I Played The HARDEST COURSE On The PGA Tour [SPYGLASS HILL] 

Thanks for the kind words, Eric. Not gonna lie, I also teared up on that trip. Grateful is indeed the right word to describe how I feel every time I visit the Monterey Peninsula. Being able to tee it up at Spyglass with Gordon and link up with my good friend/fellow RU-vidr Matt (+ his buddy) was really special. I can't wait to go back, hopefully soon.

Bunker shots are fun ! Well said. I have the most fun in golf when I make a really nice bump and run, or chip it onto the green and redeem my bad wood game.

@@Shiturd45I’m the opposite. I always set myself up beautifully and ruin it once I get within 50 yards lol

@@Zach-td5mb agh, driver is really frustrating me. I have a used Taylormade r7 and it’s killing me. I can hardly drive it 150 and I always push right

@@Shiturd45 Slow down and go back to basics. Hit little slow motion shots at a chipping green until you feel the sweet spot and then progress from there. ie Get coached.

@@Omnis2 yeah man I’m working on it ! I can only golf for 2-4 hours a week before my hands start to cramp up really bad. I’m working on creating the L in my swing my irons are straight but they don’t go very far. Im getting a professional golfer to give me lessons soon.

Thanks!

Sensei Gordon is the man.

Thanks! And I absolutely love getting out with Matt!

Thank you! And I'm looking into it...

Thanks as always Huascar :)

Thanks, Matt!

That’s awesome! Get out there and have some fun once the hernia heals up!

So Awesome. I thought a little back pain was bad but definitely cannot compare. Hoping your first round is exactly what you dream it to be.

Thank you both for your encouragement and it turns out that a) it could be years before the operation happen due the crisis in the UK NHS or b) I get the op done privately but it will cost tens of thousands of pounds! In either case the chances are that I'd need the operation redone in a couple of years later! So I will be resorting to using sports corset and will start my journey back into golf in a couple of months time!

Thanks for being patient on that one :p Just mentioned elsewhere in the comments that I felt guilty not showcasing you in this vid but was busy highlighting Gordon. Can't wait to tee it up with you again soon!

I'm glad somebody found that as great as I did, lol

We see you Steven 👀 we will make sure you are included in the draw for this.

Looks like SwingTweaks has ya covered

We think yes. but only if you can afford it. Don't make bad financial decisions because some silly golf instruction app on the internet told you to.

​@@swingtweaks is an android version in the works?

@@chuck994 Sure is, we should have it out before the summer.

The whole place is immaculate! I think I now have it ranked as the best course I've played.

Glad you enjoyed it! Indeed, this place is a sight to behold in person. MUCH hillier than it appears on screen.

The tee shot on 16, while not on camera, reminds me of 13th at Augusta, where your tee shot pierces through the trees. Something truly special.

Thanks! And yeah, Spyglass might top the list as the best course I've played.

Hey Drew! Thank you!

Stupid take. Playing well is fun.

Thanks Bill, glad you enjoy 'em!

Thanks! Indeed, nothing worse than "that guy!" I had a challenging battle with an autoimmune disease 5 years ago that nearly took my life (documented here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6HlcFlvwOaA.html). Tough chapter that makes me feel grateful to tee it up every time I play.

Thanks, Josh!! Keep grindin' and hope you get out to your own bucket list of courses sooner than later. I *definitely* would like a revenge round here. #2023 goals.

@Not A Scratch Golfer I will! If you if you can play the front 9 as well as the back 9, you'd have a good score going. I had a similar experience a little while back with a 44 on the front and a 59 on the back (and that was even the same 9 holes, just different tees. I've learned that that's just how it goes sometimes.

Lucky you, I’m waiting on the day I break 100. You gotta realize that few golfers ever break 100 without cheating themselves

Awesome! Would be great if every golfer had the opportunity to play it at least once.

@@NotAScratchGolfer it also ate me alive. If your ever playing golf in southwest Michigan feel free to reach out! We’ve got some nice courses in Michigan!

