit of a character. My wife was a great caddy and photographer.

 

I beat him by 8, but more accurately, he handed me 8 strokes on the back 9.

 

You're next, JBones!

[HighFade]

Maybe it was 7....woulda been a lot more if I could get the ball in the damn hole. Too many 3 putts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[revkev]

Love the pics where did you guys play?

[GolfSpy Barbajo]

Green Valley Ranch outside of Denver -- HIghFade picked it out - great golf course!  I mean, except for the back 9.  The back 9 sucked.

 

Can't wait to get back and do it again!  Mr. & Mrs. HighFade are great company to golf with, and the after round bull session was a hoot!

[dru_]

Green Valley Ranch outside of Denver -- HIghFade picked it out - great golf course!  I mean, except for the back 9.  The back 9 sucked.

 

Can't wait to get back and do it again!  Mr. & Mrs. HighFade are great company to golf with, and the after round bull session was a hoot!

 

It always is with HighFade.

[HighFade]

You would know Dru. #lush

[jpcgolf]

Riviera was awesome. There are some tricky holes there. I shot 78. I just could not get the speed right on the greens. I hit the ball pretty well, but the wind made it tough. The one kind of annoying thing is that some of the par fours play longer than some of the par fives. One is a par five, and it plays with the wind, and I had a hybrid in. I hit it in the bunker, then took two to get out, then missed the 7 foot par putt. Then on hole two which is a par four, I had a 3 wood in because it is shorter, but into the wind. It is funny because I ended up with a birdie on two, which would have been an eagle on any of the par fives. The course was in great shape, and it was a lot of fun.

[mnfats95]

Our club tournament started yesterday. I feel like I played horrible but I carded a 72 (1 over). I had two holes that killed me today. I was 5 over on these two holes and 4 under on the rest. I checked my app after the round and saw that I only had 24 putts. I don't know if I've ever had so few. I am sitting in 2nd place but I have to make up 4 shots today. I'd rather be chasing than playing with the lead.

[fozcycle]

Better than last week.......shot a 45/45, 90 at Pebble a Creek in Tampa.

[Salmon]

After a two week break from being sick I played on Saturday and shot a two over 69 that included two doubles and 2 bogeys. Managed to putt really well and came home strong with 4 birdies on the back with plenty of missed oppertunities on the front and a few still left out there on the back. Also did'nt help that one of those doubles was caused by someone playing my ball after a loose drives into the trees :S Back down to 4.6 and hopefully still dropping

[jpcgolf]

Lost to my dad in our match. I give him one stroke a hole and he beat me 3 and 1. We played river ridge golf club today. We played the lakes course and it was very fun. I did not play so well, but It was fun to hit the ball around with my dad. I did not make any birdies. I stuck 2 wedges to within a foot, but that was after I either put it in the water on the drive, or going for it in 2, so they were for par.

[Wannabegolfer67]

I played in a 3-man scramble over the weekend and although our team didn't do very well I did win my 1st ever closest to the pin contest on a par 3.

 

It was a 160 yard shot, there is a small hill in the middle of the green that keeps you from being able to see the back side so I thought my shot had rolled off the back, got to the green and it's sitting there about a foot from the hole!!!

 

Yes I did make the tap-in birdie!

[kygolfer1980]

My first decent round of the year today....it's been a slow start.  Shot 82 at a fairly difficult course from 6750 yards.  The key was no penalty shots as I switched back to the 913 driver from the SLDR.  I did sacrifice about 10-20 yards off the tee but it's pretty cool to hit shots from the fairway.  Pretty solid with the irons and putted pretty decent.  Chipping/pitching needs a little more practice to get in the 70's.  Happy overall though...

[sp0rtsfan86]

Played like garbage sunday. On an hours sleep... Back 9 was much better. My putting is giving me a ton of fits right now, and it's getting to the point I missed a 2 footer for a birdie, a skin, and a good amount of cash. Such is life when a putter goes... usually it takes 2-3 weeks to get back and then I'm on fire with it for a few weeks.

[dru_]

Played a round with the oldest daughter, her boyfriend and my dad.  I'm not sure that the score really mattered, but I managed an 85, including two nasty little duck hook drives (though one of them was playable). 

 

Sometimes though, the score simply doesn't matter.  3 generations playing together on a random monday morning? #lifeisgood

[revkev]

Played with Mr. Theo today and I'm not sure what I shot, 82 I think, missed way too many putts to score. Hit the ball okay, in fact I don't think I missed a fairway, hit some reasonable irons, some meh ones too, pitched and chipped pretty well but that putter....

 

Regardless had a great time.

