How'd you play?

[Splatt]

17 minutes ago, GolfSpy_SAM said:

It's actually the first course I walked with my push cart (bday gift from my wife) - amazing experience, but - fun fact - if you're a big dude and wear underwear that bunches, chaffing WILL happen, and you will regret ever being born. 

I feel your pain.

Compression shorts are the way to go 

[MattF]

6 hours ago, Splatt said:

I feel your pain.

Compression shorts are the way to go 

And diaper rash ointment like Auqaphor.

[chisag]

11 hours ago, GolfSpy_SAM said:

Yes to Rustic! I've only played it once (my birthday April last year) and I LOVED it. Suddenly I'm thinking I might try to walk it tomorrow - maybe they can squeeze me in? Ever try to get a solo time there? Such an incredible track. 

 

... Oh boy you guys are in my old stomping grounds! When I spent a winter out there for Pilot Season Encino was my go to everyday course but made weekly trips to Rustic which was my favorite. Some Sterling Hills, Oliva Links, Tierra Rejada, MoorPark and Simi Hills. And of course a couple trips up to Sandpiper. 

[GolfSpy SAM]

30 minutes ago, chisag said:

 

... Oh boy you guys are in my old stomping grounds! When I spent a winter out there for Pilot Season Encino was my go to everyday course but made weekly trips to Rustic which was my favorite. Some Sterling Hills, Oliva Links, Tierra Rejada, MoorPark and Simi Hills. And of course a couple trips up to Sandpiper. 

You ever get up to Soule Park in Ojai? Delightful Muni that's cheap and beautiful (two of my favorite things). 

Also: remember when there was a "pilot season"? Sigh. Those were the days (or so I hear...)

[chisag]

7 minutes ago, GolfSpy_SAM said:

You ever get up to Soule Park in Ojai? Delightful Muni that's cheap and beautiful (two of my favorite things). 

Also: remember when there was a "pilot season"? Sigh. Those were the days (or so I hear...)

 

... Never even heard of Soule Park so I missed out on that one. Yea, I do miss Pilot Season. 

[GaryF]

7 hours ago, GolfSpy_SAM said:

You ever get up to Soule Park in Ojai? Delightful Muni that's cheap and beautiful (two of my favorite things). 

Also: remember when there was a "pilot season"? Sigh. Those were the days (or so I hear...)

Reminiscing; I played Soule Park in 1979 for my bride’s work golf outing.  It was beautiful then, would love to revisit. My embarrassing moment - I won closest to the pin, but missed the 3’ putt.  Have no idea what hole but IIRC, it was a par3 down hill. Embarrassment part 2 - my comeback putt was 4’, which I miraculously made.  At the time, we lived in Ventura and worked in Port Hueneme, and started looking at homes and start a family.  If Ojai had been closer, may never have moved east.

Edited March 3 by GaryF

[Rickp]

7:00 Tee Time with the Boyz.  Don’t know how the Pros are doing at Bay Hill in the wind but around 3rd hole it was 20 mph.  We were all consistent, lousy.  I got into a greenside bunker sand was harder than hitting off concrete, couldn’t get the club under the ball, twice…….  
Anyway it was windy enough to just laugh about it.  Always a great time.  I think I was about +7, lost count!

[CarlH]

3 hours ago, Rickp said:

7:00 Tee Time with the Boyz.  Don’t know how the Pros are doing at Bay Hill in the wind but around 3rd hole it was 20 mph.  We were all consistent, lousy.  I got into a greenside bunker sand was harder than hitting off concrete, couldn’t get the club under the ball, twice…….  
Anyway it was windy enough to just laugh about it.  Always a great time.  I think I was about +7, lost count!

20 mph is a calm day, pard.  You've been spoiled in Florida.  LOL

[Rickp]

1 hour ago, CarlH said:

20 mph is a calm day, pard.  You've been spoiled in Florida.  LOL

I’m happy to be spoiled

[juspoole]

Was able to get down to San Antonio and played with a customer.  Played The Quarry Golf Club down there and was really hitting some great shots.  My driver was a real weapon and had chipping/pitching been a bit better could have been a really special round.  Nevertheless, was very happy with a 1 over 72 for my second round of the year.

Score - 72 (Par 71)

FIR - 8/14

GIR - 12/18

Putts - 32 (Two 3 putts)

3 birdies and 1 eagle.  1 Bad double bogey.

Going to Streamsong on March 13 so looking forward to playing those courses.

[Will_Mac]

I've played a decent amount since I last posted on 2/7. Since, I've gone in order:

79
78
77
80
79
79
78
92
84
76.

You might notice that one high round of 92 followed by the 84? I'm self-applying an asterisks for those two rounds.

Two days prior, I had a colonoscopy that triggered my stomach to spasm (not my abs, my actual stomach). I first had this issue as a side-effect to the Covid shots I took in 2021. Wasn't having it and the doc prescribed muscle relaxers.

So during those two rounds I was loopy while without a looper. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it. But seriously, the elevated scores concerned me, so I ditched the meds before my last round and shot a very controlled 76.

Whew... balance in the world restored.

