Live Update Thread: The 2022 Budget Championship with Bag Boy

Josh Babbitt September 2, 2022 3.8k Comments

You have seen the details, and heard about the amazing swag that all participants are receiving from Budget Golf and BagBoy. Now is your chance to win alongside the lucky team. Make the correct prediction and you could win a THP Prize Pack filled with awesome SWAG, just like the stuff the participants are getting including a custom Theragun mini.

The Teams
First in Fun: JB and Ryan Liberty
Slinging Bags: Steven Sourigno and Craig Ramsbottom
Pickled Fizzle: @BigDill and @Afizzle2100
Commanding Wookies: @TWright971 and @Datkison
Secret Taco: @Golfers Anonymous and @Echico
Tom Brady: @jfox789 and @Wholeinone
Double Ditkas: @Legalize Mulligans and @Steve2100
Mirror Image: @Jeff Spicoli and @FranTheMan

The Teams in the 2022 Budget Championship

How to Enter

Post in this thread which one of the teams you think will win the Budget Championship. Budget Golf and Bag Boy have gone all out for each participant with tons of SWAG, an amazing weekend at the exclusive Dormie Club and so much more. Make your prediction right here and you could win.

Live Update Thread

This thread will be the live update thread for this event and the itinerary is amazing. 36 holes of golf at the picturesque Dormie Club, group cottages for the participants and the all inclusive treatment of THP Experiences. Follow along all weekend long as the participants arrive, play and celebrate the Budget Golf Championship.

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Josh is the Publisher of The Hackers Paradise and co-founder of THP Media with his wife Morgan Babbitt. Together they share a passion for golf, and they travel the country in the THP Tour Van bringing their love and knowledge of the game to golfers everywhere.

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Just_Brad says:

September 17, 2022 at 4:50 pm

[QUOTE=”Golfers Anonymous, post: 10953916, member: 59233″]
Congratulations [USER=9473]@Just_Brad[/USER] threw all the supporters names in a randomizer and yours popped out. Send me a PM with your address and I’ll get the gift out to you.
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No way!!!!!!!!!! Thanks so much guys!

Team Secret Taco for life!!!!!
Deebo76 says:

September 17, 2022 at 4:52 pm

[QUOTE=”BriMac, post: 10953898, member: 44854″]
Thank you so much THP, Budget Golf, Theragun, and Bag Boy. And Tom Brady! Awesome follow and so cool to reap a big reward.
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My man [USER=44854]@BriMac[/USER] that is one fire prize pack! Order the soft tip for the Mini right now. It will help with your Bud Light hangovers :LOL:
Datkison says:

September 17, 2022 at 5:19 pm

Tuesday, first full day there, one day until event start date. I won’t go into too much about things but we played Pine Needles in the AM and Mid Pines in the afternoon. In addition to the guys from last night, [USER=10545]@Jeff Spicoli[/USER] joined up with us. We went out as 2 threesomes, I played with [USER=6774]@echico[/USER] and [USER=68994]@Legalize Mulligans[/USER] round one. We had our fair share of struggles but still a good time. We went and had lunch and then got ready for round 2.

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We were joined in the afternoon by [USER=53564]@V14_Heels[/USER], we got to talk a little at the range and gave him a peep of the Edel SMS irons. He and [USER=60107]@jfox789[/USER] played together before so they were going to have a reunion round. I wanted a chance to play with as many of the participants as possible and knew Mirror Image wasn’t in my foursomes at Dormie so asked to play with them. It’s been said already but [USER=10545]@Jeff Spicoli[/USER] hits it a mile. And guess what, so does his partner. [USER=65069]@FranTheMan[/USER] also had his real actual camera with him and took a lot of nice shots that you saw loaded up in this thread.

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I had a bit of a headache during the second round so wanted to just relax and try to get to bed early to help acclimate to the time change better. [USER=6774]@echico[/USER] and I stayed back while the other 3 went out for some seafood which isn’t my thing really.

Let me just throw in a little about my room at Mid pines. It’s like a 200 year old hotel, a very strong distinct [S]odor[/S] scent greets you when you walk through the door. Fortunately it is somewhat confined to the downstairs lobby area. It is interesting to see some of the history, old pictures and fixtures. Our room had an AC in the corner but it had a box fan sitting on top to actually blow throught the room haha. The door to the adjoining room didn’t close on our side, luckily it was our group next door so not a big deal.

