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Thorn Apple Golf Club Hole #1
Here’s the 425 yard par 4 first hole at Thorn Apple. The bunker to the right can cause problems but, even if you land short of it, you have to fight the trees. A good tee shot is out to the left, giving you a better angle to the green.
I updated my Kyber Run Golf Course post with photos of every hole at the course. Check it out!
| I received a box of Taylormade TP2 Golf Balls as a gift and finally tried them out today at the course. My first shot was to a par 3 with a pitching wedge. The ball hit on the green and spun back off into the rough. I went up to the green and found the ball mark. The ball had spun back 22 feet from the ball mark. Considering that it probably bounced forward at least three feet after it landed, it really spun back about 25 feet. Granted, it did hit into a slight incline and spun back on a down-slope. But that was crazy. I felt like Greg Norman.
For the rest of the round, the Taylormade TP2 Golf Ball pretty much ended up at or slightly behind its ball mark. Conditions were a bit damp but this ball has some serious spin. I stopped one dead in its tracks with a five iron. I’m going to have to try it again on a dry day to see how it does but for today, it was crazy spintastic. |
| It’s the start of golf season and before you dive head first into it, you may want to take a hard look at your golf equipment. If you want a quick and relatively cheap tune up, get some new grips for your golf clubs. There’s nothing like the confidence inspired from new grips on your golf clubs. Couple those grips with a new glove and you’re ready to rip it. These Golf Pride Decade Grips are awfully tempting. They are advertised as the number one grip on tour and they sure look sharp.
Make sure and get fitted for the right sized grip. A too thin grip and you’ll be hooking it. A too thick grip and you’ll be slicing the ball. Or if you want to correct a slice, a thinner grip will help straighten out that ball flight. If you are hooking it, a thicker grip will help. |
| My auction is over but you can still get a set of True Temper Black Gold Iron Shafts through Amazon.com. Free shipping as well. Not a bad deal! |
April 19 – Cook’s Creek
May 4 – Royal American GC
May 18 – Bent Tree GC
May 31 – Cumberland Trail GC
June 7-8 – 2008 Masters at Eagle Sticks
June 22 – Chapel Hill GC
July 5 – Clover Valley GC
July 13 – Glen Ross GC
July 19-20 – Dublin City Championship – *** not on e-golf amateur tour but added by webmaster***
July 27 – Darby Creek GC
August 9-10 – US Open at Shaker Run
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Sept. 7 – Deer Ridge GC
Sept 20 – Thorn Apple CC
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