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re: What are my options if I can no longer afford my house?
Posted by 904 on 8/18/26 at 1:25 pm to HogPharmer
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Yeah. He posted 4 days ago he's a 7 handicap. That's a TON of money AND time devoted to a VERY expensive hobby.
Depends on where you golf. I walk munis after work a couple times a week as a 3 handicap and spend $30 for several hours of exercise and entertainment. My clubs were initially expensive, but the tech has plateaued in the last couple decades that you can keep them for 15+ years if you take care of them. Going on 7 years for my Mizuno irons and 12+ years on my Ping driver and putter. After the initial investment, it can be a cheap hobby if you want it to be.
Now if you're an equipment addict, belong to a private club, or pound beers every weekend while paying Saturday rates, then it really starts adding up.
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re: City Brooks Park - BREC wants to spend $100 million on this park
Posted by 904 on 8/11/26 at 12:40 pm to michael corleone
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Make it a top notch 9 hole course. Could really be something special.
FIFY
We need more yardage in Baton Rouge, not less, especially with LSU now closed. The students are going to really stress Webb and City Park this year as it is.
Also, any walking and bike paths for pedestrian use would need to be far enough away from the course, unless you like all the golfers waiting for pedestrians to pass on every shot.
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EDIT: Imagine the snack window lady at Beaver Creek being your bartender...
She's one of the least friendly humans I've ever had the pleasure of meeting.
re: Ping 2026 St. Jude Hoofer Released
Posted by 904 on 8/10/26 at 2:52 pm to IH8ThreePutts
Is it terrible to dislike St. Jude solely because of their marketing department?
I donated once, and then they bombarded me with text messages and both physical and digital mail for months despite trying to unsubscribe in every way possible.
Genuinely nice golf bags though.
I donated once, and then they bombarded me with text messages and both physical and digital mail for months despite trying to unsubscribe in every way possible.
Genuinely nice golf bags though.
re: Baton Rouge Greens Report
Posted by 904 on 8/1/26 at 9:01 am to FieldEngineer
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Greystone is punching on Monday.
Played Greystone yesterday and the greens were perfect. I know why they have to punch but damn
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Sales have also suffered as many younger drinkers have found traditional wines stodgy and difficult to understand
Most California wines that you can buy in the grocery today all taste pretty much the same because they're owned by big labels who make huge production blends.
I don't blame younger drinkers for staying away from wine when you often have to have to pay $50+ a bottle at a specialty store to maybe get any individuality or complexity.
Damn that’s awesome
Funny enough, I’ve been going the opposite way as of late unfortunately. The more I play with other people, the more I realize I don’t like most golfers out there these days.
Covid brought many to the sport, but etiquette and competence has eroded away as a result. I’ve come to enjoy my rounds alone more and more (and it gives me more time to fix other people’s ballmarks).
Covid brought many to the sport, but etiquette and competence has eroded away as a result. I’ve come to enjoy my rounds alone more and more (and it gives me more time to fix other people’s ballmarks).
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That ball passed within a foot of him and it wasn’t moving particularly fast. He has to find a way to get a touch on it.
He did get a touch on it as it more or less came right to him, but just tried to flick it or something and redirected it into the corner of the goal instead of the middle. He absolutely has to make that play.
re: Adult golf fans are letting their social media persona become their real life identity
Posted by 904 on 6/22/26 at 10:33 am to lsupride87
never watched a sporting event in New York? always been tons of arrogant assholes up there. I would never boo a golfer regardless of my distaste for them, but I'm not surprised it's happening
re: Adult golf fans are letting their social media persona become their real life identity
Posted by 904 on 6/22/26 at 10:23 am to lsupride87
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Your post is 100% what’s wrong with people. You don’t have to like Clark, I certainly don’t. But you 100% without a doubt do have control over acting like a civilized adult, nothing Clark did makes you act like a good many assholes did this weekend
... which is why I said "some of the interactions are over the top". I agree with you, but also, Clark brought the hate on himself and he admitted as much in the post-round interview
re: BREC Commissioner Mike Polito speaks about saving City Park Gof Course
Posted by 904 on 6/22/26 at 10:21 am to HarryVardon
Why is Polito talking about rating and slope anyway? Ironically enough, that has far more to do with the length of a course, and basically nothing to do with the quality.
