MGS VCT Season 3 - Week 11

[Cfhandyman]

Date	07/01/2024
Course Name	TPC Toronto - Hoot course
Gross Score	76
Course Handicap	5
Gross Strokes over/under par	4
Net Score to Par	-1
Net Score	71
Net Birdies or better
Longest Drive

Course rating 68.9, slope 134, par 72.   Nice bounce back round, 1 birdie, 32 putts, longest drive 257 yards. 

[Preeway]

Date	07/03/2024
Course Name	Bear Creek Valley
Gross Score	73
Course Handicap	1
Gross Strokes over/under par	1
Net Score to Par	0
Net Score	72
Net Birdies or better
Longest Drive

It was a great day for vacation golf. The humidity was awful and the overnight rain made the course feel like a sponge but every day is a good day for golf. Course played very short today but the greens were miserably slow causing a lot of near misses. Can't complain about a round with 3 birdies but this one had the vibe where it could have been a new personal best. Still, I beat my son heads up and my brother in law and son played against me in a best ball format and I managed to beat that too 73-75. Match play I beat them 1 up. Now it's time to sit back and enjoy a lake beer. Or three.

 

69.2/126

 

[fozcycle]

Date	07/01/2024
Course Name	Heritage Isles GC
Gross Score	89
Course Handicap	12
Gross Strokes over/under par	17
Net Score to Par	5
Net Score	77
Net Birdies or better	0
Longest Drive	0

Slope/Rate 64.1/103

FIR 11/14 79% GIR 4/18 22%

Putts - 35. Up/Down 23%

Shot 49/44:93….Lousy round, hot, just could not hit the ball.

[fozcycle]

Date	07/03/2024
Course Name	Heritage Isles GC
Gross Score	94
Course Handicap	12
Gross Strokes over/under par	22
Net Score to Par	10
Net Score	82
Net Birdies or better
Longest Drive

Shot 50/44:94

FIR 7/14 50% GIR 4/18 22%

Putts - 36 Up/Down 15%

Lousier round than Monday…..not concentrating.

[Shifty]

On 7/2/2024 at 11:48 PM, Wolfstrum said:

Date	07/02/2024
Course Name	McKay Creek
Gross Score	48
Course Handicap	0
Gross Strokes over/under par	12
Net Score to Par	12
Net Score	48
Net Birdies or better
Longest Drive

9 hole round 

CR/CS = 66.4/110

I played amazing this evening. This is a personal best. I parred 2 holes, bogeyed 1, and double bogeys on all the rest. No penalties and no blow up holes. Plenty of areas for continued improvement. Keep building on the progress, gaining consistency, and reducing mistakes. 

Congrats on the personal best!  

[GolfSpy_APH]

Date	07/04/2024
Course Name	Otelfingen - Gelb
Gross Score	84
Course Handicap	8
Gross Strokes over/under par	11
Net Score to Par	3
Net Score	76
Net Birdies or better
Longest Drive

Pretty average round all around. Nothing to write home about, but I did play blades! 

[Javs]

Date	07/04/2024
Course Name	Sun City Golf Club Cowan Creek
Gross Score	72
Course Rating	69
Course Slope	123
Gross Strokes over/under par	0
Net Score to Par	-3
Birdies or better	4
Longest Drive	327

Happy 4th of July everyone! Good ball striking day. Hit 8 fairways, 14 greens and had 32 putts. The greens were not cut because they let the staff off so, they were extremely slow and bumpy. However, had 1 double off a poor tee shot and 2 bogeys. This was offset by 4 birdies. Many lip outs today. Played the Blue Tees with slope of 123 and rating of 69.1.

[Josh Parker]

Date	07/04/2024
Course Name	Lago Vista
Gross Score	74
Course Handicap	3
Gross Strokes over/under par	2
Net Score to Par	-1
Net Score	71
Net Birdies or better	0
Longest Drive	0

70.3/132

Played with my normal group today and played quarter skins.  Had a really great front 9.  The bogey on 4 was an odd hosel rocket 2nd shot and then the 3rd I stuck it to 8ft and left the par putt an inch short.  The back nine was solid and the bogeys, I can't be mad at as they were simple mistakes.  11 - I hit a tree branch that overhangs the fairway and had to pitch up around the bend and then made a great bogey putt.  12 and 18 are tough par 3's and I didn't hit the green and ended up 2 putting.  

Super happy with the mini driver and it has currently replaced the spot of the driver in the bag.  

