How'd you play?

[Kenny B]

I played 27 holes today.  I went to the club at 11am and hooked up with a single that I played with yesterday.  Had a great time; sunny and 75 with not much wind.  Shot +4, +3 for a 79.  I had a birdie on the par 5 #5; hit my third shot with an 8i to a foot.  I also birdied the par 3 #15 by chipping in from a grass bunker by the green that was 5 feet deep.  I didn't hit my new Bridgestone JGR driver as well as I did yesterday, but I hit it well enough.  Still loving it.

 

I finished the 18 holes around 3:30 so grabbed a snack and two beers until my wife closed her business at 5pm and joined me on the cart at 5:15.  Shot +3 on the front nine, so one better than earlier in the day; no birdies, just 3 bogeys.  Not a bad day at all and tomorrow it is supposed to be 78*.  I already have tan lines on my legs from wearing shorts!!!

[wbealsd]

Frustrated that my season hasn't really started, between hand surgery and weather, I haven't hit outdoors since Orlando in January.

 

I'll be traveling the next 3 weeks, so I'm hoping I can at least get in a few buckets while I'm on the road.

 

Heck, even my fantasy team tailspinned down the chart after the first 3 weeks & now BarbaJo is kicking my rear!

 

Worst...Spring...EVER - lol

[Kenny B]

Frustrated that my season hasn't really started, between hand surgery and weather, I haven't hit outdoors since Orlando in January.

 

I'll be traveling the next 3 weeks, so I'm hoping I can at least get in a few buckets while I'm on the road.

 

Heck, even my fantasy team tailspinned down the chart after the first 3 weeks & now BarbaJo is kicking my rear!

 

Worst...Spring...EVER - lol

I hope the hand is healing nicely.  It should be warming up back there. In the 70's and 80's here for the next 10 days.  The guys I've been playing with lately only have the M-Th pass (they're cheap) so I am on my own today, until my wife closes her business at 5pm, maybe a little early since it's Friday!!  Off to see my TAX guy, then to the golf course.

[wbealsd]

I hope the hand is healing nicely.  It should be warming up back there. In the 70's and 80's here for the next 10 days.  The guys I've been playing with lately only have the M-Th pass (they're cheap) so I am on my own today, until my wife closes her business at 5pm, maybe a little early since it's Friday!!  Off to see my TAX guy, then to the golf course.

At least my tax filing is already done - lol

[jaxbeachpackerfan]

Two Thirds of the way through tax season, but I've been able to preserve Tuesdays and Fridays for golf.  No practice or lessons, but at least am able to play.  We went up to the Oak Marsh Course at Omni Plantation on Amelia Island today (the site of Big Break a couple of years ago).  The short backswing remake of my swing is really starting to take hold.  Shot a 42/42 84 with making only one putt over 4 feet and relatively poor mid to short iron play.  Driving the ball really well, 5 wood and hybrid have been great and 4,5,6 and 7 irons very, very solid today.  BUT, can't seem to hit a solid 8,9,PW,GW to save my life.  This is now a four round trend!  Had 4 makeable birdie putts today from the longer clubs, two 7 irons from 155-160, a 5-iron from 177 and a 5 wood into the breeze from 209.  But despite many opportunities, only one solid short iron/wedge all day, an 8-iron birdie.   Very strange to feel more confident with a 4 iron in my hand than a 9 iron, but the results warrant that.  Back to the pro after the 15th to see what that's all about.  

 

Beautiful sunny, mid 80's, light wind day in a gorgeous setting, so all in all, was good!

[revkev]

Two Thirds of the way through tax season, but I've been able to preserve Tuesdays and Fridays for golf.  No practice or lessons, but at least am able to play.  We went up to the Oak Marsh Course at Omni Plantation on Amelia Island today (the site of Big Break a couple of years ago).  The short backswing remake of my swing is really starting to take hold.  Shot a 42/42 84 with making only one putt over 4 feet and relatively poor mid to short iron play.  Driving the ball really well, 5 wood and hybrid have been great and 4,5,6 and 7 irons very, very solid today.  BUT, can't seem to hit a solid 8,9,PW,GW to save my life.  This is now a four round trend!  Had 4 makeable birdie putts today from the longer clubs, two 7 irons from 155-160, a 5-iron from 177 and a 5 wood into the breeze from 209.  But despite many opportunities, only one solid short iron/wedge all day, an 8-iron birdie.   Very strange to feel more confident with a 4 iron in my hand than a 9 iron, but the results warrant that.  Back to the pro after the 15th to see what that's all about.  

