DevilDog21

Improve my all around game to a single digit handicap. Really need to focus on GIR and putts. 2012 Stats: Driving Accuracy - 54% (27% miss left, 19% miss right) GIR - 25% (Yes that's terrible) Putts per round - 33 (Also terrible considering I don't hit many greens!)

I know this is an old thread, but I leave in 6 days to go play DelMonte, Spyglass, and Pebble. Since it's been a while since anyone ahs posted here about playing PB, I'll give my thoughts upon my return. I doubt much has changed regarding the service or experience.

Tough course, but a lot of fun to play if like a challenge. You're lucky to be so close to it!

Adam Scott -8 Luke Donald - 9 Graeme McDowell - 10

Now a course that's NOT worth the money....Blue Monster! Played it a couple years ago and not anything close to being worth $325. I honestly felt slightly robbed after.

No golf in LA, had to surrender that debate to the wife and agree to good family and friends time. My friends wife is from LA, and they both went to USC so we'll just hang out and experience LA for a few days.

Couldn't agree more with this statement. I have no desire to retire outside of where my family is at and I'd rather travel the world with the money saved. That being said, there's nothing saying a person can't do both. Personally, I have a goal of playing golf in every state and a list of must play courses. That goal will be balanced with the other goals in life such as retirement, world travel, paying off the house, sending kids to college, etc., however there's nothing saying I won't accomplish them all and still have plenty left over. Every person has their own priorities and similar to iacas' statement, there was a buddy of mine who turned down going on the trip and instead is planning on going to the Masters next year. He'd rather go watch the Masters than play Pebble. His choice, his life, and not the slightest bit ridiculous or wrong.

Excellent response, and I couldn't agree more. It wasn't the easiest of decisions for us to make as we wanted to go to Greece instead. The breaking point came when I saw my father in law light up about it, and then 5 of my longtime friends and golf buddies got serious about making it a group trip with their wives. We now have everything booked for 7 golfers and their better halves to go and enjoy it together. We still have one open spot on our tee time in which I'm hoping a buddy living in China can make it to play. That being said, if it were just a trip for my wife and I....I'd be somewhere else like you.

I would completely agree with you if you were going to play just Pebble. We decided to add the other courses and make a trip to LA as well, so it's worth it in my mind....at least that's how I justify it. My next trip with the guys will be to Bandon Dunes to save on $$$, but since there's not much else to do besides golf there the wives won't be going.

Sign up for the Duke's Club and you get pretty big discounts at Spyglass, DelMonte, and Spanish Bay for you and your foursome. It's around $250 to join the club but a foursome will save that with one round of golf at Spyglass. I think the costs go from $250 to $150 per person. Since you have to stay at the resort for 2 nights to get an advance tee time, then stay in the "Partial Garden View" room at Spanish Bay and I think it's around $550 or $600 which you can split with a golf buddy and it helps make the trip much more reasonable.

Congrats! That's one heck of a pick!!

As of 2010 Metro Population was 2.1 million. I would have to agree that Stone Canyon and Shoal Creek are probably the best public 2 courses on the MO side.

Tiger Woods +1 Luke Donald +2 Phil Mickleson +3

The Kansas City Metro area is close to 3 million people and there are a ton of golf courses. Come play in KC, the weather is perfect!

I fixed my slice by taking the club back more to the outside on the backswing. Took a lot of range time, but after a few months, my entire swing looks different and now I fight hooks, especially when I'm tired. Lot of great tips on this thread!

There's a huge difference between hitting off grass on a good range and the grass on a bad range. Here in KC there are a lot of ranges with grass that can be used all summer long, but most of them are a sandy mix that doesn't come close to what you'll encounter on a course. My preference would be good grass then, a good mat, then a bad mat, then bad grass.

Mine is pretty close to identical to this. The only difference I have in my routine is that I "play" the first hole on the range twice when I have about 6 or 7 balls left. Example: Driver, 8 iron, then another Driver, 8 iron. I use the last few balls to hit driver or 3 wood (whatever I'm going to tee off with on #1) and if I hit 1 perfectly I'll leave any remaining balls on the range and go to the 1st tee confidently.

Interested to know where the OP decided to play. I live in the KC area and would like to know some outside opinions of our courses here. I'd have to agree with Lumpuckaroo on Iron Horse, Ridge, and Deer Creek. I live right next to the Horse and they have some of the best practice facilities in the city.

I play better when walking but it's primarily due to correct club selection. I hate getting to my ball, far away from the cart, and then wanting to hit a shot that requires a different club. I usually end up forcing a bad shot for pace of play sake, and lazieness. When I can take a cart off the path, I'd say my play is equal to walking or close to it although nothing beats the focus you get from walking and taking in the entire course.

At the begining of last season I made some signficant changes/improvements to my grip and setup which really helped lower my scores. I went from shooting in the 90's to consistently shooting in the 80's. My focus this winter has been on improving my takeaway so I'm in better position at the top of my swing and can quit working so hard to square the club face at impact. So far I'm making much better contact and my ball flight has improved dramatically with better distance and control. Long story short, my goal is continue working on this to where I'm not thinking about it near as much and can just play. I also make myself take 20 putts a day at a minimum in my office. Hopefull I can start breaking 80 very soon.

I'd love to take it off your hands but just bought a new Scotty last season and hard to justify another one. Somebody pelase take this man up on this great offer!!!

I can't speak from experience and say that I know it's worth it but I'm planning a trip for 12 people (6 golfers and our wives) to go in October. My father in law has wanted to play it for decades and I've wanted to play it since I first picked up a club. I'm viewing it as the the only chance I'll have to play it considering the costs and the fact that I've yet to have children which will obviously make a trip of this magnitude near impossible. The trip will be paid in cash, not credit, and I'm looking to spend around 4-5k when it's all said and done. Yes that amount hurt to type!