A pair of Aces in the past week to report

A couple of Aces by group members in the past week.

Keith made an Ace on Hole #6 at Zilker on April 03, one witness.

Dave made an Ace  on Hole #18 at Wells Branch on April 13,
four witnesses.

Congratulations to both of them!

Flying Armadillo

After a hearty breakfast at Macho Taco in Manchaca, we took a little road trip to San Marcos to play the Flying Armadillo.  This is a private course located in the rugged hill country with lots of technical shots. Today's players were:  Steve, Keith, Lif, Dave, Bob and Heady.  Temperatures were in the 70's, skies were mostly cloudy and a strong wind was blowing from the south.  Course conditions were good and there weren't any other players on the course when we started.

We played the mini course to warm up before playing the Big Course.  After we finished with the Big Course we played another quick round of the mini course.  Bob made an 'Ace' on #13 by bouncing his disc off a car hood.

Th Big Course is  fun but there are a lot of trees to contend with.  I didn't have one of my better rounds, it seemed that I was behind a tree most of the day.  I missed three easy putts on the front nine that I can't blame on the wind.  Keith had a good round today.  Bob had the shot of the day with a 75 foot throw to save par on #3!

A total of seven birdies were made today:   Keith(3), Steve(3) and Dave(1).  No discs lost, three discs found by Rob, Steve and Dave.

Breakfast at Macho Taco in Manchaca!

Keith on the Monkey Hole

Steve from the Tower

Dave driving on the Big Bird Bell Hole

On top of the tower

Dave putting on #1 the hanging basket

Bob going for it.

Dave driving.  Yes, that is a Bob Ross T-shirt.

Steve with a long drive

The wind giving Steve trouble

Steve with a birdie on the par 4 ninth hole

Bob getting his drive down

Bob driving on #13

Dave with a power drive

No shortage of rocks

Lif and Roscoe

Dave on #13

Lif with a flick

Steve on #18

Rob behind a cedar tree, story of my day.

Lif with an approach

Keith nailed some putts

Dave going past the T-Rex

Bob with his Ace

Keith going for the Alamo

Official Scorecard.  Recorded by Steve.  Compiled by Rob.

Circle C - April Fool's Day

We played a round at Circle C on Saturday to avoid the storms predicted for Sunday.  Today's players were:  Steve, Bob, Dave and Heady.  Temperatures were about 70 degrees when we started, mostly cloudy skies and a steady breeze was blowing.  Course conditions were good and there were lots of solo players on the course.  We picked up a player, Ash from Chicago, on the 12th hole.  It was his first time playing on this course.

I felt like I played better than my score today.  I had some good throws but a lack of concentration hurt me on several holes.  I also missed at least three putts today.  We all had problems with the trees.  I did make a 50 birdie on number 9 with Nick Mata!

Four birdies were made today, we each made one!  No discs lost and no discs found.

Steve starts us off!

Steve with a birdie on #4

Dave with a birdie on #4

Heady with a drive into the tree

Preparing to drive on #7

Steve splits the trees with his drive

Steve's second shot on #11

Heady driving on #12

Steve explaining the hole to Ash

Steve from the edge

Clank!  The wind lifted it up.

Ash driving on #16

Walking to #17

Bob with an approach on #17

Ash putting on #17

Steve driving on #18

Dave with a power drive

Ash with an unusual follow thru

Bob flicking on #18

Steve sinks a 35 footer for par!

Official Scorecard. Recorded by Steve.  Compiled by Rob.

Wells Branch Park

We haven't played Wells Branch in over two years, so we thought it would be a good idea to visit this course again.  This is a neighborhood course, running along a small creek, next to some apartment complexes.  The holes are generally short to very short, but they do require technical throws.  The creek and the poison ivy are both hazards for this course.

Temperatures were in the 70's when we started.  Skies were mostly cloudy and a  stiff breeze was blowing.  Later the clouds burned off but the breeze did not die down.  Today's players were:  Steve, Bob, Lif, Keith, Brian, Dave and Heady.  We started at 8:30 because this course can get crowded and they had a tournament that started at 10:00.  Thanks to Lif for buying the Macho Tacos this morning and thanks to Steve for picking them up!  I always play better after a couple of chorizo and eggs.

I played pretty well today, my drives were pretty good and my approach shots were  all pretty close.  I did miss a couple of putts, I can't blame the wind for those.  Because the holes were so short, Steve could not take advantage of his long drives.   Congrats to Dave and Keith for the below par scores.

A total of 19 birdies were made today.  Dave lead the way with six of them.  No discs lost, one disc found by Lif in the tall fairway grass.  Bob did find a "Hello Kitty" frisbee.

Waiting to start

Lif starts us off!

Steve's drive caught a breeze and went way right!

Keith makes par on #1

Me driving on #2

Brian flicking thru the trees

Not as much poison ivy as I've seen in the past

Apartments are kind of close

Dave with is third birdie in the first four holes.

The little creek had clear water today

Keith driving

Dave drive almost sailed behind a fence

Steve came close on #12

Bob came close

Lif's birdie attempt rolled down the hill. 

Bob driving on #13 (same tee pad as #12)

Keith on #13

Bob with a birdie on #13

Lif putting on #17

Steve finishes with a par on #18

Official Scorecard.  Recorded by Steve.  Compiled by Rob.

Bob with his Hello Kitty