Matherly11

Golf is too expensive as a whole, the prices of everything keep going up it’s hard to find good value, I do however get decent deals on my golf clothes at Sam’s Club or a Tangier Outlet.

Date 07/24/2024 Course Name Goodyear Gross Score 105 Course Rating 69.9 Course Slope 131 Gross Strokes over/under par 34 Birdies or better 0 Longest Drive 304 Started out awful with some shanks then got in a groove but did not putt well. Hit tee shots well, approach shots were rough but did manage to get 4 GIR. 38 putts with to many 3 putts. Some added strokes for using a bad club in the wrong areas just because it was cart path only. We were also rushing to beat a storm which always sucked but we have gotten rained out the last 2 times out and just wanted to finish a round.

Date 07/01/2024 Course Name Southern Hills Gross Score 97 Course Handicap 28 Gross Strokes over/under par 26 Net Score to Par -2 Net Score 69 Net Birdies or better Longest Drive Played really well to my standards as I drove the ball great distance wise only hit 5 fairways and lost a couple drives just because the course has some high rough areas. Course is definitely one of the worst around but is a decent budget play, greens are super slow and I putted about my average with 35 putts. Did really well putting on the front but had 4 3 putts on the back ruining two good scoring opportunities as I had an eagle that turned into a bogey and a birdie that turned into a birdie. I’ve been struggling with my irons lately on full swings with low right shots so I only used half swings with irons and that helped me atleast stay straighter on the course. Only hit 4 greens in regulation which is in my opinion the weakest part of my game but that’s 4 more than I hit last time I played. Overall getting some confidence back!

Drink lots of water, dehydration is big right now and cramps!

Date 06/23/2024 Course Name Beechwood golf club Gross Score 105 Course Handicap 28 Gross Strokes over/under par 33 Net Score to Par 5 Net Score 77 Net Birdies or better Longest Drive Fun round at a course we have been on our family beach trip for a few years in a row now. Struggled mightily with some shanks on the front, before getting a little straighter on the back. I did have my best putting round ever with only 30 putts and 2 3 putts. Hit my driver well, however was shanking a lot of full iron and wedge shots causing me to never hit a GIR.

Practiced over 100 shots today with my Garmin R10 into the net at my house and I don’t know what I’ve changed but I’m almost pulling everything 10-30 yards left and anytime I try to straighten it out I just go way right. 3/4 and half swings just barely go right. My grip is neutral and swing plane is pretty consistent from -2-2 but club face is staying closed when I make a full swing. Tried to watch some videos to find out what I’m doing and haven’t been able to correct it. I’m going about 150-155 carry 8 iron with on average 15 left deviation.

Cut line +4 Tiger is +9 missing the cut

Date 06/10/2024 Course Name Oak Hills Golf & Event Center Gross Score 88 Course Handicap 15 Gross Strokes over/under par 17 Net Score to Par 2 Net Score 73 Net Birdies or better Longest Drive One of my best rounds

So I’m a 26 handicap and have recently averaged around 102, I have in the last 2 months shot my best round which was 87 with a 43 on the front and a 44 on the back and I was so happy to set my new PR by two strokes! Now two days ago I played again and was playing out of my mind on the front making a change of just keeping the driver in bag and using my 3 wood off the tee in an effort to hit more fairways! I shot a 39 on the front and then returned to my form with some pulled shots off the tee bad putting and 2 lost balls that finished me at a 49 on the back. That put me at an 88 on the day which I am happy with but left me dreaming of what could have been. I normally only hit about 3 fairways around and using 3 wood off the tee helped me hit 6 but 5 of those were on the front. I only averaged around 2 GIR and was able to hit 9 and 7 of those were on the front and one just barely on the fringe I was able to chip in. Ended with 37 putts which is barely below average for me averaging around 2 putts but also had 4 3 putts which is always room to improve.

I think music is fine on the course if you play it for you and your buddies I shouldn’t hear it loudly next to me. Like the other day I played we were on our scheduled tee time teeing off on time when this group rolled up blasting music with my group teeing off. I play with some older guys and they were furious. I just think people need to be more real to others around them when playing music.

How often does everyone replace their clubs