How'd you play?

[sirchunksalot]

1 hour ago, Jacob10 said:

@sirchunksalot Congrats on the sand save!

I lived in Chattanooga for a couple of  years and walked this course and Brown Acres many times. Those greens are hard and need a perfectly stuck iron shot to hold. Both courses are easy to get off the rails quick, but they are fair. They were in the process of converting the greens at Brown Acres to bermuda when I moved. I would like to go back and see how it plays with different greens.

Thank you! 

I haven't played Brown Acres in a couple of years but I've always felt like both courses so play fair and provide some good challenges and I enjoy putting at both courses as the greens roll true. 

I give you credit for walking Brown Acres, that ride under the interstate is a long one. I love the elevated par 3 out there even though I usually pull hook the tee shot and I don't think I've ever scored well on the hole. 

 

[YourKillingMeSmalls]

We finally got some decent weather for men's league at Wood Wind Golf Club, shot 38 with two birdies.

[Sluggo42]

I think it’s important to play against good players if you want to improve. 

figure out how to get a good drive out there , whether it be a draw or a fade. (Hard to get on in 2 if you’re 300 yards away, or deep in the junk)

figure out how to get on or near the green. (Don’t be a pin seeker unless you can confidently do so, and if you’re not a low single, you probably can’t. Just aim center green, and get on or close)

figure out how to get up and down. (Almost every club in your bag can be the best option, think more roll and less flight as a very general rule)

learn how to lag it close to the hole to eliminate 3-putts. (Think laundry basket distance. Two feet left is much easier than 8 feet beyond)

use a better ball. (Lots of decent balls to choose from, maybe it’s time to move on from the pinnacle or Kirkland)

use clubs that suit your game. (Those blades look good and feel even better when you flush one eh? Except yu haven’t flushed a hit since 2010, and it really stings on those cold mornings. Some super forgiving irons will dramatically improve your chances of getting on or close)

don’t try the billion to one odds shot out of trouble, as 99999999 out of a billion, it will cost you more than one stroke. (Just get a ball back into play. Not sexy, but smart)

THANK YOU capt obvious!

easier said than done eh, but all of these things are crucial to scoring.
 

[Jacob10]

2 hours ago, sirchunksalot said:

I give you credit for walking Brown Acres, that ride under the interstate is a long one. I love the elevated par 3 out there even though I usually pull hook the tee shot and I don't think I've ever scored well on the hole. 

 

I was a year or so out of college, newly married, and cheap. I got my money's worth from the city membership down there. I probably played 27 holes per week that year and walked most of them. As for that par 3, I always managed to hit a decent shot there seems like. I don't recall any wild misses even though I have no idea how to judge the downhill impact on distance.

[Big moose]

Played 9 this morning shot 40, I missed one fairway and had to chip out,  pulled my approach shot and my chip hit the pin and bounced off. They are finally able to cut all the grass, yesterday we were hunting for balls 4 feet off the fairways because the grass was 6 inches high. Hit'm well everyone. 

[Dweed]

Ran out for 9 yesterday trying to get ready for league play upcoming Tue. Found myself behind a 2 some of very long hitters and in front of a three some of very long/excellent hitters. They all were in carts and I was pushing my cart. Felt rushed the entire round trying to stay out of range of the bombers. Behind them were 4 other groups so letting them play thru wouldn't have allowed me to ease up and catch my breath. Finished in 1.75 hrs. Very beat to say the least. I shot 5 pars, a birdie, a bogie and 2 double bogies. I swear some of those trees just ran out into the fairway waving their limbs. Not the greatest round but still saw some positives as well.

[Michael.Sandoval33]

For the big 34 like Shaq, I went out to Hesperia Golf & Country Club yesterday to play the full 18. Shot a 97 on the day for my 5th consecutive outing breaking 100. 

