How'd you play?

[Mike10487]

21 hours ago, MDGolfHacker said:

After having two stellar weeks where I felt my game was back to PKSD (pre-kids single digit) levels (not including the spy meetup at Kingsmill ), the proverbial wheels fell off. Not only the wheels, but the engine blew up and suspension broke. 

Standing on the 9th hole of my weekly league, all I could mutter was WTH, where did it all go wrong? The one highlight was a lone par in the middle of the 9 hole stretch.

The feel for putts disappeared, driving was all over the place and irons - we won't even talk about that.  If you have seen me you would of thought I just picked up clubs yesterday. Penalties piled up like car crashes on a foggy morning.

The most frustrating part was the night before, the swing was in tune at the range; the hour before, the putting was sharp on the practice green...I just don't know where it all went wrong.

I definitely ran the gamut of emotions mostly on the frustration side.  Driving home, all I could think of is WTH.

I thought I finally figured out this game, but I guess not. This game is truly humbling...

This described my last weekend to the T.  My tempo was off and that made my swing feel like stretched and knotted up Slinky. I at least putted decent. Not that it mattered. Check your tempo, you will work through it!

[Mike10487]

20 minutes ago, ZJeb67 said:

I don't claim to be a club distance expert . . .  but I think I'm supposed to have more than a 3 yard gap between Driver and 7 wood?

Although, maybe a good test would be to see if I hit the 5 wood 217 and the 3 wood 218 . . . 

 

Tight distance control!

[MDGolfHacker]

1 hour ago, Mike10487 said:

This described my last weekend to the T.  My tempo was off and that made my swing feel like stretched and knotted up Slinky. I at least putted decent. Not that it mattered. Check your tempo, you will work through it!

@Mike10487 - thanks for the tip!  Sadly even the putter wasn't working that night.  Usually if one facet of the game doesn't work, the other two facets do and make up for it a little.  That night, it was like I just picked up a club for the first time, LOL.

Edited June 14 by MDGolfHacker

[Rob Person]

34 minutes ago, ZJeb67 said:

I don't claim to be a club distance expert . . .  but I think I'm supposed to have more than a 3 yard gap between Driver and 7 wood?

Although, maybe a good test would be to see if I hit the 5 wood 217 and the 3 wood 218 . . . 

 

Off the tee my driver is avg 220. The 3w off the tee is 190-210.  In the fairway my 3w will go further than that. (When hit pure)

[Sluggo42]

Shot decent, but suddenly I can’t chip…

chunk, blade, aim, distance whatever… cost me at least 5 shots…

this game….

[Sluggo42]

So we’re about 5th off the other morning and the first group is a 4-some- and they are slow as molasses- the kind of guys that do everything that’s possible to play slow, all drive to one ball and wait for that guys seven practice swings, quadruple aiming sequences, then hacks it- then they all carry their towel and what have you onto the green, walk back and forth, straddle their line, aim point, plumbbob, then either leave it ten feet short or go ten feet long, and start all over- 

they single-handed destroyed the course for the entire day by turning it into a 5-hour round with no one in front of them- 

Im sure one of them was named bob-

dont be a Bob

Edited June 14 by Sluggo42

[Dan Underwood]

Parts of the game coming along nicely others not so much.  But never the same parts.  Three days ago driver didn't want to corporate, but wedges and putter were in fire. Yesterday driver was on fire didn't miss a single fairway but wedges took the day off. This morning no iron wanted to work but driver was super on wedges were 50/50.  But the weather was beautiful at 5 all three days so that is always nice.

[Rob Person]

26 minutes ago, Dan Underwood said:

Parts of the game coming along nicely others not so much.  But never the same parts.  Three days ago driver didn't want to corporate, but wedges and putter were in fire. Yesterday driver was on fire didn't miss a single fairway but wedges took the day off. This morning no iron wanted to work but driver was super on wedges were 50/50.  But the weather was beautiful at 5 all three days so that is always nice.

I can relate!  Almost every. Single.  Time !

[BallsLeon]

Played again this morning, walked Swope Memorial (Par 72, 68.7/125, 5770yds) and shot a 90 (47 front/43 back). Fast round, right at 3hrs, and I was playing army golf today (left, right, left, right) so it was tough keeping up with the regulars. Really happy with how I corrected my game some over the back 9, managing under 36 putts with these tough greens, and my performance off the tee-box. However, my wedge game is currently in shambles with the biggest issue being distance control lately.

