How'd you play?

[Kenny B 32,557]

14 hours ago, Kenny B said:

I just bought some Titleist Tour Soft Yellow Balls  to play on these gray, cold days.  They were my goto winter balls last year, and I haven't found anything else that works as well.  Trying them out tomorrow in 41º temp tomorrow.

Well..... that didn't happen!!  Woke up to snow on the ground; probably melt off but I think I'm done playing until after Christmas.  Several inches of snow coming tomorrow night.

[fixyurdivot 16,691]

27 minutes ago, Kenny B said:

Well..... that didn't happen!!  Woke up to snow on the ground; probably melt off but I think I'm done playing until after Christmas.  Several inches of snow coming tomorrow night.

There is a well known solution to this problem, this time of year.  Humans have always been nomadic... we've just changed the reasons for the moves .

[RollingGreens 2,213]

Got out on Thursday for what is likely the last round of the year. High 50s with wind near 30mph. It was a good 9. Got the driver back in tune and the irons never lost a beat. Couldn’t really test out putting or wedges because we are playing with temporary pins. Don’t really blame them for golf in northeast Ohio to have the temporaries already out. Shot even par for the 9 which is good. Only lost one ball with the course being wet and leaves still in the rough. 

[Nolan220 1,910]

It was cold and raining today .. played 18 .. front 9 was not good I just could not find my swing at all.. back 9 started to figure it out and played good had fun but it was cold man 

[Jmikecpa 13,444]

Played 9 today with the pro at my club in VA and for 4 holes we looked like we were both players at several under par. Won’t talk about the rest of the 9 but it was great company and nice to get some input and insight on the direction of the club. I like the ideas and where we are going as sell as the opportunity to be a big part of it. 

[Mtbryant01 1,513]

On 12/18/2021 at 8:13 AM, Ben_Howell34 said:

Played Ross Bridge in Birmingham yesterday, had a great deal going so took advantage. Was a little damp and misting rain first couple holes but around 70* so not that bad. 

 

Only got 16 in due to a cutoff time with family and the two groups in front of us being so slow, but played pretty well, was +11. Given the conditions and how tough the course is usually, I was happy with that. Finished it off with a 30 footer for birdie from off the green, so that’ll keep me coming back! 

You are making it sound not as impressive on your 30+ birdie. I’d say it was 50-60+ footer off the green up and over a hill left to right break with perfect speed falling into the hole. It was a great way to finish the day.

 

[fozcycle 15,095]

Our Saturday game traveled to Tarpon Springs, playing our sister course, Crescent Oaks, some 300 yards longer. I had 86% FIR, but only 6% GIR combined with 35 putts. That yields a 49/49:98 yesterday.  The 3xtra distance killed me on m6 approavhes, plus a mean wind.

[Peaksy68 4,978]

First round for a couple of weeks due to work and back problems.  20 mph winds from an unusual direction made for an interesting round.

Ugly start, first tee shot sailed over the left fence. Followed up by an ugly double and a 3 putt bogey. Not the start I was looking for but thankfully things improved.

Played some solid golf with another 3 putt bogey the only blemish in the next 8 holes.  Leaked a couple more shots over the last 6 holes but a nice birdie to finish kept me happy. 

Highlights were a couple of really well struck 3 woods and the best drive I've ever hit on the first hole (playing as 8th on the day due to rebuilding of clubhouse. Perfect line it carried far enough to get catch the downslope. 325 yards left me 70 to the pin and for a change hit a solid shot after a big drive.

Finished 3 worse than my handicap (Par format helped, strokeplay would have been much worse) Pretty happy after being 3 down after 3

 

 

[Ben_Howell34 592]

9 hours ago, Mtbryant01 said:

You are making it sound not as impressive on your 30+ birdie. I’d say it was 50-60+ footer off the green up and over a hill left to right break with perfect speed falling into the hole. It was a great way to finish the day.

 

I didn’t want to oversell it, as I couldn’t remember it perfectly. I will say it was probably 40%/60% rough/green. 

[revkev 25,214]

Finally got to play yesterday for the first time in a month. Quit after 14 holes because pace of play had slowed and back was a bit sore - plus I wanted to watch the Packers game with my daughter.

 

I was very rusty - don’t know what I shot because we weren’t keeping score - my goal was to hit the ball solidly as I was really struggling with squirrely shots.

 

Complete success in that regard - thinned my first iron a bit - other than that was in the ball park of the club face the rest of the day and was very consistent with my shot shape and ball flight - alignment and short game not so much but that’s easier to fix than chunks, skulls and heels.

 

Looking forward to getting out a few times next week. 

