GOOD LUCK! I've heard people get the COVID fog so be careful! We're heading to Lake Tahoe so no golf for a week for me...but that's OK in this case LOL
Played today, walked 18, wonderful weather. Although I didn't feel like I had all of my strength back, it went surprisingly well, aside from 2-3 holes I totally botched. Had a bad day in the sand aside from one short fairway bunker shot with 7i that landed on the green about 4 feet from the hole. Had a couple of pars, wound up with 92. I think I hit all fairways with my drive.
Nice you were able to get out. Just back from the West coast...man is Monterrey incredible. Drove around Pebble/SpyGlass/and other courses. So bueatiful. The wind though, can't imagine how challenging every shot seemed. Hope to play 9 this week but with the time change, I have to have a break in the work schedule. Fingers crossed
Right, with the time change the window closes fast in the afternoon - not to mention the glare from the sun being lower in the sky!
Played last weekend, not great (again, I think I hit all fairways with driver, but not otherwise memorable). Not playing this weekend, its going to be too cool.
It's gotten cold here now...not getting to the 50 degree these days. But maybe Wed before Thanskgiving it;ll be like 55...so might try to play. YET aNOTHER pain, think my plantar fascitis is kicked up ...now when I start walking, my heel is painful. Not bad bad but jeez I'm getting tired of new pains!
Probably last round of 2022 on Saturday, it was nice and sunny, temps in low 50's, wind wasn't too bad. Course still in good shape, we haven't had hard frost yet, so there is still grass on fairways and greens. Rough is pretty clumpy. We had a single guy go out with us, he was overly chatty, very nice, but no course management. He was riding and when he went looking for his ball (which was often) he'd park the cart and walk. Then he'd have to walk back 50+ yards to get his cart and drive to his ball, since he took no clubs with him. Left his cart in kind of the wrong spot a lot when on the green - not at the back, towards the next hole. At least he only played 9 holes, because he was really slowing us up. I had 1, maybe 2 pars, 36 putts. Couple of "just missed" putts, had 2 (IIRC) hit too hard and bounce off the flagstick. Hadn't played for 3 weeks, a little rusty. Hitting the irons reasonably well, I actually hit onto the 18th green (par 5) with my 6 iron. My miss is consistently a block, with the driver I REAAAALLY have to concentrate to make sure I don't open up before my hands get through the ball...when I do, I can hit a nice draw.
So will courses shutdown up your way? Our courses will remainn open all year. Unless it's really sustained cold where they worry about the bermuda greens, they remain open. Courses with bent grass greens don't close unless there's frost, ice or snow. I hit the range last week, did pretty good for a month layoff..I'd like to play sometime soon but also not minding letting the heal rest a litle. After the range, it was sore. I saw Tiger has this plantar issue and he pulled out of his event. Don't blame hiim...four rounds walking plus practice and all the media stuff, I couldn't do it. I hope I haven't played my last round of 2022 but if I have, that's OK. It was a poor year for me ballstriking wise, maybe my worst. I think I made some strides here late with some drills but until I can go play, who knows. Working to lose weight and am exercising 5 times a week so hoping next year will be a healthier year.
Courses here stay open all winter. What they do at our county courses is they rotate one course being completely closed for one month, but the others stay open. However, if it is forecasted to be really nice on the weekend, they can opt to open the "closed" course for play. They make that call on Thursday, I think. We have 4 courses to choose from, so it's not an issue. The links style course can be pretty brutal to play in the winter if there is any wind...the others have trees lining the fairways to cut down on the wind. I'm also pretty indifferent about whether I play again for a while, based on my regression. Until some things change with work, I don't see having the time to get mid-week practice in, and that's the only way I can turn things around.
Down in Hilton Head SC...ugh...beautiful courses down here..must overseed cause the nice courses are plush green. $150+...and harbortown is like $350. So not playing .. haven't played since mid Oct...but ohhhhhh the want is there...going to be really cold here this week too so maybe after Christmas
Cold up here, in the 20's over the weekend. Warm towards the end of next week, but looks like a lot of rain, so golf is unlikely. Maybe it will stay dry long enough to go to the range.
Fingers crossed...Sunday weather is low/mid 50's. However, rain on Saturday. So there's a chance that it will be too wet, or the rain will carry over to Sunday. Monday is an outside possibility, also. If weather doesn't hold up for a round, we'll go to the range, at least.
