How'd you play?

[DiscipleofPenick]

82 yesterday 41-41. Very rough front 9 spraying the ball everywhere, didn't hit the same shot twice in a row, missing every possible way, even 2 s***KS at least the front 9 of my home course is pretty open so I got away with it. Spraying the ball like that usually leads to 45+ on the back.

Caught my pro at the turn. He checked my setup And said everything looked great. Reminded me to take my time and commit. So I hit the ball much better on the back save 1 shot so 41 is a much better score. Need to build on this for Sun & Mom rounds.

[fixyurdivot]

1 hour ago, cnosil said:

That’s way up there.  I think the highest point around me is 82’.   Love the scenery in your photo.  

That's almost subterranean.  There isn't a course I play here in MT below 4600 ft.  Crazy as it sounds, I really don't see a huge difference in distances playing here or in Yuma. 

[fixyurdivot]

34 minutes ago, DiscipleofPenick said:

Reminded me to take my time and commit

I agree with the "commit" part.  Those "tweener" shots/yardages often get me in trouble as I've been using the "grab the longer club" approach recently, trying to reduce the tendency to come up short, and then try and throttle/finesse it a bit. This is particularly problematic on mid/long irons.

[DiscipleofPenick]

42 minutes ago, fixyurdivot said:

I agree with the "commit" part.  Those "tweener" shots/yardages often get me in trouble as I've been using the "grab the longer club" approach recently, trying to reduce the tendency to come up short, and then try and throttle/finesse it a bit. This is particularly problematic on mid/long irons.

Yea I was struggling with just a full iron from the fairway. Standing there with an 8i and having no idea where is going is not me. And it would be different if everything was a pull or a fade, just play that shot for the day, but it was every which way.

On the tweeters I'm in the other school. Take less club and hit it harder. Or just avoid that yardage all together. Like I hate 130 which is between my PW and 50.

[Grand Stranded]

I played one of my favorite courses on Long Island yesterday, Mill Pond. Unfortunately I drove home wanting to put my fist through the windshield,

I couldn’t have started better. After a so so drive on 1, I hit a 4 hybrid 175 yards to 4 feet and made birdie. On #2 a great drive followed by a 5 iron that was right at the pin but rolled through to the apron on the back of the green. I made a par.

The 3rd hole with the wind at my back from 215 I hit a 3 wood as good as I can right on line. I hit it too good however because I was about 15 yards behind the green. From there I put on a yipping clinic with my wedge, and walked off with a double. Ugh.

The rest of the round settled into what has become a disturbing pattern recently. I played very well through the front 9 (41) but then fell apart on the back (51). I don’t know why this keeps happening.... am I getting tired? Losing focus? Probably a combination of the two. 

My wedges were especially bad yesterday also. Not so much with pitch shots, but little chips and bump shots around the green were embarrassingly bad. My game from 120 and in has been terrible for a while, so if my wedges aren’t on point, I have no chance of scoring.

So basically my game is at a crossroads. No confidence in my irons and wedges, my handicap is soaring. The ghin has actually put a sort of restriction on me, I now have an exclamation point next to my number. It’s rising so fast so quickly, that I’m now only going up 50% of what I should. I’ve never heard of this happening to anyone else, but here I am.  
Last night I was so frustrated, I searched on line for a set of Cleveland Turbo hybrid irons, thinking if I’m going to hit the ball like an idiot, I need a set that’s as close to idiot proof money can buy. Thankfully you can’t get a set in lefty right now... I would’ve woken up this morning with $900 on my credit card bill...

[null]

Wind was blowing pretty good this morning ahead of the storm that’s rolling in 

I hit three good drives all day

I had 4 penalty strokes off the tee 

I started the back 9 bogey-double-bogey 

I birdied the 1st hole and the 18th

Ham and egged around the course And still managed to shoot +6 78

Golf is a crazy game!

 

 

[fozcycle]

Shot 42/38:80 with one birdie on the par 5 #13 on Tuesday.  Had a birdie opp on my last hole to not birdie this year, Par 4 #16.  9 foot uphill putt that grazed the upper edge of the cup.  So I still have something to struggle for.  I mean, strive for....LOL.

 

Today I Shot 45/43:87 We played Gold/Red/White tees in honor of Memorial Day on Monday. Had a birdie on the par 3 #12.

[ShaunieBoy652]

Playing the local mini where my daughter lives in Illinois. It's a nice track, actually has hills, unusual for this part of the country . 

Think they need their slope/rating revised, this is a much tougher track than the courses I play at home. Narrow fairways, thick rough, hard greens. Managed a 77 today, 80 yesterday. Can't get a birdie to fall. 

Fun either way. 

[Rickp]

Friday Bacon Boyz!!

Greens were nice maybe a bit slow and everything else horrible.  This is the course next to our house and haven’t played it recently.  Tee boxes dirt, fafreways green but HARD.  Need Rain!!

Anyway 6 over, not great but I’ll take it.  As usual we continue to have all the answers to worlds problems @ breakfast

[chisag]

5 minutes ago, Rickp said:

Friday Bacon Boyz!!

