So I got to go out and golf today for my birthday. It was a nice treat with my brother in law whom I golf a lot with(and compete with, we love the game and we have grown a lot playing it together) , my best friend and his father (who are complete hacks, but are just fun to be around).

The brother in law and I used to be members to a small public course. Before I had the most amazing 2 and 1/2 year old little monster running around, him and I used the membership to it's fullest. Now the 2 year old dictator hath come, I don't get out as much.

Anyhow, I cant get off a tee, I cant hit an iron up, I can do nothing but putt. In our heyday him and I would hit mid 80's going 6-8 strokes either direction depending on conditions and the golf God's.

Through 6 holes I am NOT doing well, I shoot a 55 on the front 9. Im embarrassed because the 2 hacks are within 3 strokes of what im shooting.

then the Golf JESUS touches me, I shoot a 55 on the front 9 (which according to the course may be the longer but the easier of the 9 holes)....to going out and shooting a 40 on the back......drives straight and long, up for birdie on my seconds with a putt that is make-able...an eagle putt that I threw an Alice putt on and saved it for birdie, a pin seeker par 3 where I actually got wrapped up i the flag.....

Golf is a fickle fickle little bastard! But I DID have a blast, I blame my epic turn around on the hot dog I ate on the turn!

Anyone else have a golf day like this? One where one 9 is pretty much an atom bomb, but the second was a piece of art?

I played here Saturday and shot a 78 (38 front, 40 back)

Nice work, GOOB. There is always in shot in a round that'll keep you coming back.

ZWICK 4 PREZ;1730835 wrote:

I played here Saturday and shot a 78 (38 front, 40 back)

...Is that Riviera?

4cards;1730843 wrote:...Is that Riviera?

Congressional

One of my college roomies played on the jr. pga tour and could have gone to college for golf or basketball. Him being a 6ft 7in white kid from Indiana he chose basketball.
I played some of my best rounds with him (usually lower 40s for 9 holes) but now I'm lucky to break 100 for 18. Keith (my roomy) was friggin' amazing with a lob wedge and never used a driver to tee off.

ZWICK 4 PREZ;1730844 wrote:Congressional

...looks beautiful!

Go4alOngbOmB;1730831 wrote: then the Golf JESUS touches me, I shoot a 55 on the front 9 (which according to the course may be the longer but the easier of the 9 holes)....to going out and shooting a 40 on the back......drives straight and long, up for birdie on my seconds with a putt that is make-able...an eagle putt that I threw an Alice putt on and saved it for birdie, a pin seeker par 3 where I actually got wrapped up i the flag.....

Golf is a fickle fickle little bastard! But I DID have a blast, I blame my epic turn around on the hot dog I ate on the turn!

Anyone else have a golf day like this? One where one 9 is pretty much an atom bomb, but the second was a piece of art?

You obviously got into the swing oil on the front and by the time you got to the back it helped it your game. Congrat's

Great pic of Congressional ----- what a treat!

I shot a 35 (par 36) front 9 at my friends wedding rehearsal day. Proceeded to shoot a 48 on the back. I blame the beer a hole we were attempting...

QuakerOats;1730858 wrote:Great pic of Congressional ----- what a treat!

As great as the course was, the dinner afterwards was even better lol.

Do they still have local caddies?

Golf is a fun sport to play but its right there with baseball in that its incredibly boring to watch.

Then you have NASCAR about a trillion miles below that, assuming you consider it a sport.

QuakerOats;1730886 wrote:Do they still have local caddies?

Yeah the guy in the blue vest, Ludwig, was our caddie.

I'm playing Sawgrass in two weeks. Gotta love the volunteers discounts.

ZWICK 4 PREZ;1730892 wrote:Yeah the guy in the blue vest, Ludwig, was our caddie.

... how much did you have to pay to play & for Ludwig?

$12 for Ludwig.

4cards;1730904 wrote:... how much did you have to pay to play & for Ludwig?

My brother in law picked up the greens fees since he's a member, but I picked up the caddie for the group which was 40 a person. I cost me $200 total with a tip.

The caddie we had back in the day there carried two bags on a 96 degree day, and he knew his stuff. Great time.

shot a 56-36 earlier this year.

Big_Mirg_ZHS;1730938 wrote:shot a 56-36 earlier this year.

...Mirg, how you been? Maybe we'll get a chance to play this sunner again down at Eagle Sticks again.

Heading to Pinehurst over Labor Day weekend with a buddy. The plan is to leave on Thursday early afternoon and stay in Greensboro NC, we will play Tobacco Road at 8 on Friday morning. At 3 we are checking in at Pinehurst Resort and playing #2 that afternoon. Saturday morning we are playing # 8 and would like to play somewhere else that afternoon. Can anyone recommend another course to play within a reasonable distance from Pinehurst?

I enjoyed both Pine Needles and Forest Creek South. Weekends will be very pricy, though.

I think my biggest switch within a round was a +7 on back 9 (played it first) and then went -2 on the front

late in high school I played in my course's club championship and ragged an 87 on Day 1 but threw a 73 on day 2

When I golf I bring lots of balls.... I once was pretty good but after years and years of not playing .... Not good now

BRF is a good golfer ..... With old clubs... Buy yourself a new set