As if anyone needed any extra convincing, I talked to @Tron about Springfield at the Donnybrook last month and he absolutely loves the course and couldn’t speak highly enough of it.
I’ve had a tough run of things lately in my non-golf life so I’m very much looking forward to this!
When do we need to pay the rest of the money?
Saturday night and then it opens up to everyone else.
Just submitted final payment lets gooo!!
Found some random course reviews for SCC.
“Springfield CC is a rollicking course that counts among Donald Ross’ best courses in the state, if not the entire Midwest region. The course might be a bit short as annual host of a US Open qualifier populated by many tour players, they surely grow the rough and speed up the greens to present a true test. Highlights include one of the wildest first holes in my memory, to a strong set of par threes, to a wonderful finish among the hills adjacent to the clubhouse. Springfield CC is a must play if you can wrangle an invite."
“Springfield Country Club is an old Donald Ross course, with some of the largest greens I have seen. Many possible pin placements here, and they are needed, because the greens are very slick and have a lot of slope, albeit subtle at times. A typical parkland style course located just outside Columbus, Ohio, it can kept in shape to give U.S. Open qualifiers each year a good test. A lot of variability in length and movement, and Ross used the existing topography to full effect."
“Not very tough off the tee or to the green but be careful when you putt. A high handicapper could end up with 40 putts."
“A really fun course that should play if you are nearby and get on. Absolutely massive Donald Ross greens, and greens are maintained so that you do not want to be above the pin. Ever. 
A fun course to play."
40 putts? I’ll take that!
Didn’t realize this was a month away. What a beautiful surprise. Final payment sent.
I’ll get my payment sent today @PersistentlyOverPar, somehow wasn’t tracking this thread.
Getting excited about this!
I’m probably jumping the gun a bit since I don’t see anything in the Unknown app, but do we have tee times/schedule yet? Trying to figure out if I can swing a half day off work or (more likely) need to take the full day.
Tee times will start at 1. Hit me in the DMs and we can try to figure something out if needed.
I’m getting very excited for this.
It’s going to kick off a stretch of 6 rounds in 5 days for me.
Tuesday - Springfield
Wednesday - My home course
Thursday - 18 on Jones course in Oglebay WV
Friday - 18 on Jones and 18 on Palmer course
Saturday - 18 on Palmer course
Thanks, that’ll work out perfectly. I can take a half day and get to the club around 12p, warm up then get my ass kicked by the course!
Look in from the course earlier this week.
Are you the hawk or the squirrel?
Find out at SCC
Still spots open for any sickos that want in.
We are just about a week out from the event. The weather forecast looks like rain this week and then heating up and drying off for the Real and Almost Qualifiers.
The fairways were firm, the rough lush, and the greens quick when I played yesterday. Saw several chips and putts return to people’s feet. Should be a good one.
We still have 4 spots open. Cut off for sign up is going to be Thursday so that I have time to give any open tee times back to the pro shop.
I am tracking that I still need payment from the following:
@Racole212
@Muskie41
@wreckhockey
@CorneliousPoon
Paul M.
@JBair31
On top of that, I am tracking the following on the waitlist if you still want in:
@outfitter
@Reggie1
@ek365210
Josh Z.
I’m at the point where childcare has not come together so I’m not going to be able to play. Happy to cover my costs if someone doesn’t fill off the waitlist but you can feel free to pull someone off the waitlist to take my slot.
Started looking at the course a bit and game planning some tee shots, looks like it’s not really a course where you can overpower it off the tee, right?
Looks like playing to like 260-270yds off the tee is going to be the play more often than trying to send it like 300+ based on the fairway widths, massive trees that seem to be everywhere, etc.
Just depends. There are some where sending it will be fine. Others, the bunkering can make it tough. Some pretty much have to be less than driver.
Thee are several holes where if you miss the fairway, you better miss by a lot.
This is a shot I have in the bag
It plays pretty true to form for a Ross. Some visual deceptions but nothing crazy.
One is a blind landing. Hit to fairway with some length and you are good at the bottom of the hill. Miss right in jail. Miss left has trees and bunkers, but way left is 8 fairway with a window.
Three and Five have some of the same visual tricks. The bunker or mounding in front hides the room between what you see and the front of the green.
10 a miss right is blocked out. Miss left is the creek. Fairway is going to kick everything to the right edge or rough. Mega long is fine. Mega left has a window from 1. Mega right has a play from near 18 tee.
12 hasOB all up the left. Bunkering on the right is in play long. Hard to see in the picture but extra long and right is lost in tall grass. And the rough on the right is THICC with trees and mounding.
17 looks scarier off the tee than it is. Up the chute and right are fine. Left is a solid line of trees. Way left you can play up 18.
