Colorado WRX 2022

[pseudoswede]

My kid has hockey twice a week over at The Edge Ice Arena this month. Wife and I are looking forward to dropping her off and going to the range down the street at The Meadows.

[Dancin]

Colorado Avid Golfer posted their 2022 private club listings. If you hadn't joined somewhere already, you better have a lot of excess cash. Initiations up dramatically along with clubs with wait lists. https://coloradoavidgolfer.com/clubbing-up/

[pseudoswede]

I suppose on the plus side, most of the clubs on the south side of town don't have waitlists. I also doubt that Inverness has a waitlist.

[Dancin]

10 minutes ago, pseudoswede said:

I suppose on the plus side, most of the clubs on the south side of town don't have waitlists. I also doubt that Inverness has a waitlist.

 

Inverness is listed as having a waitlist. Makes sense since it's the cheapest option on the south side.

[deadsolid...shank]

I think I’ll join Maroon Creek!😂😂😂

[ASak10]

20 hours ago, Dancin said:

Colorado Avid Golfer posted their 2022 private club listings. If you hadn't joined somewhere already, you better have a lot of excess cash. Initiations up dramatically along with clubs with wait lists. https://coloradoavidgolfer.com/clubbing-up/

 

Ballyneal up to $50k and looks like no more national/local distinction.  One day I'll get the ok from the wife to try to join there 😁

[TheKrushh]

22 hours ago, ASak10 said:

 

Ballyneal up to $50k and looks like no more national/local distinction.  One day I'll get the ok from the wife to try to join there 😁

It's crazy how high some of those numbers are. Ballyneal and CGC would be the two that make sense. Best experiences you can have hitting a white ball in this state!

[CDM]

26 minutes ago, TheKrushh said:

It's crazy how high some of those numbers are. Ballyneal and CGC would be the two that make sense. Best experiences you can have hitting a white ball in this state!

.....whoaaa lets slow the roll on adding Ballyneal.  It's 'Murphy Creek East' and no Perry Park 😋

[Dancin]

Still some good deals on this if you can play during the week: https://cbo.io/bidapp/main.php?slug=golfgives

 

I'd bid on the Sanctuary one at the current price, but the details imply they won't allow it to sell for less than $1600. Still a good deal if you really want to play it as you won't find any charity events less than $400 a person and most are dramatically higher. It's not worth $400 though.

 

Someone else paid up and did the buy now on Colorado Golf Club for $2250 + caddie fees.

 

Anyway, still 8 days left in the auction. I'm sure all the privates will go for much higher than the current bid.

[ASak10]

6 minutes ago, Dancin said:

Still some good deals on this if you can play during the week: https://cbo.io/bidapp/main.php?slug=golfgives

 

I'd bid on the Sanctuary one at the current price, but the details imply they won't allow it to sell for less than $1600. Still a good deal if you really want to play it as you won't find any charity events less than $400 a person and most are dramatically higher. It's not worth $400 though.

 

Someone else paid up and did the buy now on Colorado Golf Club for $2250 + caddie fees.

 

Anyway, still 8 days left in the auction. I'm sure all the privates will go for much higher than the current bid.

 

Agreed it'll go higher, but count me in if you need someone for Sanctuary.  Happy to go in on the foursome.  

[Dancin]

23 minutes ago, ASak10 said:

 

Agreed it'll go higher, but count me in if you need someone for Sanctuary.  Happy to go in on the foursome.  

I'm not bidding on it with that wording in it, but if anyone gets them to sell it for $300 or less each I'll join in.

Edited April 7, 2022 by Dancin

[ASak10]

3 minutes ago, Dancin said:

I'm not bidding on it with that wording in it, but if anyone gets them to sell it for $300 or less I'll join in.

 

Oh gotcha, sorry I misread your post.  I'll keep an eye on it.  We'll see what it is at closer to the end of bidding...but guessing they'll get over the $1,600 easy.

[Joelness]

1 hour ago, Dancin said:

Still some good deals on this if you can play during the week: https://cbo.io/bidapp/main.php?slug=golfgives

 

I'd bid on the Sanctuary one at the current price, but the details imply they won't allow it to sell for less than $1600. Still a good deal if you really want to play it as you won't find any charity events less than $400 a person and most are dramatically higher. It's not worth $400 though.

 

Someone else paid up and did the buy now on Colorado Golf Club for $2250 + caddie fees.

 

Anyway, still 8 days left in the auction. I'm sure all the privates will go for much higher than the current bid.

Frost Creek is the hidden gem in that list IMO

[Dancin]

19 minutes ago, Joelness said:

Frost Creek is the hidden gem in that list IMO

I considered that one. Not a bad deal at $200 a person + caddie or less. I suspect that one will go for quite a bit more though.

