Hello from Illinois!

[Spiethismyhero]

Hello! My name is Terry. I just joined the site. I'm 52, single, college professor. Going to my first golf tournament next week -- the PGA at Whistling Straits. About 5 hours from my home. Very excited to go there and to be here and talk golf!

[Missouri Swede]

Welcome to the forum!  Enjoy the PGA championship--should be good.

[Natural Patrick]

Welcome Terry! What course do you play most often?

[Spiethismyhero]

Welcome Terry! What course do you play most often?

Thank you. Sadly, I haven't been able to play the last 3 years because of a bad back. I can't do a full swing. I used to play up in the Quad Cities quite a bit. I can still putt and chip and I do that at a private club during the summer up in Wausaukee in Wisconsin. I really miss it. I'm hoping to get back at some point. I think it could be more mental than anything right now as I fear the pain. But enough of that story!

Where do you play?

[Hatchman]

Thank you. Sadly, I haven't been able to play the last 3 years because of a bad back. I can't do a full swing. I used to play up in the Quad Cities quite a bit. I can still putt and chip and I do that at a private club during the summer up in Wausaukee in Wisconsin. I really miss it. I'm hoping to get back at some point. I think it could be more mental than anything right now as I fear the pain. But enough of that story! Where do you play?

Welcome. Have fun at the tournament. Been where your at with a disability period (twice). Short sticks, but fun for a while. Do what you can, under doctors care, of course. :-)

[Natural Patrick]

Thank you. Sadly, I haven't been able to play the last 3 years because of a bad back. I can't do a full swing. I used to play up in the Quad Cities quite a bit. I can still putt and chip and I do that at a private club during the summer up in Wausaukee in Wisconsin. I really miss it. I'm hoping to get back at some point. I think it could be more mental than anything right now as I fear the pain. But enough of that story!

Where do you play?

Well I was born in Milwaukee but, moved to east central Illinois at the age of 2. This is where I have lived for the last 45 years. I mostly play at Fox Prairrie Run or Meadowview. I wanted to go to the PGA championship so bad this year but, we just got back from Florida last week. I have to play catch up at work for a while until I get things caught back up. The back can be a scary thing when your not 20 years old anymore so I can relate to that. Is there any kind of stretching you could do to slowly test your swing speeds out ? Be sure to give us a report of how it went at Whistling Straits.