Everything golf

[MrKennethTKangaroo]

I heard that DA points was going to put all of his winnings into FUBO but alas he did not make the cut

[dodint]

My Veterans Tour added a bunch of western PA dates.

June 19th Latrobe Elks*
June 20th Totteridge*
Aug 14th Champion Lakes*
Aug 15th Ligonier CC*
Aug 21st Fort Cherry
Aug 22nd Whispering Woods
Sept 12th Hill Crest CC*
Sept 13th Westmoreland CC*
Oct 2nd Lenape*
Oct 3rd Birdsfoot*

I'll likely do the ones with the *. I've never heard of Lenape or Birdsfoot, both out near Ford City.

I've got a bit of a lull in my racing season coming up, so I hope to spend that time working on my golf game. I found a really great online resource that is helping my understanding a lot, and I'm hoping to get linked up with an instructor here shortly.

[willeyeam]

good stuff!

also we need a @dodinttracker twitter account to follow these tournaments

[dodint]

Nah, bruh. It's ugly. I shot a 112 and finished DFL in my first one.

I use The Grint for scorekeeping, etc. I get a notification every time MR25 gets a birdie, so I have that going for me.

[King Colby]

I'm told birdsfoot is pretty great. I think MR25 has discussed it here before too

[willeyeam]

only up from here

[King Colby]

I finally took a lesson from a local head club pro. One hour of 8 irons taught me how to hit golf balls again. And I told him to start from scratch and pretend it was the first time I ever picked up a golf club.

Why did I not do this years ago?

Going to keep going every other week for the rest of the summer.

[dodint]

That's my plan, too. A recurring lesson every two weeks until the season is over.

[willeyeam]

i started last fall and pretty much am just mad that i didn't earlier. I go every month or two now.. i figure for as much as I play I may as well try to be better to enjoy it the most I can. it's $60 every month or two, that's basically a round. very glad I've been going, it's helped a lot

[MR25]

Nah, bruh. It's ugly. I shot a 112 and finished DFL in my first one.

I use The Grint for scorekeeping, etc. I get a notification every time MR25 gets a birdie, so I have that going for me.

It does notifications weird. If you go to enter whether or not your tee shot hit the fairway, it'll treat it as if you finished the hole.

I think I only made one last week.

[MR25]

I'm told birdsfoot is pretty great. I think MR25 has discussed it here before too

It might have been Kenny or DD, as I've never played it.

[Dickie Dunn]

I’ve never played it but my buddy who lives closer plays it all the time and raves about it.

[Troy Loney]

Birdsfoot is probably me, I played it in April, and then again for a scramble in May. Playing it again on Saturday. Out of the nicer courses I've played in Pittsburgh (Totteridge and Madison Club), I put it just below Totteridge, and that's only because I hate golf holes with approach shots that are blind because the green is up a hill and you can't see how much space you have between the green / flag and the crest of the hill. And there are two of those at Birdsfoot.

I agree with the recurring lessons. My backswing started going too far out to in, which was working really well for my iron shots, was just putting a little fade instead of a draw. But then it completed f'd my driver and I started pushing everything right. I think I might have got the angles back on my back nine Saturday. Point being, I think when one thing starts working really well and as an amateur, you start making a subtle adjustment, that has the opportunity to knock other aspects of your swing out of whack. In my case, I have a bit of a natural draw with my driver that I sabotaged by adjusting my backswing to align with something I was doing to straighten out my iron shots. If I wasn't playing all the time right now, I wouldn't be able to give myself a chance to self-correct.

[dodint]

Good to know about Birdsfoot. The cool thing about this tour is it takes me to some courses that never would've been on my RADAR.

[shoeshine boy]

for those of you have have been to PGA and LPGA events, especially @Orlando Penguin, we have tickets to the KPMG Women's PGA Championship next week. we've never been to a professional golf tourney before. is it better to follow one group? hang around a couple of holes? wander around aimlessly?

[MrKennethTKangaroo]

i played Lenape heights once and that was enough. Plus, Paul zeise is doing ads for them now, which speaks volumes about their business decisions.

[iamjs]

I thought Lenape was a decent enough place that I would go back. From what I remember, the course seemed to be in decent enough shape and I don't remember getting bombed by incoming shots from other fairways. Then again I haven't been there in 3-4 years, so maybe it has changed.

I'm sure grabbing a tee time off GolfNow for well under the typical rate is swaying my opinion too.

[dodint]

Yeah, Lenape is $30 (cart and usually some range balls) and Birdsfoot is $39. Cost isn't the issue.

[Orlando Penguin]

for those of you have have been to PGA and LPGA events, especially @Orlando Penguin, we have tickets to the KPMG Women's PGA Championship next week. we've never been to a professional golf tourney before. is it better to follow one group? hang around a couple of holes? wander around aimlessly?

The best part is you can do all 3 of those and still get a full experience. How many days are you going? If it's more than one, then you can really play a lot of strategies. I don't remember much about AAC to know how easy it is to get around and if you can see more than one hole from different vantage points. I guess that will be what my strategy will be on Tuesday when I first get to the course -- drive the course and see what it's like. So yeah, I'll be there and it will likely not be difficult to find me because I have a feeling that Thursday/Friday, I will be all over that course in the afternoon once the coverage goes off the air.

[shoeshine boy]

The best part is you can do all 3 of those and still get a full experience. How many days are you going? If it's more than one, then you can really play a lot of strategies. I don't remember much about AAC to know how easy it is to get around and if you can see more than one hole from different vantage points. I guess that will be what my strategy will be on Tuesday when I first get to the course -- drive the course and see what it's like. So yeah, I'll be there and it will likely not be difficult to find me because I have a feeling that Thursday/Friday, I will be all over that course in the afternoon once the coverage goes off the air.

pretty sure Thursday is our chosen day. good excuse to play hooky from work and likely the least crowded. one local tip for you: if you like Szechuan, Masterpiece is about 10-15 minutes north of AAC. I highly recommend it. https://www.masterpiecejohnscreek.com/r ... pageType=D

[LITT]

i love birds foot. probably my favorite course 'around'. its a whole day affair though since you are usually looking at 5 hour round and a 2 hour round trip drive. its quiet, beautiful, challenging. usually maintained really well. and if you are these first thing in the AM they play the bagpiipes.

[willeyeam]

[MrKennethTKangaroo]

I do enjoy this feud but that is a kind of a dick move by the USGA to pair those two in a us open. It is a major freaking championship, they dont need WWE sideshows

[LITT]

i dont like it.

i love it.

[willeyeam]

I do enjoy this feud but that is a kind of a dick move by the USGA to pair those two in a us open. It is a major freaking championship, they dont need WWE sideshows

The US Open pairings have no format or tradition to respect, and are only created for fan interest/storylines. If they can't play 2 rounds of golf together then they are mental midgets.