Wednesday we had another round set up in the AM before me ultimately made our way to Dormie. We played Tobacco Road, it’s a beautiful course with some tough holes. The night before [USER=48932]@BigDill[/USER] and [USER=56757]@Afizzle2100[/USER] showed up so [USER=68994]@Legalize Mulligans[/USER] and I got to play with them. [USER=48932]@BigDill[/USER] suffers as we all do with an occasional miss off the tee but when he connects this guy was 40 yards past me some of the holes. [USER=56757]@Afizzle2100[/USER] is also a bomber and hit some great shots out there. Both of these two are funny guys and we had a good time out on the course. We had a bit of a quick storm come through and it rained for a couple holes on the back nine.

Dig this logo.
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We finished up the round and [USER=57217]@Steve2100[/USER] and [USER=59233]@Golfers Anonymous[/USER] had flown in and met us at the course. We all headed over to Dormie from there.
jfox789 says:

September 17, 2022 at 6:14 pm

[QUOTE=”FranTheMan, post: 10935320, member: 65069″]
[USER=60107]@jfox789[/USER] with the strike

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It rained on us for a bit

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The infamous nose bunkers hiding the pin on #10
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[USER=51100]@Wholeinone[/USER] with the action shot on #10
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I love these photos! [USER=3]@JB[/USER] Craig had mentioned sending him some photos showcasing the Nitron. Any way we can get ahold of him?
JB says:

September 17, 2022 at 6:17 pm

[QUOTE=”jfox789, post: 10954069, member: 60107″]
I love these photos! [USER=3]@JB[/USER] Craig had mentioned sending him some photos showcasing the Nitron. Any way we can get ahold of him?
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Post them in the review thread and we make sure he gets them. If you prefer you can send them directly to me and I can send them as well.
Junkyard says:

September 17, 2022 at 6:43 pm

[QUOTE=”Golfers Anonymous, post: 10935403, member: 59233″]
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This is an appropriate starter purchase, just enough to dip you toe in the water (y)
brians says:

September 17, 2022 at 6:45 pm

[QUOTE=”Mmaynard11, post: 10953306, member: 19877″]
Also huge shout out to [USER=10545]@Jeff Spicoli[/USER] for snagging one of these for me! Finally had time to open it and now I’m debating whether I put it on the putter or not.
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Yes. Absolutely yes. That needs to be shown to the world…often
Datkison says:

September 17, 2022 at 6:58 pm

Not a long drive over to Dormie and [USER=60107]@jfox789[/USER] wanted to stop at some ice cream place on the way over. Fortunately it was not out of the way because they were closed. So we just continued on our way. When you pull up to Dormie you’re immediately greeted at the bag drop by a million guys to take care of you. They tag all your luggage with your cabin number then throw your golf bag on a cart, take your keys, park your car and send you out to do whatever you want. The cart is yours to get around until you leave. They come change it out in the morning if it needs a charge or any other reason necessary. I headed to the proshop to take a little look around and then went to the cabin. My luggage was there along with a little bonus.

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Went down to the range to check it out a little then back to the cabin to get showered up and ready for dinner. Finally met up with my partner [USER=11048]@TWright971[/USER] and we got going to the dinner. We may have been the last ones to arrive but whos paying attention to that. We find this in our seats with everything you see here included. I did combine all my stuff packing but I don’t think I missed anything. Socks are FJ, the shirts and pullover are Peter Millar and the backpack is Travis Mathew. All awesome stuff. Balls are THP logo balls. Tee bag, tees, ball marker, bag tag are all Budget Golf logoed. The Budget Championship 2022 on all of it is so cool. Now I’m trying to convince one of my kids to take my old backpack so I don’t feel bad since it’ll be sitting idle from now on.

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[USER=3]@JB[/USER] gave us some info about the plan for the next day and the event itself followed by [USER=45499]@Ryan_BudgetGolf[/USER] giving us a good deal of info about Budget Golf and their philosophy, their future and their past. It’s awesome to get to hear things you just wouldn’t ever know otherwise. The staff was setting up our dinner and we finally got to dig in to the taco bar. Good eats.

After dinner we all headed to the putting green for some night putting and they handed out ANOTHER unexpected gift, the BC22 logoed headcovers.