[cjeffs12 814]

I am very fortunate to be in the south where I can still be playing, but it was very wet and cold(for a Texan). I am using these periods of not posting a score, but of ball striking. I have been hitting more greens, and my swing is really starting to produce good shots. I am not the best at calculating distance in the cold, so some come up well short or fly the green. My short game was killer yesterday, several tap ins, and one hit the pin. I am really looking forward to next season, and getting my goals written down. 

[vandyland 409]

Just an unbelievable lightning in a bottle round which (OF COURSE) was only 9 holes since I have young children. But truly a wild ride and, apologies in advance, I am pretty amped about it. I should be clear that I made everything I looked at but overall most everything was clicking. Also, I started using "myRound Pro" app from Taylormade and once I got used to inputting everything I found it to be quite useful. Will do an unofficial review. Anyway, excuse my gloating -- I will be sure to come back and post a s**t round when I have one to balance all this optimism out. 

I am pretty sure the strokes gained are calculated for 18 holes so I think I cut all these in 1/2. But still, the putting tells the story. I have been gaming my old Seemore for the last few weeks and things have been getting better and better. Also, I roll putts with my Blast golf sensor 4-5 nights a week for about 100 putts each time so it is all clicking. Anyway, look at this rollercoaster score card:

I caught fire on #3 which is the hardest hole on the golf course (445 yd par 4). And, honestly, I wasn't really aware of where I was scorewise until I birdied 7 and I was like "well...I think I am getting uncomfortable now..." To birdie 8 and then steer it home on 9 knowing I was cruising under par was a great feeling. All my birdie putts made were between 6-15 feet. The bogey I made on #6 was a great save as well. I hit a drive that was right on the rough line for a really squirrely lie. Hit what I thought was a perfect shot that flew on me and plugged in the back of a bunker. Had to gouge it out to 50 ft and 2 putt from there. Once I did that I felt like the rest of the round was easy. 

It won't always be this good (or ever again?) so I want to really enjoy this feeling. I have been practicing my short game furiously and this was the culmination of that preparation and practice. Thanks for indulging me!

[Rickp 28,777]

Early 9, 7:20 Tee Time, cold light rain, cloudy and 12-15 mph wind from the north.  Nasty.  Needed almost 2 extra clubs on Par3 & 2nd shots.  
Shot +6, 1 double and was happy with that, putter was working. 
Threatening rain all day tomorrow.

[Tom D. 577]

Played a par 3 short course 9 early this morning, before I had to pick up my daughter from the airport.  We are supposed to get rain the rest of the week, so this was my opportunity as I'm off today.  It was rather brisk (39*), but as you can see from the pic, the sun was out and the breeze was very light (made REALLY good use of my electric hand warmer).  Missed a couple greens, but managed to chip those close and one putt.  Didn't ever get a birdie putt to drop, as I think I had four a foot or less and another three under 2 feet, so even par on the day.

[fixyurdivot 16,691]

Played Desert Hills today and put a Vice Pro Plus against the #1 ball in golf.  VPP 46/42, PV1 43/40.  Started off the round a little shaky but settled in a few holes into the round and hit pretty well. Big Red held its own off the tee but did seem a few yards shorter overall. I had two sets of drives on a couple of holes that were near mirror images and provided some nice comparative data. Not much difference in approach shots, or holding greens, and both felt very similar off the putter.  I must say, the red color is easy to see.  

Hole #14.  My line off the tee is over the tall palm and catch the hard rough and kick back into the fairway. I have a couple balls in that palm... I know where they are, so technically not lost .  Those things are catcher mitts.

[Kenny B 32,557]

We has a little snow on the ground the last couple of days, but it melted off today and the course opened.  My wife and I went to walk 9 holes after the frost delay.  We were paired with two great guys in a covered cart with a heater.  No real warmup and we played from the senior White tees.  I was +3 after 3 holes, but after I missed a par putt on #5, I parred 6, 7, 8, 9 and the extra holes 10 and 11... so +4 over 11 holes.  If we played further, we would be committed to finish 18, and I wasn't sure if we could finish before dark.  

Driver worked well today except for a skank on #2.  Putting was better than usual for not practicing before teeing off.  Made several nice par saves.

[Tom the Golf Nut 7,801]

There was a small isolated tornado today. So small it was confined to the inside of my house. I got up this morning went down to make some breakfast, looked at the weather on my phone and the weather was going to be sunny and in the 50's. I ran back upstairs, showered, dressed for golf. Ran down two flights of stairs to get to the basement to get my clubs. Grabbed a drink to take on the course. Ran out to the car and took off. I think the curtains in the living room were still moving as I drove down the driveway.

