How'd you play?

[Kenny B 26,523]

21 hours ago, Kenny B said:

Our course is closed tomorrow until 9am.  Shotgun start at 10am for Thanksgiving.  42º partly cloudy with a light breeze.  I think the cover is going on the cart tomorrow; it will be a sloooow day.

36º and cloudy when we got to the course; everything was frosty, so we couldn't warm up before the shotgun at 10am.  The frost had cleared by then, so we all headed out to our holes.  We were assigned #10; not bad... I thought.  I have never started playing our course on the back nine before, other than starting on #10 after work for nine holes years ago.  

Our front nine starts out with a couple of easy short par 4's so it's not bad even if you are not completely warmed up.  Our back nine has tougher par 4's as starting holes.  An opening double bogey set the tone for the easier of the two nines, IMO.  I "shot for the cycle" again, starting double bogey, bogey, par, birdie.    I had a 15 foot putt for birdie on the par 5 #13, and told my wife before I putted that I had scored better on each hole, so I was going to make this putt... I did!  Of course, I immediately followed the birdie up with another double.    Two more doubles and a triple later and I carded a b.r.i.l.l.i.a.n.t 92, my highest round this year.  Apparently, my course plays differently depending on whether you start on the front or back nine, at least it does for me.

Headed home... this turkey is done. 

[azstu324 3,516]

Shot my lowest round of the year. I definitely need to work on my putting. Wedges were laser sharp and the new SIM Max driver served me well. 

 

[edingc 9,428]

Black Friday golf!

- 38 / 37 ESC (+5, par 33)
- 1/6 FIR
- 2/9 GIR
- 15 Putts (1 3-putt, 4 2-putts, 4 1-putts)

First round playing with my new FootJoy Wintersof gloves as it was about 38-40 degrees when I teed off. It was really nice to keep my hands warm but I need to take them off for putting. Took me about three holes of very shaky touch on the green before I realized the gloves were throwing me off.

Played the municipal short course, so I hit driver on No. 1 and then didn't hit it again. Lots of hybrids and mid-irons from the tee. Swing is getting there! I hit more good shots than bad. I was very rusty from 85-and-in, which ultimately cost me good birdie looks. Still, after tripling the second hole (landed in greenside pot bunker and then butchered getting out and back to the hole) and then bogeying the third hole, I reeled off five straight pars.

[MrBandit 684]

Need to figured out what the hell am i doing on the Front 9 the last 4 rounds..they have been disastrous starts. Then am lights out the back 9.

49 /37, 47/38, 47/37, 47/36

Lack of concentration i guess..its just frustrating!! Stupid Golf!!

 

[Rickp 23,491]

Black Friday & Bacon Boyz same day[emoji106]
Played w interesting 4some, one of the guys and his 40 year old son and a 60 year old who was a state amateur player how can that be bad for me.
I checked the kids bag and saw he was packing Mizuno blades. THEY decided on play from the Tips, oh boy I was in trouble w 200 yard Par 3 over water.
Somehow I survived and had a couple Pars w one lost ball that dove in the water because it couldn’t take the pressure.
The kid was pretty good, nice swing great Freakin Tempo, definitely had good instructor.
While I’m whining about distance I’ve been thinking for normal play move up to Senior Tees. The 6,000 + yards is really kickin my butt.


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[StrokerAce 11,671]

This is how I plan on doing Black Friday from this point forward...

Although maybe not quite as cold 

 

[rbsiedsc 2,762]

Played a very foggy nine today. Would have been better than bogey golf if I didn’t have a tiger blowup on the last hole. Still managed a 47. 

[Lacassem 12,131]

1 hour ago, GolfSpy Stroker said:

This is how I plan on doing Black Friday from this point forward...

Although maybe not quite as cold 

 

Kettlebrook?

[Lacassem 12,131]

Just glad I got to play today! Score was tough 95.

