Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 1364838)

It's a riot. See things that I have never seen in 48 years of playing golf. Eleven practice swings to chunk a ball 10 yards, then another 11. Tee shots that go about 120 yards into the middle of the pond, and the golfer looking for his ball up by the green. Spouses arguing over the exact place a ball should be dropped, when they're going to score double digits on the hole anyway. People going 20 feet into the environmental area for a top flite x-out ball. Ten minute safaris into the cord grass. That's all in addition to the rake allergies and sand deficiencies. Oh, I forgot the innumerable times a club has been flung further that the ball, and the expletives associated with it. Entertainment value alone is worth every penny.

Originally Posted by John_W (Post 1364839)

I also once heard someone say, I don't have to rake the trap because I'm a priority member. From the looks of some of our traps, there is more one.

Today I'm playing Egret at 1:56, I'll be driving the Ravens Cart, I'll keep an eye out for ya at the 8th hole.

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 1364838)

It's a riot. See things that I have never seen in 48 years of playing golf. Eleven practice swings to chunk a ball 10 yards, then another 11. Tee shots that go about 120 yards into the middle of the pond, and the golfer looking for his ball up by the green. Spouses arguing over the exact place a ball should be dropped, when they're going to score double digits on the hole anyway. People going 20 feet into the environmental area for a top flite x-out ball. Ten minute safaris into the cord grass. That's all in addition to the rake allergies and sand deficiencies. Oh, I forgot the innumerable times a club has been flung further that the ball, and the expletives associated with it. Entertainment value alone is worth every penny.

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 1364846)

Sorry I'll have to miss you--taking my granddaughter to Weeki Wachee, she loves mermaids

Originally Posted by John_W (Post 1365294)

Golfing Eagle I played #8 at Egret yesterday like I said in my earlier post. We are now playing from the white tees because my neighbor has a hip problem and he's going to see a surgeon in Tampa about getting a new one. Anyway, he use to out drive me by 20 yards and now I out drive him by 20 yards, he's lost distance and my working out at MVP has paid off. It's a big difference hitting from the whites, you would of never seen me yesterday because my drive ended up about 10 yards from the green, I figured about 270 yards since the green is 280. I really like that hole, it suits my eye perfect from the tee. Some holes are like that, for example Riley Grove #1 at Palmer is another, or Hemingway #1 at Havana.

Originally Posted by rustyp (Post 1364790)

I ran out of sand on the previous hole being very conscientious about filling in my divots. I was waiting for the Ambassador to arrive to fill my bottle back up. After golf I immediately went and purchased a second sand bottle to help alleviate this regretful situation in the future.

Originally Posted by Shimpy (Post 1365421)

Sounds like you should be driving a front end loader, not a golf cart.

Originally Posted by rustyp (Post 1364790)

I ran out of sand on the previous hole being very conscientious about filling in my divots. I was waiting for the Ambassador to arrive to fill my bottle back up. After golf I immediately went and purchased a second sand bottle to help alleviate this regretful situation in the future. My wife will be very happy to know you took notice of the clothes she picked out for me to wear on the course yesterday. While I was cleaning my clubs I couldn't help but notice your bushes need trimming.

Originally Posted by Shimpy (Post 1365421)

Sounds like you should be driving a front end loader, not a golf cart.