Got in one last round in 2022. Weather was overcast and near 55. Surprisingly we played in 4 hours even though the course seemed packed. Overall I can't complain...hadn't played since Oct...shot 81...really could have been like 77 except for a few stupid doubles and a couple missed short putts. Had 1 birdie, on 18. 37 putts..not great. Had some close calls. finally hit my irons better. Hit 4 of 4 GIR on the Par 3s which I can't tell you the last time I did. Maybe not in 2022! Driver was fine. the course doesn't punish a somewhat wayward tee shot too badly so only had 1 that I had to punch out from the trees on. Did chunk and thin a couple shots...but given there's not any grass now on the courses, I wasn't surprised. All and all, pretty happy with the round.
We played Monday, lucky to get a tee time because someone had cancelled. Only one of the courses is open and all of the times were taken. Tried to play elsewhere on Sunday (when we thought we couldn't get a time for Monday), had a tee time, but it was so soggy we cancelled early and just went to the range around noon. Considering I hadn't played in 2 months, I hit pretty well at the range. The course was in terrible shape (as to be expected), really mushy, fuzzy dormant grass, fairways littered with goose poop. No roll on the fairways, and greens were understandably slow, too. Because we didn't tee off until 12:30-ish, we walked off after the 14th hole (good location to get a path back to the clubhouse). I hit a couple of decent shots into the greens, I had a 9i that ended up less than 12" from the hole and a SW that also stuck in close, had two 1-putts. Shot 48 on the front 9, 1 par, 18 putts (pretty rusty). Holes 10-14 I had 2 doubles, 2 pars, 1 bogey and 9 putts. This is it for a while, I have to send my 7i back to Ping since I lost the weight somewhere a while back on the course, and I may just send all of the irons for them to check the lie angles and clean them up.
Played Monday...was high 50s and sunny...bt more windy then I expected. hadn't played in weeks. Drove the ball well. It's still soft out there and nothing to hit off of. So had a few chunky shots and chips. No birdies and a couple doubles off of some bad swings but was nice to be out there. This week has been warm. Still trying to get over the plantar issue so not sure I'll play again for a while.
Weather started off cloudy, cool and damp, but on the back nine the sun came out and it was very nice, around 60 degrees. Greens, although the grass is dormant, rolled pretty well (if a bit slow) because they were pretty smooth. Dormant fairways were OK to hit off, also...off in the rough it got clumpy. I had 1 or 2 pars, blew a GIR on a par 5 by 3-putting. Hit my irons very well, nice height. The few times going to the range definitely have helped keep some semblance of a swing. Driver was pretty good, I did fairly well at remembering to stay behind the ball so my hands could get through, thinned a couple probably due to teeing up too high. One ball lost to the pond on hole #9, my usual. Had several one putts of some distance, my putting was above average today overall. One month until Myrtle Beach, should be able to get to the range at least once prior, so I should be OK.
I'm jealous about the beach trip.. it'll be almost 80 here Thursday which is like a record...all next week is mid 60s..I love it...I have a visit on my foot Thursday...So hoping to learn it's nothing big..just regular plantar and will heal. But problem is I walk like 40 miles a week..so that's not helping. but hoping to re-up at my course next week and start at least riding golf.
Scott - you might want to ask your Dr about a cortisone shot, if it is only pain and nothing structural in your foot. Of course then you have to think about getting a needle in your foot!
Taking the day off on Wednesday, since it will be around 60 degrees and it is dead at work (plus I had my un-used vacation), playing with my husband and one of his golf buddies, who is an average hacker. They can ride a cart together, I'm looking forward to walking.
Nice to take a day off, pretty relaxing. It started out a little cool and breezy, the sun came out a little on the back 9 and it warmed up. Grass still dormant, the greens were rolling very fast (like putting on carpet). We leave the pin in when putting and I had 2 from long range that bounced off the stick. Didn't play particularly well, but it had been a month since my last time out. Hit the driver OK, one pop-up and one a little topped, but we got so much roll that mis-hits still went pretty far. It will be nice once the grass starts coming in, the rough was very clumpy/hard so it was not easy to hit the ball cleanly. Some of the traps were good, with nice fluffy sand, some were threadbare/packed, so it's probably a sign of the season to come - minimal maintenance. There had been a tornado near the course several weeks ago that took down a lot of trees, they are focusing on cutting up the ones along the edge of the woods that are somewhat in play, and getting them off the course, so it's very likely even less money/manpower will be allocated to pre-season maintenance.
It was nice to get out to play even though I played pretty poorly, I missed a LOT of putts an inch right or left of the hole, so I couldn't salvage a score by putting well. Got stuck in a couple of traps. Wound up around 97, should have been 4 strokes less.