[Mr_Theoo]

Played with Mr. Theo today and I'm not sure what I shot, 82 I think, missed way too many putts to score. Hit the ball okay, in fact I don't think I missed a fairway, hit some reasonable irons, some meh ones too, pitched and chipped pretty well but that putter....

 

Regardless had a great time.

I shot a 108 which I was pleased with since the slope was 130. I also hit more GIR in this round than I think I have ever. It was a lot of fun to play with Rev and his son.

 

Also the iced scented towels at the turn were AMAZING!

[revkev]

I grabbed one after 18 too, made the drive home much more comfy.

[kygolfer1980]

I shot a 108 which I was pleased with since the slope was 130. I also hit more GIR in this round than I think I have ever. It was a lot of fun to play with Rev and his son.

 

Also the iced scented towels at the turn were AMAZING!

Sawgrass?  That is the only place I have ever gotten iced sented towels.

[Mr_Theoo]

Sawgrass? That is the only place I have ever gotten iced sented towels.

No we played Falcon's Fire but I wish I could play Sawgrass

[revkev]

The rough at Falcon's Fire rivaled Sawgrass. I was glad I avoided it for the most part.  Actually other than around the green I was only in it once - a layup on a Par 5 where I thought I hit a good shot but the fairway canted to the right and kicked my ball in - that was ugly.  I handled it around the green just fine because of the Sawgrass experience but in 2 1/2 to 3 inches of bermuda you need both technique and clubhead speed for full shots.  I'm out of luck on number 2.

 

BTW for those visiting Orlando this is a high priority play - much more interesting than the Disney courses, better value and if you come in the Winter you won't have to deal with the rough.  Plus you get the Ice Towels.

[sp0rtsfan86]

The rough at Falcon's Fire rivaled Sawgrass. I was glad I avoided it for the most part.  Actually other than around the green I was only in it once - a layup on a Par 5 where I thought I hit a good shot but the fairway canted to the right and kicked my ball in - that was ugly.  I handled it around the green just fine because of the Sawgrass experience but in 2 1/2 to 3 inches of bermuda you need both technique and clubhead speed for full shots.  I'm out of luck on number 2.

 

BTW for those visiting Orlando this is a high priority play - much more interesting than the Disney courses, better value and if you come in the Winter you won't have to deal with the rough.  Plus you get the Ice Towels.

Used to live in Daytona when I went to school there. How does it rate to the St. Aug courses/ SawGrass?

 

I blew my chances twice to play sawgrass and it's on my to due list.

[revkev]

The only course I've played in Daytona is one at the LPGA headquarters and of course that was very nice.  The only course that I've played in the Jacksonville area is the Stadium course and of course that is in a different league.

 

All I can do is rate value, its a great value at under $50.  If it were over $50 for me as a Florida resident I doubt I'd play it. I can always play World Woods Pine Barrens which is in the top 40 of courses that you can play for under $50 so that's my point of comparison.  It's tougher than Pine Barrens because of the rough.  In fact I'd say that the rough was too extreme, we didn't have pace of play issues because it wasn't crowded but you could see how that rough would cause it.  There were several times where we drove over our ball in the rough and it took me quite some time to find the one ball that I hit in the rough even though I was on foot.  When you have to look for balls in the rough it's too high IMO - rough can be a penalty by being long enough that you can't quite control it.  Because they like to grow rough the areas around the green were heavily watered which hurt me a couple of times - I'm not as long and have to hit longer clubs into the green.  I hit a couple of great long shots that didn't chase up onto relatively flat, open, surfaces because they were heavily watered.

[fozcycle]

I have played both Daytona CC & the LPGA Legends courses.....The LPGA course is definitely the best in the Daytona area.  I played one day for about $50 and a replay next day for $37....

[jpcgolf]

I played Aldarra golf club with my dad and a family friend and his dad.  The course was amazing, but very tough.  It is in Washington, 30 minutes away from Seattle.  I was 3 over through 4, but I battled back to one under through fourteen, and then I messed up the tough finishing holes and shot 74.  I still have not broken par.  I have come so close so many times.  I hit the ball great, and I had 12 putts on the back nine.  The course was breathtaking, and it was in perfect shape.

[sp0rtsfan86]

Daytona is a a definition of a cheap municipal course IMO, except for the price which is a bit too high. Course is always in ehh, to mediocre shape. LPGA on the other hand is a gem, especially if you get out there in the summer. I once played for 25 or 35 dollars twice in a week. For the course and what it is, it was a steal. I think I liked Championship better than legends but don't quite remember which one was which. Anyway, I'm closer to TPC Scottsdale or Torrey Pines than anything in Florida right now.