How'd you play?

[ncwoz]

My brother found a deal on a tee time at Pilgrim's Run (North of Grand Rapids, MI), which neither of us had played before. We went with the men's forward tees because it was our first time, and boy was it a treat. Unfortunately my phone had no service, so my typical course GPS app didn't work. There were quite a few blind shots that would have been nice to have some more confidence on aiming and distances, but it was a beautiful day on a beautiful course.

As long as it doesn't get too cold, I'm not sure if a fall day of Michigan golf can be topped.

[2puttbogey]

So good, but yet still so bad. After tee , and before the green was so good. Lost too many shots from the tee and on the green though!

[Grand Stranded]

Third good round in a row on Saturday... played the Dye Course at Barefoot which, although difficult, is my favorite of our 4 courses

Cold start to the day, but I played really well on the front, shooting a 40. one 3 putt bogey because I ran my birdie putt too far by trying to help my team with a birdie/net eagle when we already had a par in the bank. Cooled off a bit with a 44 on the back but I'll take an 84 any day on this course when the wind is gusting the way it was.

My team won the front, and I got CTP. We finished -8 in a 3 man use one low net score game. Our A player really struggled but our C player shot an 88 (from the greens) to make up for him. We lost the back and got nipped in the total to a team that went out -1, -9 in for -10. They were unconscious on the back, lol.

Fun day with a nice group of guys...

 

[cksurfdude]

22 hours ago, tony@CIC said:

Care to share more on the session. I'm intrigued.

Definitely! Thx for asking. Will post something under "Mental Game" and let you know.......

[dlow206]

Played like trash today. Was playing ok until hole 10, about that time when I start eating a snack. Realized after hole 10 that i left my snack in the car. Playing hungry was no good.

Also, can't keep the SIM Max on the planet. It just exacerbates my swing flaws. Cannot have a fade-biased driver when you have a fade-biased swing lol. My TSi 2 can't come soon enough. 

[CarlH]

Beautiful weather this weekend 41/41 Saturday, 40/40 today.  

[Kenny B]

Really, really nice golf weather this weekend; sunny with no wind and high 57º.  Although both days had an hour frost delay which made for slow play.

HOW do you shoot 78 on Saturday and 87 on Sunday when the weather is the same both days?  Well.... getting on the par 4 #1 green in 5 shots (no penalty areas or bunkers) and 2-putting for a triple doesn't start the day off very well.  Then, follow that up by... getting on the par 4 #3 green in 6 shots (OK, one penalty area) and 2-putting for a quad, pretty much makes up the difference.  Worse scores I have had on those two holes in a couple of years.  I don't even have anything spectacular to report.

[PMookie]

I had more birdies today than anyone round all year, 4.............. Had a bunch of doubles, lost three balls in the water, and had 36 putts! Ugh. 82 (40/42). Four birdies and played horribly. 
Can’t wait for my lesson Wednesday.

[Rickp]

Sunny morning, 55* and 15-20 mph wind gusts. It seems that every hole was into the wind. 4 Bogies so not too bad. Had a new guy in our 4some and he was 9 over after 3 holes. I tried to get him to relax and settle down and he got better and we went along.
I had a little trouble 1st few holes w G710 irons but cleared that up .


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[Blueberry_Squishie]

Shot 77 yesterday. That's my best round for a while. Short game has greatly improved of late and it complemented quite a good long game in my round yesterday.

 

Most of the shots I left out there were the result of poor decision making rather than poor execution. Might have to do some watching/reading about processes or structures that help with decision making. Any suggestions of links etc. about this welcome.

[Peaksy68]

Played ok but made a few too many errors after poor shots, 84. Conditions were reasonably tough, 20mph wind and a few ridiculous pin positions. Highlights were holing a 40 foot putt, unfortunately for par, and a flushed 5 wood from 180 yards straight into the wind to about 8 foot (which I 2 putted from after running my 1st putt well past on one of the aforementioned ridiculous pin positions)

[cksurfdude]

15 hours ago, Blueberry_Squishie said:

Might have to do some watching/reading about processes or structures that help with decision making. Any suggestions of links etc. about this welcome.

I'm more like a 97 shooter vs your 77, but if you haven't seen any of these passing along fyi a few resources I've found a lot of value in...

1. Golf State of Mind
- mental game coaching strategies by David MacKenzie
- some great info in the blog articles on his site..
.. golfstateofmind.com

2. Practical Golf
- also some great blog articles, including a series on Course Management Strategies
- cannot find that specific link right now, but all his article are collected under.. 
.. https://practical-golf.com/category/articles/

3. DECADE (Scott Fawcett)
- prob one of the most popular course management methods; see both...
- https://www.birdiefire.com/about-decade
and
- https://decade.birdiefire.com/

[cnosil]

3. DECADE (Scott Fawcett)
- prob one of the most popular course management methods; see both...
- https://www.birdiefire.com/about-decade
and
- https://decade.birdiefire.com/

[mention=91351]Blueberry_Squishie[/mention] I’ll second DECADE. Find Scott’s Twitter; he is still giving away a free month which will enable you to learn about his approach. You can also find some webinars on his YouTube channel. Went to Twitter and looked up the link:

https://birdiefire.com/invites/signup/uo/?fbclid=IwAR2GSIzgPKwA_tSzwKk_IYF87xEiStpqm29tOAmVnlhu6Fbg16JaTZ45PkE

[CarlH]

Yesterday's round:  38/38 (double on par 5 #12  ).  2 birdies helped, one was on a par 3 with a tucked pin location and the other was a chip in.

