2025 Spy Meetup General Discussion Thread

[Berg Ryman]

Keeping track and we shall see what comes of it

[Lefty11]

Edited August 20 by Lefty11

[GolfSpy_APH]

6 hours ago, Lefty11 said:

Canada would be good for some, but not many just do the travel. 

That said definitely worth reaching out to others like @KC Golf to try and organize a Canadian meetup.

[KC Golf]

33 minutes ago, GolfSpy_APH said:

Canada would be good for some, but not many just do the travel. 

That said definitely worth reaching out to others like @KC Golf to try and organize a Canadian meetup.

I would be pleased to help organize a Canadian meet up!  Advantageous FX rates for Americans, better beer and great golf options in Canada!  

[rkj427]

8 hours ago, Cfhandyman said:

I think a road to the Carolinas is in order. Only a short 14 hour drive. I’ll have to bribe my wife with a side trip to Charleston. 

@Cfhandyman not a bad drive at all, I have done it more than once and some scenic views along the way. Also, only a 90-minute flight from DTW and flights are very reasonable too.

32 minutes ago, KC Golf said:

I would be pleased to help organize a Canadian meet up!  Advantageous FX rates for Americans, better beer and great golf options in Canada!  

@KC Golf you also may have some interest from those in the northern US States depending upon timing and location. 

[KC Golf]

6 minutes ago, rkj427 said:

@Cfhandyman not a bad drive at all, I have done it more than once and some scenic views along the way. Also, only a 90-minute flight from DTW and flights are very reasonable too.

@KC Golf you also may have some interest from those in the northern US States depending upon timing and location. 

That would be great!  I also know Ontario courses well too, so I can organize meet ups in the East or West side of Canada.

BTW, the Scotty has been amazing…  still putting great with it. Thank you again for allowing me to have it in my bag!   I love it so much that I decided not to bring in across the pond to make sure the airline didn’t lose it.  I did the same with my Dream 7, I left that at home too.

Hope we can organize a fun Canadian meet up in 2025!  

[JohnSmalls]

11 hours ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

I'm in as long as it doesn't interfere with my daughters graduation from college. 

Two birds with one stone:  Graduation trip to Myrtle Beach!  

[JohnSmalls]

Just a few months early, but welcome to SC! @BIG STUand I will start forming the welcoming party. 

And, Stuey is an encyclopedia of Myrtle Beach golf.  

 

[GolfSpy_APH]

My plan is going to be to make one of these, but not sure which one as of yet. Gotta see how everything pans out with a trip for my wife going back to Canada and how those dates work out. 

[Lefty11]

25 minutes ago, KC Golf said:

That would be great!  I also know Ontario courses well too, so I can organize meet ups in the East or West side of Canada.

BTW, the Scotty has been amazing…  still putting great with it. Thank you again for allowing me to have it in my bag!   I love it so much that I decided not to bring in across the pond to make sure the airline didn’t lose it.  I did the same with my Dream 7, I left that at home too.

Hope we can organize a fun Canadian meet up in 2025!  

I’m located in southern Ontario, just a short distance from Detroit, which makes it convenient for Midwest Americans to join us. Additionally, there are several excellent golf courses in the area.

[3Putt4Double]

The big 40 next September.. Can't think of a better way to spend it.. I'm in for the fall event!

[3Putt4Double]

Could Hot Springs Village be a fall option? Lots of courses and lodging and plenty of shopping for any wives that join

[3Putt4Double]

55 minutes ago, JohnSmalls said:

Just a few months early, but welcome to SC! @BIG STUand I will start forming the welcoming party. 

And, Stuey is an encyclopedia of Myrtle Beach golf.  

 

I'm not allowed in South Carolina.. Can only be in 1 death valley State a year so I chose the real death valley .. 

[bens197]

I would also be interested in a Canada golf trip.  While it's unlikely I could do both, something north of the border would be a lot of fun.

[BIG STU]

12 hours ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

Is it ever to early to get excited. 

Absolutely not!!! I have been lucky in the past to meet and play golf both with you and @JohnSmalls. I am looking forward to meeting other Spies I have conversed with on here in the past and the new ones I have met on here since ditching WRX for good. 

[BIG STU]

12 hours ago, William P said:

I'm in! I've got a short game date with @BIG STU at Aero Club I need to fulfill as well!

Yep and I can arrange for all of us to play. I am also a member there

[ILMgolfnut]

Unless something really weird happens I'm in. My son lives in the Myrtle area anyway (Pawleys Island) so it's an excuse to go visit and play some golf. Maybe he can get me a deal at the hotel where he works.

[BIG STU]

11 hours ago, rkj427 said:

Should be able to make this one too.

@GolfSpy SAM I can comment on Aberdeen as I have played it many times over the years, mostly in the early spring and mid fall seasons, not May time period.

Fair course, generally in very good shape depending upon the weather there prior, as it is in a low-lying area and can get flooded and damaged.

You may also want to check out Long Bay also in Longs, and just down the road from Aberdeen, more of a premium course but reasonable rates.

