I don’t know about you but for some time now the idea of shooting your age has become a goal for many people. You’re at the course and a friend points out another golfer and tells you that they shoot their age on a regular basis. At that point you begin to wonder if you… Continue reading I Finally Shot My Age
Category: Fun Rounds
Which Amateur Golfer are You?
Slow play seems to have become a large issue on all of the Professional golf tours. Players are speaking out, announcers have opinions and even the PGA Tour seems to be talking about how to handle the situation. To repeat what I said in a previous post. Golf is a great game and most of… Continue reading Which Amateur Golfer are You?
Rally for the Cure
The morning air was cool as women golfers, both members and guests, arrived in the parking lot of the Discovery Bay Country Club. They were greeted by male club members who took their bags, showed them to their carts and told them where to sign-in for the tournament. On September 22, 2016, the 9-Hole women’s group… Continue reading Rally for the Cure
Discovery Bay Senior Men’s Invitational
The Discovery Bay Senior Men’s Golf Club held its annual Senior Invitational Golf Tournament on August 12, 2016. The tournament was held at the Discovery Bay Country Club . This is a member / guest tournament where a Senior Golf Club member invites a non-member to play as a part of his two-man team. The… Continue reading Discovery Bay Senior Men’s Invitational
Fine Scottish Weather in Discovery Bay
The weather in Discovery Bay, California has been overcast with a smell of rain and temperatures in the 60’s. Fine Scottish weather. Occasionally, it has rained. Not necessarily hard but if you are outside you get wet. Although we can always use the rain and hopefully snow in the mountains, the nerve of it to… Continue reading Fine Scottish Weather in Discovery Bay
Four Person Golf Games
What Golf Games Do You Play? Do you Play Team Golf Games? This past week, my Senior Golf Group played a very interesting match. We were broken up into foursomes and average team handicaps were mostly equalized. Each team had an A, B, C and D player. The A player is the low handicapper and the D… Continue reading Four Person Golf Games
Play Match Play Golf
There are many ways to play golf. Perhaps I should say there are many different games you can play when playing golf. All of these games require at least 1 partner but in fact you don’t even have to be playing together. You can play separately and compare score cards later. Most people play stroke play… Continue reading Play Match Play Golf
Playing Red Hawk Resort- Sparks, NV
Red Hawk Resort, located in the hills above Sparks, Nevada, is a beautiful setting with two 18 hole golf courses. The lower course is called the Lakes and the upper course is the Hills. In mid September I was fortunate enough to play both on consecutive days in a basically couples golf tournament. My wife is… Continue reading Playing Red Hawk Resort- Sparks, NV
Private Club Golf
Our friends, Bud and Lorraine, visited us from Pennsylvania. We had a great time visiting, eating and drinking. I knew Bud was a golfer so I had proposed that we play a round while he was with us. Bud and Lorraine attended our wedding in Lake Tahoe and a group of us, including Bud, played golf the… Continue reading Private Club Golf
A Round Experimenting with Equipment
Have you ever played a simple round of golf where you or your partners played with demo equipment, shared equipment and just experimented? In reality these events happened in more than a single round, but for simplicity I’ve combined the story. It has no bearing on outcome or anything else. A couple of weeks ago, on… Continue reading A Round Experimenting with Equipment