How'd you play?

[rkj427]

4 minutes ago, sirchunksalot said:

I played 9 holes after work with a couple of friends at Bear Trace golf course in Harrison, TN. 

It's a beautiful state park course and one that I have not traditionally played well the times I've been there. I'm happy to report nothing had changed in that regard. 

I shot 59 after starting out par, bogey, double. We played the back since they are doing some tree trimming on the course and had the front closed this week. My best shot came on the par putt on 10, I sank a 22 footer. It all went downhill after that. 

I can't complain, I was hitting driver good and only lost 2 balls. Unfortunately, it was two balls on the tee shot on the par 3 14th. It's a forced carry over a part of the lake and I hit two bad shots into the mud. 

My short game improved a bit from my last round, but I still hit a few bad ones that penalized me. I was harshly reminded of how bad of a bunker player I was when I got in one and hit over the green into another one. I was able to get out of that one then proceeded to 4 putt the hole. At least I avoided this one. 

I had a good time, though. It was great to be back in a course hitting some balls and hanging with friends. We even saw some deer!

It's early in the season and I'm hoping this is the start of a good season. 

 

 

 

 

Sunshine, blue skies and enjoying yourself out on a course in February should make this 9-holes a moment to remember.

Glad that you were able to get out and get a round in this early, and it will only get better as the golf season moves forward with warmer weather, and drier conditions.

[Dead Solid Bogey]

My last two rounds have been two of the worst rounds in terms of scoring and just hitting the ball that I have had in a very long time. Anything under a 100 yards has me in La-La land. Setup, grip, stance, and swing are horrifically horrendous. Very disheartening as in the last couple of weeks,I broke 80 in back to back rounds for the first time in a couple of years. Golf will certainly play mind games with you ( at least with me ) if you are not vigilant. 
  Will be giving it a go again tomorrow. The love/hate relationship with golf is never ending. 

[Jim Shaw]

35 minutes ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

Did a late afternoon round today. I rummaged through my collection of golf balls and pulled out a sleeve of TaylorMade Penta 5 golf balls. These came out in 2012 as a five piece golf ball. Roughly three dozen have been sitting around in my closet for quite some time.

I was shocked with the performance. I’m not one to spin the ball back but these would spin back hard. I hit center of the green and had two almost spin back off the green and a third one did. Crazy what a ball can do. Drives were really good and long. But anything other than wedges and the driver I lost distance on. Not the balls fault, I just don’t generate enough speed to compress the ball enough.

But once I got used to the ball, it was fun for the round. Just a little unpredictable. I had to get used to hitting past the pin where normally I hit in front of the pin and get a one hop and stop.  
Overall the weather was perfect and my game was intact. I was one under through 13 holes and ran into a log jam of people so I called it a day and headed in. 
Looking forward to my new golf shoes showing up at the house tomorrow. Friday they will get a tour of the course.

wow, that is a fun thing to do with those golf balls... 

[EnderinAZ]

13 minutes ago, Dead Solid Bogey said:

The love/hate relationship with golf is never ending. 

Truer words have never been spoken. 

I had a good round today. One hole, a 170 yard to the pin par 3, I flushed right down the toilet. Hooked a seven iron drive, bounced it off the trunk of a tree, and right out of bounds. Laying three after the next tee shot just short of the green it took me four more disgusting strokes to get down.  That was it. One birdie, pars, and bogies. Shot an 82 and my team was 1 stroke out of the money....the lip out birdie on 11 I am sure.... The finesse swing worked today. I need to get the other clock positions established. Then maybe, just maybe my short game will actually start to work. 

[Shapotomous]

We were able to get out this afternoon for 10 holes.  Mid 40's, sunny but windy isn't too bad for mid February.  6 pars, 2 bogeys & 2 birdies resulted in an even par round score from the shorter winter tee set up.  The driver was working well, iron shots were flighted like I wanted in the wind and the yardage control on the wedge shots was pretty good.  I am real happy with the state of the game at this point in the year. 

The only down side is how hard it is to justify continuing the winter time graphite shaft experiment for my irons.  The PX LZ steel in the Mizunos & KBS 120 steel in the Edison wedges have been throwing darts at the target.  I had a couple approach shots with the 9i and 8i end up within 3'.  The only missed green was a slightly long wedge on a back pin that ended up just off the fringe. 

I was hoping to see some increase in swing speed from a lighter graphite shaft give about a club less into the greens.  But I may use some common sense and put that thought on hold while these irons are feeling so good.  Then again.......  

