How'd you play?

[rmk!]

On 3/19/2010 at 3:41 PM, MmmmmmBuddy said:

I was lucky enough to play today at Chambers Bay, site of the 2010 US Am, and 2015 US Open. The weather was perfect, winds 5-15 mph, and temps in the 60's. This was my 2nd round out here. I shot my normal, boring 83. There is a temp green on of the par 5's, so par was 71. Card read 46-37. I came alive on the back. Finished birdie birdie. 18 is a 541 par 5, and I hit driver, 19* hybrid to pin high. Two putt bird. Makes me want to play a lot more.

I love links golf and I've played that "unusual" RTJ links course several times. DId they finally get the greens problem solved? Last time there were several temp greens and that took away from the experience but even with that, it is one of my favorite US links courses. 

[Rygolf32]

Proved to myself this past weekend that I'm officially out of walking 18 holes shape after riding much of last year/this year...

Granted it was 85+ and very humid but shot even par on the front 9 and +6 on the back finishing out double/double/bogey/bogey. Was absolutely wiped halfway through that back nine.

First time in a long time I actually thought about that famous quote of golf being a good walk spoiled! 

[fozcycle]

Shot a very smooth 40/40:80 today. stats today were unremarkable, but No Birdies BUT No Doubles!

FIR 8/14 57% Season 56%

GIR 8/18 44% Season 33%

Putts - 33

Up & Down 62% Season 33%

Just solid ball striking. BTW, my +5 Stableford Points won First Place

[Sluggo42]

shot a decent 76, but had 2 doubles that messed up 4 birdies. Was hard to get a par with all the "other things in there instead.

Putter was pretty decent, and driver stepped up back 9.

Just tired of the heat, and its not even hot here compared to lots of you...

[GVetter]

Played the Creek at Qualchan in Spokane today shot a personal best for the course 111. Had the ability to do better, however, penalties really hindered the score (again couldn’t tell myself to only hit irons). 
 

The course was in great shape. Greens were running fas.  Looking forward to Esmeralda on Wednesday should be a nice bounce back round. 

[JerryB]

Owen and I were invited to join a group of six people for a morning round at River Heights yesterday.  We knew most of them casually and I'd worked with Steve for 15 years before he retired.  He'll be 72 soon and most of his shots go the same distance no matter the club, but they're almost always straight ahead.  He wound up chipping in for the only birdie of the day.  His cart partner, Dan, is a guy that Owen and I played with a few weeks ago.  Both guys are great company.  Super enjoyable round.

I struggled a bit on the front nine, which included a horrific quad bogey on the par five 3rd hole where I just chunked my way down the fairway.  Had a couple birdie looks, including the short par 3 seventh that I managed to 3 putt.  After a three putt double bogey on 12, I really turned myself around.  Three straight pars, two bogeys, then another par on 18 where I nailed a thirty foot putt to finish. 

I went 51/44 (+23) 95.  Owen shot high 80s and Steve and Dan both around 100.  Best part was Steve telling me afterwards that I had come a long way from the last time we'd golfed together.  Feels good, man.  

[Kenny B]

1 hour ago, GVetter said:

Played the Creek at Qualchan in Spokane today shot a personal best for the course 111. Had the ability to do better, however, penalties really hindered the score (again couldn’t tell myself to only hit irons). 
 

The course was in great shape. Greens were running fas.  Looking forward to Esmeralda on Wednesday should be a nice bounce back round. 

Qualchan is a tough but beautiful course.  We play it maybe once a year, and IMO it's a course that becomes easier the more you play it, which I unfortunately don't get to.

Ezzy is OK but not a course I would frequent with other better choices in the area.  

[Dweed]

Really happy that I had a chance to get 9 holes in after my Dr.s appt and before the babysitting duties for 3 grandboys started. Played Crooked Creek in Mid MI and shot 2 over par. Felt good today. Hit 5 fairways and 6 greens in reg. Thank you Ping and Maxfli and of course MGS for the many tips and hints I've gleaned over time.

[ParFore74x]

Played really well through 12 today and then I started to rollercoaster with three doubles in the final six holes. Shot 41/46 for an 87. I had birdies on 2 and 11 so I’m still pretty satisfied with the round overall. Just need to hold on better through the end. 

[DoubleBogeyDad]

Shot -11 in our Scramble today. Started on a tough stretch, -1 thru the first 4. I chipped in for eagle and then almost holed it from 80 yards on the next hole for another eagle, 1 foot tap in birdie instead. We were off from there and birdied the next 4 before cooling off and making 5 pars in a row. Eagled the last par 5,  par on the last par 4, and I chipped in for birdie on the last hole.

New Vokey wedges put in some work today!

[Shapotomous]

I hope last night was the hokey pokey round of the year and i turned my game around.  I hit 10 of 15 fairways, barely missing 4 of those 5.  And 14 of 18 greens barely missing 3 of those getting up and down twice.  So 3 birdies, 2 bogies and 13 pars later i ended up -1 for far and away the best round of the year.  

