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[HognitiveDissonance]

These would be my Top Ten Toughest Village Holes

1. Ponce #5
2. Santa Maria #9
3. Cortez #10
4. Desoto #7
5. Pinta #9
6. Granada #15
7. Ponce #12
8. Desoto #2
9. Magellan #8
10.Ponce #17

Also,
Ponce #1, Cortez #14, Balboa #6, Balboa #15, Cortez #9

[GolfNut57]

These would be my Top Ten Toughest Village Holes

1. Ponce #5
2. Santa Maria #9
3. Cortez #10
4. Desoto #7
5. Pinta #9
6. Granada #15
7. Ponce #12
8. Desoto #2
9. Magellan #8
10.Ponce #17

Also,
Ponce #1, Cortez #14, Balboa #6, Balboa #15, Cortez #9

Can't say I agree with #2 at Desoto and #9 at Pinta being all that tough. I haven't ever had that much trouble making par at either of those two holes. I even make an occasional birdie at the 9th hole of Nina. To me #1 at Desoto plays tougher than #2 because your tee shot has to go up over a hill and then down in a small valley before going back up to the green. The rest are a pretty good list.

[parallaxpig]

These would be my Top Ten Toughest Village Holes

1. Ponce #5
2. Santa Maria #9
3. Cortez #10
4. Desoto #7
5. Pinta #9
6. Granada #15
7. Ponce #12
8. Desoto #2
9. Magellan #8
10.Ponce #17

Also,
Ponce #1, Cortez #14, Balboa #6, Balboa #15, Cortez #9

#18 at Cortez always seem to give me problems.

#10 at Balboa always seem to abuse me also.

[GolfNut57]

#18 at Cortez always seem to give me problems.

#10 at Balboa always seem to abuse me also.

Only problem I ever have with #18 at Cortez is being in prime shape laying two and always finding a way to screw up the approach shot.

[HognitiveDissonance]

Can't say I agree with #2 at Desoto and #9 at Pinta being all that tough. I haven't ever had that much trouble making par at either of those two holes. I even make an occasional birdie at the 9th hole of Nina. To me #1 at Desoto plays tougher than #2 because your tee shot has to go up over a hill and then down in a small valley before going back up to the green. The rest are a pretty good list.

Depends on what tees you play the holes.

Desoto #2 requires a blast over the fairway bunker, or a ball curved expertly right to left around it. Just to get around the 150 mark. Easier said than done. I don't have the length to fly the bunker.

[HognitiveDissonance]

Can't say I agree with #2 at Desoto and #9 at Pinta being all that tough. I haven't ever had that much trouble making par at either of those two holes. I even make an occasional birdie at the 9th hole of Nina. To me #1 at Desoto plays tougher than #2 because your tee shot has to go up over a hill and then down in a small valley before going back up to the green. The rest are a pretty good list.

Nina #9 wasn't on my list. It was Pinta #9, which is the closing hole of the original Isabella course. It ends right next to the clubhouse.

[GolfNut57]

Nina #9 wasn't on my list. It was Pinta #9, which is the closing hole of the original Isabella course. It ends right next to the clubhouse.

Um....look at my post you quoted and you will see that I said Pinta #9 originally, though I did say I birdie the Nina ninth occasionally. Obviously that was supposed to say I birdie the ninth at the Pinta occasionally. FWIW....the ninth on the Nina 9 isn't all that easy itself. It is a tricky hole with the way that green putts.

And as for #2 at Desoto I play the Silver tees..as I do on all of the HSV courses.

 

[HognitiveDissonance]

I think Pinta #9 is one of those holes where there is a more than usual distance between tee boxes, if I remember right.

I always play white tees there and it's over 400 so I have to tag a drive 250 just to get it to the 150 marker..and that's not a given at all. Then the approach is off a downhill lie to a green well protected by water. Pucker Factor is high on the approach shot for me. I'm looking to bail left.

It's all the hole I want to eat. Par is not that common for me. Usually I'm getting it up and down for that par and not because I'm on the green in two.

