How'd you play?

[cnosil]

Golf league last night.   Game seems to be slowly coming back.  Tee shots are pretty good,  irons are solid but struggling a little with distance, short game contact is good distance control needs work,   Lag putting is decent, not as good as I would like in the 4-8’ range

4/6 FW, 3 GIR with 3 more just in the fringe, 16 putts.    +4 for a 38.  

[gavinski91]

9 holes this morning, and it was a horrendous ball striking day. The miseries were compounded by the fact that the course I was playing had really bad winter die-offs on the greens, so the ones that were in use were absolute pinball machines (they had temporary greens on a few holes that had less than 40% grass coverage). I had one putt actually bounce 10" up in the air halfway to the hole!

The lone bright spot in the round was that I managed to get positive strokes gained off the tee, which is the first time I've done that in a while.

Edited May 10 by gavinski91

[Paul Hedrick]

Yesterday I had a very satisfying round of golf.  I had mentioned last week that after a two month delay,  I was able play.  While 12 over was not my ideal, but considering that I had not touched a club in such a long time, I was not complaining... too loudly. lol.  Yesterday I played again, but this time at a more difficult course.  I was able achieve 9 over, so (insert happy face here), I am feeling good.

[matt_puttercup]

There's a quote from 'Ferris Bueller,' which goes, 'How can I possibly be expected to handle school on a day like this?'  And today was one of those days! 80 and sunny in the Seattle area, so I ditched the day job to go play at the local muni - par 71 (67.1 / 112).  Ball striking is coming along, thanks in part to a massive influx of confidence in the Driver with the new Callaway AI Smoke Max (9*).  Went 41-39 with 34 putts on greens that were punched days ago. Went 9/18 on GIR, with misses really close.  Getting excited for what's to come!

[fozcycle]

Shot 39/44:83 Wednesday . We started on the back so the score was actually 44/39:83. 1 birdie (#5 Par 3). Weather was Sunny with 70* - 95*.

 

Today(Friday) we started on the back again. Shot 40/41/81 FIR 11/14 79% GIR 9/18 56% with 32 Putts. Had 1 birdie(#5 Par 3). Longest drive was 223 yds. Weather was cloudy with 73* - 91*

Recounting this week, I shot an 82, 83 & 81. overall a pretty good week. Came in First on Monday and 2T today.

[EnderinAZ]

Played much better today! 44 / 39 for a decent 83. Only one birdie and only one double as well. Took me a bit to get on line, but once there I settled down to a round more reminiscent of my game before the latest surgery. 

It was fun in the sun today! 

[Big moose]

Shot 43 double bogeyed 6 and 8, my first double of the year. I did chip in on 4 for a birdie, for the birdie every hole challenge that's 4 down and 14 to go.

[Green4Spinach]

Here I was thinking I had made a decent approach shot on the 8th at Machynlleth, a small but quite picturesque hilly course in mid Wales. But my chosen line for a chip shot had an unexpected hurdle to overcome - a local resident wandered straight into my line. I could have chased the sheep away, I suppose, but I went with a pitch. What would you do?

One word of advice playing Machynlleth, or any other course with plenty of sheep: bring coloured balls. There is so much wool lying around that distinguishing a white blob of wool from a white ball requires some painstaking detective work. Fortunately, I was first on the course and the next pair were about six holes behind me, so I gave myself more than the de rigeur three minute search time.

[Knight017]

Well 4th week in a row that I have played to single figures. Poring rain and terrible conditions so happy. I should be putting this in get a lesson as well .Since I did played to 6, 7, 8 and 8 last 4 rounds

[MaxEntropy]

Got out yesterday with @DiscipleofPenick at the same course I had my best-ever 77 last year. I shot a 40/46 from the tips (only 6600 yards from those tees) for +3 over my course handicap. Struggled with the driver and had way too many doubles on the 2nd 9 due to being out of position. I still like the layout, even though I didn't play as well. I'll be playing there more often. The course played quite a bit longer than last year due to steady rain all day Thursday — on number 8 it was D, 7i last year; D, 7w yesterday.

