How'd you play?

[cnosil]

3 minutes ago, Vegan_Golfer_PNW said:

Had a hell of a nine this morning. 2/3 of my game was on fire. The putter, not so much. 

Hmmmm,  looks like it is time to stop playing/tinkering with driver and give the flatstick some attention,  

Edited October 5, 2023 by cnosil

[Vegan_Golfer_PNW]

21 minutes ago, cnosil said:

Hmmmm,  looks like it is time to stop playing/tinkering with driver and give the flatstick some attention,  

ya, although i had moments where my duck hook driver came back out. I should have easily had 3 more pars (missed 4', lipped out 12', then left two more 12' short).

[cnosil]

30 minutes ago, Vegan_Golfer_PNW said:

ya, although i had moments where my duck hook driver came back out. I should have easily had 3 more pars (missed 4', lipped out 12', then left two more 12' short).

Whether you should have easily made those 12’ putts could easily be debated.   Just those three putts don’t equate to a -7.00 SG number.

[Vegan_Golfer_PNW]

5 minutes ago, cnosil said:

Whether you should have easily made those 12’ putts could easily be debated.   Just those three putts don’t equate to a -7.00 SG number.

its close, I added up the putts I mentioned and then removed the extra negative stroked gained and it comes out to at -5 I would have gotten back at least. Also yes, I didn't do myself any favors and I can't say I would make those 12' putts. The 4' i missed for par killed me, was a -1.10 SG hit.

[chisag]

58 minutes ago, cnosil said:

Hmmmm,  looks like it is time to stop playing/tinkering with driver and give the flatstick some attention,  

 

... You will be happy or at least interested to know my feel putting let me down yesterday. Playing Papago for the first time since the redesign and a combination of more severe mounding combined with inconsistent speed on grainy greens left me confused all day. First hole I was just on the fringe with about an 8 foot birdie putt that was slightly downhill and just fed it to the hole then watched it roll 15 feet past.   Two holes later I had about a 30 foot putt after hitting my 3 iron 220 when the pin was on the front at 205. Straight downhill the entire way and it must have been into the grain stopping after 15 feet. Then the 15 footer came up about 2 feet short. 

... Sadly my +1 pard had the same problem and we have never putted so poorly on any course. I am not proficient at ready heavy grain as my two main courses here have mild grain but into or side grain at Papago and the ball would hold it's line but as soon as it started to lose it's speed it would snap off at as much as a 90* angle. Most frustrating round on the greens I have ever experienced. Not sure a technical approach would have been any better but it sure couldn't be worse. 

[Vegan_Golfer_PNW]

1 minute ago, chisag said:

 

... You will be happy or at least interested to know my feel putting let me down yesterday. Playing Papago for the first time since the redesign and a combination of more severe mounding combined with inconsistent speed on grainy greens left me confused all day. First hole I was just on the fringe with about an 8 foot birdie putt that was slightly downhill and just fed it to the hole then watched it roll 15 feet past.   Two holes later I had about a 30 foot putt after hitting my 3 iron 220 when the pin was on the front at 205. Straight downhill the entire way and it must have been into the grain stopping after 15 feet. Then the 15 footer came up about 2 feet short. 

... Sadly my +1 pard had the same problem and we have never putted so poorly on any course. I am not proficient at ready heavy grain as my two main courses here have mild grain but into or side grain at Papago and the ball would hold it's line but as soon as it started to lose it's speed it would snap off at as much as a 90* angle. Most frustrating round on the greens I have ever experienced. Not sure a technical approach would have been any better but it sure couldn't be worse. 

thanks for the pick me up Sam  Just a reminder, even putting is hard

[cnosil]

12 minutes ago, chisag said:

 

... You will be happy or at least interested to know my feel putting let me down yesterday. 

Doesn’t make me happy; I want everyone to play well.    Grasses have a huge influence on how the ball reacts both on full swings and especially putting since the ball spends most of its time rolling across it.   My sarcastic somment would be that you should have taken more Physics courses

[cnosil]

25 minutes ago, Vegan_Golfer_PNW said:

its close, I added up the putts I mentioned and then removed the extra negative stroked gained and it comes out to at -5 I would have gotten back at least. Also yes, I didn't do myself any favors and I can't say I would make those 12' putts. The 4' i missed for par killed me, was a -1.10 SG hit.

