Middle Bay golf course

Middle Bay golf course

今年的夏天應該是我在紐約這幾年來說，最熱的一次，不過還好熱的時間不會太長，大約2週。從7月開始到月中這點都在90多度，風吹起來也是熱的，讓我想起和台灣一樣的狀況。為了身體，就先封桿再說，到月底天氣就正常了，溫度在90度/30度以內。當然就安排打球，因為已經有一個月沒有打球，需要來享受一下大自然。

安排Middle bay球場，其實這個球場我在一個月前就打算來打了，但是那天週五我下午請假來打球，到球場後就開始下大雨，讓我不得不取消。所以今天就說來打這個球場，而這個球場就在長島的南邊，面對大西洋，風景也是相當不錯，有點links球場風格但不完全是。這個球場從皇后區開車過來約30～40分鐘，有點距離，因為沒有打過所以想來試試，估計下次應該也不會想來。太累了！

這個球場似乎很火，訂位也是都很滿。價格也在50～80間，看你選的時間。因為我習慣打下午，早上還可以送孩子上學，做一些自己的事。一個人推車打，下午2點開球。到球場直奔賣店check in，付錢。就到一號洞，已經看到同組其他三人已經在摩拳擦掌、躍躍欲試。滿得！我的媽啊，今天打應該會很累。

今天同組的球友一位黑人球友，自己背球袋，個頭和我差不多但卻可以背球袋打。佩服！另外2個是一對白人父子檔。我估計這個爸爸年紀應該和我差不多，兒子的體型很運動員。我因為是最後一位到，開球時間快到，我也介紹一下自己，就開球了。今天大夥打白tee，總長6500多碼。藍tee是6800碼，差沒有很多。今天大家的開球距離都不會差，當然小伙子的距離打的直就很遠！

這球場的前9很難，可以讓我覺得是我在紐約這幾年下來，難度來說是可以排前三！當然像PGA比賽頂級的Bathpage肯定就是頂尖，有距離也有難度。但Middle bay是真的像台灣北部那種球場的刁鑽和挑戰。首先，它的第一個難度在球道窄，很像老淡水，稍微偏一下就在長草或ob了。我覺得我的開球準度真的還行，但有時落點是球道，最後滾到長草。因為它的球道會有點狗腿設計，會非常考驗落點位置。

本文未完，下集請待續。

This summer has hot during July, luckily August goes back to normal. The temperature is back to 70~80 something degree, it is better for golfing! Of course I book the tee time to play. It's been a month I have not played, get excited for today's golfing. I pick up Middle bay golf course in long island and take over 40 minutes from Flushing, Queens.

Actually I booked tee time a month ago but it was raining so I cancelled. I have to flag this course for sure and come back again to play. It's located south of long island and faced to ocean with great view. The course is links style and it should be fun without question. The tee time is 2pm and arrived around 1:40pm. There are many golfers in playing.

The first tee has group to wait for me, it's kind of stress for the first time with 3 golfers waiting to tee time. The management is well organized and there is one golfer carrying his own clubs to play and the father and son pair to play together for the round. I can play relax since father son couple is carting and for the golf course like that, I walk is hard to catch their speed.

We play white tee with total 6500 yards. The first 9 is tough with very narrow fairway, your accuracy is key to make your standard on the green. My tee shot is good but sometimes, the ball rolls to the rough and it makes the second shot hard. The rough is hard for amateur to get the ball on the green. I get damaged from it with short and pushed.

The second challenge is the small green, the green dimension is small and hard to land it. Moreover, the greens are surrounded by bunkers. I get into the bunkers over 7 times today, it's record high in my life. That's highly required your woods, irons with accuracy. If you miss, you get the damaged right away. This is the course without question.

to be continued...