Sorry @GolfSpy SAM for the lack of photos and quality recap.  It's over 100 degrees and I'm feeling it after being out there all afternoon!

 

[GolfSpy SAM]

6 minutes ago, Josh Parker said:

Date	07/04/2024
Course Name	Lago Vista
Gross Score	74
Course Handicap	3
Gross Strokes over/under par	2
Net Score to Par	-1
Net Score	71
Net Birdies or better	0
Longest Drive	0

70.3/132

Played with my normal group today and played quarter skins.  Had a really great front 9.  The bogey on 4 was an odd hosel rocket 2nd shot and then the 3rd I stuck it to 8ft and left the par putt an inch short.  The back nine was solid and the bogeys, I can't be mad at as they were simple mistakes.  11 - I hit a tree branch that overhangs the fairway and had to pitch up around the bend and then made a great bogey putt.  12 and 18 are tough par 3's and I didn't hit the green and ended up 2 putting.  

Super happy with the mini driver and it has currently replaced the spot of the driver in the bag.  

Sorry @GolfSpy SAM for the lack of photos and quality recap.  It's over 100 degrees and I'm feeling it after being out there all afternoon!

 

No apologies needed - very, very nice!

[Prodigal Duffer]

Date	07/04/2024
Course Name	Squaw Creek
Gross Score	42
Course Handicap	7
Gross Strokes over/under par	7
Net Score to Par	0
Net Score	35
Net Birdies or better
Longest Drive

35.2/128 with one birdie.

Originally was going to play 18, but it was so hot and the group in front of me was so slow, aborted after nine. That nine took 2 hours and 40 minutes.

Shot of the round from 114 out:

 

[Preeway]

Date	07/04/2024
Course Name	Osage National
Gross Score	79
Course Handicap	1
Gross Strokes over/under par	7
Net Score to Par	6
Net Score	78
Net Birdies or better
Longest Drive

Not a round to brag about but wasn’t really that bad either. Just disappointed I didn’t have the mental game I needed today. 

 

69.5/126

[EMacK1961]

Date	07/04/2024
Course Name	Baja Country Club
Gross Score	93
Course Handicap	16
Gross Strokes over/under par	21
Net Score to Par	5
Net Score	77
Net Birdies or better
Longest Drive

Today began with Mark throwing down the gauntlet saying we were going to get smoked. I don't think that two strokes is smoked but a loss is a loss just the same. A chip-in birdie on number 12 from about 40' with a 9 iron was a high point of the day

[Mr. Mushball]

On 7/2/2024 at 4:21 PM, Placasse61 said:

Date	07/02/2024
Course Name	Point Sebago GC
Gross Score	87
Course Handicap	23
Gross Strokes over/under par	15
Net Score to Par	-8
Net Score	64
Net Birdies or better
Longest Drive

Played today with my Nephew.  43/44 ith 2 birds 4 pars. We will forget about the triple and doubles. Overall a good striking day and putted well again, the 2 three putts on the back were beverage related.

We both birdied 18 SWEET

 

Glad you did well!  Our flight should be shrinking soon...

[Mr. Mushball]

Date	07/04/2024
Course Name	Glendoveer G&TC East Course
Gross Score	113
Course Handicap	36
Gross Strokes over/under par	40
Net Score to Par	4
Net Score	77
Net Birdies or better	0
Longest Drive	0

Ugh, got hot today.  Also stiffish.  Also started drinking way too early.  Someone my age should have learned by now.  But, it's good training for Sunday's round.  91°F today, 101°F forecast for Sunday.

Didn't do my best, or my worst.  Slow play and a rowdy couple that we joined up with on the 7th hole let me lose a bit of focus.  Also, trying new swing feels on the course usually doesn't help, so not feeling terrible about the outcome.  Once I learned how to straighten out with more lag I was hitting 15-20 yards further.  Three whiffs on tee shots don't do a score justice, and my overcorrected pull put my FIR down a bit from last round.  Broke 15 putts on the back 9, so was a great putting day.  Had four barely missed putts from 30+ feet, so short game needs some work.  Still a good average round for myself on this course. 

[Golf2Much]

Date	07/04/2024
Course Name	Key West Golf Club
Gross Score	82
Course Handicap	11
Gross Strokes over/under par	12
Net Score to Par	1
Net Score	71
Net Birdies or better	0
Longest Drive	0

67.7/124

Yesterday, I had one of my "average" rounds.   

Here's today's round (left) and for so far in 2024 (right):

   

I shot one more stroke than my handicap and all the other metrics were just about average so far this year.   