[GolfNut57]

I think Pinta #9 is one of those holes where there is a more than usual distance between tee boxes, if I remember right.

I always play white tees there and it's over 400 so I have to tag a drive 250 just to get it to the 150 marker..and that's not a given at all. Then the approach is off a downhill lie to a green well protected by water. Pucker Factor is high on the approach shot for me. I'm looking to bail left.

It's all the hole I want to eat. Par is not that common for me. Usually I'm getting it up and down for that par and not because I'm on the green in two.

Funny thing about that hole for me, or you can call it an oddity. The two times I have birdied that hole I did it by using my putter from down in that bowl area to the left of the green. Even playing from the silver tees I can't say that I have ever hit the GIR. I usually end up a little long or to the left despite being in the 120-130 yard range due to thinning or pulling the approach shot. And every once in awhile I would dunk a ball with a chunked hit.

[HognitiveDissonance]

Funny thing about that hole for me, or you can call it an oddity. The two times I have birdied that hole I did it by using my putter from down in that bowl area to the left of the green. Even playing from the silver tees I can't say that I have ever hit the GIR. I usually end up a little long or to the left despite being in the 120-130 yard range due to thinning or pulling the approach shot. And every once in awhile I would dunk a ball with a chunked hit.

That's a heckuva putt, it's fairly steep there.

Was in the same bowl last time..long approach caromed off the hill left to that collection area. Got it up and down for par. I'm not real good putting through fringe.

[GolfNut57]

That's a heckuva putt, it's fairly steep there.

Was in the same bowl last time..long approach caromed off the hill left to that collection area. Got it up and down for par. I'm not real good putting through fringe.

And what is laughable is I have done it twice. You're right. That upslope out of that hole is pretty steep. And both times I just made my mind up to give the ball a good smack to make sure it got out and onto the green. The green itself took the ball on a big break from left to right once the ball got onto the green. And I will say that in both cases it was likely good that the ball hit the flagstick and fell in as they would have probably ended up well below the hole and maybe even into the water had they not because they were still rolling pretty good at that point.

[Hog66]

Played yesterday and probably the best I have so far this year. I shot 84, good for me but not great. The reason I liked it is because I triple bogeyed one hole on each nine. So 6 over for the other 16 is about as well as I can play.

I had two bad tee shots that led to the triples. Looked up and sliced my drive on a par 5 on the front. Played a good out and layup. Then I hit my approach in a trap and it buried. The other triple was on 13. It's a tough par 3, one of the harder holes at Nutters. Again I hit my tee shot way right and had to play out sideways. Got it on the green with my 3rd then had my only 3-putt. Other that I hit 12 of 13 fairways, hit 5 greens, got up and down 5 times and had 28 putts including the 3 putt. Only made one birdie but I was rolling it close just about every time.

I've been struggling the last couple of weekends. Felt good to play pretty well.

[HognitiveDissonance]

Played some over the spring break week.

One round was absolutely crushing and striping the ball.

Another round was pretty bad. Some good shots, but too many stupid shots. It wasn't very good overall.

[GolfNut57]

Played Rebsamen this morning and had my best round of the year thus far. 39-38 for a 77 including two birdies. Weather was gorgeous.

[kingofdequeen]

No way I'm breaking 80.  Spot me 2 a side?

[GolfNut57]

No way I'm breaking 80.  Spot me 2 a side?

Play from the red tees like I do and you might break 70. Plus you would likely reach all four par 5 holes in two, plus drive 4 or 5 of the par 4's. So give you two a side? umm.............NO!

[HognitiveDissonance]

It's an interesting experiment to play different tee boxes.
I have gone through phases in my golf career of doing that.
For a while, it was play everything from the tips, just to try it out.
Never played strictly from the reds, or entirely from the seniors.

Obviously it's harder to play from the blacks.
But what I found is that it's not that much different.
No matter which tee box you're playing, you still have to hit quality shots, and still have to make putts.
It comes down, primarily, to how well you're playing.
If you're playing poorly, play the ladies tees, and you're still not going to have a great score.
Whereas if you're playing well, from the blacks, you can still reach some greens with longer clubs, or maybe get up and down for pars with your short game.

