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  • Originally posted by Drunk Tank View Post
    Played the 36 holes of Wasatch today. We started on the lake course. I had a dismal front 9 and shot a 59. Nothing was going for me and was really screwing with me mentally. Many shots in the water = not good score. I was able to turn it around on the back 9 with a 45, for a total of 104.

    The Tick shot a 99, 48 on the front and 51 on the back.

    After a bite to eat we started the mountain course. This is the first I have played this course and it is probabbly the most scenic course I have played. Unfortunatly, the narrow fairways and unforgiving errant shot had the best of me. I shot a 99. Now, I should be happy shooting a 99, right? I mean only 3 rounds ago I shot a 124... Well, it could have been better. I lost 8 balls. So, basically I gave 16 shots away. So concidering I still walked away with a 99 after that, I'm not too upset...Yeah right, Im pissed because I could be doing so much better. Im hoping for a great day at Thanksgiving Point this Saturday.


    Oh, yeah, you may be wondering how the Tick did on the mountain course. Well, let me tell you. He beat the shit out of me. It was like watching an robot golfer, and large, overwight robot golfer, but a robot golfer nonetheless. He was a machine! His tee shots were strait and 200 yards, followed up by a sweet 3 or 5 wood that couldnt miss the greens. Now, to be fair, he couldnt read the greens for shit, but that was good, or he would have beaten me by a far greater number of strokes. He ended up with a personal best round of 90, yes...you heard me right...90. I couldn't believe it.

    Congrats Tick, great round and a good time was had by all.

    Oh yeah, our buddy Clay...he had some issues and was well into the 100's. At least he was counting his OB shots, which is a step in the right direction. In fact, PAC, we really need to raise his index from a 22. He is closer to a 27 at minimum, prob more like a 30-35.
    For me the mountain course is indeed a beautiful course. After a few times though I got tired of how much up and down it is. I like the Lake course. One of my favorite course in Utah.

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    • Playing Myrtle Creek and then playing craps (lame only 2 times odds) at Seven Feathers Indian Casino tomorrow if anyone wants to join in.
      Get confident, stupid
      -landpoke

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      • I haven't golfed since the Tour 18 in Dallas and I sucked. Somehow I developed a hook on my drives when I usually have a slice.

        Dhole is my partner Saturday. I feel bad for him already.

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        • Originally posted by Drunk Tank View Post
          I lost 8 balls.
          That can be expensive. I hope a handful of those were range balls or that could have been equivalent to green fees for the day.

          Which reminds me, Utah has some cheap golf. I miss that.
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          • Originally posted by Surfah View Post
            That can be expensive. I hope a handful of those were range balls or that could have been equivalent to green fees for the day.

            Which reminds me, Utah has some cheap golf. I miss that.
            I was using Bridgestone E6's. About $24 a box. I used to play with prov-1 x's, but since I quit golfing on a regular basis 4 years ago, I decided it wasnt a good thing to lose 1/2 box of $45 golf balls per round. So now I can play an extra few rounds for the money saved.
            "I can get a good look at a T-bone by sticking my head up a bull's a$$, but I'd rather take a butcher's word for it". - Tommy Callahan III

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            • Originally posted by Shaka View Post
              I haven't golfed since the Tour 18 in Dallas and I sucked. Somehow I developed a hook on my drives when I usually have a slice.

              Dhole is my partner Saturday. I feel bad for him already.
              How did you find the course. I was nervous it wasn't going to be in good shape. Except for the traps, I thought the course was in pretty good shape.

              We played the blues and that ended up too long for me. I did go bogie, par, birdie though on the Amen Corner.

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              • Originally posted by byu71 View Post
                How did you find the course. I was nervous it wasn't going to be in good shape. Except for the traps, I thought the course was in pretty good shape.

                We played the blues and that ended up too long for me. I did go bogie, par, birdie though on the Amen Corner.
                I thought it was a lot of fun and the reports of the reports of the course being in bad shape innacurate.

                Highlights for me include hitting the island green on my first shot, landing my ball on one one of the circular elevated pods (I don't know how else to describe them) in the middle of the huge bunker on the left, and making a birdy on the last hole. Other than that I sucked the big one. My only excuse is I hadn't golfed in two months because of a severely strained calf muscle. If you're lucky it will swell up on Saturday and you can all accuse me of having elephantitis.

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                • Originally posted by Shaka View Post
                  I thought it was a lot of fun and the reports of the reports of the course being in bad shape innacurate.

                  Highlights for me include hitting the island green on my first shot, landing my ball on one one of the circular elevated pods (I don't know how else to describe them) in the middle of the huge bunker on the left, and making a birdy on the last hole. Other than that I sucked the big one. My only excuse is I hadn't golfed in two months because of a severely strained calf muscle. If you're lucky it will swell up on Saturday and you can all accuse me of having elephantitis.
                  The last hole was modeled after number 13 at Augusta, the last hole of Amen Corner. That was the hole I birdied too. It wasn't that easy of a hole, we must be good.

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                  • Played a practice round yesterday. Yikes! I will be at T-pointe bright at early to hit a bucket.
                    *Banned*

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                    • Big Break: Disney Golf is starting up soon. I love this show. The Finau brothers will both be playing in it so I will be rooting for them to win it.
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                      • Originally posted by Surfah View Post
                        Big Break: Disney Golf is starting up soon. I love this show. The Finau brothers will both be playing in it so I will be rooting for them to win it.
                        I love that show, too. It was interesting seeing men and women compete head to head this past summer, but i'm (chauvinistically?) looking forward to the all-men version this season.
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                        • Originally posted by RobinFinderson View Post
                          I've read none of this thread, so please pardon my interjection (if you were all in the middle of a serious conversation).

                          I don't golf, but I had the pleasure of going to a driving range and hitting some balls. It was fun. I'm now thinking about picking up a driver for the sole purpose of hitting balls at driving ranges. If I get good enough at that, I might pick up a set of irons, and eventually, maybe I will pick up golf. I have no hopes for that at this time, but I think it would be fun to pick up a driver.

                          So, golf people, what driver should I get? I suck, I have no real expectations of being good at golf, but I enjoy whacking a ball at the driving range. I don't want to spend a lot of money, but I don't want a crappy garage sale driver either. Thoughts?
                          I just saw this Robin. I would also suggest going to a golf speciality shop that sells used clubs. I'm not sure which one in L.A. does that, but I'm sure there are plenty. Golf Galaxy does, for example. They will have plenty of drivers for under $100, and they will be name brand.
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                          • Originally posted by falafel View Post
                            I just saw this Robin. I would also suggest going to a golf speciality shop that sells used clubs. I'm not sure which one in L.A. does that, but I'm sure there are plenty. Golf Galaxy does, for example. They will have plenty of drivers for under $100, and they will be name brand.
                            Also don't forget a sack of flour for the range.
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                            -landpoke

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                            • Originally posted by HuskyFreeNorthwest View Post
                              Also don't forget a sack of flour for the range.
                              LOL! Man, lay off! That was GOOD ADVICE!!! :crazy:
                              Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.

                              Dig your own grave, and save!

                              "The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American

                              "I know that you are one of the cool and 'edgy' BYU fans" -- Wally

                              GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

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                              • Originally posted by falafel View Post
                                That was GOOD ADVICE!!! :crazy:
                                I thought so as well.
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