The man! Felt a little guilty not showcasing him in this vid but I was busy highlighting the legend, Gordon!

@@NotAScratchGolfer As a Bay Area dude living in NYC, where getting out to golf is harder than a 250yd par 3, I live through you guys.

Spyglass is far and away the better (and tougher) course of the 2. But PB is tough to beat for history/views.

Completely agreed. And I had the same issue without spikes! Slipping around like crazy on that first hole.

Hey bud! Love 'em both. Probably prefer Spyglass as a collection of 18 but Pebble is Pebble...

@@NotAScratchGolfer That’s the fun thing about ranking courses you play. You don’t have to rank one higher just because everyone else does. I’m sure pebble is special but it’s not everyone’s favourite course and that’s fine. I’ve played some highly ranked Canadian courses that I thought were just fine. Then some unranked ones that I thought were better or at least more fun

It broke off just minutes before we teed off. Good luck or bad? :p

Good for sure! The first tee shot into the abyss is hilariously hopeless.

Actually not PGA so never mind

Definitely should have re-teed on 2, no question. Topping balls while trying to get them back in the fairway is a somewhat common miss for me. Not sure if it's something psychological (like rushing) that leads to something mechanical or ... something else.

@@NotAScratchGolfer Maybe try a long chip shot/pitch shot with a 7 or 8 iron Just maintain tempo like you do with your shots around the greens with a wedge You're much better than I am so I think you can hit this shot consistently

Good question! It's always difficult to encapsulate my philosophy about this in something as pithy as a video title. I guess I would say it this way: My observation is that too many amateur golfers waste time going down a rabbit hole of self-guided "swing overhauls." I still maintain that learning how to pitch, chip, and putt will yield more immediate and meaningful gains for most golfers. And when it comes to the full swing, I still think too many golfers are trying to do too much. They watch instructional videos, they take bad advice from playing partners, etc. I've always found that a half-hour lesson with a pro leaves me with one or two simple things to work on that are actually incredibly helpful. As an example, after struggling with driver for a while (including a months-long stretch of rounds that I've been publishing on the channel recently), I had Gordon take a look at things and he concluded that my trail hand grip was too strong. That one observation immediately changed my ball flight meaningfully (from low hooks to high draws almost instantaneously). It wasn't a "swing change" and it didn't require me transforming my inside takeaway and all of my other problems. In that sense I'd say my "golf swing didn't matter."

@Not A Scratch Golfer Gotcha. I would still consider a grip change to be a swing change though. A grip change can actually change several swing dynamics at an unconscious level. With the change, you finished the course substantially better on the back 9. Doesn't that show the swing does in fact matter? I know what you are trying to say though. Maybe better wording would be endless grinding on the range won't really help you. Another thing to note is in my experience the closer you get to scratch the more the swing does in fact matter. It's just not realistic to get up and down all the time or always save yourself from bad tee shots.

I like this idea! It's difficult to compare Spyglass to Pebble. All things considered, I think Spyglass is a better collection of golf holes (and certainly a tougher routing). The opening holes on the coast are great and the inland parkland holes are spectacular. With that said, I don't think there's a better stretch of golf holes on Earth than 6-10 at Pebble. Not to mention the history that you can't help but feel when walking the holes at Pebble. If I had to choose a course to play my last round of golf, it would be Pebble. If I were lucky enough to play one of them every day, it would probably be Spyglass. Both 10/10 courses that I hope to play *several* more times :)

@@NotAScratchGolfer - Interesting, thanks!

At the moment, yes. Android version coming soon.

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Mr. Sunshine! Thanks for stopping in. Because you're here watching a golf video, I assume you play. And assuming that, logic would tell me that you've heard similar anecdotal references to the "Golf Gods". They're just that...anecdotal. No one believes that there is literally a God up there or anywhere who strictly presides over golf. They usually do tennis too. Have a great day friend. 😁

Ok

"Golf gods" is just a figure of speech