[GolfNut57]

It's an interesting experiment to play different tee boxes.
I have gone through phases in my golf career of doing that.
For a while, it was play everything from the tips, just to try it out.
Never played strictly from the reds, or entirely from the seniors.

Obviously it's harder to play from the blacks.
But what I found is that it's not that much different.
No matter which tee box you're playing, you still have to hit quality shots, and still have to make putts.
It comes down, primarily, to how well you're playing.
If you're playing poorly, play the ladies tees, and you're still not going to have a great score.
Whereas if you're playing well, from the blacks, you can still reach some greens with longer clubs, or maybe get up and down for pars with your short game.

Well in my case, that score of 77 I shot came from two things. I hit the driver off the tee box pretty well yesterday. Not long of course being as I am a relatively short hitter of around 200 or so tee shots but I was keeping it in the fairway. My putter was also stroking pretty good as I only needed 30 putts on the day and I got up and down several times from well off the green to either save a par or a bogey. That was also using the putter as the ol Texas Wedge. Something I seem to have a decent touch with. But my iron play yesterday? It was pretty meh.....though I did hit 8 GIR on the day. My ghin handicap also dropped from a 14.5 down to a 13.6 because of that score.

[kingofdequeen]

74 from blues at 1st Tee.  4 birdies 6 bogies.  Hit some great shots.   Buncha 3 putts. 

[GolfNut57]

Well it seems I have 3 gallstones and will be headed for gallbladder surgery next week.....or when I can get it scheduled. Got to call the surgeon first thing in the morning around 8am to see when we can get it done. Post surgery I will be out of golf for around 2-3 weeks. 

[HognitiveDissonance]

Balboa just had greens aerated. Running slow.
Shot 81 with a train wreck triple on one of the 'gettable' holes, the par-5 13th.

Then pulled out the bass pole and fished for a bit before dark. Caught three bass appx 1.5 lbs each on a buzzbait.

[Hog66]

Well it seems I have 3 gallstones and will be headed for gallbladder surgery next week.....or when I can get it scheduled. Got to call the surgeon first thing in the morning around 8am to see when we can get it done. Post surgery I will be out of golf for around 2-3 weeks. 

Hang in there. Gallbladder surgery is usually outpatient and laparoscopic. You should be back out there pretty quick.

[Jim Harris]

Balboa just had greens aerated. Running slow.
Shot 81 with a train wreck triple on one of the 'gettable' holes, the par-5 13th.

Then pulled out the bass pole and fished for a bit before dark. Caught three bass appx 1.5 lbs each on a buzzbait.

Were you crossing Baleric from hole 7 to 6 with fishing pole and tackle box in hand about 12:20 on Saturday?

[HognitiveDissonance]

No, didn't cross any roads, and this was Sunday evening, not Saturday.
Had fished the big pond last year on #9, tried the pond off #18 this time with no luck, then moved back down to #9 and caught the three bass.

A guy out in his yard said he had seen a 7-pounder come out of the #18 pond, but it's not very fertile, methinks.

About a month ago, another guy was fishing the Cortez #8 pond. Said he caught a 10-pounder there last spring, and on a bream spinner bait with an ultra-lite pole, but he finally landed it! That pond does look fishy.

[HognitiveDissonance]

Well it seems I have 3 gallstones and will be headed for gallbladder surgery next week.....or when I can get it scheduled. Got to call the surgeon first thing in the morning around 8am to see when we can get it done. Post surgery I will be out of golf for around 2-3 weeks. 

Who has the gall to skip golf for weeks?

Seriously, get well.

[Jim Harris]

No, didn't cross any roads, and this was Sunday evening, not Saturday.
Had fished the big pond last year on #9, tried the pond off #18 this time with no luck, then moved back down to #9 and caught the three bass.

A guy out in his yard said he had seen a 7-pounder come out of the #18 pond, but it's not very fertile, methinks.

