The Golf Thread 2009

[Trekchick]

I understand the Tigers, RAWR!
I understand the Wings.....
I even understand the Pistons, Bad boy image and all!
But the Lions!?
Seriously?

Ah well, maybe there's a chance of redeeming the team since they dumped the M&M team.
Still, I'm not holding my breath.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Lets go Tiger Woods..shake it off and win all four majors next season...you can do it!!!! It's a shame he got owned by Yang Chung

 

[riverc0il]

I watched Yang take Tiger down yesterday with an amazing last few holes . It was historic --first Asian to win a major and first time Tiger tanked after leading at the 54 hole mark and actually right up thru the 14th hole yesterday . Yang simply dominated last few holes , Tiger had a tuff day with the putter and missed several under 8 footers , he was fine off the tee and pretty good with the wedges except for the final 4 /5 holes

I disagree with Yang dominating the last few holes. I think it was the 16 hole that Yang slipped and gave Tiger a chance. The last hole was an incredible way to seal the deal, but I think Yang left Tiger enough chances that it was not complete domination.

Yang gave Tiger a few chances after sinking that incredible chip for Eagle (or was it a Birdie? I think he forced Tiger to get the Birdie or go down by two instead of just one?). Anyone discounting Yang would be ridiculous to do so, but I do think Tiger folded and gave Yang way too many opportunities throughout the entire game.

How about Paddy throwing it away with a snowman on 8??!! He could have been in contention.

Something on the last hole bothered me. People were chanting USA USA in the background. That was childish and wrong on so many levels.

I love seeing Tiger dominate but it was awesome seeing a previously unknown player handle such an incredibly high pressure situation with (apparent) ease. I kept waiting for Yang to have a blow up hole due to the pressure. Yang never cracked and saved his best iron shot for last on the 18th green approach, amazing playing.

 

[drjeff]

Just your typical "average" weird round today Ended up with a 77. Including a hole out par save from 50 yards on a par 4 after driving it into jail behind a tree. Birdied the #1 handicap hole (which has just been having its way with me any way imaginable all year long) and then promptly on the next hole which is a very easy, wide open, short downhill par 5 make a double without loosing a ball, incurring a penalty shot, being blocked out behind any trees or 3 putting

'Ya just gotta love this game!

 

[Warp Daddy]

Just finished a 30 min pitch/chip practice session with my wedges and 7,8,9 irons ---feli good still accurate ---------------------first real practice session since the heart attack -------------------------still not supposed to use my arms till after 9/13/09

BUT these are low impact swings anyways besides which the Queen knows it was for my MENTAL HEALTH

 

[drjeff]

Just finished a 30 min pitch/chip practice session with my wedges and 7,8,9 irons ---feli good still accurate ---------------------first real practice session since the heart attack -------------------------still not supposed to use my arms till after 9/13/09

BUT these are low impact swings anyways besides which the Queen knows it was for my MENTAL HEALTH

Nice Warp!! Even though it's not as much fun as swinging the big stick for most, if you keep up with that short game practice the next few weeks I think it's a safe bet that you'll see immediate dividends in the form of a smaller number on the score card!

 

[Warp Daddy]

Nice Warp!! Even though it's not as much fun as swinging the big stick for most, if you keep up with that short game practice the next few weeks I think it's a safe bet that you'll see immediate dividends in the form of a smaller number on the score card!

I like how you think Doc !!!

 

[Trekchick]

Just finished a 30 min pitch/chip practice session with my wedges and 7,8,9 irons ---feli good still accurate ---------------------first real practice session since the heart attack -------------------------still not supposed to use my arms till after 9/13/09

BUT these are low impact swings anyways besides which the Queen knows it was for my MENTAL HEALTH

Why does this make me laugh out loud?

 

[Warp Daddy]

Why does this make me laugh out loud?

Tigress:
Cuz u know me too DAMN WELL AND know ITS TRUE 'sides which all women are intuitive like that and YOU know i got cherry power to the 6th dimension thanx 2 u --LMBFAO

 

[campgottagopee]

Just finished a 30 min pitch/chip practice session with my wedges and 7,8,9 irons ---feli good still accurate ---------------------first real practice session since the heart attack -------------------------still not supposed to use my arms till after 9/13/09

BUT these are low impact swings anyways besides which the Queen knows it was for my MENTAL HEALTH

Nice job Warp Papa---putt for dough and drive for show

 

[Warp Daddy]

Nice job Warp Papa---putt for dough and drive for show

4 shure camp 4 shure !!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Trekchick]

Tigress:
Cuz u know me too DAMN WELL AND know ITS TRUE 'sides which all women are intuitive like that and YOU know i got cherry power to the 6th dimension thanx 2 u --LMBFAO

• Have the cherries helped?
  
