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I misread and thought this was for Sat. I’m out on Sunday.
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The Minnesota Refugees trying to juggle dates, all these different threads and previous commitments
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@freesypop wanting to take that last spot but knowing it will hurt his Les Bols bit
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Looks like one spot open for Sunday at 8am. @freesypop , seems like you have to play MH to at least give it a fair comparison to Les Bol. For starters, can compare and contrast the barb wire fence (why?) that surrounds LB to the boundary lines at MH.
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Alright, twist my arm. I’m in, thanks @otafukusauce!
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Cancelling your Gross scouting trip to go live the C-suite life? Getting soft @freesypop.
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I’ve got a buddy coming to town later this month and we’re looking for a nicer course to play in the south metro. I was thinking either The Wilds or The Meadows. I’ve never played either, so I’d love any input (or recommendations of other courses to consider).
I booked a 4some at Keller for Thursday the 13th at 11:12 for a pre-NSS4 round. But I am now playing Friday at WBYC and need to cancel the Keller round. Being in town for only 4 days, there is only so much time I can spend golfing and not with family.
Before I just cancel it, anyone want to take it?
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The C-Suite is bucking this week
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I’m assuming we’re hearing crickets because it’s Edinburgh and not for the company 
but we still have 2 spots for tomorrow/Friday at 1054a if anyone wants to join…
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Little bump here too since more people follow this thread:
Bumping the NSS4 Charity Raffle one more time. Our charity partner, for those who have somehow missed it, is Gillette Childrens’ Specialty Care. Please reference this post for one of many good reasons why we’re supporting them:
We will hold the raffle next Wednesday, July 12th at 8:30 PM Central. Here is the current list of prizes:
| Item | Donated by (optional) |
|---|---|
| Round at White Bear Yacht Club | bignanski’s mother |
| Round at Les Bolstad | Freesypop |
| Round at Midland Hills | otafukusauce |
| 2 Twins Tickets in the Delta Club | Jsondergaard |
| Russel’s Reserve Single Barrel | sbst |
| 1792 Full Proof Store Pick | sbst |
| Winston Collection Driver Headcover, dancing logo, white leather | pbblaster |
| Winston Collection Driver Headcover, dancing logo, white leather | MackReiter |
| Winston Collection Driver Headcover, dancing logo, white leather | Midwestgolfbum |
| Winston Collection Driver Headcover, dancing logo, charcoal waxed canvas | lazyjk |
| Winston Collection Driver Headcover, dancing logo, charcoal waxed canvas | bignanski |
| Winston Collection Driver Headcover, dancing logo, charcoal waxed canvas | bignanski |
| Custom Course Map (printed, framed, and shipped) | kcurry11 |
| Custom Course Map (printed, framed, and shipped) | kcurry11 |
| Custom Course Map (printed, framed, and shipped) | kcurry11 |
| Round at Stoneridge | charvey |
| Corey Paul Raw Wedge Heads, 50–54-58 | Midwestgolfbum & Battisstatus |
| Team Titleist Care Package | NLU/Acushnet Holdings |
| 1 Dozen TP5 or TP5X | BigRanDeer |
| 1 round at Olympic Hills | Lonniemollo |
| 40% coupon code for Callaway.com | Lonniemollo |
If you have something you’d like to donate, let me know! Tickets still available at 1 for $20, 3 for $50, or 7 for $100.
We currently sit at 54 tickets and $810 total - last year we did about $3,000 from the raffle alone! Let’s get these numbers up!
Edit because I thought I had it here but I’m a moron, Venmo is @nickmoryn and PayPal is @nickmoryn1
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Done!
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I don’t know if this is helpful to anyone but I was just able to book flights from Minneapolis to Dublin in May 2024 with Virgin Atlantic for 30,000 miles and $84 fee.
Last time I checked on flights it was around 60,000 miles and $400 fee. So this is a crazy good deal in my opinion.
I’m going with my wife and planning to golf as much as possible while she does some golfing and some sightseeing. May 20 - 31 if anyone wants to meet up for a Guinness in Ireland
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Curious, what miles/points did you use? Delta skymiles?
I booked it through Virgin Atlantic so I had to use their miles. Earlier this year I transferred miles from my Chase credit card when they were running a special. I had read that Virgin can be one of the more valuable miles if you can catch the right deal
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Anyone played Island View in Waconia? Anything to write home about?
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You looking at the Mid Am too?
Oh I did not know that was being played there, I just heard of it recently and was wondering if it was worth the drive out there.
Maybe play it for the first time in tournament conditions!
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Restaurant Alma tonight for the anniversary. Enjoyed it, but left a bit to be desired. We’ll get to that. We did the seasonal tasting.
Antipasta highlights: “Hiramasa Crudo with charred herb oil and chile-garlic sauce” this was so good. Like really great sushi without the rice.
Second course highlights: “Buckwheat Crepe”. I wasn’t really sure what I was eating but I thoroughly enjoyed it! So freaking good with the mushrooms.
Main course highlights: this is where personally, I was looking for something more. We had Quail, Sea Bass and Swiss Chard. All were very good with the nod going to the sea bass, and I know this is a me thing, but I’m from a farm in Iowa! I need beef, pork or chicken on my plate if you’re serving me three main courses! Preferably pork.
Desert: some kind of chocolate torte that was tasty. Not my favorite I’ve ever had, but good.
In the end there were parts of the menu I really liked and parts that I’d do something different. I love the fixed menu style and will definitely go back when they change the menu because I can tell there is some real real good cooks there and I know whatever they are putting out is gonna be great.
Bonus review!!!: we stopped by “Gai Noi” after doing the mini golf atop the Walker today. The “Basil Wings” are sooooo good. Might rival Monte Carlo for best dry rub wings downtown.
Not sure where we’re going next! In the end I would definitely recommend Alma though if you’re doing dinner for something special. They get the small things there.
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Demi should be on your short list if you haven’t been, yet.