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@@richardpaul9760 I’m a 7 and my buddy I start the round with is a 2. I had never played the course before and my short game is sketchy. The two guys that joined us were low single digit as well but were just trying to hit it a hard/far as possible since they showed up late. Thanks for watching and thanks for your input.

@@PNW_Sportbike_Life you’re welcome. enjoy! It’s one of my favorites in the area. Thanks for watching.

@@MichaelWogamanGolf we had some nice 20-25 MPH winds that made it tough, but it was a really fun course!

@@PNW_Sportbike_Life #8 is probably the hardest hole in a strong wind, but the challenge is fun. I’ve gotten to play it a few times with Santa Ana winds so all of the usual harder holes are easier and vise versa.

@@nathanstevens2272 you’re welcome. One of my favorite courses in the area. Thanks for watching.

@@nathanstevens2272 have fun!

@@wsfarnie and that’s a very good thing. I play out there a lot during the hot months.

@@antwanjtyler8798 I enjoyed it. Definitely need some course knowledge of where to hit some shots though.

@@antwanjtyler8798 did not know that. It’s was a fun playable course.

That’s impressive. Some good competition in LA and neither of those courses is easy. I just played Wilson last week and two birdies wasn’t enough to combat the fact that I couldn’t keep my driver on the planet. Lol. Thanks for watching.

@@MichaelWogamanGolf Course looked kind of scruffy in your video. Playing in tournaments at GP I struggled to get the ball to the hole a lot. Greens had different speeds a lot.

@@JohnDoe-xu2vx looks like I posted it in August so might have been right before aeration. I think the only time it’s close to perfect is for LA City. They were three weeks after a punch and still bumpy and sandy last week.

@@MichaelWogamanGolf I always hated playing any course after it was punched and sanded

@@JohnDoe-xu2vx it’s the worst. Especially if you only find out when you get there. LA City does have an aeration schedule on the website but you can’t predict how long the greens will take to heal.

I use Shot Tracer for MacOS

You’re very welcome. Thanks for watching. It was a fun course. Actually the first and only time I’ve played it. I have a couple of friends that live close to there but I’m in the valley so I don’t go over there much. They completely redid the restaurant and have music on the weekends so it’s actually quite a popular place now.

Thank you! I use Shot Tracer Pro for Mac. Thanks for watching.

Here’s a good definition. The term describes a green with a sharp drop-off or ledge at the very front, where the green meets the fairway. The slope is technically part of the green and mowed to the same height as the rest of the surface, but it's too steep for a ball to come to rest there. That's what makes it “false.” Thanks for watching.

And some still are…thanks for watching.

Lol. He is definitely an interesting character. I’ve only played with him a couple of times and I think he was hungover for both. I have yet to see it but apparently he’s really good. Who knows. Sorry he ruined the video for you. Thanks for watching though.

Thanks for the history lesson. That’s cool. I don’t think I’ve ever paid attention. I’ll go look the next time I play. Thanks for watching. 👍🏻

@@MichaelWogamanGolf You can catch the remnants of this pipe through out the park including on 17 tee on Wilson. Ive been fortunate to not only grow up and live most my life only a mile from the park, I also work for the city and have spent over 20 years being in the park on a daily basis. Your video was a great find for me, seeing I started working on the Golf course about 3 months ago. So not only by watching your video help my golf game, I am also able to check the course out from an unique perspective. Thanks again and keep these videos coming

@@Imtheverdant1 thanks so much, I appreciate it. I wish I could have flown the drone over the park to get that great view. I haven’t noticed the one on 17 either. I usually have just gotten beaten up by the 16th hole so am only thinking about golf. Lol. Something I will definitely look for. I have to venture out and find some new courses. I’ve vlogged all of the LA City ones and many others around town. Have a great day!

Thanks Avery. I was thrilled to par that hole from way back there.

Absolutely. Everyone carries something. The only thing I forgot to mention was the fingernail kit. Odd I know, but I hit a finger on the cart in a tournament once and cracked the nail in half. I fiddled with it for the entire round taking my focus off golf. If I had clippers or something I could have minimized it so it wasn’t so distracting. So now I keep one in the bag.

That’s funny. I’ve never noticed. I do know that I need to relax more. I’ve been working on it. It might just be old man grunts too. Lol. Thanks for watching.

Lots of LA City courses around. Encino/Balboa, two courses at Griffith Park, Hansen Dam. Not far away you have Angeles National, Rustic Canyon, Rancho Park. Depends on how far you’re willing to travel and how much you’ll pay.

Absolutely. Where do you usually play?