• Woulda sent you some AZ stickers but I only had EpicSki stickers.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

• Have the cherries helped?
  
• Woulda sent you some AZ stickers but I only had EpicSki stickers.

I could use some EpicSki stickers...I'll trade you some PaSkiandRide stickers:beer:

On the topic of golf...I might play Monday as I have off and weekday golf rocks..my favorite place is Hideaway Hills in the Poconos. I think it's about $45 with cart during the week and about $60 on the weekends. The cool thing is there are a ton of elevation changes. There's a downhill par 3 where it's at least 120 vert from Tee to Green. It's about 200 yards and a solid 5 iron is perfect. There is also a par 5 with perhaps 150 feet of drop from the tee box to the fairway and then the fairway to the green is another 50 feet of drop..byt then the next several holes are all uphill to make up for that..

 

[drjeff]

I could use some EpicSki stickers...I'll trade you some PaSkiandRide stickers:beer:

On the topic of golf...I might play Monday as I have off and weekday golf rocks..my favorite place is Hideaway Hills in the Poconos. I think it's about $45 with cart during the week and about $60 on the weekends. The cool thing is there are a ton of elevation changes. There's a downhill par 3 where it's at least 120 vert from Tee to Green. It's about 200 yards and a solid 5 iron is perfect. There is also a par 5 with perhaps 150 feet of drop from the tee box to the fairway and then the fairway to the green is another 50 feet of drop..byt then the next several holes are all uphill to make up for that..

Bigtime elevated tees down to the green/fairway are always one of my favorite types of hole to play. Just love watching that ball just seem to hang up in the air for an eternity! Heck it even looks cool if I hit a total cr@p shot and it's sailing into the trees or water hazard from an elevated tee

 

[Warp Daddy]

• Have the cherries helped?
  
• Woulda sent you some AZ stickers but I only had EpicSki stickers.

U Rock !!!!!!!

Cherry Power Rocks !!!-----------------------no issues at all

Epic stickers will be put to good use !!

Golf ball rests next to my hole in one ball in trophy case

TREKIE U DA BEST !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Warp Daddy]

I agree with Doc and Steeze the down mountain shot is super fun to watch another fav is hitting into a mountain backdrop the flight of the ball is almost like suspended animation . Graceful arc and beautiful to watch especially in flaming leaves season

 

[campgottagopee]

I agree with Doc and Steeze the down mountain shot is super fun to watch another fav is hitting into a mountain backdrop the flight of the ball is almost like suspended animation . Graceful arc and beautiful to watch especially in flaming leaves season

Which starts very soon in your neck of the woods...LOL

Love playing in the fall up in the Dacks---no place I'd rather be chasin that damn ball around in the fall. Besides, pine needles make it easier to find that dang thing than all the maple leaves around here.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Bigtime elevated tees down to the green/fairway are always one of my favorite types of hole to play. Just love watching that ball just seem to hang up in the air for an eternity! Heck it even looks cool if I hit a total cr@p shot and it's sailing into the trees or water hazard from an elevated tee

I usually take a breakfast ball on those holes just for the fun of it. Don't tell anybody but I've hit a ball or two off the Appalachian trail and it went like 400 yards

 

[drjeff]

Since my home course was hosting a charity scramble today (and I wasn't playing in it), I ventured a few miles to check out the other course in my area that i used to play A LOT prior to getting into my home course now. The old place, formerly known as Putnam Country Club is about 15 months into a likely 24 month DRAMATIC makeover by some new owners.

By the time they're down, they will have built 2 completely new holes, and made changes (some very dramatic) in the tee to green play of the other 16 holes (they didn't do anything to those 16 existing greens). What used to be just over 6200 yards from the tips, now measures in at just over 6900 yards. All par 5's which used to be reachable in 2 under "reasonable" conditions for me, are now true 3 shoters. A few of the par 4's that they stretched and used to be a fairway wood off the tee followed by a wedge to the green are now Driver and a mid iron! Lots of new mounding both in and around the fairways and a whole lotta new bunkers.

Give this place a couple of years to really grow in, and I guarentee that you'll be hearing about it as a "must play" in New England

Oh yah, I managed to go 36-42 = 78, as my irons generally weren't all that sharp today, that 78 should have been 3 or 4 higher if it wasn't for the 26 putts that saved my a$$!

 

[ccskier]

Played on Friday afternoon. Off the tee I was on point, not sayig my score but I lost 3 balls (hit w/ 6 strokes there), the shots didn't appear to be bad from take off, but were lost. Got an eagle o par 5, drove the ball about 290, 190 to w/ in 10 ft then sank the put. Driver was club of the day. Really need to work on less than 100 yard game, shanked 2 60yard shots. Just need to get out more. Managed to break even on the money matches w/ group, lost overall but brokeven o birdie pot.