How'd you play?

[Tom the Golf Nut 7,798]

I wish every day was as nice as today. I teed off at 11:00 and had my pullover off by the 2nd hole. Beautiful sunny and 67 degree day. Course was wide open when I teed off.  If only the fairways were green but that's how it goes this time of year. Maxfli Tour yellow ball in play today. The round went well. Kind of felt like a summer round with not having to layer up. I had one bogey and three birdies for a 69. 

Shot of the day was a par five 472 yards and I was on in two. Driver and 5 wood got it done. Its a long narrow green. Missed the eagle by an inch and it trickled in slow motion toward the front of the green. I was left with a 5 footer back and made it. 

It was so nice out that I played another 4 holes when I finished up on 18. Golf was the fun part of the day.

When I got home I went down to the lower part of my property to continue ripping up my golf green. That's back breaking hard work.. 1-1/2 inch thick green that is sand filled to 1/8" from the top. Never again. I have to take it out in 2 foot by 12 foot strips. Each strip weighs about 250 to 300 lbs. The green is 24 feet wide by 30 feet long. Its going to take a few days. I'm going to leave the base layers and cups in place, then add top soil and level it to the top of the cups then seed it. I'll use it as a 100 yard target green in the future and leave putting to an indoor mat. 

 

[Shapotomous 4,856]

The mid atlantic weather was very nice for late December with 55* and sunny skies.  A good bit of wind off the river made club selection a challenge at times.  A lot of other people had the same idea which slowed us up after 9 but we jumped around a couple holes and got in 15 before needing to head home.  I had an early stinking triple on a par 3 with a chunked tee ball into a penalty and chunked chip shot and 3 bogeys with the rest pars.  I didn't make a putt all day but felt like I was hitting them pretty well.  I like the feel of the set up adjustments I've been practicing and had good distance and line control with the putts.   

A recent thread got me thinking and I tracked approach shot distances and proximity to the hole today and on the 10 holes with a regular approach distance ranging from 80 to 180 yards I averaged 115 yards and 15'.  Wedge shots were getting up in the wind too much today and I wasn't happy with the inconsistent distance from the hole on those shots averaging 15' rather than the 10' I try for.  7,8 & 9 irons I averaged 15' also which is a little better than what I try for.

[Kenny B 32,548]

Our good friends and playing partners are moving to Colorado, and today was probably our last day to play together for quite awhile, and temps are dropping and snow is forecasted.  Started out on #1 this morning at 34º with a 17 mph wind.    Good thing we had our cart cover and heater, but I was still cold!  By the end of the round we had sunshine, clouds, wind, and snow.  This pic was shot on #1... the warmest and sunniest part of our round.

I didn't even keep score.  I know I had back-to-back double bogeys on #4 and 5, straight into the wind, but I parred 6-9.  I had two more doubles on #10 and 13, straight into the wind again, but I had 2 sandy pars and almost a third one. By the time we finished the temperature had dropped to 27º and headed to 15º by tomorrow morning.  Cold... but fun with friends we will miss.

[Rickp 28,775]

Monday morning Exec with mostly Bacon Boyz! 
55*, heavy fog at 7:30 and struck rules, Fireball only for real birdies.  From what I remember we had 5 birdies…. 
On my game played well, 1 bird 2 bogies for a smooth +1.  Everything was working well, especially mid irons.  It seems the Titleist Tour Soft like this cooler temperature.  
After golf we all went to breakfast and solved all the world’s problems, Washington DC needs the Bacon Boyz for expert opinions!!

[juspoole 3,287]

Had the chance for 9 holes of golf yesterday at Purgatory Golf Club (one of the tougher courses in central Indiana).  Rained in the morning so it was very wet and still gloomy, but around 60* temps so I was in shorts with a pullover here in Indiana.  Played well and still happy with my game heading into the winter.  If I can somehow keep these feels going, I think I could make a run in 2022 for it to be my best scoring year.