[Rob Person]

26 minutes ago, Shapotomous said:

We were able to get out this afternoon for 10 holes.  Mid 40's, sunny but windy isn't too bad for mid February.  6 pars, 2 bogeys & 2 birdies resulted in an even par round score from the shorter winter tee set up.  The driver was working well, iron shots were flighted like I wanted in the wind and the yardage control on the wedge shots was pretty good.  I am real happy with the state of the game at this point in the year. 

The only down side is how hard it is to justify continuing the winter time graphite shaft experiment for my irons.  The PX LZ steel in the Mizunos & KBS 120 steel in the Edison wedges have been throwing darts at the target.  I had a couple approach shots with the 9i and 8i end up within 3'.  The only missed green was a slightly long wedge on a back pin that ended up just off the fringe. 

I was hoping to see some increase in swing speed from a lighter graphite shaft give about a club less into the greens.  But I may use some common sense and put that thought on hold while these irons are feeling so good.  Then again.......  

Does impact on colder/firmer ground affect the steel vs graphite shaft performance?

[Shapotomous]

19 minutes ago, Rob Person said:

Does impact on colder/firmer ground affect the steel vs graphite shaft performance?

I am not sure about that.  Our ground is currently not frozen and with the recent rain / snow melt it isn't firm at this point.  Today I was able to take a normal small, shallow divot very easily with the steel and on the few practice shots I hit with a graphite i felt no difference in the impact or turf interaction.  

[TylorJudd]

Got to put a Sim round out today, finished with a -7 which certainly wouldn’t happen but I was playing really well, putter was good, driver was good, 160 and in was on fire. Probably would have closer to even par, maybe a stroke under in the RL

[sirchunksalot]

8 hours ago, rkj427 said:

Sunshine, blue skies and enjoying yourself out on a course in February should make this 9-holes a moment to remember.

Glad that you were able to get out and get a round in this early, and it will only get better as the golf season moves forward with warmer weather, and drier conditions.

I was a joy to be able to get out in such beautiful conditions yesterday, we normally don't have 60+ degree days in February that often. I was talking to my wife after getting home and was positive about my game, telling her I was playing good with the exception of a couple of holes. I just had a lot of fun getting to play with my buddies for the first time this year. 

[berkeleybob]

Oh, what a dramatic morning at the Trackman sim range.

The Warm-up

I threw a bunch of balls in my bag the other night, so on the range I happened to pull out a Wilson Staff Model R. After hitting it a few times I thought, “Where has this ball been? And why am I bothering with a Callaway SuperSoft?”

So I pulled out a Vice Pro just to see how they compare. Not bad. Spin rates and distance were pretty close. I was feeling pretty good, pretty mellow, jamming to Nick Drake in my ear buds…

The Front Nine

Feeling loose and steady, I started my round at Bay Harbor – Preserve/Links. Based on my last round, the front nine are easier than the back nine, so I got centered and went to work—I mean, play. Let’s tee up that Model R, find some fairways and—

What is happening?!

My ball is finding the woods, marshland, fairway bunkers, but no fairways.

Two quadruple bogeys in a row. At this point a voice in my head listed everything to blame:

• My DIY regripping yesterday has failed me.
• The right side of my bay isn’t as wide as the left side.
• My 14-year-old golf shirt isn’t breathing properly.
• I’ve been praying to the wrong god my whole life.

Oh, and Trackman sucks! Quit showing me my score! I know that after five holes I’m already +13, ok?!

The Back Nine 
Affectionately called: The Hard Nine.

Last week I scored a 54 here. Now already at +15, I entertained the thought of throwing this game away and pressing Exit Round. Because it’s easier than walking back to your car on a real course. Because no one will ever know. If anyone asks I’ll just say, “I woke up early and walked the dog.”

Silence.

And then that other voice spoke up. 

“F*ck it.”

I switched my music.

I switched my ball to the Vice Pro.

And went to play.

+4 on the back nine.

It’s a sim round, yes. But come summer, 90, I’m coming for you. 

Edited February 22 by berkeleybob

[Daddyawn]

Visiting Fla this week and decided to go hit a local 9 hole...the rental clubs made me appreciate the set I have at home!

[skraeling]

Gorgeous day yesterday.  My game was a mixed bag of nuts though.  The playing conditions may have been perfect, but my physical condition was not haha.

Kneecap is still sore from my tailgate incident and overall sore from lifting that treadmill that im pretty sure is heavier than mjolnir.  Went to a soccer game the night before and got home late.  Friends wanted to game some so got to bed super late.  Plus a few err adult beverages.  So the next morning dental appointment plus a slight hangover.  Oof.

