2020 TST Birdie Challenge

[iacas]

1 hour ago, Missouri Swede said:

Hole 6.  Weather quite a bit nicer than yesterday. (10 of 18)

Your Google Spreadsheet still says "par challenge, but shows 10/18 birdies. So I assume that you're also doing the birdie challenge?

[Missouri Swede]

Just now, iacas said:

Your Google Spreadsheet still says "par challenge, but shows 10/18 birdies. So I assume that you're also doing the birdie challenge?

Yeah, I figured just pars across the board might take the year. But when I actually started making birdies, I thought I should record those. Just to see how I do.

Still going to be tough to par #2—uphill approach and usually into a strong wind from the SW. Almost had it a few days ago. 

[iacas]

6 minutes ago, Missouri Swede said:

Yeah, I figured just pars across the board might take the year. But when I actually started making birdies, I thought I should record those. Just to see how I do.

Still going to be tough to par #2—uphill approach and usually into a strong wind from the SW. Almost had it a few days ago. 

You have 10/18 birdies. I don't think you're doing a "par challenge" anymore. It's only mid-April.

[Missouri Swede]

1 hour ago, iacas said:

You have 10/18 birdies. I don't think you're doing a "par challenge" anymore. It's only mid-April.

Fair enough.

[CarlSpackler]

I picked up pars on 3, 7, 8, 11, 12, and 15 today. I missed a 4' birdie putt on 8. I need 6 more to complete the par challenge.

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[dagolfer18]

Finally, another birdie on our par-5 10th hole! But this one didn’t feel as good as most of my birdies have been. I hit a not-so-solid 3W off the tee to the left side of the fairway, then hit a 5W slightly heavy to about 70 out. I then hit a wedge to 6ft, but contact felt a bit off. It was one of those shots where you hit it poorly, but you can’t exactly pinpoint what it was. But, a birdie’s a birdie. That makes 2/18.

Edited April 23, 2020 by dagolfer18

[IowaGreg]

My 4th time out.  It's been really windy here lately with15/20 mph sustained and up to 35 gusts.

Wasn't expecting much with today being 15-20 mph, but it was almost 70 here.  So just played 9 to work on my swing.

A few pars and several bogeys, but, the par 4 birdie was great.  220 yd drive with 120 left to the green.  Pin was to the front right side of the green.  15mph winds blowing from left to right, so I put it up high aiming15 yds from the pin to the left side of the green.  Wind helped a lot and ended up 18 inches from the cup for a nice birdie.

 

 

[SteveH]

A couple of birdies yesterday, 1 & 2 and another couple today, 8 & 14.  This time I got to knock 14 off my list after a chip in.  It's one of the tougher ones, hard to hold the sloping green.

[CarlSpackler]

I bagged my first birdie of the year today! I also closed off another par. I had an easy chip and putt for par on #10 today, but I didn't make it. 6 more holes to close the par challenge.

[iacas]

In the past three rounds I have birdies on… 1, 3, 8, 9, 14, 15, and 15 again. Only two of those were "fresh" so I'm up to 9 out of 18 holes not at Whispering Woods.

[David in FL]

38 minutes ago, iacas said:

In the past three rounds I have birdies on… 1, 3, 8, 9, 14, 15, and 15 again. Only two of those were "fresh" so I'm up to 9 out of 18 holes not at Whispering Woods.

In three rounds?

I hate you!  

 

[bkuehn1952]

Tomorrow will be an exciting day.  My "home" course opens 5/1 and I am scheduled to play at 9:50am with a group of buddies.  The pressure will be unbearable!!  I MUST get on the board with a birdie.  Failure is not an option. 😀

[dagolfer18]

Good news and bad news for me. Good news is that I made another birdie yesterday. Bad news: another dang repeat. I birdied our par-5 tenth hole for (I believe) my fourth birdie this year on my home course, but my third on that particular hole. Three really good shots set up an 8-footer downhill, which I obviously made.

If I was doing the par challenge, I’d be about halfway through. I actually parred our no. 1 handicap hole yesterday as well, a long and narrow par-4. I’ve giving myself some decent birdie looks recently, but my putting has been killing me.

[David in FL]

Picked off another one.  Down to 5 remaining.  2 of which are pretty benign holes.

With only a handful left, it’s getting tough...

9 hours ago, bkuehn1952 said:

Tomorrow will be an exciting day.  My "home" course opens 5/1 and I am scheduled to play at 9:50am with a group of buddies.  The pressure will be unbearable!!  I MUST get on the board with a birdie.  Failure is not an option. 😀

There is no try...   

[bkuehn1952]

  Crashed and burned today.  -0- birdies and a generally tough day produced an 88.  Conditions have to be better next time.

[dennyjones]

Drove all the way to Capac, MI to play.   Most of the courses around my house were either too wet or too crowded.   I've played the course before and know it well.   I scored well (84) but didn't play well except for the birdie on #15 which on this course was my nemesis hole.   Maybe I was "cheating" because I played from the gold tees which allowed me to drive past one pond.   Doesn't matter, it's still a birdie.   I also chipped in from off of the green but unfortunately it was only par. 

[CarlSpackler]

Played 9 this afternoon. Horrible round, but I did get pars on 1 and 5. Only 4 holes left.

[iacas]

Played nine this afternoon as well. Intermittent sprinkles and about 44°. Had a large number of pars. Bogeyed a par three. Sometimes putted with a wedge, etc.

We only played the front nine, and the holes on which I’m missing a par on the front nine are…  1, 2, 4, and 8.

4 I will get eventually. I nearly had it today. Ditto for two. Eight won’t be too bad. 1 will be tough.