How'd you play?

[CSiders12]

Back to back days of golf in awhile. Yesterday, posted a 79. Today I posted a 78. I golfed with a partner today which I am happy with. 1 birdie, 10 pars, and 7 bogeys. Had two nice par saves which helped the score out. Also missed a couple of birdie chances. At this rate, by the end of the week I will be elated!

[Parshooter36]

I played my 1st round of the year after work last night and played great. I was a bit concerned as I have been making some swing changes in recent weeks through my GolfTec lessons and my simulator results have been hit or miss. They still have the tees forward, so I wouldn't consider it an official round but I managed a 2 over 72 which is phenomenal for me. Especially for the 1st time out!

[NubianRugby]

You know how bad your short game has to be to shoot 54 for 9 holes and not lose a ball? Pretty bad and mine was even worse yesterday, I had zero distance control from 40 yards in. I was either coming up way short or blading it and going over the green and very little in between. It was especially frustrating because I was getting off the tee and hitting decent long iron shot to get in the vicinity of the green thinking, "I just need to get up & down for par" and proceed to chunk it short or overshoot the green. Blecch!!

At least the weather was nice and I got out early, so I flipped around to play some of the back 9 and not worry about score. I managed to hit the green on a 170 yard par 3 but couldn't make the birdie putt.

The one good thing yesterday is that I was hitting 3-wood off the tee and was smoking them 250 yards right down the fairway.

Edited March 13 by NubianRugby
Added more info about my trash golf game.

[Preeway]

Had a day like none other yesterday. Hit 11/14 fairways and 15/18 greens. All three misses were on par 3s. First time ever breaking 70 and hoping this is a sign of things to come rather than just a fluke. It was definitely a combination of winds hovering at a measly 5mph, fairways were firm and greens were rolling true. All that combined with one of my best ball striking days I’ve ever had. Now to see if I can replicate this sooner than later. 

[cnosil]

9 minutes ago, Preeway said:

 First time ever breaking 70 and hoping this is a sign of things to come rather than just a fluke. 

Congrats on that great accomplishment.   Hoping I get there one day.  

[Swood1994]

18 minutes ago, Preeway said:

Had a day like none other yesterday. Hit 11/14 fairways and 15/18 greens. All three misses were on par 3s. First time ever breaking 70 and hoping this is a sign of things to come rather than just a fluke. It was definitely a combination of winds hovering at a measly 5mph, fairways were firm and greens were rolling true. All that combined with one of my best ball striking days I’ve ever had. Now to see if I can replicate this sooner than later. 

Such a great feeling! congratulations on the milestone!

[CSiders12]

I got out for the 3rd day in a row which felt great. I played pretty well, but started my round not the way I wanted and ended the round not the way I wanted. They had me tee off on the 10th hole and play the back nine first. I went bogey, birdie, double bogey on my first three holes. I then shot +1 over the next 13 holes. I double bogeyed the second to last hole to shoot +6, 78.

The course I play at is really difficult, so anything under 80 is pretty damn good. The weather looks crappy tomorrow, so I'll get a nice rest day in there. I'm ready to get back at it though.

[David Leighton Reid]

I have just finished playing 4 consecutive days and my ball striking has been good for the most part.  A friend shared a pro tip about keeping a loose grip on his wedges and it improved his accuracy.  I have made a conscious effort the last 4 days to think about a light grip before starting my swing and my pull left misses have become minimal.  For as long as I can remember, keeping a light grip has always been instructed, but for some dumb reason, I guess I have been squeezing the grip a bit too tight.   

Edited March 13 by David Leighton Reid

[Dead Solid Bogey]

This is the first round without a totally horrific wedge shot. Hit three or four a little shorter than I wanted.. But best round with the Edison’s to date. @David Leighton Reid agree on the the light grip with the wedges. In fact my hand and wrist issues has made it necessary  to lighten the grip on all my clubs. 

[William P]

27 minutes ago, Dead Solid Bogey said:

This is the first round without a totally horrific wedge shot. Hit three or four a little shorter than I wanted.. But best round with the Edison’s to date. @David Leighton Reid agree on the the light grip with the wedges. In fact my hand and wrist issues has made it necessary  to lighten the grip on all my clubs. 