[GolfSpy_APH]

Had a solid round yesterday. Was fun playing with 2 new people and a fairly brisk round. Weather was good, company was fun and managed to play well. 

Not great, no birdies and a couple lost balls, however Really just played solid golf. 

I am falling back in love with my 3 wood and the thing is an absolute weapon off the tee. Especially with the tees moved up for winter it should be the go to club for all tee shots, however with the driver shootout that just would be no fun. 

Ball striking is really coming around and it is making me appreciate these irons so much more. The control, flight and distance is just all that I could ask for. 

I will do further updates in other threads, but the kinda highlight of the round was on 18, I was silly and didn't put my glove back on for the tee shot as my hands were just cold and.. blah blah blah. Anyway I caught my PW a bit out the toe and killed the distance enough to land in the water. Sucks, but that is my fault. So the other two guys hit, one in the greenside bunker and the other on the green. I tell them I am going to hit again from the same spot and this happens...

A great bogey to say the least and the closest I have come to a hole in one in a long time. Even though it would not have been at true one and as excited as they were I still said even if it went it, that doesn't count. However a great way to finish off the round and excited to go back Tuesday for another. 

Tuesday is also with a friend who is getting better and will be the first round of the season I am playing for scores! As for what driver will be in the bag... tbd!

[null]

Randomly decided to play yesterday and there was nobody on the course so I treated it like a practice round and it was amazing. Was driving the ball well, irons are rounding into form and the chipping is as best as I've ever had it. 

Golf is fun for me now. Experimenting with shot shapes and trajectories. Digesting the result and moving on to the next shot and managing realistic expectations. 

The G430 LST is incredible. Best sounding Ping driver ever and there is no debate. 

TSR2 hybrid was fun to get on the course. Dropped some balls around 230 out on a few par 5s and hit the green with ease. 

HMB 2 iron was fantastic off the tee. Really allows me to hit a more controlled shot when driver brings far too much trouble into play. 

Can't wait for the season

 

[CarlH]

Finally got a nice day without rain and I got out to play.  The course is still water logged from all the rain we've had so far this year and you get absolutely zero roll on anything you hit.  With all the rain, the greens crew hasn't been able to get out and prep the bunkers nor do much with the greens.  We are playing lift, clean, and cheat due to course conditions and sometimes having to take some fairly generous drops (placements) to find some place that isn't borderline casual water or worse.  In any case, I shot two over my handicap with an 83, having missed 3 reasonable birdie opportunities.  I did make one birdie on #6, only to follow it up with a double when I pushed my 6 iron and it rolled down into a grass hazard bordering the water hazard.  Wouldn't you know it?  The proverbial PBFU.

[Jim Shaw]

chomping at the bit to get back out, I have 4 rounds booked next week if the weather cooperates.... supposed to be good until thursday, cant play tuesday due to an appointment but will be out mon, wed, thursday for sure with fingers crossed for friday...to be continued lol

[richk9holes]

Got out late, 3pm ish, and the local municipal course Howell Park has a $20 rate to walk 9. This course just reopened 3/1 so the track is near perfect a little muddy in places but beautiful sprawling hills of grass my clubs were happy (aside from when I hit my 5H off a tree root on the par 5 #2 leaving 2 white scuffs, a nice battle wound considering the ball flew under the tree line and ascended to catch the wind 20mph left to right taking my natural fade for a ride to the front of the green from 187 yds away.) Sand traps were wet and compacted so the 1 fairway bunker I had to save I was able to hit a nice 7i on the green like I was swinging off the cart path. 

I had 3 looks at birdie, made none, 3 putted 1 of them *cringe* and buckled my knees on the other 2. I did make a 8 ft putt on #1, but that was for bogey after I left my AW short and hit a decent flop. The 2 pars were on handicap 15 and 17 and I bogeyed the rest..until I doubled on #9 when a 40yd wedge became a skull over the back of the green. 

Finished +8 on the 9 holes, but that last hole wrecked me. 20+mph wind gusts felt swirling when I looked at the tree tops I got different reads plus the dogleg right 400yd par 4 makes you aim all over the place if you have to take 3 shots to get there. My drive plugged after about 180 yds, a 4w that should go about 215 went about 190, that's what left the half swing wedge shot to finish with a lazy armed amateur effort that had me wondering "What was I doing out here for 2 hours?"

[Grand Stranded]

We played a two man net best ball today, and each team consisted of an A and B player. My partner got 26 shots from the Senior tees, but ended up the star of the day. He shot 45 (net 32) on the front, and 51 on the back, but kept us in 3rd place with a 7 net par on 18. We got home in net 63 and split $80

I had two birdies, and shot 88 with two ugly triples on 9 & 18 ( I simply can’t finish a clean 9 holes without screwing up somewhere along the way, and it’s getting frustrating. Other than that, I played very well on a very windy day.

My league tried something new today. We used an app called Golf Game Book. You enter your (and your teams) scores after each hole and it will adjust to net. The coolest feature though is the live scoring leaderboard. You see exactly what every other player in the field gets on a hole, and lets you know where you or your team stands at all times.

