OT: A Great Night of Golf!>>>>>>>

[jholbrook]

My son and I are quite determined to bring up both our golf games this Summer. The plan is to:

-Go to the driving range once a week
-play 9 holes during the week
-play 9 or 18 on Sunday.

Last night was a GREAT night to play - got some nice photos!

The first hole and my only par:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a352/jholbrook/Golfbag/mound1.jpg

This city course (The Mound) isn't the longest course you'll ever play, but it has lots of challenging holes and many changes in elevation.

Hole number two requires nerves of steel to stay out of trouble off the tee:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a352/jholbrook/Golfbag/mound2.jpg

More shots from the course:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a352/jholbrook/Golfbag/mound3.jpg

The approach:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a352/jholbrook/Golfbag/mound4.jpg

He's doing much better off the tee this year:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a352/jholbrook/Golfbag/mound6.jpg

He hit this sand shot like a pro and landed about 10 ft. from the hole:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a352/jholbrook/Golfbag/mound8.jpg

I was considerably further from the hole, but I couldn't have been happier with the 180 yrd. 3 iron that go me on in three. I try and line up my put:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a352/jholbrook/Golfbag/mound9.jpg

I two putted for boggie and was more than happy. :biggrin:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a352/jholbrook/Golfbag/mound7.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a352/jholbrook/Golfbag/mound10.jpg

The final hole:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a352/jholbrook/Golfbag/mound12.jpg

The weather was fantastic and both John and I played well for us:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a352/jholbrook/Golfbag/mound5.jpg

Back to the German golf cart, and we headed home. :biggrin:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a352/jholbrook/Golfbag/mound13.jpg

[jholbrook]

I was surprised this post didn't get any replies, given the strong reaction to my night out for dinner and baseball.

I guess Germans don't like golf? :grb: :ka: :tongue:

[Muigaulwurf]

well i guess germans do like golf, but the only thing i had to say when i saw this post was "nice car" and this post is about golf not about BMW's :D
Nice pictures anyway :gut:

[chris01]

i love this game :gut:

[jholbrook]

Originally posted by chris01
i love this game :gut:

I'm not very good, but I enjoy it too! :gut:

[klobi]

Original von jholbrook

Originally posted by chris01
i love this game :gut:

I'm not very good, but I enjoy it too! :gut:


I tried it once, but I was not very good at it.

Frieds told me, what I did was more like farming than playing golf ;(

[AndreasL]

:jump: Thanx John; I love to play golf too and haven´t seen this story before.

[ehemaliges mitglied]

Hi John,

of course there are some golf-addicted forum members :D.

There is actually no better way to punish yourself and celebrate masochism than playing golf...but it is fun.
Where in the US is this course ? From what I can see on the great pics it doesn't look soooo challenging but probably this is a false impression.

Did you play on a weekend ? Not many people were out there so that is really great when you either have no pressure or a japanese four-ball is ahead of you :D.

[NicoH]

I must have missed this two weeks ago... very nice pics, thanks! :gut:

This pic:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a352/jholbrook/Golfbag/mound9.jpg

... is wonderful!

I tried to play golf once or twice and golf didn´t like me. I´m better at running away from the golf balls ;) I think that it takes some time until you´re good enough to enjoy the game. Until now, I have not taken that time. I might try golf once I quit doing sports ;)

Thanks for sharing-
Nico

[alicia]

This Green looks like a carpet - very nice pics :gut:

I love this game ;) and I´m german

[Mike Wood]

I can't comment on the course, other than to say the setting looks stunning and the weather fantastic, which is more than can be said for the British Open at Royal Birkdale (a mile away) which is currently suffering the wettest week we've had this year... definite yuck and much grumbling about rainy British summers..! :motz:

[jholbrook]

Originally posted by Magic
Hi John,

of course there are some golf-addicted forum members :D.

There is actually no better way to punish yourself and celebrate masochism than playing golf...but it is fun.
Where in the US is this course ? From what I can see on the great pics it doesn't look soooo challenging but probably this is a false impression.

Did you play on a weekend ? Not many people were out there so that is really great when you either have no pressure or a japanese four-ball is ahead of you :D.

Your're right - this 9 hole course just about 3 miles from my home in Ohio. It has lots of changes in elevation, and some pretty tricky holes, but it's not terribly hard or has a lot of water hazzards, etc. Great course for my son...and for me for that matter. :tongue: We really enjoy it.

[jholbrook]

Originally posted by NicoH
I must have missed this two weeks ago... very nice pics, thanks! :gut:



... is wonderful!

I tried to play golf once or twice and golf didn´t like me. I´m better at running away from the golf balls ;) I think that it takes some time until you´re good enough to enjoy the game. Until now, I have not taken that time. I might try golf once I quit doing sports ;)

Thanks for sharing-
Nico

Nico - I took that one with my little point and shoot Canon Elph. :gut:

You'll have to give golf another try. :jump:

[jholbrook]

Originally posted by Mike Wood
I can't comment on the course, other than to say the setting looks stunning and the weather fantastic, which is more than can be said for the British Open at Royal Birkdale (a mile away) which is currently suffering the wettest week we've had this year... definite yuck and much grumbling about rainy British summers..! :motz:

Yikes! Sorry to hear that Mike! Do you play or just enjoy watching the pro events?

[Mike Wood]

it's on my list of things I'd like to try... but I never seem to get away from my day job 'til the moon is out... and I live in a triangle surrounded by some of the top British courses. One day! :rolleyes: