Independent Golf Outings

Golf Outings

Our nation has some of the most beautiful and challaging gold courses in the world. We have visited and played golf on several.

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Sunken Meadow State Park - Green Course Sunday, October 26, 2006 Highlights: Drew and Hank were joined by Al and picked up Lou who plays the Sunken Meadow courses often to round out their foursome for the day. The course was in very nice shape. Lou led the way and was he only one of the group to score a par, which he did on the tough hole number 7. Drew having, trouble with his putter on the first few hole and his irons on the last few hole and with his woods on some of the in between holes, resulting in a 64 for the round. Al had a bogie on the 2nd and struggled to stay under 60 with a 58 by round's end. Hank said, "I like the course, but I hate the course”, which summed up his round. He had some brilliant moments that make him feel his future is on the long courses, because now he can really hit without holding back.

Sunken Meadow State Park - Blue to Red Courses Sunday, October 22, 2006 Highlights: Don and Drew were joined by Norman and his brother-in-law Howie at Sunken Meadow to play the Blue through the Red courses. (By the way, see Drew's Review of the Sunken Meadow Blue Course on GolfLink.com).

Sunken Meadow State Park - Blue Course Sunday, October 16, 2006 Highlights: Don and Drew ventured out to Sunken Meadow State Park on a beautiful crisp fall day with leaves turning color. Drew started off well with a par on 1 and 3 and bogie on 4 and 5. He finished with a 54 for the round 6 ahead of Don who struggled on the greens with his putter, which did not behave as it usually does.

Eisenhower Blue Course Saturday, September 30, 2006 Highlights: Don played well. Drew could hardly see the ball on the tee. He kept miss-hitting it, ecept for sometimes. Don had 3 pars on 1, 15 and 18 with bogies on 3, 7, 8, 12 and 17 for a round of 106. Not his best, but in there. Drew bogied the 8th and the 17th and struggled the rest of the day.

Eisenhower Blue Course Saturday, September 9, 2006 Highlights: Don and Drew joined up at Eisenhower Park with Mike and his wife Meesu who apparently enjoy playing on this Robert Trent Jones designed course on a regular basis. Don parred the 1st, 4th and 17th holes and hit some excellent shots, but Drew was able to keep the score close and actually held the lead from the 8th through the 16th hole, when Don pointed out that a 3 stroke lead would be hard for him to over come. Drew said, “There are lots of holes to go and you never know what can happen”, which is surely where he lost it. Don won one stroke back on the 16th and then proceeded to par the 3-par 118 yard 17th, which allowed him to make back the two remaining strokes he had been down and go up one on Drew who triple boggied it. Though Don had a rough finish on the 18th with a double bogie, Drew had an even rougher one, even with a nice shot here and there he triple-boggied the 18th putting Don 2 strokes up at the finish. Drew will be fitted with new choke-resistant underwear before their next golf outing.

Eisenhower Blue Course Saturday, September 16, 2006 Highlights: Don and Drew joined up with two brothers from Great Neck and North Hills for a round played on the morning after a soaking rain the day and night before and with Drew still feeling the effects of a bad cold. The weather was fine and though the course was feeling the effects of the deep wetness, it was in good condition with a lushness that made the rough rougher and the fairway heavy with water such that divots seemed to weigh a ton, which may have had an effect on shot results. The greens, which had been aerated last week had grown back to a degree and were not as "sandy" as they had been, but the putting surface still gave the ball a bumpy ride. Though Drew had the only par on the front nine, on the 8th hole, Don posted bogies on the 7th and 9th and kept his hole totals even with or better than Drew's on every other hole than the 8th giving him an 8 stroke lead at the turn. Drew kept loosing one or two per hole through the 13th when Don shot par on the 296 yard par 4. They stayed even on the 14th when Drew hit a long put to tie Don's triple bogie 7. That little positive result must have given Drew a lift. He pared the 172 yard 15th bettering Don's bogie 4 and then posted a 7 on the toughest hole on the course, the 16th, a 387 dog leg right hole that took its toll on Don's big lead to the toll of 2 more strokes for a total of 13 down from a high of 16 strokes. The 17th hoe, a par 3, is only 129 yards from tee to green, so most use 5 iron or shorter to clear the two large traps in front of the flag. Drew hit 3 iron to about 8 feet from the pin and, after the others outside his lie putted closer, he putted his ball on a fairly smooth route with just a slight bend to the left at the end directly into the cup for a birdie 2, which reduces the deficit to 11 stroke. Don fought back and got his fifth bogie for the back 9 on the par 5 finishing hole giving him a total of 8 bogies and one par for the round and total of 105 for round, 5 strokes better than his effort last week and 12 strokes better than Drew's total of 117 for the day. There were a lot of "come back" shots for both players; meaning "they're coming back for more golf on the Eisenhower Blue Course.

