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skier · 06-29-2004, 11:33 AM

hey all you fellow putt-putt enthusiasts! This is the thread to talk about your favorite courses, your upcoming threesomes/foursomes, plans for the weekend, or just to boast about that awesome game you played yesterday.

Personally i'm an active golfer, and although i'm not very good, the feeling you get when everything lines up and you sweep the ball 250 yards dead centre down the fairway brings me back time after time.

So share some stories about your golfing experiences, or some pictures of your favorite links!

Daval · 06-29-2004, 11:42 AM

Well, I'm a beginner. I've just played my first round of the year about 2 weeks ago and shot a 108. I was actually pretty pleased with that. I shoulda done better but I absolutely blew up on holes 17 and 19.

Here is a link to the course I played. Its near Barrie and is a very nice course, it looks short but is actually quite challenging and has a few absolutely stunning holes.

http://www.bearcreekgolfing.com/index.html

highthief · 06-29-2004, 12:25 PM

Favourite course is Pheasant Run just outside Newmarket. Very demanding tee shots.

Also a regular at a couple of small local courses, and Shawneeki.

Will be playing Rolling Hills for old times sake on Friday and toughest course I've played was Angus Glen - South Course.

Charlatan · 06-29-2004, 12:28 PM

I like to play but don't play as often as I would like...

My favourite courses are:

The course at Banff Springs ... I played there a couple weeks ago when I was in town for the Banff Television Festival... if you play watch out for the Elk poop.

I am also a big fan of the Oaks of Cobden ... this is about an hour from my cottage and is a real gem.

Finally, last summer a new course opened, literally 12 minutes from my cottage... the course is still very rough but in the next few years it will mature nicely... I like getting there first thing in the moring and being the first to tee off... I play the course by myself... Amazing. The Homestead at Wolf Ridge

OFKU0 · 07-25-2004, 10:08 AM

There are lots of quality courses in and around Ottawa and are quite reasonable too. Was a guest at a private course (Hunt Club) last weekend, played a couple rounds this week and will be playing Eagle Creek tomorrow in the west end of the city. Eagle Creek was #52 or #56 in the top 100 courses in Canada. Looking forward to it. And who ever sang "I don't like Mondays?"

canuckguy · 07-25-2004, 05:07 PM

You will probably want to kill me, but my inlaws own a golf course. Although I don't go there very often to golf, its just out side my town and I prefer to have no pressure when I golf. the pressure is just being around my inlaws. easier on the mind just to have fun at one of the puc courses, there are some good courses in my area. One is a ski club in the winter, golf course in the summer. on a couple of holes you golf up the main hill and then there is a awesome par 3 hole off the back side of the mountain.
Its a cool hole as its a drop of like 100ft off the side, and the hole is at the bottom. the best thing is you either over hit it cuz the hole looks so far way you end up putting it in tree's behind the hole. next time you play a round you remember how bad you over hit you end up shorting it so terribly it lands half way down the hill. the back side of the hill is so steep its out of bounds.

was out this weekend shot a 40 on the front nine, stopped for a few pops at the club house and shot a freaking 50 on the back....grrr. all good times.

losthellhound · 07-25-2004, 06:20 PM

My favorite EVER

Mississauga Golf and Country Club

yum

Charlatan · 07-28-2004, 08:02 AM

Maybe we should have a TFP Ontario Golf meet...

Daval · 07-28-2004, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by losthellhound
My favorite EVER

Mississauga Golf and Country Club

yum

Is that the one on Mississauga Road? THats a private course, right?

losthellhound · 07-28-2004, 08:04 PM

yeah it is a private one... you cant even get a membership now.. you have to get invited

Baldrick · 07-29-2004, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by losthellhound
yeah it is a private one... you cant even get a membership now.. you have to get invited

My boss has been a member for quite a few years now, and raves about it. He's invited me a few times, I'll have to take him up on it soon.

Quote:

Originally posted by Daval
Well, I'm a beginner. I've just played my first round of the year about 2 weeks ago and shot a 108. I was actually pretty pleased with that. I shoulda done better but I absolutely blew up on holes 17 and 19.

Here is a link to the course I played. Its near Barrie and is a very nice course, it looks short but is actually quite challenging and has a few absolutely stunning holes.

http://www.bearcreekgolfing.com/index.html

Thank you Daval! We just bought a house in Barrie that we're moving to in September, and I wanted to find a nice, reasonably priced course nearby. This looks perfect!

Daval · 08-05-2004, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Baldrick

Thank you Daval! We just bought a house in Barrie that we're moving to in September, and I wanted to find a nice, reasonably priced course nearby. This looks perfect!

Tell me when you play it and what your thoughts are.

Daval · 08-05-2004, 11:13 AM

On Tuesday morning I played in Burlington at a relatively new course called 'Crosswinds' aside from being very wet (there was torrential storms all monday night so the fairways/greens/roughs/everything was waterlogged), it was a very beautiful (still young) and well layed out course.

There was lots of water hazards which claimed more than a few balls in our foursome, but we had an overall enjoyable and challenging experience.

I would rate it a 8/10. We paid $45/person and tee'd off at 7:20am so we had the early bird special.

Daval

http://www.crosswindsgolf.com/

skier · 08-05-2004, 11:35 AM

I was at the driving range the other day in the country and I have to say, It was incredibly peaceful. THere was nobody else out there, the sun was shinging, and there was the just-after-the-rain smell goin on. I was hitting so well I could just relax and enjoy the moment.

I gotta do this more before it starts getting cold out.