Sneaking up on them! Few more rounds and you'll be dialed in...

[Josh Parker]

6 hours ago, Preeway said:

Had a day like none other yesterday. Hit 11/14 fairways and 15/18 greens. All three misses were on par 3s. First time ever breaking 70 and hoping this is a sign of things to come rather than just a fluke. It was definitely a combination of winds hovering at a measly 5mph, fairways were firm and greens were rolling true. All that combined with one of my best ball striking days I’ve ever had. Now to see if I can replicate this sooner than later. 

Congrats on the round. That's my goal this year.  

[Big moose]

Played prescott country club in Arizona, shot 43 on the front with double on 1 and 2. We only got to play 4 holes on the back, it started to rain then it started mixing with these slush balls and the lightning started and that's when I said I quit. The course was nice and the layout was interesting so we were talking about going back. HIt them well everyone. 

[Jim Shaw]

6 hours ago, Preeway said:

Had a day like none other yesterday. Hit 11/14 fairways and 15/18 greens. All three misses were on par 3s. First time ever breaking 70 and hoping this is a sign of things to come rather than just a fluke. It was definitely a combination of winds hovering at a measly 5mph, fairways were firm and greens were rolling true. All that combined with one of my best ball striking days I’ve ever had. Now to see if I can replicate this sooner than later. 

way to go, congratulations...

[Rob Person]

Congrats to everyone on just getting out and playing GOLF! Love coming here and reading about everyone's experiences  both good and not so good.  After all GOLF is just another 4 letter word that can be used or substituted like any other 4 letters words...  

 

[Rob Person]

Well, I now consider myself consistent in breaking 90, and feel I may have actually earned that badge. Had my best round ever to date. I finished with a 45/43 today for 88! We played from the white tees too!

1st hole was a blowup with a double to start. (Who puts a sand trap on 3 sides of a green??? ) I should probably practice more on beach extractions...

Then it started to fall into place. I had no 3 putts today! DB was laying them down like warm butter on toast! Had 6, 1 putts, and 12, 2 putts. 

Only lost 1 ball today.  Was on the back nine, to a drive that goes 150 yards over water. I nearly had the fairway but it caught a downslop after landing and rolled down into the muck.  

Still struggling with shots between 150 and 200 yards, but am making the effort to change that next.

FiR- 13

GiR- 11

I've was so giddy after the round, that I had to call my wife (who could honestly care less about golf,  but supports me for some reason anyway)

My grip and swing change on driver and woods is finally developing into something useful.  

Thanks for indulging me with this long post!

Edited March 14 by Rob Person

[Preeway]

6 minutes ago, Rob Person said:

Then it started to fall into place. I had no 3 putts today! DB was laying them down like warm butter on toast! Had 6, 1 putts, and 12, 2 putts. 

I’m feeling that Odyssey Ai love as well. Great round!

[Dead Solid Bogey]

1 hour ago, William P said:

Sneaking up on them! Few more rounds and you'll be dialed in...

Thank you.. But between my swing memory issues and the seemingly never ending dementia problems that the Edison’s have.. It is a constant situation of renewal and reintroduction. 

[EasyPutter]

Good evening MGSpies and it's been a long while since I posted here because of being between seasons.  However today was a good day to find out exactly how out of condition I have become to the golf game of the regular season. 

That said playing Stryker Golf course at Fort Liberty in Fayetteville NC, was able to turn in a just under triple digits 99 with a 49 and 50 and longest drive of 220 yards.  Will get to post it on the virtual tournament but tomorrow comes early after a long day and short night. More later Spies and hope golf is a part of your day tomorrow!

[fixyurdivot]

41/36 at Granite Falls South men's league today, taking 1st place with a +5 to quota.  I went birdie/par/birdie/birdie on holes 14-17. The 20+ foot putt on #17 par 3 being a bit of a gift from the golf God's, but only fair after two lip outs on prior par 3's; one for a DB .