[CSiders12]

Good afternoon all! Played 18 holes this morning with my wife and the in laws. Had a great time and wasn't too disappointed with my golf game. Shot a +6 (78) - +4 on front and +2 on back. I was happy with how my wife played as well. Today was her first real round of the year and she hit some really nice shots. I'm hoping that she continues to enjoy the game and wants to play more this summer.

For all others who played today, I hope it went well!

[DiscipleofPenick]

1 hour ago, MaxEntropy said:

Got out yesterday with @DiscipleofPenick at the same course I had my best-ever 77 last year. I shot a 40/46 from the tips (only 6600 yards from those tees) for +3 over my course handicap. Struggled with the driver and had way too many doubles on the 2nd 9 due to being out of position. I still like the layout, even though I didn't play as well. I'll be playing there more often. The course played quite a bit longer than last year due to steady rain all day Thursday — on number 8 it was D, 7i last year; D, 7w yesterday.

I had shot 80 on the nose 3 straight rounds, so of course this was the early season readjustment kick in the pants. 3 lost balls, 5 doubles, just couldn't do much right. I did birdie #16, so at least there was one good hole. Actually the driver wasn't terrible, but mostly everything else was. It was my first time playing this course, and I liked the layout and conditions, I just had one of those terrible rounds that happened.

[cksurfdude]

Played 9 the other day - started out ok for me .. +5 after the first 5 holes .. then yep fell apart and was +8 on the last 4 holes...

Only thing I did right over the round was no 3 putts...

WIP

[Rob Person]

40 minutes ago, cksurfdude said:

Played 9 the other day - started out ok for me .. +5 after the first 5 holes .. then yep fell apart and was +8 on the last 4 holes...

Only thing I did right over the round was no 3 putts...

WIP

That's a successful round in my book!

[Imp]

Old Donald Ross course yesterday (Triggs in Providence RI). Most know his course philosophy... he'll allow you to make it to the green in a fair fashion.... then he ***ks ya. Doubly so if putting on just punched greens. 

Lots of wouldacouldashoulda yesterday. 2 personal highlights being 1) only one double bogey for an errant 2nd shot that went into the water on the 17th hole (that it had no business being anywhere near... hands too quick and club was WAY open at impact) and 2) Bogeys and pars (and 1 birdie which got me a nice skin) otherwise - No real "blowup" holes other than on 17. And when I say bogeys... 12 of them. Which brings me to my next point... 

Personal low? I'm not kidding when I say I missed 7 putts within 3 feet (5 of them within 2 feet) but still had 33 putts. Mostly because of the punched greens, but I will concede that 2 were slight pulls. Everything else was dead center to the cup, bump, kick left or right to tap back in. Why? I die the ball into the hole... I don't trust giving it a solid hit for fear of missing and having a much longer putt back. Maybe that's what I have to work on this year? Just a little more firm and trusting to take out the break and slam it to the back of the cup. 

Finished 2nd in my net Stableford flight, 1 point out from T1, or 2 points out from the win. See above. I had many other opportunities I failed to capitalize on. And others probably did too. 

 

 

[cnosil]

Fairly breezy and a little chilly today but it was still a great golf day.   Full swing shots were solid,  approach play was acceptable but not hitting a lot of greens.  Putting was mediocre and I left a lot of putts short; need to work on speeds control a little.    Biggest problem was distance wedges;  hit those pretty poorly most of the day.  Had a few shots where the club just went under the ball and I got no distance.  

8/13 FW, 6 GIR, 30 putts.    38/39:77

[CorentinV]

Hey MyGolfSpy Community,

Today I hit the ground for an 18-hole round at Golf Lorette near Québec City. I teed off solo at 5:15 PM, enjoying the mild early summer weather.
I managed to score an 85, and while all my shots felt solid, my alignment and putting were slightly off at times—this, notably, without my wedges as my old ones are sold and the new ones haven’t arrived yet… I had to play a lot of bump and run, not always in easy situations.