Score: 37 (2 birdies and 3 bogeys)

FIR: 3/7

GIR: 5/9

Putts: 15

Hard to see, but nicknamed Hell's Half Acre - pic from yesterday and one in prime conditions.

[MGoBlue100 2,605]

Lots of great golf around Indianapolis.  I've been lucky enough to play Purgatory (it rained on us too...), The Fort ( a LONG time ago) and Brickyard Crossing.  I have some work related peeps that are members at Country Club of Indianapolis, that's next on my list.  Hopefully in 2022! 

[Tom the Golf Nut 7,798]

Who would have thought I would be playing golf on December 28th in shorts and a golf shirt. 75 degrees today. Played well, 2 bogies and 2 birdies. Missed 2 shorter birdie putts that had a big break to them. Course was wide open at 10:00 but packed when I left at 12:30. 

[Rickp 28,775]

Tuesday beautiful morning!!  60*, warm Sun and light breeze.  As usual slow start 1st 2 hole Bogies then a Birdie followed by rash of Pars.

Driver (TSI1) was behaving and irons were also decent and flying well. 
Ended up +3.

Irons were for some reason a bit longer than usual, maybe just finding the middle of the club face!  Anyway fun morning.

[fixyurdivot 16,683]

I got an invitation to play Yuma CC with a new MGS member @kahl2069, who I met a couple of years ago playing together in a Sun Belt Tour Pro/Am at Desert Hills GC.  The course ran into challenges getting grass seed before the price went bonkers and only over-seeded the tees, greens, and aprons - which were in fantastic shape. The fairways were not in the best condition, which was unfortunate, as the course is a cool layout and provides plenty of problems in the form of trees for errant shots.  I gutted out a 43/39 with a rather fidgety flat stick.

We're meeting up again tomorrow for a round at Desert Hills... report forthcoming.

Par 3 #8

[fozcycle 15,094]

Well, another beautiful December day for golf. Unfortunately, my right shoulder is simply deteriorating.  I am now at constant pain.  I shot a 50/47:97 today……really putting up big numbers.  I hate to say this, but I am now looking forward to surgery and 8 weeks of no golf.  I have two weeks left, or 5 rounds to go.

[Kenny B 32,548]

33 minutes ago, fozcycle said:

Well, another beautiful December day for golf. Unfortunately, my right shoulder is simply deteriorating.  I am now at constant pain.  I shot a 50/47:97 today……really putting up big numbers.  I hate to say this, but I am now looking forward to surgery and 8 weeks of no golf.  I have two weeks left, or 5 rounds to go.

Don't play hurt Foz.  I know you really want to get out there; but speaking from experience with my TKR, when you play hurt you will introduce compensations in your swing that you will be trying to undo when you are healthy again.  Don't do it.

I would spend the last two weeks working on short game shots and putting, as long as it doesn't hurt to do so.

[Kenny B 32,548]

3 hours ago, Rickp said:

Tuesday beautiful morning!!  60*, warm Sun and light breeze.  As usual slow start 1st 2 hole Bogies then a Birdie followed by rash of Pars.

Driver (TSI1) was behaving and irons were also decent and flying well. 
Ended up +3.

Irons were for some reason a bit longer than usual, maybe just finding the middle of the club face!  Anyway fun morning.

I wasn't aware there was such a thing as "rash of pars".  I thought pars were good; rash of bogeys I can understand.  If you were playing with the Bacon Boyz, I guess you could confuse the term with "rasher of bacon".  

[Tom D. 577]

Got down to Santa Barbara to see the in-laws and out-laws the last couple of days, and was able to get out and play the back nine at SB Muni this morning with my nephew.  Cool and a bit blustery to start, but it was great fun getting out.  A little soggy here and there, as it rained much of the day yesterday.

Didn't play all that well with my secondary set of clubs that I keep down there, particularly the putter which is my original from when I first took up the game in the late 80's (Slot-Line that I have cut down and weighted up).  Sure made me miss my L.A.B. DF 2.1. 

