Exploring a new (to me) local course
I’m not playing golf as often as you might think. Yes, I play 9 in my weekly ladies league. Outside of that, it’s always a treat to squeeze in another round of golf in my week. This weekend was pretty cool because I got to play 18 holes at a new (to me) local course.
From left to right: Laura, Mary, Susy, and Alana at hole #1 on the East course of Glenview.
Four of us got together to play Glenview Golf Course (Glendale, OH). This is one of the Cincinnati Recreation Commission golf courses. This course has 3 nines. We played the East/South combo.
Overall the golf course was in great shape. It was a very HOT round. While I am happy to have played golf, I unfortunately lacked the foresight of snagging a decent tee time earlier in the week. By the time I figured out I had time to play and had playing partners, the earliest time was 2:38PM so that’s what we did! We had lots of fluids and snacks along with us. I also used my cooling towel, which feels so nice in the hot weather.
I preferred the South nine to the East nine. Playing the East nine, we were were pretty exposed to the sun but the South course had more of a wooded, secluded feel to it. My favorite hole was #2 on the South course. It was a slightly down hill par 3 over water, which was 98 yards from the gold tees. It was surrounded with mature trees. I used my new rangefinder to get the distance to the pin and it was 110 yards. I nailed the shot off the tee with my 8-iron and landed pin-high, but on the right side of the green. Two putts and I was happy with a par there.
Me and my golf partner Char - theme this week was “favorite sports team” so we went Bengals orange & black
Speaking of par 3’s - I won closest to the pin on hole 15 this week on my ladies league at Hickory Woods. That is a first for me! I won longest putt once last season, and this is the first time ever winning closest to the pin. HOWEVER I have to say that a friend of mine Stacey hit this shot (pic below) on the same hole - but she wasn’t paid into our weekly closest to the pin game so she didn’t win. Kudos Stacey! You are dialed in, great shot! I won closest to the pin but I was nowhere near that close.
We played the back nine this week. The back nine is hilly but more shaded than the front. It is a little nicer to play in the heat on the back nine.
Little family of deer as we approached the tee box on hole 14
I was very pleased with my score of 51. I hit the green on two out of the three par 3’s. I had 3 holes where I 3-putted, so I will continue to work on putting. On hole 14, which is a 328 yard par 4, I was just a few yards shy of landing on the green in regulation (GIR is 2 shots on a par 4). On hole 16, which is 275 yard par 4, I landed left of the green. So I could have made GIR if I had a better aim on my second shot. Green in regulation on par 4’s are probably the most difficult thing for me - my average drive is 150 yards. So if from the tee to the green is around or just over 300 yards, I’m 9 times out of ten hitting 3 shots to get on the green. It’s easier for me to get on in regulation on a par 5.
My scorecard - I always keep my own and write down which clubs I used, how many putts, and whether my drive hit the fairway. GIR I’m almost always short so I don’t write that down usually.
This weekend I had dinner with a friend, and did some work to prepare for the upcoming events at Queen City Links Ladies… here’s a quick rundown:
August 17 - collaboration with Cincy Girls Who at Shoreline Social - come for a fun golf/social event to play bucket golf with us!
September 14 - we will celebrate the 2 year anniversary of Queen City Links Ladies at the Acres driving range
October 7 starts our fall indoor 8-week golf league at Swing Fit Golf Club in Blue Ash. Get on the interest list (scroll to the bottom of the events page and submit your email) so you can get the email in early September for joining us in the fall fun.
Check out the events page to see all the details.
