It's been very wet this springtime but a few of us managed to get out and play a few rounds.
I've calculated the numbers from last year and the rounds this year with the courses that
actually give out course "slope" and "ratings".
Handicaps
Jason 29.7
Calvin 38.4
Vivian 45.5
I've used....
http://golf.about.com/od/handicaps/l/blhandicapincal.htm
and
http://www.sandbagger.ca/login.php
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Highlights from Centennial Park Golfing!
Start at 10:50am, end at 2:30pm and then headed off to Wild Goose for some beer and food.
Women's highlight
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Vivian: Her swings are longer, and the ball is getting further. Her drive off the last hole went as far as 200 yards! And again, she finds more ball than she lost.
Helen: Her swings are consistent, straight, even though short. Consistency, and direction is what matters, and she gets the ball on the green fairly well. However, her putting is not at it's best, and all her scores sacrificies. :-(
Yun: The more pregnant she gets, the better she gets at the short game. Awesome day of putting for me, as I get the ball in the hole in 1 or 2 putts once on the green. Best score of the year at Centennial!
Men's highlight.
================
Alan: Honest golfer of the year, he had an 11 and 10 during the round. Also he switched to a new putter and he was hitting 2 putts all day. I think he's found his putter!
Had a little too much power on his irons by over shooting the green. = )
Alex: Wasn't his best round but he did well, had a great short game hitting close to the pin on a few key shots. The key was to get to the green in good shape. The driver was working well for him that day.
Jason: Short game non existant. Only had one Birdie (have to verify that tonight). Funny how everything goes well in the dome but on the course it falls apart. On the front nine the putting was great, then we hit that hole where everyone 4 putted. oye!
Everyone was a little frustrated on the course but it was still fun to get out.
Wild Goose
==========
- Alan got his first shot of alcohol here when he was in highschool. :-P
- Jason wasn't very impressed with the Philly Hogey. :-( And so weren't Alex and Yun.
- Alan was fooled with the glass of beer. What appeared to be a cooled glass in the fridge as you can tell from the frost on the glass, was actually a frosted glass. Yes, the frost was painted on the glass.
Women's highlight
=================
Vivian: Her swings are longer, and the ball is getting further. Her drive off the last hole went as far as 200 yards! And again, she finds more ball than she lost.
Helen: Her swings are consistent, straight, even though short. Consistency, and direction is what matters, and she gets the ball on the green fairly well. However, her putting is not at it's best, and all her scores sacrificies. :-(
Yun: The more pregnant she gets, the better she gets at the short game. Awesome day of putting for me, as I get the ball in the hole in 1 or 2 putts once on the green. Best score of the year at Centennial!
Men's highlight.
================
Alan: Honest golfer of the year, he had an 11 and 10 during the round. Also he switched to a new putter and he was hitting 2 putts all day. I think he's found his putter!
Had a little too much power on his irons by over shooting the green. = )
Alex: Wasn't his best round but he did well, had a great short game hitting close to the pin on a few key shots. The key was to get to the green in good shape. The driver was working well for him that day.
Jason: Short game non existant. Only had one Birdie (have to verify that tonight). Funny how everything goes well in the dome but on the course it falls apart. On the front nine the putting was great, then we hit that hole where everyone 4 putted. oye!
Everyone was a little frustrated on the course but it was still fun to get out.
Wild Goose
==========
- Alan got his first shot of alcohol here when he was in highschool. :-P
- Jason wasn't very impressed with the Philly Hogey. :-( And so weren't Alex and Yun.
- Alan was fooled with the glass of beer. What appeared to be a cooled glass in the fridge as you can tell from the frost on the glass, was actually a frosted glass. Yes, the frost was painted on the glass.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Monday, August 25, 2008
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Club Distances.
Here is a rough table as to club distances based on gender I found on the internet.
Club | Men | Women |
| Driver | 200-230-260 | 150-175-200 |
| 3-wood | 180-215-235 | 125-150-180 |
| 5-wood | 170-195-210 | 105-135-170 |
| 4-iron | 150-170-185 | 90-120-150 |
| 5-iron | 140-160-170 | 80-110-140 |
| 6-iron | 130-150-160 | 70-100-130 |
| 7-iron | 120-140-150 | 65-90-120 |
| 8-iron | 110-130-140 | 60-80-110 |
| 9-iron | 95-115-130 | 55-70-95 |
| PW | 80-105-120 | 50-60-80 |
| SW | 60-80-100 | 40-50-60 |
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Cottage Golf!
For the civic holiday long weekend a bunch of us went to stay at a cottage near Perth Ontario.