[Indy_Oz]

Played 9 at a little hidden gem 9-hole public course near Downtown Indianapolis. Buffer Park. For this early in the season, and a $20 midweek 9-hole rate public course, it's in amazing shape. Fairways like soft carpets and greens moderately soft, but rolling true and pretty quick considering recent rain. The ground staff have done a great job!

Slope/ course ratings from scorecard (two of us played blue tees, one played whites):

No warm up other than about 7/8 putts to start to gauge green speed, then rushed to first tee and had a shocker of a first hole. Starting with a double bogey 7 isn't ideal. ha ha. Ended the nine at +6 with sufficient highlights to feel positive about early season form once I get some outdoor and grass range sessions in and more course time.

- 5/7 FIR and only 4/9 GIR

- Two up and downs out of five (card shows one, but one of the 2-putts was a chip from the greenside rough but registered as on-green for some reason, probably as I was carrying both wedge and putter and Arccos detected putter first and I didn't check). Three missed birdie putts that weren't easy but were makeable.

- 3-hybrid was a bullet fairway finder. 4/4 fairways hit with it (210-233yds range) with a mix of tail-, head-and cross-winds.

- After suffering with wedge shanks recently and figuring out a couple of small swing feels/ checks to remember (after going over lesson notes from last year and videoing myself recently), it was pleasing to hit all my wedge shots really well. Pushed one just right of the green from 100yds, but the others from 30yds to 120yds out range ended up on the putting surface.

Need to keep working on driver consistency and get plenty of putting practice in and I'll get those scores back down.

 

Edited March 15 by Indy_Oz
Added scorecard & course slope rating

[NubianRugby]

11 hours ago, Rob Person said:

Well, I now consider myself consistent in breaking 90

If only I could be like you. Yesterday was one of those days when you're on the course and you think to yourself, "What the f&%k am I doing out here? I'm terrible at this game and I'm wasting time and money playing all the time." Terrible off the tee, short game was big trash, and I was three putting all over the place.

The only thing I was kind of doing OK was hitting my irons. Highlight of the day was a majestic, high arcing 5-iron on a 178 yard Par 3 that I stuck on the green about 15 feet from the hole. Didn't make the birdie putt, but I did save par and that may have prevented me from throwing my golf clubs in the Anacostia River. Tried to relax and enjoy the beautiful weather while I was out there and console myself with the few good shots I hit.

“Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow.”

 

[Syks7]

Got to play yesterday and shot an 45/43 88.  (Net doubled out to 87)  I'm actually very pleased as the course is one of the most difficult I've ever played.  Par 70 that we played from the white tees at 6100 yards -- and it's still a 70.2/131.   Relatively benign off the tee, but resulting in very few flat lies for approach into heavily bunkered and protected greens.  The rough was thick and the greens are absurdly fast and heavily sloped.  Good times.   Good workout too, lots of up and down.

Overall, I played really well but I just got into trouble 5 times and it cost me most of my strokes.  Two triples, 3 doubles.  Trimming those down to bogey gets me to 82.  Very positional golf course.  If you were in good position it was great, if you weren't it could bite you hard.  32 putts on the day with a pair of three putts including on 18.  (went back to the Link)  5 pars including two on 200 yard plus par 3s (both of which were GIR) and a birdie on 17.  170 yard shot to 3 feet.    My only goal for the day had been to stay in the vicinity of 90 so big win to beat that by two.  

[jbern]

I was able to get out with a golf mate and walk 9 (quickly) and it was a wonderful time! I ended up shooting a 5 over 42 (par 37). Yesterday's round was the first round in a long time where my tee shots and recovery shots were costing me major strokes. I chunked 4 different punch out shots and scrapped around for double bogey or bogey. I ended up finishing the round on a high note with a birdie and two easy pars. I hit 2/7 FW, 5 G-I-Rs, 17 putts, 1/3 up-and-downs and 0 penalty strokes. 

20 hours ago, Preeway said:

Had a day like none other yesterday. Hit 11/14 fairways and 15/18 greens. All three misses were on par 3s. First time ever breaking 70 and hoping this is a sign of things to come rather than just a fluke. It was definitely a combination of winds hovering at a measly 5mph, fairways were firm and greens were rolling true. All that combined with one of my best ball striking days I’ve ever had. Now to see if I can replicate this sooner than later. 

