How'd you play?

[JerryB]

I've never played as well as I played today.  I shot +4 40!!

So anyway, Owen and I played the back nine at River Heights today.  After all the rain the other day, it was too wet to be enjoyable on Monday and Tuesday and we were just busy yesterday.  The whole time I've been visualizing the changes in my swing from my lesson last week and it seems to be sticking.

Lately my tee shot on ten has been a weak hook with my hybrid so I've been compensating by aiming left.  Today, dead straight.  Pin high to the right of the green.  Chip and two putt for bogey.  The less said about eleven the better.  Water ball, double bogey.

On twelve I hit it square and actually wound up on the back of the green of the short par four.  Just missed the long putt but got the birdie to fall.

On thirteen I had a good drive and my PW went to the fringe behind the green.  Putt from there just missed leaving a tap in par.

Fourteen had another good drive that left me in the fairway but with the ball a little above my feet.  Chunked the shot, then put my wedge short.  Chipped on and two putted for a double.

Fifteen was similar: good drive, wedge came up short.  Putted from the front fringe and nearly drained the ninety footer!  Tap in par.

Sixteen was a straight but short drive followed by slicing my 3wood into the trees.  Luck was with me because it bounced off a tree and left me a good look.  I put the wedge on the green and two putted for another par.

Seventeen was the most satisfying.  I hit a solid drive but it was left side of the fairway with trees on the left.  Hit a good hybrid but it stayed left, leaving me about pin high.  Hit my love wedge over the bunker and stuck it about three feet from the cup.  Drained the tricky putt for another bird!

Eighteen was a solid drive and an 8 iron that drew back just enough to finish on the green resting against the fringe.  Mis hit it badly and finished with a three putt bogey.

I had one poor strike but otherwise everything was good contact.  I hit every (!) fairway and 4/7 greens, both of which are way above my normal.

It was hard to get really excited because Owen wasn't playing great.  His driver was way off although the rest of his game wasn't terrible.  I wound up beating him by ten strokes.  Tried to be nonchalant about the round but on the inside I was like this:

[MattWillGolf]

Today was my best 9 ever, 46. It included a couple of pars, oh and a 10 on the hardest hole on the course. A long tight par 5 with two balls in the water. This hole gives me fits. 

[JFish350]

Played Sunday, but didn't keep score as our foursome decoded to play a card game, "Bad cards for good Golfers".  No idea what I shot but I had some really good ones. I get to play twice this weekend, One a private CC and Pumpkin Ridge on Sunday. Hopefully I remember to post the good, the bad, and the ugly Monday. 

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

Some days this game is endlessly frustrating.

Had a beautiful day today and got out with an old friend from league play and my cousin who starts treatments on the 20th so trying to get as many rounds in as I can, he will be OOC for several months he thinks. We all had beautiful holes and some absolute blow ups. Nothing really in between. They shot 84/84.

I shot an 87 (+14) with 6 pars, 10 bogeys, a double and an other....6 fairways and 8 greens

Three 3 putts hurt, all birdie chances. 2 of those the 1st putt was <6'....brutal...3 complete 360's around the cup and out.

Had a few holes where things came together but nothing consecutively. Course was in Eh shape which stinks, really good layout but the upkeep is very subpar right now.

Looking forward to getting a few more in before the 20th. Something with a little less putting.

 

[Vegan_Golfer_PNW]

47 minutes ago, JFish350 said:

Played Sunday, but didn't keep score as our foursome decoded to play a card game, "Bad cards for good Golfers".  No idea what I shot but I had some really good ones. I get to play twice this weekend, One a private CC and Pumpkin Ridge on Sunday. Hopefully I remember to post the good, the bad, and the ugly Monday. 

Which private CC?

[Vegan_Golfer_PNW]

3 hours ago, JerryB said:

I've never played as well as I played today.  I shot +4 40!!

 

way to go!

[Rickp]

4 hours ago, JerryB said:

I've never played as well as I played today.  I shot +4 40!!

So anyway, Owen and I played the back nine at River Heights today.  After all the rain the other day, it was too wet to be enjoyable on Monday and Tuesday and we were just busy yesterday.  The whole time I've been visualizing the changes in my swing from my lesson last week and it seems to be sticking.

