It ended up being a fantastic trip. I didn't let the rain or sort-of cold ruin anything.
Ended up playing 2.5 rounds in steady rain and a bunch in really wet and soppy conditions, but it was still a blast.
Here's what I ended up playing and how it went:
Day 1
Cloudland State Park - 42
Fun, short, easy pitch & putt course. Seemed like the whole front 9 was RHBH hyzers and the whole back was turnovers. Hit an ace on 9 with a QMS.
Etowah - 56
Really fun Intermediate level course with some longer harder holes but nothing crazy. It was SUPER muddy here, and just when I finished the sun broke through.
Day 2
Hobbs longest config (gold tees and orange baskets when they existed) - 71
Hobbs Short tees - 55
Hobss Middle tees - 59
Wow. Hobbs is fantastic. On the Maple Hill / Rollin Ridge level. I love the multiple tees and baskets to create so much variation. Awesome boardwalk tee for 17. My last round from whites was my best and I used only a Sole, Tank, Leo, and Respecti bc I was tired.
Day 3
IDGC Warner - 65
IDGC Steady - 61
IDGC Jackson - 75
IDGV Steady - 60
Amazing place. Best golf all in one place I've ever seen besides HBH. I was pretty hurt and tired for Warner but loosened up after that. Loved the water shot on Steady 5. Lost my 3rd throw round one (I couldnt help myself), and nailed a perfect shot on round 2. Played that second Steady round with the same 4 discs as Hobbs. Jackson was my favorite, especially the back 9 of it.
Day 4
Stoney Hill Garnet - 68
Stoney Hill Long - 65
Spectacular. Big thanks to David for taking the time to show me both layouts. I couldn't stay in bounds in round 1 (circle 7, triple circle 8), but played ok besides that. I was running a lot of dangerous upshots and putts and going in the drink. Second round was better for sure. The finishing 6 holes of long is the most fun stretch I played the whole trip.
Day 7
Renny Gold - 71
Renny Gold - 74
Hornets shorts - 57
Hornets longs - 71
Renny is amazing but kicked my ass. I played pretty well, I swear, and still couldnt break 70 bc I had a blowup hole or two each round. 13 or 14, the 942 big uphill dog leg has a downed tree completely blocking the fairway which cost me both times. Really loved this place though, a really solid mix of open and wooded and great use of OB.
Hornets is great too, but its layed out really stange. The front 9 weaves all over the place through the park and there's alot of roads and paths in play. I played well from shorts but was just dead by that last round from longs. It's not as hard as Renny like I made it seem.
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If I could play any one of them one more time, it would be Stoney long layout. There are more holes there that I really want another chance at than anywhere else. I know I can 3 that one over the lake!
I lost 4 discs:
17 Hobbs on the right on round 1 - glow Trak (of course right when Vibram goes OOP)
5 Steady in the lake - Leo3.
16(I think?) Stoney long - QOLS
13 Renny - Tank in a tree trying to go over the downed tree.
