kdxken Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 So here we go, I have to bail on Sunday something came up ☹️ Not my usual MO. I apologize. Ready to try another date when folks are up for it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted July 14, 2022 Author Share Posted July 14, 2022 3 hours ago, kdxken said: So here we go, I have to bail on Sunday something came up ☹️ Not my usual MO. I apologize. Ready to try another date when folks are up for it. No worries. Looks dicey Sunday pm anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathergoat Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 The picturesque 11th at Misquamicut. If you have a connection, drop everything and go play there! Par 69, and always immaculate conditions. Favorite course in RI. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 1 hour ago, weathergoat said: The picturesque 11th at Misquamicut. If you have a connection, drop everything and go play there! Par 69, and always immaculate conditions. Favorite course in RI. Lol I caddied there and had some great summers with the Watch Hill talent. Did you see the 38 and Sandy water markers below the 11th tee on the golf cart when you cross the road? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 12 hours ago, kdxken said: So here we go, I have to bail on Sunday something came up ☹️ Not my usual MO. I apologize. Ready to try another date when folks are up for it. I guess I can spend Sunday with my wife, we'll try another weekend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share Posted July 18, 2022 I might be in the minority but I’m not a fan of St Andrews. It’s short and lacks visual appeal imo. The huge shared greens are weird and players are not penalized for not being on the fairway. The only penalty is the pot bunkers. It’s basically a field with brown and green grass that has mounds. The final round was good though with Cam charging on the back 9 and Rory stuck in neutral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisrotary12 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 1 hour ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: I might be in the minority but I’m not a fan of St Andrews. It’s short and lacks visual appeal imo. The huge shared greens are weird and players are not penalized for not being on the fairway. The only penalty is the pot bunkers. It’s basically a field with brown and green grass that has mounds. The final round was good though with Cam charging on the back 9 and Rory stuck in neutral. Completely agreed. It's too easy. It's a mowed meadow with little penalty. The only penalty are the pot bunkers and weather. Also, who ever designed to course was lazy with only 11 greens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 44 minutes ago, Chrisrotary12 said: Completely agreed. It's too easy. It's a mowed meadow with little penalty. The only penalty are the pot bunkers and weather. Also, who ever designed to course was lazy with only 11 greens. Lol https://www.theexperiencestandrews.com/us/about/old-course-history/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 The Old Course is literally several hundred years old, not sure what people are expecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisrotary12 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 53 minutes ago, mreaves said: Lol https://www.theexperiencestandrews.com/us/about/old-course-history/ It originally had 22 holes, but because they were too short they converted from 22 to 18. Should shorten down to 12 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisrotary12 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 46 minutes ago, Baroclinic Zone said: The Old Course is literally several hundred years old, not sure what people are expecting. For them to play on a real course. St. Andrew's is like Fenway. It has history, but in the end. It kind of sucks. The only real hole on the course is 17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisrotary12 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 On 7/13/2022 at 5:16 PM, Chrisrotary12 said: Anyone ever play Shaker Hills in Harvard, MA? Playing there tomorrow afternoon for first time. On 7/13/2022 at 8:28 PM, DavisStraight said: Yes, won two tournaments there, won a shirt and a pair of golf shoes, very nice course. Wait til you see one of the par 3s, my partner hit the cup on a fly and took a chunk of grass from around the hole, it ended up 3 inches from the cup. If I know which par 3 you are talking about, we tee'd off straight into the sun on that one. I hit it dead at the flag and for a brief moment we thought it went in until we spotted it 10 feet long in the fringe. On 7/14/2022 at 5:58 AM, kdxken said: It used to be nice. Recent reviews aren't that great. Sometimes that's just a few disgruntled customers. I was a big fan. Definitely going back. After 2pm was $69 for 18 & a cart. Nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 4 hours ago, Chrisrotary12 said: If I know which par 3 you are talking about, we tee'd off straight into the sun on that one. I hit it dead at the flag and for a brief moment we thought it went in until we spotted it 10 feet long in the fringe. I was a big fan. Definitely going back. After 2pm was $69 for 18 & a cart. Nice. Its the one with the tee up high and you're looking down at the green. Looks like the price went down from 10 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 5 hours ago, Chrisrotary12 said: It originally had 22 holes, but because they were too short they converted from 22 to 18. Should shorten down to 12 lol Rory lost me $900, or I should say Cameron Smith did. with 4 holes left I was already spending the money 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professional Lurker Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Played only my 3rd 9-hole round this year. A lovely 47 with 4 pars and a bird. Yeah, I had a few ugly holes. Lol. Sent from my SM-A505U using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCD17 Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Teeing off at 3pm today. I figure the heat index will be adding at least 5 strokes to my score. Might bring a second shirt for the back 9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted July 22, 2022 Author Share Posted July 22, 2022 8 minutes ago, QCD17 said: Teeing off at 3pm today. I figure the heat index will be adding at least 5 strokes to my score. Might bring a second shirt for the back 9. The dews being down by 15 today should help but an extra shirt and a pack of wet wipes is mandatory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisrotary12 Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 5 