The 4 foot miss is a big hit in strokes gained.  The 12 footers probably 1/3 of a stroke.     
 

still stand by my original attempt. That based on all your other numbers being positive putting would still be negative.  

[chisag]

1 minute ago, cnosil said:

Doesn’t make me happy; I want everyone to play well.    Grasses have a huge influence on how the ball reacts both on full swings and especially putting since the ball spends most of its time rolling across it.   My sarcastic somment would be that you should have taken more Physics courses

 

... But I would have had to actually attend the Physics class right?   I made a few putts at the end of the round but I have never been so confused since the first time I played grainy Bermuda at a golf forum outing at Myrtle in the early 90's when I had only played bent grass greens. I love bent because downhill is faster an uphill is slower. Simple. Playing in the morning would probably be much better but twilite golf on grainy Bermuda is experiencing the worst of the grain. I will say they had some squirrelly pin placements that didn't help but if I played it a few more times I think I would be OK. Graham is not great putter but a good putter and he literally didn't make a single put over 3 feet the entire round. 

[Vegan_Golfer_PNW]

1 minute ago, cnosil said:

The 4 foot miss is a big hit in strokes gained.  The 12 footers probably 1/3 of a stroke.     
 

still stand by my original attempt. That based on all your other numbers being positive putting would still be negative.  

oh, that I won't disagree. My SG avg for the year putting is -1.92. That is about where I would have been had I made the 4' putt and 2 of those 3 12' putts.

[Syks7]

Pretty bad yesterday.  47/41 88.  Two GIR, some scramble pars, and another birdie to close the round.  The only other highlight was that I hit some pretty killer flops yesterday to get up and down from the many many short sidings I left myself.   I hit a good drive off #1, hit it to 20 feet with my second, barely missed birdie with my third, tapped in for par, then didn't hit another good tee or approach shot until #10.  Tee and approach were as bad as I've had in a while.

It was 98% self inflicted and 2% bad luck (some unlucky bounces).  On a whim because I've been frustrated with the trajectory of my ball flight I decided to rebuild with the Modus 115's I tested last year.  Bring the trajectory down a bit and get a bit more release.  It did everything I hoped it would with good shots but obviously I need to put in some more swings with them.  I also adjusted the driver for the same reasons.    Who knew this could happen?    Putting wasn't great either.  I feel like I'm too in my head with mechanics right now.  Just need to spend some time with the flat stick.  The last factor, six rounds in 14 days, a lot of heavy manual labor around the house for two weekends in a row, and a mat in the garage that I hit at least 50 shots off of every day, and a ton of work work during the week.   I think I might be a bit worn out.   I think I'm going to take a breather (other than putting) for a week or two.  We'll see if I have the discipline to hold to it.  

[GolfSpy_KFT]

Took the boys out on the course yesterday early evening while SWMBO went to happy hour with some coworkers and gave the new Scotty a test run. Played 7 holes and had 12 putts, most significantly, no three putts. Of course a very early sample size, but the feel both through the stroke and strike of the ball was fantastic. Had a couple long lag putts that I put close enough to the hole to comfortably step up to the second putt knowing I could make it, and had a 10' par putt on a par 3 where I missed the green and had to chip on. Two pars and 5 bogeys, so was sitting at +5 through 7, which is good play for me. Hoping to at least get a few rounds in before the season winds down, but the weather is taking a nasty turn to cold this coming week. Hopefully we get back to some highs in the 60s-70s yet before the end of the month. 

[NubianRugby]

Played my best 9 holes of the season just now. Shot 39 that should have been less but I was betrayed by the flat stick.

Hit 8/9 Greens in Regulation. I was bombing those greens today!!! No real mishits, other than hitting one approach a little fat. I was stroking my 4/5/6 irons today in a way I haven't all season. Hit 4/7 Fairways, I'm still slicing a little bit with my driver but I seem to have it under control which makes it a fade.

Best part? NO DOUBLE BOGIES even though I had 4 3-putts. I wasn't putting poorly, but I wasn't putting well. A couple of my second putts were missed by less than 3 inches, very upsetting.