It was really fun, and made things very interesting down the stretch. It’s free, and I suggest any of you who play in a league, have the person who runs yours look into giving it a try. Once he sets up the game, he’s basically done. After the last group enters their scores on their final hole he has the results for the field. No more going over everyone’s scorecards and trying to decipher their handwriting, lol.

 

Edited March 5 by Grand Stranded

[berkeleybob]

The day started like this.

And like the weather, my game cooled down. My driver heated up toward the end, but my putter stayed frozen. Can’t wait to get back to my PuttOUT for a booster shot of confidence. I had so many chances on the green to take strokes off the game, but I just couldn’t string enough good shots together make par once. I did have moments, like a couple GIRs and landing the green from 162 yards out. 

Ah, well, overall it was a fun time. I saw a three-legged coyote hopping along the 13th fairway, golfed with some pretty nice folk this week and kept alive a continuing golf series with my brother.

[MIHIGO26]

Back to the home course this weekend and round in 81 again so last week a complete blip in the system at a difficult links course.

Out in 43  including two double bogeys and three 3-putts. Not great but it's obvious in this sense what cost me there. Those 3-putts become 2-putts and the double bogeys become bogeys and there's 5 strokes saved instantly. Caveat that we are still playing off winter mats.

Double bogey on 1 - Was trying for a draw and hit a small fade/block about 15 yards off the fairway and in amongst some trees. My second shot I had two choices, try and play a low punchy one towards the green over the bunker that was just infront of me. Or I could go high and hope I didn't catch any branches. I decided to go for the high shot as I felt like there was enough space. What I didn't account for was the follow through on my swing and I noticed halfway on the downswing and completely bailed and it went about 20 yards and I just avoided the bunker. The better play was to try punch a low one over the bunker thus taking out the trees completely, two putt and walk off with a good par save.  Poor course management cost me here. Lesson learned!

Three putt on 4 - Decent drive down the middle, decent wedge to leave with myself with 28ft (according to ShotScope) birdie putt. Hit it long and left myself 2 foot past the pin, not great but I really should've made the 2 footer and I missed and ended up three putting from a good position.

Three putt on 7 - Hit a monster drive round the dogleft left and had the flick of a wedge left into a long par 4. I opted for the safe option and clubbed up slightly to make sure I got there. Had about 15ft feet or so and three putted after rocketing the first putt past the flag. Poor really as it was an easy par for the taking with the off chance of a 3.

Double bogey and three putt on 8 - Nice tee shot straight down the middle, had around 140 left to the green, but the green is heavily guarded by bunkers. Pulled my second shot about 20 yards left of the green and had to get up and over a bunker to a tight pin which I then did fairly well and left myself 17ft. Duly three putted again after rocketing it again. 

Back in 38 which is more than acceptable for me. Some pars, bogeys, and no three putts on the back 9. However the highlight has to be the two birdies made in a row. Putting on the front 9 was what I'd describe as poor for me but on the back 9 the stick heated up a bit.

16th Birdie - Had actually basically hit a slice off the tee with OOB right I thought it was a goner, but it smacked off a tree and bounced back in bounds by about 5 yards   Luckily left with me around 80 yards to pin and flicked a little wedge in to 8 foot and then holed the putt for a lucky birdie!

17th Birdie - A bit of a fade/slice ball off the tee again but had left myself 100 yards in, this green has a huge drop off back left and the pin was just sitting nicely infront of the drop off. Tried to play into the heart of the green to avoid the drop off but it rolled and rolled and just stopped at the top of the slope. 25ft to the pin and holed the putt for a birdie streak! 

At this point I had a look at my score and was sitting at 76 on the 18th tee thinking if I made another birdie I'd be breaking 80 for the first time ever. This hole suits a fade but of course in typical golf fashion I hit an absolutely beautiful push draw that went left of the fairway. I then somehow shanked my second about 45 degrees right into some thick rough. Flicked a wedge to 20ft from the rough and two putted for a bogey. 

If only I had got rid of the three putts and double bogeys...

Edited March 5 by MIHIGO26

[GaryF]

Played in a scramble yesterday and I did reasonably well but felt like I let the team down.  Didn’t know any of the team members, and we all had some good shots but I struggled a lot with longer irons and surprisingly my drives.  They were all really nice and we finished 3rd in our flight. Just been struggling with random mishits of irons and 4h,  I think I know what’s wrong but hard to correct.  All of my 4h hits were flushed so happy with that.  Range sessions have been good though, but can’t score my hdcp.  Going to sched a lesson soon.

Played the same course today.  On the range warming up was hitting strong draw/pulls.  Going to the first tee, commented I feel lost with the irons.  Long story short, shot a 42/41 (par 72) but very pleased.  11 pars, 10/13 FIRs ant 8 GIRs, 3 u/d’s. Had 2 triple bogies but mostly due to mental errors, and one bogie due to not fully reading a green and seeing a downslope. Irons were 90% better with very slight mishits but ironically my 4h hits were all heavy but still left things manageable. Putting lines and distance control were very good.  Feeling better but know there is a lot of work ahead. 

Edited March 6 by GaryF