From the tee, and with my irons/wedges I had a really good day. My 5h is also becoming a really reliable go-to in situations where I am not quite sure what else I have in my game. Almost birdied a wedge shot in from around 75 yards and was absolutely ready to do a backflip. From below

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The only downside being, as I mentioned in The Good Evening Thread, 44 putts and (9) 3-putts. Going to need work on that area without a doubt. I did not let it ruin my birthday fun though, just need to put in the work for future success.

Fun Facts: The PGA Tour used to play this course, the course record is currently 62, and the course is a William F. Bell Jr. design.

Their IG account is @hesperiagcc and they messaged me while I was playing to wish me a good round after I posted, which I thought was a nice touch

Edited yesterday at 04:58 PM by Michael.Sandoval33

[TJ Hall]

9 minutes ago, Michael.Sandoval33 said:

For the big 34 like Shaq, I went out to Hesperia Golf & Country Club yesterday to play the full 18. Shot a 97 on the day for my 5th consecutive outing breaking 100. 

From the tee, and with my irons/wedges I had a really good day. My 5h is also becoming a really reliable go-to in situations where I am not quite sure what else I have in my game. Almost birdied a wedge shot in from around 75 yards and was absolutely ready to do a backflip. From below

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The only downside being, as I mentioned in The Good Evening Thread, 44 putts and (9) 3-putts. Going to need work on that area without a doubt. I did not let it ruin my birthday fun though, just need to put in the work for future success.

Fun Facts: The PGA Tour used to play this course, the course record is currently 62, and the course is a William F. Bell Jr. design.

Their IG account is @hesperiagcc and they messaged me while I was playing to wish me a good round after I posted, which I thought was a nice touch

Congratulations on consistently breaking 100!

[Mrsbell89]

4 hours ago, Michael.Sandoval33 said:

For the big 34 like Shaq, I went out to Hesperia Golf & Country Club yesterday to play the full 18. Shot a 97 on the day for my 5th consecutive outing breaking 100. 

From the tee, and with my irons/wedges I had a really good day. My 5h is also becoming a really reliable go-to in situations where I am not quite sure what else I have in my game. Almost birdied a wedge shot in from around 75 yards and was absolutely ready to do a backflip. From below

To

The only downside being, as I mentioned in The Good Evening Thread, 44 putts and (9) 3-putts. Going to need work on that area without a doubt. I did not let it ruin my birthday fun though, just need to put in the work for future success.

Fun Facts: The PGA Tour used to play this course, the course record is currently 62, and the course is a William F. Bell Jr. design.

Their IG account is @hesperiagcc and they messaged me while I was playing to wish me a good round after I posted, which I thought was a nice touch

Happy birthday and congratulations on consistently breaking 100! I have yet to do so but got really close today at 101. I have such nerves and jitters on the front 9 and then have to play catch up . That looks like an awesome course and a beautiful day!

[Paul Hedrick]

There are times, like recently, that I am not able to play as much as I want.  However when I do,  I remember "God Dam, I LOVE this game".  I love being outdoors with friends.  I love that "one hit" that makes it all worth while.  I am almost at the point where score, and the handicap, are not that critical to me as the experience..... almost. LOL

Edited 21 hours ago by Paul Hedrick

[Tom the Golf Nut]

Had an afternoon round today. It was nice to see the fairways greening up and be able to play normal shots. Good conditions give you confidence. I had a lot of positive moments out there today. At the end of the day I came away with the following:

Three birds

Three Bogies

I like the mindset ball

I really like the GP reverse taper golf grip (Round Large)

I need to spend some quality time with my 54*  Hit a couple of thin shots with it. 

[sirchunksalot]

5 hours ago, Michael.Sandoval33 said:

For the big 34 like Shaq, I went out to Hesperia Golf & Country Club yesterday to play the full 18. Shot a 97 on the day for my 5th consecutive outing breaking 100. 