hours ago, QCD17 said: Teeing off at 3pm today. I figure the heat index will be adding at least 5 strokes to my score. Might bring a second shirt for the back 9. When my wife worked retail after college I used to play 36+ on the 4th of July. One of the 4ths it was like 95 & humid. I brought like 3 change of clothes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 I'm playing tomorrow at 9:18, I expect to be fading at the finish with temps in the 90s. But I'm excited to get out there and swing the clubs again for the first time in over a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professional Lurker Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 98 today at crump. Honestly, hit the ball pretty well. Struggled with speed once the greens dried out. Tough course. Sent from my SM-A505U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted July 22, 2022 Author Share Posted July 22, 2022 5 minutes ago, Professional Lurker said: 98 today at crump. Honestly, hit the ball pretty well. Struggled with speed once the greens dried out. Tough course. Sent from my SM-A505U using Tapatalk Yea. Crump is a nice course and tough. 98 with crispy greens there is not bad at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QCD17 Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 Struggled through 18 at Thompson Raceway. First time playing there. It was import drift day at the track, so if you can imagine the sound of a dozen suped up Nissans and various other compact sedans doing nonstop donuts you'll have an idea of the conditions. The sound carried over the entire course. Every shot it was all you could hear with the exception of may 2 or 3 holes. The heat wasn't as bad as I was expecting. Didn't even soak one shirt. Hadn't swung the clubs in over a month, and it showed. Drives leaked, chipping was obscene, and by the final stretch I started mishitting my trusty 7 iron. I only managed 2 pars, and maybe 3 or 4 bogeys. I find I generally play poor in temps above 80, but this was bad. Time to get back to the range. I'm supposed to play Lake of Isles in a few weeks, so things need to get buttoned up quick or else that place will eat me alive. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 1 hour ago, QCD17 said: Struggled through 18 at Thompson Raceway. First time playing there. It was import drift day at the track, so if you can imagine the sound of a dozen suped up Nissans and various other compact sedans doing nonstop donuts you'll have an idea of the conditions. The sound carried over the entire course. Every shot it was all you could hear with the exception of may 2 or 3 holes. The heat wasn't as bad as I was expecting. Didn't even soak one shirt. Hadn't swung the clubs in over a month, and it showed. Drives leaked, chipping was obscene, and by the final stretch I started mishitting my trusty 7 iron. I only managed 2 pars, and maybe 3 or 4 bogeys. I find I generally play poor in temps above 80, but this was bad. Time to get back to the range. I'm supposed to play Lake of Isles in a few weeks, so things need to get buttoned up quick or else that place will eat me alive. I like the course but like it better when they're not racing, we used to play either Sat or Sun morning and the racers were out in full force, especially annoying on the last two holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modfan2 Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 How does one post pics with out them turning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyrangers1022 Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Just got back today from a cruise. Played at Port Royal Bermuda on Thursday. Shot a 99 and only lost one ball. Bermuda rough and greens are a different ball game. Add in greens almost always defended well with deep bunkers, and fairway bunkers strategically placed well, 99 is a good score for me I have pictures but file size is too big. The 16th hole is unbelievable 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 2 hours ago, nyrangers1022 said: Just got back today from a cruise. Played at Port Royal Bermuda on Thursday. Shot a 99 and only lost one ball. Bermuda rough and greens are a different ball game. Add in greens almost always defended well with deep bunkers, and fairway bunkers strategically placed well, 99 is a good score for me I have pictures but file size is too big. The 16th hole is unbelievable You broke a hundred on a strange tougher course, that's a win. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyrangers1022 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 55 minutes ago, DavisStraight said: You broke a hundred on a strange tougher course, that's a win. Exactly, definitely feels like it. My buddy who played with me, usually shoots upper 70s at his home course. He shot a 96, granted he used rental clubs there but he didnt use it as an excuse. He even said the course is very tough. Definitely needed a caddy or play there a few times for course management. The 11th hole, looks like an easy straight par 4 that looks a bit downhill so you can't see your drive roll out. Plenty of fairway runway on the scorecard drawing. Both in fairway, however my ball is on a severe downslope going towards the hole, and the hole is probably40-50 feet down from 170yards away. Just standing over the ball was just about impossible to get a swing plane to even make sub-par contact. Topped it right about 75 yards into the rough. Hit a great recovery 56degree from 100 yards to put it within 5 feet. Of course I lipped the par putt on decent sloped green. Did manage 3 pars tho 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 On 7/23/2022 at 11:46 AM, Modfan2 said: How does one post pics with out them turning? Try the imgur app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 On 7/24/2022 at 4:55 PM, nyrangers1022 said: Just got back today from a cruise. Played at Port Royal Bermuda on Thursday. Shot a 99 and only lost one ball. Bermuda rough and greens are a different ball game. Add in greens almost always defended well with deep bunkers, and fairway bunkers strategically placed well, 99 is a good score for me I have pictures but file size is too big. The 16th hole is unbelievable I played there that's a cool place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 On 7/22/2022 at 5:44 PM, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said: Yea. Crump is a nice course and tough. 98 with crispy greens there is not bad at all. What's the hole on the back nine that runs along the water? You think you're home free until you get on the Green and it's a b****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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