[Sluggo42]

Shot a -2 69 today, with a 95 yard sand wedge go in for an eagle. That helps the score a bit eh?

im beginning to hit a few shots a round now that are close to perfect hits. I don’t mean shots that go in the hole, but rather like just clean iron shots onto the green, or maybe approach irons on par 5’s where you’re just laying up.

sure I hit a lot of “good”shots, but I’m talking the shots where you do everything just right, like a good set up, a good grip, a good backswing, good contact, good ball flight, and the ball does exactly what you meant it to do, etc...

there is a difference between a good hit and a great hit, and I’m guessing the “plus hdcp” guys experience that a little more often, but I would also bet that they would say they don’t get “that” perfect hit all the time. I’m guessing that this is the beginning phase of starting to get good...

it’s like the better you get, the more you realize that you’ve got some glaring weaknesses...

[Kenny B]

My wife and I played her last round today before her hand surgery tomorrow morning.  She was upset with her 93, but the wind was blowing and the rains were coming a little later.

I was upset with my 85, mostly because of the triple on hole #5 and double on hole #7, both holes into the wind (no hazards, bunkers, or OB); just poor ball striking... everywhere!!  The good news: I did reach the par 5 #6 in two shots; first time I've done that in 20 years!!  The bad news: I was pin high in the bunker.  More good news:  bunker shot to 3 feet and a sandy birdie!!  I believe that was my first ever sandy birdie.

Not sure how much I'll play over the next few weeks while my wife is recovering.  Makes me feel sad that she can't play.

[Rickp]

Friday Bacon Boyz!!
Perfect weather, 70*, light breeze and sunny.
Still finding my way w G710 irons and so far awesome!
Also 1st couple shots w TSI2 driver.....umm this could be good. Will need some tweaking. Dead straight but want a bit more height.
Breakfast once again we solved Worlds problems, don’t know why nobody listens to us


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[Rickp]

Friday Bacon Boyz!!
Perfect weather, 70*, light breeze and sunny.
Still finding my way w G710 irons and so far awesome!
Also 1st couple shots w TSI2 driver.....umm this could be good. Will need some tweaking. Dead straight but want a bit more height.
Breakfast once again we solved Worlds problems, don’t know why nobody listens to us


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Yellow ball mine, I made the bird. White ball one of the Boyz...he picked it up didn’t want to miss so gave it to himself.




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[Tom the Golf Nut]

Perfect golf day today. 72 and sunny. Played well with a 35 on the front and a 35 on the back. 

The fairways are starting to go dormant here so the roll out on drives is increasing. Memorable moments today:

Hole #5 tough because it is all up hill. 438 yard par 4,  Driver, 7 iron to within 6 feet. Made the down hill slider putt for birdie.

Hole #12, 315 yards. Driver to within 15 yards lipped out the chip for a tap in birdie.

Hole # 15, 503 yards Driver, 5 wood, lob wedge to within 4 feet. Made the birdie putt.    

[Sluggo42]

-2 again today, with my buddies for the first time in forever....

[Grand Stranded]

I only played twice this week, shooting an 87 and an 89 (the latter was on a very long course for me at 6400 yards), but my concern this week wasn't really golf. 

We found out on Monday two men from our Saturday league tested positive for the corona virus. It was very scary to hear of what are the first cases in my immediate circle. Neither one has suffered severe symptoms thus far, nor have any of the other people in this development who I've since learned have had the virus recently.

This news hits really close to home, because as in most golf communities, the vast number of residents here are retirement age. As of now all we can do is hope we get as few positives as we've had so far. That's hard to imagine though, as we all play the same 4 courses, intermingle with different groups, and even shop all the same stores.

I'm going to stop playing for a few more days just to see how this plays out. I'm not going to lie, I was very scared until the moment I found out I tested negative. After 9-10 months of following every protocol, it would've been horrible to come down with this just as I'm preparing to head up to Long Island to be with my family for the Holiday season in less than 3 weeks.

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[Tom the Golf Nut]

There was Titleist demo day my club today. Went over at 9:45  to hit a few then decided to play. Well I was already there so the course was calling me. Another good round for me. Shot the same as yesterday just different front to back numbers. 37 on the front and 33 on the back for a 70. Memorable shot on hole # 11. Driver,  lob wedge to 15 feet which spun back to 6 inches for a tap in birdie. (well not a complete spin back, the green had slope from back to front).

