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First Name: Matt
Age: 22
City/town: Overland Park
State: Kildare, Kansas
Handicap index: 13 (5hcp beginning of 07 - game has gone to crap since)
Career low round: 68 (2 under par)
How far you usually hit your driver: 240
Favorite course you've played: Thai Country Club
Favorite course you haven't played yet: Ironhorse or Falcon Ridge
Favorite golf movie: A Gentleman's Game
Favorite golf book: ThreeSkills Golf
Favorite golf magazine: Golf Digest
Favorite male golfer: Tiger
Favorite female golfer: Natalie Gulbis, Christie Kerr
Pro teams (NFL, NHL,MLB,NBA,Worldwide Soccer): Chiefs and Fulham FC
College teams (Hoops,football etc.): Mizzou - dad went there
What's in R7 Bag:

R5 Dual 9.5 degree
3DX Pro 4-PW irons
3FT Hybrid 54 & 56 wedges*Gigagolf Trufeel putterMy blog:http://matt10-livethedream.blogspot.com/

Posted
First Name: Sree

Age: 39

City/town: Broken Arrow

State: OKie, Native America

Handicap index: about 15.

Career low round: 84

How far you usually hit your driver: 120 yard hook, 240 yard draw, 210 yard fade, 150 yard slice..so it depends.

Favorite course you've played: Battle Creek, Broken Arrow OK. havent played too many courses.

Favorite course you haven't played yet: Too many to list. ok... Southern Hills.

Favorite golf movie: None

Favorite golf book: All of them. Havent read a bad golf book yet.

Favorite golf magazine: Travel & Leisure Golf. I get GD and Golf magazine free because I bought something from some golf website. Never read them.

Favorite website: TST

Favorite male golfer - present : Tiger Woods

Favorite male golfer - retired: Nick Faldo

Favorite female golfer: Paula Creamer

Pro teams (NFL, NHL,MLB,NBA,Worldwide Soccer): NE Patriots for now, I have only watched two seasons of NFL..so that might change next season. The Indian national cricket team, Ferrari F1, Liverpool FC.

College teams (Hoops,football etc.): OU Sooners.

In the bag:
905R 9.5* Fujikura Speeder S
X 15* Fujikura R
X 19* Fujikura S
4-P MP-14 TT DGS300 53* 588 Gunmetal MP series 56-14 TT wedge MP-R 60-09 Rifle SpinnerDFX Two ball Pro V1


Posted
First Name: Derek

Age: 15

City/town: WInnipeg

State: Should Be Province: Manitoba

Handicap index: 8.1

Career low round: 73

How far you usually hit your driver: 260-270

Favorite course you've played: Probably The First Course Ive Ever Played, Kildonan Park GC

Favorite course you haven't played yet: Elmhurst GC, Pine Ridge GC

Favorite golf movie: Happy Gilmore, Tin Cup, Greatest Game Ever Played.

Favorite golf book: Tiger Woods: How I Play Golf

Favorite golf magazine: Golf Digest

Favorite male golfer: Tiger Woods

Favorite female golfer: Dont follow womens golf.

Pro teams (NFL, NHL,MLB,NBA,Worldwide Soccer): NHL: Calgary Flames

College teams (Hoops,football etc.): None

Lets have so fun with his guys!
In My Bag

Driver: Sasquatch 460 9.5°
3 Wood: Laser 3 Wood 15°
5 Wood: r7 19° (Stiff)Irons: S58 Irons 4-PW Orange DotWedge: Harmonized 60°Wedge: Z TP 54°Putter: Tiffany 34"Balls: Pro V1 Shoes: Adidas Tour 360 IIThe Meadows Golf Coursewww.themeadowsgc.comAge: 16

Posted
First Name: Pete

Age: 38 :(

City/town: Marlton

State: Marlton

Handicap index: About a 14 as low as a 11 this year

Career low round: Since really working at the game: 80

How far you usually hit your driver: 260ish, but have hit 300+

Favorite course you've played: Rum Pointe, outside ocean city, md

Favorite course you haven't played yet: The one 4-5miles fm my house...what's it called? OH Pine Valley (almost got on, still may GOD WILLING)

Favorite golf movie: Happy Gilmore, Tin Cup,

Favorite golf book: Hogan's 5 Tips, Ray Floyd Elements of scoring

Favorite golf magazine: Golf Digest

Favorite male golfer: Tiger Woods, Retief, Adam Scott, Furyk, Fred Coppola (couples real name btw)

Favorite female golfer: Anyone not name Wie

Pro teams (NFL, NHL,MLB,NBA,Worldwide Soccer): Steelers, F*Kn Eagles, Philllies & Pirates & Yank's, 76ers, Flyers/Pens & I always pull for the Canadian teams..

