Where are you playing tomorrow - Chicago (Round 3)

[geochitown]

11 hours ago, VNutz said:

I thought the tunnel went from the Maple 18 to the east 9? Basically was the connector between 9s at the old country club, and the walkway to it when the east 9 still existed. With Preserve being it's own course now it wasn't needed. I don't recall a tunnel leading out to 4 but I could be wrong.

 

I'm looking forward to seeing what work can be done to Maple. I wish that over the years they were run properly to have had some tweaks made here and there rather than a more full and costly reno, but that's a forest preserve course for you. It may not have been an exciting course, but I always enjoyed it. A couple easy holes, a couple tough holes, and some risk/reward. Great course for a walker. Not many courses give you as much of an opportunity to be a couple under par over the first 3 holes if you get off to a decent start.

I think there are two tunnels. 
 

one under the road between the preserve and maple meadows 

 

and one from 3 to 4 under the entry to maple 

[Edsland]

My son from SC and I played Napervile Country Club today with a friend of his from High School  thats a member. Course was in great shape but pretty slow round for a Thursday. He said they are full at 250 members and have a waiting list which they haven't had in a long time. 

[chisag]

2 hours ago, Edsland said:

My son from SC and I played Napervile Country Club today with a friend of his from High School  thats a member. Course was in great shape but pretty slow round for a Thursday. He said they are full at 250 members and have a waiting list which they haven't had in a long time. 

 

... I passed that course a thousand times and never got to play it. Glad to hear it was in great shape! 

[jimwgt26]

Has anyone played Oak Grove recently, thumbs up or down?

[mci711]

15 hours ago, Edsland said:

My son from SC and I played Napervile Country Club today with a friend of his from High School  thats a member. Course was in great shape but pretty slow round for a Thursday. He said they are full at 250 members and have a waiting list which they haven't had in a long time. 

 

I play Naperville quite a bit when I am in town. Always in good shape. First time I played there I was shocked by the land it is on. Way more undulation and elevation change than you'd expect in Naperville. Was on the verge of joining prior to moving away from the chicagoland. 

[Hammy2424]

On 8/3/2022 at 6:18 PM, Hammy2424 said:

Making my first trip out to Blackstone in Marengo tomorrow.

 

Man was that a fun course.  In great shape and can't beat the value, IMO.  We were a threesome and would have likely completed the 18 in 3 and change.  Got stuck behind a 4-some that ended up playing in 4 hours, but we had to watch from the tee on a par 3 where three had finished and the forth took a call from the apron for a few minutes until one of his own foursome yelled at him.  I wish they would have had the fore sight to just wave us up, but...

 

Will certainly play out there again.

[DavePelz4]

17 hours ago, Edsland said:

My son from SC and I played Napervile Country Club today with a friend of his from High School  thats a member. Course was in great shape but pretty slow round for a Thursday. He said they are full at 250 members and have a waiting list which they haven't had in a long time. 

 

They raised their initiation fee by $10,000+ over the past year.

[Argonne69]

13 minutes ago, Hammy2424 said:

 

Man was that a fun course.  In great shape and can't beat the value, IMO.  We were a threesome and would have likely completed the 18 in 3 and change.  Got stuck behind a 4-some that ended up playing in 4 hours, but we had to watch from the tee on a par 3 where three had finished and the forth took a call from the apron for a few minutes until one of his own foursome yelled at him.  I wish they would have had the fore sight to just wave us up, but...

 

Will certainly play out there again.

 

Glad you enjoyed it. Definitely one of the better courses in the area. Sadly the sport is filled with too many inconsiderate nitwits that think as long as they're playing at a "good" pace they're under no obligation to let a faster group play through. 

 

[TheBear95]

18 minutes ago, Hammy2424 said:

 

Man was that a fun course.  In great shape and can't beat the value, IMO.  We were a threesome and would have likely completed the 18 in 3 and change.  Got stuck behind a 4-some that ended up playing in 4 hours, but we had to watch from the tee on a par 3 where three had finished and the forth took a call from the apron for a few minutes until one of his own foursome yelled at him.  I wish they would have had the fore sight to just wave us up, but...

