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Standings        complete through the PGA Championship

 

greeneone                                           60

chuntsman                                           59

puttinfor8                                             59

doctoro                                                 57

Qqq                                                       56

jerebear                                                53

touch                                                    52

pete2putt                                             22

NCLancer                                             10 

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All aboard. Our bus now returns to the Lone Star State for the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial C.C. in Fort Worth.

 

Thanks to all of you for making this thread quite enjoyable. 

 

 

 

 

 

field

 

https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/charles-schwab-challenge/field.html

 

 

 

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Greene and Commish take the PGA week and G1 takes over 1st place. 

Drinks on us tonight in Asheville. 

 

 

[NCLancer]

Golf recap from yesterday:

Rode 18 with my wife at Umstead Pines in Durham, NC.

85, partly sunny.  First truly warm(hot?) day of golf this season.

Due to a 3 group backup at 10 we decided to play the front twice.  2:05 the first time around, 1:25 our second trip (no traffic).

I played poorly (but kept my positive attitude) with a 49 + 54 = 103.

7-14 fwys, (no OB), 16 + 18 = 34 putts.

 

Then came home to watch my Canadiens get whipped by the Leafs...ugh!

[NCLancer]

1 hour ago, touch said:

All aboard. Our bus now returns to the Lone Star State for the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial C.C. in Fort Worth.

 

Thanks to all of you for making this thread quite enjoyable. 

 

 

 

 

 

field

 

https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/charles-schwab-challenge/field.html

 

 

 

Am I even allowed on the bus?  Or is there a spot saved for me on the roof rack...

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1 hour ago, NCLancer said:

Am I even allowed on the bus?  Or is there a spot saved for me on the roof rack...

 

My friend, where one finds himself in the standings is no way relative to his importance to the band. You sir ride on with your brother's each and every trip. We will disregard the fact that you represent the Baltimore Orioles around here of late.   🙁 

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15 hours ago, touch said:

All aboard. Our bus now returns to the Lone Star State for the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial C.C. in Fort Worth.

 

Thanks to all of you for making this thread quite enjoyable. 

 

 

 

 

 

field

 

https://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/charles-schwab-challenge/field.html

 

 

 

You'd think after your big week you could at least get a new paint job. 

[Petethreeput]

NC, not sure if you'd be safer outside the bus chosen for the venture to TX.

This weekends golf report?

1" of rain, 42 degrees, but fortunately it was super windy.  So I watched TV all freaking day.  I watch Phil win the PGA, and this is not a popular position, because I do love his abilities, I am just not sure I was that excited he won.  It was a non-plus for me.  Though the wild swings in score, etc. certainly made for entertaining TV.

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On to round 2 TYVM. 

 

 

[greenemachine]

Congrats there Q man on the Bruins advance. Just always remember...

 

[doctoro]

I have not been posting as much on here mainly because of my hectic days with caregiving and the lack of media in this old freaking house I have been holed up in for about a year now. That said I thought I would opine on the PGA Tourney at a really solid venue Kiawah Island. Home of one of the most memorable Ryder Cup US Team USA victories in recent history, well not so recent actually. Phil Managed to hold on with some very calculated leaves all over while the 50 year old yips started creeping up on his swing on the last few holes. I found the tournament to be very entertaining. It will be a huge boon for his legacy. Oldest golfer ever to win a major. Crowd was jacked a la Tiger Woods! This the kind of golf I love watching. Guys who have won before battle it out. Koepka was leaking oil all over the place or he might be holding that trophy with those two back to back birdies coming down the stretch. I was never a Phil guy. I thought he fit the typical good looking white guy with parents who belonged to a CC and gave him clubs as he passed through his Mom's garden onto the short game set up Dad put in the backyard.  Like Tiger he was exposed to golf even before starting school. I was always a Team Tiger kinda guy watching his lust for the pressure putt, the grinding on the course, while he produced miracle shots, re working his game after each injury. I lapped it all up and was hooked to watch any tournament with Tiger Woods, the only golfer that had the talent to match Tiger was Mickelson. With his booming drives, and short game flop shot wizardry and of course his ability to putt with the traditional blade putter. Odyssey mills it for him now. His grip is even patented in his name. The guy knows how to spend and make money. But as I watched him yesterday I think he even knew that this day was really special and he was going to do his best to seize the day. Against two very seasoned pro golfers. Not the random guy who won "the Greater Insert name of tour stop without big star attraction Open". The flavor of the Day that pops up on the picks list every week, Dahmen, Fitzpatrick, Connors, Burns, Homa, they might have their day coming but not in the "big boys majors". Sit back and watch the vets handle winds that swirl off the ocean, sand and tight fairways and another gnarly PB Dye layout. For me it was the biggest theatre of the season and it lived up to its billing. Kiawah is fast becoming a legendary course with the likes of Pebble and other oceanside courses, maybe even Royal St Georges??? Stay tuned Torrey is next could Phil the thrill finally get that USGA trophy on his mantle? His home course is calling.