College teams (Hoops,football etc.): Foosball: Penn State, Notre Dame Hoops: Temple, St. Joe's

WITB
What's in SiD's bag

Ogio Stand Bag
Driver
910D3 9.5 set to 8.5
907D2 9.5 VS Proto Stif

f3WoodCleveland XLS 15* Stiff

Irons TaylorMade Tour Preferred 4-9

Wedges Gun'd 48* & Vokey 58

Putter 34" XG #7


Posted
First Name: Tony

Age: 38

City/town: Twin Falls

State: ID

Handicap index: 4.9 - should be more!!!

Career low round: 68

How far you usually hit your driver: 260ish

Favorite course you've played: PGA West Stadium Course

Favorite course you haven't played yet: The old one

Favorite golf movie: Tin Cup,

Favorite golf book: The little red one

Favorite golf magazine: Golf Digest

Favorite male golfer: Tiger Woods

Favorite female golfer: Puala

Pro teams (NFL, NHL,MLB,NBA,Worldwide Soccer): Peterborough Utd. (English soccer) you probably havent heard of them...... dont worry about it!!!

College teams (Hoops,football etc.): They have teams?
Driver - TaylorMade R9 460 10.5°
3 Wood - TaylotMade Burner Tour
3 & 4 Hybrids - Adams a7
Irons - R7 tp 5-PW
Wedges - Vokey SM Black Nickel - 52º - 56º - 60ºPutter - Scotty Cameron California - SonomaSkyCaddie - SG4Lowest Round - 68 - Par 72 /67.6/120Lowest Tournament Round - 69 -...

Posted
First Name: Chris

Age: 38

City/town: Brandon

State: FL

Handicap index: 37

Career low round: 114

How far you usually hit your driver: 160-200 yds (i can have serious driver glitches some days)

Favorite course you've played: Bloomingdale

Favorite course you haven't played yet: I've only played 2 so no new desires yet

Favorite golf movie: Happy Gilmour

Favorite golf book: Not a book person

Favorite golf magazine: Gold Digest

Favorite male golfer: John Daly

Favorite female golfer: Annika

Pro teams (NFL, NHL,MLB,NBA,Worldwide Soccer): Super Bowl Champion NY Giants, Lightning, Yankees, not a pro hoops fan and do not recognize soccer as a sport

College teams (Hoops,football etc.): NC Tar Heels (hoops), Florida Gators (FB)

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Chris, although my friends call me Mr.L

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First Name: Greg

Age: 33

City/town: St. Louis

State: MO

Handicap index: 8.9 but trending higher

Career low round: 72 on Par 70, 5774 yards (shouldn't have played from that distance, but was paired with folks that were playing up and I decided to play from their tees); 79 on Par 72, 6681 yards.

How far you usually hit your driver: 275

Favorite course you've played: US - Shadow Creek in Vegas although Pebble Trip coming in June; International - although I played Old Course and Carnoustie, I'd have to go with Kingsbarns.

Favorite course you haven't played yet:
US Public - Bandon Dunes
US Private and possible - Shinnecock
US Private and not possible - Augusta
Scottish - Muirfield
Irish - Ballybunion
Aussie - Cape Kidnappers

Favorite golf movie: Caddyshack anyone?

Favorite golf book: I don't read books, although I did flip through Planet Golf, which is mostly pictures and it was spectacular. I'll get that one day.

Favorite golf magazine: I get five golf magazines and love Golf Digest and Travel & Leisure Golf the most.

Favorite male golfer:
US Under 40 - Tiger
US Over 40 and still active - Freddy Couples
International - Eh, I guess Justin Rose or maybe the Big Easy

Favorite female golfer: Need some new blood here. Most of them are overrated in my opinion. I think Gulbis is overrated although she's decent. Maybe Christie Kerr's head on Natalie's body?

Pro teams (NFL, NHL,MLB,NBA,Worldwide Soccer): St. Louis Rams, St. Louis Blues, St. Louis Cardinals.

