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[Double Mocha Man]

13 minutes ago, aenemated said:

I like the Nike Durafeel - they tend to fit best and last a good while for me. 

 

But can you purchase it in BLACK?  Just kidding.  I know you like that flash of white passing through your peripheral vision just under your chin... 

[aenemated]

17 minutes ago, Double Mocha Man said:

 

But can you purchase it in BLACK?  Just kidding.  I know you like that flash of white passing through your peripheral vision just under your chin... 

 

It'd just be so weird looking having worn a white glove for ... oh, the ~40 years I been doing this nonsense. 

[touch]

Yesterday

CCA  Tee Time 3 PM 

81*  Hazy sun to start no wind. On the back fully overcast with 10-20 mph winds.

 

CCA  Par 71 

Senior tees

5826        68.6/127

 

It was another boring round and I know just who to blame/thank for it. A month ago I took a lesson with Noah and I was instructed to make a complete shoulder turn back. Quit stopping short and then just raising my arms for the last portion of my takeaway.  Other than that he said I was solid. I have practiced hard on building that full turn away with my upper body into my swing. I'd say I am doing it now 75% of the time when playing.  I have had for a few weeks now more accurate shot making and added distance for sure. 

 

I reeled off 7 consecutive pars to start. Then on both 8 and 9 I hit poor approach shots both from 120-125 yards with the ball below my feet. I failed to save both. 2 over on the front. 

4 straight pars to start the back. Then a bogey on the no.2 handicap #14. 3 over. Three more pars followed and then a bogey on the last.

 

Zero birdies      I had 3 looks from inside 15 feet and no bottom of the cup was found. 

Zero doubles    Wow for three rounds now I have avoided any doubles.

Zero Penalty strokes    I don't miss them. 

Zero Three Putts     The new grip is money. 

Only one fairway missed.    

The lob wedge hit many tasty touch shots.

This kind of steady play is really not my true game.

I'll take boring for as long as it lasts. 🏌️‍♀️

38  front

37  back

14 Pars

 4 Bogeys

=   75 

 

Great Weather. Great Foursome. Great Golf Course. Great Score. Great Time! 

There was lush green turf and blooming trees all over the place. Round #20 was a dandy. 

 

 

[touch]

50 minutes ago, aenemated said:

 

It'd just be so weird looking having worn a white glove for ... oh, the ~40 years I been doing this nonsense. 

 

Same here aen. I've been given nice new colored gloves as gifts and during the round wearing them I say to myself this is weird to look at and they are not used again. Probably has something to do with wearing Titleist headwear. 😉

[NCLancer]

14 minutes ago, touch said:

Yesterday

CCA  Tee Time 3 PM 

81*  Hazy sun to start no wind. On the back fully overcast with 10-20 mph winds.

 

CCA  Par 71 

Senior tees

5826        68.6/127

 

It was another boring round and I know just who to blame/thank for it. A month ago I took a lesson with Noah and I was instructed to make a complete shoulder turn back. Quit stopping short and then just raising my arms for the last portion of my takeaway.  Other than that he said I was solid. I have practiced hard on building that full turn away with my upper body into my swing. I'd say I am doing it now 75% of the time when playing.  I have had for a few weeks now more accurate shot making and added distance for sure. 

 

I reeled off 7 consecutive pars to start. Then on both 8 and 9 I hit poor approach shots both from 120-125 yards with the ball below my feet. I failed to save both. 2 over on the front. 

4 straight pars to start the back. Then a bogey on the no.2 handicap #14. 3 over. Three more pars followed and then a bogey on the last.

 

Zero birdies      I had 3 looks from inside 15 feet and no bottom of the cup was found. 

Zero doubles    Wow for three rounds now I have avoided any doubles.

Zero Penalty strokes    I don't miss them. 

Zero Three Putts     The new grip is money. 

Only one fairway missed.    

The lob wedge hit many tasty touch shots.

This kind of steady play is really not my true game.

I'll take boring for as long as it lasts. 🏌️‍♀️

38  front

37  back

14 Pars

 4 Bogeys

=   75 

 

Great Weather. Great Foursome. Great Golf Course. Great Score. Great Time! 

There was lush green turf and blooming trees all over the place. Round #20 was a dandy. 

 

 

Fantastic pics...what a beautiful green golf course! 

Boring can be good!!

 

 

 

[touch]

Wild turkeys are plentiful in Asheville.

The CCA birds were quite vocal yesterday.

It was different and neat. 