Was not due to my driver at all with 8/12 fairways. The horse that broke the camels back was my terrible iron and wedge play with 3/18 greens woof!

this picture right here sums up the steel play:

I was just happy to be out and was stroking the driver. Putting was ok.

 

[StrokerAce 11,671]

1 hour ago, Lacassem said:

Kettlebrook?

Stowe Acres South.

Nearly *impossible* to find a tee time anywhere. We teed off at 8 and when we left the house it was close to 50 but about 30 minutes North and we started with frost on our irons. Never did warm up much.

[Lacassem 12,131]

1 minute ago, GolfSpy Stroker said:

Stowe Acres South.

Nearly *impossible* to find a tee time anywhere. We teed off at 8 and when we left the house it was close to 50 but about 30 minutes North and we started with frost on our irons. Never did warm up much.

We lucked out found some down in the cape. Was looking like we wouldn’t get anything but lucked out. Never dropped below 50

I think I’ve played there once I recognize the barn

[Peaksy68 4,306]

To say I stunk it up would be doing a disservice to those who stink it up. I journeyed down to the home course of a couple of mates that I play with regularly.  To say the conditions were less than ideal would be understating things, but I had fun regardless of my awful golf and the conditions. The greens were virtually unplayable and I was tempted to call  NASA to get the Mars Rover to find my tee shots as I couldn’t hit the planet.

Despite  my worst Stableford score ever, I came away with a new hat and a bottle of Shiraz for the best “bright colours “ outfit, which was nothing different to my normal ensembles. 
 

I may have had a few drinks on the way around, including a few that @kardboard.kidmight have liked

[revkev 23,606]

Spectacular late afternoon/evening in Florida yesterday.  Played reasonably well for someone who hasn't been playing or practicing much (only my third November round and I've not been on the range except to warm up for two of them.)  Shot 78 at my club which is an extremely difficult course.  A double on 9 really hurt - double hit out of a trap.   I was one over on the back and really played quite well after 10 - making bogey from a brutal fairway trap probably saved my round but it was a tough bogey still - normally on a par 5 you can recover from an out of position drive that doesn't cause a penalty.  I hit 3 consecutive good shots and couldn't make the putt for par - the one out of the trap was incredible - I was in a footprint and since we still don't have rakes that allowed me to place the ball - I hit a great shot over a high lip with 7 wood that took a crappy bounce onto a bank by a hazard - had to hit towards the green with the ball at waste height - didn't whiff - hit it just short of the green, perfect angle to the pin only to find that I was on the side downhill side of a grass bunker, really hit a great pitch from there up the ridge of the double tiered green and missed the 8 footer coming back.  After that it was pretty much fairways and greens on home with one bogey on a three putt and one birdie on a holed 15 footer.

 

I have some great pictures but they are on the phone and I currently don't have the mobile app uploaded.  I've buggered up my Apple ID (can't remember the stupid thing and for some reason the phone that it wants to send info to doesn't exist).  I have multiple emails so it's a matter of setting up a new account.  Perhaps tomorrow while trying to sit through the Giants.  

[Tom the Golf Nut 4,259]

Great weather today so the course was calling me. I felt good stepping up to the first tee. After a perfect drive I knew it was going to be a good day. Hit all but one fairway and only missed that one by a few feet.  Had to fix a lot of divots in the greens today, so that was a good thing. Yes they were mine! 

Just missed getting on a long par five in two. The ballwas pin high but rolled left on the bank of an uphill green down into the bunker. The ball rolled into a hardpack area. The green was a about 6 feet up with about 10 feet to the pin. Put a good swing on it and missed the top by about a foot and rolled back in. Now in better sand, I put another good swing on it and holed it for birdie.

Missed a hole in one by 2 inches. You know when you hit the shot, its on its way and you say "boy that looks good". The it lands right in front of the pin and your heart starts pounding as the ball rolls out that foot or two. Your ready to celebrate and it stops just short of the finish line. The highs and lows of golf! There's always tomorrow!