He clearly doesn't understand that course rating is a measure of difficulty and is doubling down on ignorance here. Sheesh :lol:
He clearly doesn't understand that course rating is a measure of difficulty and is doubling down on ignorance here. Sheesh :lol:
re: Adult golf fans are letting their social media persona become their real life identity
Posted by 904 on 6/22/26 at 10:15 am to lsupride87
Fans are only privy to a very small sliver of a golfer's life to make a judgement on who to root for, so you can't blame them when they see Wyndham tearing up historical locker rooms and throwing temper tantrums and then display their allegiances accordingly.
Some of the fan interactions are over the top, but Clark can only blame himself for the hate. He might've won some fans back this weekend though.
Some of the fan interactions are over the top, but Clark can only blame himself for the hate. He might've won some fans back this weekend though.
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Can you be more specific about what you call inaccuracies?
If you're asking for specifics, a few that come to mind off the top of the head are
• spreading the word that they want to put high rises in place of the course when there's been no mention of that anywhere in the plans or otherwise - example
• other over-embellishments of the plans in general as if it's going to be some concrete jungle, for example - link
• things like this, where the org applauds and piggybacks on Rep. McMakin's comments, but then can't get his gender right and depicts him as an elderly woman in the post about it. Just comes off as lazy, and probably emasculating too.
Imo, all the publicly-posted aggressive rhetoric towards the commissioners and lazy and exaggerated AI content is bordering dangerously close to being viewed as an outrage organization by people in this town who can actually help you... as opposed to the trusted resource and set of experts on the park as a whole which I believe Friends of City Park is and should be.
Again, appreciate the massive efforts and hope this is taken as constructive. Just my 2¢ (and a few others)
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Is there some Bryson-esque curved face stuff going on in that top-down view? Otherwise, not bad looking
re: So Arguably….. does Lane have better players at LSU
Posted by 904 on 5/21/26 at 1:59 pm to mattchewbocca
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So Arguably….. does Lane have better players at LSU
Probably, but I also feel like it doesn't matter as much as getting this generation of players to buy in and not just collect their checks and quit. And the more hyped up they are, the more likely it is for them to do so. That's what made Indiana's team last year so good, discipline.
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Sasaki has presented two plans for City-Brooks Park, neither of which retains the original footprint of the golf course. They MUST present a plan showing the golf course as it is now. Trimming it here and there is not going to work and is dirty pool.
No disagreement there.
Side note, I wholeheartedly agree that the course needs to be improved on the current footprint it sits on and not trimmed and appreciate the efforts, passion, and the yard signs ... but just from an observer's 1000 foot point of view, Friends of City Park isn't doing itself any favors with some of the AI content, inaccuracies, satirical political cartoons, and personal attacks on the BREC commissioners and Sasaki reps being posted on the Facebook page and elsewhere. BREC, BRAF, and Sasaki are misguided at best and wholly corrupt at worst and are problematic on their own, but there's plenty of legitimate ammo and reasons to keep the course as is/improve it. Some decision makers in town I've spoken with have a hard time taking the Friends of City Park message seriously because of the hyperbole.
Not sure if you run the page or not and apologies if you don't, but I'm going to assume you're at least within a degree of separation. Hope this is taken as constructive :cheers:
Filip Jakubcik for Arizona making a 1 on the 678 yard par 5 has to be an error, correct? :lol:
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Did you read the post GRT was originally responding to?
I read the whole thread. GRT claimed earlier that there were 9 golf courses in Baton Rouge city limits, and there's clearly not, even including private. GolfLink was wrong as well.
Z Star is a bit soft imo, but is a great ball. On the other hand, Z Star XV is too firm and clicky off the face and around the greens for me.
Z Start Diamond has traits of both and is the best of both worlds, so long as you don't have a tendency to hit super spinny shots. Somewhere in between Z Star and XV on firmness, medium-high launch, and higher iron spin. It's the best ball I've ever hit.
Z Start Diamond has traits of both and is the best of both worlds, so long as you don't have a tendency to hit super spinny shots. Somewhere in between Z Star and XV on firmness, medium-high launch, and higher iron spin. It's the best ball I've ever hit.
re: Why does Baton Rouge have such poor public golf courses?
Posted by 904 on 5/19/26 at 10:08 am to Defenseiskey
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A huge chunk of golf players are baby boomers who are getting older and less active. It just isn't the popular sport it once was. Wouldn't make sense to drop millions on a golf course that only a handful of people use.
5-10 years ago, you would've been correct. There's been a golf boom with the younger generation though ever since Covid, for better or worse. Courses are packed, and Webb and City Park closest to LSU did crazy numbers last year. Both are at or near capacity.
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