How'd you play?

[THE GOLF GUY]

10 minutes ago, THE GOLF GUY said:

One minute you are on top of the world and then boom .....lol

The game of golf truly mirrors our lives!

[fozcycle]

39/42:81 with 2 birdies (par 4 & par 5) 33 putts

FIR 5/14 36%

GIR 7/18 39%

Up & Downs 45%

Weather Sunny with 53* - 80*

[SDGolf619]

Shot an 85 from the blue tees at Balboa Park. It's a tough course and the wind was up a little, so I feel pretty good about it. Greens were still bumpy from being aerated a month ago so can't really say I putted poorly since I left a few short but most of them rolled past the hole. Just a few too many bogeys and doubles, but avoided any big numbers and had a nice par streak from 12-15. Doubled the hardest par 5 16th which is my nemesis hole, but then parred 17 and 18 to finish strong.

Getting closer to my breaking 80 goal from the blue tees for this year. I already shot 77 from the white tees last October. Really just a few solid shots and made putts from a 79. Just getting my confidence back after a dreaded case of the shanks and heel shots, so feeling good about my swing and practice routing as summer approaches.

Edited yesterday at 01:27 AM by SDGolf619

[cksurfdude]

Got out for 9 at a new to me course - really nice layout set into some wetlands and woods. 

Started out ok .. a kind of surprising "easy" par on the first then two good (for me) bogeys.

Then #4 .. I dunno... Tee -> slice -> splash. Drop -> chunked. Attempted shot on green -> fluffed, splash. Drop -> barely made it onto the front of the green. Just to make the pain complete? 3 putt...

This is the view from the back tees on a Par 3 - 200 from the Blacks, yes basically all carry!

Fortunately the Gold and Red were waaay further up, with a clean shot .. no water .. and only about 120 into the wind for me. But yeah still came up short, on the front fringe...

Here's another short Par 4 where yep this guy drove it straight down the middle and through the fairway into the rough at the end! (..thank you firm and fast fairway )

And, well, after this things fell apart...

Managed a bogey on the next Par 3 .. almost had a miraculous up & down after a terrible awful horrible nasty bad not good attempt at a tee shot. 

#8 and #9 went double, triple.......

Hey guys, did I mention this last time? 

Work. In. Progress.

 

[Jim Shaw]

7 hours ago, THE GOLF GUY said:

Sorry to hear that , we are starting up out match play event next weekend and I am having to give 10 strokes to start with , if I could fine tune my irons before then I’ll feel very confident in a victory in my first match . The tee ball is fantastic , putter and chipping have really come around with the Bermuda growing in . I’m excited to start out with confidence and a great feeling . 
 
One of my playing partners won the whole match event last  year and we typically feed off one another .

that is one nice thing about the scratch league, no strokes given

[THE GOLF GUY]

6 hours ago, Jim Shaw said:

that is one nice thing about the scratch league, no strokes given

Yes, I'm trying to whittle my cap back down to around +1 to 1 , in order to compete in the same type of league at my home course, as well. The match play that I mentioned earlier is an event sponsored by our course. I made it to the last four men (semi finals) last year and hope to take it all the way this year. we have four different men's leagues ( one being the scratch league), that I'm  trying to navigate too. So that leaves me having to pick and choose which  to play in. Anyway, good luck in the future!

[Rob Person]

18 hours ago, GolfSpy_SHARK said:

Thank you for this weeks photos @Subdiver1 @Vegan_Golfer_PNW @Syks7 @StrokerAce @sirchunksalot @Rob Person @rkj427 and @BallsLeon

Keep em coming folks!

While I was only a spectator working the tournament yesterday,  I did  capture a few pics when setting up the hole markers and banners.

Sunrise and full moon opposite my position at the same time.

Found the albino fox squirrel!  And this other one was feisty today!

 

[birdiesandbags]

Ended up carding a 45 in my spark league round last night , but made  my first eagle WOOH!!! Had a high risk shot behind a tree . But hey make the best of it . Driver,hybrid,putt

[Jim Shaw]

3 hours ago, THE GOLF GUY said:

Yes, I'm trying to whittle my cap back down to around +1 to 1 , in order to compete in the same type of league at my home course, as well. The match play that I mentioned earlier is an event sponsored by our course. I made it to the last four men (semi finals) last year and hope to take it all the way this year. we have four different men's leagues ( one being the scratch league), that I'm  trying to navigate too. So that leaves me having to pick and choose which  to play in. Anyway, good luck in the future!

those interclub matches, IMO are a real bonus of membership for me, I am happy to see your course and area do similar events as we do. We have 4 different men's leagues as well, Men's scratch (I call this the flat belly league) Senior men's scratch (round bellies) Men's handicap (open to anyone but usually played in the later afternoon so working guys can play) then Senior handicap (usually played anywhere from 11am to 1pm). So lots of options available. Usually an "A" division and a "B" division, highest point team from "B" moves to "A" and vice versa so there is incentive to play well as the "A" division usually gives you better competition. It is cheap and allows us to play 4 or 5 different clubs in the area and we get dinner or lunch after the round, it is just a really good system as far as I am concerned. 