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We hung out there for about an hour I’d guess and then I found myself giving a bit of an impromptu putting lesson on side saddle putting. It’s not difficult and it lets you keep your head in it’s normal orientation while you look down the line so your perspective doesn’t change, but it does take a little time to adjust if you’ve always putted traditionally. There are a lot of methods out there that still require coordination of both hands but my nethod eliminates that so only the right hand moves which deducts one of the variables in the stroke. ANYWAY, back to the story.

[USER=48932]@BigDill[/USER] brought Cards Against Humanity and several of the guys came to our cabin to play, seems [USER=59233]@Golfers Anonymous[/USER] is a pro because he kinda crushed the rest of us. After that we all headed off to get some sleep.
jfox789 says:

September 17, 2022 at 7:04 pm

[QUOTE=”J.B. Cobb III, post: 10936668, member: 50607″]
So, he is going to the Dolphins?! ?
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[QUOTE=”BuckNasty, post: 10936671, member: 48132″]
Don’t go MIA! Brady never wins in Miami
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You could say some of team Brady was not the most responsive leading up to the event, so it was suggested we use the Team Mirror Image logo and make it Team MIA (missing in action)

[QUOTE=”BuckNasty, post: 10936761, member: 48132″]
Not a lot of love for the champs in the pre-event selection threads!

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And we are grateful for you!!

[QUOTE=”JB, post: 10935616, member: 3″]
So for those following, I’m sitting here talking to Craig at Bag Boy and [USER=45499]@Ryan_BudgetGolf[/USER] on if we should bring this back next year? Thoughts?

Also, Bag Boy has one of the coolest stand bags ever coming out in January, so much so that I am holding off my search because I think I found my perfect bag.
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So excited for this event to come back!! Absolute blast, and I cannot wait for more THPers to experience the Budget Golf Championship!
jfox789 says:

September 17, 2022 at 7:06 pm

[QUOTE=”JB, post: 10954073, member: 3″]
Post them in the review thread and we make sure he gets them. If you prefer you can send them directly to me and I can send them as well.
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[USER=65069]@FranTheMan[/USER] Do you have a link to the high res images (if you’re ok sharing)?
Junkyard says:

September 17, 2022 at 7:11 pm

[QUOTE=”Datkison, post: 10936003, member: 56571″]
I rewrote the first few scores to clarify

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Seriously, what is up with the Dormie Network logo in the top left on these scorecards? It’s really tough for my OCD to digest
Datkison says:

September 17, 2022 at 7:13 pm

[QUOTE=”JB, post: 10954073, member: 3″]
Post them in the review thread and we make sure he gets them. If you prefer you can send them directly to me and I can send them as well.
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Also we talked and I suggested it would be good for him to join the forum so he could see our info personally and how we as THPers love interacting with representatives of the companies that help support us and the site. Send this message to him haha and tell him to sign on up.
jfox789 says:

September 17, 2022 at 7:14 pm

Just reread the thread. I love THP! Everyone following along makes this such a blast. What a cool community!! Thanks everyone for being so amazing!!!
Datkison says:

September 17, 2022 at 7:15 pm

[QUOTE=”Junkyard, post: 10954172, member: 12544″]
Seriously, what is up with the Dormie Network logo in the top left on these scorecards? It’s really tough for my OCD to digest
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That was about the only thing at Dormie that wasn’t too notch.
Junkyard says:

September 17, 2022 at 8:26 pm

[QUOTE=”Datkison, post: 10954176, member: 56571″]
That was about the only thing at Dormie that wasn’t too notch.
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#truth
Junkyard says:

September 17, 2022 at 8:27 pm

[QUOTE=”BigDill, post: 10942252, member: 48932″]
Anyone else have their quarter zip on today?

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Can we get a better picture of the bookcase over your left shoulder sometime?
pumbaa says:

September 17, 2022 at 8:31 pm

[QUOTE=”Jeff Spicoli, post: 10953341, member: 10545″]
You are welcome. Wish they had them in a mallet. I think it needs to be gamed.
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I wish they had a mallet too
Jeff Spicoli says:

September 17, 2022 at 8:35 pm

[QUOTE=”pumbaa, post: 10954310, member: 24169″]
I wish they had a mallet too
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I looked for you. Was told they were looking to possibly add them down the road.
TWright971 says:

September 17, 2022 at 8:36 pm

I’ve got to say I love that this thread is still being updated with people’s thoughts on this wonderful experience. As it was my first ever THP event I was really nervous about nearly everything. I’m not a good golfer, I’m a rather introverted person who tends to let others speak and I will pipe in here. All of these things worried me heading into this event.