My round ended with a couple of hiccups—double bogeys on the 17th and 18th due to a water hazard and an out-of-bounds. But overall, I had some great sensations with average drives around 245 yards, hitting 54% of fairways and 39% of greens in regulation, and averaging two putts per hole.

Post-round, I headed to the Top Tracer range at L’Hetriere to test out their facilities. I participated in the internal drive contest and, after several hits around 270-275 yards, I smashed one to 298 yards, another to 299 yards, and finally a personal best of 314 yards!
Check out the photo attached. (Corentin95)
This is the first time I broke the 300-yard mark with a ball speed of 155 mph and a perfectly straight trajectory, the feeling was absolutely electric.

All in all, a fantastic day of golf!

[Jim Shaw]

old grampa did it again, senior and super senior champion for zone 5!! 
had my caddy (wife) with me today and we rocked

[Javs]

2 minutes ago, Jim Shaw said:

old grampa did it again, senior and super senior champion for zone 5!! 
had my caddy (wife) with me today and we rocked

Great job! That’s impressive hardware 

[Jim Shaw]

5 hours ago, cnosil said:

Fairly breezy and a little chilly today but it was still a great golf day.   Full swing shots were solid,  approach play was acceptable but not hitting a lot of greens.  Putting was mediocre and I left a lot of putts short; need to work on speeds control a little.    Biggest problem was distance wedges;  hit those pretty poorly most of the day.  Had a few shots where the club just went under the ball and I got no distance.  

8/13 FW, 6 GIR, 30 putts.    38/39:77

solid round... way to go...pair of hockey sticks...

[Jim Shaw]

1 hour ago, Javs said:

Great job! That’s impressive hardware 

thanks...

[KC Golf]

2 hours ago, Jim Shaw said:

old grampa did it again, senior and super senior champion for zone 5!! 
had my caddy (wife) with me today and we rocked

Wow! Congratulations on a big come from behind win!  That’s huge! 

So how many beers fit in that cup!    That looks great!

[sirchunksalot]

5 hours ago, Jim Shaw said:

old grampa did it again, senior and super senior champion for zone 5!! 
had my caddy (wife) with me today and we rocked

Congratulations!

[Northern Monkey]

5 hours ago, Jim Shaw said:

old grampa did it again, senior and super senior champion for zone 5!! 
had my caddy (wife) with me today and we rocked

Great result congrats

[sp0rtsfan86]

I went on vacation and played back to back rounds at LPGA in Daytona. First round driver was useless but irons were fine. Second round I was striping it, but then unable to find a green.

Yesterday I played locally and the results were awful. A lot of decent drives but then unable to do anything with them. The most annoying part was playing behind a (fairly quick) foursome as a single. They were so fast of the tee I couldnt catch them between holes. Even when I played through, they hit their shots as I'm trying to get past them.

[MattF]

Got out to Windmill Lakes yesterday and played a better round from the blues (6500). 38/44 82. I came undone a little bit on the back but managed to limp it home.

Next week I'm off to Indiana and playing Sultan's Run in Jasper as a prep to play a few rounds at Victoria National and it's 5,000,000 gallons of water.

(Yes, I have 3 dozen balls especially.)

[Josh Parker]

7 hours ago, Jim Shaw said:

old grampa did it again, senior and super senior champion for zone 5!! 
had my caddy (wife) with me today and we rocked

Congrats Jim!  Well done!

[Vegan_Golfer_PNW]

9 hours ago, Jim Shaw said:

old grampa did it again, senior and super senior champion for zone 5!! 
had my caddy (wife) with me today and we rocked

Way to go Jim! Does the trophy get drank out of like the Stanley cup?