Lately my tee shot on ten has been a weak hook with my hybrid so I've been compensating by aiming left.  Today, dead straight.  Pin high to the right of the green.  Chip and two putt for bogey.  The less said about eleven the better.  Water ball, double bogey.

On twelve I hit it square and actually wound up on the back of the green of the short par four.  Just missed the long putt but got the birdie to fall.

On thirteen I had a good drive and my PW went to the fringe behind the green.  Putt from there just missed leaving a tap in par.

Fourteen had another good drive that left me in the fairway but with the ball a little above my feet.  Chunked the shot, then put my wedge short.  Chipped on and two putted for a double.

Fifteen was similar: good drive, wedge came up short.  Putted from the front fringe and nearly drained the ninety footer!  Tap in par.

Sixteen was a straight but short drive followed by slicing my 3wood into the trees.  Luck was with me because it bounced off a tree and left me a good look.  I put the wedge on the green and two putted for another par.

Seventeen was the most satisfying.  I hit a solid drive but it was left side of the fairway with trees on the left.  Hit a good hybrid but it stayed left, leaving me about pin high.  Hit my love wedge over the bunker and stuck it about three feet from the cup.  Drained the tricky putt for another bird!

Eighteen was a solid drive and an 8 iron that drew back just enough to finish on the green resting against the fringe.  Mis hit it badly and finished with a three putt bogey.

I had one poor strike but otherwise everything was good contact.  I hit every (!) fairway and 4/7 greens, both of which are way above my normal.

It was hard to get really excited because Owen wasn't playing great.  His driver was way off although the rest of his game wasn't terrible.  I wound up beating him by ten strokes.  Tried to be nonchalant about the round but on the inside I was like this:

Yea!!! great round!!!

[Rickp]

3 hours ago, MattWillGolf said:

Today was my best 9 ever, 46. It included a couple of pars, oh and a 10 on the hardest hole on the course. A long tight par 5 with two balls in the water. This hole gives me fits. 

Congratulations!!! Now remember what you did right!!!!

[Rickp]

Played 9 Monday & Tuesday mornings.  We have gotten rain almost every evening so courses are CPO and sloppy.  My p poor play is not rain related though.  After the knee replacement swing needs major medical to get back to a workable swing.  
now I have hit some really good shots but a lot more bad than good.  
No Friday golf it’s my 3 months with Orthopedic Doc.  That’s always fun.

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

42 minutes ago, Rickp said:

Congratulations!!! Now remember what you did right!!!!

This is how remembering that goes 

[Rickp]

11 minutes ago, Rickp said:

Played 9 Monday & Tuesday mornings.  We have gotten rain almost every evening so courses are CPO and sloppy.  My p poor play is not rain related though.  After the knee replacement swing needs major medical to get back to a workable swing.  
now I have hit some really good shots but a lot more bad than good.  
No Friday golf it’s my 3 months with Orthopedic Doc.  That’s always fun.

One thing I forgot to mention, I have a FL Handicap Placard for auto & golf.  I haven’t used it in about a month that’s 2 months after knee replacement!  The only part is any downhill is mildly irritating on the knee.  Modern Medicine!!

[Syks7]

43/45 -- 88  Strange day.  I didn't play badly except for a couple holes.  I just couldn't score and I was having one of those days where you just don't get any good bounces.  Lots of odd lies, unfavorable kicks, a bunch of putts against the fringe, and a lot of almost putts that died at the cup or brushed by leaving 6".  There were a few killers that prevented it from being more reasonable. Two doubles and a triple.  The first was partially bad luck, the second was just dumb, and the triple was when all my frustration hit the surface.  I did recover after and should have been even for the last 4, but +1 will do.  I also managed six pars on the day and had chances to get up and down on all but the doubles and triple.  

The low point of the day was very suspect short approach shot selection.  I didn't hit the shots poorly, I just picked the wrong ones to hit.    Totally self inflicted.