Edited June 14 by BallsLeon

[cksurfdude]

2 hours ago, Sluggo42 said:

they single-handed destroyed the course for the entire day by turning it into a 5-hour round with no one in front of them- 

That's so ridiculous. No course marshall, I guess .. or they start later or they don't care. Not good. 

Introduce that group to the "Ready Golf" thread....

 

2 hours ago, Dan Underwood said:

Parts of the game coming along nicely others not so much.  But never the same parts. 

Yeah I think you just aptly described G.O.L.F. .. hang in there!!

 

[Big moose]

Shot 40 this morning,  bogeyed 18 which I usually par if not birdie all the time and it cost me to break 40. I birdied 3 for a good skin and my partner and I won our side match and I won low score so it wasn't too bad of a morning. Most of us in the east are going to be in a heat wave next week so make sure you stay safe and keep hydrating. 

[Dan Underwood]

1 hour ago, cksurfdude said:

Yeah I think you just aptly described G.O.L.F. .. hang in there!!

 

No I get that part of what makes the game fun and frustrating all at the same time. I just wish one part of my game could stay some what consistent, not driver 320 one day down the middle and then the very next day 260 in whatever direction it decides to go, or wedges spinning back or rolling out as I want and the next doing the very opposite of what I'm intending.  But right now I'm trying to just focus on the next shot and forget about the last ones trying to get out of my head.  It's hard though when I'm standing in waist deep grass trying to hit the next shot

[Optik DGM]

Spent a week working at the VA Hospital in Lake City FL dispensing eyeglasses so I didn't pick up a club in a week.  So, first round back, my course freshly aerated, large tines, full of sand, shot 78 from our tournament blue/white tees with 8 one putts and 2 consecutive birdies.  In my 46 years of playing, I've only had consecutive birdies 3 times. 

As an optician it's rewarding working with veterans designing Rx glasses so they can enjoy golf without their reading areas interfering with their vision.  

[Paul Hedrick]

I played 18 at my local muni today, and I am pleased with the results.  My driver, for the most part, performed well.  54 degree through 9 Iron did likewise.  8 iron through 6 iron was neither very good nor very bad, kind of like a yawn.  LOL.  5 and 4 iron could have performed better, but I cannot blame the club but I sure would like to.  My putting was average; stable but not exciting.  I am happy that I did not have any double bogeys, but neither did I have any birdies.  I was able to use my new Cleveland Launcher Halo XL 4 + Hy-Wood, and I know I need to spend some more time with it to dial it in as I want.  I did not do horrible with it, but I know I can do better.  Ending with a 6 over is not the best I have ever done, but it certainly better than I have been playing lately.  At the end of the front nine I was 2 over and was starting to think I could be heading to a new personal best, but I fell apart on the back.  Again, that is on me.  

[Syks7]

Two rounds over two days.  Same score, but one is much better than the other.  41/44 85 at Woodley lakes & 43/42 at Angeles National.  The wave of great play has crested and I'm seeing a bit of old game peak through on approach.  There's been some struggle, but I wouldn't call it a full step back yet.   

Woodley was my first tournament in three months and it showed.  I had a hard time quieting my mind and had my worst day on approach in two months.  Only two GIR for the day and a little wild off the tee.  It's 100% mental I was overthinking everything rather than assessing and reacting.   The good news was that there wasn't a single hole that I did not have a par putt & my short game and putting mostly helped me out.  3 up and downs and 29 putts total.  A 0-putt 'texas' wedge birdie really helped that putt total.   Truth be told it wasn't that bad, but it felt pretty terrible having scored no higher than 80 for the last 7 rounds.  

Angeles National was a spur of the moment deal.  I had both morning meetings cancel and all the Munis were booked.  Angeles is very pricey on the weekend (normally a hard no in my book) but wanting to play, and empty tee sheet, an deciding to treat myself for fathers day overruled me.  Played solo and finished in 3 hours (could have been faster but I had to get through 4 groups of 4 along the way)   Started with the same bad approach play.  Lots of blind approach at Angeles national and its hard to quiet your mind and just aim for the center of the green, but got it under control.  Off the tee I was very accurate with 12/14 Fairways.  Better with GIR at 7/18.  Bang on average with 33 putts (two three putts), but I'm just not missing by much to get up and down.  If I can stop over reading break I'll be in business.  The only messes off the day were off of two forced carries and bad club selection.  Lots to like about today.   

