Is golf supposed to be fun?

[Wi-Golfer]

I have fun anytime I am on the course or the range. I know I am a crappy golfer but slowly getting better. I get frustrated when something that appears to be so easy is actually so difficult. When a rd isn't going well at all, I just try & have 1 good shot or 1 good hole & build off that. If there are some jerks on the course, I wont even bother playing through, will just skip that hole, give myself a bogey...or double depending on how I have been doing that day & move on to the next hole.

It's just a game & if it stops being fun, then it's time to step back & re-prioritize.

 

[Clugnut]

Agree totally. Chuck winters is a dick. He always tries to pull that crap with me, but I'm all, "Chuck, you are such a dick" then he backs down a little, but next thing you know he pulls a "Hey, Horseballs, why don't you let me play through?", but then I just usually hit him up with, "No way, dick" and that sets him straight. Except this one time when he was really annoying to me, I had throw out a "Hey, Chuck, STFU dick!" and I yelled it too. I was really on that day...

LMAO. That was pretty funny, GR boy.

 

[SiberianDVM]

I'm beginning to think that Chuck Winters is Horseballs' real name.

 

[Wi-Golfer]

I'm beginning to think that Chuck Winters is Horseballs' real name.

I think it would be hilarious to see a golfbag with a huge "Horseballs" name on it.:laugh:

 

[Bravo]

Doc....what do you have in the way of upscale public access golf in Augusta?

Although I play at a club, several times a year I will play one of our upscale courses here such as Limestone Springs, Ballantrae or the RTJ Trail courses.

Honestly, I never run into that kind of behavior on these courses. They do indeed have marshalls, but the kind of player that these courses seem to attract are A) decent players and B) maintain a good pace of play...

The ONLY exception to this is the Japanese guys who work at the local Honda plant. There's a group of 16 of them who rotate around the aforementioned courses and I will run into them from time to time. They can be a bit slow but are unfailingly polite....

Maybe if you paid a little more $$ to play an upscale course (that has more active management) and better players - you'd have a better experience...

 

[SiberianDVM]

Maybe if you paid a little more $$ to play an upscale course (that has more active management) and better players - you'd have a better experience...

Your veterinarian must make more money that I do.

Seriously, you're probably right. The River is more upscale but I can't afford to play there much at $60 a pop. I mostly play Forest Hills, sometimes Aiken although it is 20 miles each way. Hickory Knob & Persimmon Hill are close to 50 miles each way. With the price of gas like it is, I have to take that into account. I will probably go back to Ft. Gordon after I cool off.

Here is a list of local courses:

Aiken Golf Club, 6048 yds, Par 70, CR-68.0, S-126
557 Highland Park Dr, 1912? by Donald Ross & J. Inglis
Aiken, SC 29801, $36 with cart, $25 walking
(803)649-6029,

AppleWood Golf Club 6768 yds, Par 72, CR-69.4, S-118
6130 Story Mill Rd 1996 by Chuck Baer
Keysville, GA 30816 $35 with cart
(706)554-0028

Bartram Trail Golf Club 6706 yds, Par 72, CR-71.9, S-138
470 Bartram Trail Club Drive
Evans, GA 30809 $48 with cart
(706)210-4681

Belle Meade Country Club 6533 yds, par 72, CR-69.8, S-123
2660 Twin Pine Rd 1965 by Boone Knox & Nick Price
Thomson, GA 30824 $40 with cart
(706)595-4511

Forest Hills Golf Club, 7231 yds, Par 72, CR-73.1, S-129
1500 Comfort Rd, 1926 by Donald Ross
Augusta, GA 30909, $39 with cart, $20 walking
(706)733-0001, $25/15 after 2PM

Gordon Lakes Golf Course, 7077 yds, Par 72, CR-74.0, S-136
Building 537 Range Rd, 1975 by Robert Trent Jones, Sr.
Fort Gordon, GA 30905, $40 civ, $34 mil with cart, $20 walking
(706)791-2433, 27 holes

Goshen Plantation Golf Club, 7151 yds, Par 72, CR-73.9, S-139
1601 Goshen Clubhouse Dr, 1969 by Ellis Maples
Augusta, GA 30906, $38 with cart
(706)793-1168,

Hickory Knob Golf Course, 6560 yds, Par 72, CR-70.5, S-119
Rural Route 1, 1982 by Tom Jackson
McCormick, SC 29835, $30 with cart
(864)391-2450,

Club at Jones Creek, 7008 yds, Par 72, CR-74.1, S-140
777 Jones Creek Dr, 1985 by Rees Jones
Evans, GA 30809, $50 with cart
(706)860-4228,

Midland Valley Country Club, 6870 yds, Par 72, CR-72.1, S-127
Hwy 1, 1961 by Ellis Maples
Aiken, SC 29801, $43 with cart
(803)663-7332,

Mount Vintage Plantation & Golf Club, 7107 yds, Par 72, CR-74.5, S-147
375 Mount Vintage Plantation Dr, 2000 by Tom Jackson
North Augusta, SC 29860, $85 with cart
(803)279-5422,

Pine Ridge Country Club 6942 yds, Par 72, CR-72.5, S-120
425 Pine Ridge Road 1968 by Russell Breeden
Edgefield, SC 29824 $39 with cart
(803)637-3570

Persimmon Hill Golf Club 6925 yds, Par 72, CR-73.1, S-129
126 Golf Club Road 1963 by Russell Breeden
Saluda, SC 29138 $40 with cart
(803)275-2561

River Golf Club, 6847 yds, Par 71, CR-72.2, S-130
307 Riverside Blvd, 1998 by Jim Fazio
North Augusta, SC 29841, $55 with cart
(803)202-0110,


Augusta Country Club, 6771 yds, Par 72, CR-73.5, S-134;
655 Milledge Rd, 1899 by David Ogilvie,
Augusta, GA 30904, Donald Ross 1927 redesign
(706)733-9426, PRIVATE, only with a member

 

[Bravo]

Forest Hills looks great. A Donald Ross design for that price is a bargain.

You're right about the prices though....the courses definitely cost more to play....

Ballantrae costs close to $60 on a weekend. About $45 on a weekday. A Bob Cupp design.

Limestone Springs (top 100 public course in U.S. has these rates but it's 25 miles away)

$69 (Tues.-Thur.) Includes Lunch (Replay $35)$79 (Fri. & Sun.) (Replay $40)
$89 (Sat. before 10:00AM)
$79 (Sat. after 10:00AM)
$49 Twilight WkDay (starts 2:00)$55 Twilight WkEnd (starts 2:00)$99 (Tues.-Thur.) Play All Day (includes lunch & range balls)$109 (Fri. - Sun. Play All Day (includes lunch & range balls)




The best deal on Limestone Springs is that Tuesday - Thursday play all day for $99 including range balls and lunch....now that's a bargain for a Top 100 course.

And the RTJ courses are going to run you around $60-$65 too....so I guess the pricing is very similar between here and there....