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I hope to be able to make some trips like that once my daughter is older. For now I must stick to playing on work trips or vacation. But I hope to hit 200 next year.
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I may be heading to the area next month myself...this is very intriguing.I mean, how often does one get the chance to play (one of) the best course(s) in the world at Harmony Bends, and then within 30 minutes, play one of the worst courses in the world at Ashland City Park? #perfectday
i didnt play dragon ridge in the middle of summer but i did in early spring and it was fun and rugged and meanI posted this yesterday on Facebook. If things go as planned, I will be on the road in 23 hours from now.
11pm - 6AM Drive (got 45 min for nap/stops)
6:45am-7:30am - Buffalo City Park (9) - Buffalo MO
7:30am-8:15am- Drive
8:15am-9:00am - Windermere DGC (9) - Roach MO
9:00am-10:00am - Drive
10:00am-10:45am- Versailles DGC (9) - Versailles MO
10:45am-11:15am - Drive
11:15am-12:00pm - Proctor Lake Park (9) - California MO
12:00pm-1:00pm - Drive
1:00pm-3:00pm - Course #1600 - Harmony Bend (18) - Columbia MO
3:00pm-3:45pm - Drive
3:;45pm-5:15pm - Holts Summit (18) - Jefferson City MO
5:15pm-6:15pm - Drive
6:15pm-7:45pm - Dragon Ridge (18) - Camdenton MO
It's a 7 hour drive home from there. If I go solo, I expect to stop for a couple of naps. As long as I get home by 2pm Friday so I can get to work around 2:30, I will be good.
Oh, I do have a backup after Jefferson City if I am running behind. There is an 18 and a 9 hole course in Eldon, If running behind, I may hit one of those instead. Or, if I play quickly, I may skip Dragon Ridge and head on to Lebanon to hit Jared Hilton. ONLY so I get a shorter drive home afterwards.
*chef's kiss*I mean, how often does one get the chance to play (one of) the best course(s) in the world at Harmony Bends, and then within 30 minutes, play one of the worst courses in the world at Ashland City Park? #perfectday
Dang it, you should have contacted me, I would have met you guys out there. It's been over years since I played a course I have played beforeMet up with Aclay in DFW at Trophy club. Course 626 for me and my tenth different state this year.
Darn, wish i would sent you a message. we were looking for a fourth. Guess i figured youd be out course baggin. ill be in town againDang it, you should have contacted me, I would have met you guys out there. It's been over years since I played a course I have played before
I usually have Thursdays off, that is when I go out of town, but I usually work night shifts on the weekends.Darn, wish i would sent you a message. we were looking for a fourth. Guess i figured youd be out course baggin. ill be in town again
Lots of printed out maps. Lots of intuition. Lots of patience knowing rounds would be slower as we might be walking around for 10 minutes trying to find the next hole. On many a course, I found it easier to find the basket and navigate backwards to where I'd imagine the tee would/should be. And if all else failed, we'd make up our own tees.Curious: how did you OG baggers navigate a tougher to navigate new course without Udisc? I've played a few this year (Big Shunga, Bonner Springs High, Carrollton, Flower City Orange, Hummel) that would be pretty hard to play correctly without the orange app. Were course maps more readily available back then? Better directions on older sites? Did you always grab a local?
^ This for me, especially printed course maps (some of which were more helpful than others), plus asking locals if any happened to be playing at the time.Lots of printed out maps. Lots of intuition. Lots of patience knowing rounds would be slower as we might be walking around for 10 minutes trying to find the next hole.
As others stated, I planned my trip, printed maps that were available. Wrote down the GPS Coordinates for my Garmin and headed out the door.Curious: how did you OG baggers navigate a tougher to navigate new course without Udisc? I've played a few this year (Big Shunga, Bonner Springs High, Carrollton, Flower City Orange, Hummel) that would be pretty hard to play correctly without the orange app. Were course maps more readily available back then? Better directions on older sites? Did you always grab a local?
Exit right of I-64, go down a ways till you see a red barn, go left to a dirt road by a chicken coop. The course is right after a big Sycamore tree.
I was trying to bag a course in Memphis right before Covid that had spotty directions to the parking lot/first tee. I could see baskets over a fence from the street, but I couldn't figure out where to get in.Back in the day, getting to the course was sometimes as challenging as getting around it. Several times we used Lat/Long coordinates and ended up looking through a fence, at hole one. Back then we printed course sheets off the PDGA website. We had to use some local directions to get to the course.
Maps were pretty few and far between in those days.
Back in the day, getting to the course was sometimes as challenging as getting around it. Several times we used Lat/Long coordinates and ended up looking through a fence, at hole one. Back then we printed course sheets off the PDGA website. We had to use some local directions to get to the course.
Maps were pretty few and far between in those days.
Guilty as charged!I used to print out directions on mapquest too haha.