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Sunken Meadow State Park - Green Course	Sunday, October 26, 2006	Highlights: Drew and Hank were joined by Al and picked up Lou who plays the Sunken Meadow courses often to round out their foursome for the day. The course was in very nice shape. Lou led the way and was he only one of the group to score a par, which he did on the tough hole number 7. Drew having, trouble with his putter on the first few hole and his irons on the last few hole and with his woods on some of the in between holes, resulting in a 64 for the round. Al had a bogie on the 2nd and struggled to stay under 60 with a 58 by round's end. Hank said, "I like the course, but I hate the course”, which summed up his round. He had some brilliant moments that make him feel his future is on the long courses, because now he can really hit without holding back.
Sunken Meadow State Park - Blue to Red Courses	Sunday, October 22, 2006	Highlights: Don and Drew were joined by Norman and his brother-in-law Howie at Sunken Meadow to play the Blue through the Red courses. (By the way, see Drew's Review of the Sunken Meadow Blue Course on GolfLink.com).
Sunken Meadow State Park - Blue Course	Sunday, October 16, 2006	Highlights: Don and Drew ventured out to Sunken Meadow State Park on a beautiful crisp fall day with leaves turning color. Drew started off well with a par on 1 and 3 and bogie on 4 and 5. He finished with a 54 for the round 6 ahead of Don who struggled on the greens with his putter, which did not behave as it usually does.
Eisenhower Blue Course	Saturday, September 30, 2006	Highlights: Don played well. Drew could hardly see the ball on the tee. He kept miss-hitting it, ecept for sometimes. Don had 3 pars on 1, 15 and 18 with bogies on 3, 7, 8, 12 and 17 for a round of 106. Not his best, but in there. Drew bogied the 8th and the 17th and struggled the rest of the day.
Eisenhower Blue Course	Saturday, September 9, 2006	Highlights: Don and Drew joined up at Eisenhower Park with Mike and his wife Meesu who apparently enjoy playing on this Robert Trent Jones designed course on a regular basis. Don parred the 1st, 4th and 17th holes and hit some excellent shots, but Drew was able to keep the score close and actually held the lead from the 8th through the 16th hole, when Don pointed out that a 3 stroke lead would be hard for him to over come. Drew said, “There are lots of holes to go and you never know what can happen”, which is surely where he lost it. Don won one stroke back on the 16th and then proceeded to par the 3-par 118 yard 17th, which allowed him to make back the two remaining strokes he had been down and go up one on Drew who triple boggied it. Though Don had a rough finish on the 18th with a double bogie, Drew had an even rougher one, even with a nice shot here and there he triple-boggied the 18th putting Don 2 strokes up at the finish. Drew will be fitted with new choke-resistant underwear before their next golf outing.
Eisenhower Blue Course	Saturday, September 16, 2006	Highlights: Don and Drew joined up with two brothers from Great Neck and North Hills for a round played on the morning after a soaking rain the day and night before and with Drew still feeling the effects of a bad cold. The weather was fine and though the course was feeling the effects of the deep wetness, it was in good condition with a lushness that made the rough rougher and the fairway heavy with water such that divots seemed to weigh a ton, which may have had an effect on shot results. The greens, which had been aerated last week had grown back to a degree and were not as "sandy" as they had been, but the putting surface still gave the ball a bumpy ride. Though Drew had the only par on the front nine, on the 8th hole, Don posted bogies on the 7th and 9th and kept his hole totals even with or better than Drew's on every other hole than the 8th giving him an 8 stroke lead at the turn. Drew kept loosing one or two per hole through the 13th when Don shot par on the 296 yard par 4. They stayed even on the 14th when Drew hit a long put to tie Don's triple bogie 7. That little positive result must have given Drew a lift. He pared the 172 yard 15th bettering Don's bogie 4 and then posted a 7 on the toughest hole on the course, the 16th, a 387 dog leg right hole that took its toll on Don's big lead to the toll of 2 more strokes for a total of 13 down from a high of 16 strokes. The 17th hoe, a par 3, is only 129 yards from tee to green, so most use 5 iron or shorter to clear the two large traps in front of the flag. Drew hit 3 iron to about 8 feet from the pin and, after the others outside his lie putted closer, he putted his ball on a fairly smooth route with just a slight bend to the left at the end directly into the cup for a birdie 2, which reduces the deficit to 11 stroke. Don fought back and got his fifth bogie for the back 9 on the par 5 finishing hole giving him a total of 8 bogies and one par for the round and total of 105 for round, 5 strokes better than his effort last week and 12 strokes better than Drew's total of 117 for the day. There were a lot of "come back" shots for both players; meaning "they're coming back for more golf on the Eisenhower Blue Course.