In our case at our club we dont have many "scratch" players so a 2.2 index that you have would probably make the scratch league. One of our clubs in the area have 40 players with scratch or better indexes so yes, they have a strong team lol...

[NorCalCamper]

49 minutes ago, birdiesandbags said:

Ended up carding a 45 in my spark league round last night , but made  my first eagle WOOH!!! Had a high risk shot behind a tree . But hey make the best of it . Driver,hybrid,putt

What app is this? Pretty sweet compile of the hole.

[birdiesandbags]

Just now, NorCalCamper said:

What app is this? Pretty sweet compile of the hole.

It’s from Garmin there Golf App , I’m currently using it with my Fenix 6 watch , but that shouldn’t matter 

[THE GOLF GUY]

7 hours ago, Jim Shaw said:

those interclub matches, IMO are a real bonus of membership for me, I am happy to see your course and area do similar events as we do. We have 4 different men's leagues as well, Men's scratch (I call this the flat belly league) Senior men's scratch (round bellies) Men's handicap (open to anyone but usually played in the later afternoon so working guys can play) then Senior handicap (usually played anywhere from 11am to 1pm). So lots of options available. Usually an "A" division and a "B" division, highest point team from "B" moves to "A" and vice versa so there is incentive to play well as the "A" division usually gives you better competition. It is cheap and allows us to play 4 or 5 different clubs in the area and we get dinner or lunch after the round, it is just a really good system as far as I am concerned. 

In our case at our club we dont have many "scratch" players so a 2.2 index that you have would probably make the scratch league. One of our clubs in the area have 40 players with scratch or better indexes so yes, they have a strong team lol...

love the “ Round belly “ league 

[Sluggo42]

I haven’t been posting as much lately, because it seems repetitive to come in every day and say basically the same thing, oh, I shot a 77 today and made some great shots, blah blah blah…

so, I did shoot a 77 today, and blah blah, but the point of interest is in how strong my grip has become of late. Just a continuance of the “Hanson Hybrid“ grip development.

lots of new faces and names I'm seeing, so welcome newbies… I’m just an old dog popping in to say hello…

[TJ Hall]

10 hours ago, birdiesandbags said:

Ended up carding a 45 in my spark league round last night , but made  my first eagle WOOH!!! Had a high risk shot behind a tree . But hey make the best of it . Driver,hybrid,putt

Congratulations on the eagle, awesome!

[William P]

10 hours ago, birdiesandbags said:

Ended up carding a 45 in my spark league round last night , but made  my first eagle WOOH!!! Had a high risk shot behind a tree . But hey make the best of it . Driver,hybrid,putt

Congrats on the Eagle!

[Rob Person]

Wtg on the eagle @birdiesandbags !!!

Today was a first on many levels for me playing golf...

I played a local benefit scramble tournament today and was part of a 4 man team from the PD, just one team of many from work. There were 55 teams total iirc across 8 departments participating. We'll over 200 players. 2 of the guys I work with are newer to golf, and the one is a coworker on my sqaud, they are 25 hcps Avg

We started out with birdie birdie, then 1 team mate hit for an eagle.

i had 2 natural birdies and a natural eagle!!! 465 yd par 5. Caught the downhill side of what should have been a nasty ob hook, and it kicked right and rolled 30 more yards into the middle of the fairway.  165 to pin, hit a low straight shot with the 4hy, and it rolled 4 feet from the pin. They let me putt for the eagle.

We placed 9th overall, but with hcp adjustments took 3rd at the final tally!!!

Got my 1st golf trophy too!

Since it was a charity event, naturally we bought a few mulligans,  and a ton of raffle tickets for bonus things like throw the ball, drop a stroke, etc.

We only ended up using 2 mulligans and 3 throw a ball. We had to declare it to the tee Marshall before we teed off on the par 3s ans par 5s. We forgot about the drop a stroke tickets though!

One of the guys used a throw a ball ticket after coming up short on a par 3 (186yards) he was 20 feet from the pin, and I came up short too off the drive. He underhand tossed it and it rolled into the cup. While not a technical ACE, on the card it was!!!

The DB performed very well, sinking 10 of the 18 holes we played!

Overall it was a great day, I'm slightly over heated as it reached 91⁰ out, even though I stayed plenty hydrated.

Really didn't have a ton of opportunities for pics. But managed to get a couple in.

 

[TJ Hall]

11 minutes ago, Rob Person said:

Wtg on the eagle @birdiesandbags !!!

Today was a first on many levels for me playing golf...

I played a local benefit scramble tournament today and was part of a 4 man team from the PD, just one team of many from work. There were 55 teams total iirc across 8 departments participating. We'll over 200 players. 2 of the guys I work with are newer to golf, and the one is a coworker on my sqaud, they are 25 hcps Avg

We started out with birdie birdie, then 1 team mate hit for an eagle.

i had 2 natural birdies and a natural eagle!!! 465 yd par 5. Caught the downhill side of what should have been a nasty ob hook, and it kicked right and rolled 30 more yards into the middle of the fairway.  165 to pin, hit a low straight shot with the 4hy, and it rolled 4 feet from the pin. They let me putt for the eagle.

