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27 holes meant two sticks of green. Plenty to share. All of today's foursome enjoys golf a tad lit up. It was absolutely gorgeous outside. 77 degrees with clear warm sunny skies by the time I left the course. 

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Edited December 10, 2021 by touch

[touch]

yeah after all this time I still roll them poorly. Hey they work. 

Edited April 13, 2021 by touch

[touch]

2 hours ago, doctoro said:

Well Masters Sunday is almost 24 hours behind us and it was a ton of fun. From the golf outing, I struggled mightily but managed an all double bogey run on the front nine with no others and a bogey on a par 3  Again from not playing in two years it's about what I expected. Even when we did play was no more than twice a year. Got to "practice, practice, practice" unless you are Allen Iverson. The back nine starts with a monster par 5 with a partial island green over water on the left side. I cracked one of my better drives about 230 towards the left center of the fairway. I had my Roy McAvoy moment! I could have played it safe and aimed to the right side to the throat of the green and had a simple chip to the whole. "But it was Masters Sunday" No need for conservative play. I was starting to feel a bit of a groove and I took out the 5 niblick and proceeded to  nut it ball flight with a slight draw, don't ask me how I got that perfect draw but it was a thing of beauty, I am following the flight as it approaches the rock barrier guarding the left portion of the green...It was a breezy day and all of the sudden KerPlunk! WET! right in front of the wall. The wall of shame. it was a fiasco when I dropped back from the spot it went in a proceeded to hack my way to a 9 Double bogey streak ended. And that was fine by me. It wasn't like there was cash on the line or my car in Roy's case just pride which was already taking a sick day. I need to give a huge shout out to my buddy touch who sent me a pair of Patrick Cantlay's golf pants which were the talk of the first tee. I made a video of my swing but I need to edit out some stuff because it will not download. 

 

Then we went to our old standby, Tuscarora Mill in Leesburg Va for a seat at a bar table and some delicious beers and food. Watching Hideki blow away the field.  No drama this year folks that Saturday round gave him the green jacket and the Sunday round kept it starched. Well after I had been pretty good two Coors lights and some of my buddy's "Hollywood Confidential vape oil" which helped me smooth out my swing for a par and some bogeys on the next 6 holes life was "pretty, pretty, pretty good" I am not much of a beer drinker so I ordered a Tuskies Manhattan and out came "Hank the Tank" glass of pinot noir with my meal, and two nice sized Balvenie Caribbean Cask single malts. As we leave I was feeling nicely buzzed but then we ran into my brother and his beautiful girlfriend dining al fresco at the Fireworks wood oven pizza place next door, she treated us to a couple bottle of wine and I found myself in need of a ride home, like a good younger brother they obliged..alls well that ended well but I mean please never mix your drinks up wine, single malts, beers, not a good recipe for clear minded thinking the next day. I am so glad I rarely drink anymore but when I do...Katie bar the door to the liquor cabinet!

 

Your 19th hole game is strong. 

[touch]

 First I took a lesson with my guy Hutch last week. So nice to have longer sunlit hours for some practice after work. We are ever addressing my slightly over the top and outside to in swing. I am working two drills to try and limit that tendency. I have to deliver the club from the inside more consistantly. It is starting to somewhat improve my on the course ball striking. I am glad to see my lessons and practice pay off. Also being that I was a winter golf warrior from December thru February I have Zero Rust. 

 

So many of our courses in the area have greens that are healing up. Over the past month they have all been punching. Today at Etowah they were pretty slow (and wet for the first 7 holes) but not bumpy. For 15 minutes prior to playing I practiced with the Toulon Wand. I took what I read Ben Crenshaw said regarding what we weekend hacks should do before a round. He says he sees too many of us hitting putts from inside 15 feet or less repeatedly on the practice green for 5 minutes and call it. He said the proper warm up is constant 20 and 40 footers only. I for 15 minutes steady did just that before I started. My Small bucket on the range showed decent contact. 

 

On the day .......

No 3 putts

No penalty strokes

No Birdies

Not One shot hit with a 7 hybrid 

Three 5 woods from 190 inside 20 feet 

27 holes with not one birdie. Yikes, but there were no double bogey's or 3 whack's either ( I am so good at serving up both of those) . All I found on the three 9's was steady good golf.   

For the opening 18 I shot a 3 over 75. That was with 15 pars and 3 bogeys.  On the bonus 9 shot 3 over again.

The one thing of note is that all day long I faced many putts over 30 feet, heck some were 50+ , and for the entire day I got the first one real cozy. Yes I certainly am glad I found that article on better putting by Ben Crenshaw online. My preparation using his pre game paid off large for me today. Being that I play all over the place I will continue to do what he suggested regarding before a round  putting practice. My very useful iron play continued, and I found plenty of fairways with the big stick. I had mucho fun out there today gents.

