Playing golf in Vancouver Canada (NO POLITICS!)

[mukster]

Played Meadow Gardens today. They punched week before last. Greens were awful as expected. 
Was good to get out regardless. 

[Phireside]

Mix of no rain, light rain, and medium rain out at FV today. Greens pretty unplayable after punching and the rain. The sand and the wet make it tough to get the ball to the hole. But all in all, it was nice to be out at FV which is one of my favs that I don't get to play often.

[The Beav]

We got the full Kings Links treatment today.  High wind, crazy gusts, and sideways rain for 7 or 8 holes.  Course was in great shape, especially the greens.  

 

Best part? A nice sub 3hr walking round and others on the course actually waved us through.  Didn't think that was a thing in Van anymore.

[Phireside]

2 hours ago, The Beav said:

We got the full Kings Links treatment today.  High wind, crazy gusts, and sideways rain for 7 or 8 holes.  Course was in great shape, especially the greens.  

 

Best part? A nice sub 3hr walking round and others on the course actually waved us through.  Didn't think that was a thing in Van anymore.

We got through FV in about 3 hours today.

 

I recall a round about 2019-2020 at UBC, we were a 4 ball and a twosome was catching up and waiting a bit. Don't remember the hole but it was a par 4, we agreed that we would tee off, walk up and then wave the twosome through. When the guys hit and came up to us, one of them had the stones to say "you're supposed to only wave groups through on par 3's." We all thought they might actually say thanks for letting us through. You can't please them all apparently.

Edited April 28 by Phireside

[myspinonit]

19 hours ago, Phireside said:

We got through FV in about 3 hours today.

 

I recall a round about 2019-2020 at UBC, we were a 4 ball and a twosome was catching up and waiting a bit. Don't remember the hole but it was a par 4, we agreed that we would tee off, walk up and then wave the twosome through. When the guys hit and came up to us, one of them had the stones to say "you're supposed to only wave groups through on par 3's." We all thought they might actually say thanks for letting us through. You can't please them all apparently.

Surprising the number of players still that:

1. don’t get keeping up to the group in front is the obligation not that they "aren't holding anybody up behind us". In one of my golf groups it's in black and white if you fall behind a all,  first two guys finishing a hole get to the next tee pronto and tee off to help trying to catch up. In my other group (University) I just got word that after one warning they may just tell a group to pick up and get to the next tee. Bravo. (And tough luck I guess for anyone in that foursome that was in good shape to that point for a tournament.)

 

but

more to your point (and sadly I play with some of these offenders)----

2. don’t realize it is not acceptable that a faster group following less than four should just  waiit.  i.e. Not aware that current pace of place USGA and Golf Canada etiquette guidelines is to let faster groups play through,  whether they are just faster, or are a threesome, twosome or even a single.  Some still think that a single has no standing on the course….very old practice. 

 

 

Aside...Glad some of you guys are getting out even ith the cooler and wetter  conditions this April. This is the first year in a while I can't get excited about playing right now.  Though thumb arthritIs which is really telling me  it hates the cold, especially wet cold, is a big part of that. I'm expecting Amazon delivery next week of a supposedly quite water-resistant rechargeable hand warmer.. So we'll see how that goes. 

Edited April 29 by myspinonit

[myspinonit]

On 4/28/2024 at 11:44 AM, myspinonit said:

Surprising the number of players still that:

1. don’t get keeping up to the group in front is the obligation not that they "aren't holding anybody up behind us". In one of my golf groups it's in black and white if you fall behind a all,  first two guys finishing a hole get to the next tee pronto and tee off to help trying to catch up. In my other group (University) I just got word that after one warning they may just tell a group to pick up and get to the next tee. Bravo. (And tough luck I guess for anyone in that foursome that was in good shape to that point for a tournament.)

 

but

more to your point (and sadly I play with some of these offenders)----

2. don’t realize it is not acceptable that a faster group following less than four should just  waiit.  i.e. Not aware that current pace of place USGA and Golf Canada etiquette guidelines is to let faster groups play through,  whether they are just faster, or are a threesome, twosome or even a single.  Some still think that a single has no standing on the course….very old practice. 

 

 

Aside...Glad some of you guys are getting out even ith the cooler and wetter  conditions this April. This is the first year in a while I can't get excited about playing right now.  Though thumb arthritIs which is really telling me  it hates the cold, especially wet cold, is a big part of that. I'm expecting Amazon delivery next week of a supposedly quite water-resistant rechargeable hand warmer.. So we'll see how that goes. 

I take the last para back as warmth returns for now. 
Played  yesterday had a helluva fun time generally (including finding a putter grip easier on the thumb as I went, 4 grips in five holes I think) before I settled on a modified  one of my old faithful. Hands feel pretty good today. Can’t wait for next week’s play.  Boy, golf and me are fickle

 

[The Couv]

Redwoods opening May 9th but the rates are a bit high for my taste.  I enjoy that course but won’t play it much at that price.

[Phireside]

11 minutes ago, The Couv said:

Redwoods opening May 9th but the rates are a bit high for my taste.  I enjoy that course but won’t play it much at that price.

What are the details? I don't see anything on the site yet.

[The Couv]

I’m on their email list so I got an email yesterday I think.

 

$89 weekdays, $109 weekends 

[Phireside]

5 hours ago, The Couv said:

I’m on their email list so I got an email yesterday I think.

 

$89 weekdays, $109 weekends 

Found the email in my junk folder. I think it's a tough pill to swallow but the state of rates around here, it's roughly in line with what others have done in the years it's been closed. The unknown is what the course is like now. If all the upgrades and conditions justify it, then I'm fine with it. It's a great course.

[The Beav]

Anyone with a post-aeration Fraserview update? Need to decide on a Friday round there.

[myspinonit]

14 hours ago, The Beav said:

Anyone with a post-aeration Fraserview update? Need to decide on a Friday round there.

Ha. I was just going to post. Played today. No one (we had more than one teetime)  could get the ball to the hole on the greens. Never have seen them this slow. Was  told after the round they haven't cut them yet after aeration to help the healing.  I rather doubt that, since I believe aeration  was the week of Apr 22, and I wasn't putting through rough. But they certainly weren't  close- cropped.

Edited 15 hours ago by myspinonit