Played a scramble event yesterday at Whirlwind golf course. Team went 29-33. Good enough for a T5. This was one of my favorite scrambles I have ever played. No mulligans and no absurd charity booths asking for $100 to hit the ball on the green or have a pro hit your shot. Just straight up golf as a team. Front nine was 3 pars, 5 birds and an eagle. We could only muster 3 birds on the back nine. Everyone on our team contributed. 5th out of 36 teams wasn't bad for not having a ringer. Bonus of the day was being in group 1A!

82 at The Eagles Forest Course. No bridies. Hit a couple real squirrely shots early on, but hit some nice shots after that. The greens are Bermuda and not in great shape. Kind of bumpy.

Only two of us this morning. We teed off at 7:04 and were done at 10:13. Nice morning, a little breezy but nice. We used our free round that we got with our new winter Paradise Golf package.

Shot 52/42 this morning. The first 6 holes were so bad it was almost comical. I was pretty happy with the back 9 where I had 4 GIRs. No birdies, though, and I missed a par save on #18 after flopping a shot over a sand trap to 3 feet.

Played a course yesterday in Tucson called Quarry Pines. Shot a 44-43 on one of the tightest courses I have seen in AZ. Front nine Played flat and through a neighborhood. Fairways were probably averaging 20 yards wide. Back nine Played around a reclaimed rock quarry and was even less forgiving. I had 7 unplayable lies and 6 were from the tee. My iron and wedge play were decent and I only had 28 putts. This is a course I need to play again now that I know the layout. My driver will not make as many appearances next time I play the course.

    Mattyv Is that the one that is right along the west side of the 10, on the north edge of town?

        42/37 for 79. I was 7 over after 5 holes, and played the rest of the round in even par. One triple and two birdies. Both of the birdies were net eagles in the money game. 8 GIR and 30 putts. I missed some sweet birdie looks inside 15 feet. The steel shafted STi irons are really working great. I feel very confident now when I have a 7 iron or less into a green. Especially the wedges. I'm starting to get good at knocking them down, taking more club and hitting a softer shot, etc. Those shots were impossible for me with the 65 gram graphites.

        Our team did pretty well, which was a surprise to all four of us.

          Mattyv No, I never got there. Drove past it a lot. Those homes must get shelled.

              Just got back from the Ocean City MD golf trip. We played Baywood Greens on the way down, then Lighthouse Sound, Rum Pointe and Heritage Shores. All very nice courses, the only negatives were that 2 had recently aerated the greens and it was crazy windy (which also made it really cold) every day.

              I shot a lousy 93 every round and finished 1st, 2nd, 1st and 1st in our daily matches lol. I felt like I should have shot 83 every day, but just couldn't do it.....luckily for me everyone struggled as much or worse. I also lucked out partner-wise each day as my partners had their best rounds with me. Some great zigging and zagging too as I was pretty consistently making a par and then a double, but the pars were at the right times.

              I had fun, but I may pass on the trip next year. I was wearing winter mittens with hand warmers in between every shot and a winter knit hat most of the time. The cold winds off the water were just brutal for someone with Raynauds and 4 rounds in the same conditions were uncomfortable. I have definitely become a fair weather golfer in my old age.

                KCee brutal for someone with Raynauds

                Yes, that condition definitely limits your golf to warmer weather or heated gloves. 😟

                  KCee Sucks double for you with your hand condition anyway

                    I shot 38-38-76 today at Eagles Landing GC in Oregon, Ohio. Two birdies, 11 GIR, 33 putts. A little cool
                    when we started, but then the course is right across the street from Lake Erie, and it warmed up to almost
                    60* when we finished. Beautiful fall day with almost no wind.....

                    garyt1957 The drive is long enough and last year we lucked out with warmer weather for all but the last day. We hit Florida in the winter. The OC trip came about when 2 guys found some great deals on hotel and golf. I loved last year, but this year a bit sick of being cold. Of course I always say I'm quitting golf all together and keep playing so.....

                        KCee I'll have to hit you up for some info. I'm interested in going out there, but in the summer

                            garyt1957 I would imagine it's REALLY busy there in the summer. I would certainly prefer the weather though. A few of us were thinking of doing a shorter trip in May before it gets busy but hopefully with nicer weather. There are some very nice courses and very different from what I normally play which is cool.

                              Another beautiful day in Missouri. 50* at tee time, 70* when we finished. The front nine started out well with two pars and then fell apart. The back nine started out poorly, losing 2 balls on number 10 but got better after that. Ended up with 50/45. A little worse than average but still within a normal range.

                              It was CPO (which it will be until April 1) but we got around in about 3:45.

                              Chic-Fil-A for lunch.