Forum: General Golf Talk

<style>#yiv319065264 #yiv1483560037 .hmmessage P { PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px } #yiv319065264 #yiv1483560037 { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana } </style> These greens are so fast I have to hold my putter over the ball...

9 rounds played so far this year, (I know, pretty sad) dropped my handicap a full 2 points. From 14.8 to 12.8! Wohoo. I may actually get below 10 this year, and that was my goal for last year!

This is a newbie question but I was wondering if you guys who have played in your own golf club's stroke play championships could tell me how serious this event is? I ask because this is the first year I've ever had a membership at any course and I joined in on this event purely for fun (just to...

Okay, I'm a 19 cap. The last three rounds at Sorcier, I've scored par on the #1 cap hole, the 8th. What's my net on that? Can you score a net lower then bird on a par 4?

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John Sharp and I spent the better part of today at the Westmount Golf Club in Kitchener watching the Canadian Jr. I was doing some scouting for Oklahoma State. The top six kids really impressed with their distance and course management skills. Here is the leader board link. ...

I have worn progressive lenses for some 8 years, and golfed with them. However, I got new prescriptions this spring. The distance part is stronger, the reading part is stronger, and the prism (for double vision) is more pronounced. Now, every shot is fat or thin. I don't seem to be able to...

I have a general understanding of how courses are rated and sloped but there has to be some inequities. Played Pakenham (Lake/Island) today, its a beautiful course in great condition and I will definately want to play there again. We played form the blacks and is was a very good test, and I...

I'm not sure who to send this request to, or if its been brough up before, but I'm trying to find a Womens driver for my wife and I find it really difficult to go though posts looking for womens, woman, and ladies clubs. Is it possible to create a "ladies clubs" section in the For Sale, or "Ladies...

Anyone done it?. My nephew just did an event in Scotland for Charity. Walking 4 different courses for 18 holes. I would just keel over and die :-) http://www.scotsman.com/golf/Golf-Four-rounds-in-one.5422560.jp

While the first half of this season was agony and my cap went up from 19.8 to a high of 23.5, things have been looking up. In the last 2 months ( June5th to now) I have dropped my handicap from that 23.5 down to a currnet all time low of 16.4. And today I had a personal best of 82 (45-37) at...

hey, so im looking to buy my girlfriend a set of golf clubs.. but i cant figure out what hand she should be shooting. i wanted to suprise her with something but thats all but out the window now because i cant figure out which hand she should be shooting.. she doesnt even really know herself....

I worked my way up to shooting pretty consistenly in the 80's this season. Then around 4 weeks ago, I put up a personal best and broke 80 - shot a 79. Since then, I can't seem to make two decent shots in a row. My game has gone to the dumps - shot a 102 on Friday, then a 94 yesterday. What the...

I was wondering if someone as a Template so i can used in Excel to calculate my Handicap.:book

An Irish bookie paid out after the second round, assuming Tiger would win. http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/090817/oddities/golf_uspga_betting_britain_woods From the article: "It takes a special kind of dimwit to turn what should have been our best ever golf result into our worst,"

A recent study has determined that the Canadian golf industry contributed $11.3 billion (yes, "billion") to the economy in 2008, to say nothing of employing 340,000 people. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/golf-does-its-bit-for-canadian-economy/article1256433/

I had a round the other day - went out as a single and ended up pairing up with a marshall from that course (meadows) i'd say he was late sixety's .......on the 1st nine holes I was pounding drives (at least 50-70 yards longer than my partner) and missing the short putts 3-7" range ....... finished...

I went up to Oaks of Cobden today. I was very impressed with the condition and the layout. It's beautiful. If you have not played it yet, you really should. It's similar to Renfrew in many ways (same general area so the terrain is similar), but not as many looong par 4s. I had never played Oaks...

Two young men, Jordan Rochon of Cornwall and an accomplice have been arrested and charged with stealing new merchandise and members property out of the Cornwall Golf & Country Club and selling the items here. MulliganMan, Neo & big-ball are the user names used on the forum that we are sure of,...

Looking to play one of them today. Let me know which one you would choose based on the condition...