From the tee, and with my irons/wedges I had a really good day. My 5h is also becoming a really reliable go-to in situations where I am not quite sure what else I have in my game. Almost birdied a wedge shot in from around 75 yards and was absolutely ready to do a backflip. From below

To

The only downside being, as I mentioned in The Good Evening Thread, 44 putts and (9) 3-putts. Going to need work on that area without a doubt. I did not let it ruin my birthday fun though, just need to put in the work for future success.

Fun Facts: The PGA Tour used to play this course, the course record is currently 62, and the course is a William F. Bell Jr. design.

Their IG account is @hesperiagcc and they messaged me while I was playing to wish me a good round after I posted, which I thought was a nice touch

Congratulations on another great round! That wedge from 75 yards was fire! 

[fozcycle]

Wednesday…… 45/41:86 great weather, screwed up a couple holes but had a good day.

Friday…. 45/40:85 again, great weather. Lost 2 balls on the first hole…ugh! Three pars on front nine, 6 pars on the back. Rough start but good finish.

[Haro]

First back to back round two days in a row 

1st round was good off the tee    Lost 20 yards off my driver but still decent   My irons were exceptional good and either on the green or  simple chip. Putting was off.   Try use line the on the ball for putting but it too difficult continue to doing it for every green Did work well for short putts. But for longer putts I think I want to use intuition and general green reading 

2nd round next day. Gave up on the line on ball concept.  Except for one 6 foot  that I knew went left to right about one cup    Use AP concept with the line on the ball.  Short Putting go worse if I didn’t use the line and went back to the straight putt for short distances    I think for short putts 3-6 foot range and I going to keep using the line on the ball. And maybe up to 10 feet with breaking  putts.   With 10 foot uphill putts I likely with just just use  all white ball and aim putter lines 

Edited 20 hours ago by Haro

[THE GOLF GUY]

A 75  38/37 in my 2nd round  in our match play event .  I netted a 72 and beat last  year’s club champion on the last hole . He was a plus 2 and shot a 71 which netted a 73. Next !

Edited 19 hours ago by THE GOLF GUY

[Erin B]

I played horribly. Driver was the only thing working halfway decent.

[Syks7]

Had a bit of a day.   37/40 77.   

I went par, par, birdie, birdie to start. 

Finding myself at 2 under, I though, " this could be a hell of a day," then I went bogey bogey bogey to come back to reality.  Then I finished out the front par par to make the turn at +1.   Made a long birdie putt on 10 to go back to even and had visions of shooting par in my head before a silly 3 putt on 11 put that notion to rest.  Misjudged the wind/made perfect contact with my 3rd shot on the Par 5 12th, sailed the green, and failed to get up and down.  Made par on the next 2 holes, before going bogey bogey bogey(three putt) before getting up and down for par on the 18th for my low round ever at +5 - 77.   

It's a little weird to say for my personal best, but I feel like I left a lot on the table.   It felt like shooting par was within reach until the bogey in 15.   Cleaning up the Two three putt bogeys on the back 9 brings me to 75 and cleaning up the bad third on 12th would bring me to 74.  From there I just needed a couple up and downs to drop.   It's by far the most complete round I've ever played.  The best part though, Zero stress, I was fully aware of my score the entire round  and never let a bad shot bring me down.  The three guys I played with didn't believe me that I am a 10.7.   Also, barring a PCC adjustment I'll cross into single digits tomorrow !!!!!!  Mos fun I've ever had going lowish.

 

[taylorjonasher]

Played in a 4 man scramble today for a fundraiser. I drained a 30' for birdie on the first hole, and then things quickly went downhill. I ended up playing my 2i off the tee for 4 holes after the first three banana balls with the driver. My irons were serviceable today, probably the best they've been all year. On #9 our tee shot was behind a tree, and I was able to shape a nice 150 yard fade with my 7i around it to land on the fringe and two putt for par. Short game continues to be the strongest part of my game; had a nice flop with the 58 short sided over a bunker and hit a couple nippers with my 54 to 3'. Right now I'm a little bit worried about my driver, as I haven't had any real slice issues until today. Even though I didn't play my best, I had a great time today with the guys I played with.