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下集開始。

基本上我開完球，都可以在短桿或150碼內距離，可是這個場子的第二個難度就是果嶺也小。這在美國球場來說是比較少，大多新的球場都是大果嶺，很好上。但這個球場果嶺超級小，而且果嶺都會被沙坑給包圍起來。我今天下沙的次數可能是我有史以來最多一次，下了7次，都是在第二桿進攻。還好沙坑對我影響不大，都可以輕鬆切出來。

後9的難度就稍微好一點，球道也變寬了，但果嶺還是一樣小，但別以為就柳暗花明了。後9的水池和球道變化變多了，加上旁邊是大西洋，今天風也不小，對距離和方向的掌握變得有點棘手。不過這個球場目前的狀況真的不錯，球道走起來真的像地毯一樣舒服和軟。果嶺也是不錯但應該也是使用比較頻繁，果嶺不是很平，一些果嶺推起來球容易跳。

果嶺的速度也差不多在8左右，不快。推起來就不會太難。我今天用Mezz 1，基本都是2推結束，不是太難，因為果嶺小，比較少地形起伏變化。沒有一推！有4洞都剛好滑過洞口。如果用link應該會比較好推，Mezz這類大頭對慢果嶺就容易推短，傳統型的推桿對距離會更容易掌握，尤其是慢果嶺。快果嶺對大頭推桿會簡單些。今天猜錯了，帶錯推桿！

基本上我在紐約打球已經很少會去找球，今天掉球都是球道或長草找不到球，就直接放新球打。這裡實在沒有花很多時間去找球，所以我每次打球都可以隨便撿個半打或一打球。我今天和別人併組打，也沒有時間去找球或撿球，都是走著走著就可以看到球。而且這個球場還有一個問題就是，球道和球道沒有樹遮擋，有幾洞都可以看到別人打到我的球道來，超害怕！

今天打的很趕，因為別人坐車打，沒辦法悠哉打，所以導致我後面的4洞就打的體力不濟。方向就不穩定，一洞還連續落水2次。好久沒有這樣。最後一洞根本沒力，一來這個球場真的累，我不能和坐車打，加上後9也有後面組壓力，打得就不能慢。以後還是少找這種人多的球場，今天是週三還人這麼多。天氣倒是真的好，秋天打就是舒服，風涼，太陽曬不會刺痛。

整體來說，這個球場絕對不好打，你沒有準度真的不建議你來。同組其他人我真的不知道他們掉了多少球，我雖然距離沒有他們遠但我的球都可以在球場上，就算歪也是在長草上。現在打球掉球真的不多。已經可以控制自己，但對於體力還是要服老。可能以後要坐車打會比較好一些才能堅持到最後。如果想自虐的就來這個場子但租球車打會比較輕鬆一些。不讓會搞死你！

這個球場該有的難度和挑戰基本都有了，只差地形沒有很大起伏但我覺得就links球場風格來說我會選Harbor Links。Harbor links難度也有卻比較有趣，人也沒有這裡多。Harbor links的地形比較好玩，卻很累，我只能說打Links類球場最好要坐車，不然會讓你沒電！

I would say this course should be ranked top 5 hardest course in NYC area. You do not need long distance but it tests your ability and skills on woods, irons and putting. Although green is not big but the speed is about 8 not fast, I can finish with 2 putts. I use LAB Mezz 1 putter, but for such green speed, I always make it short in distance.

It's better to use traditional blade putter for such green speed with easier distance control. The back 9 is somehow friendly with wider fairway but there are more water hazards in the fairway. Of course, if you miss, you get damaged. I got the water twice since I ran out the better by walking over 3 hours. I pull the ball to the left and straight to the water.

Honestly if I can choose I should use cart to play this round. Walking is definitely a bad idea to complete it. Since my energy get low after 15 then my shots are unable to control with lost direction. Particularly I have to catch up the father son with cart play, it drives my energy go low quickly. The golf course likes this you need to have good energy to face the focus every shot.

Golfers are not really find the balls because the course doesn't have many trees to identify the holes and I have many times to see the ball fly into my fairway. You can find the golf ball in front of the fairway or rough, that's why I got lost two golf balls even though I made it on fairways. Of course, I picked about half dozen of golf balls in this round.

Overall, this course is not really good for new golfers or handicap over 15. It doesn't need the long drive but the accuracy plays critical for golfers to get the score down. Any miss shot you get problem for extra stroke without doubt. The condition of the fairway and greens are really good, very soft and comfortable. You have to read the line through the green.

This course is good to test your ability and intangible skill. But I would rather to play harbor links instead of Middle bay. Why? It's all links style but harbor links have more fun and reasonable challenges. Moreover the harbor links don't have many golfers in weekdays. I prefer play relax without catching up other pairs of the group. It makes my energy hard to control and maintain.

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