How'd you play?

[twyatt700 387]

I’m playing a links course for the first time on the Oregon coast this weekend, pretty excited! I’ll let you all know how it goes... and no it’s not Bandon


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[MaxEntropy 6,378]

League is officially over, but we will continue to play until the time change as weather permits. The only thing at stake is skins, so my friend and I decided to try more "hero" shots when we were out of position since a skin was unlikely. It gave us a chance to practice shots we wouldn't otherwise try. A couple worked out, the others, not so much, but it was fun to try. My score would have been 45-ish, but I didn't record a score for one hole. I had pulled my drive left on a dogleg right par 5, under a tree. Had my score mattered, I would have punched out and moved on. Instead, I saw a decent-sized window and tried a full 3w. I smoked it, but it ricocheted off the one branch that was a concern to me. None of the 4 of us had any clue what direction it went and it wasn't any place obvious, so I recorded an X and dropped about 100 yards out. After we tee'd off the next hole, my friend found my ball in the rough in front of the tee box. It travelled a LONG ways for a ball deflected by a branch.

[ejgaudette 459]

7 hours ago, twyatt700 said:

I’m playing a links course for the first time on the Oregon coast this weekend, pretty excited! I’ll let you all know how it goes... and no it’s not Bandon


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Always wanted to play a more true links course it seems like fun. Hope you enjoy it.

[Tpoole22 109]

I found a par 3 course about 10 minutes from home that you can pay $12 to play all day so i have been playing there for the past 3 weeks working on my iron game. Between that and going to the range every week it seems to be paying off. Also finally dunked a flop shot from a few yards off the green this past week 

 

[ejgaudette 459]

22 minutes ago, Tpoole22 said:

I found a par 3 course about 10 minutes from home that you can pay $12 to play all day so i have been playing there for the past 3 weeks working on my iron game. Between that and going to the range every week it seems to be paying off. Also finally dunked a flop shot from a few yards off the green this past week 

 

I started playing on a par 3, when many of them were not par 3s. Great way to work on your game.

[fozcycle 10,799]

We gambled today with $29 rates at Rose Hill Plantation just off the island at Hilton Head. We played the back nine first, shooting 43/39:82 for 5,682 yards. Last three holes: #7 Par 5, #8 Par 5 & #9 Par 3. I went par, birdie, par.

Very enjoyable round today and the Staff were over the top friendly.

BTW, first time playing this course and did not lose a ball!









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[silver & black 5,272]

Could not make a putt this evening. I shot 43 for 9 holes. 

[Cory O 276]

Played the jewel of the LA city golf system - Wilson at Griffith Park. It's a course I have never played well at, but do really enjoy for the look and feel of the place (1927 course, so old school style). Insanely hard to get a day tee time there these days, so when I saw a time open up (at a discount no less!) for 11am today, I had to cut out from work (much easier during these WFH days) and play. A few things happened during this round:

-I didn't get a single birdie

-I got stung by a wasp

-I shot a personal best on the course (+4/+2 - 78 total)

There wasn't anything to really write home about, good or bad. Decent off the tee, but the fairways were shaggy and not giving much roll. Approaches weren't horrible, but nothing close enough to kick in. My putting speed was actually really good, but just not dropping, so easy two putts (30 putts total). Made a beautiful bunker shot right after the wasp stung me, guess I was too distracted by the pain to overthink it, but I then missed the easy putt for the save. Weather was beautiful, air relatively clear, pace not as incredibly slow as it can be there. All in all, a pretty good Wednesday.

[Grand Stranded 842]

2 hours ago, Tpoole22 said:

I found a par 3 course about 10 minutes from home that you can pay $12 to play all day so i have been playing there for the past 3 weeks working on my iron game. Between that and going to the range every week it seems to be paying off. Also finally dunked a flop shot from a few yards off the green this past week 

 

That sounds like a lot of fun, nd something I'd enjoy a lot more than going to the range.

[cciciora13 656]

Shot 36 today. One birdie, One bogey, 7 pars. Pretty good. The 4 iron off the tee on a few of these shorter par 4's is deadly. It keeps me out of trouble and im able to still have about 140-150 in. Could have been under par, but putter wasn't cooperating.

