MGS VCT Season 3 - Week 14

[Cfhandyman]

9 hours ago, Northern Monkey said:

@Cfhandyman Great round partner

I played yesterday and tried to improve Team Commonwealths standing but couldn’t better my score from Monday

@Northern Monkey, Thank you.  It was one of my better rounds.  All we can do is enjoy ourselves, have fun and give it our best effort.  Pity we can’t share a pint afterwards. Hopefully, Team Commonwealth will prevail, but the competition in this bracket is intensely fierce. I.e. Lots of really good golfers

Edited July 27 by Cfhandyman

[GolfSpy_BOS]

Date	07/26/2024
Course Name	Maplegate Country Club
Gross Score	89
Course Rating	72.2
Course Slope	128
Gross Strokes over/under par	13
Birdies or better	0
Longest Drive	286

Tough, but fun round with @GolfSpy_SHARK.  Didn't do as well as I would have liked to help out my partner @GolfSpy_APH but it was still nice to get out and play.

I played with the Terra Forza Blue in the bag and hit some nice drives, it's a totally different feel than the White!

[Randall Robbins]

Date	07/26/2024
Course Name	Bent Creek GC
Gross Score	71
Course Rating	69.7
Course Slope	128
Gross Strokes over/under par	0
Birdies or better	6
Longest Drive	210

Went on a par fest with only one natural birdie to go with one bogey.  Best round in 3 weeks, and it's reflected in my course handicap going up to 5.  Leave it to my partner this week to improve this entry.  Sorry, forgot card photo!

[Golf2Much]

1 minute ago, Randall Robbins said:

Date	07/26/2024
Course Name	Bent Creek GC
Gross Score	71
Course Rating	69.7
Course Slope	128
Gross Strokes over/under par	0
Birdies or better	6
Longest Drive	210

Went on a par fest with only one natural birdie to go with one bogey.  Best round in 3 weeks, and it's reflected in my course handicap going up to 5.  Leave it to my partner this week to improve this entry.

Nice round @Randall Robbins!  Can you attach your scorecard so I can get the hole by hole scoring?  Thanks.

[Prodigal Duffer]

Date	07/27/2024
Course Name	Split Rail Golf Club
Gross Score	90
Course Rating	71.6
Course Slope	131
Gross Strokes over/under par	18
Birdies or better	0
Longest Drive	299

Been a tough month generally, especially with the driver. I hit the ball a lot better today, particularly with driver. I think the scores will start to drop.

[Jdawg3109]

Date	07/25/2024
Course Name	Teton Lakes GC
Gross Score	78
Course Rating	70
Course Slope	120
Gross Strokes over/under par	6
Birdies or better	3
Longest Drive	312

Windy day in Rexburg ID

[GolfSpy_BNG]

Date	07/27/2024
Course Name	Hillside Golf Course
Gross Score	77
Course Rating	68
Course Slope	107
Gross Strokes over/under par	5
Birdies or better	3
Longest Drive	339

Got another round tomorrow so hopefully it will be a better one.  Only made 2 putts over 7’ and they were both 40’+ left breaker for birdie. 

[Glenmore5]

16 hours ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

That's weird....

Would have thought we'd all be the same...surely we all play via the R&A...unless the USGA is diff ?

[Golf2Much]

Both the USGA/GHIN and R&A are under the World Handicap System (WHS) introduced in 2020.  I looked both and each use the terms course rating (having on decimal point) and slope (whole numbers).  

From what I find on the Golf Australia site, they use the terms scratch rating and slope with each being whole numbers.  I did find this article from 2018 explaining the transition from Golf Australia scoring to WHS:  Change from Daily Handicap to WHS.  At a high level, the WHS transition caused Golf Australia to change their course handicap (or daily handicap) calculation and it looks that they choose to maintain some terms (e.g. Daily Handicap) and used "scratch rating" instead of course rating.  Course rating does relate to a scratch golfer's scoring, so that term makes some sense.  Why only whole numbers?  Ease of the calculation?  It's not clear and not really brought up in the explanations I could find.

