2015 SoCal Fall Outing Thread at Eagle Glen, Oct 11

[jefkve]

 

Did anyone else end up wanting breakfast tomorrow morning?

I'll probably just grab something at the course...couldn't find anything close to the course that sounded good...

[Shindig]

I'll probably just grab something at the course...couldn't find anything close to the course that sounded good...

In looking at their menu and comparing it to Panera (best I could find nearby), I think I may do the same.

 

Edit One other thing, unrelated to breakfast.  Does our fee include range balls?  If not, we should figure out sharing.  $6 for 30 balls as warmup, versus $10 for 90.  Especially since many of us only want to hit 20-25 before a round.

Edited October 11, 2015 by Shindig
Editing to ask about range balls

[mvmac]

Great to see everyone today, I know our group had a lot of fun out there. 

Two teams tied for first with 66 points

@mvmac & @No Mulligans
and @tristanhilton85 (playing by himself because @Ringworld must have slept in )

@Golfingdad and @Shindig finished with 64 points and @Bechambo and @jefkve finished with 58 points.

@Golfingdad had it going on the front, was even par after 6 holes.

@Shindig hit about every fairway today.

@No Mulligans was my partner and he made a birdie for a net eagle on 9.

Edited October 12, 2015 by mvmac

[Shindig]

What a fantastic event.  I love these outings.  

I did hit just about every fairway, and the few I missed, I missed barely (with the exception of that final par-4 with the weird tee line).  More importantly, I hit the ball long and not into trouble -- even my lies in the rough were pretty decent.

I hope everyone else had a great time too.

[Golfingdad]

@Golfingdad had it going on the front, was even par after 6 holes.

 

Yes, and this was my first bad shot.  Tee shot on 7, and I hit the ground before the ball and put it in the hazard on the right, managed a double bogey from there.

This was on 10.  Not sure if this was my first shot, where I got a little off balance on my toes and shanked it into the hill to the right of the hole, or if this was my third where I hit it to pin high, 18 feet right of the pin.  Missed the putt and carded my third double in 4 holes.

 

 

This is the last green (par 5), and the ball on the left is Mike's after two great shots.  The second was, I believe, a hybrid, from here:

 

(He just missed the eagle attempt, and finished with a 4" tap in birdie.) :)  The ball on the right in that photo is mine after 4 shots.  However, I was in some brush off the tee and tried a lefty pitchout that failed and then a regular pitchout.  So, I actually got to that point with this swing:

 

Which was a 6 iron from 174.  Overall, I was pretty happy with my round.  Two of my double bogies can be written off to horrendous swings that rarely happen, and the third was caused by a lack of turning, which is what I'm actively working on now.  And all of my bad holes were caused by tee shots.  (If I was playing a course that didn't have hazards on either side of nearly every hole this would have been a career round.) Every hole where I had a shot at a GIR with an iron in my hand, I hit the green, except for the first hole, where I missed by 6" and was 20' away.

More importantly, had a great time in the heat playing with everybody again, as well as meeting @nomulligans. Can't wait for the next one!

Edited October 12, 2015 by Golfingdad
Added italicized optimism ;)

[bmartin461]

Great pictures, the course looks like it was in nice shape.

Sorry I had to miss this one, look forward to the next one.

Brad

[Big C]

Ditto. Thanks for the summary. Looking forward to the next one!

[No Mulligans]

Thanks to all that participated.  I had a good time and it was great to meet in person some forum members.

[jefkve]

I had a great time...big thanks to Tristan and Barret for patiently waiti g for me to duff another shot...I must say, its always a pleasure playing with Sandtrap members, doubly so when I get to watch a 0 handicap go 1-under through nine....So thats how you're supposed to do it, huh?

[Ringworld]

I feel so bad.  I honestly thought that the event was today.  Come to find out I was mistaken.  OMG.  Sorry for not making it guys!