MD/VA/DC Golfers - Ten Seconds or Less

[vtnerf]

Real Life Nature story of the day:

 

Pond on #15 had a couple ducks swimming around and a couple of geese hanging out on the bank. Ducks had a few ducklings with them. Red-Tailed Hawk comes flying out of the trees and goes after a duckling, and there was a Duck/Goose vs Hawk royal rumble in the water. Hawk won and got a duckling and flew off. s*** was bananas.

 

And then I made par.

 

And the circle of life continued.

 

Awesome.

 

I played the DCGT event at Queenstown Harbor back in 2015 with (human) Eagle, Nerf, and (not Bethesda) Rick. I can't remember what hole we were on, but it was definitely the back 9. A (bird) eagle went screaming into the trees, and a turf war ensued with some other bird (eagles). It was quite a sight and sound to behold.

 

Later during that round, (human) eagle reached for the (non-existent) shifter in the cart, and ended up caressing my leg. This was recently acquired shoulder injury (human) eagle, so he was pretty toasty by the time the incident occurred.

There was quite the ruckus for both of those incidents.

[SullGolf]

I don't have any real allergies anymore, but yesterday my eyes were bugging out a bit. Must have been a particularly bad day.

[siegel159]

Same, I've never had bad allergies, but yesterday my eyes bothering me a fair bit.

 

In other news, had that lesson with Marty Johnson at RedGate. Very nice guy. He pointed out some obvious flaws that I wasn't aware of - like my shoulders rotating 110 degrees when my arms are only half way back...no idea how I didn't notice that myself, or standing up through impact and flipping a bit - , and gave me a couple of pointers for practicing.

 

I played 18 at the course after, and Marty came cruising up to me in his cart as I was walking down the 9th fairway and asked how I was swinging, which I thought was pretty awesome and a bit beyond what I would expect from a teaching pro. I'll probably head back for another lesson there after I try to incorporate what he talked about last weekend.

[XHoop24]

So the real question is, when are the CC pairings being released?

[misplacedtexan83]

So the real question is, when are the CC pairings being released?

 

Hopefully before Saturday. Some is Eagles guys still needed to pay.

 

Y'all should know your teams by now but if not

 

Domes/CCMVP

Father/Son

DT/MTN

Tex/Dagoose

Rick/Vtnerf

Fabb/Gmen

Cfree/THDC

Endless/Kent

Sully/Andy

[davechen]

Woohoo! Team People Of Color!

[baddomes]

Just sent out an email, but will post it here as well. Upcoming Hive events:

 

Thursday, June 22nd - Summer Solstice event @ Little Bennett. Early tee times, play-all-day

Thursday, July 20th - Red Tee Challenge @ Northwest. Afternoon tee times

Sunday, August 20th - Hive Fourball @ UMD. Tee Times starting at 11am

 

If you're not a member, but are interested in playing, shoot me a PM.

[FAbb]

Hey CCMVP - Did you get Rory's MRI results yet?

[vtnerf]

Know I'm late with this, but when I played at the Peninsula a few weeks ago, this was the bag on the cart next to us before we went out. I'm pretty sure this is the epitome of WRX.

 

[baddomes]

I played golf with a guy who wore a PXG hat but didn't have any PXG clubs.

[FAbb]

Know I'm late with this, but when I played at the Peninsula with Bethesda Rick a few weeks ago, this was the bag on the cart next to us before we went out he had these in his bag. I'm pretty sure this is the epitome of WRX.

 

Ugh. He's such a showboat.

[vtnerf]

So, yeah, the 18th at The Peninsula is silly. Along the lines of the 18th at Bayside. Funny, both have Jack in common!!!!

Here's the layout.

Here's the aerial. The red line is about 265 or so...

 

Here's the view on your tee shot.

 

And here's your view to the green, from prime time location in the fairway. If that bird were to drop one with no wind, he'd be on the stick.

 

Here's your bailout area...