 

Will certainly play out there again.

 

If the par 3 was #8, the guys in that group would have been better off throwing that dude's phone in the pond beyond the green. I'm sure it was an important call, lol. John Q. Business out at Blackstone for the day.

Edited August 5, 2022 by TheBear95

[ldchristopher]

5 hours ago, Hammy2424 said:

 

Man was that a fun course.  In great shape and can't beat the value, IMO.  We were a threesome and would have likely completed the 18 in 3 and change.  Got stuck behind a 4-some that ended up playing in 4 hours, but we had to watch from the tee on a par 3 where three had finished and the forth took a call from the apron for a few minutes until one of his own foursome yelled at him.  I wish they would have had the fore sight to just wave us up, but...

 

Will certainly play out there again.

Once again Blackstone coming through with the usual, “the course is nice but the ‘members’ who play there are inconsiderate morons” review. We probably should have warned you. Glad you liked the course though. It’s a solid design. 

[Hammy2424]

14 hours ago, ldchristopher said:

Once again Blackstone coming through with the usual, “the course is nice but the ‘members’ who play there are inconsiderate morons” review. We probably should have warned you. Glad you liked the course though. It’s a solid design. 

 

I do not want to seem/be that negative.  Like I said, they were "on pace".  I think part of the trouble is that too many have been taught/trained that pace is the target, and not a "recommended maximum".  And look, I have to take longer than most of you boys, as I am usually hitting about 20 more strokes (though I am working on that).

 

In defense to them (members) I have to say, our third was a member that would have been ahead of us as a single but chose to join up after the starter posed the question to the three of us, and he was a great playing partner.  He also was a great resource for a few of our tee balls and green previews.  We also had a threesome of members ahead of us that passed the foursome on the third hole.

 

I think the biggest problem was we caught them pretty quickly, and then had a lot of spectating opportunities.  I think that always makes it worse.  It allows you to sit and analyze your last shot, and then analyze every little thing they could be doing to speed up.

 

Again, even with the show in front, I really enjoyed the round and will be back.  I really appreciate the GolfWRX resource.  The local course info has been invaluable.

Edited August 6, 2022 by Hammy2424
reworded for clarity

[Shriner]

Played Eaglewood yesterday, likely for the last time.  Greens were perfect, and FAST with the usual ridiculous slopes on holes 2, 9 and 15.  I guess at my age (41), I start to take fewer chances and dodging golf balls for 4 hours is no longer fun for me.  I love the property and the 19th hole is about as good as any, but the line drive right between our group on the 10th tee box snapped me to my senses.  I had already been avoiding the subdivision courses for years as I have no desire to hit someone or their home; but time to avoid the back and forth courses for me as well.  I'll miss you Eaglewood.  

[ldchristopher]

Calumet CC this afternoon. I figured it would be in rough shape and...yep. It was very wet but playable, though the drainage is more a byproduct of the various renovations and updates the course had when it was private than anything being done right now. The bunkers all have weeds in them, the tee boxes on the par 3's are Jackson Park-esque, and the course desperately needs a lot of tree trimming that isn't gonna happen. It's too bad but I realize it'll be a warehouse within a few years regardless. Very sad though. My grandpa was a member at Beverly and Flossmore but he used to love playing Calumet. Ball striking was solid with 12 greens and most chips were just off, leading to fairly easy pars. Not a lot of great birdie looks but lag putting was excellent and I got a short birdie putt to drop on 17. Lovely conditions to play, with a dew point at 74°. I could’ve wrung my shirt out it was so drenched in sweat. 73. 

Edited August 8, 2022 by ldchristopher

[DavePelz4]

Our comp played Schaumburg on Saturday.  As is usually the case with SchaumVegas, it plays fast and firm.  The greens were having huge ball marks on highly lofted shots in to the greens yet the greens were Schaumburg fast. Bunkers had nice sand and overall, the course was in fine condition. 

 

VNutz must has had a personal low of 13 putts or so for the round.  Of course, that's because one of the guys in our foursome ran over V's bag and bent his putter shaft to the point where is wasn't useable.  V putter with his wedge and was admirable with that so if you see a bunch of Scotty's on the BST, you know he's making the permanent move to a bellied wedge.