Putting was so-so with 32 putts but i burned a lot of edges with good putts i was just off with the reads a little.

The big difference was a functional full swing and keeping the tee ball in play even though it wasnt very long.  

I hope this starts a trend!

[richk9holes]

To make a really long story really short, I went into the 18th hole knowing I needed a 4 to break 80 for the first time and I psyched myself into a bogey for 40-40 80.

Personal best for the course, 11/14 fw hit or just off, 10/18 gir. Averaged about 230y from the tee with Driver and I hit a preponderance of good shots. That's the positives.

Had multiple idiot moments with wedge in my hand (18th hole i was 28y away after my drive scored a 5) and multiple 3 putts (one on each side) led to 36 putts. 

I had a round recently where I had 28 putts. Had I brought that side of my brain today I would have posted a great number. Instead I missed an eagle and 3 birdies on the right edge, 2 pars on the left edge and another just short.

As bad as the stats have been, I committed to this putter for the season so I will keep working with it. Next time I play will be an early arrival and some drills on the putting green. Also devoted to using my mat in my house every day until I start sinking some.

[Bang60]

13 hours ago, BMart519 said:

Played with a guy who's approx 2 index and I am a 9. We both hit 12 GIR. He shot a 74 with 4-5 birdies, I shot a 83 with 0 birdies and 2 triples. 30 vs 37 putts. 8x 1 putts vs 1x 1 putt. 

Well looks to me the main difference is on and around the green and or into the green, Mrshortgame work needed. Do you agree with me? 

[MrBandit]

Still working on my swing changes, I have notice the improvements but now there is this left side missed that I didn't have before.. its going to take some range time to get it all ingrain.

ShotScope is definitely helping me fine tune my yardages. I expect same time next year the new changes will become more natural and my game will have improved. Currently is steady , need to clean up the left misses but still happy with the progress.

 

[BMart519]

9 hours ago, Bang60 said:

Well looks to me the main difference is on and around the green and or into the green, Mrshortgame work needed. Do you agree with me? 

I can't stand Mr Shortgame Youtube videos. But yes, chipping is the weakest part of my game usually. Then next round I got up and down 67% of the time and gained over 2 strokes around the green compared to my benchmark. 

[Vegan_Golfer_PNW]

Had the oddest 47s today. I was always scrambling after drives (ten days off for ya) and my wedge play from 50-100 yards was atrocious. Hoseled a few shots with wedges or just missed them. Still, my putting saved the day. Call me Harmon. I missed two putts from inside ten feet (one I just was under speed and the other I wasn’t focused). One three putt, 2 one putts. One par, one double, one triple and the rest bogies. Hoping for a better nine on the back Saturday. 

[Big moose]

Played this morning shot 43 with one double bogey, that's what happens when pull 9 iron when you wanted to hit gap wedge. Talk about not paying attention. Have a good one everyone. 

[DoubleBogeyDad]

Played like garbage today. Couldn't find it off the tee, lost a bunch of balls. 90+ and humid, really oppressive. Probably wouldn't have played except it was my last chance for a couple of weeks.

Only positive was my short game. New wedges putting in work again.

[Jim Shaw]

oh boy, 1st day of the provincial championship is in the books, shot 79... 10 shots out of the lead, need to REALLY work hard to make up ground the next two days.... curses...

[ncwoz]

Life has gotten busy and kept me from being as active as I'd like on the forum, but this was too good not to post!

First 9 holes under par!!!

34 (-2, net -5)

3/7 FIR, 8/9 GIR, 15 putts

Everything was just humming today! Really good off the tee, approach game was fantastic for me, and I think I scared the hole every single putt but one. Actually had it to 3 under after 8, bogied the 9th for the only blemish of the day, but one that I'm not upset about at all!! So pumped!!!

[JerryB]

Played like a sack of buttcheeks today.  Owen and I got out to the front nine at River Heights and neither of us played all that great.  He was 10 over and I was a whopping 19 over.  My putting was really poor and I also didn't put myself in good positions on the green.  Had birdie putts on two holes and wound up with bogeys on both.  Two triples and two quads...just felt stiff and couldn't get loose.  Tomorrow's another day.

[Rick Bouchard]

Well, I played leagues tonight and shot pretty good, 37, (includes a double on #4 par 3) This after not playing for a week because of a muscle strain on my back/right side. Not gonna lie, I did feel a slight pain on 2 shots. Driver on #1 tweaked it but I drilled it to 290+ (a flip 56 wedge over the green, bogey!), and 5 iron second shot on 9 (2 putt par). I did manage to win my match 5 to 4 {holes won} and my son lost his 5 to 4. I have a big 3 day tournament this Fri - Sunday in Williamsburg, Va. Moose Lodge International. I hope and Pray I'll be able to play all 3 days!

