So how's your golf game these days?

[kingcreole]

Well, got out and played for the first time this year today. Just played at a local par-71 course and had a decent back nine with a 48. But a 54 on the front nine killed me, especially the two holes I took a snowman on (an eight). So while I had a 102, it should have easily been a 98, which is average for me.

But considering I haven't played since October, I wasn't too disappointed. My putting was OK, but my drives were awful for the most part.

 

[Pancamo]

87 on Sunday

89 on Monday

3rd and 4th rounds of the year. Hitting the ball straight, putting like I am 8.

 

[kingcreole]

87 on Sunday

89 on Monday

3rd and 4th rounds of the year. Hitting the ball straight, putting like I am 8.

You're an asshole.

Damn, I wish just once I could break 90 on a par-70, 71 or 72.

 

[Webster]

Played a par 65 course on Monday and played really well.

Played yesterday at a decent course. The highlight was putting for an eagle on a 475 yard par 5 -- driver and hybrid to 6 feet. The lowlights were missing the eagle putt and going triple, quad, triple on the last three holes to turn what would have been a record round into a 99 (which is only the 5th time that I've broken 100).

 

[zeke12]

You know what people give a **** about less than your fantasy baseball team?

Your golf scores.

OK, please continue.

 

[kingcreole]

Played a par 65 course on Monday and played really well.

Played yesterday at a decent course. The highlight was putting for an eagle on a 475 yard par 5 -- driver and hybrid to 6 feet. The lowlights were missing the eagle putt and going triple, quad, triple on the last three holes to turn what would have been a record round into a 99 (which is only the 5th time that I've broken 100).

I've had three eagle putts in my life, all on short par 4s. Twice, I ended up with bogey, once with par.

 

[zagoshe]

Went today and didn't finish. Picked up my ball after I putted in on 13 and we went home.

I didn't want to play any more because the three groups ahead of me might have been the slowest three groups -- and one was a twosome --- I have ever seen.

It was miserable from the start, hit, wait, hit, wait --- we were on the course for 4 hours and 35 minutes and we -- I was in a twosome -- and we only completed 13 holes.

Some people have patience -- I just don't go for the five or six hour round of golf, particularly not on a weekday when I am riding with a buddy.

Slow golfers really take all the fun out of it for everyone because we had people riding up our asses the entire time as well. By about the third hole I was ready to go home -- it just frustrates me.

There is no reason courses can't push people to move forward and I think the rudest thing any group can do is not allow others to play through if they want to play slow and take their time. It was awful.

Does anyone else get frustrated when they get behind these painfully slow golfers? And what is your tolerance level as far as time it takes to play a round?

Five is my absolute max but I'm not happy when it takes that long.

 

[Webster]

Played a par 65 course on Monday and played really well.

Played yesterday at a decent course. The highlight was putting for an eagle on a 475 yard par 5 -- driver and hybrid to 6 feet. The lowlights were missing the eagle putt and going triple, quad, triple on the last three holes to turn what would have been a record round into a 99 (which is only the 5th time that I've broken 100).

I've had three eagle putts in my life, all on short par 4s. Twice, I ended up with bogey, once with par.

I hit the drive of my life -- even though I aimed for the middle of the fairway, I cut the corner and flew over the dogleg. I then landed the hybrid about 20 yards short of the green and it rolled just right of the pin. The eagle putt had zero break but I just pushed it wide. Been thinking a lot about that missed putt over the past 24 hours.

 

[zagoshe]

Played a par 65 course on Monday and played really well.

Played yesterday at a decent course. The highlight was putting for an eagle on a 475 yard par 5 -- driver and hybrid to 6 feet. The lowlights were missing the eagle putt and going triple, quad, triple on the last three holes to turn what would have been a record round into a 99 (which is only the 5th time that I've broken 100).

I've had three eagle putts in my life, all on short par 4s. Twice, I ended up with bogey, once with par.

The other day I played a 555-yard par 5 -- hit a very good drive, blasted a three-wood that ended up rolling up to the green so I was putting for an Eagle, a long putt, but no less an eagle putt......

I took a 7.

That's always fun.

 

[TwoGloves]

Played a par 65 course on Monday and played really well.

Played yesterday at a decent course. The highlight was putting for an eagle on a 475 yard par 5 -- driver and hybrid to 6 feet. The lowlights were missing the eagle putt and going triple, quad, triple on the last three holes to turn what would have been a record round into a 99 (which is only the 5th time that I've broken 100).

I've had three eagle putts in my life, all on short par 4s. Twice, I ended up with bogey, once with par.

The other day I played a 555-yard par 5 -- hit a very good drive, blasted a three-wood that ended up rolling up to the green so I was putting for an Eagle, a long putt, but no less an eagle putt......

I took a 7.

That's always fun.

Ah, the dreaded five-putt. When people ask how you did it, you can paraphrase Seve: "I mees, I mees, I mees, I mees, I make."

 

[kingcreole]

Played a par 65 course on Monday and played really well.

Played yesterday at a decent course. The highlight was putting for an eagle on a 475 yard par 5 -- driver and hybrid to 6 feet. The lowlights were missing the eagle putt and going triple, quad, triple on the last three holes to turn what would have been a record round into a 99 (which is only the 5th time that I've broken 100).