Greens were nice maybe a bit slow and everything else horrible.  This is the course next to our house and haven’t played it recently.  Tee boxes dirt, fafreways green but HARD.  Need Rain!!

Anyway 6 over, not great but I’ll take it.  As usual we continue to have all the answers to worlds problems @ breakfast

 

... Played Estrella, a Troon course and a very nice layout but the Super put down fertilizer during a drought. I could not believe they charged full price for these "greens"

[PankaGolf]

Played a quick 9 tonight, suuuuuuper wet atround the greens made for some very heavy chips. 
 

driver worked well, putter was good. Irons were a dream. 
 

 

Edited May 28, 2021 by PankaGolf

[CarlH]

Played a Seniors group scramble this morning.  Format was an Amigo scramble (everyone drives, 2 on left become partners and 2 on right become partners, chose best drive and 2 man scramble to the hole.  Both left and right record total gross score) .... anyway, as a team, we didn't do all that great.  As an individual, I wasn't very pleased with my play.

Memorial Day weekend tournament is a couple tournament and I'm paired up with a buddy's wife (he is working).  Not sure of the format, but it's probably Chapman.

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

1 hour ago, chisag said:

 

... Played Estrella, a Troon course and a very nice layout but the Super put down fertilizer during a drought. I could not believe they charged full price for these "greens"

Ah Jease! Sucked those greens dry! Fertilizer is a tricky beast.

53 minutes ago, PankaGolf said:

Played a quick 9 tonight, suuuuuuper wet atround the greens made for some very heavy chips. 
 

driver worked well, putter was good. Irons were a dream. 
 

 

Great picture! Looks beautiful 

[Ben_Howell34]

Played at Timberline today which is a course in the metro Birmingham area. Shot 82 42/40 (par 71), which for me is pretty solid. Had two birdies but also had two triples, which if those two triples are just bogeys that’s a 78. Not complaining though as I got to play golf on the company dime. Still having issues with driver control, but hit some great drives as well. 

[M. Parsons]

Los Altos - ABQ, NM  44/39-83 ECS 82

I really had a feeling that this was going to be the day that I would break 80…I guess I was wrong. A double and an ugly quad stopped the break 80 quest. I spent my pre-round strictly on the putting green, but I still didn’t feel 100% on the greens even though the putt numbers were ok…(7x 1-putt, 1x 3-putt) 17/13-30 total putts. 
Sandy save on #1

Putting debacle on #4

Nice drive and 2nd on par-5 #8(last pic)

Horrific on #10…I actually hit that circled tree on my 2nd shot

Nice drive on #11…wrong fairway 

Great drive on #14…squander because I was in hard pan for my approach and didn’t want to scuff up my new irons, so I used way too much club (an old Ping 6-iron (currently being used as a 5-iron)).

#16-18 was the best 3-hole stretch of my lengthy golfing career…3 straight birdies. Tap-in away from chipping in for eagle on #16. Long putt on #17 just barely dropping in for birdie. I usually never use driver on #18 because of that middle of fairway bunker being in play, but I took my chances today, and it paid off.

 

Edited May 29, 2021 by M. Parsons

[Kenny B]

9 hours ago, M. Parsons said:

Los Altos - ABQ, NM  44/39-83 ECS 82

I really had a feeling that this was going to be the day that I would break 80…I guess I was wrong. A double and an ugly quad stopped the break 80 quest. I spent my pre-round strictly on the putting green, but I still didn’t feel 100% on the greens even though the putt numbers were ok…(7x 1-putt, 1x 3-putt) 17/13-30 total putts. 
Sandy save on #1

Putting debacle on #4

Nice drive and 2nd on par-5 #8(last pic)

Horrific on #10…I actually hit that circled tree on my 2nd shot

Nice drive on #11…wrong fairway 

Great drive on #14…squander because I was in hard pan for my approach and didn’t want to scuff up my new irons, so I used way too much club (an old Ping 6-iron (currently being used as a 5-iron)).

#16-18 was the best 3-hole stretch of my lengthy golfing career…3 straight birdies. Tap-in away from chipping in for eagle on #16. Long putt on #17 just barely dropping in for birdie. I usually never use driver on #18 because of that middle of fairway bunker being in play, but I took my chances today, and it paid off.

 

Memories!!  I used to play Los Altos a lot.  Just outside KAFB, and a very good friend of mine was a member.  We played a lot of NM/ABQ courses, but probably played this one the most.  I was in hardpan frequently, being a 16 handicap.  

[M. Parsons]

1 hour ago, Kenny B said:

Memories!!  I used to play Los Altos a lot.  Just outside KAFB, and a very good friend of mine was a member.  We played a lot of NM/ABQ courses, but probably played this one the most.  I was in hardpan frequently, being a 16 handicap.  

Yeah, it’s the closets muni to my house, so I’m usually using their range and playing there when I need to get a quick round in. Definitely the easiest track to walk in ABQ.

[PankaGolf]

Club Championship Qualifier today. 
 

Ended at -2 which sees me into the play offs which is all I aimed for. Left a lot of shots out there with defensive play but I must say the course is looking and rolling incredible. 
 