 

So now I must hop the boxcar and hitch a ride down the rails to the upstate of South Carolina. I have a high noon tee time tomorrow down in Lindsay Land. The good ol' boys like it when city slicker commish rolls in to play their track for a bit of cheddar. Going in confident. 

 

Thanks again Chief, I had a great time out there, see ya next time.    

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 10, 2021 by touch

[puttnforthe8]

On 4/11/2021 at 5:26 PM, touch said:

It's on to Harbor Town in Hilton Head next week. 

Back to the normal points system. Still picking 3 players.

 

The field.

https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/rbc-heritage/field.html

 

 

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Mi picks this week. 

[greenemachine]

ABRAHAM ANCHER

 

WILL ZALATORIS 

 

MATTHEW FITZPATRICK

 

 

[touch]

Current standings   (end of the Masters) 

 

chuntsman                  +52

puttinforthe8              +41

jerebear                      +40

doctoro                       +32

Qqq                             +29

greenmachn               +28

touch                          +24

pete3putt                   +16

NCLancer                   +16

[touch]

Harbor Town Picks 

 

 

P3P (+16)                     Furyk                             DLlll                 Westwood

puttinfor8 (+41)           Berger                           Webb               Hatton

greeneone (+28)         Zalatoris                        Ancer               Fitzpatrick

touch (+24)                 Harmon                         Kuchar               C. Smith 

doctoro (+32)             Berger                           Hatton               Morikowa

Qqq (+29)                   Webb                           C. Smith              Poults

jerebear (+40)            DJ                                  Webb                 Morikowa

chuntsman (+52)        Webb                           Kisner                  P.Casey

NCLancer (+16)          DJ                                Webb                   M. Thompson 

 

                            

Edited April 14, 2021 by touch

[touch]

I trudge through the marsh grass towards a red and white lighthouse. My Foot Joys are filled with a brackish sludge and a few tiny crabs. I select these players as having the best chance to wear the tartan blazer come Sunday.

 

Brian Harmon

Cameron Smith 

Matt Kuchar 

 

 

Edited April 14, 2021 by touch

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Edited December 10, 2021 by touch

[Petethreeput]

Your closed, but you are too open, and the supination of the pronation in the right ventricle is a tad late in the breathing of the moonbeams... but other than that Touch, your swing looks good.  No wonder you are on fire.

 

If we are going to actually discuss golf in this thread, I should speak to an odd occurrence.  I have mentioned before I am developing a high right slap off the tee, and I dont take lessons because my tiny mind isn't capable of more BSery in there.  So I have been working the kinks out as we get outside and trying to recall what got me to my low HDCP last year of 1.5.  I think I am making progress, and truthfully my miss has always been the high slap right when I try to get a little too much right shoulder into the action for that titanic high draw.  Of course, at my age, titanic is 230 in the air with a little roll.

 

The fix is in the grip and the clubface (obviously), but I have seen signs of it coming around and while I am not currently scoring, I don't feel like I am too far away.  I remember last year as I was slapping the orb and shooting 77-79 most every time out telling my playing partners that I was close.  Next thing I knew, with the warmer weather in May my first tournament saw three scores of 72, 73, 73 and there it was... lift off.

 

The beauty of this game is we never really know what is going to happen.  This season I could continue to sit on the precipice of the 5 HDCP with an index of 4.1, or I could start trending.  I just don't know.  Everyone should know this by now though, even with the supination of the pronation in the right ventricle, Touch is on a serious heater.

[doctoro]

Going to take the trifecta of Berger,Hatton, Morikawa 

I have to pray they all make the cut

[Qqq123xx]

My picks for the HTGT

 

 

[Qqq123xx]

And using vocabulary...

 

Webb Simpson

 

Cameron Smith

 

Ian Poulter

[jerebear21]

DJ

Morikawa

Simpson

[NCLancer]

From the top of the Harbor Town Lighthouse...my wife and I vacationed on HHI a few springs ago.  Did not pony up the big bucks to play Harbour Town but we did enjoy a few other courses (Dolphin Head and Old South).  Nice place to unwind a bit... 

 

[CHuntsman]

1. Kisner
2. Casey
3. Simpson

[CHuntsman]

On Sunday, I played in a Masters tournament with my pops at the local course he works at, Countryland Golf Course.  It was a 2-Man + Pro Player Sunday score best ball scramble. We played OK, could've been better.  I think we had 13 birdie putts out of 18 holes.  We ended up shooting a 65 on course with a 57 in the clubhouse with handicaps (-8) added in.  We picked Schauffele to be our Pro Player.  Pro players Sunday score is added to your score.  We thought Xander was gonna make a Sunday charge.  Well, he did until he decided to Schauffele down his leg on 16.  A lot of people took Spieth, Leishman, and Schauffele.  You didn't know who the other teams took until you got inside the clubhouse.  Ever team that picked Schauffele ended up shooting worse than we did so half the field was eliminated as soon as we turned in our card. We ended up taking first place out of 16 teams.  It came down to the last hole where I (luckily) drained a 20'er for birdie.  Pops gave me a good read and said "don't leave it short!" Right in the back of the cup, draino!! The 2nd place team was actually low round on course but picked Fleetwood who was +4 on Sunday.  We ended up beating them by 2 strokes HAHAHA.  What a fun time we had.  Always enjoying getting out and playing with my old man.