 

 

 

[chisag]

... Like every round I play, all my shots weren't ideal. But playing the tips on #16, a long par 3 measuring 189, I thinned a 4 iron that didn't get more than 8 feet in the air, traveled about 120yds but still almost rolled onto the green. Worst shot of the day and so frustrating to over swing knowing I had the right club and didn't need any extra. (do we ever?) I rolled in the 20 footer from the fringe for a birdie. I had 3 lip outs after nice iron shots but it was the crappy thinned shot that resulted in a birdie. This game be crazy.

... Guy behind us on every tee box because we were following a college tournament said "great miss"  and on the next tee said "I saw you roll in that birdie. Told you it was a great miss." 🤪

[touch]

The Masters 

 

Team Parker 

Koepka

Scheffler

Xander 

JT

Ludvig Aberg

 

alt. Rory 

[sunbeltgolfer]

10 hours ago, touch said:

Yesterday

CCA  Tee Time 3 PM 

81*  Hazy sun to start no wind. On the back fully overcast with 10-20 mph winds.

 

CCA  Par 71 

Senior tees

5826        68.6/127

 

It was another boring round and I know just who to blame/thank for it. A month ago I took a lesson with Noah and I was instructed to make a complete shoulder turn back. Quit stopping short and then just raising my arms for the last portion of my takeaway.  Other than that he said I was solid. I have practiced hard on building that full turn away with my upper body into my swing. I'd say I am doing it now 75% of the time when playing.  I have had for a few weeks now more accurate shot making and added distance for sure. 

 

I reeled off 7 consecutive pars to start. Then on both 8 and 9 I hit poor approach shots both from 120-125 yards with the ball below my feet. I failed to save both. 2 over on the front. 

4 straight pars to start the back. Then a bogey on the no.2 handicap #14. 3 over. Three more pars followed and then a bogey on the last.

 

Zero birdies      I had 3 looks from inside 15 feet and no bottom of the cup was found. 

Zero doubles    Wow for three rounds now I have avoided any doubles.

Zero Penalty strokes    I don't miss them. 

Zero Three Putts     The new grip is money. 

Only one fairway missed.    

The lob wedge hit many tasty touch shots.

This kind of steady play is really not my true game.

I'll take boring for as long as it lasts. 🏌️‍♀️

38  front

37  back

14 Pars

 4 Bogeys

=   75 

 

Great Weather. Great Foursome. Great Golf Course. Great Score. Great Time! 

There was lush green turf and blooming trees all over the place. Round #20 was a dandy. 

 

 

Course condition looks great. Nice to be in short pants this time of year. Your weather has been really good, especially in comparison to ours just a short distance away. Snow on the ground this morning with more coming through midday Friday. Then more rain. Should have stayed another month in St. George.

[DLeightonReid]

Good Thursday morning!

 

 

[mshills]

Western NC golf looks to be unbelievably good!

[touch]

1 hour ago, mshills said:

Western NC golf looks to be unbelievably good!

 

 

There are indeed a good many special courses in this part of the state MS.

I have lived all over the country and find this area to be one of the best areas for wonderfully scenic golf courses. 

 

 

[touch]

Photos? Oh I have some photo's for the Lounge this morning.

 

First driving in this morning this guy was standing in the road. He told me don't be featuring turkeys from CCA and forget about us here in Biltmore Forest. He was strutting in all his glory. 

I had to roll my window down and ask him to please get out of the road so I could get to work. 😃

 

 

[touch]

@Double Mocha Man

 

The first leaves are popping out on the clubhouse wall vine DMM. 

 

 

[touch]

It's fertilizer and watering season.

Hole #12 this morning.

 

[Petethreeput]

My son was in Boone last weekend with some folks he has met and he seemed to feel like NC is a good place to be.  He did say he was mildly reprimanded on the deck when someone noted the "mountains" and he felt they were more a hill type thing, but he said it was nice.

 

As I begin to smell the proverbial work barn I mull over retirement spots and NC is high on the list for myself.  I couldn't do summer, that is a no go, but I could definitely do half and half.  Don't think I can reasonably say I will leave MT for good.

[Double Mocha Man]

23 minutes ago, touch said:

@Double Mocha Man

 

The first leaves are popping out on the clubhouse wall vine DMM. 

 

 

 

Nice. My ivy, in allowed places, took a big hit in January when we had a week of sub 20° weather. Lots of dead leaves now that I have to remove.

 

Good to know that BFCC s a member of the Ivy League. 

 

 

 

Edited April 4 by Double Mocha Man

[touch]

21 minutes ago, Double Mocha Man said:

 

Nice. My ivy, in allowed places, took a big hit in January when we had a week of sub 20° weather. Lots of dead leaves now that I have to remove.