And all of my worries pretty much disappeared upon getting to dinner. Everyone that was at this event was so happy to be there, and were so easy to talk to. The conversations flowed pretty easy about how lucky we were to be there, how great the Dormie Club is, easy conversations about where people were from and what they did for work. The second day I heard about dynamic handicapping from [USER=48932]@BigDill[/USER] which I still think is a fascinating idea.

My on course worries disappeared after the first tee shot. It helped that my group teed off last that first round so I got to watch everyone tee off before us. But playing with [USER=56571]@Datkison[/USER], [USER=68994]@Legalize Mulligans[/USER] and [USER=57217]@Steve2100[/USER] was like playing golf with my brothers. Conversation was easy (when I could speak cause the walk was killing me) and everyone was really rooting for each other to play as well as possible. This continued into the next round playing with [USER=3]@JB[/USER] and [USER=45499]@Ryan_BudgetGolf[/USER] who weee always rooting for everyone’s ball to end up in the best possible position. I hit my share of decent shots, rolled in a couple nice putts, and hit my share of horrible shots, but not once did it feel like I shouldn’t be there or wasn’t wanted because I was a high handicap golfer who struggles on occasion.

Looking back after a week at home and I’m struck by how much going to a THP event changes how you view this forum. Before this event I liked looking at the forum for equipment reviews, thoughts on how to get better, but I didn’t really understand all that this offered. I think I understand that more now after meeting the 15 wonderful people that were part of the THP experience. I hope that I’m lucky enough to get to hang out and play more golf with each of you in the future and hope to meet more golf crazy THPers as well.
Datkison says:

September 18, 2022 at 12:58 am

Wanted to add a few pics from things I bought or got at the first days rounds.

Just flipped the markers over for these 2 pics. They’re heavy and slightly magnetic.
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Steve2100 says:

September 18, 2022 at 9:05 am

Something I love about Iphones (even my 7s:)) is the For You section where misc photos and video are put together to help you remember a specific event. Well this popped up on my phone yesterday and I wanted to share it with you. But first I wanted to throw out some thank yous to all who made this just an unreal experience. Thank you [USER=3]@JB[/USER] and [USER=7]@GolferGal[/USER] for putting this forum together. I wish I had found it years ago!
[USER=3]@JB[/USER] it was so great to meet you! Your personality and demeanor really comes thru on this forum and in person, you are just a class individual! For anyone who hasn’t met him yet he is the same person you see on here. Funny/sarcastic humor and easy to have a conversation with. The golf industry stories are tremendous!
[USER=45499]@Ryan_BudgetGolf[/USER] [USER=69174]@StevenTheeSlinger[/USER] and Craig from Bagboy(get yourself a forum name!) thank you all for the industry insights, conversation and laughs! Thank you for your continued presence here.
To my cottage roomates [USER=65069]@FranTheMan[/USER] and [USER=10545]@Jeff Spicoli[/USER] it was great to meet you. Its funny when you only know someone by their avatar and they are completely different when you meet them in person. That Jeff Spicoli avatar is funny because John seems nothing like that. Just a easy going person with a phenomenal golf swing! I really enjoyed our conversations! Same goes with [USER=65069]@FranTheMan[/USER] , just an amazing person (common theme here) with just a smooth left handed swing that is a joy to watch.
[USER=56571]@Datkison[/USER] and [USER=11048]@TWright971[/USER] it was a pleasure playing you on the first day. [USER=56571]@Datkison[/USER] can really golf that ball! And [USER=11048]@TWright971[/USER] was mister consistent driving the ball in the fairway. You both made that first day memorable!
[USER=6774]@echico[/USER] and [USER=59233]@Golfers Anonymous[/USER] thanks for making day 2 memorable! It was great meeting Cody at the airport and having lunch at Pinehurst. Its amazing how this forum can make complete strangers get together for the first time but seem like you have known them forever. And [USER=6774]@echico[/USER] is just a joy to be around! Funny, knowledgeable and those CALVES! I think you should have won a few more rounds of Cards against Humanity but the Judges were against you!
[USER=48932]@BigDill[/USER] and [USER=56757]@Afizzle2100[/USER] I did not get to play against you but I enjoyed our conversations. [USER=48932]@BigDill[/USER] is the funniest pickle I ever met and [USER=56757]@Afizzle2100[/USER] is just a class human being. I had never played Cards against Humanity before but it was a blast with you guys!
[USER=60107]@jfox789[/USER] and [USER=51100]@Wholeinone[/USER] are 2 others I did not get to play against but I did see them hit on the range and you can see how they won! [USER=60107]@jfox789[/USER] with an other worldly swing and [USER=51100]@Wholeinone[/USER] with a consistent straight shot. Thats my hero right there [USER=51100]@Wholeinone[/USER] when I get to your age I want to hit it like you (hell, I want that now!:LOL:)
And finally my partner [USER=68994]@Legalize Mulligans[/USER]. Thanks for all the laughs and conversations! You can’t help smile talking to him, his personality is infectious! And for just playing for 2 years and hitting it like you do is an amazing feat!
Whenever I watch this video all those feeling come back so thank you all for that!