 

Beautiful sunny, mid 80's, light wind day in a gorgeous setting, so all in all, was good!

Glad to see you check in. We have to play after the 15th

[Kenny B]

Two Thirds of the way through tax season, but I've been able to preserve Tuesdays and Fridays for golf.  No practice or lessons, but at least am able to play.  We went up to the Oak Marsh Course at Omni Plantation on Amelia Island today (the site of Big Break a couple of years ago).  The short backswing remake of my swing is really starting to take hold.  Shot a 42/42 84 with making only one putt over 4 feet and relatively poor mid to short iron play.  Driving the ball really well, 5 wood and hybrid have been great and 4,5,6 and 7 irons very, very solid today.  BUT, can't seem to hit a solid 8,9,PW,GW to save my life.  This is now a four round trend!  Had 4 makeable birdie putts today from the longer clubs, two 7 irons from 155-160, a 5-iron from 177 and a 5 wood into the breeze from 209.  But despite many opportunities, only one solid short iron/wedge all day, an 8-iron birdie.   Very strange to feel more confident with a 4 iron in my hand than a 9 iron, but the results warrant that.  Back to the pro after the 15th to see what that's all about.  

 

Beautiful sunny, mid 80's, light wind day in a gorgeous setting, so all in all, was good!

My tax guy doesn't play until after the 15th.  You aren't working hard enough!!  I owe him a round or two of golf with the money he has saved me.  He did buy a new Scotty putter recently though.  I think my bill covered the cost of it.

 

Sunny and 78 today; 80+ tomorrow.  My wife and I played 18 today starting at 3:14pm.  I normally play with the guys during the week around 10:30am.  Lots of shadows in the late afternoon, and I am blaming that for my poor 87 round.  I just got my GHIN back under 10 at 9.4 and I shoot a crappy round; lots of doubles today, including the one I got from the cart girl.  

[fozcycle]

Storm delay after 9, 32 guys in the Pub waiting to finish.....️

 

 

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[Kenny B]

Storm delay after 9, 32 guys in the Pub waiting to finish.....️

 

 

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C'mon! You're in the pub!!  Put that smiley face up.  

[~^~]

Storm delay after 9, 32 guys in the Pub waiting to finish.....

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Foz, you have my sympathy. PC does not drain well, i've been there when it's wet. It's not an easy course even dry. But, from what I've seen from their adverts, Mulligans has good brew on tap, so I'm sure you're far from dry. 😋

[fozcycle]

️we called it as the storm front was not moving very fast and we had tornado warnings as well. Next week is our 2 day Spring Blitz Tourney.

 

 

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[~^~]

️we called it as the storm front was not moving very fast and we had tornado warnings as well. Next week is our 2 day Spring Blitz Tourney.

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I'm not surprised. In south Tampa, the streets are flooded. I know our course will be unplayable for 24 hours, and even then, only if you're hard-core.

[revkev]

@Ken - Jax is supposed to be retired.

 

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[jbil8802]

This is how I felt today.

[jbil8802]

I played 9 holes this afternoon. Didn't really play though. Mainly just practiced and didn't care about score. Hit the ball really well. I put the JPX 850 back in the bag after a range session with it. The thing is a bomber. Hit decent drives on all the driver holes on the front 9 that were well past anywhere I've been before. Had a 4 iron into the par 5 third hole from 215. Normally I'm 240 out and don't bother going for it in two. Even on drives where I felt like it was slight a mishit I was getting 260-270 out of. Had 3 drives right around 300 with one at 330 on #9 although it's slightly downhill. The best part was that I didn't hit any massive hooks. Toe shots that I can feel that would normally hook off the planet were manageable.

 

The other thing I enjoyed was having the course to myself and practicing on the course. I've never done that before. Man, can't believe I waited this long to try it. I've been struggling out of the bunkers since they put a bunch of new sand in and it's pretty deep now. I took 5 balls and hit bunker shots for about 20 minutes on one of the holes. Turns out my 54° with 12° of bounce and the face wide open is really a good option with the extra sand. Once I got the hang of it, only two were further than 5 feet from the hole but most importantly I didn't leave any in the bunker. As long as I can get out and give myself a chance at a par putt I'm happy.