We found a nice nine hole golf course called Dalhousie Glen Golf Course at 4094 Watson's Corners Rd in Lanark Ontario. It was run by a couple who lived on the ninth hole and was very well maintained. I think I ended up playing five rounds that weekend, with Alex playing four. On Saturday morning everyone went to play and we even had our friend Kai come take some photos below.
My Commentary of the golf action on the trip.
Friday August 1, 2008
Alex and I went to play at 5pm and it cost us 19.75 for 9 holes and a cart each!?!
You can't get prices like that in Toronto. When we got to the first hole we were in awe because we had no idea what to expect since we couldn't see the course from the road.
It was a difficult traditional style course with trees added in at specific spots to make it more difficult. You were punished for making bad slices and hooks into the deep rough because the rough was very thick and you'd have to take a drop and stroke penalty. On the greens it was a slow roll to the hole. The greens were wet and sticky so the breaks that we'd read wouldn't even happen and we'd be left with difficult two or three putts. Very frustrating.
From that first round Alex shot a 50 and I shot a 44 on a Par 34 course.
I scored an eagle on the 3rd hole but it was a pure fluke I hit my 9 iron thin and the ball skipped across the fairway and onto the green and hit the flag stick and fell in. It was nice that Alex saw it so that I had a witness.
August 2 2008 (Morning)
Yun, Alex, Vivian, Kai, Alan and I went out early in the morning at 8am to play a round, we rented a cart and had Kai drive around and take pictures.
The girls went ahead of the guys with kai following around in the cart.
The pictures below are of that day. All picture credits are to Kai.
The highlight of that day was the deer that ran across the fairway on the 4th hole.
August 3 2008 (Morning)
The group dwindled down to just Alex, Yun and I.
Meena was a designated walker and bag puller for Yun.
We let Meena hit a few shots with the PW and she was hitting them down the pipe at the green, very impressive!
August 4 2008 (Afternoon)
Alex, Yun and I. (again) :)
This time with Vivian as a driver, because we rented two carts.
August 5 2008 (Morning)
Just Vivian and I. Vivian playing the role as the driver.
We were chasing this old lady playing ahead of us, and she was fast!
Probably due to the fact she was hitting in a straight line and could see
her ball. I was having to hunt for my ball just because I sometimes couldn't see where it landed.
We found a nice nine hole golf course called Dalhousie Glen Golf Course at 4094 Watson's Corners Rd in Lanark Ontario. It was run by a couple who lived on the ninth hole and was very well maintained. I think I ended up playing five rounds that weekend, with Alex playing four. On Saturday morning everyone went to play and we even had our friend Kai come take some photos below.
My Commentary of the golf action on the trip.
Friday August 1, 2008
Alex and I went to play at 5pm and it cost us 19.75 for 9 holes and a cart each!?!
You can't get prices like that in Toronto. When we got to the first hole we were in awe because we had no idea what to expect since we couldn't see the course from the road.
It was a difficult traditional style course with trees added in at specific spots to make it more difficult. You were punished for making bad slices and hooks into the deep rough because the rough was very thick and you'd have to take a drop and stroke penalty. On the greens it was a slow roll to the hole. The greens were wet and sticky so the breaks that we'd read wouldn't even happen and we'd be left with difficult two or three putts. Very frustrating.
From that first round Alex shot a 50 and I shot a 44 on a Par 34 course.
I scored an eagle on the 3rd hole but it was a pure fluke I hit my 9 iron thin and the ball skipped across the fairway and onto the green and hit the flag stick and fell in. It was nice that Alex saw it so that I had a witness.
August 2 2008 (Morning)
Yun, Alex, Vivian, Kai, Alan and I went out early in the morning at 8am to play a round, we rented a cart and had Kai drive around and take pictures.
The girls went ahead of the guys with kai following around in the cart.
The pictures below are of that day. All picture credits are to Kai.
The highlight of that day was the deer that ran across the fairway on the 4th hole.
August 3 2008 (Morning)
The group dwindled down to just Alex, Yun and I.
Meena was a designated walker and bag puller for Yun.
We let Meena hit a few shots with the PW and she was hitting them down the pipe at the green, very impressive!
August 4 2008 (Afternoon)
Alex, Yun and I. (again) :)
This time with Vivian as a driver, because we rented two carts.
August 5 2008 (Morning)
Just Vivian and I. Vivian playing the role as the driver.
We were chasing this old lady playing ahead of us, and she was fast!
Probably due to the fact she was hitting in a straight line and could see
her ball. I was having to hunt for my ball just because I sometimes couldn't see where it landed.
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