** 2024/2025 Golf Talk Thread **

[Alias Detective 1,401]

1 hour ago, jerryskids said:

Dang, that looks good. 

I'd love to get the recipe for the sweet potatoes; do they publish them?

I don’t know that answer.

[BiffTannen 956]

1 hour ago, jerryskids said:

Dang, that looks good. 

I'd love to get the recipe for the sweet potatoes; do they publish them?

Don't know the recipe they are using, but I found this and may have to try it the next couple days while watching the NCAA tournament. 

 

https://cleanfoodcrush.com/chili-lime-roasted-sweet-potatoes/

[jerryskids 6,797]

2 minutes ago, BiffTannen said:

Don't know the recipe they are using, but I found this and may have to try it the next couple days while watching the NCAA tournament. 

 

https://cleanfoodcrush.com/chili-lime-roasted-sweet-potatoes/

Thanks, that looks good and pretty simple.   

I love ancho chili/lime wings as well.  

[edjr 6,588]

 

[jerryskids 6,797]

7 hours ago, edjr said:

 

They show the putter at the end:  shaft bend notwithstanding, it looks like something you would get at a putt putt course.  No wonder it sucks.   

[BiffTannen 956]

10 minutes ago, jerryskids said:

They show the putter at the end:  shaft bend notwithstanding, it looks like something you would get at a putt putt course.  No wonder it sucks.   

I’m embarrassed to say I’ve drafted him before. It might have been 2 years ago or more, but I had that bent shaft mother putter on me team once. 

[BiffTannen 956]

My ex-father in law recently turned me on to the AVX and it is amazing. It always goes straight and it flies like a line drive to the gap.  I’m sold, but I did order a dozen Bridgestone BRX to try out this week and hoping I like them because I do like to switch up.  
 

My problem is I have 2 dozen prov1x and 3 dozen prov1 that I no longer want. Any of you guys know if Golf Galaxy does trades? They are still in the boxes, unopened. 

[WhiteWonder 2,737]

16 hours ago, BiffTannen said:

My ex-father in law recently turned me on to the AVX and it is amazing. It always goes straight and it flies like a line drive to the gap.  I’m sold, but I did order a dozen Bridgestone BRX to try out this week and hoping I like them because I do like to switch up.  
 

My problem is I have 2 dozen prov1x and 3 dozen prov1 that I no longer want. Any of you guys know if Golf Galaxy does trades? They are still in the boxes, unopened. 

FB Marketplace?  idk. Forget which thread it was in but I know i mentioned that I pretty much don't buy new golf balls anymore. Even on a bad day with a few OB shots, something in the water etc I always seem to find a bunch more premium balls, usually in excellent condition. I just play those and only break out new ones for outings or tournaments. 

interestingly, I recently cracked 2 brand new TP5 balls at my indoor place. I think they were from the same box so maybe I got a bad batch. I also use new balls there just in case any sort of marks mess with trackman. 

[BiffTannen 956]

Picked up a dozen left dash and a dozen Tour B RX to try this weekend. I don’t know why it’s taken me this long to discover these low spin off the driver balls. I guess I didn’t think they would stick to greens, but I was very impressed with the AVX stopping power last week. 

[BiffTannen 956]

I was once posed with the question- if you take your scramble group buddies and play a pga tour event, do you think you could make the cut?  My answer was no. We don’t have the distance to keep up and green speeds would kill us. 
 

I thought of a similar what if.  Your scramble group in an LPGA major? Yes, I think we would win. 

[shadrap 228]

gotta love this.  Canadians after a few too many Molsons or maybe Rum, eh.

https://www.outkick.com/sports/golf-course-fight-pond-canada-video

You will have to press the instagram link in the article.  I tried to link it here, but didn't work

[WhiteWonder 2,737]

On 6/20/2025 at 8:17 PM, BiffTannen said:

I was once posed with the question- if you take your scramble group buddies and play a pga tour event, do you think you could make the cut?  My answer was no. We don’t have the distance to keep up and green speeds would kill us. 
 

I thought of a similar what if.  Your scramble group in an LPGA major? Yes, I think we would win. 

Very interesting. I feel like I want to force myself to say no just because it sounds ridiculous to say yes. My regular scramble group would be a clear cut no as I often play with 2 guys who can't break 100 on their own but they still contribute a few useable shots. If I had my 3 BEST partners from all the various outings I play in? It might be possible to make the cut as I don't think distance would be a tremendous issue. Last weeks winner, Brian Campbell averages like 277 off the tee. Between myself and 3 other guys who drive it as long or longer than me, taking our best drive each hole I think we would average over 280. Putting difficulty would be somewhat mitigated by scramble strategy, watching the first putt for break and speed and once you are in pocket, freedom to be aggressive. The John Deere cut was -5. My bad scramble groups shoot -8. I think the best guys together would shoot -14. Move us back to the tips, and add PGA green speeds and I think we might be able to hover around that -4/-5 cut line. 

I actually don't think we would win an LPGA major.  womens US Open winner was -7. Some of them averaged over 270 off the tee for the event. I'm not sure the distance difference is much of an advantage because in either scenario the short game and putting is going to be the most important and professional women have some phenomenal short games.