Two shots that stood out in my "average" round.  Our number one rated hole is a long-ish par 4 with OB on the left, water all the way down the driving area and a lined trees/mangroves that creates a squeeze for the second shot.  For me, I typically play it as a par 5 feeling good walking off with a bogie.  Yesterday I hit a decent drive, a marginal second and was in the right rough hitting to a really tough back-left pin placement.  As I walked up to the 90 yard shot I remembered that a few months prior I had holed out from about the same place for birdie.  I stepped up with my approach wedge and stuck it 2 feet away from the pin.  I guess it's the power of approaching a shot with a positive attitude.

Second was on our par 4 fifteenth hole.  I was in front in three after coming up short on my approach.  Somehow, I knew I was going to make the chip shot and didn't even bring my putter.  Sure enough, I holed out the chip for par.  

Besides the two good shots described above, my play was very consistent:  pars and bogies.  On several holes where I was starring a double in the face, I made a good recovery shot and putt to save a bogey.   I often think that those types of recovery are just as valuable as scrambling for pars.  

I can't wait to see what Saturday brings!

[Vegan_Golfer_PNW]

8 hours ago, Mr. Mushball said:

Date	07/04/2024
Course Name	Glendoveer G&TC East Course
Gross Score	113
Course Handicap	36
Gross Strokes over/under par	40
Net Score to Par	4
Net Score	77
Net Birdies or better	0
Longest Drive	0

Ugh, got hot today.  Also stiffish.  Also started drinking way too early.  Someone my age should have learned by now.  But, it's good training for Sunday's round.  91°F today, 101°F forecast for Sunday.

Didn't do my best, or my worst.  Slow play and a rowdy couple that we joined up with on the 7th hole let me lose a bit of focus.  Also, trying new swing feels on the course usually doesn't help, so not feeling terrible about the outcome.  Once I learned how to straighten out with more lag I was hitting 15-20 yards further.  Three whiffs on tee shots don't do a score justice, and my overcorrected pull put my FIR down a bit from last round.  Broke 15 putts on the back 9, so was a great putting day.  Had four barely missed putts from 30+ feet, so short game needs some work.  Still a good average round for myself on this course. 

Ya the heat is brutal. You really need to get out at sunrise and beat the heat. 

 

Edited Friday at 12:41 PM by Vegan_Golfer_PNW

[GolfSpy_BEN]

Date	07/05/2024
Course Name	test
Gross Score	72
Course Rating	72
Course Slope	130
Gross Strokes over/under par	0
Net Score to Par	0
Net Birdies or better	3
Longest Drive	295

[Cfhandyman]

21 hours ago, Javs said:

Date	07/04/2024
Course Name	Sun City Golf Club Cowan Creek
Gross Score	72
Course Handicap	3
Gross Strokes over/under par	0
Net Score to Par	-3
Net Score	69
Net Birdies or better
Longest Drive

Happy 4th of July everyone! Good ball striking day. Hit 8 fairways, 14 greens and had 32 putts. The greens were not cut because they let the staff off so, they were extremely slow and bumpy. However, had 1 double off a poor tee shot and 2 bogeys. This was offset by 4 birdies. Many lip outs today. Played the Blue Tees with slope of 123 and rating of 69.1.

Javs, very nice round. Well done.

18 hours ago, Josh Parker said:

Date	07/04/2024
Course Name	Lago Vista
Gross Score	74
Course Handicap	3
Gross Strokes over/under par	2
Net Score to Par	-1
Net Score	71
Net Birdies or better	0
Longest Drive	0

70.3/132

Played with my normal group today and played quarter skins.  Had a really great front 9.  The bogey on 4 was an odd hosel rocket 2nd shot and then the 3rd I stuck it to 8ft and left the par putt an inch short.  The back nine was solid and the bogeys, I can't be mad at as they were simple mistakes.  11 - I hit a tree branch that overhangs the fairway and had to pitch up around the bend and then made a great bogey putt.  12 and 18 are tough par 3's and I didn't hit the green and ended up 2 putting.  

Super happy with the mini driver and it has currently replaced the spot of the driver in the bag.  

Sorry @GolfSpy SAM for the lack of photos and quality recap.  It's over 100 degrees and I'm feeling it after being out there all afternoon!

Josh, very nice round and in 100 degree plus weather.  Well done.

