quick trip May 21-24

wolverine12 · 2019-05-27T18:22:07Z

My wife & I took a quick trip to MB & Pinehurst area , first to Pinehurst area & played 2 rounds there. We stayed at the Best Western in Southern Pines & a 1 bedroom condo @ Seawatch in MB, we got out of MB Sat morning, didn't really want to stay around for the steaming temps forecast for the long weekend.Tues May 21 Southern Pines2nd time playing here for me, wife's first time in area. Conditions were good all the way around, we had CPO on 3 holes, ride anywhere the rest of the course. Greens rolled well, medium speed. I like the Ross design, my wife not so much with all the elevation up to a lot of the greens, especially for her first round of the year. I played pretty good except for 2 doubles that cost me a sub 80 round, shot 81Wed May 22 Tobacco RoadMy 5th visit to TR, we were first ones off that morning playing as a 2some. At the turn, the bag drop guy asked, you guys already finished 9? took us 1 hr 20 mins. I enjoyed the round again, conditions were excellent throughout. My wife after playing about 6-7 holes tells me, now I know why you always talk about this course, its beautiful. She really enjoyed herself & played pretty well, breaking 100 with a 99. mind you I gave her a few breaks ? when she got in a bad spot in a waste area .We will definitely return, but will have to add Tot Hill Farm to compare it to. I played well on the front with a 39 & 2 birds, wheels fell off to start back 9 with doubles on 10-12, managed to get an 84Thurs May 23 Tigers EyePlayed here as a single with a rain check, glad I didn't pay for the round, the greens are in bad shape, slow, ball bounces all over, fairways are dry & a touch brownish. I talked to a member playing in the group behind us & said the greens never recovered from the previous bad winter. I got paired with a couple from Bermuda, the wife Kathy was some player, if the greens were good, she would have had a mid 70's round but for the putting. I struggled with my wedges all day, pulling almost everyone, on top of not making 1 putt & struggling to an 89. I think the slow pace, 5 hr round ( 2.15 front & 2.45 back) didn't help my game. Fri May 24 Possum TrotDecided to play PT as I never played it before & wanted it off my list before it closes. I wasn't expecting much but enjoyed the round, greens were a lot better the TE, rolled good with med speed. about a 4.15 round pace was OK. I played as a single & along with another single joined a twosome that was there. The other single, Shawn was a young Penn State trooper, could really pound the ball off the tee, too bad rest of his game didn't match as every swing was as fast & hard as possible. I had a good round, shot 80 with 2 birds, coulda been better if my putter was behaving, realized I was too close to the ball too late in the round.Frank

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leftygar1

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05/30/2019 4:26 pm

Thanks for your report, the cat courses are a let down to our group.

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Vtgolfnut

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06/01/2019 11:00 am

It is a shame that they can’t get their act together at tigers eye, it is a good layout that we used to play regularly but have skipped it over the last 5 years due to conditions

thanks for your report

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