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Forum Thread of the Day: “GolfWRX members who have played with a scratch or pro-level golfer”

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Today’s Forum Thread of the Day comes from NM44, who wants to hear from fellow members who have played with scratch or professional-level golfers before. Plenty of our members have shared their experiences of playing with high-level golfers, and in their stories, the ease at which the game appears to come to these players is a common theme.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

  • HackerD: “Play with a couple of guys in my club who are legit scratch, and they are amazing to watch up close.  But got paired once with a single (and his dad) who played mini-tours.  Didn’t see much of him all day — he shared a cart with his dad who wasn’t playing, played the back tees and pounded drives way past ours from the white tees.  Typically he was hitting wedge approach shots and putting inside 12 feet all day. We seemed to be playing from completely different areas of the course.”
  • almostscratchonce: “I’ve played with a few guys over the years that have been on/off/on/off Hooters, Web, PGA & Champions Tours.  Their execution on getting out of trouble (not often) was always fun to watch.”
  • oregongolf: “I’ve seen a 59, two 60s, 3 or 4 61s and a dozen or so 62s. Scary how many good players there are out there that people will never hear of.”
  • Big Ben: “When you play with tour or tour caliber players their games are so quiet you don’t even realize they shot 68. You are like what?? That’s how good they truly are. They play sub-par and shot 72 on any day or course. Also, they can putt like nobody else; it’s fun to watch. I really like it because it’s a reminder of how much room I have for improvement each and every round.”

Entire Thread: “GolfWRX members who have played with a scratch or pro-level golfer”

Gianni is the Managing Editor at GolfWRX. He can be contacted at gianni@golfwrx.com.

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  1. ChipNRun

    Nov 29, 2018 at 2:00 pm

    OK, this guy was a low-HDCP from a local Senior Amateur Championship. (We ended up in the same age bracket, and I kept his scorecard). He was 67 years old, 5-foot-7 and maybe 150 pounds, and in great shape physically.

    He carried a 5 HDCP from one of the premier clubs in town from the Blue tees (one stop short of the tips). The course we played was a noticeably shorter than his home-course tees, and he shot two over.

    The day I played with him, he had two birdies and four bogies. One bogie came from a three-putt from 45 feet, two others when he missed the fairway and failed to get up and down from greenside, and one hole with trouble: clipped a tree, had to punch out to the fairway, and then left a 9i well short of the pin.

    He got two sandies for pars, coming out of greenside bunkers and stopping inside 3 feet.

    He had a smooth, well-balanced swing with lots of lag. Reminded me of a Champions Tour player. He knew just how far all his clubs flew.

    During the round we chatted about other courses we had played, and somehow settled on discussing problem holes at these courses – from a maintenance standpoint.

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I’m a 31 year-old male and I turned my apartment living room into a driving range stall – GolfWRXers react

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In our forums, our members have been reacting to a post from ‘GolferTodd’ who has turned their apartment living room into a driving range stall. ‘GolferTodd’ produced the following photo in our forums with the caption:

“To the exclusion of furniture. Bachelor life.”

And our members have been reacting to the post in our forums.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

  • MtlJeff: “This is amazing……When i was 28 i lived in an apartment that had my winter tires in the kitchen, i only had one plate and 1 set of knives and forks, and i cooked pasta in a witches cauldron from 1835. And i still convinced a woman to marry me. So i am all for this. In fact this is way better than what i had to offer.”
  • TiScape: “Love it Todd. Go Dodgers!!”
  • imkirby34: “Based on the view out the window, it looks like you’re on the first floor, which is probably a good thing because I’d hate to live below you, even if you have an extremely shallow AoA.  Haha.”

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Best classic irons – GolfWRXers discuss

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In our forums, our members have been discussing classic irons. WRXer ‘DonaldDunes’ has caught the vintage club bug, and wants to know other members’ favorite iron models that “have stood the test of time or were the top performers for their day.”

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

  • Maine Golfer: “I love a lot of clubs but ’69 Wilson Staff’s are an all time favorite. Easy to hit in relative terms and they look amazing.”
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When buying used irons how much wear is too much? – GolfWRXers discuss

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In our forums, our members have been discussing how much wear is too much wear when purchasing used irons. WRXer ‘con_mon2’ is interested in a used set of iron and kicks off the thread, asking:

“Would love to hear everyone’s thoughts on this! How much wear are you comfortable with?

I found a set of irons on eBay that I am very interested in buying, but they have a bit more wear than I’m comfortable with. I have attached a few pictures showing especially the wear on the sweet spot on the PW and 9 iron. Maybe you can convince me that I’m being too picky and I should just buy them? Or maybe I should be concerned about the wear? I’m not really sure. They are Ping i230s which came out in 2022 so they aren’t that old. And the seller had this to say about the condition: ‘Good: Normal wear for their age. Excellent playing condition but they have cosmetic wear on faces and soles. Sweetspot wear is visible.’

Beyond the cosmetic, I’d really like to know this: At what point do you start to worry about the grooves being so worn that they have a substantial effect on the shots you’re hitting?”

And our members have been sharing their thoughts in response.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

  • rsballer10: “The term you are looking for is “browning” and these irons have some of that going on. They are completely playable, but I’d say they’ve reached their half-life.”
  • Nessism: “Those heads are stainless steel.  The “browning” that some people reference, is really the yellow shade of the nickel layer under the chrome. When forged carbon steel heads wear through the chrome, the “brown” is RUST.  These heads will never rust. People applaud the old Ping irons as being “indestructible”.  Those heads had no chrome. These heads, even if the chrome is beginning to wear through, on one head, are miles more durable than the older unplated “indestructible” Ping’s.  And even further ahead of any forged club.”
  • phizzy30: “Hard pass for me.  I would rather get a new set of DTC irons and would be glad to spend the extra couple to few hundred.”

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