[Kenny B]

Another poor round today 45/41 for 86.  Stuck in the mid-80’s and no that’s not the temperature!!  Driver was great, but couldn’t do anything around the greens to score.  11/13 fairways but only 6 GIR.  Tomorrow will be chipping and putting practice.  Maybe this weekend I can get those 7-8 strokes back.

[Shapotomous]

9 hole league play last night and I kept the momentum from the weekend with a 37.  Tee ball was good again, hit half the fairways and the misses were about a yard off after rolling out of the fairway into light rough. I hit 8 of 9 greens and the 'missed' green was on the fringe after rolling past the pin.  Just like the weekend, didn't make a putt again with mostly all tap in pars.  Speed being the issue on most just not getting them to match the break.  One 3 putt after misjudging speed on a downhiller and blowing it 8 ft past.  I need to find some time to get over there and get the green speed figured out.  The backyard green is much faster than the course greens and I am not adjusting when I play.

The big improvements in the driver are from gripping down about 2".  Lost about 10 yards probably per ShotScope stats but ball flight is straight and dependable.  And the iron game improvement is from setting up with the ball slightly toward the heel resulting in sweet spot impact.  Swing changes hadn't fixed the toe hits I was getting which hurt distance and direction.  So I compromised by changing where I positioned the ball at setup.  I hope this lasts a little before the next adjustment will be necessary.

[Blaine Dye]

Played my weekly Random draw scramble and shot -3 felt really good starting to really make progress on getting rid of my Slice it still shows its face every now and then but Im starting to see it A lot less Often now 

[MaxEntropy]

I came crashing back to earth last night in league, at exactly the wrong time since my league handicap dropped to a 5 last week. I started decent - bogey, par, double, par, par, then the wheels fell off - triple, double, double. I think the decisions I made were pretty sound, just some very poor execution at critical times combined with some bad luck. It is now confirmed that the 15th hole has taken up residence in my head. It's a fairly hard hole, but not that freaking hard. I sure do make a mess of it, though. My scoring average on that hole this season is 6.4(!!!!) with 4 triples. 3 of the 4 triples have been drives pulled into the woods, resulting in a penalty. Based on where I have to drop, I never have a shot at the green, so a punch is necessary to get back into play, so it is really like a 2 stroke penalty. Last night I flared into some trees on the right, so had to punch, then terrible execution with wedges.... The only redeeming thing was a birdie on the last hole. I ended up with a +9, 45. 

[Mr. Mushball]

Major accomplishment!  I shot 108 gross at Spyglass Hill!  Pretty good considering my HC 42.6 as of today.

Sad part is that it was a virtual round at TopGolf...

[Sluggo42]

Seem to be stuck again in this 77-78 zone for a while now- best part is that I’ve figure out where my swing gets stuck sometimes, caused by a flat backswing. When I can keep that more up, I’m hitting a pretty decent ball.

it’s funny how just a few short putts, or a slightly missed chip can swing the score so far away from a good round-

its aggravating to start with 2 pars, and then get an unlucky bounce that turns into a bogie, then follow that up with 2 more.. but then you get a birdie, and it’s “yea baby”!, but then you have a PBFU (post birdie fudge up)…

then you go 2 over on the whole back, and here you are once again… same as it was yesterday…

you just can’t make silly stupid mistakes and expect to shoot well…

[Kenny B]

9 hours ago, MaxEntropy said:

I came crashing back to earth last night in league, at exactly the wrong time since my league handicap dropped to a 5 last week. I started decent - bogey, par, double, par, par, then the wheels fell off - triple, double, double. I think the decisions I made were pretty sound, just some very poor execution at critical times combined with some bad luck. It is now confirmed that the 15th hole has taken up residence in my head. It's a fairly hard hole, but not that freaking hard. I sure do make a mess of it, though. My scoring average on that hole this season is 6.4(!!!!) with 4 triples. 3 of the 4 triples have been drives pulled into the woods, resulting in a penalty. Based on where I have to drop, I never have a shot at the green, so a punch is necessary to get back into play, so it is really like a 2 stroke penalty. Last night I flared into some trees on the right, so had to punch, then terrible execution with wedges.... The only redeeming thing was a birdie on the last hole. I ended up with a +9, 45. 

Your 15th hole sounds like my 7th hole; rarely make a birdie, par is unlikely, happy with bogey, but double is common.  It's the second hardest hole on the front nine, but it is NOT that difficult of a hole... or at least I don't think is.  BUT, I can put up some terrible numbers on that hole, but unlike you... I do it from the middle of the fairway!!!    

[Big moose]

Shot 42 this morning, started with 2 pars, ended par,  birdie. I of course had 2 doubles, if I can ever avoid those double bogeys maybe I can break 40. Play well everyone and have fun.