Forum: General Golf Talk

Perhaps your sense of humour is not as warped as mine but I find these pretty funny. Penny Arcade is a site run by a couple of video game geeks, one of whom is into golf. This series is about Gabe introducing Tycho to golf. The caddie thing is pretty funny but, like I said, I'm a little warped....

Anyone been to Tremblant this year to play golf? Just wondering about conditions of the area courses...particularly Le Geant. I'll be going in a few weeks.

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Has anyone played any courses around Nashville?

You, sir, are a divot! WHEREAS Sufferin' Heights Golf Club is a registered privately owned non-profit corporation, hereinafter referred to as "the Club" with the exception of Ladies' Night when it shall be referred to as "Delores"; WHEREAS the accused, ZXZX, sometimes plays golf at the...

http://golf.about.com/ I have glanced at several areas on this site, and found it to be quite useful for getting quick information about all things golf. I'm sure it has been posted here before, but I thought I'd post it again for those of you who may not have seen it. Cheers, Dan

I was reading some other threads and thought I would open one about funny golf tales. :) I was playing at Champlain yesterday where I witnessed yet another of the golf gods mighty acts performed on us mortal golfers. One of my playing competitors hit his tee shot on the 11th hole 203 yrd par...

I have just booked this Saturday at Upper Canada and was wondering if anybody has played it within the last few weeks. A friend of mine played it about 1 month ago and found some of the greens to be not up to the Upper Canada standard. Thanks.

Got the following quote from another thread.So should we always listen to the marshall? I once hit someone on the elbow after following the marshall's advice to go ahead and shoot. It is a very unpleasant experience believe me. I am not a lawyer but who would be responsible if a law suit was to...

The Volvo swing analysis page is working now. http://sympatico.msn.ca/bellgolf Me and Mike could have been twins our swings are so much alike.:lol2 NOT!!!

The things you find when you make your Fantasy Golf League picks!!! There are 15 different members of the PGA this year whose surname starts with a "Z". I managed Zoller & Zokol without too much trouble. How many can you remember without looking?? :eek: Chimo, :wave

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A constant theme to many discussions here is Customer Service. Whether it be at the course or in a store, everybody seems to run into problems. It is an unfortunate problem but as some people have mentioned, if possible, speak to management about the problems instead of completely boycotting the...

...And what are you going to do differently this time?

I played a couple of rounds while I was in Calgary over the weekend. We were supposed to get out to Silvertip in Canmore, but that didn't transpire. No matter, we got out to a couple of excellent courses that I highly recommend if you're ever out in Calgary. Vally Ridge A nice course within...

We need for the hostility on this forum to calm down big time. I have spoken to several people who no longer participate in the forum due to all the flame wars. I get flack from those I moderate when I do, and we lose good posters who won't flame others if I let the instigators do as they wish...

Did anyone else see the Skins game on TV last night? (Saturday) I saw three holes or so but what I couldn't get over is the par 5 560 yard hole that 3 of the 4 golfers were on in two. Kuehne, Daly & Mickelson all had a chance for an eagle with Kuehne making it. All four of them hit drives 330 - 355...

I was stunned over the weekend to find out that Chuck Brown's Golf is shutting down all of its Montreal stores. Stopped by the west end store on Saturday afternoon to view the carnage. Busy it was... Anyone know what the status is of the Ottawa stores? Chuck's has always been my favorite place to...

I am a female golfer and looking to get out and play more. The only time I can is if I join a golf tournament. If anyone knows of any upcoming golf tournaments, could you please forward the information to me. Thanks tremmeer20002@sympatico.ca

If you could make one universal change to the game, what would it be? Anything goes. For example, I would change the stroke and distance penalty for OB. I think it's too punitive and time consuming. I would make it a drop and penalty stroke just like a lateral hazard. Remember, anything goes....

I will be going to PEI and Cape Breton this Fall (Sept) on my honeymoon and we both plan to do some golfing. We are planning on playing Highlands and Bell Bay in Cape Breton. Then in PEI, we plan to play Crowbush, Eagles Glenn, and Mill River. Has anybody played these courses this year? How are...