[buckpillar]

Date	07/26/2024
Course Name	The Summit Inn G.C.
Gross Score	77
Course Rating	64.9
Course Slope	112
Gross Strokes over/under par	7
Birdies or better	3
Longest Drive	264

Played pretty well considering the score, missed 2 eagle putts but from tee to green was pretty good. the hot weather we've had over the past few weeks has really firmed up the course even the greens, even though watered if you would carry your shot to the green you aren't stopping it near the pin or even on the green. Had a good time regardless.

 

Have a Great Day MyGolfSpy nation!!

[GolfSpy_BNG]

Date	07/28/2024
Course Name	Hillside Golf Course
Gross Score	75
Course Rating	68
Course Slope	107
Gross Strokes over/under par	3
Birdies or better	5
Longest Drive	0

Felt like I played a million times better today than yesterday but only 2 strokes better score wise.   The triple on 18 killed me.  Snap hook OB off the tee.  Then played left/right/left golf to the green after letting frustrations get the better of me.  

 

[CudaKota66]

Date	07/27/2024
Course Name	Oak Tree Golf Course
Gross Score	85
Course Rating	70.1
Course Slope	119
Gross Strokes over/under par	13
Birdies or better	4
Longest Drive	262

[Golf2Much]

With today being the last day to play in week 1 of the VCT Mid-Year Two Person Best Ball Tournament, we still are looking for six scores.  @dback, @Glenmore5, @GolfSpy_BEN, @IndyBonzo, @MGoBlue100 and @SDunne I still do not have your submitted scores yet.  Play concludes today, but you can submit your scores until tomorrow morning.  

For those who have submitted a score and will be playing today, you can submit another score if you wish by Monday morning deadline.

If you at this week's VCT scores, you can see there some good ones!  They have translated into some very competitive and tight two-person best ball scores as well.  Come Monday morning I'll get the remaining scores entered, tally up the best ball results and announce the week 1 winners.  That will start the clock for those winners to get their final week mid-year flight championship final round in!  

Good luck everyone!  

 

[IndyBonzo]

Date	07/26/2024
Course Name	Sahm
Gross Score	86
Course Rating	70.2
Course Slope	110
Gross Strokes over/under par	16
Birdies or better	0
Longest Drive	0

Played through significant pain, and it shows.  I feel much better today and had a redemption round scheduled and the course closed due to a heavy rainstorm that came through mid morning.  So, this is my very disappointing score.  I apologize to my playing partner @2puttbogey.  You deserve better.
 

70.2/116

[cnosil]

Date	07/28/2024
Course Name	The Hamptons - Woods/Lakes
Gross Score	81
Course Rating	68.3
Course Slope	119
Gross Strokes over/under par	10
Birdies or better	0
Longest Drive	0

Overall bad round today as I struggled off the tee.   From the tee, three lost balls/penalties .   Approach and short game were good.   Putting was terrible; couldn't get the ball to the hole.   

Course was wet and rough hadn't been cut in a while so it was all ankle deep or more so if you missed the fairway it was a search and chunk the ball back into the fairway.  

 

 

[dback]

Date	07/28/2024
Course Name	Gracewil Country Club
Gross Score	75
Course Rating	67.5
Course Slope	106
Gross Strokes over/under par	3
Birdies or better	2
Longest Drive	294

Hoped to get a more exciting course for my round but the mica standby will do. Played well and actually played the front 9 with irons only as I adjust to the new vgI01s. It’s the shorter of the 9s and doesn’t reward driver as much anyways, but ended up being the better half of the round by 1 stroke.

 

[Glenmore5]

9 hours ago, Golf2Much said:

Both the USGA/GHIN and R&A are under the World Handicap System (WHS) introduced in 2020.  I looked both and each use the terms course rating (having on decimal point) and slope (whole numbers).  

From what I find on the Golf Australia site, they use the terms scratch rating and slope with each being whole numbers.  I did find this article from 2018 explaining the transition from Golf Australia scoring to WHS:  Change from Daily Handicap to WHS.  At a high level, the WHS transition caused Golf Australia to change their course handicap (or daily handicap) calculation and it looks that they choose to maintain some terms (e.g. Daily Handicap) and used "scratch rating" instead of course rating.  Course rating does relate to a scratch golfer's scoring, so that term makes some sense.  Why only whole numbers?  Ease of the calculation?  It's not clear and not really brought up in the explanations I could find.

Thanks for the great explanation....

[Glenmore5]

7 hours ago, Golf2Much said:

With today being the last day to play in week 1 of the VCT Mid-Year Two Person Best Ball Tournament, we still are looking for six scores.  @dback, @Glenmore5, @GolfSpy_BEN, @IndyBonzo, @MGoBlue100 and @SDunne I still do not have your submitted scores yet.  Play concludes today, but you can submit your scores until tomorrow morning.  

For those who have submitted a score and will be playing today, you can submit another score if you wish by Monday morning deadline.

If you at this week's VCT scores, you can see there some good ones!  They have translated into some very competitive and tight two-person best ball scores as well.  Come Monday morning I'll get the remaining scores entered, tally up the best ball results and announce the week 1 winners.  That will start the clock for those winners to get their final week mid-year flight championship final round in!  

Good luck everyone!  

 

Thanks Golf2Much......we have been in a 'Funny' format for some time now....you wouldnt guess that I have played.....Mixed 4somes.....Vets 4somes champs....Ambrose....and tomorrow...Canadian 4somes...give me a break....hence the reason I cannot submit an individual score....earliest is Thurs 1/8 (our time)....which I think takes me out of w1...unfortunately...ggrrhhh...

 

[Josh Parker]

Date	07/28/2024
Course Name	Lago Vista Golf Course
Gross Score	73
Course Rating	70.3
Course Slope	132
Gross Strokes over/under par	1
Birdies or better	5
Longest Drive	295

After an 80 yesterday, I had a great round today. I left 4 birdie putts online 4-8in short. I scrambled a little on the back 9 with hitting just off the green but was able to putt or chip.  It could have been one heck of a day and I will take it after yesterday. 

Hopefully it helps my partner out!  

 

[SDunne]

Solid score if not going to light up the boards. Was getting up and down reasonably well but a couple too many errant approach shots cost me a few strokes. Work to be done on dialing in the 100-120 yard shot into the green. 

[tchat07]

@Alan Stewart sorry was not able to get back out there and get a second round in. Doesn’t look great with it looking like we both stumbled on the same holes but fingers crossed

[Indy_Oz]

4 hours ago, IndyBonzo said:

Date	07/26/2024
Course Name	Sahm
Gross Score	86
Course Rating	70.2
Course Slope	110
Gross Strokes over/under par	16
Birdies or better	0
Longest Drive	0

Played through significant pain, and it shows.  I feel much better today and had a redemption round scheduled and the course closed due to a heavy rainstorm that came through mid morning.  So, this is my very disappointing score.  I apologize to my playing partner @2puttbogey.  You deserve better.
 

70.2/116

Glad you feel better- it sucks playing injured! I'm sure plenty of rounds were lost around Indy today. I got in 9 just before the heavy rain arrived here.

Onwards and upwards.

[CFreddie]

Date	07/27/2024
Course Name	St Marlo Country Club
Gross Score	88
Course Rating	72.7
Course Slope	138
Gross Strokes over/under par	16
Birdies or better	1
Longest Drive	260

Mixed round today overall. Driver performance was erratic (could not keep in bounds both ways) but everything else saved my round (including Chewie the DF3). We’ve had a ton of rain in GA the last few weeks so it was challenging to get any run out on fairways (many times drives would fully plug into ground ). 

