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#12,376
Spartacavolus said:
did you see my little story? One of the Prince's hit a ball close to our cart at Memphis CC Thursday morning. He was playing with Guy Pelly, who was the groom in that big wedding. Had no idea till they hit, I said good shot, he said thank yoo, then my buddy in the cart tells me the whole deal.
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Spartacavolus said:
Well, I got to play at Memphis CC Thursday, which I didn't even know existed, and I'm from there. Problem is that some areas run into each other so we wait to tee off on one hole as a ball is on our teebox from a pulled shot coming the other way. Dude walks up, hits his ball,
I say good shot, he says thank you, and it ends up being the prince and Guy Pelly who is getting married to a Wilson girl from the Holiday Inn Kimmons Wilson family.
And I had no idea until my laughing friend and our caddie tell me who it was.
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vol_in_ar said:
was it Harry or William
Did they have security following them
Kat's gonna be pissed if you didn't get a pic with the Prince
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Spartacavolus said:
Harry. And there was security spread out all over the inside perimeter of the course. It's walled in and only one entrance to everything. Prolly could've grabbed his sig on a towel and sold it, but Im not an autograph person and try not to look like an idiot in public. I have Keith Lee and Ben Crenshaws autographs.
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You’re the only one that's mentioned that Prince Harry played golf last Thursday morning in Memphis @ Memphis CC, while you were playing there also. Said you spoke to him & security was all over inside the "walled course". With all the media & paparazzi following their every move, there is not a story or picture of this happening anywhere.
Harry was in Miami last Thursday morning and later that afternoon flew into Memphis by private jet landing at Wilson Air about 5:30 in the evening.
Memphis CC is not walled in as you say & there are plenty of places outside the fences on S. Greer, Central Ave or Goodwyn St the news outlets could have gotten video or pics of him.

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#12,377
#12,377
Definitely looks like some kind of wall to me..but I didn't think they were in Memphis until Thursday evening either.

Me and my girlfriend were at central bbq from like 4:30-5:20, & we sat outside & watched a few planes come into MEM. We saw a delta regional jet come in then one more small private jet & didn't see another plane the whole time we was there. I mentioned to her that it was strange because MEM is always busy with FedEx jets. Later saw a picture of that jet on the news & realized it was the princes flying in.

Pretty cool story bro.
 
#12,381
#12,381
amazingGRACE said:
Definitely looks like some kind of wall to me..but I didn't think they were in Memphis until Thursday evening either.

Me and my girlfriend were at central bbq from like 4:30-5:20, & we sat outside & watched a few planes come into MEM. We saw a delta regional jet come in then one more small private jet & didn't see another plane the whole time we was there. I mentioned to her that it was strange because MEM is always busy with FedEx jets. Later saw a picture of that jet on the news & realized it was the princes flying in.

Pretty cool story bro.
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A fence is not considered a wall. Those are fences in other post.
Here's the wall that fronts Memphis CC on Southern Ave. Can't view the course from this street. Course is behind the buildings in background.

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Time frame you mentioned while at Central BBQ with no air activity. All air traffic in a set radius was put on hold & no aircraft was on a taxi or runway on the ground in Memphis until their planes were secured at each gate. Common security practices for these type people. They flew in on separate planes.
 
#12,382
#12,382
Yeah that's about what I figured..they had everything on hold while they were still at MEM.

If they flew in separately, couldn't it have been the other prince at the course instead of Harry & they just got the names mixed up?
 
#12,384
#12,384
amazingGRACE said:
Yeah that's about what I figured..they had everything on hold while they were still at MEM.

If they flew in separately, couldn't it have been the other prince at the course instead of Harry & they just got the names mixed up?
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William flew in from Chicago & got to Memphis after Harry
 
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#12,389
Pin High said:
You’re the only one that's mentioned that Prince Harry played golf last Thursday morning in Memphis @ Memphis CC, while you were playing there also. Said you spoke to him & security was all over inside the "walled course". With all the media & paparazzi following their every move, there is not a story or picture of this happening anywhere.
Harry was in Miami last Thursday morning and later that afternoon flew into Memphis by private jet landing at Wilson Air about 5:30 in the evening.
Memphis CC is not walled in as you say & there are plenty of places outside the fences on S. Greer, Central Ave or Goodwyn St the news outlets could have gotten video or pics of him.

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One of the prince's was playing with Guy Pelly and 2 other dudes and you can't get to the course without going in the front entrance. I don't know how many security there were but paparazzi was nowhere in sight.
I went to school with the Wilson family kids. He was in the wedding and was sitting right there next to me at the CC telling me the whole deal.
As for your flight info, he and the entire group were outside of Rendezvous prior to the Grizz game @ 6 pm so he made a hell of a quick move.
 
#12,390
#12,390
Meanwhile, in the golf thread, I'm learning how to hit a draw. I like it. A lot. A whole lot. Changing a lot up in my swing to be more consistent.

Also, already mentioned, but I get to go to the US Open practice rounds.

Also, congrats to JB Holmes. Great comeback story. Phil's 61 was a thing of beauty on Saturday too.

I love Sawgrass, just a great course for PGA's to shine and I'm not even talking about 17. Looking forward to the Players.

What's the best bounce to get on my wedges for playing in extremely soft, sandy soil?

Please, please, please someone take at least one of these thoughts and run with it.
 
#12,391
#12,391
Spartacavolus said:
One of the prince's was playing with Guy Pelly and 2 other dudes and you can't get to the course without going in the front entrance. I don't know how many security there were but paparazzi was nowhere in sight.
I went to school with the Wilson family kids. He was in the wedding and was sitting right there next to me at the CC telling me the whole deal.
As for your flight info, he and the entire group were outside of Rendezvous prior to the Grizz game @ 6 pm so he made a hell of a quick move.
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shouldn't you be in Austin
 
#12,392
#12,392
volfanbill said:
Meanwhile, in the golf thread, I'm learning how to hit a draw. I like it. A lot. A whole lot. Changing a lot up in my swing to be more consistent.

Also, already mentioned, but I get to go to the US Open practice rounds.

Also, congrats to JB Holmes. Great comeback story. Phil's 61 was a thing of beauty on Saturday too.

I love Sawgrass, just a great course for PGA's to shine and I'm not even talking about 17. Looking forward to the Players.

What's the best bounce to get on my wedges for playing in extremely soft, sandy soil?

Please, please, please someone take at least one of these thoughts and run with it.
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a High Bounce wedge for soft conditions
 
#12,397
#12,397
volfanbill said:
Also, already mentioned, but I get to go to the US Open practice rounds.

I love Sawgrass, just a great course for PGA's to shine and I'm not even talking about 17. Looking forward to the Players.
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I already mentioned it too, but I got to go to The Masters.

Sawgrass is having some issues with a few of their greens right now.
 
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#12,398
GAVol said:
It bothers me slightly that you know that.
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Common aviation discussion to know who’s on an aircraft & where it’s coming from with high profile people aboard especially when the sky ways are shut down. Puts a hold on all blocks & pushes until that flight is cleared. Air force 1 & 2 flights are the worst.
 
#12,400
#12,400
I've inherited a set of my step-dad's old clubs, they're decent, but old school. The irons go down to a 3 and 2, and I think I'd rather go hybrid. Anyone have recommendations for decent/affordable hybrid clubs?

Also, looking to upgrade the 80s era putter I have and I really like the Odyssey Versa Sabretooth. Anyone have any experience with Odyssey putters?
 
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