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Hardspoon

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  1. My friend, who I was supposed to see this weekend, also got COVID after being fully vaccinated. His symptoms are pretty minor.
  2. Golf.com just ranked Lawsonia Links as the #2 "value" in the US: Top 100 Value Courses in the U.S.: The best golf courses for $150 or less When the experience is more valuable than the expense, you are playing a special golf course. Meet GOLF's Top 100 Value Courses in the U.S.
  3. No one is telling him what to be offended by. This makes no sense.
  4. I will be brief, since others have weighed in and I echo the vast majority of what they've said (plus I love bullet points). Naga-Waukee War Memorial - 6 A fun course, architecturally interesting Several nice views Walkable Passes the "I'd play here often" test Club at Lac La Belle - 6.5 Great Parkland golf. I think the score suffered a little because all the other courses were so unique, but if this place were near my house it'd be one of the better courses available to play publicly. Walkable Firm, well-maintained greens with interesting contours Good combination of tough holes and less-challenging ones Not many real recovery options on a bad shot - most often, you're punching out from trees or laying up from a fairway bunker Passes the "I'd play here often" test Favorite hole: #16 Lawsonia Links - 8 Unique and visually interesting Walkable Well-maintained greens with interesting contours, with play varying based on hole location (2) Par-3's were too long for me to really enjoy playing them Too many blind tee shots Some of the most fun approach shots I've had to play Passes the "I'd drive a couple hours to play here" test Favorite hole: #7 Mammoth Dunes - 8 Visually stunning Walkable Huge greens and fairways Turns out, I really enjoy "resort golf". Separation value (which @iacas) referred to above is different for a 14-hcp...I liked that a wider range of shots were rewarded, but you still have to hit the ball solidly. Passes the "I'd drive a long way to stay/play here again" test Sand Valley - 8.5 Visually stunning Walkable Huge greens and fairways This is an aspirational course for me - breaking 90 the second day, even from an easier set of tees, felt like a real accomplishment...something I had to work damn hard for. This is the kind of course I want to be good enough to play well. At the end of the day, that's what ticked it 0.5 above Mammoth Dunes. Passes the "I'd drive a long way to stay/play here again" test
  5. Can confirm this one! We do a lot of testing of our architectural renderings against what “feels real” to people, and 30-35mm field of view is consistently the closest. And this is where the human eye CRUSHES any camera ever made.
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