[THE GOLF GUY]

9 hours ago, THE GOLF GUY said:

A 75  38/37 in my 2nd round  in our match play event .  I netted a 72 and beat last  year’s club champion on the last hole . He was a plus 2 and shot a 71 which netted a 73. Next !

I was asked about the bogey to win the last hole . The 18 hole is the longest five on our course with OB down the whole right side of the hole  ( 545 yards - gold tees for him and 526 yards -blue tees for me ) . My opponent hooked his tee shot left onto the 17th fairway and tried to punch a shot back into play but it ran through fairway back into the right rough , almost OB. He still had about 200 yards into the green but had trees with limbs very low and tried to hit a cut 4 iron toward the green but yanked it left into the thick rough 80 yards  from the green . At this point,  he hit a hard lob wedge but skulled it about 10 yards behind the green with it ridiculously down hill to a back pin . As he chips I’m thinking wow that’s good but it kept rolling and rolling until it rolled off the green . It was almost  unbelievable! He chips up close and makes a double bogey . 
I ,on the other hand, hit a beautiful draw off the tee down the fairway and stopped in a divot , another unbelievable misfortune lol. I had 230 in which in most cases would be a hard 7 wood to that particular pin but that wasn’t going to happen with my ball sitting a third of the way down in that divot and in the backside of the divot .So I decided to try and punch it out to a wedge distance . I hit a PW but I skulled it , SMH . It ran right toward the OB and I was in the rough , 60 yards from the pin . I tried to get cute , with my opponent in the rough to the left of me and fluffed it and of course it was short . I hit a marginal chip to about 8 feet and two putted for a bogey . He and I had to play that particular hole straight up for the win . I wanted to par that hole so bad but a win is a win . 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited 9 hours ago by THE GOLF GUY

[JAYER38]

Boss let me sneak out early yesterday so got to enjoy a full round! Was pretty crazy weather wise yesterday evening… went from 75-78 Sunny to 60 with clouds and wind so shorts weren't it anymore haha

Was happy with the score card just didnt place the ball well yesterday honestly. Either some trouble off the Tee making a tough 2nd shot or i would leave a chip short giving me a long 1st putt... Putting is still ehh as i gave away a few 5-6fters that i feel i should be making but always happy to be playing either way!

I'm the J on the score card(bottom)

Shot a 97… 51/46

Hit 10 fairways… 5/5

35 putts total… 18/17

 

[hands39]

Played the National Brussels in Belgium today for our weekly comp. Scored a net 27pts playing stableford. Not a great round but the highlight was reaching a 475 yard par 5 in two. My first time ever reaching a par 5 in two. 

[Byrnzee]

Played Ravisloe Country Club south of Chicago today. Beautiful Donald Ross course that I've played a few times. They've recently raised their prices, so we don't play there as much as we used to. Course was in beautiful shape and we couldn't have asked for better weather. Mid 70s and sunny with a light breeze.

Ended up shooting 84 (41-43), which I was pretty happy with. Had three double bogeys and a few three-putts that I wish I could have back. I was driving the ball great, but just kept making some silly mistakes on some approach shots. Always smarter to play safe than go for the hero shot.

Had a new driver shaft in play today and it's definitely an upgrade over my last one. Love the feel and the forgiveness I was seeing. Also had a new 2-iron in the bag that I hit on the short par four 18th absolutely perfect. It was the type of shot that makes you want to come back the next day for more.

Pretty happy with my ball striking overall and can definitely tell that my game is headed in the right direction. Have some big golf trips planned in June so hoping I can keep improving as the year goes on. Until next round!

[Wieskemp]

I've been out a few times this year and find myself struggling to put it all together. Played at Mystic Golf Club near my place and felt really good with my short game, but had a lot of penalties which prevented me from shooting well. Haven't been able to put everything together yet so hoping by sticking to practising and working out the kinks it'll start coming together!