Thanks Abe. It’s a fun course and was actually the first time I’ve ever played it. I need another crack at it though because as you saw I didn’t play all that well. The price is right and it’s a good walk with amazing views. It was pretty busy that day but I think it only took an hour and a half to play. Thanks for watching!

Thanks Jonathan. Glad you liked it. Appreciate the watch. 👍🏻

Some courses will. Olivas does. River ridge used to and may again. Ojai Valley Inn yes. LA City courses will as well. You just have to call ahead.

It was fun. Unfortunately I haven’t made it back there but I will soon. Thanks for watching.

It’s not closing until 2028 so we’ll have to see what happens then.

It is possibly the most frustrating thing in my life. Lol. Sadly I am so used to it I just move on to the next shot at this point. That’s one of the reasons I started the other channel is to force myself to work on short game more to hopefully improve. It has actually helped a little but I still duff a chip or two every round. Thanks for watching! 👍🏻

Thx Corey. It was certainly fun to attempt.

Thanks Avery.

Thanks Steve. It’s going to take some work for sure. Like you I’m doing this on the side with a full time job. So I get it in while I can. Short game is a big piece. Arccos tells me that after every round. Lol.

Thanks Steve. I appreciate you and appreciate what you are doing with your channel. 🤷🏼‍♂️. All I can do is put them out here. I certainly thought and hoped the sub number would be higher by now.

@@MichaelWogamanGolf Thanks for the comment on my channel. True on just putting them out there. Where are you located?

@@FirstResponderGolf you’re welcome. I’m in the Los Angeles area.

We’ll absolutely get there Avery! Just keep working. Thanks for watching.

There will definitely be a party. Maybe we’ll do a TopGolf party and check out the new one. Thanks Corey.

I have a couple of friends that have gone to Islay twice but I didn’t go with them. Maybe next time. They rave about the Machrie. I’ve only gotten The Old Course of your list. The first is easy in the sense of the flattest and widest fairway, but the vibe and people always watching make it a tough tee shot every time. I would play The Old Course as many times as you will let me. Bandon Dunes is on the Bucket List for sure. Guys from this Scotland trip are already talking about planning a trip up there. We have a friend that went up for five days and played 36 a day for four of them. Surprisingly no one ended up on the beach at Machrahanish but there were a few that just barely carried it. Lol. Thanks for watching. 👍🏻

@@MichaelWogamanGolf Being in Oregon, I can't help but to admit that I may have some bias, however Bandon Dunes is the real deal. When I finally was able to make the pilgrimage to St. Andrews in 2015, I couldn't believe how Scottish Links courses played exactly the same as Bandon. Same turf, same shot types, everything. True links golf and with 6 unique courses to play there's no lack of variety. My group has been going there at least once every year since 2001, a tradition that I plan to carry on until I run out of days. If you guys are planning a trip, beware that they book up FAST (read "immediately"). Most recently, on 12/3/21 (the day they opened the books for the latter half of 2023) I made reservations for our July & November 2023 trips. The very next day I called back to confirm a question I had on our confirmation email and learned that the entirety of 2022 & 2023 was now booked up. So, I would contact them at least 2 years ahead of time and find out when they're going to open their books for your desired date. Put that date on your calendar and call first thing in the morning when that day comes. In over 30 trips to Bandon I've never seen it so difficult to get tee times, the place is just exploding. Pent-up COVID demand probably accounts for some of it, but I don't know many people who have only gone once. You get hooked. The problem with going to Islay for me will be where to draw the line between playing golf and visiting distilleries. Tough choices! I really enjoy your golf videos, looking forward to seeing more. Thanks for posting!

@@osubeaver9976 you might be a little biased. Lol. But from what I’ve heard it absolutely lives up to the hype. Wow. That sounds like what our trip to Scotland was this year. We were supposed to go in 2020 but couldn’t for obvious reasons but the guy that booked our trip had a hard deadline on changes because so many people were going this year. Especially to St. Andrews because of The Open. I’ll let them know. I’m don’t think they were trying to go 2023. It might be a 2024 trip. But good to know we’d better get on it if we want to go. I’m not a whisky drinker so I’d probably just spend every minute at the course. Lol. I might actually get bored on Islay. Thank you. I try appreciate it. I’m trying to keep up with it weekly but failing miserably. I’m actually in the process of starting a second channel about my very uphill journey to playing scratch golf. Lol. I have a couple of videos shot but not the intro which I will post on here with a link and as the first video on the new channel. Hopefully it’s interesting enough for people to watch.