Congratulations on breaking 70! I wonder what percentage of golfers have actually done that? It can't be a very high percentage! Impressive stuff! I mentioned it on the Good Morning thread, but breaking 70 is my goal for the year!

[Rob Person]

1 hour ago, NubianRugby said:

If only I could be like you. Yesterday was one of those days when you're on the course and you think to yourself, "What the f&%k am I doing out here? I'm terrible at this game and I'm wasting time and money playing all the time." Terrible off the tee, short game was big trash, and I was three putting all over the place.

The only thing I was kind of doing OK was hitting my irons. Highlight of the day was a majestic, high arcing 5-iron on a 178 yard Par 3 that I stuck on the green about 15 feet from the hole. Didn't make the birdie putt, but I did save par and that may have prevented me from throwing my golf clubs in the Anacostia River. Tried to relax and enjoy the beautiful weather while I was out there and console myself with the few good shots I hit.

“Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow.”

 

Not trying to curb my own excitement from yesterday, but 89 once was a fluke in my mind, but sitting on the cusp of 90 the last few rounds, and then breaking 90 yesterday definitely felt great!  I have no doubt that I will be floating the 90ish mark for awhile. 

 

As to the what the #$@! Moments, I've accepted they are always going to be waiting to rear their heads. Like I've said for awhile, GOLF is only 1 of the 4 letter words that can describe this sport!

Edited March 14 by Rob Person

[Michael.Sandoval33]

Today I played the back 9 of El Dorado Park GC. It is a Par 36 with two par 5s, five par 4s, and two par 3s. I shot 53 today and it was my first time on any par 5s. It felt good, I felt confident, the driver wasn't an issue as it stayed true and straight. But still working on the new iron motion and grip. Putting was really good this morning as the greens were very fast, made it a heckuva lot easier to roll from further than I wanted. This gives me so much confidence to get out and hit every 18 holes on the block. Look out because I'm coming

[tdroma98]

23 hours ago, Preeway said:

Had a day like none other yesterday. Hit 11/14 fairways and 15/18 greens. All three misses were on par 3s. First time ever breaking 70 and hoping this is a sign of things to come rather than just a fluke. It was definitely a combination of winds hovering at a measly 5mph, fairways were firm and greens were rolling true. All that combined with one of my best ball striking days I’ve ever had. Now to see if I can replicate this sooner than later. 

Congrats @Preeway!  Keep it going, no longer a fluke to break 70! 

[Rob Person]

51 minutes ago, Michael.Sandoval33 said:

Today I played the back 9 of El Dorado Park GC. It is a Par 36 with two par 5s, five par 4s, and two par 3s. I shot 53 today and it was my first time on any par 5s. It felt good, I felt confident, the driver wasn't an issue as it stayed true and straight. But still working on the new iron motion and grip. Putting was really good this morning as the greens were very fast, made it a heckuva lot easier to roll from further than I wanted. This gives me so much confidence to get out and hit every 18 holes on the block. Look out because I'm coming

Congrats!  Was it a solo round?

[Michael.Sandoval33]

7 minutes ago, Rob Person said:

Congrats!  Was it a solo round?

Yup went out there bright and early all by myself. I still don't know anybody who wants to golf in Long Beach. Is it the beard?

Nahh can't be. 

[PrismFlopper]

Got out for a nice walking 9 today. Little swamp in spots but was a good round. Good starting point for the season! Have alot of work to do with the driver unfortunately. Once greens are running nicely the putting game should come back so not to disappointed. Bogey golf for the start of the season isnt too bad. Yes ik i need a new push cart but handed sown from my grandfather whose past makes it hard to get rid of while its still doing the job

[cnosil]

23 minutes ago, Michael.Sandoval33 said:

Yup went out there bright and early all by myself. I still don't know anybody who wants to golf in Long Beach. Is it the beard?

Nahh can't be. 

I’d golf in Long Beach; unfortunately the logistics for that happening aren’t easily completed on short term notice.