紐約長島Pine Ridge golf course！~上集

最近兩個禮拜都在著涼生病+過敏，超想打球，手癢的要死.在Memorial day這個weekend上網查了球場,選了Pine Ridge golf course,還沒打過，離上次打的Spring lake golf course距離很近。在Google上的評價才三點多個星，有點煩惱呢。還是定了週六早上7:30開球，希望12點以前可以打完。上次打Spring Lake超過五個小時，希望慘案不要再發生。

開車從法拉盛到球場大約70分鐘，早上球場還下點小雨，氣象說9點到12點沒有雨，但今天打下來就是小雨沒停過。球場的停車場沒有什麼車，這是好事，看來雨天讓不少球友忘而卻步。早半個小時到球場，出發台幫我安排提早15分開球，和另外其他三位球友併組。其中兩位是父子檔，另一位也是和我一樣獨行俠，沒有打過這個球場。父子檔對這個球場很熟，常常打這球場週末早球，所以今天他們就是我的GPS。

今天打藍tee總長是6100百多碼，黑tee總長6500百多碼。沒有打黑tee，算對沒打過的尊重。今天全程用Taylormade Qi4D LS打18洞，用的不是很順手，他的容錯沒有像GT2那樣穩定。所以球都跑到樹林，打小fade/draw一樣落在樹下，今天的上球道率/FIR慘到只剩下30%，一來因為這個球場的球道變態窄，稍微一失誤或打個fade或draw都會滾到樹下，直接下地獄。加上球道兩邊都是樹林密集，像極了大師賽的球道設計，打起來超有壓力。

還好今天鐵桿超猛,基本用7鐵、p桿打第二桿。因為今天下雨開球的距離少了滾動，第二桿不需要用到超過150碼的桿子，GIR有70%。我很喜歡這個球場的設計，雖然整體長度在6100碼，但打起來非常有挑戰性和考驗能力。首先開球一定要有準度，不允許一點偏差和失誤，不然就進樹林。果嶺也一樣，不是小，就是狹長、窄的一部車的範圍。媽的，準度沒帶上就去樹林找。同組球友吃足苦頭，不是在樹林，就是在樹林的路上！

球道的設計大多是左右狗腿洞設計，開球台看不到果嶺的旗杆位置，對於沒打過的球友會是一場惡夢。不過還好，它的球道沒有給你過山車，上下坡。說到球場的沙坑今天沒有下沙坑，但有稍微在沙坑打一兩顆球，沙子比較細，需要用點力才能打出來，很考驗技術。沙坑也很有特色，很長的設計，放的點也很容易下沙坑，所以沒有準度最好不要嘗試，非常好玩！

果嶺來說，也是特色之一。前9洞的果嶺，都是偏小的果嶺。後9果嶺，是狹長形設計，測試你打落點能力。果嶺的長度可以長超過30碼。非常考驗第二桿的距離判斷和選桿能力，有幾個果嶺是兩層，果嶺高低落差在半個人的高度，推起來也是非常有難度。今天的果嶺做保養打洞，但果嶺的質量很好。推起來球不會亂跳，果嶺速度在8上下。整體的果嶺狀況，我是很滿意的。今天有2洞長推進，心情和爽度直接破表！

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紐約長島Pine Ridge golf course！~下集
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Pine Ridge Golf Course on Long Island, New York!

These past two weeks I’ve been sick with a cold and allergies, so I’ve been dying to play golf. My hands were super itchy. Over Memorial Day weekend, I went online looking for courses and picked Pine Ridge. I’ve never played it before, but it’s really close to Spring Lake, where I played last time.

The Google reviews were only around 3.3 stars, which made me a bit worried. But I still booked a 7:30am tee time on Saturday, hoping to finish before noon. Last time at Spring Lake it took over five hours, so I really didn’t want a repeat of that disaster.

The drive from Flushing took about 70 minutes. When I got there, it was drizzling lightly. The forecast said no rain from 9am to 12pm, but it actually rained lightly the whole time. The parking lot was almost empty — which was great. Looks like the rain scared a lot of people away.

I arrived half an hour early, and they let me tee off 15 minutes sooner. I got paired with three other guys: a father and son, and another solo player like me. None of us had played the course before except the father-son duo. They play here every weekend in the mornings, so they basically became my personal GPS.

I played from the Blue tees — around 6,100 yards. The Black tees are 6,500, but I didn’t want to bite off more than I could chew on a new course. I used my TaylorMade Qi10 LS driver the whole 18 holes. Honestly, I wasn’t very comfortable with it. It doesn’t have the forgiveness of my GT2. Almost every time I hit a slight fade or draw, the ball ended up under the trees. My fairway accuracy was terrible — only about 30%.

This course has ridiculously narrow fairways. One small mistake and you’re in the woods. Both sides are lined with dense trees — it feels like playing Augusta National. Super stressful off the tee. Thankfully, my irons were on fire today. Because of the rain, the ball wasn’t rolling much, so I was mostly hitting 7-iron or pitching wedge for my second shots. I ended up with 70% GIR.

I really like the design of this course. Even though it’s only 6,100 yards, it’s very challenging and tests your accuracy. You need precise tee shots — no room for error, or you’re straight into the trees. The greens are either small or long and narrow, like the width of a car. If your distance control is off, you’re screwed. The father and son were struggling too — they were either in the trees or walking through them!

Most holes are doglegs left or right, and you often can’t see the pin from the tee box. It’s a nightmare if it’s your first time. But at least the fairways aren’t super hilly.The bunkers were interesting. I didn’t go in many, but the sand is quite fine, so you need a good swing to get out. They’re also long and strategically placed — very easy to find if you’re not accurate. Super fun though!

The greens are another highlight. The front nine has smaller greens, while the back nine has long, narrow ones that test your distance control. Some are over 30 yards deep and have two tiers with about half a person’s height difference.

Putting was tough. They were punching the greens that day, but the quality was still excellent. They rolled true and the speed was around 8. I was very happy with them. I even made two long putts — that felt amazing!
My driver distance was around 230–250 yards. Some holes were downhill so the ball rolled a bit. Launch angle was about 15-16 degrees with the Fujikura Ventus Blue 6X. Ball speed was good and it felt powerful, but the forgiveness is low.

Pine Ridge Golf Course on Long Island, New York!~Part II
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