I've had three eagle putts in my life, all on short par 4s. Twice, I ended up with bogey, once with par.

The other day I played a 555-yard par 5 -- hit a very good drive, blasted a three-wood that ended up rolling up to the green so I was putting for an Eagle, a long putt, but no less an eagle putt......

I took a 7.

That's always fun.

It's amazing. People spend so much money hitting the driving range to hit the **** out of 50 balls (me included), but they won't sniff the practice green (I at least warm up there). What club do you use more than your putter? If I do more than two-putt I get frustrated.

I think today, I had three three-putts. To say nothing of the makeable one-putts I turned into two-putts.

 

[slappy4428]

You know what people give a **** about less than your fantasy baseball team?

Yes. YOUR fantasy baseball team
Stay on track please.
And have a Happy AP Budget, please.

 

[zeke12]

Pallister dropped Torii Hunter in one league and I picked him up.

I will never tire of typing the above sentence...

 

[zagoshe]

Played a par 65 course on Monday and played really well.

Played yesterday at a decent course. The highlight was putting for an eagle on a 475 yard par 5 -- driver and hybrid to 6 feet. The lowlights were missing the eagle putt and going triple, quad, triple on the last three holes to turn what would have been a record round into a 99 (which is only the 5th time that I've broken 100).

I've had three eagle putts in my life, all on short par 4s. Twice, I ended up with bogey, once with par.

The other day I played a 555-yard par 5 -- hit a very good drive, blasted a three-wood that ended up rolling up to the green so I was putting for an Eagle, a long putt, but no less an eagle putt......

I took a 7.

That's always fun.

Ah, the dreaded five-putt. When people ask how you did it, you can paraphrase Seve: "I mees, I mees, I mees, I mees, I make."

I know, how I finished that hole hurt so bad that I think the further I get away from that day, I'll just begin to describe that particular double bogey as......

"I hit a horrible drive that went into the lake, then my second drive landed under a tree so I had to punch it out for my fourth shot. My fifth shot was an unbelievable 3-wood that landed just below the green. I then chipped up above the cup and let it roll down to within a few feet and putted it in for an incredible save of a double bogey......." ;D

 

[zagoshe]

It's amazing. People spend so much money hitting the driving range to hit the **** out of 50 balls (me included), but they won't sniff the practice green (I at least warm up there). What club do you use more than your putter? If I do more than two-putt I get frustrated.

I think today, I had three three-putts. To say nothing of the makeable one-putts I turned into two-putts.

Seriously, what would your handicap be if you (a) chipped/short game (100 yards and in) with say 75 percent more accuracy and (b) improved your putting say 75 percent?

I honestly would cut 10 to 15 strokes per round because those two areas are where I leave so many strokes on the course.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

If it takes more than four, it's a bore.

 

[zagoshe]

Had the handicap down to 10 and was an 82 away from single digits for the first time ever. Went out and shot 92. It's back to 11 now, and there it will probably stay.

Been out 10 times this year so far; will play 10 rounds in seven days next week.

And Zagoshe, unless you really have to be somewhere, why leave? Slow golf is better than fast anything else.

Yeah, I just get frustrated when I can't play at a reasonable pace and watching not one, not two but three groups plod through and take their good old time in front of me really ruined my round.

I really do need to be a little more patient but what happened today was ridiculous. Just ridiculous.

I mean one of the groups was two older women walking -- and they only had one bag. So if one hit right and the other hit left they had to walk together and being as they sprayed it everywhere they walked over every inch of the course on almost every hole.

It just got old and rather than get pissed and start hitting into them (as a means of letting them know it is time to speed up) I just figured I'd leave instead.

 

[chazp]

I know my game sucks. The last time I played was several years ago and it wasn't pretty. Had a playing partner tell me once that I had "a blackbelt in golf." He said I might hurt anyone on the course the same time as me.
[blue] But, I can hit a driver 300+ yards just like Tiger and John Daly. It goes straight down the fairway for 150 yards, then it takes a sharp right turn and goes another 150 yards that direction.[/blue]

 

[slappy4428]

I know my game sucks. The last time I played was several years ago and it wasn't pretty. Had a playing partner tell me once that I had "a blackbelt in golf." He said I might hurt anyone on the course the same time as me.
[blue] But, I can hit a driver 300+ yards just like Tiger and John Daly. It goes straight down the fairway for 150 yards, then it takes a sharp right turn and goes another 150 yards that direction.[/blue]

 

[kingcreole]

Had the handicap down to 10 and was an 82 away from single digits for the first time ever. Went out and shot 92. It's back to 11 now, and there it will probably stay.

Been out 10 times this year so far; will play 10 rounds in seven days next week.

And Zagoshe, unless you really have to be somewhere, why leave? Slow golf is better than fast anything else.

Yeah, I just get frustrated when I can't play at a reasonable pace and watching not one, not two but three groups plod through and take their good old time in front of me really ruined my round.

I really do need to be a little more patient but what happened today was ridiculous. Just ridiculous.

I mean one of the groups was two older women walking -- and they only had one bag. So if one hit right and the other hit left they had to walk together and being as they sprayed it everywhere they walked over every inch of the course on almost every hole.

It just got old and rather than get pissed and start hitting into them (as a means of letting them know it is time to speed up) I just figured I'd leave instead.

Those old ladies ... did either have a last name of Havenkamp?