The Golf Thread

#11,752
#11,752
govols/cc said:
Not sure you get free drops for OB regardless of what's there. Lol . Not sure why people are so scared of snakes either. When people say snakes are "everywhere" I think I see them all over the place but I've never been anywhere like that.
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Out in the desert a month ago my buddy almost stepped right on a rattle snake. He jumped so high.

Could have been bad.
 
#11,754
#11,754
Vols520 said:
Out in the desert a month ago my buddy almost stepped right on a rattle snake. He jumped so high.

Could have been bad.
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Yea but as long as you're aware you're good. It's not like a snake is gonna run you down & attack. If you leave them alone they leave you alone. I've never had that fear of snakes a lot of people have. Definitely not gonna kill every snake I see or label every one I see is a rattlesnake, copperhead, or water moccasin like a lot of people do.
 
#11,756
#11,756
Playing The Grove in Franklin this morning. Was to be a Norman course years ago, but when real estate market crashed, it sat here partially done. Now its fully open and looks incredible. Some huge homes out here.
Was just told Lehman bros owned it and when they crashed, the building stopped. Group named Terra Verda from California came in and bought it all for 12 million. Now they have 120 homesites sold and only 70 members. Not even opening membership outside of neighborhood because everything is paid for.
 
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#11,757
#11,757
Spartacavolus said:
Playing The Grove in Franklin this morning. Was to be a Norman course years ago, but when real estate market crashed, it sat here partially done. Now its fully open and looks incredible. Some huge homes out here.
Was just told Lehman bros owned it and when they crashed, the building stopped. Group named Terra Verda from California came in and bought it all for 12 million. Now they have 120 homesites sold and only 70 members. Not even opening membership outside of neighborhood because everything is paid for.
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Awesome. Golf courses that are paid for and not begging for cash flow are few and far between.
 
#11,759
#11,759
doozer said:
Needless to say, I just assume any course I play has snakes.
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You've got to. The tight asses that play by the rules are endangering lives.

I tell people up front that usga rules are annoying and when they play with me they are playing JKGA modified golf which eliminates:

3 putting the first hole or any hole where the greens look like a goat pen.

Any score above triple bogey .... Unless its hot, in which case you're stopping at double.

Going back to the tee if you lose a ball because you're not breaking 90 anyway. Just throw one down in the fairway parallel to where you went in and play it like a water hazard.

Grinding over 3 foot putts because I'm kicking them all back to you so we have more time to drink. If you really suck, I might start kicking back 4 footers because you're no fun when you're walking around pissed.

Extreme buried lies in the rough or balls that inexplicably plug in the face of a bunker. God didn't really mean for that to happen, so just drag it a foot or two to a spot where you've actually got a chance.
 
#11,760
#11,760
GAVol said:
You've got to. The tight asses that play by the rules are endangering lives.

I tell people up front that usga rules are annoying and when they play with me they are playing JKGA modified golf which eliminates:

3 putting the first hole or any hole where the greens look like a goat pen.

Any score above triple bogey .... Unless its hot, in which case you're stopping at double.

Going back to the tee if you lose a ball because you're not breaking 90 anyway. Just throw one down in the fairway parallel to where you went in and play it like a water hazard.

Grinding over 3 foot putts because I'm kicking them all back to you so we have more time to drink. If you really suck, I might start kicking back 4 footers because you're no fun when you're walking around pissed.

Extreme buried lies in the rough or balls that inexplicably plug in the face of a bunker. God didn't really mean for that to happen, so just drag it a foot or two to a spot where you've actually got a chance.
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I like how you play. If you ever come to West TN. we need to hit'em!
 
#11,762
#11,762
Spartacavolus said:
Playing The Grove in Franklin this morning. Was to be a Norman course years ago, but when real estate market crashed, it sat here partially done. Now its fully open and looks incredible. Some huge homes out here.
Was just told Lehman bros owned it and when they crashed, the building stopped. Group named Terra Verda from California came in and bought it all for 12 million. Now they have 120 homesites sold and only 70 members. Not even opening membership outside of neighborhood because everything is paid for.
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Is that on Patton Rd? Don't you have to sit through a sales pitch for a lot?
 
#11,764
#11,764
punkcat said:
Is that on Patton Rd? Don't you have to sit through a sales pitch for a lot?
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On Arno road. They have some reciprocal deal with the course where I play. Covered grill on the turn. Ribs were good, but bad idea with the heat. Felt it on 12. They also provide free bottled water, soft drinks and beer for their members and guests.
 
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#11,770
#11,770
Orange Blazer said:
I know Carroll County well. Played high school golf at Carol Lake GC. Not a lot if reasons to play there otherwise.
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Yeah. Not exactly championship style golf out there. I can count on one hand how many rounds I've played in West TN in the past 20 years. I've been to Carroll Lake,Milan Country Club, and some place in Jackson I can't remember the name of. None were very impressive.
 
#11,771
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GAVol said:
Yeah. Not exactly championship style golf out there. I can count on one hand how many rounds I've played in West TN in the past 20 years. I've been to Carroll Lake,Milan Country Club, and some place in Jackson I can't remember the name of. None were very impressive.
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I was a member at Milan CC and worked there in the summers in high school. It is wide open and short. Only impressive course in Jackson is Jackson CC.
 
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#11,772
Orange Blazer said:
I was a member at Milan CC and worked there in the summers in high school. It is wide open and short. Only impressive course in Jackson is Jackson CC.
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This one was outside Jackson going back up I-40 toward Nashville kind of in the no man's land between Jackson and Cedar Grove.
 
#11,775
#11,775
About to sell my brand new razr x forged irons and get either the Nike machspeed's or Cobra amp's.


I'm not good enough to be hitting blades so why not make the game easier and more enjoyable?
 
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