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[shafnutz05]

I feel even worse for the player knowing it's a local caddy he likely only met 3 hours prior. You've been grinding your whole life for this only to have it completely **** up by a dude you literally just met.

Agreed. Just brutal.

[willeyeam]

Golfers - playing a little two man tourney at Ballyhack in VA in two weeks. Says caddies are provided but tips aren't. What's a standard caddy tip? I did this once before and know it's higher than what you might think but I don't really remember. Not sure if it's a forecaddy for the both of us or if we're getting legit caddies

[grunthy]

Golfers - playing a little two man tourney at Ballyhack in VA in two weeks. Says caddies are provided but tips aren't. What's a standard caddy tip? I did this once before and know it's higher than what you might think but I don't really remember. Not sure if it's a forecaddy for the both of us or if we're getting legit caddies

How much is it to play in the tournament?

[willeyeam]

There's a whole bunch of stuff included. It's an event put on by the golfers journal.. let's say the round and tourney portion of the fee is $200. As far as I know a caddy might be $100 for a round and I think they get tipped like $50 but really unsure and don't want to be ignorant on it

[willeyeam]

[Troy Loney]

Decided to pick golf back up again after 20 years. Being in the city, the only course I know that's close is Schenley and I went there the other night, it feels like I'm playing a par 3, but that you can use your driver sometimes. Seems fine as a spot to get my feet wet again, but as I've gone so long from playing, and don't know any request golfers, are there groups or communities you can join to find playing partners/opportunities?

[willeyeam]

US Am final all square going into the 36th. Man

[MalkinIsMyHomeboy]

Decided to pick golf back up again after 20 years. Being in the city, the only course I know that's close is Schenley and I went there the other night, it feels like I'm playing a par 3, but that you can use your driver sometimes. Seems fine as a spot to get my feet wet again, but as I've gone so long from playing, and don't know any request golfers, are there groups or communities you can join to find playing partners/opportunities?

nothing I can think of in terms of a community but what I would recommend is setting up tee times and asking the pro shop or whoever is actually helping sign you up for the tee time if there are any times that only have 2/4 or 3/4 slots filled. That way you’ll get grouped with others who you know golf

Not everyone you meet will be worth it but it’s a good opportunity

[Troy Loney]

nothing I can think of in terms of a community but what I would recommend is setting up tee times and asking the pro shop or whoever is actually helping sign you up for the tee time if there are any times that only have 2/4 or 3/4 slots filled. That way you’ll get grouped with others who you know golf

Not everyone you meet will be worth it but it’s a good opportunity

That makes sense. danka.

[MrKennethTKangaroo]

oh lord I could talk for days about golfing Schenley.

the anarchy at scheneley is a blessing and a curse. I know back in the day that they didn't take tee times and I don't see why they would start having tee times now. the good part about that is that youll have plenty of opportunities to pair up with randos. I played with really good golfers, really bad golfers, students, old guys, gamblers, jews, blacks, Asians, whatever. if you play there enough you are bound to meet people. people just show up ins 1s and 2s all the time, so don't hesitate to just show up on your own and enjoy the weirdness.

the anarchy can also be a problem though because groups basically play the course however the eff they want to play it. I once had to explain to a Chinese grad student what a jagoff was after a group basically skipped the 4th and 5th hole and moved straight to the 6th. we were on the 5th hole at the time and the other group cut in front and slowed us down the rest of the way.

[Troy Loney]

oh lord I could talk for days about golfing Schenley.

the anarchy at scheneley is a blessing and a curse. I know back in the day that they didn't take tee times and I don't see why they would start having tee times now. the good part about that is that youll have plenty of opportunities to pair up with randos. I played with really good golfers, really bad golfers, students, old guys, gamblers, jews, blacks, Asians, whatever. if you play there enough you are bound to meet people. people just show up ins 1s and 2s all the time, so don't hesitate to just show up on your own and enjoy the weirdness.

the anarchy can also be a problem though because groups basically play the course however the eff they want to play it. I once had to explain to a Chinese grad student what a jagoff was after a group basically skipped the 4th and 5th hole and moved straight to the 6th. we were on the 5th hole at the time and the other group cut in front and slowed us down the rest of the way.

