Forum: General Golf Talk

Since we are all a little cranky at this time of year, lets talk about our plans for this season,wich course to join, wich courses to play etc.. no bashing other courses,maybe this will lift our spirits up.The wife and i have decided to go back to the Canadian since we were treated so well my the...

I admit it, I do... all the time. First I clean the toilet with ajax then flush about 10 times. Then I dip the head of my iron into the toilet, clean it with a tooth brush and then dry it off. Move onto the next club and so on. I used to do it in the sink but the sink would be filthy when I...

About a year ago I was surprised (and annoyed) by a group of young fellas with a boombox playing while they golfed. Fortunately, they were only within earshot for a few minutes on that occasion. Last week I noticed a group in my league had one going. They were a couple of groups ahead of us,...

Thought with Phil's success last week at Pebble Beach and his continued good play through the first two rounds at the Nissan it would be an appropriate thread to start. As most Golf Analysts will say, "you either love Phil or hate him" !! Here is a link to the GQ article from a couple...

My wife made an interesting observation about the forum last night..... She said 'There seem to be very few female members in that forum you are always in, how come?' Since I am somewhat smarter than I look and I needed a quick response that would keep me out of the dog house, I said 'gee, I never...

For the first time in 3 weeks I actually got my cap to go down. It was only .1 of a stroke but hey, its a start. Had my usual crappy front, a "solid" 42. Couldn't get up and down or make a putt to save my life. But come out firing with an opening on the birdie on the back, followed by 4...

Ok let's see who the "DIEHARD GOLFERS" are here. At what tempatures do you pack it in for the season? Myself, I play until the snow flies and the course closes for the season. My course usually stays open until the first of December if there is no heavy snowfalls in November. But once that...

With all this talk of courses opening, figured its time to start this up again. Some goals might be as simple as playing a certain number of rounds for the year, post away. I'll get us started: 1) As LobWedge said in an earlier thread, to enjoy things more. Something doesn't go my way, so be...

Bouche for me... hands down. Hit a 3i into a 200yard par 3.... he hit the green with an 8i!!!!!! 280 out and he pulls out a hybrid and is pin high!!! The most insane thing I have seen in a long time. Dude is 21!!!

Given the gloomy forecast for the next week or so, it's probably time for this thread. Based on my scoring record and accounting for a few scrambles, I think I played 45 this year. Not bad for me.

OK, so I'm working on getting the index into single digits. The conventional wisdom would say "Work on your putting". But I tend to disagree. If you look at the PGA tour stats, the number one guy is at 27.97 putts per round and the number 187 ranked guy is at 30.43. Not a very big spread. You'd...

Okay, well maybe I should have taken some before ever hitting a golf ball, but it's too late for that. As mentioned in my previous post, I'm roughly a 20 handicap, played for 5 years. My philosophy about lessons was always that I didn't need them to develop my swing, just to refine it once I...

I'm new to the game and have generally been playing smaller courses or 9 holes at a time. When you turn around to play the back nine, how much time do you have generally? Do you just go off on the back when you're ready or is a starter sending you? I was wondering if there's time to go inside...

Tiger has played in only 17 events this year and is well ahead of Vijay who has played 24 events, man can you imagine how much Tiger would have if he played in 24 events. My guess at least $12,000,000

In your opinion what is the most frustrating golf shot? IMO the double hit ranks way up there. What about you? any other shots

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Who amongst us golf fanatics(ettes) believe in or have even ordered any of the plethora of golf gimmics that are out on the market today? I was watching TGC last night and I think I saw 15 different products or videos advertised that guaranteed to improve your game by as much as 15 strokes! I...

dunno if this poll has been done before but im wondering where people on this site stand in their handicaps? seems as though there are alot of good golfers here, and im just curious

OK, so I call up Loch March today to check for tee times and they have two spots for me as a single. They slot me into the 11:24 spot. I get to the course and check in. The twosome they put me with is already waiting in the line for the first tee so the starter goes up to them and says that I'll...

PICK the top 5 at the US OPEN Beside Everyones name is a number. If one of your 5 players finishes in the top 5, you will receive that many points towards your total. If you pick a player not listed, he will be worth 65 points if he finishes in the top 5. Person with the highest total wins a...

I was just glancing around the website (actually trying to figure out my handicap....but that is another disappointing story..not bad if the object is to have a high handicap)haha! Anyways was wondering if anyone was a member to the Reservation Masters and how they like it? Let me know any pros...

With the Masters tournament approaching, what do you think you'd shoot at August if you were lucky enough to play a round? From tournament tees, tournament pin placements, 12+ stimpmeter ... oh and in case you don't know how tough the course is, here's some info: ...

The Handicap system in my opinion is severly flawed. I read many posts in this forum, and I just shake my head in disbelief. A Honest Handicap means the following ! 1.) All rules are to be obeyed, and not munipulated. 2.) NEVER move your ball in the rough, and when summer rules are in...