 

Here's the approach from the bailout area.

 

What it boils down to is just hit hybrid, 5 iron, 8 iron to a tight green. Very little chance to get there in 2. And a terrible finish to the round... We hit 3 wood-3 wood (With a 30+mph wind) about as good as you can and still had 100 in. Just doesn't lend itself as a match altering hole...just limp home, make par, and that's that. BOOO.

[vtnerf]

I played golf with a guy who wore a PXG hat but didn't have any PXG clubs.

Funny thing, the Cru headcovers he had were worth more than the bag itself. (I didn't dare put the covers. He was a big guy, and did have a PXG hat to boot.)

[thechief16]

So, yeah, the 18th at The Peninsula is silly. Along the lines of the 18th at Bayside. Funny, both have Jack in common!!!!

Here's the layout.

Here's the aerial. The red line is about 265 or so...

 

Here's the view on your tee shot.

 

And here's your view to the green, from prime time location in the fairway. If that bird were to drop one with no wind, he'd be on the stick.

 

Here's your bailout area...

 

Here's the approach from the bailout area.

 

What it boils down to is just hit hybrid, 5 iron, 8 iron to a tight green. Very little chance to get there in 2. And a terrible finish to the round... We hit 3 wood-3 wood (With a 30+mph wind) about as good as you can and still had 100 in. Just doesn't lend itself as a match altering hole...just limp home, make par, and that's that. BOOO.

 

Sounds like 10 at TPC Potomac.

[SullGolf]

The 18th at PoSho isn't a great finisher either. Creighton Farms is his other local course and it doesn't seem like much of a finisher from the satellite. A few of the folks here have played it though...what's it like?

[JJCOOP7]

18 at Creighton is a reachable par 5 and I really liked it.

 

Also really liked 10 at TPC Potomac

 

I think I like par 5's I can get on in 2

[DT15]

Weather report from Compass Point NE: temp A+, Sun A++, wind F-

 

Weather report from Compass Point NE: temp A+, Sun A++, wind F-

[SullGolf]

Today is pretty much perfect weather IMO. Yesterday was about the same. Maybe not perfect golf weather though. Wind yesterday was pretty nutty up at PB Dye too. Swirling with heavy gusts, over 30 MPH according to the internets. Forecast shows the wind calming down for the weekend, but other weather factors not as nice.

[2moreTerps]

18 at peninsula is stupid. There is more room long and right of nerds red line than it feels like. I hit driver at that bunker on the right. It's about 40 yards right of what it looks like you're supposed to aim at.

 

10 at TPC Potomac: that hole inihalted the pros during the web.com. First they made a lot more room on the right. Then this year they went back and added at least 15 yards left of the fairway. You can hit driver there now. Then it just depends how comfortable you are hitting a 230 shot into a very very tight green. It feel like hitting it like 200 15 yards short of the green and trying to get it up and down is more prudent than bashing onto the green.

 

inihalted Lol. I mean annilihate

[ALTSean]

TEE TIME ALERT:

 

We need a 4th for tomorrow morning at 8:30 am at Patuxent Greens for an Armed Forces Week scramble. Our 4th just had a work emergency and had to cancel. The scramble is $81, but includes cart, lunch, beer, lunch and prizes. I know it's last minute, but let me know if you're interested. Thanks!

 

Update - Got a 4th, thanks Tex!

[endlesswinterco]

Just in time for the CC. Can't lose these Kent!

[eagle1997]

Everything I thought was done has edits.

 

F edits.

 

Plus MOAR. Whatevs, it's CapitolCup week.

 

Sassed out the match ups with Tex this evening.

 

Notable Head2Heads:

Kent vs Stix

THDC vs Eagle

OCGolfRick vs The Principal

C.Free vs Boogs

Fabb vs The Ponytail

 

Tex has more info coming soon.

 

 

[dcmidnight]

Weather looks mint for you guys this weekend. Have an outdoor wedding on Saturday, weather could not look more perfect right now.