[Dweed]

True to form, I played 9 holes this afternoon. I do like early afternoons vs early mornings. So much easier to swing a club when the muscles get warmed up enough. Upper 70's, mild wind, total sunshine, just beautiful out there in mid Michigan. Shot 37 so I was pretty happy. 2 bogies, 1 birdie and 6 pars. I saw some possible improvement areas, so it's exciting to strive for better. Only hit 50% of fairways but the misses were all within 10-12 feet. That's exciting. Hit 6 /9 greens. Misses weren't as tight as I would have liked but my chips helped save par a number of times. Overall really decent day.

[mynerds]

Played my best 9 in quite a while - four pars and a birdie on the 9th to end the round. Great way to spend the afternoon!

[Rob Person]

Just now, mynerds said:

Played my best 9 in quite a while - four pars and a birdie on the 9th to end the round. Great way to spend the afternoon!

Wtg!!!

[Tom the Golf Nut]

After watching the Pro's at Pinehurst for the past two days. I headed to my course today. I planned on hitting the range but there was an opening on the course so I headed out trying to ingrain those smooth swings. Well something clicked in my head. It was a feel good day. Hitting most fairways and went 12 out of 13 greens in regulation. Actually better than the pro's have been doing . Let's not consider course length or green speed into the equation. 

I wanted to continue on playing but it was over 90 degrees, I was walking and I caught up to a log jam of golfers on the back 9. So I called it quits. 

The Sacks Parents putter I won at Kingsmill is now living comfortably in my golf bag. I had a lot of longer putts, dropped some and left some hanging a few inches left or right. Not the putters fault  just missing some break changes when reading the putts. I really starting to get used to it. Its my first time with a center shafted putter.

[Nickygolf]

Yesterday was a sunny clear day and I had the opportunity to play North Granite Ridge in Port Sydney, Ontario. Not an overly difficult course but correct course management is crucial for some tricky dog leg lefts. I got lucky on a few drives that put me on the far right side of the fairway, giving me a half decent look at the greens. I shot an 88, triple bogey'd a par 4 and still don't really know what happened on that one. 

Anyways, its another beautiful day and we're heading over to Huntsville Downs later today!

[EnderinAZ]

On 6/14/2024 at 7:13 AM, Sluggo42 said:

So we’re about 5th off the other morning and the first group is a 4-some- and they are slow as molasses- the kind of guys that do everything that’s possible to play slow, all drive to one ball and wait for that guys seven practice swings, quadruple aiming sequences, then hacks it- then they all carry their towel and what have you onto the green, walk back and forth, straddle their line, aim point, plumbbob, then either leave it ten feet short or go ten feet long, and start all over- 

they single-handed destroyed the course for the entire day by turning it into a 5-hour round with no one in front of them- 

Im sure one of them was named bob-

dont be a Bob

Ooof that is tough.  I hate those rounds, but, that being said, if you have a tournament to play play behind a group like that to get used to the pace of play. 

I had a mediocre round yesterday. Front nine was dead on (4 over 40 with two lip out puts) and as I re-wetted my towel in the restroom at the turn my "feel" for the shots swirled down the drain with the excess water. The back I shot a 47 with a combination of no hip turn drives and three golf god punishment ob shots. First was a poor drive that left me on the right next to a boundary wall. My next shot, a low punch, clipped a tree branch and bounced the ball out.  Second ob was a bounce off of, and I kid you not, a -most likely- accidentally dropped water bottle that shot the ball 30 yards left and over a six inch boundary wall.  We found the bottle split with the cap seal unbroken and still leaking water on the edge of the fairway. The last was a par 3 sprinkler head monster bounce to a cart path to the road behind the hole. 

But that is golf sometimes. I felt for the guy who dropped that full bottle of water. It was 110 when I got home yesterday (I live just off of the 17th fairway) and, that is too hot to lose a full bottle of water on the course. 

[Clubs by Buzz]

84 Tuesday. 39 Thursday night. 

[Byrnzee]

I had an early tee time this morning at Shepard's Crook golf course in Zion, IL basically on the border of Wisconsin. I have played this course one other time earlier this year, but the greens were aerated and it was before the official season started. The conditions were much better today and the weather was perfect. I'm a big fan of this course; it has a great layout that's fun, yet challenging.