Started on 10 and my snaphook arises.  Oh boy. 45 on the back and a 53 on the front.  I clearly ran out of gas pretty quickly.  Ball striking was just all over the place kept hitting irons off the toe which i hardly ever do.

Ah well, was bound to have a turd round at some point.

Remember kids a hangover and a ton of physical exertion before playing 18holes isnt the best idea.

 

Edited February 22 by skraeling

[JCgolfer]

We made it out this past Sunday to our local 9 before the storms hit again in SoCal.  So I made improvements off the tee, pretty big about staying in the fairways but....my 2nd and or 3rd shots are not connecting .  I will be focusing on hitting at grass ranges now, I feel hitting my irons off the mats are not transitioning to the course.  I have found some local spots to hit chip shots as well as those 80-130 yards shots I have duffed, shanked or come up short.  Still enjoyed spending quality time with my brothers and getting a cool 45 degrees walk in haha.

Edited February 22 by JCgolfer

[Jim Shaw]

Hey spy’s…

had a real fun day on the course today, we organized two groups of 4, and decided to take the net score on each hole of the lowest golfer and do match play against the other group!!

so if 2 or more of the team stroked on a hole and the low capped didn’t stroke you could decide whether or not you wanted to grind for that hole. 
 

it was low stress and really fun!! We ended up all even on the 18 holes so we all had to buy our own beer!! 
 

lookinh forward to doing it again next Thursday 

[Rob Person]

Sounds like it was a good time!

[Syks7]

Well,   DF2.1 does not like slow greens...  Or much more likely... This guy is a bad putter in slow greens.   Woodley's greens also continue to perplex me with their flat yet also somehow still sloped weird break surfaces.  Oh well.

44/42 86 from the tips at Woodley with (5) 3-putt bogeys.  Ugh.  Lag putting was very bad until the end.  I also missed Multiple 5 footers.  38 putts total.  Definitely not my best showing.  The good news was that I was solid off the tee, my driver feels workable for the first time in history, and I was mostly decent on approach.   9/18 GIR.   Short game was decent too even if I converted zero up and downs. 

Side note:  I'm now feeling so solid with my 4 hybrid that I'm mulling being one the people that plays a 5 hybrid and only 6/PW in irons.   .  

[BallsLeon]

Played 9 this morning with my wife at Falcon Valley from the blue tees (3154yds, Par 36, 35.5/127) and shot a 43 with 18 putts. Beautiful weather, one of my favorite courses, and my wife hit enough good shots to keep her coming back. Think 9 holes is the perfect amount for her. Pretty happy with my performance, and off the tee for once. Shot of the day was on hole 2 with a 3 iron into a 215yd par 3, easy clean up birdie and first birdie of 2024.

[Rob Person]

Fantastic!!! Seems the putter also enjoyed having a new shelter, and showed its appreciation!

[gingerbeast87]

Course has been wet wet wet this week so played Pinehurst no.2 on golf+ on the vr headset instead

[Dead Solid Bogey]

Initially a few of us were going to make an eighty mile jaunt to play in another charity event( Best Ball )…. But we were informed last week that they have redone or at least changed the yardage of  their tees… A few of the AAA’s are rather adamant about not playing anything longer than 6000 yards. So, none of us aged ones signed up to play. Played our own track today. Played better than Thursday, which had been the best round of the week until today. 

[NubianRugby]

Was on the struggle bus big time today, shot 106 that felt like 200. Even so, the day wasn't a total loss; course was pretty empty so I was able to play in 3 1/2 hours. Took advantage of no one being behind me to hit a few extra balls on my nemesis par 3 and take some extra putts in a futile attempt to get my speed right. By the back 9 I was getting locked in with my 5 iron and was hitting it 170-190. 

I'm concentrating on taking the club back inside but I'm still figuring out a way to come through the ball outside in. The other adjustments I've made to my setup have my coming down on the ball and taking divots like you're supposed to and clearly t's time for me to take a series of lessons, get some professional advice and figure out a sustainable golf swing.

[RichL85]

All I can say, is that I am very glad I had my tee time at 1:20 instead of later. I say this because I got my round finished right at 5:00pm. There was a group coming off at the same time packing up their vehicle that went out at 2:00pm. Three hours for them to play 9! I would have absolutely lost my mind. Apparently the course was letting groups of 5 go out there and let's just say those groups were not moving things along.