Man I was gouged from UPS today. I purchased a 3 wood on ebay for around 190 CDN. That included the price of shipping. Well add to that brokerage fees I ended paying UPS an additional $66 bucks. Man I wish I would have known. Good thing the shaft is a proto or I would be very angry. So in total I...

There are so many funny stories fron the Ryder Cup event that I thought I would start a thread for everyone to post some of the most 'priceless' moments, you know, sort of a Mastar Card moment..... Here are a couple of mine...... When one of the guys from TGN was obliging us by taking a...

Ok just wondering, and be honest. I got 40 clubs, mainly because the reg set, the cottage set, extra putters, hybrids replacing the long irons. What is your story?

So a lot of us are getting out this weekend in the valley. Just for fun, anybody want to post what they think they will shoot for the first game of the year. I think I will play in the 90's for my first game at Presscott. Anybody else?

After playing golf for over 40 years and playing with hundreds(thousand?) of golfers, I have decided that we can do without golfers who: (1) Cheat. I can forgive golfers who are ignorant of the rules, but not those who know better. In tournaments, I have occasionally called some golfers on...

Alright...I think this might have been discussed before but I couldn't find it anywhere. Geoff's post about his course championship made me think about this one. His course has a slope of 112, a rating of 67.3, and is only 5990 yards from the back tees. Now lets say Geoff(using you as an...

I'm going to finish with ~80. @ 75 now. It's been a good year but could of gotten out alot more. Sat at home watching tv w/ gf after work too much. Next year i hope to be over 100 again. How about you? P.S Can't wait to hear golfbums total.

The Golden Bear or Tiger? Jones or Hagen? Slammin’ Sammy or Lord Byron? Sergio or Seve? Moe or The Hawk? Arnie or The Black Knight? Vijay? Lefty? Elk? Long John? The Shark? Maybe even Wie or Annika or Zaharias? Who’s your pick for the sweetest swing? My favourite is still Fred Couples....

I know its a strange question to be asking but I really like to dress nice where ever I go... even golf. Should the golf hat match the color of the shirt? How does it usually work? Would it look dumb? I never really paid atention or worried about this until I bought 2 ping hats from GT...

This prince bought a plane and is going to pimp it... waste of 500mil if you ask me but its his money and he has enough to spare http://www.thestar.com/News/World/article/275740 What would YOU do if you had 20bil. Obviously you don't have to spend it all on golf but tell me how you would...

When you are done a round and you're looking at your scorecard, what do you consider a decent/acceptable round of golf for yourself? Let's say par on the course is 72, slope is average 115, rating 72, and the course is not new (you've played the course before).

Many golfers on this site indicated that Stonebridge was a well designed, highly playable golf course. The Stonebridge I played this week had the worst designed greens that I have ever seen. To get the ball anywhere near the hole, a golfer has to have the element of luck, an element that is way out...

Played Eagle Creek today. Man the course was in really good shape. Fairways are perfect and gives some roll also. Pretty rare for this time of the year. They were surprinsingly green also. Greens were a little slow (well, slow for Eagle Creek) but despite the fact that there were still some holes...

What is the point of being a member somewhere? I mean it would only make sense if I could get some of my friends to also become members there otherwise I would just be playing alone or playing while my friends payed $40 to play the course everytime. Also, isn't 1/2 the fun playing different...

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Anyone else think they have a gorgeous swing? I’ve been working on my swing the last few weeks and it’s fantastic. Great tempo! It doesn’t look as mechanical as it did a few weeks ago. A lot more natural now. I watched a few clips of Ernie Els swinging on the golf channel and I think to myself,...

Post your encounters with wild animals while golfing including any of those that you know of second hand. Here's a news article about a pack of wolves at the golf course in Prince Rupert, BC (AKA City of Rainbows)...the course is located on the edge of the city along with many civic facilities...

I was getting really pumped about making it to 2000 posts, but I have just realized that there's no name change associated with it. I'm still just going to be an uber poster. This makes me sad.:hissyfit:

Just went online to www.leaderboard.com to calculate mine. 3.3 is what I end up with. I really wish I could putt.:hissyfit:

I've got a beef with two of my playing partners with regard to at the end of the round, you ask them what they shot, and they'll basically tell you what they shot WITH ESC. Furthermore, on any given hole, these guys don't even bother holing out once they're at their ESC max (2 max at their...

Last year I helped my friend buy some clubs on eBay and I decided that I would get some as well if the guy would give me a deal for getting two sets. I ended up getting the RAC OS 2004. As soon as I got my clubs, before even playing or going to a range I went and got 3 lessons for $150. I went to a...

Not sure if this type of topic is over kill, but my curious nature wants to ask what everyone does? A lot of the members here golf atleast 4 times a week. I am very curious what careers, or status everyone has. I am a student (Finance - Ottawa U, minor in Stats) and have future plans to do my...