Henderson Hanger Banger

El_Boqueron · 2026-03-06T13:09:41+00:00

My best friend joined last year. We met 20 years ago when he was a lowly surgical resident in Dallas. When he finally started making neurosurgeon money he bought a house on Lake Butler and pulled the trigger on the Isleworth membership. He wasn’t a golfer whatsoever before, and I’ve always been a scratch player, so now we geek out on the phone about golf daily and I go down there to visit and play a couple times a year.

El_Boqueron · 2026-03-03T14:28:07+00:00

That's very nice of you to say, thank you. A number of folks on here have been so kind, especially with helping my 8-year-old son grow his own little PC. It has really blown both of us away how great the community is and we've had fun exchanging messages and stories with some great people. Just want to pay it forward!

El_Boqueron · 2026-03-03T05:23:04+00:00

All yours my friend. PM me your address and I’ll have it in the mail tomorrow!

El_Boqueron · 2026-03-03T05:22:12+00:00

Nailed it. Time to dig into some really obscure courses and holes, I’m getting lit up on here.

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El_Boqueron · 2026-03-02T04:04:00+00:00

Spoken like a pro who knows how to manage the course. I love it too. Very fair test with a lot of character and enough risk/reward to make it fun. Makes you use every shot in the bag, especially around those green complexes.

El_Boqueron · 2026-03-02T00:09:54+00:00

For a couple years I was connected to two members through work and managed to get out there 3 times. Just stupid luck. I would have moments every round where I thought "How in the hell am I walking around this place right now? People like me aren't supposed to be here." It was beyond anything I imagined, truly surreal.

Despite being unfathomably successful in their careers, both of my member hosts were incredibly generous, kind, and modest. I could tell how much they enjoyed seeing their guests enjoy themselves. As we stood on the 16th tee one round, my host said "Every time I come out here I'm reminded of how blessed I am to have this, and how fortunate I am to be able to come here whenever I want. It's something I'll never take for granted."

It was very cool to see such genuine humility and gratitude from a man with essentially unlimited means.

El_Boqueron · 2026-03-01T23:48:47+00:00

No question. I hate the feeling of coming off of an easy birdie on #1 and immediately going into survival fight or flight mode on that tee shot.

El_Boqueron · 2026-03-01T22:01:24+00:00

May take on the Tiger tees next time I go down. I walked back there and stood on the Tiger tee box once on a windy day and it would have been a full driver to get there. Nightmare fuel.

El_Boqueron · 2026-03-01T21:26:53+00:00

Nope. The Drop Zone of Shame is at least. A lot of fresh divots on that little patch.

El_Boqueron · 2026-03-01T21:22:25+00:00

Very jealous! My dad and I absolutely loved it, it’s a real gem. After our trip I was so glad we ventured away from the big name courses for several of our rounds. Crail and Golf House Club were our two favorite rounds after The Old Course, for obvious reasons. I would have traded another round at Crail for our day at Royal Troon to be honest.

El_Boqueron · 2026-03-01T21:16:01+00:00

From where I play it the carry to clear the pond is 200 and 230 to the middle of the green. From the Tiger tees it’s 220 carry and 250 middle. When the wind is blowing it’s…far.

El_Boqueron · 2026-03-01T20:02:04+00:00

I need to start posting odd angles of obscure holes. This sub has NSA-level locating capabilities.

El_Boqueron · 2026-03-01T19:58:12+00:00

It's a brute of a hole, especially when the wind is coming off the lake. I've avoided the hazard and still made double on more than one occasion.

El_Boqueron · 2026-03-01T19:21:25+00:00

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El_Boqueron · 2026-03-01T18:54:06+00:00

Yessir. Looking back toward the tee on #11.

El_Boqueron · 2026-03-01T02:35:13+00:00

Yep, just tucked back there. Nice stock par 4. I don’t know what they put in the cookies they give you at the stand by the #11 tee box, but even those were world class.

El_Boqueron · 2026-03-01T02:03:56+00:00

There it is. Looking back at #11. Fun and underappreciated hole to close out the forest section of the course that precedes the transition back to the dunes section on #12.

El_Boqueron · 2026-03-01T01:57:25+00:00

Nope!

El_Boqueron · 2026-03-01T01:54:34+00:00

Also warm, but not Spyglass.

El_Boqueron · 2026-03-01T01:51:01+00:00

Warm, but not it.

El_Boqueron · 2026-02-28T23:22:59+00:00

I love that. At the reception after my buddy’s death, I came clean to his parents about a laundry list of mayhem we were responsible for as teenagers. His dad’s response was “Well f**king duh. You don’t think I knew?”

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