 

I think the most beneficial part though was practicing approach shots from different lies. Speaking in terms of downhill, sidehill, etc. Trying different ball positions and clubs, especially with wedges.

 

I wasn't concerned with putting since the greens just got aerated. Once they heal up and get back to normal speeds I'll be hitting putts to different hole locations and take some notes for each green.

 

I've rambled enough, but I think my goal this summer is going to be less range time and more of this. If I can get out first thing in the morning or later in the afternoon I'll have pretty much have the course to myself. Even if I get out behind a foursome, it will just give me more time to practice. I think this will have the biggest impact on my game this year along with short game practice.

[jaxbeachpackerfan]

@Ken - Jax is supposed to be retired.

 

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I am.  85% of this is volunteer AARP tax preparation coordination (my site did a record 65 returns today).  I've barely started the limited paying stuff I've still got.  Looking to be exclusively tax and golf till the 15th (actually 18th this year)!  Dear wife has been extremely understanding.

[Kenny B]

I played 9 holes this afternoon. Didn't really play though. Mainly just practiced and didn't care about score. Hit the ball really well. I put the JPX 850 back in the bag after a range session with it. The thing is a bomber. Hit decent drives on all the driver holes on the front 9 that were well past anywhere I've been before. Had a 4 iron into the par 5 third hole from 215. Normally I'm 240 out and don't bother going for it in two. Even on drives where I felt like it was slight a mishit I was getting 260-270 out of. Had 3 drives right around 300 with one at 330 on #9 although it's slightly downhill. The best part was that I didn't hit any massive hooks. Toe shots that I can feel that would normally hook off the planet were manageable.

 

The other thing I enjoyed was having the course to myself and practicing on the course. I've never done that before. Man, can't believe I waited this long to try it. I've been struggling out of the bunkers since they put a bunch of new sand in and it's pretty deep now. I took 5 balls and hit bunker shots for about 20 minutes on one of the holes. Turns out my 54° with 12° of bounce and the face wide open is really a good option with the extra sand. Once I got the hang of it, only two were further than 5 feet from the hole but most importantly I didn't leave any in the bunker. As long as I can get out and give myself a chance at a par putt I'm happy.

 

I think the most beneficial part though was practicing approach shots from different lies. Speaking in terms of downhill, sidehill, etc. Trying different ball positions and clubs, especially with wedges.

 

I wasn't concerned with putting since the greens just got aerated. Once they heal up and get back to normal speeds I'll be hitting putts to different hole locations and take some notes for each green.

 

I've rambled enough, but I think my goal this summer is going to be less range time and more of this. If I can get out first thing in the morning or later in the afternoon I'll have pretty much have the course to myself. Even if I get out behind a foursome, it will just give me more time to practice. I think this will have the biggest impact on my game this year along with short game practice.

This is exactly the way I like to practice.  You can not create the same conditions on the course with practice facilities, even really great practice facilities.  I've been doing this for years at my old course, but not so much at my new course.  I've got to get back to doing this.  I don't like range practice; never have, but creating shots is just fun!!

[Kenny B]

Casual round today.  My wife and I invited another couple that we used to play with at our old course last year.  My course had a couple of coupons good through March 31, but they accepted them even though they expired yesterday.  Carts were extra and we were going to pay for their cart but the club gave me a key for their cart for free. They are brand new Yamaha electric carts that they got last month. Guess the club is liking us.  All the people working there know our names.  You know you are old when they call you "Sir".  I am not a Sir.

 

I wasn't really planning on keeping score since it is hard to concentrate with all the talking, but my wife kept our score anyway.  I shot 84 with two doubles and a triple.  Great round if I tossed out those three holes.  I just lost concentration; it doesn't really take a lot for me to do that.

[westy]

First comp off the back pegs of the year yesterday, started out cold and wet and ended cold and sunny!

 

Course was very damp, preferred lies in place.

 

Made two bad swings with the 3 wood, and another with the hybrid ( quickly ping I need that crossover!) cost me doubles. But in truth it was poor decision making - should have hit mid iron for position.

 

Anyway 81 not a disaster, but when you make 12 GIR pars it ain't great.

 

But back held up, although walking like an old man today.

[Kor.A.Door]

Shot 36 on the front, lost focus, started the back with a double on 10, finished 42 on the back for 78, couple 3 putts, but the greens are worse than I have ever seen them right now, especially the back nine.

