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I'm golfing Bear's Best on Saturday. Hopefully I'll have a good story afterwards.Prepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them, along with this slice of humble pie that comes direct from the oven of shame set at gas mark “egg on your face”! -- Moss
There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, and everything else is cream cheese. --Coach Finstock
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Picture this -
First time golfing. I'm a sophmore in high school. My buddies take me to a small municipal course in Vacaville, CA. Their instructions for how to hit a golf ball - "Its kind of like baseball, only lower". So I hack my way through the first 4 holes as we head over to my first water hazard.
First shot off the tee of hole #5 lays up about 20 yards shy of the water. I pick up a 5 iron, feeling butterflies as to whether I'm going to be able to get enough lift to clear the drink.
I swing away with everything I've got and catch a nice clean blade shot that sends it screaming over the pond about 10 feet above the water. About the time it clears the far edge of the water it proceeds to take its customary right turn, consistent with every other shot I've hit thus far. Only this time it is headed right for a group of about 8 elderly folks standing at an adjacent tee box.
My three buddies and I are yelling "FORE" just as loud as our pubescent voices will allow. As if controlled by one single central nervous system, all 8 of them simultaneously look our way to see what the commotion is all about. At this time, my takes one hop on the short grass and proceeds to nail one of the elderly ladies in the group right between the eyes. She drops like a rock. I think I've killed someone's poor nana.
We sprint over to check on her, as all of the rest of their group are huddled over her. When we finally get there she is just starting to sit up. As it turns out, the ball hit her right on the bridge of her sunglasses, not even scratching a lens, let alone touching her skin.
She is a little spooked and shaken up, but otherwise is fine. I picked up my ball as a couple of the older guys scold us for being so careless. We apologize profusely and jet on out of there as we move on the next hole and our next set of victims.
And such is the beginning of my golfing career.
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First time ever playing golf as an excited teenager... and a guy who's playing with us doesn't bother to tell anyone as he re-tees and hits with driver. The ball screams off the tee at about 18 inches off the ground and goes about 20 paces and straight into my shin just below the knee.
I guess it was a portend of things to come, as my addiction to golf has produced some great moments for me (a couple eagles, a shot two-inches away from a hole in one, and loads of great times with good friends) and also plenty of Shanked Shots to the Shin, as it were (missing a 24-inch putt for my 3rd eagle, slicing a tee shot so bad that the poor guy on the fairway to the right didn't understand my 'fore!' was intended for him, pretty much every time I play The Ranches).
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Great thread idea.
I say we all need to post our scores (and stories) on here. No cheating.
My goal is to be to a 10 by the end of the season. My first step--new clubs.At least the Big Ten went after a big-time addition in Nebraska; the Pac-10 wanted a game so badly, it added Utah
-Berry Trammel, 12/3/10
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I have greatly improved over the last 5 years, relative to my skill level. I used to pretty much be content to hit 1 fairway and stay under 150. Last year pretty much every round I played I flirted with 100, and broke it twice.
The best course I have played to date is Princeville last spring. I probably have some pictures somewhere. This summer a few friends and I are going on a 3 day weekend to Bandon Dunes and playing Bandon Dunes, Bandon Trails and Old MacDonald. I have no fantasies about breaking 100 there however.Get confident, stupid
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Originally posted by ERCougar View PostGreat thread idea.
I say we all need to post our scores (and stories) on here. No cheating.
Anyone wonder why I try to suppress the occasional desire that creeps up (which the pictures above evoked) to try golf again?
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Man I love golf. My favorite shot ever was on this crappy 9 hole course in Warrenton, OR. It was a dollar a hole during twilight hours so me and my dad would play almost every day. We'd walk on and get in 9 holes no problem.
Anyway, the first hole was a long par 5 that dog legged to the left. I blasted my drive and drove through the dog leg and ended up in the rough about 5 feet behind a tree. I got out my 5 iron set up left, opened my stance, opened my club and swung with all of my might out to in. The ball jumped up out of the rough and sliced around the tree leaving me my PW into the green in the middle of the fairway. Think Mickelson in this year's masters. I was so stoked. I really think that it was my favorite shot because it I executed exactly what I had envisioned.
My best round was +12 at the Soldier Hollow Silver Course.
Nicest course I've played has to be Mauna Lani South."Nobody listens to Turtle."-Turtlesigpic
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Originally posted by Surfah View PostMan I love golf. My favorite shot ever was on this crappy 9 hole course in Warrenton, OR. It was a dollar a hole during twilight hours so me and my dad would play almost every day. We'd walk on and get in 9 holes no problem.
Anyway, the first hole was a long par 5 that dog legged to the left. I blasted my drive and drove through the dog leg and ended up in the rough about 5 feet behind a tree. I got out my 5 iron set up left, opened my stance, opened my club and swung with all of my might out to in. The ball jumped up out of the rough and sliced around the tree leaving me my PW into the green in the middle of the fairway. Think Mickelson in this year's masters. I was so stoked. I really think that it was my favorite shot because it I executed exactly what I had envisioned.
My best round was +12 at the Soldier Hollow Silver Course.
Nicest course I've played has to be Mauna Lani South.Just try it once. One beer or one cigarette or one porno movie won't hurt. - Dallin H. Oaks
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Originally posted by BlueHair View PostMan, I am lucky to be +12 after 6 holes."Nobody listens to Turtle."-Turtlesigpic
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Favorite golf course for sentimental reasons: Hobble Creek Golf Course in Springville, Utah. Worked there washing carts as a kid; lived up there during summers. Best score at Hobble Creek is a 73. Best score on any other course (Wasatch up by Midway) is 75.
Biggest golfing achievement of the past year: After seven years of marriage, I finally got my wife to take up golf. Now it's not just golf; it's family time.
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