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Date: 13 Oct 2006 08:19:59
From: warren montgomery
Subject: Had the course to myself
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All it took was temps around 40 with 25 MPH winds. Carla and I played a
tough par 37 9 holer yesterday 3 times around. Nobody else out there except
the pro behind the desk playing something on the computer, and the business
manager doubling as a bar tender. I suppose the fact that we had snow in
the morning scared people off, but by 1PM the snow was all gone and the sun
was shining. It's not the day I would have planned to play there if I had
complete flexibility, but we are running out of season here and yesterday
was the day she could get off to play. Like most small town midwest courses
the price isn't exactly a bank breaker -- $10 for the first 9 and $6 for the
others (walking -- I think you would freeze in a cart on a day like that).
I actually played rekably well (44, 41, 40) for this tract which
generally doesn't fit my game that well an I had 4 layers of stuff on. It
has 4 par 4s, 3 over 400 and two over 430 with lots of trees, and only one
of 3 par 5's is reachable. The par 3's aren't long but are unforgiving.
What was probably most surprising is I expected to be playing a lot of shots
from the wrong fairway because most holes play across that wind, but I had
remakably good luck in keeping most of my shots on track. One thing I
conclude is that wind has a LOT more effect on poorly hit balls with a lot
of sidespin on them than it does on shots that are basically straight. I've
been hitting most of my shots straighter lately and it made a huge
difference on this particular course.
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Warren Montgomery (wamontgomery@att.net)
http://home.att.net/~wamontgomery
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Date: 13 Oct 2006 22:09:45
From: Miss Anne Thrope
Subject: Re: Had the course to myself
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Typographical Sominex.
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Date: 13 Oct 2006 18:14:38
From: EdSmithers
Subject: Re: Had the course to myself
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warren montgomery wrote:
> All it took was temps around 40 with 25 MPH winds.
I usually wait until it's 43 or 44 before getting out there during
winter golf, but it was 41 here in Kentucky when I hit the first ball.
By the middle of the second fairway I got 2 foursomes in enclosed carts
(loose vinyl, really, flapping alone.) They were drinking coffee and
not playing very fast so I went around them and played 3-18 with not a
soul around. It was so great.
Some hawks were catching the breeze above me. I saw one come straight
down to pick up a mouse or something just before I launched an 8 iron
onto the 15th green.
Great day.
Ed
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Date: 13 Oct 2006 09:45:31
From: Lloyd Parsons
Subject: Re: Had the course to myself
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In article <zoydnZCXqbTiD7LYnZ2dnUVZ_sWdnZ2d@comcast.com >,
"warren montgomery" <wamontgomery@worldnet.att.net > wrote:
> All it took was temps around 40 with 25 MPH winds. Carla and I played a
> tough par 37 9 holer yesterday 3 times around. Nobody else out there except
> the pro behind the desk playing something on the computer, and the business
> manager doubling as a bar tender. I suppose the fact that we had snow in
> the morning scared people off, but by 1PM the snow was all gone and the sun
> was shining. It's not the day I would have planned to play there if I had
> complete flexibility, but we are running out of season here and yesterday
> was the day she could get off to play. Like most small town midwest courses
> the price isn't exactly a bank breaker -- $10 for the first 9 and $6 for the
> others (walking -- I think you would freeze in a cart on a day like that).
> I actually played rekably well (44, 41, 40) for this tract which
> generally doesn't fit my game that well an I had 4 layers of stuff on. It
> has 4 par 4s, 3 over 400 and two over 430 with lots of trees, and only one
> of 3 par 5's is reachable. The par 3's aren't long but are unforgiving.
> What was probably most surprising is I expected to be playing a lot of shots
> from the wrong fairway because most holes play across that wind, but I had
> remakably good luck in keeping most of my shots on track. One thing I
> conclude is that wind has a LOT more effect on poorly hit balls with a lot
> of sidespin on them than it does on shots that are basically straight. I've
> been hitting most of my shots straighter lately and it made a huge
> difference on this particular course.
Wow, that wind and temp must have made for interesting conversation, not
to mention cold ears! ;-)
I played yesterday and like you, I found the course almost deserted. I
saw exactly 4 others playing while we were out there. While there, the
temps were in the 50's with gusty wind. Not bad if you were out in the
sun, but in the shade you noticed it.
Around here, there are many that do play in colder weather, but early
on colder temps keep them away until colder days are the only thing
happening.
As with most days, different clubs seem to work better than others for
me. Yesterday the driver was working horribly, so I left it in the bag
after the 1st two drives just didn't work. My trusty 3-wood took over
and I was hitting it about 175 or so, straight down the middle. Because
of the gusty wind, we all tried keeping the ball as low as possible.
I shot a 48, which is good for me. Birdied one par 5 and one par 4, the
rest was mixed. One of the par 5's is a good eagle possibility if you
have a 230+ drive to start it off with, or take the 'back door',
otherwise it is usually good for a birdie if you can get on in 3 close
enough to the pin to make the putt. It is a long green, with a bit of
undulations and a fairly steep slope. Long putts are common, with no
chance, other than luck, of one-putting. I took the back door, which
brings you up behind a copse of trees and water hazards. Hit a great
second shot up over the trees which, because of the wind, put me about
40'+ above the hole. No chance for the eagle, but I got the birdie.
The other par 5, dog-leg right is a good birdie possibility for the
extra long hitters, but normally a par at best for most.
Our par 3's aren't long, but the greens are domed which makes staying on
the green a bigger problem than getting there.
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Date: 13 Oct 2006 19:18:46
From: warren montgomery
Subject: Re: Had the course to myself
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>
> Wow, that wind and temp must have made for interesting conversation, not
> to mention cold ears! ;-)
>
We have ear bands -- Nice warm stretch bands that cover your ears. Very
good for late fall and winter rounds.
>
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Warren Montgomery (wamontgomery@att.net)
http://home.att.net/~wamontgomery
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Date: 13 Oct 2006 18:16:05
From: long&left
Subject: Re: Had the course to myself
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warren montgomery wrote:
>> Wow, that wind and temp must have made for interesting conversation, not
>> to mention cold ears! ;-)
>>
> We have ear bands -- Nice warm stretch bands that cover your ears. Very
> good for late fall and winter rounds.
>
where I live young ladies use those to cover their breasts...75* and
balmy at the golf course today :)
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Date: 13 Oct 2006 14:30:23
From: Carbon
Subject: Re: Had the course to myself
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On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 08:19:59 -0500, warren montgomery wrote:
> One thing I conclude is that wind has a LOT more effect on poorly hit
> balls with a lot of sidespin on them than it does on shots that are
> basically straight.
Wayne Gretzky was playing with Tiger in some windy Pro-Am and asked him
why he didn't compensate more for the conditions, and Tiger said just what
you did.
I would do the same if I ever hit the ball solid in the wind. Mostly I
just take an extra club or two and try to keep it low.
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