I shot a 78 yesterday. My lowest score ever and 2nd time in my life breaking 80. I actually made putts. A rarity for me.
Awesome! I shot a 79 this morning for the first time breaking 80. Some good golf lately by the group on here. Got our games together late in summer.
Started off 6 over through 5 and then played the next six holes 3 under with a hole out from 120 for eagle and a birdie. Needed to go 2 over the last four holes and had three pars in a row and doubled 18. Five fairways and five greens. Didn’t make it easy on myself.
Nice! Especially the hole-out. I was kinda the opposite. I started strong, then faded a bit. I was one-over at the turn. It was my best front nine ever, and could’ve been even-par or maybe one-under but I had a horrendous three-putt bogey on #9. But on the back, I was scrambling the whole time. Had two holes where I was hitting three off the tee after driving out-of-bounds and ended up with a bogey and a double-bogey on those holes. But that was sort of cancelled out after a very, very lucky birdie where I picked my head up on an approach shot from about 110 yards, hit a crappy worm-burner, but it rolled up within about five feet of the pin.
I’ve played less golf this summer than I have any summer of my life, and my scores have somehow been better than ever this year. Strange, but I’ll take it.
I shot a 78 yesterday. My lowest score ever and 2nd time in my life breaking 80. I actually made putts. A rarity for me.
Awesome! I shot a 79 this morning for the first time breaking 80. Some good golf lately by the group on here. Got our games together late in summer.
Started off 6 over through 5 and then played the next six holes 3 under with a hole out from 120 for eagle and a birdie. Needed to go 2 over the last four holes and had three pars in a row and doubled 18. Five fairways and five greens. Didn’t make it easy on myself.
Nice! Especially the hole-out. I was kinda the opposite. I started strong, then faded a bit. I was one-over at the turn. It was my best front nine ever, and could’ve been even-par or maybe one-under but I had a horrendous three-putt bogey on #9. But on the back, I was scrambling the whole time. Had two holes where I was hitting three off the tee after driving out-of-bounds and ended up with a bogey and a double-bogey on those holes. But that was sort of cancelled out after a very, very lucky birdie where I picked my head up on an approach shot from about 110 yards, hit a crappy worm-burner, but it rolled up within about five feet of the pin.
I’ve played less golf this summer than I have any summer of my life, and my scores have somehow been better than ever this year. Strange, but I’ll take it.
Nice job hanging. Tough to not let your head get in the way when you make the turn at 1 over.
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Stefauci was the clear favorite by the broadcast crew, that’s for sure! I feel like I know that guy’s whole family now. Barely know anything about the other kid. Lol
Fun to watch though
Banden is a bucket list trip for me. I gotta get out there.
Stefauci was the clear favorite by the broadcast crew, that’s for sure! I feel like I know that guy’s whole family now. Barely know anything about the other kid. Lol
Fun to watch though
Banden is a bucket list trip for me. I gotta get out there.
Was a friggen documentary on the kid's family. Was a bit much.
Just got invited to play Medinah No. 3 this Saturday. Lived in the area my entire life and have never had the chance to play it. Can't wait!
That's awesome! I was there last year for the BMW....beautiful place. Good luck on those par 3s! 2nd and 13th holes are crazy...so much water.
Beautiful place, indeed. I went to the '99 PGA and '12 Ryder Cup there and was in awe. Even had some buddies that caddied there in our teens, but never was lucky enough to play it. It's going to be a tough test for sure, even from the tees that we'll play (couldn't imagine championship tees). I've been playing low-mid 80's golf this year so I'm fully expecting a score north of 90. And that's okay! Just happy to play it.
So the Sea Island Resort, Seaside course is a Par 70 and I didn't realize the PGA plays it as part of the wraparound season. I shot 71 and that was aided by a great stretch of 4 birdies in 5 holes.
It was a beautiful course and I guess it's normally over $300 to play out there but one of the guys we play with got us on for $70. Well worth it.
So the Sea Island Resort, Seaside course is a Par 70 and I didn't realize the PGA plays it as part of the wraparound season. I shot 71 and that was aided by a great stretch of 4 birdies in 5 holes.
It was a beautiful course and I guess it's normally over $300 to play out there but one of the guys we play with got us on for $70. Well worth it.
I have a voodoo doll that looks like Jimmy Page holding a golf club because I don't know what you look like for real. No, that's an awesome round. It sucks that these places can be $300+ a round. You have to be decent in order to enjoy it.
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I signed up for PGA Tour Live. Wish it would be active for the majors but, man this is a great way to start the day. Love it.
Thought I’d share a few pics from Medinah yesterday. If you’re into golf history like I am, this place has plenty of it. We played from the white tees at ~6,800 yards. There are 2 tees behind it with the championship tees at ~7,700. Crazy long golf course. Very narrow, tree-lined fairways with no intermediate cut. You’re either in the fairway or thick, deep rough. Bunkers are placed at distances where most tee shots end up, so you either need to be long and try to carry them or thread the needle to the left or right. Tons of sharp doglegs. The greens are tiny and like pool tables. It’s really a shot-makers golf course that requires strategy and good decision-making. In short...tough! I did have a par, birdie, par run on the back and made par on the signature par 3 17th. Such an awesome experience I’m glad to have had.
Last one. I’ve seen this on other courses, but the holes don’t have numbers on them anywhere. Just cool “M’s” for the tees. I guess the thought is that the members know where the holes are at. I would have been lost. It’s a massive property.
To be honest, the locker room was pretty basic from what I saw. I didn't spend a ton of time in there or do much exploring in it. It's big for sure as they have ~600 members, but nothing over the top. I was assigned to a locker that had some member's name on it, so they must open those up to visitors if they're empty and they know the member won't be there that day. I don't know exactly how they work it, but I was definitely in some guy Tom's locker for the day lol. The clubhouse itself is pretty special though. Very grand on every level. The pro shop was insane. I could have done some serious damage in there, but luckily I held back.
I couldn't believe how hard it was to stick those (tiny) greens. It must have felt like what the pros feel when they complain about greens being too firm and fast at U.S. Opens. This was nowhere near that level, but same concept for a guy like me who plays much easier courses. There were a few holes that I hit high, lofted clubs into greens (7 or 8 iron) and landed the ball near the front and it still rolled all the way to the back. Then my ball would be resting up against the collar which makes a real tough putt. I"m not a crazy, high spin player or anything, but I can usually stop a 7 or 8 iron fairly close to where it lands. They were just so much more firm than what I'm used to.
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Fun to watch though
Banden is a bucket list trip for me. I gotta get out there.
Between rounds with friends and tournaments, I've played Friday through Sunday every week for the past 3 months.
Sounds like you're having a hell of a summer.
It was a beautiful course and I guess it's normally over $300 to play out there but one of the guys we play with got us on for $70. Well worth it.
I have a voodoo doll that looks like Jimmy Page holding a golf club because I don't know what you look like for real. No, that's an awesome round. It sucks that these places can be $300+ a round. You have to be decent in order to enjoy it.