College teams (Hoops,football etc.): Missouri Tigers, St. Louis University Billikens

Hoofer Vantage Bag Carrying:
DRIVER Fusion FT-3 Driver Proforce V2 65 Graphite Stiff
FAIRWAY WOOD G10 4-Wood
HYBRID G10 21 Degree
IRONS MX-25 Irons 3 thru PW Precision Rifle Shafts & Golf Pride GripsWEDGES CG10 56 & 60 Degree WedgesPUTTER 2-Ball SRT BALL ProV1xCLUB ...


Posted
First Name: Ben

Age: 32

City/town: Porter Ranch/L.A.

State: CA

Handicap index: +2

Career low round: -7, 63

How far you usually hit your driver: 270

Favorite course you've played: Bear's Best Vegas, Angeles National, La Purisima

Favorite course you haven't played yet: The Riviera C.C.

Favorite golf movie: The Caddy

Favorite golf book: Ben Hogan Five Lessons

Favorite golf magazine: Golf Digest

Favorite male golfer: Ben Hogan, Reteif Goosen, Tiger Woods

Favorite female golfer: Lorena Ochoa, Michelle Wie

Pro teams (NFL, NHL,MLB,NBA,Worldwide Soccer): Lakers, Dodgers, BMW Sauber F1

College teams (Hoops,football etc.): Syracuse Orangemen

Callaway RazrFit Extreme 9.5 w/Project X 6.5
Callaway XHot Pro 15* 3Wood w/Project X 6.5
Callaway XTour 18* 2h w/S300
Callaway XHot Pro 4/5 irons w/S300
Callaway XForged III 5-PW irons w/S300
Callaway Forged 52*/58* Wedges
Odyssey 7 Versa 90
Callaway Hex Black Tour


Posted
First Name: Savannah

Age: 19

City/town: College Park/ Crofton

State: Maryland

Handicap index: 14

Career low round: (i am female) 89 from mens tees/ 79 from ladies

How far you usually hit your driver: 200

Favorite course you've played: Walden

Favorite course you haven't played yet: Not sure

Favorite golf movie:

Favorite golf book: Golf Instruction Manual

Favorite golf magazine: Golf digest

Favorite male golfer: phil mickelson

Favorite female golfer: annika

Pro teams (NFL, NHL,MLB,NBA,Worldwide Soccer): orioles, redskins, capitals

College teams (Hoops,football etc.): MD terrapins!

a bad day on the golf course is always better than a good day at work."

http://www.golfenthusiastic.com


Posted
First Name: Matt

Age: 30

City/town: Brisbane

State: Queensland, Australia

Handicap index: 18.8

Career low round: 80 (Par 72)

How far you usually hit your driver: 225 m / 245 yards

Favorite course you've played: Victoria

Favorite course you haven't played yet: Kingston Heath

Favorite golf movie: Tin Cup

Favorite golf book: The Shark

Favorite golf magazine: Golf Australia

Favorite male golfer: Adam Scott

Favorite female golfer: Karrie Webb

Pro teams (NFL, NHL,MLB,NBA,Worldwide Soccer): 49ers, none, Yankees, Celtics, Liverpool

College teams (Hoops,football etc.): don't follow it or get coverage in Australia

23Rounder

Tour Burner 9.5 / RE*AX 60g Stiff
Launcher 13 & 17 Fairway / Fujikura Gold Stiff
MT Pro-C 3-W / DG S300 MP 52.07 Vokey SM58.12 Tracy II, 34" Putter Z-URS or NXT Tour


Posted
First Name: Scott

Age: 38

City/town: Nanaimo

State: British Columbia Canada

Handicap index: 12.4

Career low round: 78 (par 72)

How far you usually hit your driver: 260 yards

Favorite course you've played: Bear Mountain

Favorite course you haven't played yet: Pebble Beach

Favorite golf movie: Caddyshack

Favorite golf book: Golf in the Kingdom

Favorite golf magazine: Golf Digest

Favorite male golfer: Mike Weir

Favorite female golfer: Annika

Pro teams (NFL, NHL,MLB,NBA,Worldwide Soccer): Eagles, Canadiens, Mets, Suns

College teams (Hoops,football etc.): Gonzaga (did my Masters Degree there)