 

On a run of great golf weather in the last 4 days or so. Last night was just an amazing night to be out. Thought it was a little windy at first but somehow @ 7 or 730 the wind completely shutoff and it was perfect for the next hour or so till it got dark.

[davechen]

Everything I thought was done has edits.

 

F edits.

 

Plus MOAR. Whatevs, it's CapitolCup week.

 

Sassed out the match ups with Tex this evening.

 

Notable Head2Heads:

Kent vs Stix

THDC vs Eagle

OCGolfRick vs The Principal

C.Free vs Boogs

Fabb vs The Ponytail

 

Tex has more info coming soon.

 

Bring it, you Filipino/Indian love child!

So our foursome is Me, CFree., Eags and Boogs? The grouping where no white man may tread.

 

Oh, never mind. Just saw the email. The Foursome/fourball groupings are not the same as the singles.

[TheCityGame]

Some South Carolina pics. I didn't put in the pic of the guy shooting squirrels. It's not good.

 

The PB Dye course. . .It's difficult to capture the elevation changes on this course, but the waterfall and the hill in the second one give you some idea. This course cost me $45 with cart.

 

A short par 4 where you hit a 200 yard shot out to a flat fairway and then hit over this creek. 3-frutt from 20 feet.

 

 

A par 5. I hit my second shot onto that hill with all the bumps. The green is about 40 yards wide and had a hump back in the middle of it that's like 10 feet tall. That's my ball above the pin. 2 putt par.

 

 

The Preserve at Verdae, where they're playing a round for web.com this week. This course cost $60 with cart and the guys I played with thought it was overpriced.

 

Par 4 down the hill. Notice the tall pines and pine straw at the bottom of them. Had that Carolina look and feel.

 

Par 3 11th across the water. Look like anything familiar? Pros playing it at 215. Blue tees said "188" on the card, but I hit a 4-iron over the back bunker, then chipped back into the hazard.

 

This was the 9th hole. Google automatically did the photo-editing and I left it alone. Dogleg right par 5 up the hill with a 3-tiered green (like 14 at PB Dye, but smaller, steeper tiers). I hit D-D-54 and got my ball on the correct tier and 2 putted for par. You can see the tiers. I don't know what you'd do if you were above the hole.

 

Down hill par 3 on the back. I got a huge member bounce off that hump on the right side of the green. Thought I missed the green and it wound up at 15 feet.

 

Finally the Clemson course. Downhill par 3. If you hit left of the green, it can kick it right all the way across the green because you're coming from so high up. If you miss right. . .well, duh. . .

 

And, the signature hole. Par 3 17th. When the reservoir is higher, it comes all the way up to the stones. Played about 195. I missed the green right, but got up and down.

 

From the satellite. . .

 

 

[TheCityGame]

And some crappier photos.

 

Just an indication of what the approaches were like on the PB Dye course. . .

 

The guy is on that porch shooting squirrels. You can get a feel for the uphill nature of this course.

 

The tee shot on a par 4. I had to hit 4 iron and it went over that hill and straight down. I had a gap wedge in and then hit 3 of my 37 putts for that day.

 

Downhill par 3 selfie. That was 4 women. I was joined by 2 older guys on the next tee.

[Gmen1204]

What are tee times for Cap Cup ?

Nevermind I found the email with tee time.

[baddomes]

Man it's been slow in here the last couple of days.

 

GTT: Why has it been slow in here the last couple of days?

[FAbb]

GTT :

 

Lack of eagle posts.

 

Lack of citygame posts.

 

Lack of funny new pictures to create memes from.

 

Lack of Kent stories to marvel at.

 

Lack of controversial topics to start thread wars.

[TheCityGame]

Man it's been slow in here the last couple of days.

 

GTT: Why has it been slow in here the last couple of days?

Possible ego-centric reason :

 

I was travelling yesterday.

 

Having been out of work for 2.5 days, I have some catching up to do on work.