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49 for nine in a chilly New Jersey this morning. I've been scoring in the mid to upper 40's for nine holes lately. Will be out there again tomorrow in the promised mid 60 temps. After voting, of course.

I've sadly found that playing well and scoring well don't necessarily happen together. Both enjoyable, though.

Thanks; I like it, too!

Finally birdied the long, 515 yd 7th hole on my local. Even sweeter was sinking the 30 foot putt. Alone, of course, but did a small happy dance.

Shot a nice 93 today, using some recent lessons from a golfer I befriended a few weeks back. Even had an eagle putt and a number of birdie putts. If I can just start converting those...

Snuck out enexpectedly and shot 45 for a quick nine holes. May have been my best 9 hole score this season.

My only putting practice these days is on the first hole. That way I know the speed, the dampness, etc, for the round I am about to play. When I first started I did a lot of indoor practice. An occasional pitch and putt round is great, too.

I noticed recently that Hopewell Valley CC is open to the public, on a limited number of annual rounds basis now. There may be some other central NJ clubs doing the same, too.

I always play as a single, and have never had a bad experience. For example, today I caught up with a twosome and asked to join. I warned them that I have a game that comes and goes. They immediately responded "We don't have a game!" After a good laugh, we had a fun round together.

Totally agree, as I did it twice this year. Once for my driver, and again for new irons. First new set in 25 years (!). Glad I did; highly recommend doing so.

49 for 9. Very happy with it, as it was due to good ball striking rather than scrambling. Just a good, solid honest round. Tomorrow? Well, let's see...

I am reading Zeitoun, an account of one man and his family surviving Katrina. Great read!

My score and the heat index yesterday and today were 103 here in central NJ. Let's see what tomorrow brings with a bit less heat and humidity in the forecast.

God yes; my exact problem. Had my blowup hole on the second today. Tee shot and subsequent mulligan both off the toe and lost. Drop one, topped it three times straight! Finally on the green for a three putt. Why? All my normal rules and routines went right ou the window as I proceeded to try and kill the ball. Arrggghhh