New Guy from Socal

[Moto19]

Hello Everyone,

I've been lurking on this website for several months and decided it's time to take it a step further and join.  I think i'll be in good company as it seems like most people here have the same obsession with golf that I now have.

I live in Lake Forest, CA and i'm 31 years old.  My dad taught me to play this wonderful game when i was about 9-10 years old.  I just played casually, maybe 1 round/month, my whole life in between full seasons of baseball, soccer, and tennis.  However, now that i've gotten older and competitive soccer and baseball are well behind me, i've taken on a whole new focus with golf.

About 2 years ago when i started getting serious i was shooting in the mid 90's with occasional rounds creeping close to 90 and some much higher.  I was playing with an old set of Cobra Oversize Tour irons from I think 1994, with graphite shafts.  It wasn't until I got serious 2 years ago and started getting deeper into golf knowledge that I realized that those clubs were definitely not helping my game.  At that point I did some research, and some testing at my local Golfsmith, and fell in love with the Mizuno JPX 800's with the DGS 300 Stiff shafts.  Since then, along with 4 lessons from a local PGA professional, my handicap has dropped from around 18-19 ( Wasn't actually keeping track officially) to 8.5 (Actually keeping official track on scga.org).

So i'm pretty stoked now and a lot more involved with golf now.  It's sort of all consuming and i'm sure like most of you, always on your mind.  That's pretty much why I decided to join the ranks, to talk with other serious golfers and expand my limited knowledge.

Cheers,

Scott

[Midway]

Welcome to the site.

[Moto19]

Thank you, and btw i'm a huge Packer fan!

[Golfingdad]

Hey Moto, wanna play Sunday? A bunch of us are getting together and there's room for more. There's a thread for it too! Great course, good guys, good price. Come on out!

[Moto19]

I definitely would, but I will be out of town Sunday.  I'm headed down to the Stone Brewery in Escondido for their Oakquinox beer festival.

I would be interested another time.  Btw, what course you guys playing?

[Golfingdad]

The classic course at morongo casino out in Beaumont.

[SCfanatic35]

Welcome

[tristanhilton85]

Originally Posted by Golfingdad

The classic course at morongo casino out in Beaumont.

Champions Course actually.

[Golfingdad]

Originally Posted by tristanhilton85

Champions Course actually.

Yeah, that one.  (I knew it was the one that started with a "c") :)

[Beachcomber]

Scott welcome!  Good to see more Socal golfers on here.  There are quite a few of us here in Socal (Orange County) that try and get together on a regular basis to play.  If you are interested in joining up with us to play, let me know.

[14ledo81]

Thank you, and btw i'm a huge Packer fan!

Welcome, and great to see you are a Packer fan. How did you get to like the Packers when you live in SoCal?

[Moto19]

My mother was born and raised in La Crosse, WI.  Her and my dad eventually moved to Southern California and raised me and my brother.  When I was 13, my dad had a job opportunity out in the twin cities, so we moved just across the border in Wisconsin.  That's when I started getting into football and became a fan of the Packers.  We eventually moved back out here 3 years later and I've just been a fan ever since.