06-29-2004, 11:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
skier Rawr! Location: Edmontania	The wacky crazy golfing thread hey all you fellow putt-putt enthusiasts! This is the thread to talk about your favorite courses, your upcoming threesomes/foursomes, plans for the weekend, or just to boast about that awesome game you played yesterday. Personally i'm an active golfer, and although i'm not very good, the feeling you get when everything lines up and you sweep the ball 250 yards dead centre down the fairway brings me back time after time. So share some stories about your golfing experiences, or some pictures of your favorite links! __________________ "Asking a bomb squad if an old bomb is still "real" is not the best thing to do if you want to save it." - denim

06-29-2004, 11:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
Daval Junkie Location: The True North Strong and Free!	Well, I'm a beginner. I've just played my first round of the year about 2 weeks ago and shot a 108. I was actually pretty pleased with that. I shoulda done better but I absolutely blew up on holes 17 and 19. Here is a link to the course I played. Its near Barrie and is a very nice course, it looks short but is actually quite challenging and has a few absolutely stunning holes. http://www.bearcreekgolfing.com/index.html __________________ "It is impossible to obtain a conviction for sodomy from an English jury. Half of them don't believe that it can physically be done, and the other half are doing it." Winston Churchill

06-29-2004, 12:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
highthief Junkie Location: Ontario, Canada	Favourite course is Pheasant Run just outside Newmarket. Very demanding tee shots. Also a regular at a couple of small local courses, and Shawneeki. Will be playing Rolling Hills for old times sake on Friday and toughest course I've played was Angus Glen - South Course. __________________ Si vis pacem parabellum.

06-29-2004, 12:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	I like to play but don't play as often as I would like... My favourite courses are: The course at Banff Springs ... I played there a couple weeks ago when I was in town for the Banff Television Festival... if you play watch out for the Elk poop. I am also a big fan of the Oaks of Cobden ... this is about an hour from my cottage and is a real gem. Finally, last summer a new course opened, literally 12 minutes from my cottage... the course is still very rough but in the next few years it will mature nicely... I like getting there first thing in the moring and being the first to tee off... I play the course by myself... Amazing. The Homestead at Wolf Ridge __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

07-25-2004, 10:08 AM	#5 (permalink)
OFKU0 Junk	There are lots of quality courses in and around Ottawa and are quite reasonable too. Was a guest at a private course (Hunt Club) last weekend, played a couple rounds this week and will be playing Eagle Creek tomorrow in the west end of the city. Eagle Creek was #52 or #56 in the top 100 courses in Canada. Looking forward to it. And who ever sang "I don't like Mondays?" __________________ " In Canada, you can tell the most blatant lie in a calm voice, and people will believe you over someone who's a little passionate about the truth." David Warren, Western Standard.

07-25-2004, 05:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
canuckguy I read your emails. Location: earth	You will probably want to kill me, but my inlaws own a golf course. Although I don't go there very often to golf, its just out side my town and I prefer to have no pressure when I golf. the pressure is just being around my inlaws. easier on the mind just to have fun at one of the puc courses, there are some good courses in my area. One is a ski club in the winter, golf course in the summer. on a couple of holes you golf up the main hill and then there is a awesome par 3 hole off the back side of the mountain. Its a cool hole as its a drop of like 100ft off the side, and the hole is at the bottom. the best thing is you either over hit it cuz the hole looks so far way you end up putting it in tree's behind the hole. next time you play a round you remember how bad you over hit you end up shorting it so terribly it lands half way down the hill. the back side of the hill is so steep its out of bounds. was out this weekend shot a 40 on the front nine, stopped for a few pops at the club house and shot a freaking 50 on the back....grrr. all good times.

07-25-2004, 06:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
losthellhound Thats MR. Muffin Face now Location: Everywhere work sends me	My favorite EVER Mississauga Golf and Country Club yum __________________ "Life is possible only with illusions. And so, the question for the science of mental health must become an absolutely new and revolutionary one, yet one that reflects the essence of the human condition: On what level of illusion does one live?" -- Ernest Becker, The Denial of Death

07-28-2004, 08:02 AM	#8 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	Maybe we should have a TFP Ontario Golf meet... __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

07-28-2004, 08:04 PM	#10 (permalink)
losthellhound Thats MR. Muffin Face now Location: Everywhere work sends me	yeah it is a private one... you cant even get a membership now.. you have to get invited __________________ "Life is possible only with illusions. And so, the question for the science of mental health must become an absolutely new and revolutionary one, yet one that reflects the essence of the human condition: On what level of illusion does one live?" -- Ernest Becker, The Denial of Death

08-05-2004, 11:13 AM	#13 (permalink)
Daval Junkie Location: The True North Strong and Free!	On Tuesday morning I played in Burlington at a relatively new course called 'Crosswinds' aside from being very wet (there was torrential storms all monday night so the fairways/greens/roughs/everything was waterlogged), it was a very beautiful (still young) and well layed out course. There was lots of water hazards which claimed more than a few balls in our foursome, but we had an overall enjoyable and challenging experience. I would rate it a 8/10. We paid $45/person and tee'd off at 7:20am so we had the early bird special. Daval http://www.crosswindsgolf.com/ __________________ "It is impossible to obtain a conviction for sodomy from an English jury. Half of them don't believe that it can physically be done, and the other half are doing it." Winston Churchill

08-05-2004, 11:35 AM	#14 (permalink)
skier Rawr! Location: Edmontania	I was at the driving range the other day in the country and I have to say, It was incredibly peaceful. THere was nobody else out there, the sun was shinging, and there was the just-after-the-rain smell goin on. I was hitting so well I could just relax and enjoy the moment. I gotta do this more before it starts getting cold out. __________________ "Asking a bomb squad if an old bomb is still "real" is not the best thing to do if you want to save it." - denim