We placed 9th overall, but with hcp adjustments took 3rd at the final tally!!!

Got my 1st golf trophy too!

Since it was a charity event, naturally we bought a few mulligans,  and a ton of raffle tickets for bonus things like throw the ball, drop a stroke, etc.

We only ended up using 2 mulligans and 3 throw a ball. We had to declare it to the tee Marshall before we teed off on the par 3s ans par 5s. We forgot about the drop a stroke tickets though!

One of the guys used a throw a ball ticket after coming up short on a par 3 (186yards) he was 20 feet from the pin, and I came up short too off the drive. He underhand tossed it and it rolled into the cup. While not a technical ACE, on the card it was!!!

The DB performed very well, sinking 10 of the 18 holes we played!

Overall it was a great day, I'm slightly over heated as it reached 91⁰ out, even though I stayed plenty hydrated.

Really didn't have a ton of opportunities for pics. But managed to get a couple in.

 

Looks like a great day @Rob Person and an awesome round!

[Josh Ross]

Got to get out with my dad today which is always a good time. Haven't played much to start this season but we renewed our membership today so it'll be the first of many rounds with him this year. Only had time for 9, was real pleased with my game off the tee and my iron play. Struggled with partial feel shots as I always do when starting the season but the new L.A.B. DF3 was so good, even with punched greens. Had a birdie and three bogeys to shoot +2.

[Northern Monkey]

@Rob Person Looks like a great day. Congrats on the eagle  

[Todd Branham]

Good morning to everyone. It’s a beautiful morning in South Carolina. I will  be playing at Fox Creek in Hartsville South Carolina where the fairways are wide open but the greens can be so so at times. Hope everyone who plays hits them well. 

[GolfSpy_KFT]

Got out with my oldest son yesterday afternoon to play 9 and we had a great time. Save for two holes, I played a very solid round and shot a 47. The reason I say this was a very solid round is because that 47 included two triples, including the 1st hole. Early on I was topping everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, with woods. Thankfully, iron striking was solid throughout the round. I had 2 three putts, both on the triple bogey holes. So I played +5 through the other 7 holes. Some highlights from the round:

• On hole 2, 176 yard 6 iron into the wind to pin high just off the green
• On hole 3, flushed 8 iron 161 yards but slight overdraw and missed the green right, again pin high
• On hole 7, 251 yard drive but again over drawn, ended up next to a stump. Punched it forward with a 6 iron and was just off the 14 green but a good look at the green on 7. Arguably best shot execution next with a 3H where I hit a high draw that ended up just off the back of the fringe. 52* chip to 1 foot to save par.
• On hole 8, 257 yard draw to middle of fairway, 3/4 swing 60* to 15 feet, left birdie putt short 2' for par
• On hole 9, 253 yard drive, slight over draw that kicked down a bank. 6 iron punch to the fairway, 30 yard 60* to the green, 40' lag putt to 2' bogey

A lot of good to take away from the round, and just continuing to work on ball striking and consistency to avoid the blow up holes. I am feeling confident that by peak season, I can be consistently shooting in the low 40s and am aiming to break 40/80 on 9/18 holes this summer 

[Rob Person]

12 minutes ago, GolfSpy_KFT said:

Got out with my oldest son yesterday afternoon to play 9 and we had a great time. Save for two holes, I played a very solid round and shot a 47. The reason I say this was a very solid round is because that 47 included two triples, including the 1st hole. Early on I was topping everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, with woods. Thankfully, iron striking was solid throughout the round. I had 2 three putts, both on the triple bogey holes. So I played +5 through the other 7 holes. Some highlights from the round:

• On hole 2, 176 yard 6 iron into the wind to pin high just off the green
• On hole 3, flushed 8 iron 161 yards but slight overdraw and missed the green right, again pin high
• On hole 7, 251 yard drive but again over drawn, ended up next to a stump. Punched it forward with a 6 iron and was just off the 14 green but a good look at the green on 7. Arguably best shot execution next with a 3H where I hit a high draw that ended up just off the back of the fringe. 52* chip to 1 foot to save par.
• On hole 8, 257 yard draw to middle of fairway, 3/4 swing 60* to 15 feet, left birdie putt short 2' for par
• On hole 9, 253 yard drive, slight over draw that kicked down a bank. 6 iron punch to the fairway, 30 yard 60* to the green, 40' lag putt to 2' bogey

A lot of good to take away from the round, and just continuing to work on ball striking and consistency to avoid the blow up holes. I am feeling confident that by peak season, I can be consistently shooting in the low 40s and am aiming to break 40/80 on 9/18 holes this summer 

Love reading these posts!  Keep growing ,keep pushing!