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Terry Lavin

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Opening Day!
« on: March 18, 2010, 11:38:53 AM »
I'm playing my first round tomorrow at Beverly, here in Chicago, where we're supposed to have our fourth consecutive nice day, followed by snow, rain and rampant depression on the weekend.  Has everybody gotten out for an Opening Day round in the northern part of the country?
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Carl Nichols

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Re: Opening Day!
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2010, 11:40:49 AM »
My course (in DC) is fully open for the first time today; I'm hoping to play tomorrow afternoon. 
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jonathan_becker

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Re: Opening Day!
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2010, 11:41:42 AM »
Terry,

The club in my town doesn't open till saturday, but my debut is today.  5pm for 9 holes at the College of Wooster's L.C. Boles Memorial dogtrack!!  I can't wait.
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C. Squier

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Re: Opening Day!
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2010, 11:49:28 AM »
South Course's greens opened yesterday at OFCC.....heading out again today. 
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Ron Csigo

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Re: Opening Day!
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2010, 11:54:46 AM »
Heading out for my first round in NJ at the Seaview Marriott Pines course on Saturday.  Then heading to the Atlantic City Covention Center for AC's annual beer festival.
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PThomas

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Re: Opening Day!
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2010, 11:57:03 AM »
i'm off from work tomorrow and am going to play somewhere!
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Jason Topp

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Re: Opening Day!
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2010, 12:04:41 PM »
9 holes in Minneapolis yesterday.  Apparently I do not have the shot from mud down yet for the season.
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Mark Woodger

Re: Opening Day!
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2010, 12:05:40 PM »
marine park booklyn 7:22am sunday can't wait.

There is a spot on the tee time if anybody wants it.
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Mark Smolens

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Re: Opening Day!
« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2010, 12:08:29 PM »
Cog Hill #2 yesterdy.  Glorious day.  Course was almost empty -- bad sign for golf industry??  Perfect day and golfing populace going crazy due to miserable winter, and there was no one out here?
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Chris Flamion

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Re: Opening Day!
« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2010, 12:10:28 PM »
Went to the range on Monday, Nine Yesterday, and 18 today....I missed this
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PCCraig

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Re: Opening Day!
« Reply #10 on: March 18, 2010, 12:28:15 PM »
You guys are lucky...some of us have to work!!!  :) ;) ;D

I'm 50/50 on maybe trying to sneak a couple holes in tomorrow after work, or maybe taking on the wind and rain on Saturday but that seems unlikely now.
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Rick Shefchik

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Re: Opening Day!
« Reply #11 on: March 18, 2010, 12:31:30 PM »
Quote from: Mark Smolens on March 18, 2010, 12:08:29 PM
Cog Hill #2 yesterdy.  Glorious day.  Course was almost empty -- bad sign for golf industry??  Perfect day and golfing populace going crazy due to miserable winter, and there was no one out here?

Mark, maybe it's their pricing. I walked by my neighborhood course in Stillwater, MN, yesterday, and it looked like a full tee sheet.
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Chip Gaskins

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Re: Opening Day!
« Reply #12 on: March 18, 2010, 12:32:56 PM »
Haines Point Muni in Washington DC, 10:30AM Saturday!
« Last Edit: March 18, 2010, 12:46:38 PM by Chip Gaskins »
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Michael Baldwin

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Re: Opening Day!
« Reply #13 on: March 18, 2010, 12:42:17 PM »
I swiped my Cook County Forest Preserve Golf card 3 times since saturday.  My shoes and clubs are also quite muddy. 
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Mike Cirba

Re: Opening Day!
« Reply #14 on: March 18, 2010, 01:01:42 PM »
Chip,

Aim for the Jefferson Memorial!
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Tony Weiler

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Re: Opening Day!
« Reply #15 on: March 18, 2010, 01:04:59 PM »
Still several weeks away here in not so sunny ND. 
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Steve Strasheim

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Re: Opening Day!
« Reply #16 on: March 18, 2010, 01:09:48 PM »
Our course opened yesterday and we managed to get 6 holes in after work.

Today is a glorious day, the course will be packed. Supposed to snow 1-3 inches Friday.
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Carl Nichols

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Re: Opening Day!
« Reply #17 on: March 18, 2010, 01:10:13 PM »
Quote from: Mike Cirba on March 18, 2010, 01:01:42 PM
Chip,

Aim for the Jefferson Memorial!

And don't forget your hardhat!
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Gary Slatter

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Re: Opening Day!
« Reply #18 on: March 18, 2010, 02:12:21 PM »
Quote from: Terry Lavin on March 18, 2010, 11:38:53 AM
I'm playing my first round tomorrow at Beverly, here in Chicago, where we're supposed to have our fourth consecutive nice day, followed by snow, rain and rampant depression on the weekend.  Has everybody gotten out for an Opening Day round in the northern part of the country?
Terry:
Is it easier to drive at Beverley in the spring?  When I played it was mid-summer and I felt the trees were touching across the fairways, forcing me to try to hit it lower.  Great experience,  I bet you members beat your guests regularly.
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Paul OConnor

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Re: Opening Day!
« Reply #19 on: March 18, 2010, 02:32:46 PM »
" I bet you members beat your guests regularly"


Yes, and their wives, children and dogs too!
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Mark Smolens

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Re: Opening Day!
« Reply #20 on: March 18, 2010, 02:32:55 PM »
Gary,
Methinks the success members at this esteemed South Side institution have over their guest is more a function of inflated handicaps than treetops, our sandbagging jurist included!
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Bart Bradley

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Re: Opening Day!
« Reply #21 on: March 18, 2010, 02:33:42 PM »
Lots of course work going on at Grandfather  :D

Delayed opening day until May 14  :'(

Going to see my friend and play out of town this weekend  ;D

ND loses in 1st round  :'(

Bart
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Michael Blake

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Re: Opening Day!
« Reply #22 on: March 18, 2010, 02:37:24 PM »
I'd like to have a lesson first.
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Matt Bosela

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Re: Opening Day!
« Reply #23 on: March 18, 2010, 04:35:08 PM »
My home course in St. Catharines, ON, Canada opened at noon today, beating last year's record for earliest opening by one day.  That was almost unthinkable just two and a half weeks ago with about 8 inches of snow on the ground.

The recent warm spell here in the Niagara Peninsula has been quite remarkable.

I'm hoping to play after work tomorrow and will definitely take advantage of the planned warm weather on Saturday with a full 18 before the snow comes again next week.
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Matt Elliott

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Re: Opening Day!
« Reply #24 on: March 18, 2010, 05:28:49 PM »
Quote from: jonathan_becker on March 18, 2010, 11:41:42 AM
Terry,

The club in my town doesn't open till saturday, but my debut is today.  5pm for 9 holes at the College of Wooster's L.C. Boles Memorial dogtrack!!  I can't wait.

Jonathan,

Good luck shooting either four under or four over at the Boles, those seem to be about the only scores available out there. Have fun, I'm sure the greens are super fast and the fairways are extremely tight. Oh the Boles...how I do not miss thee!

btw...I played my first real round of the year today at Brookside in Columbus. Not too shabby for not really touching a club for the past few months.

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