[ldchristopher]

2 hours ago, DavePelz4 said:

VNutz must has had a personal low of 13 putts or so for the round.  Of course, that's because one of the guys in our foursome ran over V's bag and bent his putter shaft to the point where is wasn't useable. 

Just another reason to permanently outlaw carts. 

[Holy Moses]

Highlands of Elgin has Golf Logix’s putt breaks on their gps now

[dhartmann34]

If you had a free foursome out of these... Which would you play? 

 

Ravisloe? Cantigny? Harborside? Ruffled Feathers? Seven Bridges? 

 

I haven't played any so I'm looking for suggestions. 

[chisag]

2 minutes ago, dhartmann34 said:

Ravisloe? Cantigny? Harborside? Ruffled Feathers? Seven Bridges? 

 

 

1. Cantigny
2. Harborside
3. Seven Bridges

and a distant:

4. Ravisloe
5. Ruffled Feathers (if the round is free) 🤪

[DavePelz4]

2 hours ago, ldchristopher said:

Just another reason to permanently outlaw carts. 

 

And...golf with people who are cognizant of thing and people around them.

[DavePelz4]

36 minutes ago, dhartmann34 said:

If you had a free foursome out of these... Which would you play? 

 

Ravisloe? Cantigny? Harborside? Ruffled Feathers? Seven Bridges? 

 

I haven't played any so I'm looking for suggestions. 

 

1. Cantigny

2. Cantigny

3. Cantigny

4. Harborside

5. Cantigny

[dhartmann34]

17 minutes ago, DavePelz4 said:

 

1. Cantigny

2. Cantigny

3. Cantigny

4. Harborside

5. Cantigny

Any specific routing at Cantigny? 

[TheBear95]

19 minutes ago, DavePelz4 said:

 

And...golf with people who are cognizant of thing and people around them.

 

Oh man. VNutz is a carry bag guy, right? I can picture exactly how this went down. Oof. 

 

And, of course, the game seems hell bent on turning golf carts into mobile bars. Blaring music, screens, screens, screens, and don't forget, Claws for All! Barf.

[chisag]

2 minutes ago, TheBear95 said:

And, of course, the game seems hell bent on turning golf carts into mobile bars. Blaring music, screens, screens, screens, and don't forget, Claws for All! Barf.

 

 

... Seems like there are two types these days. Those playing a sport and attempting to be the best player they can be and those that view golf as a social event and actually playing the game far down their list of why they are on the course. 

[TheBear95]

4 minutes ago, chisag said:

 

 

... Seems like there are two types these days. Those playing a sport and attempting to be the best player they can be and those that view golf as a social event and actually playing the game far down their list of why they are on the course. 

 

It is getting silly with the cart speakers. Seems like every damn golfer got one for Christmas or a birthday over the past two years. When LD and I were in Michigan, during one of our rounds the foursome in front of us had a speaker for each cart. Different playlists though. So, dueling cart speakers when the group was on the tee or on the greens, lol. Unbelievably dumb. 

 

Just like slow play, you will NEVER find a golfer who admits their cart speaker is too loud either. Oh no, that's the other guys, we NEVER do that.

[DavePelz4]

41 minutes ago, TheBear95 said:

 

Oh man. VNutz is a carry bag guy, right? I can picture exactly how this went down. Oof. 

 

And, of course, the game seems hell bent on turning golf carts into mobile bars. Blaring music, screens, screens, screens, and don't forget, Claws for All! Barf.

 

He is a carry guy who always has a theme with his bag, headcovers, etc. for the round.

 

Hopefully he'll chime in as I didn't see the exact sequence of events, only the byproduct. Don't think there were mitigating factors other than the failure to pay attention. 

[DavePelz4]

55 minutes ago, dhartmann34 said:

Any specific routing at Cantigny? 

 

Each 9 is unique so you'll get a variety of opinions with everyone being right.  My preference is probably Hillside/Woodside, although I also like the Lakeside 9.  Think you'd enjoy regardless. Plus it's a great practice facility.