[Jmikecpa]

Rain all day yesterday. Ice, snow and 40 mph winds with gusts above 60 mph. In the grill room having a beer and watching golf. My wife told me I am not using my club membership enough so decided to use it today even if not for golf.

 

 

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[BigtazzGolf]

46/44 90 tough day for approach clubs. Nothing felt good today.

Just one of those grind it out and smile, don't let'em see you sweat kinda days.

Tournament next weekend, gotta forget this round and move on.

 

Tazz

 

 

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[fozcycle]

Two 3 man teams scoring the lowest two net scores. Our team chaps were the same. I shot 43/44:87 and my teams lowest net was 125 versus the competitions 142! We toasted them!

 

 

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[~^~]

Walked today 47&45 for 92, my usual. Course wasn't too muddy or crowded, which was nice. Bad case of topping the ball today: 6x, including 3x with 3W. Unusual for me. Need to figure that out. Also blocked 2 approaches, unusual but ok by me, since my standard miss is a pull/ pull hook. Pedometer says i walked 7.6 miles. I feel it. Couldn't get driver going, and the rest was downhill from there. At least i got the exercise.

[jbil8802]

I shot a 94 today. Let's blame it on 40° and 20mph wind. That is all.

[HighFade]

Weather is getting so much better here.

 

Finally got out for 18 holes on a "championship" course instead of the par 3's Mrs HighFade likes.

 

Had about 8 birdie putts inside 15 feet. Drained 0.

 

Shot an unremarkable 80, but I'm actually feeling pretty good about the swing. The short game is just lagging pretty far behind.

[Kenny B]

Monday is the weekly round with the guys from the club.  Woke up to 50* after a rain shower overnight, but otherwise a nice day... UNTIL I got to the club.  Tee time was 9:06; at 8:30 the wind was blowing 25-35mph with gusts to 40, but the sun was out!

 

It was an unimpressive round of 88 which is higher than I have been shooting lately, but I didn't have any really bad holes, which is usually the case; just a lot of bogeys.  Into the wind I reached a par 5 in 4 and two-putt.  On an uphill par 4 I reached in 3 shots, and two-putt... the first putt was from 4 feet, the second putt was from 8 feet.  No way to stop it!!  I did get a sandy par on a par 3 on a 40 foot blast.

 

Tomorrow we are playing a game of Wolf on different course.  I haven't played there in over a year.  I hope the wind is down because there are no trees on it, and if you miss the fairway, it's in the desert.

[sp0rtsfan86]

haven't been on in awhile due to a computer malfunction, a broken up relationship and overall a few terrible weeks. Golf story: I've shot 80 once after going one over on the back at my home course. I've never even come close to trul

y breaking the 80 mark needing a bunch of birdies to make it, or needing some type of miracle shot. With that my story:

 

I started off two weeks ago playing 9 and not doing so well before I bailed. I wouldn't have broken 90 had I kept going as my game was rusty after a few off weeks.

 

Thursday I went out and played by myself after having most of the day off and shot a 81, missing two 7 footers on the last two holes for birdie. Had I hit both, I'd break 80 for the first time ever.

 

I felt good coming into the weekend but last weekend was a crapshow. Saturday I broke my 60 degree wedge over my knee in fustration over several skulled/bladed/chunked/terrible shots. That was the low light of the day, up until my girlfriend broke things off. I never realized how happy I was until that moment, which shook things up. A sunday round had me well above theoretically breaking 90 and it was on the 13th hole I called it quits. My golf therapy was not helping as slow play kept her on my mind way too long.

 

On top of that situation work got real rough. Think every thing, from coworkers failing, to equipment busting. My mental state did not help. After possibly the roughest week at work, I took off Friday to reset things. I had no one to hang out with so decided to head to the course. I think I shot around an 85 give or take with a big comeback on the back. Somehow in my state I rallied on the back, shooting a 41 or 42.

 

 Saturday was my usual time to play but my partner decided to bail. I was 1+ through 6 holes and had the two easiest holes in front of me. I proceeded to double both. That effectively took away any shot at breaking 80-- so I thought. That day the reads on the green I was seeing were phenomenal. 30 foot putts to 5 inches,  4-6 footers dropping left and right. Still the doubles on 7 & 8 kept me from getting under 80 shooting another 81.