Felt amazing to be out there actually playing well. I guess I'm finally getting locked in with the new clubs? It's almost as if I spent thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours playing golf this year.

[chisag]

2 hours ago, Jnoble89 said:

Hoping to at least get a few rounds in before the season winds down, but the weather is taking a nasty turn to cold this coming week. Hopefully we get back to some highs in the 60s-70s yet before the end of the month. 

 

.. I know not of what you speak. *103 here tomorrow before settling into the beautiful low humidity 90's for the next 10 days.   Of course this is why I put up with 55 days over 110* in the summer. 

[fixyurdivot]

38/40 today at Granite Falls North.  My second round there since it's re-opening on Monday.  But, I did improve from the 79 on Monday, so that's something.  Yesterday I shot a 73 at GFS and that lowered my index to 7.8.  Checking my strokes for today's 2-man teams challenge, it went from 3 to 2.  What's weird is that this course is proving more challenging so far yet I get the least strokes there.  Most are grousing about the bermuda rough and I wouldn't argue that except I really haven't been in it too much.  Maybe just some more time learning its subtelties?

 

 

Edited October 6, 2023 by fixyurdivot

[ejgaudette]

Had a great round today. Played the nicest course in the area with some great views. I usually only play it once a year and it showed on the greens. The speed and break are both big adjustments from my usual course so I could not buy a put all day. Missed a couple very good birdie putts one from about 4' and the other from about 8'. Closed out with a par 5 bogey to shoot +2 on the front. Driver was really solid and hit some great shots, just was in a great space after a so so first tee shot that left me blocked out a bit leading to a bogey.

On the back the first few holes are tough and it showed with 2 more bogeys. After a nice par on 13 I finally, made a birdie on the hole below by draining a 30' putt. In a couple holes I hit this drive, it is way down hill but was still shocked how far it went. Finally on 17 hit my worst drive way right but there is another hole there, playing back hit a tree, still ok. Hit over some trees, to reach the green in regulation and make a great par. Closed on 18 with my most solid drive, just a little fade, approach to about 15' that ended up a final par. Going +1 on the back so a total of 75, tying my best round relative to par ever. Was great to do it on a course I don't play often, makes me feel more confident of stepping into some state wide competitions next year. Some nice shots below, it is always a beautiful course.

Finally shot of the day below, short sided, green running away, clipped a 58 perfectly one hop in the rough just trickles down to inches, might be my best chip ever.

[Jim Shaw]

2 hours ago, NubianRugby said:

Played my best 9 holes of the season just now. Shot 39 that should have been less but I was betrayed by the flat stick.

Hit 8/9 Greens in Regulation. I was bombing those greens today!!! No real mishits, other than hitting one approach a little fat. I was stroking my 4/5/6 irons today in a way I haven't all season. Hit 4/7 Fairways, I'm still slicing a little bit with my driver but I seem to have it under control which makes it a fade.

Best part? NO DOUBLE BOGIES even though I had 4 3-putts. I wasn't putting poorly, but I wasn't putting well. A couple of my second putts were missed by less than 3 inches, very upsetting.

Felt amazing to be out there actually playing well. I guess I'm finally getting locked in with the new clubs? It's almost as if I spent thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours playing golf this year.

congratulations... way to go...

 

[Big moose]

Shot 43 had 2 doubles, the one par 3 I was the only one who hit the green I had about 20 feet for birdie and left it half a roll short. I am still hitting my driver well, my  chipping has really improved and I am putting good but my iron play is not what it used to be I can't figure it out. Hit them well everyone. 

[Placasse61]

Played in the early fog on Thursday 10/5 at Shining rock in Upton, MA 

Overall hit the ball well 50% of fairways or just off. Irons were good but because of the fog alignments were not awesome. Could not chip or putt on the front 6 3-putts (10 chips and 22 putts) overall 15 chips and 39 putts.  49/47 96.  Hopefully better luck around the green next week.

Fog Pictures are from front, then 9 and 10.