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Steve2100 says:

September 18, 2022 at 9:59 am

One thing I like about Iphones (even my Iphone 7:)) is the For You Memory videos that pop up from time to time. Yesterday this one popped up and I thought to share it with you but first I wanted to thank all that made my first THP Experience so memorable!
[USER=3]@JB[/USER] and [USER=7]@GolferGal[/USER] thank you for this forum! I wish I would have found this years ago! [USER=7]@GolferGal[/USER] thank you for all the behind the scenes work you did here and your messages to us beforehand! It was so appreciated! [USER=3]@JB[/USER] for those that haven’t met him is the same funny/sarcastic person you see here. Easy to talk to and I just love all those golf industry stories! Thank you for everything you have put together here!
[USER=45499]@Ryan_BudgetGolf[/USER] [USER=69174]@StevenTheeSlinger[/USER] and Craig from BagBoy(please get a forum name!:)) thank you so much for the conversations and industry insight and thank you for your continued presence here!
To my cottage room mates [USER=10545]@Jeff Spicoli[/USER] and [USER=65069]@FranTheMan[/USER] I wish we could have golfed together but I so enjoyed our conversation Thursday night during the football game. The word amazing gets used alot on here but it fits you two-just amazing people that I am glad I was able to meet!

[USER=56571]@Datkison[/USER] and [USER=11048]@TWright971[/USER] it was great to play against you that first day! [USER=56571]@Datkison[/USER] you really can golf that ball! And thank you for putting the gift for [USER=3]@JB[/USER] and the sponsors together! [USER=11048]@TWright971[/USER] it was great to tee it up with you! Just a nice , consistent swing who always seemed to be in the fairway!

[USER=6774]@echico[/USER] and [USER=59233]@Golfers Anonymous[/USER] thank you for the great match on Friday! [USER=6774]@echico[/USER] is just a fun, knowledgeable guy who should have won more rounds in Cards against Humanity but got no love from the judges. And those CALVES are no joke!:LOL: Cody it was great to meet you at the airport and lunch at Pinehurst. This forum can put people together that have never met but when they do it is like they have known each other for years! You epitomize what this forum is all about -just a helpful, friendly golf lover with a great personality!

[USER=48932]@BigDill[/USER] and [USER=56757]@Afizzle2100[/USER] I wasn’t able to tee it up against you but came away impressed with your sense of humor and your kindness! I never knew pickles were so funny! Playing Cards against Humanity with you guys was one of my highlights!

[USER=60107]@jfox789[/USER] and [USER=51100]@Wholeinone[/USER] while I didn’t get to play against you I did see you hit on the range and can see how you 2 won! [USER=60107]@jfox789[/USER] with just an smooth powerful swing and [USER=51100]@Wholeinone[/USER] just always straight and down the middle. You are my hero [USER=51100]@Wholeinone[/USER] I want to be able to hit it like you when I am your age(hell I want that now:LOL:)!

Lastly I want to thank my partner [USER=68994]@Legalize Mulligans[/USER]! What can I say you always put a smile on my face with your sense of humor and your easy going ways! For only playing for 2 years you really can play and I am sure you will only get better! It was a pleasure meeting you and hope we see each other again in the future!
When I watch this video all these thoughts will come back to me so thank you to all of you and the people on the forum that followed us! Just an amazing place this is!

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drp3434 says:

September 19, 2022 at 1:28 pm

My man [USER=59233]@Golfers Anonymous[/USER] (Cody) sent me an awesome prize pack. The famous pitch tool and slick hat. Fun fact, I had to take apart the box completely to find the ball marker tucked under the flaps lol. Thank you so much dude!