The high point was, perhaps, the purest 4 iron (or any iron) I've ever hit.    To quote Tin cup, 'I felt the tuning fork ring in my loins'.  Absolutely unreal feeing.  GIR on a hole that is usually quite long for me.  I think distance wise it ended up at 225.  Most of it through the air.

I continue my run of staying sub 90.  A sign of progress.

 

[CarlH]

2 chunked chips led to 2 bad holes.  Started off a bit slow today, but finished strong and shot an 82 -- no birdies.  

Later, I played 9 with my wife and another couple.  My wife is new to golf and recorded her first round score shooting 79 on 9 holes.  She needs to establish a handicap so we counted every stroke.  Actually, she hits the ball very well off the tee, but struggles with a steep swing and movement on fairway shots and hits the ground first or misses completely (and yes, we counted the misses).  I'm not allowed to give her any advice or comment other than "good shot" or other positive comments.  She's taking lessons and doesn't want to hear from me.  I know better!

Anyway, I played a set of tees back further than I typically play since that's where the other guy was playing from.  Other than 2 bad holes where I took a double from a 3 putt and a triple from an OB out of the green side trap, I shot a 41.  2 birds helped.  Interestingly, I actually hit the ball further from the back tees than I typically do from the next tees forward.  Maybe because I was looser and freer with my swing with the more relaxed atmosphere and having played 18 holes earlier.

[Syks7]

37 minutes ago, CarlH said:

 I'm not allowed to give her any advice or comment other than "good shot" or other positive comments.  She's taking lessons and doesn't want to hear from me.  I know better!

I wish I had known better before... But I certainly do now.

[Kenny B]

45 minutes ago, CarlH said:

I'm not allowed to give her any advice or comment other than "good shot" or other positive comments.  She's taking lessons and doesn't want to hear from me.  I know better!

You are a smart man!!  I know better, but sometimes "words" just slip out.  You know, there is the "inside voice"... and the "outside voice", and sometimes the inside voice slips outside.  

[Kenny B]

3 hours ago, Rickp said:

One thing I forgot to mention, I have a FL Handicap Placard for auto & golf.  I haven’t used it in about a month that’s 2 months after knee replacement!  The only part is any downhill is mildly irritating on the knee.  Modern Medicine!!

Sometimes my wife has a few more aches and pains than usual when we play.  When that happens, she gets a blue Handicap flag from the clubhouse when we check in.  That allows us to drive up to the greens instead of using the cart path and to get to some elevated tees.  There are times I think she gets the flag because she thinks I'm old... and need one!  

[CarlH]

29 minutes ago, Kenny B said:

Sometimes my wife has a few more aches and pains than usual when we play.  When that happens, she gets a blue Handicap flag from the clubhouse when we check in.  That allows us to drive up to the greens instead of using the cart path and to get to some elevated tees.  There are times I think she gets the flag because she thinks I'm old... and need one!  

You ARE old (grinning, ducking, and running)

[Kenny B]

5 minutes ago, CarlH said:

You ARE old (grinning, ducking, and running)

My problem is that I don't know how to act my age... I've never been this age before!  

[Sluggo42]

So during my round today, I decided at 15 to really let it rip on a par 3 , which was a deep blue flag, around 180. My normal 5 iron is about 170. So my preswing swing, I really felt some power, so I immediately stepped into my shot and absolutely corked it.

so the ball goes 10 miles high, with a little draw, and lands halfway up the slope past the pin by about 10 yards, so almost 190 yards. But I pummeled it, and hit it as clean as one can. So all the boys yell, “oh my!, it’s over the back of the hill!” And I couldn’t see it after the bounce, so I wasn’t sure.

so we get there and the ball was about a foot from where it landed, and I had an easy up and down.

so the point of this whole story is twofold.

1) some people would have called this shot a “jumper” and that the clubs cannot be trusted (p790) To that I reply no, it was a perfectly struck ball with a stronger swing than normal. I usually don’t swing that hard, or hit is as perfectly. It was just the club reacting as it should with that hit. Which would happen all the time if I hit it equally as well.

