Long-shot but fortune favors the bold - if you have less than a foursome and a non-card holder is allowed to join I’m your guy. Have the day-off as well and chomping at the bit to play.
(@Battisstatus - would love to join your group but 3pm is a bit too late)
13 is also my favorite, but definitely not because that’s where I closed out the match against @tbruhsch last year…
just grabbed the Friday, 11am at troy burne for myself and @redcedar14 , 2 others can join us for the fun! #getinvolved
I enjoy all those courses you mentioned (except I haven’t played Deer Run). I guess I’m jonesing so hard to play, I’ll take anything. I might even be willing to write a 18 hole gleaming review of Brookview right now.
…on second thought, that’s impossible. There is basically nothing redeemable about Brookview. This is from someone that even occasionally enjoys Meadowbrook.
Playing out there at 10:30 so might run into you with some errant shots! I just upgraded to full membership at Stoneridge so with some planning @freesypop and I can get tee times in advance.
Deer run is fun. Greens are always fast in my experience.
Can be a little pricey but I’ve never felt ripped off.
We have one spot remaining for Friday.
Who would like to join
Match between @SauceAdjacent and myself
And Mr. @MNLefty
Hoping to have this filled before Thursday night.
Spot is filled. Welcome aboard @JMK
YES!!!
Nice!
Also, just realized I’ve spent more on medical bill deductibles already this year than a membership at Stoneridge would cost. 
They really need to make golf memberships eligible for payment from HSA accounts.
Need a quick crowdsource here: Just booked a couple days at Sand Valley, and my buddy and I want to spring for a caddy for one round. Any advice on which course we should get one for? Also all ears for any specific caddy recommendations…
Thanks!
I did not take a caddy when I went last summer, but I feel like the answer to your question is Mammoth. Greens are so nuts and there’s so many ways to play certain holes that I think they would be more useful there than at Sand Valley. Maybe others have different input idk!
I’d consider doing two rounds of forecaddie over one of bag carry—that should come out to be roughly similar cost? If not, then definitely mammoth.
What @Bbadower said.
Developing situation, I’ve just learned that I actually have Friday off. Perks of working for a company headquartered in the bible belt?
I played last Mammoth last summer. I didn’t have a caddie but did play with the Superintendent, so I got a little help there. Outside of the tee ball on 7 & 11, there isn’t much out there that a caddie would have done to help me. The greens have a lot of movement but are fairly easy to read. If you want to look ahead of time, there are YouTube videos of DMK talking you through on how to play each hole. Just be ready to have a ton of fun!
Same. Have 36 planned for Friday. Very excited.
Not to be contrarian here, but I might consider SV instead of Mammoth for a caddie. Holes at SV a caddie would be important: #2 (unclear where to aim on tee box), #3 (green slopes left - must hit right half of green), #4 (very uphill club selection), #6 (blind bunker impossible to see from tee and green that slopes heavily away to back right), #7 (significant fairway left of long cross bunker that you often can’t appreciate on 2nd shot), #12, #15 (green contours important) #17 (blind punchbowl best aim point not always obvious) #18 (play WAY farther left on 2nd shot than you think).
At Mammoth, #1 because green is so big (but could probably see that yourself if you walk a few yards past your drive), #3 (blind approach with big bunker long-right) #4 (aim at the tree no matter where the pin is - right is DEAD) #11 (there is not fairway that straight ahead on the drive unless you clear everything - aim farther right than you think), #13 (long is dead) #14 the more right you are (without hitting in the sand), the better, #16 (if the pin is short left tucked by the bunker, safest play is short right off the hill)
I guess that’s 9 holes at SV vs. 8 at Mammoth, so maybe a wash? But SV significantly harder, and most of the unique shots at Mammoth near the greens are pretty obvious, so I think the value of a caddie better at SV. If you do Mammoth without a caddy, check out Sand Valley Stories - DMK talking strategy for a few select holes at Mammoth.
I’m a huge fan - you’ll love it with or without a caddy!
Good summary, you can get yourself in some bad spots the first time around SV and it’s a harder walk too, I’d take the caddy on SV.
Awesome, you sickos certainly didn’t disappoint - I love it, thanks! I’m a push cart mafia member, so the answer might be a forecaddie, although I’ve never had a caddie of any kind so I might spring for one round (which is sounds like SV is the tougher trek…) Thanks again!