Used to play BG, Sunset, and Flanders quite a bit in the 80s - Morris County always had the best public courses, in my opinion, with Monmouth a close 2nd. Love the huge pine-tree lined fairways at BG.
OT: 2016 Year End Golf review
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Used to play BG, Sunset, and Flanders quite a bit in the 80s - Morris County always had the best public courses, in my opinion, with Monmouth a close 2nd. Love the huge pine-tree lined fairways at BG.
Used to play BG a lot from the late 80's through 90's. Have not played it but a few times since 2000. I love Ballyowen especially their greens. No to HP.
9 easy, whoa! So some questions: 1) your driving distance? 2. Assume you play the back tees? 3. Your age?
1) 270 ish 2) at Rutgers there isn't a big difference from white to Blue tees 3) 50s
Was a scratch golfer back in the day and an Assistant Pro for few years after RU. Sounds like a nice job but the pay sucked. I mean really sucked but golf for free anywhere and free equipment.
Now that I have 2 very young sons, I only got in 2 rounds this year. Normally I shoot mid 90s, and my best ever had been 92. Obviously with no practice and so few rounds, I shot 88 this year. So the key, for me at least, is playing less.
Not at all. The bays are fully heated. Some even have heated couches. People were playing in tee shirts. A word of advice: buy your membership card ($5) on line in advance. Will save you having to wait in an hour long line.
There's a new place called The Clubhouse on Fairfield Ave in Fairfield.
It's owned by a few guys from Montclair Golf Club…it has 6 Virtual simulators and trackman technology.
Place is brand new, you can play all the top 100 courses.
They are attempting to give the place a private club feel, all Pro V balls, rugs, grill room TV's and winner boards for tournaments.
Give it a try, it's 50 bucks for four to play 18 holes.
It's owned by a few guys from Montclair Golf Club…it has 6 Virtual simulators and trackman technology.
Place is brand new, you can play all the top 100 courses.
They are attempting to give the place a private club feel, all Pro V balls, rugs, grill room TV's and winner boards for tournaments.
Give it a try, it's 50 bucks for four to play 18 holes.
I play Rutgers a couple times a year and have never found #9 easy. And flying the corner from the back tees is quite the poke. I was at 260 10+ years ago and never did that. Anyway, looking forward to getting back out there.
Back in college the hole was about 30 yards shorter. But with persimmon woods the shot was aiming at the edge of the trap on the right. That would get you a straight shot at the green. If I took that line today I'd end up (and have) into the woods on the left hand side through the fairway. Land and layout restrictions have RGC at less than 6,400 yards. That's a very short course for par 72.
I'm a big fan of Hominy Hill. 7,000+. Now that's perfect length to keep me focused.
Amazing how you're longer now than 30 years ago.
I'm hitting 170 yard eight irons now.
I'm hitting 170 yard eight irons now.
Cigar smoking allowed? Cause it's not a round of golf without a few fat stogies. The golf maybe simulated but smoke needs to be real
That's damn impressive.
Had my fitting today at the Titleist performance institute. It was amazing. I highly suggest it to anyone looking to (hopefully) their game to the next level. They have two centers where they do this, one here in SoCal and the other is in the NE, I believe Mass. You will learn about your swing, ball flight, spin, club speed, etc. Super cool.
http://www.titleist.com/golf-club-fitting/performance-institute
My colleague had Acushnet as a client and had full access to the company store. Safe to say that her husband is completely decked out in all things Titleist and Scotty Cameron. I'm hoping to pick up a project or two there asap...
That's an asinine comment..."If it weren't for 1/3 of the world's population..."
After playing for 50 years finally had a hole in one:
Mercer Oaks West #13 playing at 122 yards that day
Plunked it in on the fly!
Mercer Oaks West #13 playing at 122 yards that day
Plunked it in on the fly!
I think he is trying to say nobody plays golf anymore because the courses are too crowded! [winking]
Played Bowing Green back in the days I lived up that way. Always found it a very difficult course then 1 day I played in an outing with a former member of the Princeton golf team. He shot a very casual 71 or 72. Made it look so damn easy.
Disheartening lol
Best part was hearing the "twack" of tee shots hitting the trees echo throughout the valley on a busy day.
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Who would want to put themselves thru that?
Too expensive!
Wrong course!
Wrong day!
Food sucks!
Don't want a cart!
No Cargo shorts or t-shirts? Not going!
I don't know. I can see it now. Shotgun start. A guy in the group starting on the second hole says "boy, those pork roll and egg sandwiches for breakfast were great, another in the foursome says "that was Taylor Ham you idiot." Fight ensues. The group on four have to play the ball out of the bunker because that was the best drive in the scramble format. Guy grabs his sand wedge and says "well, great day for the beach." Another in the foursome says "you mean shore, what are you, stupid?" Fight breaks out. The group on 11 calls the cart girl over for some beers and one guy wants a roast beef sandwich. Cart girl says this is grilled London broil...well you know where that went. It's a late spring day and there is a nip in the air, then a cloud appears and it starts to flurry. Fisticuffs occur over whether there will be accumulation or even if it's a weather event. Hole 16 group hears about the tussle on the second hole over pork roll vs Taylor ham and one guy yells at the other guy what does he know, he is from south Jersey, to which the other replies "no, I'm from Central Jersey" and the other guy says "there is no Central Jersey." The ranger throws them off the course. Due to an unfortunate pairing indiscretion, the group starting on 17 has the most most extreme pro-Flood guy AND the most anti-Flood guy who proceed to get into an argument. The other two in the foursome say "hey, we're all rooting for the same team" but then both the pro and anti Flood guys punch the other two in the face. I could go on but you get the point.
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Got to play a few excellent courses in FL this year, World Woods in Brooksville and Streamsong Resort, both outstanding tracks.
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