Forum: General Golf Talk

I know, I know what's all the excitement? Well, I broke 90 for the first time this morning. Been flirting with it all year, teed off at 6:54 at Bearbrook, opened with a par, alright were off to a good start. Anyways, finished with a double bogey 5 on 18 for an 89. I am very happy right now. :-)

Well, 6 wood and I went to the President's Cup in Montreal today and it was a fantastic experience. It was a bit tough to see at times with the crowds lining the fairways, teeboxes and greens, but through some strategic hole jumping, ahead planning and downright good luck we were well positioned...

How can this happen? I shoot a 79 at Outaouais yesterday and shoot a 99 today.:wallbash.. I usually shoot mid 80's. I know I sucked big time today but it just has me baffled. I was lousy off the tee, and lousy around the greens. No 3 putts though!!:banana Has this ever happened to you?

A grand total of $750 to spend in GT gift cards. Quite a haul! (I also happened to turn 40 a few days ago so alot of people were feeling downright sorry for me I guess)... The problem is, I have no idea what to spend it on. For the first time in a long time I am happy with what is in my bag. ...

Well i decided to go out to Greensmere at 4:30 and see how many holes i can get in since my wife is comming back tommorow with both kids. Asked to play the Black and decided to take a cart to play faster. Well it turns out i got through the nine in just over and hour and shot a 41 from the...

Does anyone know the extra cost to bring your golf clubs on a flight? I'm headed to the Dominican Sunday and I'm bringing my clubs and I was just wondering the cost before hand? I'm flying with Skyservice if that matters. I know that you can have 44 pounds so I could just lighten up on the...

As anyone who's played with me knows, I've got quite the arsenal of these in my bag. I added to the list this weekend at Manderley on Saturday. I was playing with Bobjones59 and it was just the two of us in a cart, so we were playing quickly and the foursome in front of us generously let us play...

So I'm sure most of us remember my displeasure with the shipping costs of Canada Post.... Another CP story to share. I noticed on the TGN site that Jeff Swain, owner of the Swank Golf Shop in Markham, can put a custom finish and paintfill on Studio Select putters. So I decide to send my...

I was golfing today. That is all.

I'm kinda sick of the game, i don't know what it is but the desire to play rain or shine isn't there anymore. I used to play in every type of weather but now find myself only playing in sunny but coolish weather. Did I play to much golf over the last two years?? 100+ rounds with 2 months still...

What is the matter with Mike Weir? He simply cannot put together 4 rounds of golf. Today he was in contention late in the third round when he bogied the par three. He wasn't finished though. On the 18th he decided not to go the the par five in two. He then proceeded to hit two fat wedges into...

Is the handicapping section on this website legit? I mean, if I showed up to play in a tournament with a print out of my handicap card from here, is it good? Or do you have to belong to a club for an accurate/valid handicap card? I do belong to a course but at my home course there is only a...

I had a request to enable User Reputations which I have always had disabled to avoid people getting upset with poor ratings. I looked into it further and the system has been enhanced with abuse prevention features that seem to have addressed my concerns. It has now been enabled and you can now...

…where were you and at what stage in your life when golf became an important part of it? How long have you been a golfer since?

The Golf Channel suggested that the Tour's policy board will be considering a men only clause for the PGA Tour. Assuming that this is true, I trust that good sense will prevail and that they will relegate this discussion to the 2 minutes or less that it deserves. The Tour should be a forum for...

My favourite golf tournament of the year is upon us. The reason the " U.S. Open " is my favourite, because it's the toughest tournament of the year, on the toughest course of the year. My top three picks are: 1.) Mike Weir - Double Major Winner in 2003 ? 2.) Tiger Woods - He's got Game ! ...

With the off season approaching, where will you be playing? I'll get a few rounds in Las Vegas, and Los Angeles. Maybe Montego Bay if I go.

I am thinking of getting a back yard putting green installed early next season and was wondering if anyone had any recommendations? I am looking to get one that would simulate fast greens and could have a sand bunker next to it. Thanks

How many of you carry more than 14 clubs in your bag?

Well since where giving are best scores, what are peoples worst scores? SInce I don't usually count my score if I'm playing bad, I don't know what mine would be, but definetly triple digits.

Well here it is, the end of June. How many rounds have you played this year? Not counting any you played down south while there was snow on the ground here:) I just hit 58 rounds today, played my match play, won that 2-1 and then played 9 more holes for Men's Night for a total of 27 holes...

This may seem like a strange question, but does anyone here work? It seems you guys golf on monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday and friday, not to mention sat. and sunday. I read this forum at work just to keep my mind on the fairway, but everytime I look the same ppl are playing golf. Man you...

I am a memebr at the Clublink Greyhawk course and we just held out Club Championship. It took me more than 3 1/2 hours to play the front nine!! We were sent out in groups of three (an occasional fourth was interspersed). My question is this, at a low handicap, why does it take so damn long to...

I flew a few times with my golf clubs and didn't realize Air Canada had a 50 lb limit. I usually throw all of my clothes into my golf bag for protection against the clubs. At the Ottawa or Toronto airport they didn't mention that my bag was overweight(it was), but coming back from Bermuda my bag...