 

Sunday I had the green reading on lock and just felt at ease. After a long week and breakup somehow I was starting to get over it. Golf helped me cope and it would give me the best gift besides my hole in one.

I started the front off with a bogey bogey start on two holes that I usually can walk away +1 or if I'm doing well even. That generally says to me, it's going to be a tough grind. In front of a foursome I knocked the ball to 7 foot and rolled in a birdie. Another double on the next hole ruined that momentum and the rest of the front went pretty mundane until I hit a 27 foot bomb on 8 for my third second birdie. I took a pretty nice 41 considering the two doubles, but the back nine would start off badly. Two bogeys over the first two holes would require me to par out to break 80. The momentum maker: a low running 9 iron from 35 yards to 6 foot and hitting the putt to save par. After that it was par city to the par 4 17th where I nearly drove the green and hit a chip to 7 foot. The birdie put me needing just a bogey to shoot 79. I didn't need the extra cushion, sinking the 4 footer to shoot a 78. My first round under 80. 

 

To me golf has been a place to relax, a place to challenge myself and more importantly gave me the only high point of last week. It may be small, but even thinking about it puts me in a better mood.

[jbil8802]

haven't been on in awhile due to a computer malfunction, a broken up relationship and overall a few terrible weeks. Golf story: I've shot 80 once after going one over on the back at my home course. I've never even come close to trul

y breaking the 80 mark needing a bunch of birdies to make it, or needing some type of miracle shot. With that my story:

 

I started off two weeks ago playing 9 and not doing so well before I bailed. I wouldn't have broken 90 had I kept going as my game was rusty after a few off weeks.

 

Thursday I went out and played by myself after having most of the day off and shot a 81, missing two 7 footers on the last two holes for birdie. Had I hit both, I'd break 80 for the first time ever.

 

I felt good coming into the weekend but last weekend was a crapshow. Saturday I broke my 60 degree wedge over my knee in fustration over several skulled/bladed/chunked/terrible shots. That was the low light of the day, up until my girlfriend broke things off. I never realized how happy I was until that moment, which shook things up. A sunday round had me well above theoretically breaking 90 and it was on the 13th hole I called it quits. My golf therapy was not helping as slow play kept her on my mind way too long.

 

On top of that situation work got real rough. Think every thing, from coworkers failing, to equipment busting. My mental state did not help. After possibly the roughest week at work, I took off Friday to reset things. I had no one to hang out with so decided to head to the course. I think I shot around an 85 give or take with a big comeback on the back. Somehow in my state I rallied on the back, shooting a 41 or 42.

 

Saturday was my usual time to play but my partner decided to bail. I was 1+ through 6 holes and had the two easiest holes in front of me. I proceeded to double both. That effectively took away any shot at breaking 80-- so I thought. That day the reads on the green I was seeing were phenomenal. 30 foot putts to 5 inches, 4-6 footers dropping left and right. Still the doubles on 7 & 8 kept me from getting under 80 shooting another 81.

 

Sunday I had the green reading on lock and just felt at ease. After a long week and breakup somehow I was starting to get over it. Golf helped me cope and it would give me the best gift besides my hole in one.

I started the front off with a bogey bogey start on two holes that I usually can walk away +1 or if I'm doing well even. That generally says to me, it's going to be a tough grind. In front of a foursome I knocked the ball to 7 foot and rolled in a birdie. Another double on the next hole ruined that momentum and the rest of the front went pretty mundane until I hit a 27 foot bomb on 8 for my third second birdie. I took a pretty nice 41 considering the two doubles, but the back nine would start off badly. Two bogeys over the first two holes would require me to par out to break 80. The momentum maker: a low running 9 iron from 35 yards to 6 foot and hitting the putt to save par. After that it was par city to the par 4 17th where I nearly drove the green and hit a chip to 7 foot. The birdie put me needing just a bogey to shoot 79. I didn't need the extra cushion, sinking the 4 footer to shoot a 78. My first round under 80.

 

To me golf has been a place to relax, a place to challenge myself and more importantly gave me the only high point of last week. It may be small, but even thinking about it puts me in a better mood.

Congrats on breaking 80. I did it last year for the first time. Felt like I was always shooting 80 or 81. Now that you're over the hump it will be easier and happen more often.

 

As for everything else, keep your head up and keep pushing forward. If you need to come on here and vent, by all means feel free.

[Kenny B]

Great job!  Once you break 80, you know you can do it again... and you will!