 

Edited April 13, 2021 by CHuntsman

[touch]

21 hours ago, puttnforthe8 said:

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Mi picks this week. 

Burger, Hatton, and Web is it? 

[NCLancer]

Harbour Town Picks:

 

Dustin Johnson

Michael Thompson

Webb Simpson

 

[puttnforthe8]

14 minutes ago, touch said:

Burger, Hatton, and Web is it? 

[touch]

11 hours ago, Petethreeput said:

Your closed, but you are too open, and the supination of the pronation in the right ventricle is a tad late in the breathing of the moonbeams... but other than that Touch, your swing looks good.  No wonder you are on fire.

 

If we are going to actually discuss golf in this thread, I should speak to an odd occurrence.  I have mentioned before I am developing a high right slap off the tee, and I dont take lessons because my tiny mind isn't capable of more BSery in there.  So I have been working the kinks out as we get outside and trying to recall what got me to my low HDCP last year of 1.5.  I think I am making progress, and truthfully my miss has always been the high slap right when I try to get a little too much right shoulder into the action for that titanic high draw.  Of course, at my age, titanic is 230 in the air with a little roll.

 

The fix is in the grip and the clubface (obviously), but I have seen signs of it coming around and while I am not currently scoring, I don't feel like I am too far away.  I remember last year as I was slapping the orb and shooting 77-79 most every time out telling my playing partners that I was close.  Next thing I knew, with the warmer weather in May my first tournament saw three scores of 72, 73, 73 and there it was... lift off.

 

The beauty of this game is we never really know what is going to happen.  This season I could continue to sit on the precipice of the 5 HDCP with an index of 4.1, or I could start trending.  I just don't know.  Everyone should know this by now though, even with the supination of the pronation in the right ventricle, Touch is on a serious heater.

 

Very funny lead in sir.

You have early season rust, and it's nothing to be so concerned about I say. I would think a few trips to the range and you will be hitting more fairway finders in your round. I drive the ball 225 when the sweet spot is found, damn you too would drop mail on me.  Thanks Pete for the nice comments directed my way regarding my swing and play of late. How about maybe at the top of your swing with driver check your right hand position. Is the palm of your right hand pointing skyward at the top. For me I am apt to get that right palm not skyward sometimes with driver and that leads me to slap 'em right. I think be flat like DJ at the top for a mental image. Lord knows I fall way short of his bowed left wrist position but envisioning DJ at the top I get my right hand for sure pointing skyward.

 

I think it would be dandy to do as you said, "actually discuss golf in this thread." Tell about your day on the course, what you are working on to improve, funny stuff regarding your game, photos of courses and travel, and so much more. I would welcome reading posts on those subject matters. I have tried to get to scratch for years Mr. P. It just is not going to happen. I got down to a 5 in my desert days and that was as low as it ever got. Hell it took me over 20 years to achieve steady single digit status. I find this game real hard to play consistently. 

 

"The beauty of this game is we never really know what is going to happen. "   Ain't it the truth my friend. I enjoyed your post Pete.

Please let us know how you fare as your game emerges from hibernation.  

 

 

Edited April 14, 2021 by touch

[touch]

5 hours ago, CHuntsman said:

On Sunday, I played in a Masters tournament with my pops at the local course he works at, Countryland Golf Course.  It was a 2-Man + Pro Player Sunday score best ball scramble. We played OK, could've been better.  I think we had 13 birdie putts out of 18 holes.  We ended up shooting a 65 on course with a 57 in the clubhouse with handicaps (-8) added in.  We picked Schauffele to be our Pro Player.  Pro players Sunday score is added to your score.  We thought Xander was gonna make a Sunday charge.  Well, he did until he decided to Schauffele down his leg on 16.  A lot of people took Spieth, Leishman, and Schauffele.  You didn't know who the other teams took until you got inside the clubhouse.  Ever team that picked Schauffele ended up shooting worse than we did so half the field was eliminated as soon as we turned in our card. We ended up taking first place out of 16 teams.  It came down to the last hole where I (luckily) drained a 20'er for birdie.  Pops gave me a good read and said "don't leave it short!" Right in the back of the cup, draino!! The 2nd place team was actually low round on course but picked Fleetwood who was +4 on Sunday.  We ended up beating them by 2 strokes HAHAHA.  What a fun time we had.  Always enjoying getting out and playing with my old man.