I'm stunned! My wife - at least she looks like my wife??? - has suggested to me today that I look into a golf membership!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I looked outside, no pigs or monkeys flying, no asteroid about to crush the earth... Is there some solar flare activity on the sun today? So, now...

hi, has anyone played this course? i love it but is it just me or is the difficulty severely underrated here? from the whites it plays 67.5/114, 5845/70. according to this rating it should be the easiest course i've ever played by almost a stroke and a half. this course is littered with pot bunkers...

PGA has released an awesome app for free for our iphones. And it is available in Canada. The best part, I am watching live webcast of the Barclay's on it!!!! Holy crap. Is there anything this phone can't do?

How many of us are on wgt.com here? mikem93 here.

So... since I obviously know far less about golf clubs than I thought I did (been playing for 27 years now), I feel a need to consult with you far more knowledgeable folk prior to ever buying another golf club again! What's this about? I posted my Titleist Vokey Spin Milled 60* wedge on the...

Ok, I know that from time to time, it happens. You really let one fly, and it flies almost into the group ahead of you. Apologize and move on... What do you say to the "pylon" after they fly a second ball over your head? What about the third? I stepped on his ball and plugged it in the...

I really enjoy golf, but if I can't find an EFFECTIVE way to deal with the slow play of the majority of OTHER golfers out there, I'm going to have to quit this game. Today I went out as a single, didn't tee off till almost 4pm, and I ran into a slow twosome in a cart on the 8th hole. Prior to...

That's right, Spackler has accepted my invitation to join the Mod Squad. :thumbsup Thanks Spackler, we all apreciate your help! :cool Now be nice to him kiddies. :-)

i tried searching for this topic but the search function on here is not working for me. it gives me "no results" if i am searching for titles only. my question is about the online booking. I'm looking at the Meadows for tomorrow morning. It says green dots are available spots. So if i see...

You know, its really unfortunate that the RCGA doesn't spend a little more time and money improving the Handicap calculator and provide more detailed statistics calculators and graphing. Since they have all my FIRs and GIRs anyways, it would be really nice to be able to break down things like...

if your drive is short (~200-220yrds) and with a good short game ?...Or it's just not physically possible ?

Butch Lumpkin was born without arms. It has not stopped him from playing tennis and golf. His is a truly inspirational story. He's a 9 handicapper. By the way, would you be able to stick a tee in the ground without using your hands? He can. ...

so sunday evening at kingsway i finally reached my goal for the year and broke 100. after 5 straight rounds of scoring between 100-103 i finally shot a 99, which could(should) have been even better except for a disastrous 1st and 2nd hole (7 over after 2) but i settled in nicely after that and...

ok, so I am extremely happy with every club in my bag right now. I also have all the golf clothing I need, hats, rain suit, rangefinder, balls, new bag, etc. etc. etc. I have no time for lessons, practice sessions or a road trip, the latter which I would love but it ain't happening. I love...

So you have just finished your round, and remember a few good, maybe great shots that keep you coming back. The question is if you could pick a single favorite shot that gave you the most satisfaction, what would it be? For me its a nice wedge, since it often saves you from a lousy approach, and...

Since jvincent opened up the Sharpie colour debate, I thought that the time had come to run this poll again.... How do you mark your ball/Titleist?? I put an alignment line on mine with a Blue Sharpie I also put 3 dots over top of 2 dashes and one dot (Morse Code for my initials SG)

OK, so playing Loch March this morning and we get to the 11th tee. I tell the guys I'm playing with that the shot here with driver (we were playing the golds) is to aim it right at the tree that guards the corner because the odds of hitting it are small since it's only 3 feet wide. So what do I...

I have been suffering with I think Golf elbow all season. Most of the year I had it in my left elbow and I can say it is painful but not really during golf. In the last 4 weeks I now have it in my right elbow too and like the left again it doesn't seem to effect my game very much at all, in fact...

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...

September is here, let's get some predictions on how your golf season is going to end. Season best scores or an all-time best score coming???

I just traded jeany1 a nickent driver for a 3w... and now have purchased the driver back and its not even been a week I traded someone a bag of balls for a putter and then turned around and traded the putter for a bag of balls.. I sold wedges for $150, used the money to put a driver......

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...

I don't know the cable carriers in ottawa but in toronto rogers has long said they did not know when they would add HD golf channel. Someone on tgn just told me today that the 546 channel is hd. I turned it on and sure enough the tavistock cup is hd. Now in my opinion the picture does not look...