Has anyone had an experience with this organization?

Ah, the things about golf that keep us coming back for more. The dreaded "great shot of the round". Anyone have any stories about their greatest shot or shots of their illustrious golf careers? (I say "shot or shots" because apparently you can have more than one......news to me!) Personally,...

Does anyone know the cutoff for entering scores to calculate your handicap, meaning, if I'm a 12 handicapper, can I accept triples when entering my scores. Please provide a breakdown of what handicaps can accept what scores on holes. (this was hard to put in words for some reason).

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Did Tiger Woods influence you to take up golf or were already playing? Just curious to see what the results would be on this forum.:cool

Anyone recommend any online golf equipment retailers? Edwin Watts, TGW, etc? How were your experiences with customer service, shipping, hidden charges, etc.?

Saw this in a golf magazine, looks pretty cool. They have an even after the second round of the Cdn Open. All the pro's that don't make the weekend rounds can go there and earn enough money so that their expenses for the week are covered. http://www.saturdayseries.com/ This tournament is...

Personally, I vote for Ernie. He suffered a bit Sunday, but i'd bet on him any weekend. Any other opinions? rockford35

I Hope The Cemetery's Flat When Finally I Do Die; For If There's One Thing That I'd Hate It's Another Sidehill Lie.

I just noticed the OttawaGolf ad on the home page for the Team1200. www.team1200.com. Very nice.

Warning before you start reading this: It's long and may cause brain tumours in laboratory rats! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Being the geek that I am, I was doing a bit of research as I was going to play my first match play event at the...

I've been reading some posts on this site, and many of the users have mentioned that "after 25 holes, the cover of the ball starts to get scuffed and I have to replace it". Is it common for somebody to finish a round of golf with the same ball they started with?? I've been playing for roughly...

I know this might not affect anyone because as a whole most golfers do not usually want anything to do with GAMBLING :nono . Anyway, the Ontario Pro-Line Lottery has a teaser on this weeks sheet. It states that betting on GOLF will start on the sheet available Feb. 5th. It says both the...

I was wondering what Canadian course had the highest rating and slope. Just by looking quickly at the threads on the site I found that SilverTip in Calgary has a rating of 74.1 and a slope of 153 from the tips. That's a par 72 Royal Oaks in Moncton (which I'm playing in August) has a rating...

Have any of you fine Ottawa golfers had your golf swings analysed at a launch monitor. If so, where, $? and was the feedback useful or not. I was told the best way to determine which ball/driver combo with your swing and ball speed was to go to a monitor. With Father's day coming up I would love...

Does anyone know where i could get used, good quality golf balls such as the pro Vs for a decent price? I don't really want to pay the new price for balls, thanks.

Anybody got any trick/hints/products that make getting the dirt out of the grooves of your irons easy. I clean my clubs regularly, but I find that even with scrubbing them in the basement sink I still have to dig out the dirt in the grooves one groove at a time, and it is not groovie.

Good day all. I have a question and would be interested as to what people think. A month and a half ago I bought a set of clubs from a large retailer. Nothing special, costed about $500. I shoot 90-100. The first time out the 5 iron broke at the head.( grapphite) No problem, got sent back....

Now that's technology. http://www.taylormadegolf.com/r7/worldpremiere.asp?CMP=EMC-TMAG-R7

I have a unique design that I want to have imprinted on my golf balls, but I want to do this myself. I know that there are commercial folks who will do this at great cost, however, do any of you know of a "kit" or a method where on can convert one's own design into one that can be put on to a...

For those that don't have enough Fantasy Golf Leagues to be in I've created one just because I love friendly competition and there's some cool prizes. :bigcheek Good luck here's the info, you do have to sign up. It's for the following weeks: Tournament 1 - The Masters, scheduled for April 8-11,...

Hey Everyone, Just wanted to Brag :-) I got a hole in one on the 15th hole (par3 playing 158yds) at the Village Green Golf Course in Athens Ontario. It was in a four man best ball tourney...it was our first hole, and my first swing of the day! This is my first Hole in one.