Forum: General Golf Talk

From the "not to be taken lightly" department. Friday May 17...Remind boss I'll be away golfing and renovating stuff around the house for the next week that I'll be off so no phone calls for overtime, okay?? Sunday May19... 10 am...while moving 30 pound boxspring mattress...

if one wanted to start getting serious about golf.. joing the CJGA and start playing in those tournaments would that be good or no?? or is it highly over rated??.. and since im 21 years old.. is all hope of going semi-pro shot out the door?? adam

:lol2 Perhaps the readers should also know about the rule if/when hitting from the men's tee blocks you don't hit it past the women's tee. There are variations of the penalty for this rule; perhaps some readers and yourself would like to clarify this rule and it's consequences.:P

For the non-professional... http://www.bogeypro.com/nineteen_golf.html This place has some funny products including the No Control, Zero Distance and Poor Spin golf balls. This link is to some Flash lessons on correct foot wedge usage, how to break your club and how to throw you bag! I...

Does anyone else out there think that Tiger is hurting the game by spending too much time away from the "regular" tour to prepare for the majors, and do you think it will hurt the game in the long run?:shake

Once again Phil Mickelson has proven beyond the shadow of a doubt that he is the all time leader in tournament victories the week AFTER a major. :confused Let's do a poll. When will he win his first major? a) This year b) Next year

I'll be the first I guess to wish everyone a great 1st of July.

Hi all. Looking for some opinions here. Recently I got my (quite old, but still pretty good) set of clubs re-gripped. What a difference! I couldn't believe how much better they felt. But I digress. The shop didn't re-grip my woods (1 and 4) because the shafts were bent, and I completely...

Why can't you view your bookings online and/or cancel times already booked? I think this was possible last year? Thanks

I played stonebridge yesterday for the first time, and i did ok on the first nine(west), then i ran into the east nine. Ive heard from other ppl that this course had some inaccurate yardages, but holy cow!!! The guys i played with and I have good accuracy with our irons, we're used to hitting...

where is a good place to go get a driver, 3 wood or 5 wood.. a nice warehouse type deal.. somewhere with lots of selection .. tons of sales etc.. ? since i just joined the golf world this summer i dont know the places to go just yet. UPDATE: since i started playing two months ago ive been to...

i'm looking to purchase new clubs from chuck brown. i was wondering what kind of percentage there might be in their marked price for any possible mark DOWN on the clubs? the clubs (TM irons) i'm interested in are priced at $999.99...no sale price...no promotion...just $999.99. from pass...

There is NOTHING that annoys me more than people who don't fix their ball marks on greens. Divots explode sometimes, sand traps are never the same once they've been raked the first time, tee boxes let you place the ball abve the grass, but ball marks are inexcuseable. It only takes about 5...

I've been to two different courses this past couple of weeks and both times, through 18 holes have not seen a beer cart. Now I know couses are not obligated to provide refreshments, but isn't it in their best interest, I mean they must make a few extra bucks selling beers etc. Lets hear it for...

So let's talk about going low. What do you think is the easiest course around to score low? Where do you score your best and why? Give me a tight course of medium to average length and I'm cruisin'. Tell me that there is no OB and I'm strugglin'. Give me great fairways, like Stonebridge and...

This is a question that I ask many golfers. Do you want to be a better golfer or do you want to shoot lower scores? Is there a difference? Please feel free to share opinions. I do a lot of work looking at the mental aspect of golf. I teach some lessons but prefer to focus on golf...

Will be organizing a family tournament (40 +/- golfers) in late August and was looking for fun things to do and give to participants. Also any suggestions to collect $, people show up on time, keep a good pace on the course, etc. Any reference material? Thanks

I find the driver very inconsistant and have grown very close to my 3-wood (16 deg.), this is currently my "Driver". The distance from the club is awesome and very accurate. now, A typical driver is about 9.5 Deg. and a 3 Wood is about 16 deg. the distance between the two is maybe 50...

Well, we weren't actually playing the same course, but I shot 75 (my second best game ever and the first time I broke 80 this year)@ Les Vieux Moulins on Sat afternoon and Tiger shot 81. I'd be willing to bet that will never happen again. After a lot of discussion on this board about course...

Is it possible to change your user name for this forum? I'd like to change from 4jag to 2jag or maybe even 1.5jag. Ever since I started using the DiMarco claw grip (not to be confused with the Calc claw). I'm making everything I look at. It's freaky - I cannot miss. I've even got my...

Played this course this weekend for the first time. It is in great shape, greens are fast and the price is right ($28 for 18!!!) Just a heads up as this course is not too well known.

Ok, now that all the courses are in top shape... What holes do you think are well and or poorly designed in the area? Any holes that set up exceptionally well for you? Any that frustrate you because the landing area is a downhill lie to an uphill green? My presonal fave is Pakenham Lake #7. For...

Well, since the pros are taking about it, we should to. No women at Augusta. Is it right or wrong? In my opinion, it is the choice of Augusta. There are many places in the world that have mens or women only restrictions. Augusta has every right to say no women allowed. There is nothing...

A dozen of these gems is going for $69 at CB's. Are they cheaper any place else? Has anyone tried them yet and, if yes, would you care to offer an opinion about their performance?

have not golfed there yet, but something that looks worth trying at the marshes is the nine and dine deal. nine holes with cart and dinner which consist of one appetizer and choice of fish, chicken or steak that is being offered sunday and mondays after 4:00 for $50.00.

I think I know why they call it Manderley "on the green". I played on Sunday morning, just before 7. I figured we'd have a nice pace. When we got to the third hole......who was "on the green"???......the kid cutting them. I couldn't believe it. We were held up for 7-8 minutes. So we...

Hey, I just played Predator tonight and I found something very funny. They just recently installed the yardage plates on the sprinkler heads (about time!) and on par 5's, from over 240-250 yds, the markers read "Go for it!". LOL!:lol2 I've heard also that one course out east (some place...

Let's give credit where credit is due... I played Manderly on Saturday, with a tee-time of 9am. We were on time on the first tee, and by the time we got to #2, there was a group on the tee, a group in the fairway and a group on the green. Yes, 4 groups on the 2nd hole... There were at least 4...

http://www.ottawagolf.com/images/videos/robin_golf_128.WMV Contains harsh language.

does anyone know a nice affordable course to play in the muskoka/huntsville area, i'm heading down there next weekend. I know about all the clublink courses, but they just cost too much, its already expensive enough out there without golf. Thx

Was wondering what type of shape The Nation is in???.....I heard that earlier in the year it wasn't in the best condition....Do they have an irrigation system??....thanks

A hypothetical golf course opens in Ottawa - it is a good design, all bent grass, memberships and green fess are very affordable - BUT - the course does not allow women - would you join/play the course?

:director CTV is planning to air a two part series on "Golf the Ridiculous Obsession" starting Sunday, September 8 @ 7pm ET, second episode to air September 15. Sounds to me to be pretty entertaining. "For this is not about the Tigers or the Jacks, and there is only one brief appearance...

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:confused I will be travelling to Albuquerque NM this fall and would like to know of any nice (and reasonably priced) courses in the area. Maybe web sites to check out before I go. Thanks::bigcheek

Does anybody here work in the Golf Industry? If so, what to you do? Thanx:D

Since the travel threads have started... I'm heading down to Palm Desert in Late November and I'm interested in some ideas on "reasonably" priced golf. I know I can golf PGA West for 250 or something like that. I've plugged into a few things, I'm going to watch the Skins game at Landmark...