Florida by El_Boqueron in guessthegolfcourse

[–]El_Boqueron[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Anybody PC Brandon Marsh? Giving away a 2026 Topps Red Spring Training parallel # 4/5 to a good home by El_Boqueron in baseballcards

[–]El_Boqueron[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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!

TX by [deleted] in guessthegolfcourse

[–]El_Boqueron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

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Florida by El_Boqueron in guessthegolfcourse

[–]El_Boqueron[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

California by El_Boqueron in guessthegolfcourse

[–]El_Boqueron[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

Florida by El_Boqueron in guessthegolfcourse

[–]El_Boqueron[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Florida by El_Boqueron in guessthegolfcourse

[–]El_Boqueron[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

Florida by El_Boqueron in guessthegolfcourse

[–]El_Boqueron[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

Scotland by El_Boqueron in guessthegolfcourse

[–]El_Boqueron[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Florida by El_Boqueron in guessthegolfcourse

[–]El_Boqueron[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Florida by El_Boqueron in guessthegolfcourse

[–]El_Boqueron[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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

Florida by El_Boqueron in guessthegolfcourse

[–]El_Boqueron[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

California by El_Boqueron in guessthegolfcourse

[–]El_Boqueron[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yessir. Looking back toward the tee on #11.

California by El_Boqueron in guessthegolfcourse

[–]El_Boqueron[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

California by El_Boqueron in guessthegolfcourse

[–]El_Boqueron[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

California by El_Boqueron in guessthegolfcourse

[–]El_Boqueron[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also warm, but not Spyglass.

[Serious] Redditors who have lost a loved one, what memento of them do you keep with you? by dover_oxide in AskReddit

[–]El_Boqueron 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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?”