[tony@CIC 15,264]

Our Wednesday traveling group went to a muni called Thunderbird in Huron, Ohio. We played the north course which is a hilly parkland style with narrow fairways and lots of trees. The greens were just punched and sanded and were extremely slow. Ended up with an 89, mostly due to my putting.


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[jddaigneault 820]

Got out for the first time in a few weeks today, as I’ve been dealing with back pain. Played awful on the front nine (+8), but rebounded on the back and shot +4. Finished with an 82, not too bad considering I haven’t been able to play very often of late!

[CarlH 4,130]

Shot an 80 today.  Should have been better, but they just punched the greens and they're heavily sanded.  Putting was, to say the least, a challenge for everyone.

[Grand Stranded 842]

18 minutes ago, CarlH said:

Shot an 80 today.  Should have been better, but they just punched the greens and they're heavily sanded.  Putting was, to say the least, a challenge for everyone.

...NO double bogeys though I'm guessing??? 

Edited September 24 by Grand Stranded

[CarlH 4,130]

10 hours ago, Grand Stranded said:

...NO double bogeys though I'm guessing??? 

ummm....yep....one

[cksurfdude 7,322]

On 9/20/2020 at 8:16 AM, Shapotomous said:

I think I have the golf club version of A.D.D.

Hah that's why a lot of us are on here!
Plus... there's a thread for that:
https://forum.mygolfspy.com/topic/13231-what-have-you-bought-lately-cha-club-hos-anonymous/

 

[Chip Strokes 719]

fall is definitely here...had a 3:48 tee time and only got 9 in comfortably. 

what an up and down 9 holes. 

5 pars, a bogey, two doubles, and a triple for 44

i was in scramble mode the whole time. driving iron was blocked right, i couldn’t close the club face to save my life. 

short game was awesome today though. 4th hole, par 3, hit my tee shot pin high but right of the green. chipped to a foot. 7th hole approach shot found the green side bunker on the short side. hit a beautiful high arcing flop shot that just caught the fringe and rolled to 2 feet to save par. 

[Tsmithjr9 1,576]

Our Wednesday traveling group went to a muni called Thunderbird in Huron, Ohio. We played the north course which is a hilly parkland style with narrow fairways and lots of trees. The greens were just punched and sanded and were extremely slow. Ended up with an 89, mostly due to my putting.


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That time of year already? I've only played the south at Thunderbird, how do the two 18s compare?

Take Dead Aim

[Shapotomous 339]

Got to play 9 yesterday afternoon and things improved greatly from the previous round.  7 pars, 1 bird and a double on a lost ball.  Never caught anyone so we got around in 1:25 and didn't feel like we were playing fast.  

[Grand Stranded 842]

I played Caledonia yesterday, which for my money is the most beautiful course down here on the Grand Strand. We couldn't have asked for a better day, and because my travel group is 120 players strong, I got to play this gem for under $60. This is the beginning of the best time for golf down here, the temps have dropped after months of 100* heat indexes, and we are getting mid 70's with low humidity. The course was in great shape, the greens were fantastic, flowers were in full bloom, and we even saw a few gators, lol. They were pretty big, too, and trust me we see some good sized ones down here...

It's a tough track though, the rough is penalizing, and the design of the course demands that you have a variety of shots in your bag. As for how I played, everything was good except my irons (I'm now convinced they know I have a set of PXG 0211's on the way), I don't think I hit more than 3 greens all day. As is often the case though with my game, when one part isn't working, another is. My wedges really helped me yesterday, and I felt like I couldn't miss with my putter. I even drained a 25 footer to save a double on what could have been my one blow up hole.

To sum it all up, I shot 41-42-83 on about as challenging a 6100+ yard course you'll ever play. I'm really happy with how I grinded out a good score on a day when I struggled so much with the irons.

BTW here's something you don't read about often. I mentioned there were 120 players in our group yesterday... TWO of them had holes in one!!!! The drinks were flowing afterwards!