Jon A thon

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If my aunt has a dick is she my uncle?

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Depends on how many people have purple hair where you live.

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Didn’t find it that difficult, not sure why this group struggled. Other than pressure.

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May have just been pin placement and that they made the greens super fast. I'm sure Portnoy wouldn't be apposed to asking them to do something to make it more difficult to shake things up.

Yeah, it's a 12-month commitment. If I up the membership level, then another year commitment starts at that point. That works for me. And she already told me the dues will increase starting Jan 1. So, taking that into account and realize it'll happen every year.

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Based on the two clubs it could be - My first issue would be one of them allows tournaments/corporate outings Im pretty sure, the second issue would be the traffic getting home - but I know options are slim up there.

Almost worth the TWCC cost just to not have to sit on 1488.

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The club is Lake Windcrest. I've timed the drive a few times because I know 1488 has been a pain for the past year or two, but construction is done. I have slight concern with the tournament/corporate event thing. Not sure how open/truthful they would be with me to say we have corporate events x times per month and the course is closed. Would suck to find out ~once per week a day I'd use isn't available.

The other clubs mentioned in the other post seem to be public/private which I worry about it being crowded. I've used the range at Augusta Pines for instance, and it always seems very busy. I could be overlooking another club I'm not aware of. As far as traffic, those other courses have just as bad a commute as I'd have with 1488 because of where I live.

I'd love to eventually join TWCC. Could damned near walk to one of the courses. If we really use this over the next two years, that's a real possibility. But I'm not jumping into a 20k-50k+ initiation at this point.

Lake Windcrest can be as little as $1500 initiation if I'm willing to play after 1pm. With my son, that is likely what I'd target anyway. Which to me is like paying a $125 per month premium on dues for your first year. Also not much more to upgrade to full access if/when we realize we use it a lot and would want that access. Not a huge deal to move on from that and join a "better" club if we see the family taking advantage.

Went this afternoon. Range and practice area look nice. Not huge, but nice. Just redone with new mats which are used Mon thru Thursday, but there is a tee box with grass on the other side for lessons you may use any day if they aren't full with lessons.

10 minute drive from the house. I've got several closer, but they are the pricey clubs. She noted afternoons are usually very slow and showed on the tee sheet that basically nothing was taken Today, Wednesday, and Sunday afternoons. I have a flexible work schedule and can take advantage of that for a quick 9.

Layout is a loop back to the clubhouse at 9. Not conducive to mixing it up completely, but sounds like in the afternoon it's not hard to catch 1-9 or 10-18 in the afternoon.

May take them up on a trial round Saturday or Sunday afternoon with my son. If he is at all interested, will likely pull the trigger. Initiation is low enough that after a year, it wouldn't hurt to decide to cancel.

This particular course is a golf club. No pool, tennis courts, etc. So I assume most people are there for golf outside of the people who live on the course and may just join because of the neighborhood social aspect of the clubhouse. Hoping they'll be able to give me some statistics on the traffic. But initiation and dues is relatively low, so I don't expect it to be perfect.

Too many to recall. I still am a picky eater but will eat more just because I recognize it's healthy for me. Like I'll eat some vegetables, but I don't like them. I tolerate it. I wish I was different. I still have no idea how people crave a salad, or green beans or something. I force myself to eat it, I don't get any enjoyment out of it.

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ridiculous amount of branding on them. I would look at Vessel instead

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Not used either, but for the same reason, I lean toward vessel if I ever get a nicer quality bag. Looks like good stuff, but not a fan of the logo all over.

I did become fans of a few people I never really was drawn to before. For instance, Bubbie seems like a good dude. Always seemed a bit too bro-ish before in the little bit of Good Good I watch, but seemed like a guy you would always have no issue playing with. Brad has always been a great player, but his attitude with his partner this last round was great.

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If he acted like boring arse George Bryan, he'd have no following because A) he's not as good as George and B) he doesn't have a PGA Tour winner brother with a personality to help prop him up

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I can agree with this. George Bryan couldn't survive by himself. But there's a chance Wesley couldn't either. Wesley can be annoying to listen to and George's straight man levels it out. That's kind of their hook along with amazing play. Somehow vanilla Grant Horvat is so likeable he can get attention with his personality. Not trying to crap on him, I watch him a lot. But he really doesn't have a notable hook to keep you in. It's purely his good play, quality guests, etc..

So I can understand DOD having a "character" as a hook to bring in viewers. It just isn't something I want to watch.