Maroon88

So far only -5 but... I've Birdied 2 of the 4 holes I wasn't able to last year. Hopefully will Birdie all 18 this year, maybe an Eagle or 2!

Johnny Miller used to do the same with Tiger Woods. It used to drive me crazy then...

Another reason our league doesn't use GHIN is because it relies on individuals to input their own scores. Many members are older and are technologically challenged, or at least claim to be. There's also concern many members won't input their low scores, or won't enter the proper ESC score thus giving them inflated indexes. Therefore, the league only uses it's own scores to compute handicaps.

Well in that case, I guess there will always be players better than me!

That's precisely why I don't like playing in 4-person scrambles. I prefer 2-man scrambles with NO MULLIGANS because you still have to play well to score.

Yes, I know. But this league uses an internal handicap system similar to (but different) from the USGA formula, For reasons out of my control, they decided NOT to use GHIN, thus keeping their member's cost down.

We've used a modified Handicap for new members without a GHIN or "equivalent". Keep in mind our system will not calculate a Hcp index until they have 5 rounds, and then it's based off the lowest round differential. So, we use the following method: for first round, play "scratch" after the 1st round, we use 50% of the differential, after 2 rounds, 60% of the lowest differential after 3 rounds, 70% of the lowest differential after 4 rounds, 80% of the lowest differential After the 5th round, the Index is calculated according to the Hcp formula. Nothing official, but it's kept new members from sandbagging an early round. So far it's worked for the last several years.

Nothing too big for me. Got a box of Pro V1s, and pullovers to keep warm while playing.

I've seen deer, Elk, turkeys, geese, ducks, turtles, gators, iguanas, beavers, a bobcat and several snakes. I'm sure there's other animals I've forgotten about.

I finished -14 I couldn't birdie 4 of the holes. I hope to do better this year! I finished -14 I couldn't birdie 4 of the holes. I hope to do better this year! I finished -14 I couldn't birdie 4 of the holes. I hope to do better this year!

Agree. Look at it from the side to determine if it's uphill or downhill. Also, look at the hole and determine the highest point of the hole. That's the direction of uphill, at least near the hole.

I've been a Footjoy man for several years. They last well, but I also rotate between 4-6 shoes (yes, I have several pairs of golf shoes). I often buy insoles with each new pair too. Then they're comfortable!

I came so close to making birdie on 2 of the 4 holes I'm lacking. One lipped out on hole 6. On 15 I had a long right to left breaking putt, and the ball dropped off a few feet before getting to the hole. I did make both par putts, though.

I ended up playing Shingle Creek GC in Orlando bc what I found online said The Magnolia Course had some temporary greens and/or teeboxes. It was just a month after Hurricane Milton, though Orlando was mostly spared. Shingle Creek was only 2.5 miles from our hotel, so very convenient. The entire course was in great shape, and the staff was friendly. I shot a ho-hum 82 from 6300 yds, mostly bc my putting currently sucks. We didn't stay for lunch bc my wife and I had massages booked at the hotel and we were on a time crunch.

I'm going on a business trip to Orlando this October. What courses do you recommend? I'm thinking of playing the Disney Magnolia course. Is it worth it, or are there better options? Price isn't an issue since most of the trip will be covered by work (I only have to pay for golf).