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Charles Schwab Challenge Picks 

 

Joaquin Niemann

Corey Conners

Patrick Reed

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One three putt.

No penalty strokes.

2 fairways missed.

 

Reems Creek in Weaverville, NC just 15 miles north of downtown Asheville. 

 

5896 yards

68.5 rating 

122 slope 

10.5 on the stimp

soft conditions with long knarly rough 

It was 87* with sunshine outside.

Wow I haven't played during that hot of an afternoon in a long while.

 

recap coming

 

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[puttnforthe8]

Latin flair this week:  Niemann, Ancer, Grillo

 

Edited May 25, 2021 by puttnforthe8

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Reems Creek is a very scenic and special golf course. It comes in 3rd out my favorites behind Tryon and my number one the CC of A.  

 

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Solid warm up on the range. Got to the putting green and saw spongy conditions (as the player with the hot irons lately I liked that- it was to be a firing darts day)  Greens running at moderate speed. We were told all play began on 10 today. I have never played it back first. Steady out of the gate with four pars. I missed a few fairways, and on each hole that I did I hit a scorcher flyer out of the rough over the greens. I each time put myself way high above the green in the deep fur with no green to work with. I am not Lefty. I Made a mess out of those for two doubles. A single bogey occasionally. Again some steady pars. I then got a hot putter. I made 3 birdies on the back. I shot a 75. I made probably my best putt of the season thus far as it dropped from 40 feet going downhill and 6 feet of break. I like that golf course. I like that my consistent play from last week has continued. Tomorrow I play with some members where I work. It will be firm and fast by comparison. I will have to adjust. That was one warm and wonderful afternoon in Weaverville today.  

 

commish has been smiling a bunch while playing.  Wahoo.

 

 # 18  downhill par 5   

Here we are assessing our second shots. Look at that slope on the green in the distance. brutal. I took par. 

 

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Saw my first Genesis GV80. I thought it looked amazing. I get a touch of Bentley vibe. The interior was smashing in appearance. Those wheels are fantastic. 

 

 

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Hell yes

 

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Charles Scwab Challenge Picks from Colonial C.C.

 

 

greeneone (60)      Connors                Niemann                     Reed

puttinf8(59)            Ancer                    Niemann                     Grillo 

 

 

[Petethreeput]

A geocentric selection, which has been in the making since 1995 or so.  If you are from OH or Missouri, this won't make any sense because no one wants to live there.  If someone moves there it is because of either family or work.  Shortly after I got to MT there were bumper stickers saying, "Welcome to MT, spend your money and leave" or "MT is full" or... you get the idea.  Now as you all know, I didn't grow up in MT, but I also transplanted because I love MT.  MT has some of the most permissive river access (and therefore fishing) laws in the country.  And many who move here like to hunt or fish.  What a good thing.

In 1995'ish, with some fanfare, Mr. Schwab moved to western MT and his house is on a famous piece of river for numbers and size of fish called Mitchell's Slough.  He also promised he was going to be just another Montana guy who wanted to play golf in the beautiful valley and fish in the famous rivers.  In 1997, he decided the Hamilton, MT muni wasn't quite up to snuff for his game so he brought in a Fazio who created The Stock Farm Golf Club.  The initiation was $125,000 but the MT folk median income was about $28,000 at the time, so he threw the Montanans a bone and said for a one time deal you can join for $20,000, he reserved spots for them (I think there were 10 or 20 spots for locals).  Shortly after purchasing his humble abode on the Slough he also took a case to the MT Supreme Ct claiming it was a manmade waterway (which it was back in 1901, but has since become part of the river during high water) trying to keep the great unwashed away from his trout.  If memory serves, he even had his caretaker fire shotguns over fishermen, and also duck hunters in the fall/winter.  He lost his case, but the fact he did any of this makes me think I wouldn't really like the man.   The complaint, and distaste for transplants isn't the people, it is the actions to try and change a place to their liking based on where they came from.  The Hamilton airport is now larger to accommodate the number of private planes flying in to stay/play the Stock Farm.  So, in my eyes, the very real fact is the bumper stickers took on a greater meaning because this one man.

