East Metro Park

A small group played the East Metro Park in Manor on Sunday.  We have not played this course since May.  We have been waiting for the weather to cool off and for some of the brush to die.  There was a tournament preparing to start when we arrived.  About 50 players standing around waiting to start.  After seeing all of those players, with their stools and push carts, we decided it would be best to jump to the eighth hole to start.  Best decision we made, we never saw anybody else on the course.

Today's players were:  Lif, Dave, Keith and myself.  Weather conditions were good for the last day of November.  Temperatures in the 70's and partly cloudy skies. The wind was the only problem, blowing in at 20 mph at times.

Because of my forearm injury from last week I threw most of my drives with a forehand flick.  I was getting pretty good distance and accuracy, unless I got the disc too high and the wind got it.  I improved my score from the last time we played this course.

A total of three birdies were made:  Lif(1), Dave(1) and Keith(1).  Two discs lost on the day:  Lif and Keith.  I found one disc, a DX Tee-Bird, a good throw away disc.

Keith driving on #9

Keith from behind the tree

Lif retrieves Keith's disc on #10 from the moat

Lif with a mulligan on #11

Lif from behind the cactus

Lif with a long putt attempt

We all had problems with the wind

Dave with a birdie attempt.  His drive was very close to an ace.

Lif with a birdie on #14

Lif by the old homestead

Keith lets it fly, Lif watches

Dave lets if fly, Lif watches

A thorny situation

Keith driving on #1

Dave driving on #1

Lif driving on #1

Keith with an approach on #4

Lif having trouble with the wind

Keith aims between the trees

Lif grip it and rip it

Keith on the #6 fairway

Lif with a long putt attempt.  It almost went in!

Official scorecard.  Recorded by Lif, compiled by Bob

Circle C - Thanksgiving

A small group played a Thanksgiving Eve round at Circle C.  The players were:  Lif, Dave, Bob and myself.  The weather was absolutely gorgeous.  Warm sunshine, temperatures in the 70's and no wind.  Course conditions were good, maybe a little muddy.  We had some big rains last weekend and the creek was flowing strong.  We had to take the high road between holes 12 and 13 to avoid the water.  There were lots of people playing today and we let several people play through.

I had a pretty good day today.  I was satisfied with my drives.  I had several that had some pretty good distance.  After a slow start my putts started to fall.  I made par on #5 which is something I have rarely done.  My setup game was a little bit off or I could have knocked off about another four strokes.  About halfway through the round I strained tendons in my forearm.  Backhand drives became very painful to throw so I switched to the flick.  I was surprised to get some really good distance flicking my Mamba.  On hole 12 I threw it well past the tree.

Dave had back to back birdies on holes 3 and 4.  We both almost had one on #2.  Dave also had a couple of really long putts fall in to save par.  Dave made par on #18 which I don't think he has ever done before.  A total of three birdies were made:  Dave(2) and Rob(1).  No discs lost and no discs found.

Rob flicking around the corner on #2

Dave with his birdie on #3

Rob driving into the trees again on this hole!

Lif with a level release

Bob reaching back

Dave's birdie dropping in

Rob saves par on #4

Dave with an approach on #5

Dave drills his putt

Lif putting with style points

Dave putting for par

Bob with a nice throw around the trees

Lif with a long putt attempt

The sun reflecting off Dave's disc

Bob goes wading

Bob with a setup shot on #18 from the creek

Official scorecard, recorded by Lif, compiled by the Bob Accounting Firm

MetCenter - Gloomy Day

It was a gloomy day at the MetCenter.  Today's players were:   Steve, Brian, Keith, Dave, Lif and Heady.  When we started it was foggy and the temperature was about 50 degrees. A slight breeze developed, just enough to alter our drives and mess up our putting.  When we finished the temperature had dropped a few degrees.  Course conditions were good, a little muddy from the recent rains and they had mowed the fairways recently.  There were very few other players on the course.

I was throwing my drives well today, my setup shots were inconsistent and my putting was terrible.  I totally choked a couple of short putts.  Keith was also having major trouble with his putting today.  There was just enough wind to make you think about it.  Steve had a great second throw on the dangerous number four.  His disc landed under the basket after a two hundred foot throw.  He had an easy tap in birdie.

Five birdies were made today:  Steve(3), Keith(1) and Rob(1).  Four snowmen were made today, I won't list them.  One of those days.  No discs found, one disc lost by Keith on number 11.  His approach shot went into the cold, deep and muddy water.  It was too cold to go wading today.

Big Dave starts us off.

Keith with a long putt attempt

Steve drills it

Keith storming the beaches

Steve stepping into it

Steve with back to back birdies

Steve on the wide open #10

Lif with a putting adventure on #10

Keith with a long putt attempt

Keith driving on #11

Dave on the #11 fairway

Brian and Steve

Dave and Keith searching in vain for Keith's disc

Brian fighting the wind on #12

Steve has trouble with the wind also

Brian reaching back

Lif driving on #13

Brian stuck his landing

Keith driving on #15, Steve photobombing

Dave putting on #15

Keith in B&W on #18

Keith with another long putt attempt.

Official Scorecard.  Record by Steve.  Compiled by the Bob Accounting Firm.