Three weeks of rainy weekends can make a golfer do some strange things. Never even said good bye to the family as I breezed by.

On to the important stuff. No warm up, right to the first tee. Played decent. All drives were in the fairway. A few approaches were short but not very short. Maybe a yard off the green at most. One was in a bunker but made a good bunker shot for a sand save. We have 52 bunkers, so only being in one was a plus. The greens were very fast, very fast. Not what I expected them to be.  No three putts, which was good considering the speed of the greens. Took a hole or two to adapt. I didn't keep score but it felt good to be out playing. I played a yellow ball today as it shows up better against the dormant grass. 

Was a little disappointed with what's going on though. The course superintendent marked 50 trees for removal. Said that it would allow the greens to get more air flow and be healthier. Well they started taking some down over the past few weeks. It's taking away from some of the beauty of the course in my opinion. On a couple of holes it was shocking. I talked to the pro after and expressed my displeasure about the amount of trees removed from around the greens. A few were definitely necessary but some holes now look like a links course. Guess I'll have a new course by spring.

 

[sirchunksalot 15,766]

8 minutes ago, Tom the Golf Nut said:

There was a small isolated tornado today. So small it was confined to the inside of my house. I got up this morning went down to make some breakfast, looked at the weather on my phone and the weather was going to be sunny and in the 50's. I ran back upstairs, showered, dressed for golf. Ran down two flights of stairs to get to the basement to get my clubs. Grabbed a drink to take on the course. Ran out to the car and took off. I think the curtains in the living room were still moving as I drove down the driveway.

Three weeks of rainy weekends can make a golfer do some strange things. Never even said good bye to the family as I breezed by.

On to the important stuff. No warm up, right to the first tee. Played decent. All drives were in the fairway. A few approaches were short but not very short. Maybe a yard off the green at most. One was in a bunker but made a good bunker shot for a sand save. We have 52 bunkers, so only being in one was a plus. The greens were very fast, very fast. Not what I expected them to be.  No three putts, which was good considering the speed of the greens. Took a hole or two to adapt. I didn't keep score but it felt good to be out playing. I played a yellow ball today as it shows up better against the dormant grass. 

Was a little disappointed with what's going on though. The course superintendent marked 50 trees for removal. Said that it would allow the greens to get more air flow and be healthier. Well they started taking some down over the past few weeks. It's taking away from some of the beauty of the course in my opinion. On a couple of holes it was shocking. I talked to the pro after and expressed my displeasure about the amount of trees removed from around the greens. A few were definitely necessary but some holes now look like a links course. Guess I'll have a new course by spring.

 

It's amazing how crazy we get after long periods of not being able to play. I'm glad the small tornado did no damage to your house as you were bolting out the door. 

I think it's as they are removing trees from your course, as I think it takes away from the aesthetic and some of the challenge your course presents. 

Finally, I'd suggest being wary of those yellow balls...they seem to like lounging in the sand and going for the occasional swim. 

[dlow206 10,598]

Played a 9 hole, par 3 course in the LA area (Palos Verdes to be more specific). Par is 27, I shot a 35. I played ok, couldnt figure out the green speeds, so my putting was mediocre. Never played there before, and the greens were undulating, but also wet from rain. 

[Syks7 957]

Not particularly well today.  48 on 9 holes.  There's just something about the pressure you put on yourself when you play with your father in law.  Still great fun but it left me missing my equipment.  Particularly my putter.  Felt like I didn't have a trustworthy club to lean on to get back into the groove aside from the mizuno 54 that was lights out for me.  I'd like to blame the equipment but it was really just me today.  My iron play was poor and my upper and lower half felt out of sync.  I just didn't strike the ball well most of the day

Driver--  the old Callaway warbird did its job though I couldn't shape it or really get it to go.  Maybe had to do with the retread provs I pulled out of the bag?  It never hurt me so pretty okay with it.

Woods and hybrids -- not bad considering they were loaners.  Again I had a lot of trouble with distance on good strikes.

irons -- I played mx 300s today and was awful with them.  My swing wasn't good today.  Felt like tempo was way off with the irons.  Approach just burned me all day.

Wedge -- the high point of the round.  This should have saved me on multiple holes but for suspect putting.

Putter-- I miss my betti like I miss a warm blanket.  I wasn't awful but I also wasn't picking off 6-8 footers at the percentage I know I can.  Dropped a single putt from outside 8' and three putted twice.  

I think I'm going to ship Stix my clubs out here next time.  This is a challenging course for me but I'd like to play it with clubs I know yardage on, am comfortable with, and can play at my best ability with.  

Edited December 24, 2021 by Syks7