Ping G 410 10.5 ˚ Driver Ping Tour Stiff Shaft
Ping G 410 14.5˚ 3 Ping Tour Stiff Shaft
Ping G 410 19˚ Ping Tour Stiff Shaft
i 500 irons 4-UW 1/2 inch over, blue dot, NS Pro Modus 105 Stiff Shafts
Ping Stealth Wedges Wedges  54˚ 58˚

Scotty Cameron Studio Select Newport 2 34" 


Posted

First Name: David

Age:33

City/town: Middletown

State:Ohio

Handicap index: no clue

Career low round:90

How far you usually hit your driver:260

Favorite course you've played:Jamaica Run

Favorite course you haven't played yet:old course St. Andrews

Favorite golf movie:Happy Gilmore

Favorite golf book:not sure have to think on that one

Favorite golf magazine:Golf Digest

Favorite male golfer:David Duval (remember him? what happened to that guy??)

Favorite female golfer:Natalee Gulbis

Pro teams (NFL, NHL,MLB,NBA,Worldwide Soccer):Bengals,Reds

College teams (Hoops,football etc.):Cincinnati Bearcats

music anything heavy, Slayer,King Diamond, Mazafakt, Helloween, Gamma ray the list could go on forever

whats in my bag,

Driver- 975D 7.5*
3 wood- 975F 13*
Irons- 2-pw Acushnet Tungsten AC-108'swedges-58* 64*putter-bag- staff I know its huge, but I dig it " I am McLovin"


Posted

First Name: Mark

Age: 42

City/town: Corvallis

State: Oregon

Handicap index: hahaha... probably 25-30

Career low round:103

How far you usually hit your driver:220ish

Favorite course you've played:Lost Tracks, Bend, OR

Favorite course you haven't played yet:Bandon Trails @ Bandon Dunes

Favorite golf movie: Greatest Game Ever Played

Favorite golf book: Haven't read any golf books yet

Favorite golf magazine:Golf Digest

Favorite male golfers:Corey Pavin (I like plucky underdogs), Phil M, and Tiger.

Favorite female golfers: Natalie Gulbis and Lorena Ochoa

Music: Pavement, Wilco, Arcade Fire, Spoon, Calexico, Bob Dylan, Bert Jansch, Okkervil River, Ryan Adams, Flaming Lips

Hobbies: Camping, Golf, Skiing...

Whats in my bag:

Driver- Tour Edge Bazooka Geomax 12.0

3 wood- Mactec NVG 13+

Irons- 3-6 Tour Edge Bazooka Jmax QL Iron-Woods, 7 - SW Lynx Black Cat graphite, F2 LW

putter- MacGregor Bobby Grace FLS

bag- some generic bag (Datatrec?)

Balls: John Daly (Lion) Roaring Distance Extreme (cuz, I like 'em and I keeping picking them up real cheap at Big 5

What's in my bag:
Cleveland Hibore XLS Monster Driver
TourEdge Exotics 2,3,4 hybrid irons
Tommy Armour 845cs Silverbacks 5-PW
Assorted wedges, Ping Scottsdale Anser


Posted
First Name: Brian

Age: 15, almost 16

City/town: Aurora

State: CO

Handicap index:usually around a 12 during season.

Career low round: 75

How far you usually hit your driver: 265, little more, little less

Favorite course you've played: Grand elk, up in the mountains, gorgeous.

Favorite course you haven't played yet: Kapalua

Favorite golf movie: Caddy Shack

Favorite golf book: Golf is not a game of perfect

Favorite golf magazine: All of em

Favorite male golfer: Furyk

Favorite female golfer: depends, skills? o rlooks?

Pro teams (NFL, NHL,MLB,NBA,Worldwide Soccer):

College teams (Hoops,football etc.):Lax would have to be duke, amazing team for what theyve been through.

Driver-superquad TP

Woods-hopfully a mathing 3 wood to my 5 i already have in r7's

hybrids- titlist 503 h, cant hit normal hybrids/

irons- titlist 775, 4-pw

wedges- TM black tp 52, titlist SM60 Oil

Putter- goes back and forth on a TM rosa siene 4, and a SC circa 62.

And i suppose thats me.

|Callaway FT-9 Tour Neutral 9.5 Diamana BlueBoard| TaylorMade TourLaunch 14.5 Matrix Ozik F7M2 X| Adams Idea Pro 20 Matrix Ozik Altus X| Mizuno MP-32 4-PW TTDG S300|Titleist Vokey 50| Tour Issue Titleist Black Ni Vokey SM 54|Callaway X Forged 62 || Kirk Currie Brazos| Callaway Tour IX/...


