How did you shoot today at Golf

Mattyv · 2021-02-06T03:18:59+00:00

I figured we could have a thread on golf rounds. I'll go 1st. Played Whirlwind Cattail course today. I was hitting the driver far. Pushing 290-300 75% of...

KCee

Typhoon Way too many Sunday flags on Tuesday.

We had that most of this year at our club. Not enough staff apparently so pins were left Mon & Tues. We'd play Sunday with lightning greens and tucked pins and then Tuesday night league would be the same tucked pins with shaggy greens. Trying for Wed or Thurs league next season lol.

Bravopilot

Typhoon I was supporting SWMBO on that one.

sdandrea1

Typhoon At our place most people suck 7 days a week.

I don't understand the strategy to make any course play tougher unless there's a competition event. Golf is already hard. If you want to attract players and speed up play, mow the damn rough, get rid of extra sand bunkers, and place the pins in a friendly spot.

KCee

sdandrea1 Since the pandemic the courses can do what they want and they'll be turning people away. Not sure if this increased play is good for golf or not.

Typhoon

sdandrea1 I don't understand the strategy to make any course play tougher unless there's a competition event. Golf is already hard. If you want to attract players and speed up play, mow the damn rough, get rid of extra sand bunkers, and place the pins in a friendly spot.

I don’t mind easy pins and moving tees up… although too many shitheads out there play the blue tees out of ignorance anyway.

What I DON’T support is taking out bunkers and changing the integrity of the course … to “dumb it down”, because people suck. If you can’t play the sport, don’t expect US to change the sport for you… get better, spend the time, put on the effort.

sdandrea1

KCee Since the pandemic the courses can do what they want and they'll be turning people away. Not sure if this increased play is good for golf or not.

Well, they should be flush with revenue then!! Mow the rough! 🤣

Typhoon

KCee sdandrea1 Since the pandemic the courses can do what they want and they'll be turning people away. Not sure if this increased play is good for golf or not.

We don’t even answer the phone half the time. Too busy… we have a message telling people to book tee times online. 99% of the calls are people looking for tee times and we’re booked solid anyway.

The pandemic is good for the facilities and for the manufacturers. Problem is it’s turning from a “game/sport” that people like myself focus on getting better at to an “activity”. I’ve said this before, all I hear now are people saying “where else can I go and drive around, drink and smoke?”…. The golf is never mentioned.

KCee

sdandrea1 Well, they should be flush with revenue then!! Mow the rough!

That's what we kept saying all year, but our course claimed they couldn't find employees.

KCee

Typhoon It's too bad almost all the 9 hole courses in our area closed up. They would have been perfect for all these golfers. They all closed and strip malls and housing developments went up.

Jelopster

Typhoon Problem is it’s turning from a “game/sport” that people like myself focus on getting better at to an “activity”. I’ve said this before, all I hear now are people saying “where else can I go and drive around, drink and smoke?”…. The golf is never mentioned.

More “golf entertainment” venues needed to meet this type of demand. Some sort of restricted flight equipment to cut down on land usage and expense, and some technology (app based tracking/scoring/ancillary betting or side games). Maybe 12 hole course broken up into 3 hole loops so you can pick your # of holes based on the amount of time you’ve got? (And don’t worry, there will be an algorithm to handle the complex scheduling and routing).

Jelopster

Shot a 109 at Disney’s Palm. It was Jekyll and Hyde. 10 bogies (which I count as a win), 2 Doubles, and 6 “others” - mostly water induced mayhem. If I’d have limited the blow ups s bit better, it would have been a decent round for me.

I played with my wife’s uncle who shot an 85. He helped me slow my tempo and “feel” the club head. I hit some of the best shots I’ve ever hit including sticking an 8 iron on the green from 142 and launching a 311 yard drive with my Geek Floyd the Driver - a beautiful little baby draw.

All in all a perfect day and a great round!

Eguller

Jelopster More “golf entertainment” venues needed to meet this type of demand.

Top Golf, etc... ?

KCee

Jelopster Maybe 12 hole course broken up into 3 hole loops so you can pick your # of holes based on the amount of time you’ve got? (And don’t worry, there will be an algorithm to handle the complex scheduling and routing).

I swear that years ago I was traveling by a course that was like that. Didn't play it, but I swear the sales rep might have said it was 18 holes with 3 hole stretches extending out from the center clubhouse. Looked sort of executive-like in length and you could play any # of holes divisible by 3. Can't remember where I was though. I want to say either IL or MI as at the time those reps were big time golfers.

Typhoon

Jelopster
You don’t need to dumb it down and cater to these people… they come anyway. Like I said, “golf” has nothing to do with it. It’s just drinking, driving a cart, taking pictures of each other with a cigar and a backwards hat. They don’t need a shorter loop, or a shorter course because they don’t give a shit if they’re out there for 6 hours.

Jelopster

Eguller Yeah. Top golf, more “entertaining” simulators, new smaller courses. Just different ways to consume golf for different folks with different strokes (pun 💯 intended)

LBlack14

Let's not fuck with the game like they're doing with baseball. People have been in lock down, this too shall pass. JMO.

sdandrea1

LBlack14 People have been in lock down, this too shall pass.

Good gawd I hope so........🙏

mikeintopeka

KCee I swear the sales rep might have said it was 18 holes with 3 hole stretches extending out from the center clubhouse. Looked sort of executive-like in length and you could play any # of holes divisible by 3.

The Marysville (KS) Country Club is a nine hole course that my organization had in our rota annually. We'd travel to play somewhere in NE KS monthly to raise some money for transportation costs to get children to a Shrine Hospital for treatment and it was one of our favorite 'tour' stops, not only for the golf but the amazing dinners with the local locker's hand cut steaks or pork loins. The course is set up for holes 1-3, 4-6, and 7-9 to all come back to the clubhouse. The guys that needed liquid lube to help their games, and attitude, loved it. And no need for a beverage cart. The members loved it if they wanted to iron something during a 'quick 3 or 6 holes'.

darpar

So a couple weeks ago we played the second day of our club's league championship,
and I shot a stellar 96!
Then yesterday, same course,same tees,same group, about 15° cooler....77, stupid game!

sdandrea1

darpar and I shot a stellar 96!
Then yesterday...77

Golf hates us.......

Sneakylong

84 at The Eagles (Forest Course). Had one birdie. Won two matches and lost one. Won two greenies. Beautiful morning out there. My buddie continues to stripe his new Ping G425 SFT. Never seen him drive it so well in the 14 years I've been playing golf with him. Chicken salad sandwich for lunch.

Par4QC

Sneakylong You always post your scores, but never complain. I like that! It tells me you are not that much interested in such, except for h/c purposes perhaps, and even then, not really concerned. You go out, play 18 with friends, have lunch, and a good time is had. Again, I like that!!

But, I hate you for being able to do that every day, and I cannot. 😲😉

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