@@osubeaver9976 if you do make it down to Machrahanish make sure you play the Dunes as well. When we first booked it I wasn’t keen on it. But after playing it I’m glad we did. It is very similar in style to Machrahanish but I found it more playable.

@@MichaelWogamanGolf Funny you mention that your trip was delayed due to COVID. My buddies and I had a 2 week Irish golf trip planned for September 2020 and we were finally able to go this last May. Rescheduling everything was a major pain, but totally worth it. And, much like you discovered, we weren't the only ones trying to catch up on missed travel! Sometimes those lesser-known courses that you only learn about as you research an upcoming trip end up being the most memorable. We played a couple little 9-holers in Ireland that were just a great break from the big name courses that everybody has heard of. Often we had the courses to ourselves while the big boy courses were packed.

It’s actually quite a pretty course that is always well maintained. And on top of that it’s a really good golf course. I would agree that the prime rate is a little high. Thanks for watching.

Thank you. The swing is always a work in progress. Lol. That certainly wasn’t the intention. I’ll have to look. I could have sworn it was in HD. Thanks and thanks for watching.

It was pretty spectacular. It was a challenging golf course though. Made more challenging by the wind we had that day. Thanks for watching. 👍🏻

The guy that was first in our line was somewhere around that time. Have you played it? I would say it is anything but ordinary. Links golf is definitely a different animal and not everyone likes it. Thanks for watching.

@@MichaelWogamanGolf I'm a member, probably played it over 200 times. It's just a bit straight forward and lacks the challenge a major course should have. It's without doubt the most boring and easy course on the rota. Good for visitors, not up to a major every five years, perhaps every ten at a push.

Ok. I can see that. It is interesting that your a member but not fond of it. Lol. Which course do you prefer in the area?

@@michaelwogaman7857 No, you have me wrong. I am fond of it, but as a club golfer standard. My issue with it is it isn't up to scratch to hold a major. It's not capable of producing enough drama, it's too easy, it's dependent on wind to make it interesting, the greens are too big, the fairways too wide. It isn't photogenic and it isn't a good course for watching. I play it a lot because it's a great place to get a handicap slash as it's rated high for course rating but in actual difficulty it is low. A lot of tourists I have taken on are underwhelmed and come off thinking "is that it?" They often play Kingsbarns, Dumbarnie, Carnoustie, Muirfield etc on same trip and are more impressed with those.

It must be opportunity. I’ve been able to play it twice and like it enough to play again and again but that would be with years in between. Im sure most of the guys that get there the night before might only get the one chance in their life to play it.

Thanks Marshal. It’s a special place. Thanks for watching.

Thanks so much. The original goal was to Vlog the entire course but it was such a crazy morning that I only got 17 & 18. Lol. Thanks for watching.

I play it every once in a while. I used to only play Wilson and then played Harding and realized it’s a good course as well. Still prefer Wilson but Harding has grown on me. Thanks for watching. 👍🏻

Yes! And being the first time playing it I had no idea. Thx for watching.

@@MichaelWogamanGolf I enjoy watching. You play all the courses I do or haven't played in forever. Some I've never played ⛳️

@@steventalavera2381 great! That was one goal of the channel. 👍🏻

Lol. Try #2 at Riv.

Thx Randy. I need to go back I played horribly that day. Have fun. I use the shot tracer app for MacOS

@@MichaelWogamanGolf great thanks for the info on the app. I didnt do too bad today. Lovely course. I will be posting a vlog on my channel sometime next week if you would like to view and subscribe. Thx

I’ve never played it because it’s waaay overpriced. Sandpiper is great but even it’s getting a little pricey. Love the course though and play it when I get the chance. Thanks for watching. 👍🏻

100%! My short game is horrendous No matter how much I practice. There is plenty of evidence of that throughout the channel. Lol 😭 thanks for watching. 👍🏻

“They’re my theme music. Every hero’s got to have some.” Thx. You have to have something during the times I have to cut out someone cussing, or a plane flyover, or my old man grunts. Lol. Thanks for watching.

Thx Greg. Short pitches are hard to shot trace because the program needs at least four points but sometimes won’t give you a line with 20 points. Weird glitch. We played this in mid January I think it was. Thanks for watching.

What does the spray tech do? If I wasn’t here for work I probably wouldn’t live in LA either. It takes a special kind of crazy to live here. Lol.

@@MichaelWogamanGolf spray s pesticides herbicides fungicide s to help keep insects weeds and fungus under control.. a golf course is like rust, it never sleeps

@@coophandluke3697 ah. So you’re one of the people that kept the course playable. Thank you for that. It’s been so long since I’ve played #1 they switched the nines around. Lol.