[Dancin]

Gill Hanse spends an hour discussing the architecture of Augusta National

 

[pseudoswede]

Unexpectedly made it out to South Suburban after work with my boss. Thankfully the winds calmed down compared to the other few days. Having not really swung a club in over 6 months (save for a trip to Top Golf), I suppose I did okay. The greens were in rough shape, but it still doesn't excuse 23 putts (including four three-putt bogeys).

 

They put in quite a bit of work into reshaping and adding bunkers around the course. You're going to have to absolutely bomb one from the back of the tee box on #7 to cut the corner now. They have laid brand new sod into the bottom of the bunkers, so I'm not sure if they are doing away with sand or ...?

 

Anyways, it was a nice night to get out.

[Dancin]

1 hour ago, pseudoswede said:

They have laid brand new sod into the bottom of the bunkers, so I'm not sure if they are doing away with sand or ...?

 

Sod is sometimes used as a bunker liner to improve drainage, help keep sand from washing out and to keep sand clean and uncontaminated during heavy rains. So it's either that or they're slowly turning them into grass bunkers.

[pseudoswede]

12 hours ago, Dancin said:

 

Sod is sometimes used as a bunker liner to improve drainage, help keep sand from washing out and to keep sand clean and uncontaminated during heavy rains. So it's either that or they're slowly turning them into grass bunkers.

 

I swear they laid sod down in the new bunkers when they redid 18, then sand was put on top. My friends think I'm crazy.

[Joelness]

On 4/8/2022 at 12:08 PM, pseudoswede said:

 

I swear they laid sod down in the new bunkers when they redid 18, then sand was put on top. My friends think I'm crazy.

 

They are doing this at Fox hill for at least three bunkers that have begun renovation the last two months. I think this is becoming more and more standardized. I haven't studied it but there are probably a few benefits 🤷‍♂️

[TheKrushh]

9 hours ago, Joelness said:

 

They are doing this at Fox hill for at least three bunkers that have begun renovation the last two months. I think this is becoming more and more standardized. I haven't studied it but there are probably a few benefits 🤷‍♂️

I helped do an initial golf course build when I was in college and we dug the bunkers out to a certain level, dug the drainage pipe veins, and then covered with pea gravel 6 inches deep. Sand went right on top. The person I was helping was neurotic about having all the levels for each step measured out perfectly as it was the key to the bunker playing uniformly.

[CDM]

11 minutes ago, TheKrushh said:

I helped do an initial golf course build when I was in college and we dug the bunkers out to a certain level, dug the drainage pipe veins, and then covered with pea gravel 6 inches deep. Sand went right on top. The person I was helping was neurotic about having all the levels for each step measured out perfectly as it was the key to the bunker playing uniformly.

 

This typically how I have seen it done. The drain pipe sometimes wrapped in a mirafi fabic for clogging protection.    Oddly though the last few i have seen has been grass, just not sure how it makes a difference.  

[Joelness]

15 hours ago, CDM said:

 

This typically how I have seen it done. The drain pipe sometimes wrapped in a mirafi fabic for clogging protection.    Oddly though the last few i have seen has been grass, just not sure how it makes a difference.  

 

I think the big key is when inevitably the sand gets displaced and the players reach the bottom. When that happens the grass will stay together to provide a solid base. The gravel would end up flying and end up somewhere that isn't the bottom of the bunker, which ends up with permanent damage that's only rectified by scraping it again.

 

Thinking about it, bunker liners are a tough problem to solve. You need something solid that can drain well to prevent erosion. Grass is great because it does those things well, while having added benefits:

• it will hold sand between blades once you do get to the bottom, slowing down further damage
• it can be easily spot repaired via sod once damage does occur

The biggest con I could see is if you don't sufficiently kill said grass first as it would then begin growing through the sand.

Edited April 12, 2022 by Joelness

[ASak10]

Got out to play CG yesterday.  Was a little windy at the beginning and end of the round but had a nice stretch in the middle where it was perfect weather.  Course is rounding into really nice shape...greens were aerated two weeks ago and already back into good shape.  Rough and wild areas still mowed back so not much punishment on errant shots.  Shot a so-so 81 despite putting like an absolute clown.  Had 3 3-putts and missed some easy short putts 🤦‍♂️  

[deadsolid...shank]

It’s been pretty quiet in here. All this nasty wind keeping everyone home?

 

But it seems no matter how bad it is, I always see people out on Overland Park when I drive by. 

[drn92]

Hey everyone, looking for recommendations to get my lofts and lies adjusted.  I'm on the west side of town (Golden area), and know that the PGA Superstore in Westminster will do it, but just wondering if anyone has experience with them or has someone else they would recommend.

 

Clubs are the OG PXG 0311's, so forged, and only want to bump the lies by about 1.5 to 2 degrees upright.