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Jeff Spicoli says:

September 19, 2022 at 2:25 pm

[QUOTE=”Steve2100, post: 10954726, member: 57217″]
One thing I like about Iphones (even my Iphone 7:)) is the For You Memory videos that pop up from time to time. Yesterday this one popped up and I thought to share it with you but first I wanted to thank all that made my first THP Experience so memorable!
[USER=3]@JB[/USER] and [USER=7]@GolferGal[/USER] thank you for this forum! I wish I would have found this years ago! [USER=7]@GolferGal[/USER] thank you for all the behind the scenes work you did here and your messages to us beforehand! It was so appreciated! [USER=3]@JB[/USER] for those that haven’t met him is the same funny/sarcastic person you see here. Easy to talk to and I just love all those golf industry stories! Thank you for everything you have put together here!
[USER=45499]@Ryan_BudgetGolf[/USER] [USER=69174]@StevenTheeSlinger[/USER] and Craig from BagBoy(please get a forum name!:)) thank you so much for the conversations and industry insight and thank you for your continued presence here!
To my cottage room mates [USER=10545]@Jeff Spicoli[/USER] and [USER=65069]@FranTheMan[/USER] I wish we could have golfed together but I so enjoyed our conversation Thursday night during the football game. The word amazing gets used alot on here but it fits you two-just amazing people that I am glad I was able to meet!

[USER=56571]@Datkison[/USER] and [USER=11048]@TWright971[/USER] it was great to play against you that first day! [USER=56571]@Datkison[/USER] you really can golf that ball! And thank you for putting the gift for [USER=3]@JB[/USER] and the sponsors together! [USER=11048]@TWright971[/USER] it was great to tee it up with you! Just a nice , consistent swing who always seemed to be in the fairway!

[USER=6774]@echico[/USER] and [USER=59233]@Golfers Anonymous[/USER] thank you for the great match on Friday! [USER=6774]@echico[/USER] is just a fun, knowledgeable guy who should have won more rounds in Cards against Humanity but got no love from the judges. And those CALVES are no joke!:LOL: Cody it was great to meet you at the airport and lunch at Pinehurst. This forum can put people together that have never met but when they do it is like they have known each other for years! You epitomize what this forum is all about -just a helpful, friendly golf lover with a great personality!

[USER=48932]@BigDill[/USER] and [USER=56757]@Afizzle2100[/USER] I wasn’t able to tee it up against you but came away impressed with your sense of humor and your kindness! I never knew pickles were so funny! Playing Cards against Humanity with you guys was one of my highlights!

[USER=60107]@jfox789[/USER] and [USER=51100]@Wholeinone[/USER] while I didn’t get to play against you I did see you hit on the range and can see how you 2 won! [USER=60107]@jfox789[/USER] with just an smooth powerful swing and [USER=51100]@Wholeinone[/USER] just always straight and down the middle. You are my hero [USER=51100]@Wholeinone[/USER] I want to be able to hit it like you when I am your age(hell I want that now:LOL:)!

Lastly I want to thank my partner [USER=68994]@Legalize Mulligans[/USER]! What can I say you always put a smile on my face with your sense of humor and your easy going ways! For only playing for 2 years you really can play and I am sure you will only get better! It was a pleasure meeting you and hope we see each other again in the future!
When I watch this video all these thoughts will come back to me so thank you to all of you and the people on the forum that followed us! Just an amazing place this is!

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It was great hanging with you. As always, I wish we could have had a few more days to hang and play more golf.
Datkison says:

September 20, 2022 at 1:35 am

I’m slow with this stuff I know. But, on the other hand, I’m keeping this thread going:D.

Next morning, got the Nitron loaded up with my bag and headed over to breakfast. I’m not much of a breakfast eater but they did have some good food so had a little. Hit a few shots on the range, spent some time in the proshop, decided to change shoes so borrowed a cart to drive back to the cottage, spent some more time in the proshop, then went to watch the first group tee off.

Let’s be honest, Dormie is not a flat property. It wasn’t crazy hard to walk but it sure wasn’t easy. [USER=11048]@TWright971[/USER] and I played with Double Ditkas [USER=57217]@Steve2100[/USER] and [USER=68994]@Legalize Mulligans[/USER]. They both have good games but when it came time to ham and egg it they were both egging or haming it up at the same time. Fortunately for the Commanding Wookiees for the most part we did keep at least one of us ( mostly him) scoring well. The odds had us 2nd from the bottom but we finished the round in 4th. Not a terrible start but tomorrow would be the test.

