How'd you play?

[cksurfdude]

4 hours ago, edingc said:

t's frustrating to go backwards after spending time and money on lessons over the past six months, but to be expected, I guess.

3 hours ago, THEZIPR23 said:

Pretty much always backwards before forward after a lesson. I took one in Jan of 2018 it took until Mar of 19 to feel comfortable with new swing. 

Oh yeah... I'd read somewhere that even Tiger - renowned for tinkering with his swing and working working working constantly on it - took up to a year to incorporate a new change.

So..... what does that mean for the rest of us mere mortal golfers?
(--- we need a *LOT* of patience and perseverance)

[Sluggo42]

A meh day, at +7. Pretty blustery day of odd winds that I didn’t compensate well for. But, did have a fair share of good hits and putts, so all in all, a good fun day

[MaxEntropy]

Pretty bad round this afternoon. It was one of those days that nothing worked. I hit a few decent irons and had less than 2 putts per hole, but tee balls and chipping were atrocious. I think this was the golfing gods getting back at me for starting to feel positive about where my game was headed.

[juspoole]

Got out for another lunch time 9 holes.  Played the same course I did last week, but some better results off the tee and a couple strokes better at 38.

Hole 1 – 508 yd par 5 – Weak drive but in play in left rough – 3 wood from 247 into stiff breeze to front fringe – Uphill 15 ft eagle putt left short – made 3 ft – Birdie

Hole 2 – 400 yd dogleg right par 4 – Perfect Drive with 3 Wood – 114 yard GW pushed a bit to center of green and a tad short about 25 ft. – 2 Putt Par

Hole 3 – 130 yd par 3 – Pulled GW to right rough – Down lie with not much green to work with on chip – missed 8 ft putt – Bogey

Hole 4 – 542 yard par 5 – Pulled drive but well struck  – Stance on cart path so I dropped –Trees in direct line with 280 left to uphill green – Hooded 5 iron with 40 yard hook to middle of fairway! – 85 yards left and hit LW to 18 ft. – 2 Putt Par

Hole 5 – 185 yard par 3 – Misjudged wind and hit too much club 5 iron – 20 yards back right of green and hit a good chip, but still left with 8 ft. – Missed putt - Bogey

Hole 6 – 420 yard par 4 – Good drive just missed fairway on left – 104 yds left SW that I just gave up on and finished on right rough just next to green – Great chip to 3 ft. - Par

Hole 7 – 400 yard par 4 – Timing was off and snap hook drive but luckily stayed in bounds – Low punch 6 iron from 205 out to 30 yards short right of green – Pitch to 10 ft – Missed Putt - Bogey

Hole 8 – 155 yard par 3 – PW a bit short – 35 ft putt was hit perfect I thought but hit bump in green and stopped all momentum – made 5 ft. par putt - Par

Hole 9 – 530 Yard par 5 –Ok drive pulled to right rough but hit well – 260 left– 2 hybrid pushed to just over green side bunker – 10 yd chip from awkward stance goes to 10 ft – 2 putt Par

[PAgolfer2017]

44/40 today.

Back 9 was one of the best 9 hole stretches I had. Great weather too!


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[tony@CIC]

Wife and I played the front today. A STRONG wind from the north over Lake Erie created a wind chill that had to be in the 40's. We were originally planning on playing 18 but we were soooo cold after 9 we went home. I got an unremarkable 45 and she ended up with a 46. That's her best front she's ever carded - she was thrilled and glad we went out.


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[cksurfdude]

Played 18 today and we're not gonna talk about score. And especially not about tee shots. Nor bunker shots.

But here's something interesting - this course had these clever little contraptions in the holes....

 

See that orange "handle" sticking out above the cup? You pull it up with your putter and in turn it raises a metal plate from the bottom of the cup that lifts your ball out..!

OK, I did manage to pull off a few (very few) decent iron shots and short approaches over 18 holes; and even got one par and one bogey on the shorter Par 3s (..so i got _that_ going for me...). 

But it was still an expensive golf ball day 

[StrokerAce]

....first round post-shutdown and it was #notgood
and on top of that got home to a message that our league was cancelled.

I guess actually playing and bashing into a net from 4 feet away+chipping 20 yards in the backyard are 2 different animals.

 

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

10 hours ago, cksurfdude said:

Played 18 today and we're not gonna talk about score. And especially not about tee shots. Nor bunker shots.

But here's something interesting - this course had these clever little contraptions in the holes....

 

See that orange "handle" sticking out above the cup? You pull it up with your putter and in turn it raises a metal plate from the bottom of the cup that lifts your ball out..!

OK, I did manage to pull off a few (very few) decent iron shots and short approaches over 18 holes; and even got one par and one bogey on the shorter Par 3s (..so i got _that_ going for me...). 

But it was still an expensive golf ball day 

That’s fantastic and ingenious. Hope more courses utilize this so we aren’t denting cups!

[GolfSpy BOS]

That’s fantastic and ingenious. Hope more courses utilize this so we aren’t denting cups!

