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Hello all, looking forward to some good golf talk. Hopefully some other members are from the Sacramento area..would like to get their opinions on courses in the area.

Glad to be here, the form looks very impressive/informative.

I downloaded the demo of the Scorecard2 and likely will purchase it once I use my free five rounds.

Enough rambling, I'm glad to be here!

Hello all, looking forward to some good golf talk. Hopefully some other members are from the Sacramento area..would like to get their opinions on courses in the area.

From Sacramento as well i play Cherry Island, Antelope Greens (Legue) and 9 holes William Land park after work some times.

P.S Not very good but enjoy the game.

Chuck
 
 


Glad to see a fellow Sacramento area golfer! I played Whitney Oaks yesterday and will be playing Turkey Creek tomorrow.

I am not very good as well, but really enjoy being out there hacking away.

I havent played Whitney Oaks in years and i have never been to Turkey Creek yet.

Chuck
 
 


Whitney Oaks is very tough, I played Turkey Creek this morning and had some nice shots (got on 2 on a par 5) but still didn't play to well. I would really recommend it. You should try it out sometime, I really like the GPS on the carts that tell you how far you are out.

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