 

[funkyjudge]

Not knowing that I had COVID at the time, but feeling totally like crap (I had the latest COVID booster from Pfizer PLUS a "senior citizen Flu vaccination on Saturday afternoon and thought that I had some serious cold/flu/Covid-like after effects, plus I tested negative for COVID on Sunday night), I played in my senior travel league on Tuesday. I was tied for 3rd place (out of 308 eligible golfers) in POTY points going into this match, which was the last of the regular season, making it my final opportunity to "close the gap" and catch or pass the two guys ahead of me, which I had an outside chance to do.  Well, that absolutely didn't happen, as I shot 21 strokes higher than my last round, and at least 14 strokes higher than any round in the last three months.  To add injury (or, should I say illness) to insult, I tested positive for COVID about 6 hours after finishing this round, which may keep me from playing in our first round playoff match next Tuesday.

[Shlax]

Played a nice course in my area this morning. Just learned that they will be rerouting many holes and transform the 54 holes resort into two nicer championship level courses.

As a farewell, I played from the tips at 7,100 yds (course handicap 13).

Had quite a good front-nine with the only blatant mistakes being a 3-putt on the first hole and an uncommitted skyed 3W tee-shot that ended up in the water on the second hole. I had three birdie putts inside 8’ or 10’ but I wasn’t successful. Was 43(+7) at the turn.

Started the back-nine with a birdie on the 455 yds par 4 10th after a 325 yds bomb splitting the fairway.

It all went downhill from there. I hooked my 4-iron OB left on the par 3 11th and pushed my 3rd shot in the woods. After punching-out + a chip and two putts, quadruple bogey crushed my spirit. I shot +11 on the next 7 holes, no par. Concluded the round with two shots in the water for a nice triple bogey on the 18th hole. I was out of it.

Ended up shooting 50(+14) on the back for a painful 93(+21). I’m positive that I could shoot 80(+8) out there, even at 7,100 yds. Angrily went to the range in the afternoon and worked on my strikes.

 

Edited October 6, 2023 by Shlax
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[Tom the Golf Nut]

My son works at my club. He is part of the course maintenence  crew and he was getting off early and asked if I was going to play today. Well you don't have to ask me twice. I met him up there at 11:45 and off to the first tee we went.

No warm up and I topped my drive and my approach. Stuck my 54* and made the putt to salvage par. The good news was, that was my worst hole of the day from poor ball striking. From then on I was hitting long drives in the fairways and sticking greens. Really felt good today. I squeaked out 4 birdies and lipped out an eagle putt. I'm really starting to get comfortable with the King Tour irons. I did have two bogies. One was a bad bounce and the other was a lost ball in the fairway. We both saw it land and roll left center of the fairway. But when we got down there it was MIA. 

It just felt real good, there wasn't a bunch of scrambling to make par. It's the kind of day that makes you smile walking off 18 and makes you want to come back tomorrow. If I wasn't going to the Highland Games tomorrow I would.

 

[Vegan_Golfer_PNW]

Had something really brewing today. Started with a double as I was timid teeing off with how dark it was.

 

Next four holes were par, bogey, birdie, par. Then on 15 I hit a pure driver (felt like it) but could not find it anywhere. Took a two stroke penalty. Then on 16 I saw there was someone behind me so I rushed, punched out then hit my approach into the water and quad’d that hole. Finished bogey bogey (could have easily been par, par as I slightly pushed two 6’ putts). 

[David George]

Well I didn't is the short answer. Yet again, the course is closed following heavy overnight rain. This is the shortest, wettest golf season in the 66 years I have played. The forecast is not great either and now we are in October I can only see this continuing. So I'm setting my sights on next season, assuming I survive the winter, and going to be working on my swing as much as possible, more than likely on the range at Morpeth. I also have the Rock'N'Roll putter from Graves Golf to get comfortable with. Loving it so far.

[chisag]

44 minutes ago, David George said:

Yet again, the course is closed following heavy overnight rain. This is the shortest, wettest golf season in the 66 years I have played.

 

... Seems everywhere is a golf trade off. Wettest in 66 years for you and virtually no rain and temps over 115* here this summer. Least golf I have ever played in the summer. Had a friend fly in from Tampa because the heat and humidity was so oppressive he hadn't played in over a month. I am OK with my summer trade off as ideal golf conditions start by Halloween and remain through Easter. 

[Josh Parker]

Played my home course today and shot 9 over. Front 9 played well with 3 over and back was 6 with a double.  Left a few birdies out there and gave a couple bogeys away with 4-6in short putts. 