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Had some lunch, my first pimento cheese ever. Some of the guys had already gone back out to play but since we came in last and wanted to eat we waited it bit. At this point [USER=10545]@Jeff Spicoli[/USER] and I headed back out to play some extra golf. He texted [USER=65069]@FranTheMan[/USER] as we teed off and he met us on the 2nd tee. We were just trying to gt some practice in so dropping balls and hitting different shots. We still had dinner to get ready for so I headed back to my cabin after 12. Long drive and ended up taking a backwoods path to approach my cabin from the opposite side but found my way thanks to the GPS on the cart.

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Showered up and headed over to dinner. Tonight was Craig from BagBoy’s turn to talk about the company. There was a lot to learn about the company. They’ve been around a lot longer than you’d think. The company was founded in 1946 and has been transititioned through a number of lives. It was owned by Browning Arms, AMF who owned Ben Hogan and made it a subsidiary of BH, then later BH was sold seperately and BagBoy became an independent brand. After aquiring a few other companies Dynamic Brands was formed as a parent company since it wasn’t all about BagBoy and longer. You’ll find Devant sports towels, Datrek bags, iGotcha ball retrievers and several other companies. After we ate I was able to provide some direct feedback to Craig about what I liked about the Nitron as well as improvements I’d like to see. It was great to see him marka few notes down to pass along to the engineering teams responsible. This is one of the reasons I love supporting those companies that sponsor THP because they all seem to legitimately care about us as golfers and our opinions.

We got this bag made by Burton and the towel is from Devant. Both are subsidiaries of Dynamic Brands. We also got a full catalog of all the products from DB.
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After dinner they brought out a plate of Wookiees, sorry I mean cookies. They may have been a tribute to us Wookiees as I did pass out stickers to a lot of the staff to show their support of the Commanding Wookiees. At this point JB may have said I was DQed when the waitress brought me out a glass of milk, something about me being an 8 year old maybe, I don’t know exactly. I took my milk and [S]wookiees[/S] cookies back to the cottage to enjoy and then started packing up my stuff. Knowing I planned to do some proshop spending here and over the weekend I packed my Nitron for shipment home and filled in all around it with my dirty laundry. Genius, I know, extra luggage space. Some of the guys came over again for some more CAH but I wanted to get all the packing done and go to bed early so I sat out. I succeeded with the packing aspect but still didn’t get to bed until midnight.

Some of my rambling probably gets boring so sorry for that.
Datkison says:

September 20, 2022 at 1:38 am

As a group we got some ball markers from Evolve made up fro us and we got one for each of the guys on First in Fun and Slinging Bags. We presented these to them on night 1 at dinner. The all got the hand hammered and had to fight amongst themselves, or choose nicely if they wanted the steel, copper, brass, or antiqued copper.

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Nappy says:

September 20, 2022 at 8:14 am

[USER=59233]@Golfers Anonymous[/USER] is a legend, but more importantly just an awesome and thoughtful person. Love this! Thanks again!

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Datkison says:

September 22, 2022 at 4:02 am

Friday was round 2. The Commanding Wookiees got to go out in the first time and with the FIrst in Fun. [USER=3]@JB[/USER] and [USER=45499]@Ryan_BudgetGolf[/USER] held up to their name and the fun was had. [USER=3]@JB[/USER] and I share similar thoughts on the speed at which a round should be played as well as the level of snark that should be dished out. This was the 2nd time I’ve had the opportunity to play a round with him and hope it can happen again.

Neither of our groups played great but the CW did manage to maintain our position in 4th place. What we did do though was finish over half an hour before the group behind us. Something about THPers being slow, not sure. We had our lunch while waiting for everyone else to finish and keeping up with the live updates as to where everyone stood. It looked like Slinging Bags took the lead for a second but 18 took a toll and Team Tom Brady came out on top. We hung out talking for a little while, all the sponsors had to take off but we were given the go ahead to stay and play more if we wanted to. Mirror Image and CW went back out to play.