I shot an 80 today (38-42) from the tips, which were playing about 6800 yards. The 38 on the front was my best nine of the year so far and I was very happy with my performance. To start the back nine, I started overthinking things and went double-double on 10 and 11. Luckily I was able to shake that off and get back in a groove, but those two holes definitely hindered the sub-80 score today.

Overall, I'm really happy with how I played today. My putting was also great, with a long birdie on the par five 9th hole and great speed control on some fast greens. It really feels like my game is coming together, which is awesome ahead of an Arcadia Bluffs trip next weekend and Erin Hills the weekend after.

Playing again on Juneteenth so will see y'all then for the next round!

[CSiders12]

Today made me recognize why I love the game of golf as much as I do. I recently joined a group of older men who play money games on the weekend mornings. To give some context, I am 25 years old, and the next closest age to me in the group is about 45. So, to say the least, I am the young one of the group. 

I played with three others today, all in their 70s. The man I played with today was close to 80 years old, yet still getting up early to get out and play golf. It was the first time I had ever met this guy, so we spent most of the round getting to know each other. He talked about how he just loved coming out to the course and soaking in the game. When he would hit a bad shot, he would shake it off, say "Oh well", and move on to the next shot. Also, he got around and broke 90! Talking to him made me recognize the love of the game, as there is 50+ years of age difference between us, however, we are both out there enjoying the same game. Just a beautiful game we play!

For my round, I shot 40 and 40 for a total of 80. I had 4 lip outs which hurt the soul, but overall it was a decent day. I struggled with my driver a bit and made two really stupid double bogeys, which led to a higher score than I wanted. My pace control was much better with the putter today, so I know I am trending in the right direction. 

[Josh Parker]

Humbling day today.  Didn't play bad but had 3 holed that killed my score. 3 doubles will do it every time!  

Get to play a private course tomorrow and looking forward to the difference in conditions and skill required. 

[TJ Hall]

Played a round today withy dad, sister and her husband…played 2-man best ball.  Played with my brother-in-law…we shot 2 over, and it was really only one hole that killed us.

Hit the ball well overall, best I’ve hit the driver in quite a while.  Irons were decent, short game was good.

Course was in good shape, lots of forced carries.

Par 3, island green (this is the one that killed us!)

Perfect drive down the middle, narrow green fronted by deep bunkers

Another par 3 with water short, another narrow green

 

[Rob Person]

Managed to squeeze 9 in after GC duties with a coworker whom I won't be able to play golf with anymore due to the department swapping everyone around onto different squads. He has come a long way on his game too! (We started playing together as just a cheap round of Whack-F#%k)

Anyway, I had a great round and was truly impressed that he stayed within reach of beating me!  It was 104⁰ out when we started the round.

I had a great opportunity at eagle today and blew it by 3 putting. Drive was 235 in, hit the 4hy and it rolled up the green past thr pin by 40 feet! Super fast downhill putt, tried like heck to lag it close, but it caught the second tier downside slope and had 20 feet back up the hill.  Shorted it by a foot, tapped in for par.  

Driver was a mess today for me, but approaches and wedges were on fire! Putting was actually decent!

No time for pictures as we had a full course today.  Did snag some this morning though before my shift.

 

 

I can taste that sub 85 round coming soon!!!

Edited June 16 by Rob Person

[Bucky CC]

I got tired of shooting the same 78-82 over the last four years so I finally took the plunge with lessons this year.  I've had five so far and it's been a bumpy ride.

Today things started to click and I shot my 2nd best score ever.  Very weird round with 5 birdies and an eagle, but also a double and three bogeys for a 70.  My previous best for birdies/eagles in a round was a total of four, so I blew that out of the water.

[Rob Person]

6 minutes ago, Bucky CC said:

I got tired of shooting the same 78-82 over the last four years so I finally took the plunge with lessons this year.  I've had five so far and it's been a bumpy ride.

Today things started to click and I shot my 2nd best score ever.  Very weird round with 5 birdies and an eagle, but also a double and three bogeys for a 70.  My previous best for birdies/eagles in a round was a total of four, so I blew that out of the water.

Congratulations!!!

[JonathanCWhite]

Played 18 with my dad today to celebrate Father’s Day. Struggled putting all day long and the 95 degree heat wasn’t helping. However, the driver and woods were HOT today. Multiple 270+ drives which isn’t normal for me. Just really need to work on my approach game because proximity to hole is pretty bad right now and I believe is costing me quite a few strokes