18 is a par 3 178 yd and I hit a great shot dead at the pin and it landed about 10ft short and kicked right and left me with a 6ft birdie putt that I left just short.  

Overall I feel pretty good with my iron play and will continue to work on the driver. 

[Kenny B]

Had a physical therapy appointment yesterday; did a couple of new exercises, so I didn't do my daily exercises this morning before my 8:30am tee time.  My wife is playing in a two-day Ladies tournament at our sister course across the Columbia River, so I am on my own.

I played with two guys who normally play at that sister course; they came here because their course is closed for the tournament.  Great guys!!  I enjoyed the round, and it didn't hurt that I shot my best round of the year... 74;  3 bogeys and 2 birdies on the front nine and 2 bogeys and 1 birdie on the back nine.  On the front nine one of the guys asked if I was a pro.    I said Thank You... No.  

Driver still not working like normal but I was hitting fairways.  I made lots of putts from everywhere including a 15 footer for birdie.  The other two birdies were from short range on par 3's; one was a 4 footer and the other was a 1-inch putt... oh so close to an Ace!!

[David George]

16 hours ago, chisag said:

 

... Seems everywhere is a golf trade off. Wettest in 66 years for you and virtually no rain and temps over 115* here this summer. Least golf I have ever played in the summer. Had a friend fly in from Tampa because the heat and humidity was so oppressive he hadn't played in over a month. I am OK with my summer trade off as ideal golf conditions start by Halloween and remain through Easter. 

More rain overnight here so, obviously, no golf today. Speaking to friends in New York City and Canberra, Australia, recently and their climates are predicably unpredictable also. I have to wonder for how much longer the local courses here in the North East of England are going to be able to cope with this amount of water. Just cutting greens and fairways is becoming a problem and a lot of courses are having issues with diseases getting into the greens. Worrying.

[BallsLeon]

Had an interesting round yesterday at Hodge Park GC. Had a tee-time bright and early, with temps in the 40s when we got there. Ended up having a bit of a traffic jam as there was also a tournament going on yesterday. On top of that, they had everyone wait to tee-off as the greens thaw, not something I've heard of before but I haven't played in this weather before. We ended up starting about half an hour late, and the course was pretty slow with us all backed up on top of each other all day.

My woods and irons were firing on all cylinders yesterday, was getting great contact and getting my desired draw flight on most shots. Started getting a little adventurous off the tee, and hole 8 I aimed right at the corner of a dog leg left with a draw. I brushed the leaves of the tree on the corner so I suspected I landed in the rough fairway left, I spent awhile searching, and even dropped and a hit a ball. Rolling down the fairway to my second shot I came upon my drive sitting there with a great roll out.



However, since my woods and irons were firing that means something else had to give. So, I putted like a complete jerk yesterday with 43 putts (24 front, 19 back).



Was doing a terrible job on speed, and just generally reading the greens wrong expecting more break (probably cause the ball sailed right past). Had a handful of close calls that turned into big misses because my speed was too much. Managed to shake off my cement hands somewhat on the back 9, but definitely not my best work. Still really happy with my ball striking today though, and it's good enough to move my handicap down.

Edit: I just realized GiR means you need to be on the green for a chance at birdie, I thought it was a chance at par for awhile now... whoops. I need to go back through my rounds and change a few things...

Edited October 9, 2023 by BallsLeon
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[Tom the Golf Nut]

I know my season doesn’t end. In my area of the country. But I do look forward to a break. Playing twice a week or more for 11 months takes its toll. Especially since I mostly walk. That puts me at over 530 miles walking the course this season.
Why is it you start playing your best toward the end of the season. I slept in a bit today due to the temperatures. Went and played at 9:00 am instead of my usual 7:00 am and there was hardly anyone out playing but a handful of golfers. I got in behind a twosome but they were riding. I took my time. Waited for them to get on a green before teeing off. All cylinders were firing again. I made 4 birdies and one bogey for a 69. 
The twosome of 20/ 30 somethings kept looking back as they got off each green to see my ball roll up to wedge distance hole after hole. I can only imagine what they were thinking or saying. I put up a fine display to show the young guys that an old guy still got it. 
 I want to take some time off but playing this good makes me want to keep going.