GOOD LUCK! I've heard people get the COVID fog so be careful! We're heading to Lake Tahoe so no golf for a week for me...but that's OK in this case LOL
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Played today, walked 18, wonderful weather. Although I didn't feel like I had all of my strength back, it went surprisingly well, aside from 2-3 holes I totally botched. Had a bad day in the sand aside from one short fairway bunker shot with 7i that landed on the green about 4 feet from the hole. Had a couple of pars, wound up with 92. I think I hit all fairways with my drive.
It's not how...it's how many
Nice you were able to get out. Just back from the West coast...man is Monterrey incredible. Drove around Pebble/SpyGlass/and other courses. So bueatiful. The wind though, can't imagine how challenging every shot seemed. Hope to play 9 this week but with the time change, I have to have a break in the work schedule. Fingers crossed
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Right, with the time change the window closes fast in the afternoon - not to mention the glare from the sun being lower in the sky!
Played last weekend, not great (again, I think I hit all fairways with driver, but not otherwise memorable). Not playing this weekend, its going to be too cool.
It's not how...it's how many
It's gotten cold here now...not getting to the 50 degree these days. But maybe Wed before Thanskgiving it;ll be like 55...so might try to play. YET aNOTHER pain, think my plantar fascitis is kicked up ...now when I start walking, my heel is painful. Not bad bad but jeez I'm getting tired of new pains!
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Probably last round of 2022 on Saturday, it was nice and sunny, temps in low 50's, wind wasn't too bad. Course still in good shape, we haven't had hard frost yet, so there is still grass on fairways and greens. Rough is pretty clumpy. We had a single guy go out with us, he was overly chatty, very nice, but no course management. He was riding and when he went looking for his ball (which was often) he'd park the cart and walk. Then he'd have to walk back 50+ yards to get his cart and drive to his ball, since he took no clubs with him. Left his cart in kind of the wrong spot a lot when on the green - not at the back, towards the next hole. At least he only played 9 holes, because he was really slowing us up. I had 1, maybe 2 pars, 36 putts. Couple of "just missed" putts, had 2 (IIRC) hit too hard and bounce off the flagstick. Hadn't played for 3 weeks, a little rusty. Hitting the irons reasonably well, I actually hit onto the 18th green (par 5) with my 6 iron. My miss is consistently a block, with the driver I REAAAALLY have to concentrate to make sure I don't open up before my hands get through the ball...when I do, I can hit a nice draw.
It's not how...it's how many
So will courses shutdown up your way? Our courses will remainn open all year. Unless it's really sustained cold where they worry about the bermuda greens, they remain open. Courses with bent grass greens don't close unless there's frost, ice or snow. I hit the range last week, did pretty good for a month layoff..I'd like to play sometime soon but also not minding letting the heal rest a litle. After the range, it was sore. I saw Tiger has this plantar issue and he pulled out of his event. Don't blame hiim...four rounds walking plus practice and all the media stuff, I couldn't do it. I hope I haven't played my last round of 2022 but if I have, that's OK. It was a poor year for me ballstriking wise, maybe my worst. I think I made some strides here late with some drills but until I can go play, who knows. Working to lose weight and am exercising 5 times a week so hoping next year will be a healthier year.
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Courses here stay open all winter. What they do at our county courses is they rotate one course being completely closed for one month, but the others stay open. However, if it is forecasted to be really nice on the weekend, they can opt to open the "closed" course for play. They make that call on Thursday, I think. We have 4 courses to choose from, so it's not an issue. The links style course can be pretty brutal to play in the winter if there is any wind...the others have trees lining the fairways to cut down on the wind. I'm also pretty indifferent about whether I play again for a while, based on my regression. Until some things change with work, I don't see having the time to get mid-week practice in, and that's the only way I can turn things around.
It's not how...it's how many
Down in Hilton Head SC...ugh...beautiful courses down here..must overseed cause the nice courses are plush green. $150+...and harbortown is like $350. So not playing .. haven't played since mid Oct...but ohhhhhh the want is there...going to be really cold here this week too so maybe after Christmas
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Cold up here, in the 20's over the weekend. Warm towards the end of next week, but looks like a lot of rain, so golf is unlikely. Maybe it will stay dry long enough to go to the range.
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Fingers crossed...Sunday weather is low/mid 50's. However, rain on Saturday. So there's a chance that it will be too wet, or the rain will carry over to Sunday. Monday is an outside possibility, also. If weather doesn't hold up for a round, we'll go to the range, at least.