 

Thanks, drn92

[pseudoswede]

I wish it would stop being so bleepin' windy.

 

I played Red Hawk Ridge on Saturday. It was cloudy and pretty chilly in the morning, especially with the wind; it got sunny on the back 9, but the wind meant I couldn't take off any layers. The greens are still recovering from being punched, so putting was pretty useless. The only perk of the wind was that I almost drove over #9, and then I had a 381yd drive on #14.

 

The real takeaway I had from my round was that, except for my LW, I'm basically hitting everything on the face everywhere except in the center. The perk is that most of my hits still go in the direction desired, but the distance is significantly reduced. I suppose some range sessions will fix that...maybe.

[bobbyclampett!!]

Wind has been brutal in Fort Collins, too. I hope this is not a sign of things to come... Escaping the wind was the whole reason I moved from Cheyenne to FC! (Although, to be fair, the wind has been, as per usual, at least double in Cheyenne what it is in FC. It has been absolutely unreal in Cheyenne this April).

 

I tried to beat the wind last Sunday for nine at Collindale. You can go off the back nine without a tee time on a first come, first served basis if you're just playing nine, which is usually what I do on weekends where I'm not playing in a tournament. Casual rounds I usually only go nine to keep the game sharp. Not as interested in 18 hole casual rounds these days. Anyway... the first five holes in the non-wind (which were the "old first nine", they switched the nines at Collindale), which is usually one of the toughest stretches on the course where I'm happy to be +1 or +2, I was -2. Played some of the best golf of my life. I have been taking video text and FaceTime lessons with a guy down in AZ (who I saw for a five hour lesson in Phoenix at end of March) and I think they are really starting to pay off. But then the wind came in horrendous on 6 and I basically just wanted to get off the course. So, yeah, wind, go away.

 

Next step in the evolution is some speed training with driver. I ordered a new one for that purpose. Issue is the lenght of range at Collindale (especially from front tees) and then I tweaked my shoulder second range session trying it out. Gotta rest it and do some PT to make sure the shoulder can handle the speed training. Anyway, it's fun to swing driver as hard as possible, as long you don't hurt yourself (or others).

 

Looks like wind has left for now and it finally feels like spring. Let's get out there and play some golf!

[CDM]

I cant do full swings yet but did putt and chip this weekend at Murphy Creek. 

 

The wind was blowing pretty good at MC this weekend.  While putting I watched groups tee off on #1 and with the cross wind  I would guess of the 5-6 groups I watched pretty sure the average was 3 out 4 players hit into the rough or hit OB.     

[Joelness]

2 hours ago, bobbyclampett!! said:

Wind has been brutal in Fort Collins, too. I hope this is not a sign of things to come... Escaping the wind was the whole reason I moved from Cheyenne to FC! (Although, to be fair, the wind has been, as per usual, at least double in Cheyenne what it is in FC. It has been absolutely unreal in Cheyenne this April).

 

I tried to beat the wind last Sunday for nine at Collindale. You can go off the back nine without a tee time on a first come, first served basis if you're just playing nine, which is usually what I do on weekends where I'm not playing in a tournament. Casual rounds I usually only go nine to keep the game sharp. Not as interested in 18 hole casual rounds these days. Anyway... the first five holes in the non-wind (which were the "old first nine", they switched the nines at Collindale), which is usually one of the toughest stretches on the course where I'm happy to be +1 or +2, I was -2. Played some of the best golf of my life. I have been taking video text and FaceTime lessons with a guy down in AZ (who I saw for a five hour lesson in Phoenix at end of March) and I think they are really starting to pay off. But then the wind came in horrendous on 6 and I basically just wanted to get off the course. So, yeah, wind, go away.

 

Next step in the evolution is some speed training with driver. I ordered a new one for that purpose. Issue is the lenght of range at Collindale (especially from front tees) and then I tweaked my shoulder second range session trying it out. Gotta rest it and do some PT to make sure the shoulder can handle the speed training. Anyway, it's fun to swing driver as hard as possible, as long you don't hurt yourself (or others).

 

Looks like wind has left for now and it finally feels like spring. Let's get out there and play some golf!

 

Did Collindale switch the nines this year or is this an old switch? Congrats on the good six, it's amazing to see that work finally pay off. I got lucky and skipped all the rough wind being in Florida the last two weeks. I did play Ute with a friend yesterday so he could see the course before the CGA this weekend. Needless to say... it was HARD.

 

On a side note, check out my new baby!

[Dancin]

I remember when they screwed up the initial EV rebates for the first year in the mid 2000s and didn't exclude golf carts and you could get a new one for under $1000 after rebate if you got the mirrors and lights to make it 35 mph and under street eligible. I came really close to buying one.