So let's be clear, I am all for folks coming here and loving our great world, but love what it is not what you think it must be to be OK for you.  If you don't like it as it is, then skedaddle or work with your neighbors to make meaningful change, not some ego stroking embarrassment.  I look to Andie McDowell, David Letterman, Glenn Close, John Mayer, and Jeff Bridges as famous folks who have moved to MT and become positive forces for MT.  Rant over.

So my picks for the weekend are all Schwab related:  Keith Clearwater, speaking of river access, who doesn't want to fish the Clearwater River?  Scott Brown (trout), yes please.  And finally, MacKenzie Hughes, while the MacKenzie river is OR and is the river for which the MacKenzie fishing boat is named, many a folk have floated to the confluence of Mitchell's Slough and the river and walked up to be greeted by the man only the rich out of staters (and rich in staters) like.

You all can watch this tournament, and enjoy it, but if I weren't in my own golf tournament I would be on Mitchell Slough drinking beer, fishing, and loving a old school MT experience.

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[doctoro]

Gonna go with Reed one more time, native Texas guy, so lets make it a threesome

Reed

Ancer

Spieth

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So I was scheduled to play with a member and his guests today where I work. I wasn't feeling a guarantee of a good time so I bagged it. Heck I have to work 6 crazy days in a row there starting tomorrow so today's round would have made 7 days in a row.  Way too much Biltmore CC for me. So with playing so well of late I sought more pleasurable surroundings. I got the last spot in the afternoon group with Mike  down in Tryon. Commish is walking around the little fun country town in South Carolina now. Reems and Tryon back to back days it shall be. Two of my favorites will be challenged this week. I know I made the right choice. Recap this evening. 

 

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My picks pour this week.

 

Jordan Spieth       Rolling the tumbleweed with this guy again. 

 

Colin Morikawa     Yes

 

Daniel Berger        Another yes. 

 

And my two other Prairie Dogs   Joaquin Niemann and Pete Uihein. And per usual I retain the right to switch doggies around before Thursday if I see fit. 

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[NCLancer]

If any of the following are your favorite golfers or if you have any real money on any of them I apologize in advance for putting a Lancer jinx on their heads:

 

Corey Conners

Tony Finau

Will Zalatoris

 

Pat Perez (if he's needed...)  

 

 

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After battling to stay consistent under the 92* sun on the course this afternoon my shower afterwards felt mighty good. Something else mighty good would be this weeks words from P3P. I just read his fine essay. It was poignant, insightful, and awaking. I have had the displeasure to take care of so many of the ultra rich in my career. Fewer than 10 % are good people according to me. But back to your post today that I found fabulous . It was to me an elegantly flowing, interest keeping, insightful piece. Once again you shared a written gem on our thread Mr. Pete and I say thank you. 

But then again it's what ya do sir. And do WELL!     POST OF THE Week for P3P 

 

Cheers our favorite author 🍷

 

let's see your picks were 

Gills

Fins

Scales  

 

 

 

 

 

And here's to the watch and action it takes to keep the beloved Montana mountains,soil, lakes, rivers, and streams preserved for generations to come. 

 

 

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Links O' Tryon  in Campobello, SC

 

6325     yards

71.1        rating

137       slope 

 

 

1 pm tee time

sunny and hot 

86* when we started 

92* in the middle of the back 9 

nice breeze started for us on 15 until the end

saving fact the humidity was a tolerable 47%

 

Solid warm up and my practice putting showed about a 10 on the stimp and the bermuda was grainy

 

 

 

 

Our little slice of Scotland in the upstate of S. Carolina. Today's weather was like July in Lindsayland not April in Glasgow. 

 

 

 

 

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Wife number one was from south Georgia. This is what I learned to do from the golfers in my ex wife's family when playing in sweltering heat in dixie. Today was a solid 3 glove round.