[dhartmann34]

2 minutes ago, DavePelz4 said:

 

Each 9 is unique so you'll get a variety of opinions with everyone being right.  My preference is probably Hillside/Woodside, although I also like the Lakeside 9.  Think you'd enjoy regardless. Plus it's a great practice facility.

Well I booked it. Looking forward to it! And can't beat a pretty much free round there. 😎

[TheBear95]

ChiSag - I have a story for you. 

 

The first time I ever played in a group with guys with a cart speaker was at your old home course, Prairie Bluff. This was about 9 or 10 years ago.

 

Back then, the cart speaker was not the ubiquitous piece of necessary golf equipment it is today. We got paired up with another twosome. Since the cart speaker was somewhat novel, these guys did ask if they could use it during the round (that would never happen today). I said sure, thinking the music would not be all that noticeable and blend into the background. Boy, did I quickly learn a lesson.

 

They started off playing music from the band Staind and as round went on the music got a bit harder. By the time we got to #7, I had zero clue what band was playing. All I know, it was loud. I get to my ball in the fairway, ready to hit and a new song comes on. It was some screamo metal with the "singer" shouting over and over "She's a f****** b****, she's a f****** b****." Suffice to say, my approach on that tough hole was not great. Also, learned a very valuable lesson that day. Death to the cart speaker.

[chisag]

2 minutes ago, TheBear95 said:

ChiSag - I have a story for you. 

 

The first time I ever played in a group with guys with a cart speaker was at your old home course, Prairie Bluff. This was about 9 or 10 years ago.

 

Back then, the cart speaker was not the ubiquitous piece of necessary golf equipment it is today. We got paired up with another twosome. Since the cart speaker was somewhat novel, these guys did ask if they could use it during the round (that would never happen today). I said sure, thinking the music would not be all that noticeable and blend into the background. Boy, did I quickly learn a lesson.

 

They started off playing music from the band Staind and as round went on the music got a bit harder. By the time we got to #7, I had zero clue what band was playing. All I know, it was loud. I get to my ball in the fairway, ready to hit and a new song comes on. It was some screamo metal with the "singer" shouting over and over "She's a f****** b****, she's a f****** b****." Suffice to say, my approach on that tough hole was not great. Also, learned a very valuable lesson that day. Death to the cart speaker.

 

 

... Just brutal. And therein lies the problem with music on the course. I have a small speaker I use when I walk and only I can hear my classic rock. Being a DJ for the entire 70's it has a nice calming effect on my game. Walking with friends I don't play music, just when I am alone. Occasionally someone asks me to turn it up and I will a little but only if my remote cart is within about 10 yds. I hate country, rap and heavy metal on the course but also realize some may not care for classic rock so I always ask if my pards mind me playing it at a low level because I am usually walking while they are in carts. Several times someone has stated they prefer no music and I appreciated their candor. A few times I could tell by their expression they preferred I did not play music so I didn't turn it on then either. 

... I keep saying in life and especially on a shared golf course, people are either considerate or inconsiderate. 

[Argonne69]

1 hour ago, TheBear95 said:

ChiSag - I have a story for you. 

 

The first time I ever played in a group with guys with a cart speaker was at your old home course, Prairie Bluff. This was about 9 or 10 years ago.

 

Back then, the cart speaker was not the ubiquitous piece of necessary golf equipment it is today. We got paired up with another twosome. Since the cart speaker was somewhat novel, these guys did ask if they could use it during the round (that would never happen today). I said sure, thinking the music would not be all that noticeable and blend into the background. Boy, did I quickly learn a lesson.

 

They started off playing music from the band Staind and as round went on the music got a bit harder. By the time we got to #7, I had zero clue what band was playing. All I know, it was loud. I get to my ball in the fairway, ready to hit and a new song comes on. It was some screamo metal with the "singer" shouting over and over "She's a f****** b****, she's a f****** b****." Suffice to say, my approach on that tough hole was not great. Also, learned a very valuable lesson that day. Death to the cart speaker.

 

'Had a guy playing a sports podcast a number of weeks back. I thought music on the course was bad, but two talking heads yelling at each other about the Philadelphia Eagles for 18 holes made made me long for some Norwegian Death Metal.