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Got in one last round in 2022. Weather was overcast and near 55. Surprisingly we played in 4 hours even though the course seemed packed. Overall I can't complain...hadn't played since Oct...shot 81...really could have been like 77 except for a few stupid doubles and a couple missed short putts. Had 1 birdie, on 18. 37 putts..not great. Had some close calls. finally hit my irons better. Hit 4 of 4 GIR on the Par 3s which I can't tell you the last time I did. Maybe not in 2022! Driver was fine. the course doesn't punish a somewhat wayward tee shot too badly so only had 1 that I had to punch out from the trees on. Did chunk and thin a couple shots...but given there's not any grass now on the courses, I wasn't surprised. All and all, pretty happy with the round.
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We played Monday, lucky to get a tee time because someone had cancelled. Only one of the courses is open and all of the times were taken. Tried to play elsewhere on Sunday (when we thought we couldn't get a time for Monday), had a tee time, but it was so soggy we cancelled early and just went to the range around noon. Considering I hadn't played in 2 months, I hit pretty well at the range. The course was in terrible shape (as to be expected), really mushy, fuzzy dormant grass, fairways littered with goose poop. No roll on the fairways, and greens were understandably slow, too. Because we didn't tee off until 12:30-ish, we walked off after the 14th hole (good location to get a path back to the clubhouse). I hit a couple of decent shots into the greens, I had a 9i that ended up less than 12" from the hole and a SW that also stuck in close, had two 1-putts. Shot 48 on the front 9, 1 par, 18 putts (pretty rusty). Holes 10-14 I had 2 doubles, 2 pars, 1 bogey and 9 putts. This is it for a while, I have to send my 7i back to Ping since I lost the weight somewhere a while back on the course, and I may just send all of the irons for them to check the lie angles and clean them up.
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Played Monday...was high 50s and sunny...bt more windy then I expected. hadn't played in weeks. Drove the ball well. It's still soft out there and nothing to hit off of. So had a few chunky shots and chips. No birdies and a couple doubles off of some bad swings but was nice to be out there. This week has been warm. Still trying to get over the plantar issue so not sure I'll play again for a while.
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Weather started off cloudy, cool and damp, but on the back nine the sun came out and it was very nice, around 60 degrees. Greens, although the grass is dormant, rolled pretty well (if a bit slow) because they were pretty smooth. Dormant fairways were OK to hit off, also...off in the rough it got clumpy. I had 1 or 2 pars, blew a GIR on a par 5 by 3-putting. Hit my irons very well, nice height. The few times going to the range definitely have helped keep some semblance of a swing. Driver was pretty good, I did fairly well at remembering to stay behind the ball so my hands could get through, thinned a couple probably due to teeing up too high. One ball lost to the pond on hole #9, my usual. Had several one putts of some distance, my putting was above average today overall. One month until Myrtle Beach, should be able to get to the range at least once prior, so I should be OK.
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I'm jealous about the beach trip.. it'll be almost 80 here Thursday which is like a record...all next week is mid 60s..I love it...I have a visit on my foot Thursday...So hoping to learn it's nothing big..just regular plantar and will heal. But problem is I walk like 40 miles a week..so that's not helping. but hoping to re-up at my course next week and start at least riding golf.
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Scott - you might want to ask your Dr about a cortisone shot, if it is only pain and nothing structural in your foot. Of course then you have to think about getting a needle in your foot!
It's not how...it's how many
Taking the day off on Wednesday, since it will be around 60 degrees and it is dead at work (plus I had my un-used vacation), playing with my husband and one of his golf buddies, who is an average hacker. They can ride a cart together, I'm looking forward to walking.
It's not how...it's how many
Nice to take a day off, pretty relaxing. It started out a little cool and breezy, the sun came out a little on the back 9 and it warmed up. Grass still dormant, the greens were rolling very fast (like putting on carpet). We leave the pin in when putting and I had 2 from long range that bounced off the stick. Didn't play particularly well, but it had been a month since my last time out. Hit the driver OK, one pop-up and one a little topped, but we got so much roll that mis-hits still went pretty far. It will be nice once the grass starts coming in, the rough was very clumpy/hard so it was not easy to hit the ball cleanly. Some of the traps were good, with nice fluffy sand, some were threadbare/packed, so it's probably a sign of the season to come - minimal maintenance. There had been a tornado near the course several weeks ago that took down a lot of trees, they are focusing on cutting up the ones along the edge of the woods that are somewhat in play, and getting them off the course, so it's very likely even less money/manpower will be allocated to pre-season maintenance.
It was nice to get out to play even though I played pretty poorly, I missed a LOT of putts an inch right or left of the hole, so I couldn't salvage a score by putting well. Got stuck in a couple of traps. Wound up around 97, should have been 4 strokes less.
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