I did not know that there was a golf board

Can you get me on to Austin Golf Club? TIA

Glad you found the board, there are some pretty good discussions here. Austin is a cool golf town. I stayed at the Omni resort one year while attending Match Play and it was great. Really enjoyed the Fazio Canyons course, which is the only course I got to play on that trip. I need to make another trip out that way and play all of those course. I also got to play ACC once and it was a great experience. Once of the funnest designs I've ever played.

I've heard great things about Austin Golf Club and it's on my bucket list. The people I know that have played both AGC and ACC say it makes the country club look like a muni

Don't sell yourself short. In my foursome I am the hacker, one shoots high 60's low 70's, one always around 74 to 78 and one that is coming off an injury and has steadily gone from mid to high 80's down to mid seventies.

I was just stagnant around 85 to 87 with some flashes of low 80's. Those two low rounds were because my short game and my putting were on fire.

I am just now trying to better my tee to manageable iron shot into the green game. Get me at 6500 or more yards and I am struggling.

Amazing how much a short game can keep you in the 80's but I want more and that takes length and consistency off the tee box.

Now that I know this board is here you guys hit me up if any of you are in the Austin area.

Can't get you on any fancy courses but can show you a couple of gems in the area..... and one hard arse course that will make you cuss and think of quitting.

Sorry I missed a bunch of you coming down for the LSU Texas game, my bad. Hope you all had fun but I know you had to suffer from the heat. Maybe my areas humidity was not quite as bad as NO or Baton Rouge area, hell Houston for that.

I don't have an official handicap, it was just a guess on how many over I shoot.

I might be closer to a 12 then if it makes you happy. I don't play tournaments and don't gamble much and when we do play it is only for beers and I play straight up with my group. I also play multiple courses and don't have time to keep up with the slope rating and my scores to do a proper calculation.

My career round is a 76 which I’ve shot a few times. I’m typically low-mid 80’s with some upper 70s and upper 80s sprinkled in. I’m an 8.7 right now so you’re probably around there.

Trust me, I have got my share of 90's mixed in with those other rounds. My worse round this year was a 98 at Forest Creek. I can only break 90 there 1 out about 5 tries.

Hopefully I don't have to worry and start shooting scratch by next year.

How does someone who doesn't have a home course go about getting an official handicap anyhow?

Edit: I see that GHIN app recommendation. Is it easy to use? I will check it out for sure.

Not so fast. My 99 today would get me started on the right path.

Took a mulligan on the first tee so I cheated anyway.

Goodness the greens were fast, breaking and just punished you. Way too many strokes on the green. Had fun, that is all that counts.

Don't see scratch coming anytime soon. Going back for another lesson with my longer clubs, 3 wood thru 6 iron. My 7 and under were dang good, cannot complain.

Going to watch Texas maybe beat up on Kansas. Maybe, wouldn't surprise me if we lost....