2) everyone thought it was going to jump over the hill behind the green, because if it was their normal ball flight, it would have. But the shot had such a super high flight, and steep descent angle, it darn near backed up. It was a perfect example of how a proper trajectory should work.

now the final analysis is that I need to hit the ball harder and cleaner more often. Alas… that is why I am a hack, and people that can pull off that shot regularly are on TV, and I’m only famous in my own head…

this game…

[WaffleHouseTour]

Shot a personal best of 75.  Started out great. Got into a little trouble starting on 5 and repeated on 7 and 8 -low, five feet off the ground pulls with the driver … but went back to the lessons I’ve been taking on Skillest. Paused on the 9th tee and did a couple drills. And bang, back at it. 

I’ll let you guess which tee box I realized my course record could be broken… The mental game is the most difficult game within the game. 
 

But I hit a great approach shot into the closing par 5, played at a slope that would funnel the ball to the hole and it came off as planned - leaving just three feet for birdie. Best part, I’d caught up to the grounds crew and they were there to witness and cheer me on. 
 

A very good day. 

[cnosil]

27 minutes ago, WaffleHouseTour said:

Shot a personal best of 75.  

 

The mental game is the most difficult game within the game. 
 

Congrats on the personal best.   Yes, staying out if your own head is probably one of the most difficult things to do.   That is a big part of why I liked DECADE, it give you a plan to follow on each hole and tries to,keep you from doing to much.  

[Rickp]

9 hours ago, Kenny B said:

My problem is that I don't know how to act my age... I've never been this age before!  

Huh, what a coincidence, me either!!!

[JFish350]

15 hours ago, Vegan_Golfer_PNW said:

Which private CC?

Michealbook In McMinnville. My mother in law is a member and I used to be a member there as well. Almost re-upped this month but we decided to wait till spring. 

I have a friend that is a member at Willamette that I get to play once or twice a year as well. 

[Parshooter36]

I hit 7 out of 9 greens in regulataion last night which is huge for me. I've been hitting it well for the past week or so, hopefully I can keep it going.

[JerryB]

Owen and I played the front nine at River Heights today.  Another solid round pretty close to yesterday's great day.  Started out great with two pars, then struggled a bit going bogey, double, triple.  Rebounded with a par before getting stuck in the sand for a double.  Finished bogey, par to go +9 45.  

Owen got back on track with a 43.  Pretty consistent, with scores of 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, before breaking form with 4s on the last two holes.  

[sirchunksalot]

Played nine holes today while getting the Stewart Q Follow out for it's maiden voyage on the course. If you want to know how it performed, go check out the Official Forum Member Review thread. Hint: it was awesome and fun!

I got to the course without a tee time, but the gentleman in the pro shop let me tee off on 10, my nemesis hole. Started out bogey, bogey, double, bogey, bogey...then the wheels fell off with a nine on a par 4. Bad drive followed by a couple of bad recoveries, a bladed wedge leaving a long downhill putt that was 20 feet short, then blew the next one 10 feet past the hole and drained the putt to avoid a four putt.

Speaking of the putter, it was money today. Aside from the one hole, I sunk 4 putts outside 10 feet and one from 25 feet from the fringe. 

My driver was terrible until the last two driver holes where I hit great drives. Irons, hybrid, and were decent and that's better than normal. I just got in my head for a couple of holes and was hitting at and not through the ball.

I shot 50 and since I don't play the back as often, I was happy with the score. It was just a fun day to be out and right now I'm hoping all the rain forecasted for the next 4 days goes away. 

[TR1PTIK]

It was a wild one today, but I don't have a score to turn in because we decided to scramble somewhere around the 13th hole. Started off ok with a par at the 1st, but thinned my tee shot into the water on #2. #3 was going well until I bladed the approach long and right. Came back again on #4 and then #5 is where things started to go sideways...

Our tee time was 8:06 and when we got the box there was no one to be seen in front of us but on #5 a course marshal told us we were behind despite the GPS in our carts not saying anything about pace (they normally do if you're behind). To top it off he parked somewhere around ~100 yards in front and to the right while we hit our tee shots. It was enough to make me a little bit nervous, but I managed okay. My friend on the other hand, smacked the marshal's cart with his tee shot. No one was hurt and the marshal made a joke about it before telling us we needed to play faster. 

