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43 minutes ago, iacas said:

I’m leaning toward mixed tees.

1, 6, 8 on the front white. On the back 10, 15, 16, 18.

I like this. Even though I don't know the place, shortening up the longer par fours would be much appreciated, and fun idea to make 16 even more in range for the longer players, could make for interesting skins action.

 

1 minute ago, iacas said:

I know. Play along a bit longer though man!

If only I had those speedsticks that I've had my eyes on. Probably gonna snag those up after this trip.

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3 hours ago, BradSomrak said:

I’m not playing at a 5. I’d feel a lot more comfortable at, say, a 15.

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3 hours ago, BradSomrak said:

This is pretty accurate. Whispering probably is the leader in courses I’ve played where, when calculating my score, I think “how the hell did I put up such a high number?” 

In the same week, I shot like 102 and 82 at WW, so there’s that. It you’re hitting the ball poorly it punishes you, but if you keep the ball in play, there are scoring opportunities.

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18 hours ago, BradSomrak said:

It is not hard; yet, you can put up big numbers in a hurry if you are playing sloppy.  

 

22 hours ago, billchao said:

It’s not hard. It’s not easy, though. Can’t really get away with bad shots.

Ah, it's so simple. All I have to do is only hit good shots. :beer:

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Conservative play at WW is often the best approach to scoring. But can be a bit more boring.

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25 minutes ago, iacas said:

Conservative play at WW is often the best approach to scoring. But can be a bit more boring.

We got quota and skins... no conservative play allowed. 😉

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29 minutes ago, saevel25 said:

We got quota and skins... no conservative play allowed. 😉

Quota rewards a steady game. And you don’t play for skins; they just happen.

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1 hour ago, saevel25 said:

We got quota and skins... no conservative play allowed. 😉

 

49 minutes ago, iacas said:

Quota rewards a steady game. And you don’t play for skins; they just happen.

I suspect @saevel25 was trying to goat the rest of us into blowing up...  Which I totally respect by the way.... 

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So, what hotels are people staying at? 

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28 minutes ago, saevel25 said:

So, what hotels are people staying at? 

Staying at the Hilton Gardens in downtown Erie. Coming up on Friday night, but may make a pitstop in Cleveland for dinner with a friend on the way. Definitely willing to carpool to NY on Saturday if anyone is close by.

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45 minutes ago, saevel25 said:

So, what hotels are people staying at? 

TownPlace Suites in Erie

 

2090 Interchange Road, Erie, PA 16565

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I'm staying on a park bench in Liberty Park....

 

JK --- I'm in the TownPlace Suites as well.

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Hopefully you all do better than Le Maison des Cafards or whatever that place in Norwalk was called.

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1 minute ago, mcanadiens said:

Hopefully you all do better than Le Maison des Cafards or whatever that place in Norwalk was called.

Yeah, well probably can't do worse. 

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2 hours ago, saevel25 said:

So, what hotels are people staying at? 

Athenaeum Hotel in Chautauqua. I don't really need a hotel from where I am located, but my wife likes that sort of thing. She is driving back Sunday morning.

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  7. @Grizvok
  8. @Divot Master
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  10. @Slice of Life
  11. @RFKFREAK
  12. @saevel25
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Sunday (Playing) Whispering Woods:

  1. @saevel25
  2. @georgep
  3. @Hardspoon
  4. @BradSomrak
  5. @Bonvivant
  6. @vasaribm
  7. @ChetlovesMer
  8. @Divot Master
  9. @BrettZenewicz
  10. @GolfLug
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  13. @Carl3
  14. @Slim_Pivot
  15. @DrizZzY
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$20 on Sunday ($45 for greens fee/cart if you're not a member of WW):

  • $5 toward Net Skins pot
  • $5 toward Gross Skins pot
  • $10 toward Quota Game pot

The quota game will be a pretty standard quota game. I'm not sure if I'll do a percentage of handicaps or what…

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  • Par = 2 points
  • Birdie = 4 points
  • Eagle = 8 points
  • Albatross = 12 points

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10 minutes ago, GolfLug said:

Tee time on Sunday?

Yes, tee times.

Posted earlier in the topic. I think the first is 9:40.

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