Having said that, new course to me and I'm not quite sure how to take it. I honestly felt pretty frustrated while on the course. More of a links style and it was windy, so I was having a tough time getting my distances right, especially into the wind. Getting that out of the way, when I finished the round and tallied the score, I legitimately shouldn't complain at all. Finished out with a 78 for my second best score ever, and had my first eagle thanks to a 22 yard pitch that found the cup. As expected, the 50 degree Indi wedge came to the rescue. It wasn't a pretty round, but I guess at the end of the day the scorecard doesn't care what the trip looked like. 

[berkeleybob]

3 hours ago, RichL85 said:

All I can say, is that I am very glad I had my tee time at 1:20 instead of later. I say this because I got my round finished right at 5:00pm. There was a group coming off at the same time packing up their vehicle that went out at 2:00pm. Three hours for them to play 9! I would have absolutely lost my mind. Apparently the course was letting groups of 5 go out there and let's just say those groups were not moving things along.

Having said that, new course to me and I'm not quite sure how to take it. I honestly felt pretty frustrated while on the course. More of a links style and it was windy, so I was having a tough time getting my distances right, especially into the wind. Getting that out of the way, when I finished the round and tallied the score, I legitimately shouldn't complain at all. Finished out with a 78 for my second best score ever, and had my first eagle thanks to a 22 yard pitch that found the cup. As expected, the 50 degree Indi wedge came to the rescue. It wasn't a pretty round, but I guess at the end of the day the scorecard doesn't care what the trip looked like. 

Congrats on that eagle! Playing at Santa Barbara sounds like a nice time, too. 

[William P]

11 hours ago, RichL85 said:

All I can say, is that I am very glad I had my tee time at 1:20 instead of later. I say this because I got my round finished right at 5:00pm. There was a group coming off at the same time packing up their vehicle that went out at 2:00pm. Three hours for them to play 9! I would have absolutely lost my mind. Apparently the course was letting groups of 5 go out there and let's just say those groups were not moving things along.

Having said that, new course to me and I'm not quite sure how to take it. I honestly felt pretty frustrated while on the course. More of a links style and it was windy, so I was having a tough time getting my distances right, especially into the wind. Getting that out of the way, when I finished the round and tallied the score, I legitimately shouldn't complain at all. Finished out with a 78 for my second best score ever, and had my first eagle thanks to a 22 yard pitch that found the cup. As expected, the 50 degree Indi wedge came to the rescue. It wasn't a pretty round, but I guess at the end of the day the scorecard doesn't care what the trip looked like. 

Nice round and gotta love that eagle!

[Green4Spinach]

Played a 9 hole with my wife at the Sunbury course. The heavy rains have meant that the 18 hole is waterlogged and the 9 hole has some boggy bits in unexpected places. The par 4 5th featured an approach shot that landed on the green. You have to look hard for the white Mizuno as the yellow Callaway dominates the picture - it was my wife's approach shot. Sadly, having landed on the green in regulation, I then proceeded to three-putt. 

[NubianRugby]

2 hours ago, Green4Spinach said:

 Sadly, having landed on the green in regulation, I then proceeded to three-putt. 

 

[IndyBonzo]

Great pic @Green4Spinach

And super eagle @RichL85!  Looks to me like you did pretty well for playing a course for the first time.  

[David Leighton Reid]

On Friday, I played solo from our senior tees.  On the par 5 hole #1, I chipped in for eagle from the fringe.  Hole #2 is a short, drivable par 4 and I chipped in again for eagle from the fringe.  Two holes and 4 under par.  Something I had never done before, having two eagles in one round.  I made the turn at -2 and birdied the par 5 10th hole.  Hole #11 is a short, easy par 4 with water in front of the green.  A hybrid off the tee left me 61 yards from the pin, with wind at my back.  I decided to play the shot at 55 yards and hope the wind didn't push it too far.  I thought I made good contact but the ball hit short and went in the water.  Not to be deterred, I dropped another ball and had the same results.  I carded a snowman 8 and gave back my strokes under par.  My ending score was a 76, but I was still excited about starting with 2 eagles.  

Edited February 25 by David Leighton Reid

[Green4Spinach]

49 minutes ago, IndyBonzo said:

Great pic @Green4Spinach

Nothing like rain in England to create the opportunity for a lovely light show when the sun shines through. Thanks for the feedback @IndyBonzo

[BreakfastBall15]

Rough one today. Carded a 94 , which a year ago probably woulda been a 120 so there’s that. Bad drives ended up 2 fairways over and ones that looked good from the tee box ended up in tricky lies with no hope in going for the green. Fairways, hybrids, and irons weren’t bad but my wedge game was atrocious. If I was within 100 yards of the hole it was a war to get in the green. Putting was hit or miss, I’d either nail a 20 footer or 3 putt. But it was better than not playing at all so there’s that.