 

Good to know that BFCC s a member of the Ivy League. 

 

 

 

 

 

The Ivy at BFCC goes way back to the early 1920's DMM. 

It is quite a mature and substantial vine.

 

 

[touch]

42* and cloudy. There will be very few golfers today. Today will be a slow shift for me.

 

 

Edited April 5 by touch

[touch]

Something different today in the way of my staff lunch photo. I went to the main kitchen to see what was cooking.

Today we are having..........

 

Apricot and leek stuffed pork Roulade with a tarragon Jus. 

 

I can't wait. 

 

[touch]

@Hickory4ever

 

 

Some photos for our Links Lounge golfer from Ontario.

 

Members dressed in their Plus Fours.

Vintage clubs that are on display in the club lounge.

 

 

 

Edited April 4 by touch

[Petethreeput]

Question for the intelligentsia.

 

Since September 2023 the market has priced in a Fed Cut, and one point they were anticipating 6 cuts in 2024 starting in March.  Well, clearly that didn't happen.  But, the market went bonkers during this rally because money would become cheap again improving cash/flow, etc.  I get that.  The question:

 

In anticipation of the Fed meeting on Monday/ Tuesday stock indices dropped.  Powell says he is still on schedule for June, market is muted.  Then today the indices are considerably up again.  There is no way there will be 6 cuts this calendar year, there might be 4 starting in June and maybe August, but should the exuberance of late 2023 mean all this stuff is priced in already, and in fact the market should be trending down because 6 isn't going to happen?

 

I don't get it.

[touch]

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Edited April 5 by touch

[aenemated]

1 hour ago, Petethreeput said:

I don't get it.

 

"The market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent." 

[Hickory4ever]

2 hours ago, touch said:

@Hickory4ever

 

 

Some photos for our Links Lounge golfer from Ontario.

 

Members dressed in their Plus Fours.

Vintage clubs that are on display in the club lounge.

 

 

 

I like it but would suggest that the clubs should be cleaned up a bit, especially the irons. They should look like these.

 

[Petethreeput]

3 hours ago, aenemated said:

 

"The market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent." 

I feel a little better that my tiny mind might almost get it.  Not surprised it dropped precipitously this afternoon.

Of course, no one likes to have potential earnings wiped away, unless your name is Elon who tells advertisers to coital themselves, but it gives me hope it isn't a great big bubble.

[Double Mocha Man]

8 hours ago, Petethreeput said:

... and in fact the market should be trending down because 6 isn't going to happen?

 

 

I think the market gave you the answer to that today. 😁

[touch]

 

 

 

Our hometown girl made the cut in the Augusta National Women's Am today and will be playing now at that course NCL is headed to next Tuesday for a second time!  

 

Rachel Kuehn  UNITED STATES

Position  T23

Today

+2 Thru Finished

Total  +3

 

 

Age22

Hometown Asheville, North Carolina

Education Wake Forest University

Previous Appearances MC (2021), 7 (2022), MC (2023)

Home course   Biltmore Forest CC 

 

[DLeightonReid]

Brock Jernigan, a young man from Lebanon, MO, will be competing at the Master's Drive, Chip, and Putt competition on Sunday.  Following is a note posted by his father on FB.

 

For those of you wanting to watch Brock's competition this Sunday, April 7th, it will be broadcast live on the Golf Channel, Peacock and NBC Sports. The broadcast will begin at 7am Central Time and go until 1:00pm. Brock is expected to start at 8:45am Central for his portion. We will not be able to Facebook Live the event since they do not allow cell phones on the grounds at Augusta National. Hope everyone can tune in and watch!

[touch]

3 minutes ago, DLeightonReid said:

Brock Jernigan, a young man from Lebanon, MO, will be competing at the Master's Drive, Chip, and Putt competition on Sunday.  Following is a note posted by his father on FB.

 

For those of you wanting to watch Brock's competition this Sunday, April 7th, it will be broadcast live on the Golf Channel, Peacock and NBC Sports. The broadcast will begin at 7am Central Time and go until 1:00pm. Brock is expected to start at 8:45am Central for his portion. We will not be able to Facebook Live the event since they do not allow cell phones on the grounds at Augusta National. Hope everyone can tune in and watch!

 

 

Let's Go Brock!  Thank you DLR for the reminder that your local young man is competing in that event. I will be tuning in from work this weekend.

 

 

Man those parents in Lebanon give their boys dignified first names. First Hudson (your grandson) and now Brock. Props.  ⭐