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The stuff I got
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I’m on the first hole and the cart tells me I am in a restricted area and to back out. I back up and turn around and start to head away from that area and it says I’m in a restricted area and to put the cart in reverse and back out. I try to back out and then end up in some pine needles and then against a tree and have no where to go. I’m part panicking because I don’t know if someone else plans to tee off and I’m also holding everyone else back, I’m part annoyed because it was stupid that the cart was doing that, and of course embarassed that I’m stuck by this tree. I called up to the proshop and spoke with Courtney who I had just been working with to find a shirt to buy. She got my cart unlocked and away we went. Finally. On two I found a wedge by the green. After teeing off on 3, [USER=10545]@Jeff Spicoli[/USER] is waiting for the group in front of us to clear the green as he’s going for it. I say I’m gonna run it up to them. I drive up to the green and give the guy his wedge. They are slow and take forever to load their cart and [USER=10545]@Jeff Spicoli[/USER] has hit so I’m going to go back down to my ball. I’m on the cart path at this point. I haven’t moved since pulling up to hand this guy his club. Suddenly the cart tells me that I’m restricted and need to back up and return to the cart path. I’M ON THE CART PATH. I had to back 150 yards down the hill before it said I was released. WTF. Head out to the fairway, you can see on the GPS where the restriction is. I vow to go nowhere near it but that’s irrelevant becasue in the middle of the fairway it tells me I need to back up. *Wookiee noises* Killing me. Once it clears, I get out and go to my ball and [USER=11048]@TWright971[/USER] is gonna take it back up to the green. He tells me after as soon as I got out that the restricted zone disappears off the GPS. Wow. We skip a couple holes to get around this slow group in front of us and [USER=11048]@TWright971[/USER] quits after 11 as his knee is starting to hurt. When we get to 16 I hit my tee shot and feel something pull in my midback. I have 3 more rounds planned at Pinehurt this weekend so that’s it for me. I’m done. We say our goodbyes to [USER=65069]@FranTheMan[/USER] and [USER=10545]@Jeff Spicoli[/USER] and head back. [USER=11048]@TWright971[/USER] has agreed to give me a ride to PH so we grab our stuff and he drops me off.

Get checked in to the Holly Inn which was built in 1895. It, unlike the first place, has been updated and is a nice big room. Honestly I think it was about twice the size of the first bedroom. Met [USER=51300]@Carolina Dundee[/USER] as he was joining [USER=60107]@jfox789[/USER] and me for the weekend. Funny enough that made it easy to deliver the prize pack that the Commanding Wookiees gave away since I was rooming with the guy who won it. Our package included dinner and we had reservations for the 1895 Grille. Turns out you need pants as it’s “fancy” dining. We had no pants. Instead made our way to the tavern on site and got to knwo each other and have dinner. He was nice enough to bring me a 12 pack of Dr Pepper Zero so got that on ice for later and finally got some sleep.
JB says:

September 25, 2022 at 9:16 am

GG rocking the Dormie hoodie

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Golfers Anonymous says:

September 25, 2022 at 9:18 am

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GG rocking the Dormie hoodie

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Those Johhnie-O’s are so comfortable if l’d have known would have grabbed 10 more.
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September 28, 2022 at 8:05 am

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September 28, 2022 at 9:05 am

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So good!
e1iterate says:

October 29, 2022 at 6:58 am

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Thank you for the gift guys!
JB says:

December 3, 2022 at 6:21 pm

Just packed up my Travis backpack for a trip to CA. It is so good
Jeff Spicoli says:

December 3, 2022 at 7:01 pm

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Just packed up my Travis backpack for a trip to CA. It is so good
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It is really well done. I’ve used it for all of my trips since I’ve gotten it and I’ve loved it.
jfox789 says:

December 3, 2022 at 8:24 pm

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Just packed up my Travis backpack for a trip to CA. It is so good
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Best backpack ever! Safe travels and make sure to bring the theragun!
echico says:

May 4, 2023 at 3:06 pm

For you 2022 Budget Championship members. There is plenty of room in the Travis Mathew backpacks for a trophy.

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JB says:

May 4, 2023 at 3:50 pm

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For you 2022 Budget Championship members. There is plenty of room in the Travis Mathew backpacks for a trophy.

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The trophy is a driver…
echico says:

May 4, 2023 at 3:54 pm

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Right. That is why I revived last years thread to show the swag from last year is carrying a trophy won this year. Didn’t want another current thread infested with #oldtech
BigDill says:

July 29, 2023 at 3:56 pm

Taking my 2022 Budget Golf Championship First Class Backpack to Europe! THP!

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