Unbelievable round at Royal Hawaiian. People were not joking about the challenge of this place. 18 of the most diabolical holes pieced together. That being said, one of the most visually stunning places I have ever been. I would 10/10 pay the price of admission just to see the views alone, plus it was in decent condition.

PS. You would potentially die trying to walk this course lol

5 bucks a club

Last day to play for the season. Was supposed to play with a friend but he couldn't join so I went out alone.

At the 4th hole I sliced it over to the previous hole, the ball was buried in the grass so I didn't expect too much. Hit my PW and landed on the green and saw it roll towards the hole and then disappeared, I thought it went past the green. Walked up and saw it in the cup, felt super happy and ecstatic that I got my first eagle, and that it was from 120 meters away! But since I was playing alone I had no one to celebrate with.

I'm a 19 handicap and have played golf for 5 years and I got my first eagle, but I still feel empty. Is this just how it feels when you make an eagle, HIO etc? Anyone that has done a similar thing while playing alone, how did it feel afterwards?

/Empty feeling 19 HCP amateur

From #1 fairway, 8 iron from ~130 yards.

Best round of my year so far, and couldn’t come at a better time. 2 birdies, 8 pars, 7 bogeys, and a double. With 27 putts I was feeling unstoppable, especially with only 5 GIR. Lots of easy chips from barely off the green.

Well, we've officially lost Wyckoff Country Club in Holyoke, MA, and this one really pisses me off.

Cesar Ruiz bought the course in 2025, promising the previous owners and community that he'd preserve it and invest millions into improving it. In just over a year, he's closing it and planning to build 126 upscale homes instead. So much for those promises.

And this wasn't some shitty muni nobody played. Wyckoff dates back to 1898, was redesigned by Donald Ross, and was easily one of the most challenging courses in Massachusetts thanks to its brutal layout and terrain.

And here's what really blows my mind. Who the hell is going to pay a premium for an "upscale home" in Holyoke? The city's infrastructure is crumbling, crime is a serious problem, and the school district is one of the worst-performing in the state and only recently came out of state receivership. Those aren't exactly selling points for people looking to spend big money on a house. You can build all the luxury homes you want, but you can't pretend the problems surrounding them don't exist.

Over 125 years of golf history gone for a development that I'm not even convinced makes sense. What a fucking shame.

Hole 1, par 5, second shot. 250 yards out. Tough first 4 holes, but I'll take any round this late in the season. Our course closes Nov.11 every year. When does your course close?

I bombed a drive 230 on a par 5. (I'm 68 and 18 handicap, 230 is a bomb), smoked a 3w 210 (also a bomb). Hit a short sided chip to 18 inches and made the putt for birdie. Ended up beating my golf buddy that day to win this season series that we have a massive $20 bet on yearly. Yep, 20+ rounds for $20 total . Apparently bragging rights are a thing, who knew?

Started playing 5 months ago and just played a round for the 3rd time. I've been mostly range and 1 lesson so far. I decided I wanted to keep score and see what I was working with.

I played the front 9 on a par 61 course with a buddy of mine and shot 60. Par on the front half was 31.

I played basically everything out. I picked up 2 separate puts that were inches away after 3 putting failed, took a drop due to a muddy bunker, and took an extra ball after launching 1 into the woods. I added a stroke for each situation and counted my wiffs.

I hit 2 bogies, 1 double, and 2 triples. I lipped out for my first par and my heart skipped a beat lmao. Honestly despite being bad it was so much fun to try and lock in and score as well as I could. I'm playing 18 this weekend, I'm obsessed.

Needed a place to nerd out and love this sub.

Shoutout to u/markrand07 for coming through with the kirkland clubs. He bought and shipped them to me from costco last week. My wife was convinced i was getting scammed, but nope, the clubs showed up and the deal was real. 🤣

now i just need to get out there and shoot 100 with new clubs.

This is not a how to fix new pitch marks question.

I was golfing at Paiute golf course in Vegas this past week and met a regular who was adamant about poking two holes in old brown ball marks left on the green. He said that the ball compresses the air underneath the grass and kills it causing the brown mark. Made sense to me...

Common knowledge now, not to push in and lift up on new ball marks. Push the grass back towards the middle and tamp down.

What about old pitch marks? Can poking holes for air in the old marks really help repair the green?

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Hoping to get a solo tee time in the next couple of weeks. Never played. If I do get one, any suggestions, tips if you have played there. I would be traveling there from a different state. Curious if there are any other smaller less bucket list but good courses I can play when there that won’t break the bank.

Hole 12, Lido Beach course. White tees, 502yd par 5.

It may not be a big deal to some of the more experienced players here, but definitely a big deal for me.

Started playing back in June because my son took the sport up (9 years old).

Recently picked up the Callaway elyte, solid drive, first cut on the left about 285 yd. Followed up with a 5 hybrid approximately 175 yd leaving me about 40 yd from the pin. Chipped in with my Mizuno gap wedge. Best part was, I got to do it in front of my son who went nuts 😂

Do have to get them cleaned up a little bit, but there ya go! 8620 single piece forged steel goodness in a compact player package

I got a new set of ping g440s last year and they are great. Played a lot last year and this year and went hard with the lessons this year and really improved my swing.

Still a 15-16 handicap. I am 6”4 and 240 lbs. Once I figured out proper swing mechanics and using my body instead of arms to swing, I have found my distances to really increase. They have increased to a point with the lower lofted g440s that my distances have become ridiculous. I am hitting 7-8 irons close to 200 and crushing my 9 and pitching wedge around 170-185. Ball bounces off really hot.

I have found it very difficult to get shorter shots dialed in with distance.

Is my handicap still too high to make the switch to a players set with traditional lofts or should I break up my set and go half players iron and half game improvement or just switch over completely.

A buddy came across a brand doing custom hole in one wall pieces and got one for himself, he said it’s fully custom mapped to the hole and specs, price was decent at around $130. I don’t really play golf but I have a good friends birthday coming up and I know the details of his hole in one. Do you think we would like this as a gift?

Hi.

This is my first set. 🔥 🙂

Taylormade P790 Graphite 65 R. It’s so cool.

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Anyone try out the mizuno S3’s vs the titleist T100’s? I hit them both very similarly in a fitting so now I just gotta pull the trigger on one of em. Curious of yalls opinion if you game them or hit them in the past

I have a few local courses that have blind tee shots where you could hit the group ahead of you if you don’t make the effort to look. There’s one local course that has a bell but that relies on people using it and listening for it. Has anyone seen a course where they don’t feel and risk of getting hit on their second shot when there’s a blind tee shot? It’s kind of weird to me how we just accept potentially getting rocked by a golf ball when there’s gotta be an easy solution to it.

Was playing Legacy Ridge in Westminster, CO today and got a weird message on the in cart GPS screen. Anyone else have this happed? We were on hole 16-17 and the GPS told me to return the cart. We were also a solid 20 minutes ahead of pace.

Im 5’3 and heard that it could help by having the ball further back in my stance. Been mucking around with where to position the ball in my stance for irons and am currently having it in the centre of my stance.
Having trouble with thinning shots but notice when im using a wedge from closer to my back foot and a full swing i seem to hit it super well everytime.
If i do this with normal iron shots will it effect my distance etc or is it just a bandaid for a bigger problem?