[CFreddie]

Date	07/28/2024
Course Name	Sugar Creek
Gross Score	89
Course Rating	70.1
Course Slope	125
Gross Strokes over/under par	19
Birdies or better	0
Longest Drive	230

2nd round of weekend - driver performance was even worse than day before. At the turn, I switched to 3W off the tee to much better results (go figure) - really need to figure out my driver before company tournament next month.

[GolfSpy_BEN]

Date	07/28/2024
Course Name	Majestic Springs
Gross Score	70
Course Rating	70.9
Course Slope	129
Gross Strokes over/under par	-1
Birdies or better	3
Longest Drive	318

With apologies to @Golf2Much and @William P this was a solid round. 

I was cruising along, making pars and 2 over until I got to the par 3 14th. It is only 125, so I played a pw and hit it to 3 feet. 

The par 5 15th saw my best drive of the day

along with a 9 iron to set up a 60 yard 3rd shot that I pitched to 9 feet and another birdie. 

 A good drive on 16 left me 75 yards out, so a nice 58 wedge in to 7 feet produced the third birdie on the bounce.

a par save at 17 left me going into 18 with a chance to break 70. On in 2, with 15 feet to go, and I guess the moment caught up to me, because I left that putt 2 feet short and brushed in the par putt to finish -1 70. 
 

I put a new (to me) set of Ping Blueprint S  irons into play today and now I’m wondering why I waited so long to get them. They were flat out awesome.

[Josh Parker]

11 minutes ago, GolfSpy_BEN said:

Date	07/28/2024
Course Name	Majestic Springs
Gross Score	70
Course Rating	70.9
Course Slope	129
Gross Strokes over/under par	-1
Birdies or better	3
Longest Drive	318

With apologies to @Golf2Much and @William P this was a solid round. 

I was cruising along, making pars and 2 over until I got to the par 3 14th. It is only 125, so I played a pw and hit it to 3 feet. 

The par 5 15th saw my best drive of the day

along with a 9 iron to set up a 60 yard 3rd shot that I pitched to 9 feet and another birdie. 

 A good drive on 16 left me 75 yards out, so a nice 58 wedge in to 7 feet produced the third birdie on the bounce.

a par save at 17 left me going into 18 with a chance to break 70. On in 2, with 15 feet to go, and I guess the moment caught up to me, because I left that putt 2 feet short and brushed in the par putt to finish -1 70. 
 

I put a new (to me) set of Ping Blueprint S  irons into play today and now I’m wondering why I waited so long to get them. They were flat out awesome.

Awesome round!

[MGoBlue100]

Date	07/28/2024
Course Name	Saluda Valley Country Club
Gross Score	91
Course Rating	71.1
Course Slope	125
Gross Strokes over/under par	19
Birdies or better	6
Longest Drive	258

Said I’d be sliding in at the last possible minute. Just off the golf course 45 mins ago. (After 8pm ET…)

[RajMahal]

Date	07/27/2024
Course Name	Belmont Country Club
Gross Score	81
Course Rating	70.2
Course Slope	127
Gross Strokes over/under par	9
Birdies or better	7
Longest Drive	0

Shot an 81 on Saturday, and a 95 on Sunday. That's a good encapsulation of the state of my game right now. 

[Golf2Much]

2 hours ago, SDunne said:

Solid score if not going to light up the boards. Was getting up and down reasonably well but a couple too many errant approach shots cost me a few strokes. Work to be done on dialing in the 100-120 yard shot into the green. 

@SDunne will you send me a photo or electronic version of your scorecard?  I need your hole by hole score, hole index and par so I can add it to your partner's score.

Thanks!

[Golf2Much]

1 hour ago, GolfSpy_BEN said:

Date	07/28/2024
Course Name	Majestic Springs
Gross Score	70
Course Rating	70.9
Course Slope	129
Gross Strokes over/under par	-1
Birdies or better	3
Longest Drive	318

With apologies to @Golf2Much and @William P this was a solid round. 
 

You never have to be sorry for a round like that!  VERY NICE!

Edited July 29 by Golf2Much