How'd you play?

[Kor.A.Door]

Played a ABCD "Texas Scramble", it was a blast, we had a guy that got 1 stoke on every hole, we read his putts for him and he made a lot, we posted 5 eagles, and finished -19, but easily could have been -24. It was crazy. We came in second place for the day. Good times

[fozcycle]

Foz. Your math needs work.

Oooops! I meant 85.....

 

 

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[fozcycle]

Today we had a 5some all playing to our handicaps. So we threw $10 into the pot and finished as follows: 3 way tie for first at 71 then a 2 way tie for 4th at 72! I had a 71

 

 

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I Love this game!

[Liberty Ball Markers]

Another odd weather day...

 

Started this morning in the high 30's and snowing - guy at the clubhouse asks "sure you don't wanna wait until it stops snowing?" The answer was "It's an outdoor sport - can I have a cart key?" Shot a 41 on the front 9.

 

Snow had ended and the sun came out by the time we hit the back 9, sending temps to the high 40's. I hit 2 balls OB and carded a 45 on the back.

 

86 overall is ok for me - just disappointed in a few things that really went south on the back.

 

 

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[cnosil]

another solid round this week.  40/39 but finished with 3 consecutive bogeys.  Hitting the ball well off the tee and also solid with the irons.   Still having short game struggles...some are hit well,  some are fat, and some are thin.  

[revkev]

 

 

I shot 76 by avoiding this.....

 

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[Kenny B]

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I shot 76 by avoiding this.....

 

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I've got that shot!  

[Kenny B]

It was a cold, rainy day... 37* with a 10 mph wind but we played anyway.  Not many people out today; I wonder why?  This picture was taken from the #7 tee looking across the water/ice to the approach to the #9 green, a par 5.  There is still ice on most of the pond, and yesterday I counted over 2 dozen balls on the ice.  The ice has melted a little since then and many of them sunk, but you should still be able to see a few out there!

 

 

I managed to shoot 85 today and only hit 3 greens in regulation.  It seemed like all the clubs from the top of my bag only wanted to go my 6i distance... well except for my 6i which was less.      It could have been a lot worse; it seems like when I was close to the green, my SCORs worked pretty well.  Saved a bunch of shots.  If I had putted halfway decent, it would have been a good scrambling round, but I'm happy with many of those shots.  

 

My highlight was a bogey on the par 5 #18.  I hit driver, 7i, 50*, 50*, 50*, 50*.  It went like this:  Poor drive short down the middle.  No shot around the big tree at the dogleg, so hit a 7i... poorly into a fairway bunker up against the lip.  Grabbed my 50* and got out but my ball went into a grass bunker on the downslope.  Hit the 50* around the dogleg to middle of the fairway which happened to end up at my yardage for... you guessed it, my 50*.  The pin was front left, and I hit my 50* about 20 feet from the pin but off the green.  Chipped in with my 50* for bogey!  So why did I use my 50* so many times.  Well, I had grabbed the 50* to get out of the fairway bunker while my wife drove the cart to her ball.  Since I didn't hit it very far out of the bunker, I walked to my ball and found the lie wasn't very good so I used the 50* again, and kept walking.  We met up in the fairway, but I already had the correct club.  I walked all the way to the green where I chipped in.  Not a bad bogey; I've made worse on this hole!!

[Liberty Ball Markers]

^^^ that was the best golf story I've heard in a long time! ^^^

 

 

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[silver & black]

I don't know about you guys that get to play year round in decent weather, but us guys in Ohio think 40 anything is a good score (9 holes) the first couple of times out.

[StrokerAce]

first chance on an indoor simulator today.  quite...um.... different.

You couldn't really tee the ball up because of the mat they used so my drives were all over the place.

I'm not sure what launch monitor they were using but I was hitting shots 10-20 yards further than I normally do.  This took some getting used to.  Maybe this was done to make up for being unable to hit a driver???

Thankfully the putting was set to automatic so all you had to do was get it on the green.

Played Torrey Pines and managed to shoot an 82 without really hitting a fairway off the tee.  LOL!

 

The place is trash. 

It's in a really old warehouse that probably still has asbestos. ::seriously::

They cheaped out on the mats and the only "mat" section was a 2'x4' strip where you placed the ball.  The section where you stood was plywood "covered" by a thin green carpet.