[Elidmartin18]

Started our clubs match play tournament this weekend. Supposed to be in flights with similar handicaps. They either mixed up my handicap, or the guy I was playing against. Guy whipped my tale in 13 holes. He was 3 over through 13... I was 20 over. Needless to say, I do not think I am going to make it very far into this tournament. 

[Shrek74]

Had a beautiful weekend and was able to get out for 18 yesterday. Had my best round in a very long time, especially compared to last season. 44/47/91, with 5 pars and 1 birdie. Sadly, I also had a quad and 2 triples.  The round of a 20 hdcp, but one that's getting better.

I started the round with 3 straight pars. The most stunning part was the par on 1. I don't think I've ever parred that hole before, and I've probably got over a hundred rounds there. It has 2 forced carries over water (front of the tee, approach to the green). My drive was only about 210 (breaking in the TM BRNR mini) which left me about 175 to the middle of the green. I hit a 5 iron a tad thin, but was able to carry the water and land just left of the green but short of the bunker. Up and down for par. That greenside pond has more than a few of my balls, which is why I don't par that hole. The quad on 5 was due to a couple things. It's a decently long par 5 with a pond about 225 from the tee. I hit a great 3w to the end of the first fairway into the middle of the fairway just back from the edge. Then I topped my second 3w and ball rolled down the slope but stopped just before the water. I made a smart play and used a 7 iron to get across the water and into the short rough just left of the cart path. My approach shot was a good one, but it was a little right and land into the back bunker. When I got to the green I realized just how horrible of a break I had. The ball not only plugged, but it plugged into the very back edge of the bunker and the down slope just below the grass/sand transition. Having no real idea how to properly play that shot, I did what I thought was best. I took my 60* and aimed right of the green to try and get the most sand possible and not try to aim towards the middle which would require the horrible hero shot which I know I didn't have. I got the ball about halfway down the length of the bunker and it hit just on the upslope, about a yard away from escaping the bunker. But it left a more traditional bunker shot, which I thinned about 50 yards back down the fairway. I won't droll on with how it turned out, but it was more than a little frustrating. Both my quads on the back nine were on par 3's, which is never a good thing.

My GIR was 6/18 with a lot of fringe putts and my FIR was 5/14 with plenty of 1st cut tee balls. I had 32 official putts, but a few more fringe putts on top of that. Overall, I was very happy with all three numbers especially with a mini driver I'd never used on course before.

The above SG for the round is a big deal for me. Why? The SG Approaches is the first time in the 10 rounds I've been above 0. To give you an idea of how big of a deal that is, my very first round with my Shot Scope tracking was on 8/6/23 and my SG Approach was -10.46. I've been slowly improving, but this is a big deal, at least to me.

There are 2 things that I'd say has led me to this improvement. 1- the lessons I've been taking with my PGA coach over the last 5 months, working specifically on the iron swing. 2 - the swing training aid he had me use on our last lesson. The Leadbetter Swing Setter has been a huge help with getting my hands ahead of the club head and reducing my flip at impact which has been my biggest issue in my iron swing. It's a relatively simple premise with the aid, but the results have been pretty great so far. I haven't added full speed back into the mix which is why my distances are a down a little. But the contact has been so much better on the course. A third thing that's helped my approach game is taking more club than needed and not trying to kill it. A great example of that was the 11th hole (my birdie hole). I was about 107 out and left of the fairway in the rough. This is more or less an in-between distance for my PW/50*. I could have tried to step on a 50* and likely come up short, or I could have taken a little of a PW and likely add more control to the shot. I went with option B, and it landed in the center of the green and rolled to the back hole location within 3 feet of the hole for the gimmie birdie. I've been doing more of this lately and it's paying off with better contact and more accurate iron play. I'll start to slowly add speed back into my swing now, but ensure I don't lose my impact quality and regress.

So all in all, lots of positive from yesterday's round. I'm probably more hopeful for my upcoming season than I've been in a very long time.