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You guys recruiting for new friends? Sounds like an awesome trip and one I will reference when I plan Myrtle in the future. I did Scottsdale a few weeks ago and it was absolutely amazing. I loved We-Ko-Pa so much I wanted to move there to just play it.Just got home from a 4-day Myrtle Beach trip yesterday with @Zomp. First and foremost, I’d like to thank him for planning the trip entirely and letting me come along for the ride. If it weren’t for him, I probably wouldn’t ever leave Rhode Island golf.
Anyway, onto the golf.
Day 1: World Tour. Fun course but a little gimmicky, and was in pretty decent shape. I’d put it in the second tier for courses we played this trip.
Day 2: Grande Dunes and Pine Lakes. Grande Dunes was first class. The fairways were like carpets and the greens may have been the best we putted on all trip. Only issue was it was about 38 degrees when we teed off. It was a top tier course for sure. Pine Lakes….not so much. It was a decent course, but in comparison it was low tier. Fairways were a little overgrown, and the greens felt much slower. The 5 and a half hour round may have had something to with my assessment as well.
Day 3: 36 at TPC Myrtle Beach. Top tier for me. I really loved this course. I think it’s a little ironic that I liked it so much as it’s a shot maker’s course, and that’s the complete opposite of my game. You needed to be able to work the ball both ways and cover some yardages to score well here. Greens were tricky as well but by the 2nd round I think we had them under control. I don’t think there was a hole on the course I didn’t like.
Day 4: True Blue and Caledonia. Well, well, well, where do I begin? True Blue’s conditions rivaled Grande Dunes, but there were 2 or 3 holes that were pretty dumb. Aside from those 2 or 3, wow, what a course. Caledonia was a treat as well. I don’t think I’ve ever played a course where I stood on every tee box and said, “I like the look of this hole.” I think the views were better at Caledonia, but the conditions were a touch better at True Blue. That’s not a knock on Caledonia, it was in great shape, but True Blue was immaculate. Both of these courses were top tier as well.
I had a blast, and am looking forward to the possibility of Turning Stone trip next year.
So we purposely saved those two courses for the last day of the trip. Luckily we were paired with two guys who appreciate the game like we do and had the same tee times at both courses so we were together all day. These two travel a bit more than we do to play (one lives at Pinehurst during the winter) so I was curious to get their thoughts on the courses. You probably know this but for those that don’t, both are Mike Strantz designed courses. We played True Blue first and it was actually my first time playing it. On the back nine we were talking about the layout and they both said it was a very typical Strantz course. Similar characteristics to Tobacco Road.Caledonia is probably my favorite golf course in the world. True Blue is a nice track, and its a tribute to Caledonia that it's that much better. What a great 36 hole day!
I head to Myrtle on November 5 for a few days with some buddies. We've done this trip a bunch and the past few years we've just stayed at condos on True Blue and played mostly those two courses, with a couple others thrown in for a little variety (mostly TPC). You guys had a solid lineup of courses. Caledonia's greens were pretty rough last time I played there, hopefully they're recovered by now. I'm a big fan of True Blue - it's just such a different golf experience and a very unique layout. But there are some kind of dumb holes.Day 3: 36 at TPC Myrtle Beach. Top tier for me. I really loved this course. I think it’s a little ironic that I liked it so much as it’s a shot maker’s course, and that’s the complete opposite of my game. You needed to be able to work the ball both ways and cover some yardages to score well here. Greens were tricky as well but by the 2nd round I think we had them under control. I don’t think there was a hole on the course I didn’t like.
Day 4: True Blue and Caledonia. Well, well, well, where do I begin? True Blue’s conditions rivaled Grande Dunes, but there were 2 or 3 holes that were pretty dumb. Aside from those 2 or 3, wow, what a course. Caledonia was a treat as well. I don’t think I’ve ever played a course where I stood on every tee box and said, “I like the look of this hole.” I think the views were better at Caledonia, but the conditions were a touch better at True Blue. That’s not a knock on Caledonia, it was in great shape, but True Blue was immaculate. Both of these courses were top tier as well.
I had a blast, and am looking forward to the possibility of Turning Stone trip next year.
One of the best parts about Old Head in Kinsale, Ireland, is the 18th for exactly that reason. This picture is from the deck overlooking the 18th green. It's much closer than it appears in the photo, and is perfect for heckling. If you look just below the lighthouse to the left, you'll see the black tees. There's a small walkway along the cliff that gets you there. When the wind is howling, it's as scary a place to hit a tee ball as you'll find on Earth:I'll add to the list of True Blue and Caledonia fans. Moreso Caledonia. I love courses that have a great patio or viewing area near the 18th green so you can see shots approach shots and possibly heckle your fellow golf trip members. I was last down there over a decade ago, and I was playing awful at the time, but I recall enjoying and appreciating those courses.
Temps will be around 70 this coming weekend in central MA. Borrowed time but it might even be warm enough for shorts!It is such a fickle, fickle game. We played 27 yesterday, shot 55 with 7/9 3 putts the first 9, 55 with 4 lost balls the second nine, and then a 44 with 4 birdie putts no more than 3 inches short combined....
It is late October in ME, and I'm playing in a short sleeve shirt and a light vest, so I shouldn't bitch too loudly
Ping service is absurdly customer friendly - some of the best I've encountered anywhere in any industry. I had a 2.5 year old hoofer bag and the strap on it broke, so I reached out to Ping to get a replacement strap. Apparently the grey they used changed a bit with the most recent model bags and the rep was adamant I accept a complete new bag and not just a strap that would be a slightly imperfect match. When I insisted that was super wasteful, Ping sent me a new bag and a new strap so I could donate the old bag to the first tee program at my club. Restored my faith in customer service after a nightmare experience with Fujikura (short version: do not trust the Ventus).Ping has fantastic customer service. I bought a G410 5-wood from the demo bin at Golfer's Warehouse last summer and the face cracked and caved in a few weeks ago. I called Ping and they said it's under warranty, it doesn't matter where I bought it or that it was a demo, and I could drop it off with any authorized rep who could deal with Ping directly. So I dropped it off at my club and Ping sent a brand new G425 replacement head that arrived in about 10 days. I thought there was a decent chance I was out of luck or it would at least take forever to process.
That photo has to be from Linksgems, right? What a disaster of color saturation and post-processing on such a gorgeous hole.
Golf Digest.That photo has to be from Linksgems, right? What a disaster of color saturation and post-processing on such a gorgeous hole.
Yeah - that's by Jon Cavalier, aka LinksGems on IG. He takes good pics then completely over-saturates the colors after to make them look not even realistic, which is a shame.
Gotcha. That is a shame.Yeah - that's by Jon Cavalier, aka LinksGems on IG. He takes good pics then completely over-saturates the colors after to make them look not even realistic, which is a shame.
Anyway - Myopia rules, and that hole is sick. What an ace to have.