Pretty sure Wachusett is using these. They posted a video on Facebook before they opened.


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[cksurfdude]

6 hours ago, Lacassem said:

That’s fantastic and ingenious. Hope more courses utilize this so we aren’t denting cups!

Yeah - very simple to operate and, of course, totally touchless.
(..well, except for those who reach for the handle or into the cup for their ball anyway....)

[Zen Snake]

I feel like I played well. Other than some bad chip shots from all the standing water from the rain earlier in the day. I can't complain. I even walked Which I really needed, it was nice to just slow down and enjoy being out.

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[2puttbogey]

I took lessons at the beginning of the year and was struggling to adjust, but the lay off helped me adjust. So I have played well the first couple rounds back. It's golf though so who knows next time out!

[cnosil]

In a word:  Terrible.   A few good shots; mostly bad shots resulting in a 12 over 48.  At least the rest of the team came through earning us the league win.  

[ncwoz]

Easily the biggest roller coaster ride of 9 holes I've ever had. My swing felt really good, really only had 3-4 really bad swings then a handful of terrible course management decisions.

Par, Bogey, *Triple, Double, Birdie, Birdie, Bogey, *Quad, *Triple

Those three holes were a real struggle, but the rest I have no complaints at all. Golf sure can be strange sometimes .

[Zen Snake]

On ‎5‎/‎13‎/‎2020 at 8:37 PM, cksurfdude said:

Played 18 today and we're not gonna talk about score. And especially not about tee shots. Nor bunker shots.

But here's something interesting - this course had these clever little contraptions in the holes....

 

See that orange "handle" sticking out above the cup? You pull it up with your putter and in turn it raises a metal plate from the bottom of the cup that lifts your ball out..!

OK, I did manage to pull off a few (very few) decent iron shots and short approaches over 18 holes; and even got one par and one bogey on the shorter Par 3s (..so i got _that_ going for me...). 

But it was still an expensive golf ball day 

I think that ball remover is slick...

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

9 hours ago, ncwoz said:

Easily the biggest roller coaster ride of 9 holes I've ever had. My swing felt really good, really only had 3-4 really bad swings then a handful of terrible course management decisions.

Par, Bogey, *Triple, Double, Birdie, Birdie, Bogey, *Quad, *Triple

Those three holes were a real struggle, but the rest I have no complaints at all. Golf sure can be strange sometimes .

Sure is tough when you get into a little stretch like that to get out of it, but hey its golf!

[fozcycle]

Struck the ball very well today, shot 40/41:81 with two birdies and one penalty. Hole #3, Par 4, drive pulled left into water, penalty stroke then chopped 8 iron to middle of the green, followed by one putt for par! Hole #17, Par 5, drive into ditch crossing fairway, then 6 Wood out of ditch about 60 yards, followed by a 200 yard 4 Wood to middle of green just 3 feet from pin....one putt for birdie!

Overall a pretty good ball striking day.


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[tony@CIC]

Don't ya love it when your wife says "honey can we run out and play 9 before the thunderstorms move in"? Yup we did and both of us did ok. - although she shot her best ever 44 on the front. Wish the weather could have held out so we could have played 18 - it just started to rain as we were wrapping up 9. I ended up with a 43. Can't wait to start seeing results from SuperSpeed so I can start hitting more greens.

 

 

[Kenny B]

8 minutes ago, fozcycle said:

Struck the ball very well today, shot 40/41:81 with two birdies and one penalty. Hole #3, Par 4, drive pulled left into water, penalty stroke then chopped 8 iron to middle of the green, followed by one putt for par! Hole #17, Par 5, drive into ditch crossing fairway, then 6 Wood out of ditch about 60 yards, followed by a 200 yard 4 Wood to middle of green just 3 feet from pin....one putt for birdie!

Overall a pretty good ball striking day.
 

Those two holes could have been over par and the score just average for you.  Isn't it amazing how saving a hole after a poor shot helps the score?  Good job Foz!!

[cksurfdude]

Hit the rebound side of my Yo-Yo golf game = one up/one down/one up/...

Was out with my honey and I finished with my PB for 9 .. edit: at this course .. @ +4 (Par 35). But... note, tho, this is a short (just under 2500), easy (not even rated) 9-hole course. I just felt more relaxed today and the groups were well spread out; in fact, the group behind us was slow and we never really saw them. So it was nice and quiet and mellow and it was warm and sunny with a light breeze and just a *GREAT* day to be healthy and alive and out on the course! 

Tee shots still need work - especially on the two Par 3s I somehow managed to duff both (low-right) - but a few were solid and "out there". The bright spots were my approaches and wedges - got to use my divot tool a bunch of times today! Not sure whose PW was in my bag today but it was hot  Even pulled off two high lobs with the 58 from about 37 yds out each time, and putting was good with 2 x 1-putts and no 3-putts.