:) Hi everyone, Here is the best remedie for black flies, mosquitos :thumbsup for avid golfers or fisherman. The best product on the market that I know is made by Watkins. It is a miracle cream or spray. You could buy it on their web site. 240ml bottle $14.99:shhh: will last for 2 years.

Left? Right? Both? Does it really matter?

I just got back from a Rainy Sunday round with Wilster, Zoic and LMS. I'm happy to report that noone melted and, if I can speak for the others, a good time was had by all in spite of the rain :thumbsup The highlight for me, aside from meeting the guys for the first time, was the back to back...

Anyone happy to what you've spent this year? I was just planning for next year golf budget and can see I need to make a lot of changes base on this year. 50% game (greenfee, trips, food and beers) 40% Equipments (clubs, balls, apperal) 10% Education (lessons, mag subscription, training aids)...

My wife took up golf 4 years ago, we found it a fun way to hang together, she took lessons and became quite respectable (12 ish HC) - she is very long 220 - 245 off the tee when her back is ok and she will frequently play the middle tees and out play most of the guys we play with....definitely fun...

Does anyone know where I can find a free program for calculating handicaps? We are not sure that the program that our golf course is using is accurate. The computer is also old and may be causing errors.

What is it about a golf course that makes us tolerate poor customer service more than we should? Stuff we would never tolerate in a restaurant or even at the Walmart. I have a particular course in mind (where I played a round this morning), but really there is no point naming it, because the...

Bit of an odd question, but how do you break down your golf game? For me, I base each nine holes on 45. Pretty simple (9x5=45). So I basically try to play under 5s. For instance my scorecard could be as follows: 3 5 6 4 3 5 4 4 4 So based on the above I played my first nine holes...

I'm leaving at 3:00 AM on Saturday for a well deserved week long PEI golf vacation :thumbsup :thumbsup I'll be thinking of everyone as I deposit ball after ball in the Atlantic ocean, the PEI forests and the red sands of the Island :lmfao See y'all in a week or so

After promising myself I would do it by the end of this season,and trying all summer I finally broke 100 today, at the Mapleview Golf Course in Perth. Pulled off a 98!! Now I can finish up my season happy. Next goal........breaking 95!!!!:-)

With that ad/instruction on youtube.com that pops up when i type in ottawagolf.com? Anyone else getting this?

OK...had a heated argument with a buddy of mine. Here is my question: player A has a HDC of 4 and player B has a 10. Player A is a member at a course who playes 80 rounds 75 beging at his local course. Player B playes 80 at a variety of courses. These two players play 5 rounds every year...

Well the title says it all. Come back to my buddy's car after playing a round, and find the windshield cracked from being hit with a golf ball. It was a direct hit, and spider webbed to about 8" in diameter, as well as putting cracks throughout the whole windshield. Spoke to management, they...

Played like crap today, could not get anything going. Two 9's on the scorecard...2! They were both on the front 9 and did not even finish the round, just left for home with my tail between my legs after 9 holes. Sure, I shoot in the 90's, happy to get a birdie or two once a round and usually my...

Although not technically official until tomorrow (I think) I stumbled across Score Golf's 2010 version of the top 100 courses in Canada (Magazine edition comes out Aug 30th). The only Ottawa area course I saw was Eagle Creek at 83, assuming it is the same Eagle Creek. On a surprising note, my...

At which index(handicap) do you no longer consider yourself a hacker?

I have played 6 rounds this year and have been hitting the ball really well. But my scores are much lower than usual because the courses I have played fit my game very well, and are not tough courses for me. One of my rounds was at a "tougher" course and my score was 12 shots higher than the...

I was playing with a scratch player today and we were pretty even in terms of driving distance (between 245-260 lasered). I found it amazing that I was a good four clubs longer with my irons. For example on a par 3 of 173 yds, I hit 7 iron to pin high and he hit a 3 hybrid stiff. This happened all...

Went out for my first game of the season yesterday with an old college chum. Metcalfe was in wonderful condition (unlike me) and I was hoping for a great day. Unfortunately we were paired with a couple of simple servants who ruined my day. I like to putt my puts and play the ball under the rules...

Well, its official. The wife and I are both nuts !!! We went and played and froze our balls ( golf balls as JVincent would say) I think this is the coldest I have played in a few years. On a positive note, no flies. Hope tomorrow gets warmer as we are heading to the Falcon again.:)

In light of recent events on the PGA tour, whats the most pain you've played through in a round of golf?

Thought i would start a post for folks to comment about the 2022 golf season. My putting was much better, thanks to wifey getting me to have a routine. Who knew that's all it takes LOL. Driving accuracy also improved by 12 deg, senior shaft draw face driver. (thanks to Chieflongtee who sold it to...

Woosnam was in a 4 way tie for the lead on Sunday at the Open. After making birdie the first hole he had a one shot lead, until his caddie Myles Byrne said to him "You're going to go ballistic," as Woosnam prepared to tee off on number 2. "We have two drivers in the bag." Fifteen clubs, one over...

Hi all, I thought it might be interesting for people to post the story of how their first round this year went. I expect to be playing at the Canadian this weekend, so I'll share the horror. ;-) Cheers, Grant