About a month ago, another guy was fishing the Cortez #8 pond. Said he caught a 10-pounder there last spring, and on a bream spinner bait with an ultra-lite pole, but he finally landed it! That pond does look fishy.

Saw a guy fishing Saturday, he was walking away from the pond on 7, just wondered if that was you.

We played Balboa that morning. SO FREAKING SLOW putting uphill having been punched. Nobody among our group knew the conditions, but it did seem suspicious that we could get three 8-8:20 tee times so late in the week.

My biggest question after playing was, why are they so heavily watering dormant grass. The place was soaked, that water isn't getting absorbed. I must have dug my wide-open 60 into the turf on very short pitch near the greens. I ruined a good round with five dubs. Oh well, I was out playing golf on a beautiful day!

[Hog66]

Seems to be a trend. My home course was saturated around the greens Saturday. They haven't aerated yet. Probably in the next couple of weeks.

[HognitiveDissonance]

Amazingly, none of the HSV courses seem to have been hit by the tornado weeks ago.
Not that it's important in the grand scheme of things...but just interesting of 9 courses, none of them took a direct hit.

[GolfNut57]

Hang in there. Gallbladder surgery is usually outpatient and laparoscopic. You should be back out there pretty quick.

Surgeon told me today during the pre-op visit that he thinks I might be down from golf for only about a week. 

[GolfNut57]

Seems to be a trend. My home course was saturated around the greens Saturday. They haven't aerated yet. Probably in the next couple of weeks.

Nutters being your home course?

[Hog66]

Nutters being your home course?

Yeah. I think they left the sprinklers on all night Friday. The greens had moats around them.

[Jim Harris]

Surgeon told me today during the pre-op visit that he thinks I might be down from golf for only about a week. 

That's amazing, even with lapro. The wonders of medicine these days.

[GolfNut57]

That's amazing, even with lapro. The wonders of medicine these days.

Actually I will be surprised if I am able to play that quick. I figure it will more likely be ten days to two weeks.

I did get one last round in today at Rebsamen though before the surgeon gets his hands on me Thursday morning. Shot another 77 with a pair of birds, with this time being an even par 36 on the front followed by a 41 on the back. After the first 8 holes I was 1 under but bogeyed the ninth hole to make the turn. Best thing about that nine holes was I hit 7 GIRs, which is unusual for me as I normally only hit 3 or 4 of those. Back nine was back to my normal game of missing more greens than not and hitting half the fairways. Ended up 11/8 on the day for greens and fairways respectively. Score could have been a couple strokes better but I left 3 very makeable birdie putts short on the front. Oh well.....that is why I ain't on TV playing golf on Sundays.

[joeyself]

No way I'm breaking 80.  Spot me 2 a side?

I did it once, at the course at Sallisaw (which is no longer there). 

I parred 8 in a row and then birdied the 9th (not 1-9, I think it started on hole 4).  I came in with a 77. 

The closest I've been to that EVER in the 44 years I've been playing was 83 at the old 18 at Ben Geren in Fort Smith, where I used 23 putts over the course of a round. 

Next to last time out was an 89. 

Last time?  Let's just say I broke 101...

JcS

[Hog66]

41-41  82

At Nutters of course. Needed a birdie on 18 to get into the 70's

Hit my drive into the right trees and had to punch out. Lipped out a 4 footer to make double bogey.

Stupid game.

[GolfNut57]

41-41  82

At Nutters of course. Needed a birdie on 18 to get into the 70's

Hit my drive into the right trees and had to punch out. Lipped out a 4 footer to make double bogey.

Stupid game.

And yet you love it and couldn't live without it. hahaha

[HognitiveDissonance]

River Oaks in Searcy is in good shape.
Fairways good, greens are good, a few spots that need grow-in.

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River Oaks #5

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River Oaks 6

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#6

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River Oaks #7

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I hate slow play.

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River Oaks #14 on the Little Red River

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17th hole pond

[HognitiveDissonance]

Wow, these pictures are deceiving.
The first photo above on the #1 hole was actually only 119 yards to the pin. It looks about 179 yards in the photo.