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Originally Posted by natediggity
Well EC, it would have been nice if you had joined us because a single joined us for each full round which was, interesting.
I should've reached out sooner and made it a point to get out with you guys for at least one round.
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Monday: Played 9 at Estrella. It was fine. I really don't remember too much about the course as that was on a travel day. I don't know what I shot. 48?
I've played Estrella a handful of times and always found it to be a fine course, but nothing memorable. It's a Troon course and is usually in really good shape. It's pretty similar to Sterling Grove and Copper Canyon, a couple other Troon courses on that side of town.
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Tuesday: Verrado Founders. The course was cool except for some stupid short uphill par 4 with a false front green and when you do finally get on the green the hole was in an impossible spot. We all ended up picking up. Other than that hole I really enjoyed the course
The pin must have been up on the ridge on the right. Definitely a gimmicky hole. One of my favorite spots on that course is when you finish up with #2 then drive up over the hill to the #3 box you're all of sudden staring at a pretty cool view of the whole Phoenix valley. Verrado is one of those places that would cost twice as much to play if it was out in Scottsdale or somewhere on that side of town.
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Wednesday: Verrado Victory. Got paired with another Mike. He was cool. I don't know what to say about the course other than it was awesome.
I've only played this one a few times but always found it enjoyable and kept in really good shape. The first time I played there it was about 105 out and there isn't any shade to be found on that course. One of the most miserable rounds I can remember...even with cooling towels and plenty of water.
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Thursday: Wickenburg. Ok, this was the best course by far. F'in incredible. I think hole 13 was my favorite. 195 yard par 3 and all you see is sand and water. I bailed a little left and did a choke job for bogey. Anyway, best course I have ever played.
I'm glad to hear Wickenburg Ranch lived up to the hype. The tips on #13(not that I play from them) stretch out to 250ish yards with most of that being carry. What a beast of a hole. That place could benefit from GPS on the carts since there's so many blind shots, but I guess they figure they're going fully private eventually and so many people have their own carts it's not worth the investment. I'm not looking forward to the day they do switch to fully private, but luckily, a good buddy of mine has in laws having a house built in there right now so that should give us our access.
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And I'm terrible at trip reports so hope this will do.
I didn't meant to put you on the spot regarding a TR. I was just curious to know what you thought of those different courses. Thanks for the feedback!