[Mtbryant01 1,510]

84 41/43 - RTJ Oxmoor Valley

Got to play a round with @TBS and his sister. Very enjoyable for a 65 degree day on December 28. Can’t beat that. 

I have been struggling a little bit off the tee with some hooks, but am showing improvements with that. Everything else is keeping my score respectable. 

Hole of the day was the par 3 8th hole. Downhill over water, 165 yard shot playing 135 yds downwind. @TBS goes first and puts it to 15 ft above the hole tracking the whole way. Jokingly, I say I can get closer. Clip a perfect PW and lands 8-10 ft above the hole. Both great shots and we both sank the putts for birdie. Always a good feeling to see the group sink birdies on the same hole.

[TBS 585]

51 minutes ago, Mtbryant01 said:

84 41/43 - RTJ Oxmoor Valley

Got to play a round with @TBS and his sister. Very enjoyable for a 65 degree day on December 28. Can’t beat that. 

I have been struggling a little bit off the tee with some hooks, but am showing improvements with that. Everything else is keeping my score respectable. 

Hole of the day was the par 3 8th hole. Downhill over water, 165 yard shot playing 135 yds downwind. @TBS goes first and puts it to 15 ft above the hole tracking the whole way. Jokingly, I say I can get closer. Clip a perfect PW and lands 8-10 ft above the hole. Both great shots and we both sank the putts for birdie. Always a good feeling to see the group sink birdies on the same hole.

89 43/46

It was a fun day. This was the first time since my baby girl was born that I felt like I knew what I was doing on the course. My confidence is much better as I step up to hit a shot. Too many compounding mistakes, doubles that should have been bogeys. Missed short putts. Short irons just aren't as sharp (When I'm <150 to the pin, it should be an easy GIR and hopefully within 30 ft). I'm sniffing low 80s just gotta find time for practice whenever possible.

Also, shoutout to my sister, started playing more seriously 3 years ago, takes lessons, got fit for clubs and almost broke 100 today. She smashes her TSi3 driver straight and long. Her short game and course management is the only thing holding her back. Shout out to all the girls/women on the course! This is a sport for everyone.

[Rickp 28,775]

18 hours ago, Kenny B said:

I wasn't aware there was such a thing as "rash of pars".  I thought pars were good; rash of bogeys I can understand.  If you were playing with the Bacon Boyz, I guess you could confuse the term with "rasher of bacon".  

Definitely confusing bacon!!

[Rickp 28,775]

Beautiful Wednesday morning 65* sunny, 5-7 mph breeze.  No Bacon Boyz anywhere!!  Shot 40, 4 over no birdies!!  Had my chances but greens were pretty poor.

They have a Christmas Day policy of “Free Golf” and it can get ugly as majority of players that day have no clue what they’re doing.

Shot of Day was a second shot on Par 4, 120 yards out on green that was uphill, I could only see top of flag.  When I hit the shot I could se it was at the pin then we heard the ball hit the Pin.  Unfortunately ball rolled about 5’ and left a side hill putt that I just missed. 
No Fireball for me

[fixyurdivot 16,683]

Played Desert Hills today with @kahl2069.  He's trying out my set of G410's for purchase.   40/42 on a really nice, cool (65F) winter day here in Yuma.

Hole #13 (cool elevated view of the valley)

 

[Kenny B 32,548]

3 hours ago, Rickp said:

Beautiful Wednesday morning 65* sunny, 5-7 mph breeze.  No Bacon Boyz anywhere!!  

Maybe they are preparing for tomorrow...  National Bacon Day!!!  

[fixyurdivot 16,683]

1 hour ago, Kenny B said:

Maybe they are preparing for tomorrow...  National Bacon Day!!!  

I thought you were pulling our chain and checked.... yup we actually have national bacon day. 

NATIONAL BACON DAY - December 30, 2021 - National Today