Posted
First Name: Chris

Age: 24

City/town:Bondi/Sydney

State: NSW

Handicap index: 3.1

Career low round: 69

How far you usually hit your driver: 255-265 metres

Favorite course you've played:The Old Course > St Andrews

Favorite course you haven't played yet: Pebble Links

Favorite golf movie: Caddy Shack?

Favorite golf book: Peter Alliss > A Guide to GOlf

Favorite golf magazine: Digest

Favorite male golfer: Adam Scott

Favorite female golfer:Anna Rawson

Pro teams (NFL, NHL,MLB,NBA,Worldwide Soccer): Soccer: Inter Milan, Roma FC
Driver: Callaway Diablo Edge Tour 10.5* (UST Proforce v2 77g X Flex) 3 Wood: Callaway Diablo 15* (UST Proforce v2 86g S Flex). 2 Hybrid: Adams A4 Tech 17* (UST Proforce v2 105g S Flex). 3 and 4 Hybrid: Adams Idea Pro 20* and 23* (UST Proforce v2 105g S Flex)
Irons: Tour Edge Exotics...

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First Name: Brandon

Age: 17

City/town: Waterloo, Ontario ( hour west of Toronto )


Handicap index: 15

Career low round:83

How far you usually hit your driver: 230

Favorite course you've played: Angus Glen GC, TPC Scottsdale

Favorite course you haven't played yet: Spyglass

Favorite golf movie: Happy Gilmore I guess, haven't seen others

Favorite golf book: Ernie Els guide to golf fitness

Favorite golf magazine: Golf Digest

Favorite male golfer: Phil, George Lopez

Favorite female golfer: Gulbis

Pro teams (NFL, NHL,MLB,NBA,Worldwide Soccer): Chelsea FC, Indy Colts, Kitchener Rangers

College teams (Hoops,football etc.): WLU, Ohio State

Usually use NXT Extreme's or HX Hot's
Soon to be Home Track : Grey Silo GC (71.5 / 128)


Posted

First Name: Alan
Age: 33, closing in on 34
City/town: Zimmerman
State: MN
Handicap index: 17
Career low round: 86
How far you usually hit your driver: 250
Favorite course you've played: Blackwolf Run
Favorite course you haven't played yet: Erin Hills, Whistling Straits
Favorite golf movie: The Greatest Game Ever Played
Favorite golf book: Harvey Penick's Little Red Book
Favorite golf magazine: The Sand Trap
Favorite male golfer: Retief Goosen, Steve Stricker, Ernie Els
Favorite female golfer: Annika
Pro teams (NFL, NHL,MLB,NBA,Worldwide Soccer): Packers, Wild, Brewers, can't stand the NBA, soccer is a sport?
College teams (Hoops,football etc.): Wisconsin Badgers, UW-Platteville

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Posted

First Name: Jake

Age: 18

City/town : Marshall
State : IL
Handicap index : Last time played, 2 years ago, 9.6
Career low round : 75
How far you usually hit your driver : Avg. 275-280
Favorite course you've played : The Point Golf Course in Mooresville, NC - Greg Norman designed course, extremely nice course with good views of Lake Norman
Favorite course you haven't played yet : Augusta or Pebble Beach or Tory Pines, to many to list
Favorite golf movie : Tin Cup
Favorite golf book : FIVE LESSONS: THE MODERN FUNDAMENTALS OF GOLF by: Ben Hogan
Favorite golf magazine : Golf Digest
Favorite male golfer : any doubt - Jason Gore or Tiger
Favorite female golfer : Natalie Gulbis
Pro teams (NFL, NHL,MLB,NBA,Worldwide Soccer): GB Packers, CHI Blackhawks, CHI Cubs, CHI Bulls, not much of a soccer fan
College teams (Hoops,football etc.): Wisconsin and only Wisconsin

In My Bridgestone Stand Bag:

Driver: TM r7 425 TP (8.5*) Stiff
Wood: TM Ti 5 Wood (18*) Stiff
Irons: TM r7 TP Irons (3-PW) RegularGW LW: TM rac Satin TPs ( 52* 56* 60*)Putter: TM Rossa Monza Spider Balls: Bridgestone B330s

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