But all in all a great day. 4 bogies and two birdies. A few other lip outs for birdie but I'm still happy.

[PMookie 14,346]

Played Whistling Straits, Straits Course on the simulator today. Shot 81 with two doubles on the front. Finished birdie-birdie-par. My new swing is really clicking with my driver, irons are still lagging behind. I’m hoping to reserve some time on a sim in Mississippi this upcoming week while I’m on the road.

[CarlH 6,032]

Cold, foggy day and a 78.  Frost delay until 10 am and then a shot gun start.  Never warmed up during the round, in fact it likely got even colder as the day progressed.   My partner had a terrible day and we ended up losing our match soundly.

[Kenny B 26,523]

7 hours ago, revkev said:

Spectacular late afternoon/evening in Florida yesterday.  Played reasonably well for someone who hasn't been playing or practicing much (only my third November round and I've not been on the range except to warm up for two of them.)  Shot 78 at my club which is an extremely difficult course.  A double on 9 really hurt - double hit out of a trap.   I was one over on the back and really played quite well after 10 - making bogey from a brutal fairway trap probably saved my round but it was a tough bogey still - normally on a par 5 you can recover from an out of position drive that doesn't cause a penalty.  I hit 3 consecutive good shots and couldn't make the putt for par - the one out of the trap was incredible - I was in a footprint and since we still don't have rakes that allowed me to place the ball - I hit a great shot over a high lip with 7 wood that took a crappy bounce onto a bank by a hazard - had to hit towards the green with the ball at waste height - didn't whiff - hit it just short of the green, perfect angle to the pin only to find that I was on the side downhill side of a grass bunker, really hit a great pitch from there up the ridge of the double tiered green and missed the 8 footer coming back.  After that it was pretty much fairways and greens on home with one bogey on a three putt and one birdie on a holed 15 footer.

 

I have some great pictures but they are on the phone and I currently don't have the mobile app uploaded.  I've buggered up my Apple ID (can't remember the stupid thing and for some reason the phone that it wants to send info to doesn't exist).  I have multiple emails so it's a matter of setting up a new account.  Perhaps tomorrow while trying to sit through the Giants.  

I get to practice those waist high shots from our rough quite a bit.  The worst ones are waist high, but on a downslope!!  

[Kenny B 26,523]

Absolutely beautiful sunny day today; mid-40's at 10am and no wind!!  I hit the ball better today than on Thanksgiving day but didn't score as well as I should have.  Not one birdie from several makable putts.  One double came on the par 3 #8 playing 180y.  Pulled my tee shot left and was on a severe downhill lie in the rough.  Of course, I had to blade my shot behind the green; chip on and 2 putt.  On the back nine I only had 2 pars; couldn't get off the bogey train.  The last par was on the par 3 #17 playing 122y; sh@*ked my tee shot; hit my 60º to tap-in range.  Shot 42/42 = 84.  

[chisag 13,046]

... I have said this before but this really was my last round in Chicago. 46* and 7-10 mph winds but bright sunshine so I played and nothing but 30's in the future. I was paired up with an Asian Dad and his 12 yr old son. Dayum the kid could play. He hit some amazing shots and out drove me on a few holes. He hit some bad shots too, which is expected of a 12 yr old but it was a real treat to play with him. My guess is he shot somewhere in the low 80's playing from the Blue Tees at 6357. Polite, respectful but also unafraid to engage with adults and we talked all round long. This kid really has a future in the game.   

[chisag 13,046]

... Forgot to add that the 12 yr old kid had switched from Titliest AP3's to Titleist 718 CB's this summer. I did not think they fit him very well as his trajectory was too low and I think he would be much better off with T100's. I am guessing his Dad thinks he will grow into them but a higher trajectory and a little more forgiveness would be much better for his game right now. Of course I said nothing but I really wanted to.