Onto the match play where I can really kick in. Let’s see how the handicap bandits handle the pressure and scratch games. 

[Mtbryant01]

85 45/40 1 birdie on 18 to keep me coming back. 4 1 putts/2 3 putts.
 

Played my home course yesterday. I hit the ball very well, but had a couple unfortunate lies for my second shots (against lip in bunker and in a crater of a divot) that caused some blowup holes. Had a couple 300 ft bombs off the tee with the wind in my favor. Beautiful weather, can’t complain.
 

Used Arccos with my clubs for the first time. I enjoyed using the Link and checking the phone as I walked to my next shot seeing how far I actually hit each shot. Intrigued to see the analytics after I get a couple more rounds in.

[Kenny B]

First round since last Sunday and played with my new toy; Garmin S62 golf watch.  I think I'm going to like it, but it was distracting.  I haven't worn a watch of any kind for 20 years.  I also didn't know how to change screens.  I fiddled with it for awhile, then just gave up and used the F/C/B yardages.  The yardages are spot on with my 12 year old Golf Buddy Tour which I still use and like.  However, it's old; the battery barely lasts 18 holes, and I can't update the firmware or courses because they don't support the Tour model anymore.  Shame.  

I shot 85 with no birdies, 3 doubles and three 3-putts, which I almost never do; also had a 360º lip out!!  I did have a 30-yard sand save for par, so happy with that.  The greens were the fastest I've seen this year.  I like them this fast, but I wasn't used to them.  I think they are getting the greens ready for a Memorial Day tournament on Monday.  

I also found out today that my WIFE signed us up to play in it... couples better ball.  I hope I play better than I did today.  Even though I've had worse scores this year, it felt like my worst round this year.

[Kenny B]

On 5/28/2021 at 12:54 PM, chisag said:

 

... Played Estrella, a Troon course and a very nice layout but the Super put down fertilizer during a drought. I could not believe they charged full price for these "greens"

I've played Estrella.  Nice course, but I would NOT pay to play on those greens!!

[Jmikecpa]

Played 12 holes yesterday and was 10 over after 12 holes with two birds. I didn’t strike it well at all but the sustained 30 mph wind with gusts to 50 may have had its say.  Down wind from 225 I hit an 8 iron and into a 205 yard par 3 dead into the wind I hit a 3 wood lay up. #longislandgolf 

[BKordon]

Tale of two nines today. 
40- 34. 74

10/13 Fairways. 13/18 greens. 32 putts including a 3 putt par from 20 ft on the par 5, 10th. 
We were going to play tomorrow, but forecast is 99% chance of a monsoon. 

[Rickp]

5 minutes ago, BKordon said:

Tale of two nines today. 
40- 34. 74

10/13 Fairways. 13/18 greens. 32 putts including a 3 putt par from 20 ft on the par 5, 10th. 
We were going to play tomorrow, but forecast is 99% chance of a monsoon. 

Very nicely done, mid 70’s always a good thing.

I’ll take 1/2 of that monsoon!!

 

[BKordon]

10 minutes ago, Rickp said:

Very nicely done, mid 70’s always a good thing.

I’ll take 1/2 of that monsoon!!

 

Thanks.

There is also a high probability of electricity too, so better safe than struck. I get a little jumpy with lightning. I've had every hair on my body stand straight up right before a tree was hit 60yds from me at my in-laws. The tree ignited.

[CarlH]

Day one of the Pairs tournament.  I'm playing with a friend's wife, so there's no divorce situations arising as a result of couple's golf   Anyway, today was a best ball format.  I shot 82 with 3 double bogeys (lost 3 balls which is a rarity...I normally retire a ball before losing it).  Overall, I was very pleased with my ball striking today (the 3 bad holes not withstanding!).  No birdies today.  Next 2 days is Chapman format, so that's going to be interesting  

[golfish!]

Played in a fund raiser tournament for a veterans outreach group today. My team won first place! 

[ejgaudette]

Got out on Friday at a local course I have always enjoyed, a true muni that is always in good shape. Plus the rounds are very affordable. Really struggled with the driver all day getting the face and delivering the loft all wrong. This course is more tree lined than most so led to more punch outs.

Still managed to scramble around for a decent score and had a nice birdie on one of the holes where I managed a decent drive. It was also a bit of an adjustment going to a course with real greens with break as my usual course is a bit flat.

Ended up going 40/40 but could have been much better. There is always next time.

[Rickp]

9 hours ago, BKordon said:

Thanks.

There is also a high probability of electricity too, so better safe than struck. I get a little jumpy with lightning. I've had every hair on my body stand straight up right before a tree was hit 60yds from me at my in-laws. The tree ignited.

Lightning in the area I’m gone....

[Curtis Atkinson]

On 5/28/2021 at 10:52 AM, Grand Stranded said:

The rest of the round settled into what has become a disturbing pattern recently. I played very well through the front 9 (41) but then fell apart on the back (51). I don’t know why this keeps happening.... am I getting tired? Losing focus? Probably a combination of the two. 

Have you considered playing the front 9 twice?