2018 Golf Thread

[roopi]

Just heard Fox Hollow is opening on Monday the 23rd. 2 year ago they opened on March 8th.

Anyone hear of any other course opening next week?

[npham]

Going to need to head to BC to get your golf fix for April. I doubt many courses will be open before May, TPC Fox Hollow doesn't count.

[bjstare]

Timely thread.

Just got an email from Pinebrook today, where they said they likely won't be opening until early May. Longer than expected melt times, excessive standing water preventing equipment from getting on the course/range, and more damage than typical winters (i.e. fungicide used for the greens has a limited lifecycle, which possibly could be exceeded this year).


Not only am I paying membership dues for literally nothing right now (they took down the nets and trackman because they had functions booked for the area we use for winter practice), but I'm spending money building a new set of clubs since I'm bored and want to do something golf-ey. haha

[roopi]

I've heard Lethbridge courses opening this weekend on regular greens as well.

[kertejud2]

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Anyone hear of any other course opening next week?

Glen Eagles is the only other one I think (locally, anyway).

[borN]

Blue Devil is also opening. I wouldn't be surprised if Country Hills, Delacour, maybe Lynx opened by the weekend. Also, I think the city courses are opening soon...

[roopi]

Heatherglen and Bluedevil are opening Thursday.

[npham]

Elbow Springs is opening this Thursday as well.

[killramos]

No word on Valley Ridge...

[killramos]

Just got an email

Range is open tomorrow weather dependant, open date for the course to come.

[Chandler_Racing]

Priddis range is set to open April 28th; Hawk course is targeting the second week in May.

Pumped to get out and play this year.

[bjstare]

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Just got an email

Range is open tomorrow weather dependant, open date for the course to come.

Same.

You don't play at pinebrook do you?

[killramos]

^Valley Ridge still

Pinebrook is too far away lol

[lasimmon]

Any one think any courses would be good to play tomorrow or this afternoon? Was thinking of making a tee time as a single

[bjstare]

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^Valley Ridge still

Pinebrook is too far away lol

Haha I just realized that you said like 3 posts up where you play

[killramos]

NBD haha

Club opened front 9 today. Didn’t consider myself dedicated enough to play. Went down to the club to stake a few practice swings with the new stocks though.

Think I was swinging better today than the end of last season not that that says much.

Probably try to get a round in this week and another couple next weekend though. Take advantage of my “spring break”.

[Mitsu3000gt]

Where would you guys recommend I take some golf lessons? I sometimes need to golf for work and I am so bad (usually shoot 120-130+ if I don’t get bored of playing long before the 18th hole). I just want to become somewhat consistent, especially with irons which make up most of the shots. I don’t care about distance, I’d just like to hit straight haha. I’m sure my technique is really bad. A while ago I did a group lesson with a “pro” from a course and it was expensive for the time spent and not really worth it. I did some brief looking and a lot of places want $120+/hr, is that the going rate?

I have ping rapture irons so I am already playing with helper clubs haha.

[JLau]

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Where would you guys recommend I take some golf lessons? I sometimes need to golf for work and I am so bad (usually shoot 120-130+ if I don’t get bored of playing long before the 18th hole). I just want to become somewhat consistent, especially with irons which make up most of the shots. I don’t care about distance, I’d just like to hit straight haha. I’m sure my technique is really bad. A while ago I did a group lesson with a “pro” from a course and it was expensive for the time spent and not really worth it. I did some brief looking and a lot of places want $120+/hr, is that the going rate?

I have ping rapture irons so I am already playing with helper clubs haha.

Even having a good coach, you still need to spend a ton of time at the range to practice, a good coach doesnt turn you into a good golfer in a few lessons. Get the right fundamentals, then practice practice practice. I heard a lot of good things about Brett Burgeson at country hills GC though. But if you ask me, i think any pro's fundamentals will help you tremendously.

[npham]

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Even having a good coach, you still need to spend a ton of time at the range to practice, a good coach doesnt turn you into a good golfer in a few lessons. Get the right fundamentals, then practice practice practice. I heard a lot of good things about Brett Burgeson at country hills GC though. But if you ask me, i think any pro's fundamentals will help you tremendously.

Brett's not really the type to coach people who are not serious about improving and getting better - practicing a couple times a week, and playing 1-3 times a week. He'll likely only take non members on if you can prove you are serious about practicing and getting better. I think he prefers to coach/teach juniors.

But the going rate is probably $75-150 per lesson, but if you purchase a package of lessons, it will bring the rate down. At your level, quantity is probably better than quality. 10 lessons for $750(or less) is what you should be looking at.

[lasimmon]

My buddy booked a tee time for Thursday at Serenity. Anyone play out there? How is it as a new course?