Yep love Aberdeen and like you said it is in a low lying area. I do not know how it fared in our last storm. Last time I played there was perhaps 10 years ago and it was memorable. I played it with my 1955 Hogan Precision irons and modern metals. Shot like 4 or 5 over with that antique stuff. LOL had a funny thing happen there. I had went mostly Hogan retro that day even wearing a Hogan baseball cap. Had this younger guy ask "if I was playing Ben Hogan Ft Worth irons?". I told him sure am. He got all excited and told his bud and they wanted to see my clubs. I told him ok. They came over to look and their faces fell. The kid said he thought I had Hogan Ft Worth irons. I said those are---- made in Ft Worth Texas in 1955. They walked away confused and dejected as Little Bear and his Brother howled.

Long Bay outstanding Nicklaus designed course. In fact last I heard my bud who was our Pro at Indian Wells is director of golf there.

Actually this may be good for me. I have became what the locals call a Garden City/Murrells Inlet hermit since my retirement and accident in 2020. I stick around in this area and around my home course Indigo Creek. My bud Little Bear passed in like 21 and his brother we call Checkers has moved back to Upstate NY. Since Indian Wells closed in 19 the old Miura Mafia bunch has split up and some of those guys have passed on and a some of them hang in Pawleys Island

[BIG STU]

1 hour ago, JohnSmalls said:

Just a few months early, but welcome to SC! @BIG STUand I will start forming the welcoming party. 

And, Stuey is an encyclopedia of Myrtle Beach golf.  

 

Thanks but not as much as I used to be. But like I said in the previous post this may be the start of me getting back out some and out of my hermit status

[BIG STU]

13 minutes ago, ILMgolfnut said:

Unless something really weird happens I'm in. My son lives in the Myrtle area anyway (Pawleys Island) so it's an excuse to go visit and play some golf. Maybe he can get me a deal at the hotel where he works.

Well he is right down the road from me some 8 miles. And in the truckers scheme of things you are just up the road from me some 75 miles or so in Wilmington.

[ejgaudette]

44 minutes ago, bens197 said:

I would also be interested in a Canada golf trip.  While it's unlikely I could do both, something north of the border would be a lot of fun.

Montreal is not too far for me personally, though Toronto area is a bit far, but you never know

[Berg Ryman]

53 minutes ago, bens197 said:

I would also be interested in a Canada golf trip.  While it's unlikely I could do both, something north of the border would be a lot of fun.

While it could be fun, I'm not allowed north of the border for... reasons

[William P]

22 minutes ago, BIG STU said:

Well he is right down the road from me some 8 miles. And in the truckers scheme of things you are just up the road from me some 75 miles or so in Wilmington.

Pawley's Island has some very nice courses worth consideration as well. Willbrook Plantation comes to mind and is always kept in great shape!

[BIG STU]

1 hour ago, 3Putt4Double said:

I'm not allowed in South Carolina.. Can only be in 1 death valley State a year so I chose the real death valley .. 

LOL got the Death Valley reference well. @JohnSmalls will be proud of you. But if you come down I can get you a pass. I do have some clout because I am after all the Unofficial Mayor of the Garden City Pancake House

[BIG STU]

10 minutes ago, William P said:

Pawley's Island has some very nice courses worth consideration as well. Willbrook Plantation comes to mind and is always kept in great shape!

Willbrook is a wonderful old school Grand Strand Golf in the 70s course. Heard it is in good shape. Have not played it in a while. Like I said I have not came out of my shell in a while. I am seriously thinking on selling my Membership at Indigo for a bunch of reasons. If I do I may go back with Prime Times. 

My late neighbor was one of the starters at Willbrook for years until he passed away around 2017 or so

[Cfhandyman]

2 hours ago, rkj427 said:

@Cfhandyman not a bad drive at all, I have done it more than once and some scenic views along the way. Also, only a 90-minute flight from DTW and flights are very reasonable too.

@KC Golf you also may have some interest from those in the northern US States depending upon timing and location. 

@rkj427 it’s a lovely drive to the Carolinas especially if you go via the Blue Ridge parkway, a truly scenic drive.  
 

On the Canadian side, many excellent courses in Ontario, but neighbouring New York and Michigan also have many excellent courses. 

[BKervin]

14 hours ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

I'm in as long as it doesn't interfere with my daughters graduation from college. 

My husband made our daughter move her wedding date as it was the same day as an annual tournament he plays in!!  My daughter loves golf more than he does - understood - the wedding was adjusted by 1 week!

[BKervin]

Sounds like a great trip!  Not sure I'll make it back down in May. Usually the house has a long list of to dos up north.  April would be perfect time as we leave Pawleys Island May 1.

[jbern]

I haven't golfed in Myrtle Beach, so that would be awesome, but we have a family trip planned in May already. I don't think I'll be able to swing a vacation and a golf trip in the same month. I may be in for the fall outing depending on location!!

[Byrnzee]

Hoping to make at least one of the two possible trips next year, if not both. Never been to Myrtle Beach, but I've heard great things and would love to make the trip happen if I can!