Couldn't get any footing and was slipping on nearly every shot.

They crammed 3 hitting "bays" in there somehow and if you hit a shot too hard or too high the ball would ricochet off and go over to the other bay.  Had to apologize a couple times.

I got a good deal on a groupon (2 hours for 29.00) and ... amazingly ... they had good reviews.  I suppose people around here are desperate in the winter and there aren't many other simulator places around.

 

Bummer - cause I woke up (after 3 record setting February temperature days) anxious to get out and play for real as a course near me sent an email saying "we're open!".... but it was 28 degrees with a 15-20 mph wind.

 

Can't wait until I can get on the course for real!

[revkev]

I've got that shot!

Sadly the pin was about 90 feet away. This guy, we'll call him Scott, had so much trouble with the wind today. Its was gusty and swirling much like you saw at the Honda.

 

On 8 he had 150 and his 8 iron went well off the back. On 9 going on much the same direction with the same yardage his 9 iron came up 20 yards short. On 18 he had 165, hit 8 and came up woefully short again. All were well struck.

 

It was the kind of day where you could be down wind on the right side of the fairway and into it on the left.

 

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[Kenny B]

Bayou is certainly tough in the wind, but I think it's plenty challenging without wind.

[revkev]

Bayou is certainly tough in the wind, but I think it's plenty challenging without wind.

I've learned how to manage my way around it so that if I'm hitting the ball well I can score a bit.

 

But there seemingly is trouble lurking everywhere and you don't often get away with marginal shots.

 

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[revkev]

first chance on an indoor simulator today. quite...um.... different.

You couldn't really tee the ball up because of the mat they used so my drives were all over the place.

I'm not sure what launch monitor they were using but I was hitting shots 10-20 yards further than I normally do. This took some getting used to. Maybe this was done to make up for being unable to hit a driver???

Thankfully the putting was set to automatic so all you had to do was get it on the green.

Played Torrey Pines and managed to shoot an 82 without really hitting a fairway off the tee. LOL!

 

The place is trash.

It's in a really old warehouse that probably still has asbestos. ::seriously::

They cheaped out on the mats and the only "mat" section was a 2'x4' strip where you placed the ball. The section where you stood was plywood "covered" by a thin green carpet.

Couldn't get any footing and was slipping on nearly every shot.

They crammed 3 hitting "bays" in there somehow and if you hit a shot too hard or too high the ball would ricochet off and go over to the other bay. Had to apologize a couple times.

I got a good deal on a groupon (2 hours for 29.00) and ... amazingly ... they had good reviews. I suppose people around here are desperate in the winter and there aren't many other simulator places around.

 

Bummer - cause I woke up (after 3 record setting February temperature days) anxious to get out and play for real as a course near me sent an email saying "we're open!".... but it was 28 degrees with a 15-20 mph wind.

 

Can't wait until I can get on the course for real!

That's too bad. I used to play on a SIM when I lived in Sheboygan every other week in a league. The place was very nice. Putting and chipping were weird. We also had a place with a SIM here. I used it for the LM on their range. It was a great place but predictable it went OOB. Indoor golf center? Florida? Not a great business model.

 

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[Hula Rock]

Got to play TPC San Antonio Oaks course from the Tiberon tees.  (a.k.a TPC tees, BIG BOY tees) 7435 yards.  The course 90% in tournament condition hosting the PGA Tour Texas Valero Open.  I ESCAPED with a 90.

[StrokerAce]

Got to play TPC San Antonio Oaks course from the Tiberon tees.  (a.k.a TPC tees, BIG BOY tees) 7435 yards.  The course 90% in tournament condition hosting the PGA Tour Texas Valero Open.  I ESCAPED with a 90.

 

How'd you get on the TPC course?  Is it open to the public?

[Hula Rock]

How'd you get on the TPC course?  Is it open to the public?

 

It's open to the public ....  Also Buddy of mine also works for JW Marriot

[Kenny B]

It's open to the public ....  Also Buddy of mine also works for JW Marriot

After traveling for 35 years and mostly staying at Marriotts, I feel like I own part of it.  I'm lifetime Gold, but have used a bunch of points since I retired.  I'm down to about a half a million.  