Anyway, it was a bit annoying to be told we were behind pace when every indication showed we were doing okay but we didn't argue. However, this guy literally followed us shot-for-shot for the next 2 holes - parking somewhere in plain view while each of us hit which was bothersome (a little for me but A LOT for my friend). 

To keep this from dragging on too much more, we wound up playing through the group that was 1 to 1-1/2 holes ahead when they stopped at the turn. Things backed up again and lo and behold, we see this marshal again on 12... He didn't say anything this time but was clearly looking at us - who had done everything he asked without complaint (as much as we wanted to). And just to add insult to injury, we were scrambling our butts off in the rain because of this guy. I probably could have gotten along just fine (not that it would have been my best round) but at this point my friend had had enough and it just seemed right to turn the whole thing into a hit and giggle for the remaining few holes. 

We made the turn in under 2 hours and finished well inside 4 (there were 2 other players grouped with us) - having enough time to mess around on 18 green for about 10 minutes with no one else in sight...

[Kenny B]

1 hour ago, TR1PTIK said:

It was a wild one today, but I don't have a score to turn in because we decided to scramble somewhere around the 13th hole. Started off ok with a par at the 1st, but thinned my tee shot into the water on #2. #3 was going well until I bladed the approach long and right. Came back again on #4 and then #5 is where things started to go sideways...

Our tee time was 8:06 and when we got the box there was no one to be seen in front of us but on #5 a course marshal told us we were behind despite the GPS in our carts not saying anything about pace (they normally do if you're behind). To top it off he parked somewhere around ~100 yards in front and to the right while we hit our tee shots. It was enough to make me a little bit nervous, but I managed okay. My friend on the other hand, smacked the marshal's cart with his tee shot. No one was hurt and the marshal made a joke about it before telling us we needed to play faster. 

Anyway, it was a bit annoying to be told we were behind pace when every indication showed we were doing okay but we didn't argue. However, this guy literally followed us shot-for-shot for the next 2 holes - parking somewhere in plain view while each of us hit which was bothersome (a little for me but A LOT for my friend). 

To keep this from dragging on too much more, we wound up playing through the group that was 1 to 1-1/2 holes ahead when they stopped at the turn. Things backed up again and lo and behold, we see this marshal again on 12... He didn't say anything this time but was clearly looking at us - who had done everything he asked without complaint (as much as we wanted to). And just to add insult to injury, we were scrambling our butts off in the rain because of this guy. I probably could have gotten along just fine (not that it would have been my best round) but at this point my friend had had enough and it just seemed right to turn the whole thing into a hit and giggle for the remaining few holes. 

We made the turn in under 2 hours and finished well inside 4 (there were 2 other players grouped with us) - having enough time to mess around on 18 green for about 10 minutes with no one else in sight...

Sad to hear... Had a similar experience at a relatively nice course in St. George Utah years ago.  Haven't been back and probably never will.  A poor course marshal can ruin the experience.

[Kenny B]

9 hours ago, WaffleHouseTour said:

Shot a personal best of 75.  Started out great. Got into a little trouble starting on 5 and repeated on 7 and 8 -low, five feet off the ground pulls with the driver … but went back to the lessons I’ve been taking on Skillest. Paused on the 9th tee and did a couple drills. And bang, back at it. 

I’ll let you guess which tee box I realized my course record could be broken… The mental game is the most difficult game within the game. 
 

But I hit a great approach shot into the closing par 5, played at a slope that would funnel the ball to the hole and it came off as planned - leaving just three feet for birdie. Best part, I’d caught up to the grounds crew and they were there to witness and cheer me on. 
 

A very good day. 

Congratulations on the PB!!  It gives you the confidence that you can do it again... so, do it!!

[TR1PTIK]

1 hour ago, Kenny B said:

Sad to hear... Had a similar experience at a relatively nice course in St. George Utah years ago.  Haven't been back and probably never will.  A poor course marshal can ruin the experience.

It was definitely a bummer but I’m sure we’ll still go back as we both enjoy playing that particular course. We just might be more vocal about our objections if it happens again. Hoping we just caught this guy on a bad day or something. The good news is that we still left the course smiling and having hit some good shots.