Also seems like people just wander on and start playing without bothering to pay.

[MrKennethTKangaroo]

Any course dissected by that many roads will have many points of ingress

[shafnutz05]

US Am final all square going into the 36th. Man

Strafaci was 5 down after 12 holes...that takes some serious mental fortitude to overcome such a disastrous start.

[CBear3]

I was down three to my wife and halved the match by taking three of the last four.

[iamjs]

played the moon open this weekend.

Good:
Well organized. Everything seemed to move smoothly the entire time. No groups hitting into us from parallel fairways, but the jerks behind us had no problem teeing up a little early. To be fair, we knew those jerks and really weren't that close to us.
Missed a hole in one by about 10 feet on 14. Slightly off the green but probably one of the better shots I've had on that hole.
Played scratch golf over a stretch of 6 holes on the second day. (bird/par/par/bogey/par/par). Now if I could be consistent enough to do that over 18 holes or even in a quick 9.

Well, that's it for the good.

Bad:
I came out terrible on both days: 6/8/7 on day one on the front; 5/7/9 on day two on the back. Lost balls in two different trees in the same hole (#2) and went double OB off #12, which had me teeing off with what was my par shot. If you start your day with a 21, you're gonna have a bad time.
Day one I finished my back 9 with a 47. This wouldn't be too bad normally except that I left two putts less than a ball width short, lipped two more, and had another that hit the stick and bounced to the side. I thought the latter would have counted because of Rona Rules, but they didn't give it to me. So yeah my 47 could have easily been a 42.

Somewhere in between:
I may have finally figured out what my issue with my driver is. Short version of it is I changed where I am lining up on the ball where the ball is about an inch or two more forward than where I usually place it.

[King Colby]

What's 6/8/7

[CBear3]

His scores. 21 strokes over three holes. At least +8

[King Colby]

His scores. 21 strokes over three holes. At least +8

Lol I read that so wrong. I guess I ignored the "I came out terrible both days" part haha.

[iamjs]

His scores. 21 strokes over three holes. At least +8

Yep, +8.

The other was a double, triple, and a quad.

[King Colby]

His scores. 21 strokes over three holes. At least +8

Yep, +8.

The other was a double, triple, and a quad.

So what club did you hit the 3rd time off the tee on #12?

[CBear3]

This is how I fell in love with golf as a kid. Early mornings, or late evenings. Beautiful views and nature sounds.

[willeyeam]

Evening rounds are the best. I just get depressed here pretty soon when my evening 18 that I can get in at 6 turns into an evening 9, and eventually it's dark at 6. But until then..

[shafnutz05]

Evening rounds are the best. I just get depressed here pretty soon when my evening 18 that I can get in at 6 turns into an evening 9, and eventually it's dark at 6. But until then..

I am definitely more of a fan of sunrise rounds... I like being off the course and on with my day by lunchtime. Of course, that comes with higher prices, dew (or frost), etc.

[willeyeam]

Evening rounds are the best. I just get depressed here pretty soon when my evening 18 that I can get in at 6 turns into an evening 9, and eventually it's dark at 6. But until then..

I am definitely more of a fan of sunrise rounds... I like being off the course and on with my day by lunchtime. Of course, that comes with higher prices, dew (or frost), etc.

Weekend morning rounds are also great. I played Saturday at 7:18 and finished around 11. Such a good feeling knowing you have the entire day ahead of you. Definitely my preference on the weekends but I love evenings during the week. Best part of the morning round is the off chance of playing well and being in a great mood all day

[MrKennethTKangaroo]

My all time favorite post work round was 1 hr 15 minutes walking 9 holes. Was a beauty.