 

2 hours ago, GolfSpy_BEN said:

Date	07/05/2024
Course Name	test
Gross Score	72
Course Rating	72
Course Slope	130
Gross Strokes over/under par	0
Net Score to Par	0
Net Birdies or better	3
Longest Drive	295

And he's back,  Nice round Ben.

[Javs]

37 minutes ago, Cfhandyman said:

Javs, very nice round. Well done.

 

And he's back,  Nice round Ben.

Thanks

[GolfSpy BOS]

Date	07/04/2024
Course Name	Pinecrest GC
Gross Score	37
Course Rating	32
Course Slope	102
Gross Strokes over/under par	4
Net Score to Par	4
Birdies or better	1
Longest Drive	271

9-hole round.  nothing special golf wise.  But played with my dad and both my boys! 

[GolfSpy_BEN]

43 minutes ago, Cfhandyman said:

 

 

And he's back,  Nice round Ben.

Appreciate it, but this was a test post. The developer has made the requested changes to the inputs and leaderboard, so moving forward it should clear up some apprehension regarding course handicaps. Since they are no longer an input, they should no longer cause the members heartburn

[Golfspy_CG2]

Date	07/02/2024
Course Name	Compass Pointe SW
Gross Score	88
Course Rating	68
Course Slope	117
Gross Strokes over/under par	16
Net Score to Par	16
Birdies or better	7
Longest Drive	231

One of my best all around round just a couple blow up holes 

13/14 FW

28,putts and 3 natural birdies 

 

 

[Javs]

The course rating is not taking decimals 

[GolfSpy_BEN]

Date	07/05/2024
Course Name	test
Gross Score	76
Course Rating	69
Course Slope	135
Gross Strokes over/under par	4
Net Score to Par	4
Birdies or better	3
Longest Drive	300

[USMCSnyper]

Date	07/05/2024
Course Name	Wa-Noa
Gross Score	84
Course Rating	65
Course Slope	104
Gross Strokes over/under par	14
Net Score to Par	14
Birdies or better	0
Longest Drive	247

Driver coming around! 
 

net should be -4, not sure why it’s showing +14 @GolfSpy_BEN. Please advise if I filled out the new card incorrectly. Course hcp is 18.

[snicerz]

Date	07/04/2024
Course Name	Surrey Hills
Gross Score	74
Course Rating	71
Course Slope	129
Gross Strokes over/under par	3
Net Score to Par	3
Birdies or better	4
Longest Drive	343

Pretty good round despite the heat and wind. The front was a little rough but I survived. The back was phenomenal and started with a 315 yard drive up the hill that landed on the green about 15 feet from the pin. I picked up another birdie on 15 with a 50 yard pitch that stopped about a foot from the hole! The big achievement on the back was only missing 1 GIR! I got a little handsy on a par 3 and it happened to be one of the more firm greens so it went of a few feet. The only real issue I had was figuring out the green speeds. Surrey is in a transitional phase and some greens are hard and fast while others are a little softer and much slower.

 

[GolfSpy_BEN]

33 minutes ago, Javs said:

The course rating is not taking decimals 

Good Catch!

a note has been sent to the developer to get this corrected, but it looks like the system is rounding up or down based on the number. Should be an easy fix.

[GolfSpy_BEN]

13 minutes ago, USMCSnyper said:

Date	07/05/2024
Course Name	Wa-Noa
Gross Score	84
Course Rating	65
Course Slope	104
Gross Strokes over/under par	14
Net Score to Par	14
Birdies or better	0
Longest Drive	247

Driver coming around! 
 

net should be -4, not sure why it’s showing +14 @GolfSpy_BEN. Please advise if I filled out the new card incorrectly. Course hcp is 18.

As long as the par for the course is 70, everything is fine. We have moved away from the use of course handicap and net scores, so your gross score to par, is what should be showing. 

[Mr. Mushball]

4 hours ago, Vegan_Golfer_PNW said:

Ya the heat is brutal. You really need to get out at sunrise and beat the heat. 

 

That's the smart play.  It was a last minute booking yesterday.  Plus @Eddy Dragonetti (my usual partner) and I have PDP memberships there that get us discounted rounds and a free cart in the afternoons.  We play earlier if we choose a full price course.  Thinking of playing FH soon, it's been a while.

[Randall Robbins]

Date	07/05/2024
Course Name	Bent Creek GC
Gross Score	73
Course Rating	69
Course Slope	128
Gross Strokes over/under par	2
Net Score to Par	2
Birdies or better	4
Longest Drive	210

Heat and sciatic conspired to keep me scrambling.  Happy yet get this since it was like I was playing on one leg.