Austin Ridge Bible Church

In honor of Christmas, Steve, Dave and I played a quick round today at the Austin Ridge Bible Church.  Even though this course is only five minutes away I have not played it since before Thanksgiving.  It's either been raining or I've been dealing with tendonitis in my forearm.  It was cold when we started, about 48 degrees.  The wind was blowing strong from the north but at least the sun was shining.  The brush on the course has really been cleaned up, it looks very nice.  No one else was out there when we started.

The wind really messed up our game.  Driving was unpredictable, approach shots went awry and putting was a challenge.  Steve popped off a few very long drives.  Some of the longest ones I've ever seen him throw.  Must be those Macho Tacos.  When the wind was not blowing I did manage some decent shots.

No birdies were made by the group today, I only had four pars.  No discs lost, one disc found, I found a Champion Sidewinder on #14 (actually closer to the tee pad on #13).

Steve on the tee pad on #5

Steve with a birdie attempt on #10

Dave's second shot on #13

The scores today were ugly!

Northtown - One More Time

Keith, the birthday boy, wanted to play Northtown again and the rest of us wanted another crack at it as well.  The players today were:  Steve, Keith, Lif, Dave, Brian, Bob and Heady.  Good to have Bob back! Today is the first day of winter and it pretty much felt like it.  Temperatures were in the low 50's, cloudy skies but no wind.  The course was a little muddy from the past week's rains.  We even had a new water hazard on number 18 that was not there last week.  We pretty much had the course to ourselves, we only saw three other players the whole time.

I felt like I played much better than last week but my score only slightly improved.  I did feel more satisfied with my play today, I did not have very much pain in my forearm and it just felt more fun today.  I was throwing flicks most of the day and was getting pretty good distance on my throws.  If I could have avoided some trees my score would have improved by about five strokes.  Trees are part of the course and there are lots of trees on this course.

A total of seven birdies were made today, we all had one!  Three discs found a watery grave on number 12.

Steve on the first tee

Keith has a wide open shot

Lif flicking on #3.  No hazards like last week.

Rob driving down #7

Walking the fairway on #7

Keith retrieving his disc

Rob throwing it sideways between the trees (came close).

Dave putting, Lif with the body English

Brian with a three quarters flick

Lif with style on the fairway

Bob on the fairway, Keith looks like an elf in this picture

Big Dave with the mutton chops

Bob driving

Lif with a nice drive

Brian getting some distance

Bob with an approach

Steve driving across the water

Keith driving on #12

Rob with a follow thru move

Steve laying up

Steve laying up

Keith reaching back

Dave on #18

I thought this was an interesting photo

Brian near the new water hazard

Dave with an approach shot

Official scorecard, recorded by Steve, compiled the Bob Accounting Firm, Inc.

Northtown

We took a trip up north to play Northtown in Pflugerville again. Today's players were:  Steve, Dave, Brian, Keith, Lif and myself.  Bob was missed today.  Skies were mostly cloudy, a little drizzle when we started but it turned into a nice day.  Temperatures were in the mid 70's and a pesky wind was blowing.  I don't know what it is about this course, individually the holes do not look that difficult but I never seem to score well.  There are quite a lot of trees and all of us missed putts due to the wind.  I played Brushy Creek yesterday and was nailing my approach shots, about ten feet from the basket.  Today was a different story. 

The wind was a factor on several holes today, it turned some drives into long distance rollers.  Steve had made a long birdie putt on number 17 after his drive rolled about 200 feet towards the basket.

A total of five birdies were made:  Steve(2), Brian(1), Dave(1) and Keith(1).

One disc lost, my drive on number 12 did not make it across the pond.  No big deal, it was a throw away disc.

Steve driving on #3

Lif on the fairway

Keith with a launch

Steve ripping it

Brian flicking it

Wild Man Dave driving on #10

Looks a little low Keith

Brian from the creek's edge

Steve goes over the water

Brian from the pond's edge

Uphill putt for Dave

Keith with a long attempt on #18

Dave nails it for par on #18

Official Scorecard.  Recorded by Steve, compiled by Bob.

Circle C - Steve does it again!

Today the group played Circle C in South Austin again.  The players today were:  Steve, Bob, Keith, Dave, Brian and myself.  Skies were overcast, temperatures in the mid 50's and a slight breeze from the north.  Course conditions were good and the creek was still flowing strong.

Steve did it again, an Eagle on the first hole!  He got off a long drive and we kidded him about doing it again and he delivered!  He threw the same disc as last time, a Star Leopard, from about 160 feet.  His throw curved next to the tree line and went right into the chains.  Unbelievable! 

Overall we had an average round today.  Bob gets the prize for most improved, knocking six strokes off his last round at this course, to tie Steve for the best score today.  I played a little below my average for this course.  I was not getting enough on my throws, at least my arm did not hurt today.

A total of one eagle and five birdies were made today:  Eagles(1) - Steve.  Birdies:  Steve(1), Bob(1), Keith(1), Dave(1) and Brian(1).  I missed the birdie parade today, I did not even have a shot at one.

Steve with his Eagle throw!

Another Eagle on the same hole!

Walking on #4

Bob leaves his feet

Me driving on #5.  Hit the tree.

Dave putting on #5

Steve admiring his great drive on #6.  Missed the trees.

Steve putting

Bob with a downhill putt

Keith putting on #9

Dave putting on #12.  Note the water behind him.

We had to go around the water again

Watching my drive on #13

Ole!

Brian watching his drive.

Me flubbing my putt

Steve with a birdie on #14

Keith with a birdie on #15

Brian with a birdie on #15.  Bob had one too.

Brian on #16 fairway

We had to go around the water again on #18

Steve putting from the creek on #18

Official scorecard.  Recorded by Steve, compiled by Bob Accounting Firm.