One bogey .. almost kinda funny .. approach was short and plugged waaay down under the front lip of the front bunker; took the 58 and jammed it down hard under the ball to pop it up and out .. which i did .. a little too well, maybe .. it went about 10 ft in the air STRAIGHT UP in fact I had to lean back as it came down literally 4 inches in front of me!!! Hey but at least it was out  Made a nice up and down from there (yea!).
 

Oh, PS:
Played the MaxFli today and maybe that ball just suits my game?
Had been playing Truvis and Srixon Q-Star.

[zrumble]

First 18 hole round in months today, one 9 hole round previously, and I shot an 82 in a moderate breeze (15mph). Gave up most of my shots around the green, even though I was hitting chips and long putts solidly I was just not getting within about 5-6 feet enough. Usually right on line too, just too short. 
 

I did hit the best 5 wood of my life today. Tried to hit a draw around the corner on a long par 5 off the tee. Blocked it, and it ended up on the next fairway. Bit of frustration came out on my next swing with a 5 wood, hit a nice little draw 270 yards on the neck between the two green side bunkers. Got up and down for my only birdie. Go figure lol. 

[CarlH]

Greenskeeper Revenge 2 man scramble today.  Pins were tricked up pretty good using various obstacles, mounds, slopes, and whatnot to make it tougher than tough.  If that wasn't bad enough, both my partner and I played just poor golf.  Rules required 7 drives from each player.  I actually had to take a few less than optimum drives to get my 7 in.  My partner is a 6 hdcp and I'm a 7 --- we shot an 80!!!  That's poor playing no matter how you slice it (pun intended!)!!!!!!

[THEZIPR23]

68

8/14 FIR

10/18 GIR

23 putts!!!

Pretty much made everything I looked at. The best or second best putting round I’ve ever had. 13 1 putts. It’s just too bad my swing didn’t join me until the 9th tee. 1 over after 8, birdie the next 4 and the 18th. 7 total birdies. 

[butters]

Was not in a good mood when I saw the conditions of the greens when I arrived. Definitely were in my head the first few holes. Was just about ready to leave. A few beers later I calmed down a bit.


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[GB13]

I broke 70 for the first time today, so I played really well. Shot 69 with 6 birdies, so it could’ve been better yet. Putter was on fire as were the irons. Driver not so much, but my misses were still manageable.  

3/14 fairways

10/18 greens

22 putts

Edited May 16, 2020 by GB13

[mr.hicksta]

Got in a much needed, daylight chasing round at Enagic Golf Club at Eastlake which turned out to be nice little round to prep for my round at Torrey Pines South tomorrow!!!

84 (40/44, 82 ESC) - 2 birdies, 8 pars, 5 bogeys, 2 doubles and 1 quintuple bogey 

FIR 6/14 (43%) - Aside from a couple holes, I was strong off the tee today and it felt great!

GIR 5/18 (28%) - Irons and wedges were so so overall, but I made it work!

28 putts - 8 1 putts and ZERO 3 putts. The putt total probably should've been 2 or 3 less, but I missed a few short looks. All in all I couldn't be happier with my putting today!

Absolutely fantastic out today!

How about this dumb pin position? 

[Josh Ross]

Solid day on the course, but definitely could have been better. Shot 79. Highlight of the round was getting birdie on a hole that in over 100 rounds I had never birdied before. The par 5 10th at Whitepath Golf Course is only 531 yards but requires the most precise tee shot ever if you want to go more than 6 iron off the tee box. I took it safe with the 6 iron, it goes downhill to a pretty tight fairway but being down the mountain it goes a long way if you hit it in the short grass. I then hit a mammoth 3 wood and found myself with a short pitch shot to set up a 5 foot birdie putt that I drained. Happiest golf moment of my life, this hole has terrorized me for 16 years and I live 10 seconds from the tee box so it's always just laughing at me daily. I've shot under par on the back multiple times, birdied the hole before and after, but that hole is the Bermuda Triangle of golf. Today, I conquered it!

It quickly became the second happiest golf moment of my life on the next hole, a par 3 that's almost 150 but plays 118 going down the mountain again. I hit one pin high, had almost 10 feet left for birdie. But my 6 year old nephew hit his driver inside of me and had a chance at his first birdie and par, but settled for a three putt bogey. Still such an awesome experience.

[yungkory]

79

4/14 FiR

6/18 GiR

31 putts with 1 3-jack

Still not hitting it well off the tee, or off the fairways to be fair LOL. Scrambled decently well and made more putts than I normally do, which at 31 putts is pretty sad! Going to grind my putting stroke out with this Puttout mat and try to shave some strokes!

 

[Peaksy68]

First round back after courses were closed late March. Pretty scrappy, 11 over with a couple of 3 putts. Greens were a bit slow and I struggled a bit with reading the speed. Going in to a round with new wedges probably wasn't ideal, but practice opportunities weren't available so I decided to roll the dice.

Highlights were a birdie on a hole I hadn't birdied yet this year, and a recovery from the knee deep jungle that I managed to get on the green. 

Weather was cool but sunny, and it was great to get back out there.