[downlowkey]

Got to play TPC San Antonio Oaks course from the Tiberon tees. (a.k.a TPC tees, BIG BOY tees) 7435 yards. The course 90% in tournament condition hosting the PGA Tour Texas Valero Open. I ESCAPED with a 90.

I refuse to play TPC San Antonio this time of year because the wind almost always blows opposite of how Norman designed it to play for the PGA Tour stop. They have audio of him previewing each hole on the GPS system and offering strategic advice that makes absolutely no sense with opposite wind. Trying to score on that track over the Winter is futile.

[Hula Rock]

I refuse to play TPC San Antonio this time of year because the wind almost always blows opposite of how Norman designed it to play for the PGA Tour stop. They have audio of him previewing each hole on the GPS system and offering strategic advice that makes absolutely no sense with opposite wind. Trying to score on that track over the Winter is futile.

 

I ABSOLUTELY hate the Greg Normal Hole preview !!!!!!  Wind was dead that day, problem was the LONG approach shots, greens putted like concrete, wrong side of the hole and you are DEAD.  Course was in IMMACULATE condition. !!!!

[Hula Rock]

After traveling for 35 years and mostly staying at Marriotts, I feel like I own part of it.  I'm lifetime Gold, but have used a bunch of points since I retired.  I'm down to about a half a million.  

 

You should come down and use some of those points down here.  The JW Marriot at this place took it to another level.

[Kenny B]

You should come down and use some of those points down here.  The JW Marriot at this place took it to another level.

I would love to.  I thought about staying a few extra days in April but that weekend the pros are playing there.  Used to spend a lot of time at the JW Marriott in Las Vegas.  Played both TPC courses there.  

[Hula Rock]

I would love to.  I thought about staying a few extra days in April but that weekend the pros are playing there.  Used to spend a lot of time at the JW Marriott in Las Vegas.  Played both TPC courses there.  

 

let me know when you come down next.........  

[downlowkey]

I ABSOLUTELY hate the Greg Normal Hole preview !!!!!! Wind was dead that day, problem was the LONG approach shots, greens putted like concrete, wrong side of the hole and you are DEAD. Course was in IMMACULATE condition. !!!!

I played the Tiburon tees last trip out there. Hit it great, only missed one fairway and carded a smooth 81. Even after a great drive the beefy par 4s still leave 3w-4i approaches, especially playing with a North wind. And like you said, if you're not consistently on the correct green segment, you can expect a 40+ putts kinda round. The only silver lining, made a really good birdie on 9 (the hole Kevin Na took 16 swats to complete).

[Hula Rock]

I played the Tiburon tees last trip out there. Hit it great, only missed one fairway and carded a smooth 81. Even after a great drive the beefy par 4s still leave 3w-4i approaches, especially playing with a North wind. And like you said, if you're not consistently on the correct green segment, you can expect a 40+ putts kinda round. The only silver lining, made a really good birdie on 9 (the hole Kevin Na took 16 swats to complete).

 

That is a great score form those tees.  Long approach shots took you scoring irons out of play, with the ability to stop the ball on the green at the right level.  I kept leaving the ball above the hole with multiple breaks.  My only birdie was on the par 3 16 with the sand trap in the middle of the green   It was playing 182, with the pin tucked behind the trap.  Dumped a 6-iron in the trap,then holed a short sided 2nd.  Its a great course .......

[Big money]

Shot a 71 yesterday and a 75 today. Not bad for my home made hack over the top swing. That post- incident I made in the practice thread still makes me chuckle

[Liberty Ball Markers]

This weather... back to 72 today. (We started off the front 9 with snow on Sunday)

 

No complaints, aside from the difficulty of dialing in distance.

 

I did ok for flying several greens, short game saved me - 40/39:79

 

 

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[fozcycle]

Not great, yesterday I shot a 42/46:88. Too many mistakes, approach shots just short of the green, skilled chips, etc. I did have a CTP but it was Canceled by a closer ball.

 

 

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[Kenny B]

Not great, yesterday I shot a 42/46:88. Too many mistakes, approach shots just short of the green, skilled chips, etc. I did have a CTP but it was Canceled by a closer ball.

 

 

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I love skilled chips!  It's the skulled ones that make me mad.