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I've been playing about 3 months now and I'm totally hooked. I just knew that would happen if I tried this crazy sport. We had a new golf course built about 6 years ago 3 miles from my house. I would drive past it almost every day. T

wo coworkers wanted to play golf for a team building exercise. They both have played for years. I played 9 holes with them and the rest is history. Too bad I didn't discover this sport earlier. I'm now 52 and have some catching up to do.

I've spent the last 7 years competing in Ironman Triathlons. I was getting pretty burned out on it so the timing to get into golf is just about right. I spent 20-25 hours a week training for triathlons so, putting in practice time for golf should be doable. So far I've been practicing or playing about 3 times a week. The weather has been nasty this past week (high winds) so it has limited the playing. Oh yeah, the main course that I play on is called Mallard Creek. It is a tough course with lots of natural hazards. Each hole is very different though and it is a beautiful course

Mike H.

Welcome Mike. I'm sure you'll enjoy your stay here. I'm not familiar with Mallard Creek, so I looked them up. Lebanon, huh? I'm just West of Portland, so that's why I've never heard of it, but there are great courses all over Oregon.

I didn't start playing golf until I moved to Oregon many years ago. I too got hooked by friends at work. I spread my addiction around to my two sons and a few friends.

to Golf Rewind, hickson! This site will help you to make up for lost time!

Welcome! Yes, golf is addicting...and also less tough on the body than triathlons.

Welcome to the board...from a simple "team building" exercise; no one ever thinks that this game is going to "turn them out" but then it gets into you...

...anyway, you are among co-dependent friends

Hello and welcome. I think about golf 24/7. So you are not alone.

Hi and welcome to the forum from the home of golf

Welcome to the forums, it's nice seeing some more people from the Northwest on here.

Thanks. I'll be visiting family in the tri-cities area the rest of this week. That area has grown in leaps and bounds.

Mike H.

Agreed, I work at a Title & Escrow company so seeing all the new subdivisions come through is pretty interesting. Have you ever played any courses up here?

Amazingly, Oregon appears to have quite a number of real nice courses. I'm looking forward to trying some of them out. We vacation in Sunriver quite a bit. There are some nice courses there which I'd like to try this summer.

Then there is the coast...
Mike H.

Oregon has some wonderful courses, I'll agree with that. What I meant to ask is if you've played any courses in the Tri-Cities area.

I have not played any of the courses in the Tri-cities area yet. I'm sure I'll be dragging my clubs along for most visits to my family. In my short 3-4 month golf career, I've only had the chance to play at one other course other than the one near my home.

Mike H.

Well if you're ever up and want a playing partner, feel free to shoot me a message, I'm always up for playing with some people and while I'm no pro, I could help you out withe the courses we play at.

Thanks, I appreciate the offer. I'll probably be up there again in early spring and again probably in July. I'll plan on playing then.

Mike H.