 

 

Congrats first on father/son team Huntsman taking the trophy. Then a personal high five for draining what proved to be the winning twenty footer on your last hole. How awesome it is for you to have that magical bond with pops on the course. I have always been envious of guys that play with their dads regularly. Even more envious I am of the 3 generations threesomes. Grand father, dad, and kid. Now that is way cool if all three are somewhat decent golfers and can compete with one another. Remember from someone who did not have a golfing dad that you sir are quite  fortunate. What a fine Master's week 2021 personal golfing memory for you and senior Huntman.   Well done. 

Edited April 14, 2021 by touch

[touch]

7 hours ago, NCLancer said:

From the top of the Harbor Town Lighthouse...my wife and I vacationed on HHI a few springs ago.  Did not pony up the big bucks to play Harbour Town but we did enjoy a few other courses (Dolphin Head and Old South).  Nice place to unwind a bit... 

 

 

Great photos NCL, and thanks for posting. Back when I lived in the DC area the parents of a girlfriend invited us down for a weekend to their condo on Hilton Head. There were a bunch of her family members there for the week. Terry's dad was a golfer and I had to play with him and his two brothers. It was an intimidating as hell round. We played the course. I remember thinking it was no where worth the greens fees, and it was way more tight and tree lined than I had imagined. If you slightly sprayed your shots you were sunk. The entire HH area is rather beautiful, and as you say is a nice spot to unwind. I did find it a tad snobby though. 

[Petethreeput]

I am surprised at how low the lighthouse appears to be. I have travelled all along the seaboard and have never been to HH. I have heard it’s fantastic.

[touch]

Well I don't think about this animal when I think of peach country Spartanburg County, South Carolina but during my stop to walk around in downtown Landrum I spied him. Hey Mr. M did P3P send you all the way from Montana to tell me something in person? I then came across this collection of photos of storefronts on a big framed mural thing on the side of a building. I thought it was neat. 

It was sunny, then cloudy, and then back to sunny during the round. It hit 80 degrees. There was a 10 mph wind.This course gets crowed. 168 were on the tee sheet. We tee'd off at 12:30

It turned out to be a 4 hour 30 minute round. That didn't bother me but I have not had a round over 3 and a half in a long time so I felt like I couldn't get into any flow. I was in great company though with my true southerners golfer pals on a gorgeous spring day. All the trees were blooming and there was lime green everywhere.  It certainly was not a 15 par 3 single bogey's round with consistency once again for the LP. NOPE......this one was interesting for sure. I will give a few details tomorrow night. I am worn out and it's back to the grind in the early am.

 

 

Last photo

I drove through the Saluda pass heading home to Asheville. There was barely light left when I grabbed this photo while driving. It was quite unusual looking out on Interstate 26 .  As I cruised back to Hippy Town AVL I had nice grin on my face from my day golfing down in Tryon.  

 

 

 

 

Edited December 10, 2021 by touch

[touch]

35 minutes ago, Petethreeput said:

I am surprised at how low the lighthouse appears to be. I have travelled all along the seaboard and have never been to HH. I have heard it’s fantastic.

 

duh, have you not heard of Low Country Carolina?  😅   Oh and it's wicked humid in Hilton Head. I was shocked to see (this was back in the early 90's when I went)  white painted school buses taking the working people on to and off of the island for work. Free transportation it appeared , and I bet it's been that way forever. 

Edited April 14, 2021 by touch

[touch]

Looking back at my round yesterday and then compare it to what I just experienced today I can thank Pete for putting it into words. He explained it exactly earlier today. 

 

 

 

The beauty of this game is we never really know what is going to happen. 

 

 

Thanks Pete.              so very well said sir

 

Edited April 14, 2021 by touch

[touch]

Harbor Town Picks   ( complete )

 

 

P3P (+16)                     Furyk                             DLlll                 Westwood

puttinfor8 (+41)           Berger                           Webb               Hatton

greeneone (+28)         Zalatoris                        Ancer               Fitzpatrick

touch (+24)                 Harmon                         Kuchar                C. Smith 

doctoro (+32)             Berger                           Hatton               Morikowa

Qqq (+29)                   Webb                           C. Smith              Poults

jerebear (+40)            DJ                                  Webb                 Morikowa

chuntsman (+52)        Webb                           Kisner                  P.Casey

NCLancer (+16)          DJ                                Webb                   M. Thompson 

Edited April 14, 2021 by touch

[touch]

No fewer than 5 of you took past champion Webb Simpson this week. That's a lot of faith in the kid that has lots of kids himself. Let's see if the guy who grew up playing Quail Hollow in Charlotte has the game to snag his second tartan blazer.