[ParFore74x]

Took the afternoon off from work yesterday and went to play a semi-private course that I try to play once a year and usually kicks my butt. I finally broke 100 a couple of times earlier this year and have been struggling to repeat it consistently but was hoping to make it happen. I played the smart shot more often than not and was able to pull off a 93 even with a terrible 39 putts. I was definitely stoked when I walked off that course just before the sun set on a gorgeous 70+* November day in Iowa. 
 

Followed that up this morning with a round at one of the local munis where I was able to shoot a 99 but my putting saved me there with 32 putts. If only I could have putted like that yesterday.  

[CarlH]

Brisk, windy day today on the course, low to mid 40s.  Started off fairly well at 4 over par through 10 holes, despite the cold winds....then the proverbial wheels came off and rolled down the highway as I double bogeyed 4 holes in a row.  Finally righted the ship and shot last 4 holes even par.  Carded an 85, tied my Nassau game, won 2 skins, and walked away only $4 down for the day.  Came home to a nice bowl of chili and some cornbread.  Life is good.

Oh yeah, on a side note, I was in green side bunkers on 6 holes and got up and down 4 out of 6 times. Sadly, today's game had nothing to do with sandies   

 

[jddaigneault]

Some serious wind today! Managed to scramble to a 79, third time breaking 80 so I’m pretty stoked about it. Ended up being a brisk day in SoCal, but any day on the course is a good day. 

View from my wind aided 357 yard drive on a par five! Made birdie!

[Jmikecpa]

70’s and sunny last three days on Long Island so I was out all three days with one more to go.

Missed an ace today with a lip out on my first swing of the day right out of the car. My opponents did make me putt it just to turn the knife a bit.




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[josmi15]

the front nine was a really good feeling. I hadn’t played that well in awhile. Back nine, wont be mentioned. Vids on my Instagram


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[ncwoz]

Played Thornapple Pointe in GR for the first time. With no previous course experience, and a ton of leaves on the course I took it as a practice round. And a beautiful one at that!

I shot a net -1, although it's with a grain of salt because I wasn't holding strict rules with some leaf drops, etc. I lipped out easily the most putts in one round ever, but I made a few solid putts as well. Really happy with my short game progress the last few months. Earlier in the summer I was leaving a ton of makeable putts short, so as frustrating as a ton of lip outs can be I'm happy that I was giving the hole a run.

And thrilled to be golfing in a short sleeve shirt on November 7th!!!

[revkev]

I only played twice this week, shooting an 87 and an 89 (the latter was on a very long course for me at 6400 yards), but my concern this week wasn't really golf. 
We found out on Monday two men from our Saturday league tested positive for the corona virus. It was very scary to hear of what are the first cases in my immediate circle. Neither one has suffered severe symptoms thus far, nor have any of the other people in this development who I've since learned have had the virus recently.
This news hits really close to home, because as in most golf communities, the vast number of residents here are retirement age. As of now all we can do is hope we get as few positives as we've had so far. That's hard to imagine though, as we all play the same 4 courses, intermingle with different groups, and even shop all the same stores.
I'm going to stop playing for a few more days just to see how this plays out. I'm not going to lie, I was very scared until the moment I found out I tested negative. After 9-10 months of following every protocol, it would've been horrible to come down with this just as I'm preparing to head up to Long Island to be with my family for the Holiday season in less than 3 weeks.

Hang in there - because I work in an educational setting I have a very good idea of how this spreads or at least what the prevailing current thought of the medical community is- if you wanted some input about your risk PM.

Simple bottom line is we’re you exposed to these guys for more than 15 minutes of close contact during the day, was it inside or out, were you or they wearing masks at the time.

If you had a lot of exposure you should quarantine for 14 days, if not then your wait and see approach is spot on.


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[Rickp]

I only played twice this week, shooting an 87 and an 89 (the latter was on a very long course for me at 6400 yards), but my concern this week wasn't really golf. 
We found out on Monday two men from our Saturday league tested positive for the corona virus. It was very scary to hear of what are the first cases in my immediate circle. Neither one has suffered severe symptoms thus far, nor have any of the other people in this development who I've since learned have had the virus recently.
This news hits really close to home, because as in most golf communities, the vast number of residents here are retirement age. As of now all we can do is hope we get as few positives as we've had so far. That's hard to imagine though, as we all play the same 4 courses, intermingle with different groups, and even shop all the same stores.
I'm going to stop playing for a few more days just to see how this plays out. I'm not going to lie, I was very scared until the moment I found out I tested negative. After 9-10 months of following every protocol, it would've been horrible to come down with this just as I'm preparing to head up to Long Island to be with my family for the Holiday season in less than 3 weeks.

It is scary. I was also briefly exposed to C19 guys months ago and we (other golf guys) self quarantined for 2 weeks luckily none of us came down w it.


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