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Hello folks, looking forward to hanging out on the forum and trying to learn more about this great game. From Rhode Island, I started playing golf 3 years ago when a medical condition forced me to give up soccer and long-distance running. I'm thankful that I have found a fun and challenging way to keep exercising. The last 2 years I put my clubs away for the winter; but this year I'm really going to try to work on my game at the indoor dome here in Warwick, RI. And I'll probably be on the forum alot too with winter golf withdrawal setting in!

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  RIduffer said:
Hello folks, looking forward to hanging out on the forum and trying to learn more about this great game. From Rhode Island, I started playing golf 3 years ago when a medical condition forced me to give up soccer and long-distance running. I'm thankful that I have found a fun and challenging way to keep exercising. The last 2 years I put my clubs away for the winter; but this year I'm really going to try to work on my game at the indoor dome here in Warwick, RI. And I'll probably be on the forum alot too with winter golf withdrawal setting in!

Welcome, I am originally from RI but I am in the Marine Corps and now live in Japan... It sure is getting cold this time of the year in Rhody...


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Have a look at bagsgolf.com I played with them when i lived in boston a few years back. They have a RI League and think they do a florida trip in December if you are looking for some competitive golf over the winter.

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RIduffer Dedicated Member

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  normdamarine said:
Welcome, I am originally from RI but I am in the Marine Corps and now live in Japan... It sure is getting cold this time of the year in Rhody...

Thanks, good to hear from a fellow Rhody. We've actually had some decent weather this month, but it's only a matter of time.

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Have a look at bagsgolf.com I played with them when i lived in boston a few years back. They have a RI League and think they do a florida trip in December if you are looking for some competitive golf over the winter.

Thanks I will check that out.

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  RIduffer said:
We've actually had some decent weather this month, but it's only a matter of time.

C'mon man, don't jinx us. It's gonna be almost 60 here tomorrow. I'm hoping to get out there while the getting is good.

Another place down your way to check out if you want to play some outdoor winter golf is Triggs Memorial in Providence. I played it last winter and it held up pretty well. http://www.triggs.us/

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RIduffer

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I actually live less than 5 miles from Triggs! Great course, right? It was tough to play during the summer because they had so many tournaments/events booked. But I played there last week, and will try to get out a few more times if possible. I'll try to be more optimistic about the weather, too!

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  RIduffer said:
I actually live less than 5 miles from Triggs! Great course, right? It was tough to play during the summer because they had so many tournaments/events booked. But I played there last week, and will try to get out a few more times if possible. I'll try to be more optimistic about the weather, too!

Yeah, I had a great time when I played it. My only complaint was with the crowd control. I played it the first nice weekend in April, so it was obviously packed, but there were a lot of twosomes that could have been made into foursomes just to speed the rounds up.

Now, since you're in the general area I would also recommend you check out Chemawa Golf Course in North Attleboro next spring. It's my absolute favorite course in southern Massachusetts. Not very long (only one par 5 and it plays more like a par 4), but probably the best maintained place around considering what you pay to play.

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Yeah, I have run into that same problem at Triggs where they send out twosomes, singles, etc. and just have a real traffic jam. Love that course on a weekday afternoon or evening, but I don't think I'll ever play there again on a weekend during peak season. Last time I did it took 5+ hours and I can't handle that.

Chemawa I played a couple years ago and I've been meaning to go back. Definitely short, but it was in real nice shape.

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