My best and worst round all year...

[og512]

I went and played 18 holes this past Saturday in 40 degree weather. I shot a 7 over for 18 holes. I was stoked. But it came about in a wierd way...

• I was bombing my driver by my standards, avg. about 280 per drive. But the problem is that EVERY SINGLE DRIVE went right, way right.
  
• My normally reliable irons ALL went left.
  
• But my short game and putter where i normally lose all my strokes, were dead on. I never had more than a 2 putt on any hole. And I put 90% of my wedge shots within 10ft.

So all my drivers went right. I had to aim right with my irons since they were going left and my short game saved the round.

It was my worst round all year because there were some strange things going on with my swing but it turned out to be my best round of the year by shooting a 79.

[telrod11]

OK, I'll feed off the title here....

Best - 78
Worst - 103

Now back to your post........
It seems that I can do the same thing you describe; I have a lousy day striking the ball, and i score well, and then there are days that I am ecstatic about the way I am striking it, and just cannot score!

I'll tell you though, I am WAY happier with a higher score where I know I hit the ball well, than the days the crappy shots come out great.....

[PiKapp23]

My best round of the year was a 75, although that was a par 69 course. On par 72, my best was 76.
My worst round of the year was a 99 (I made about a 25 foot big breaking putt on 18 to secure that beauty).

Most of the time the difference between my best rounds and worst rounds comes down to short game (chipping and putting, since I don't hit a lot of greens), although for me driving the ball long and straight almost always lead to better scores as well.

[MiniMoe]

Best 59
Worst.... doesn't matter. After a 59 all is good.

[RocketSauce]

Best 18: 72
Best 9: 34
Worst 18: 94

[GUAM_golf]

Had one of my best rounds the past weekend ball striking and driving wise, but i could not chip or putt to save my life. I made my first 300 yard drive, actually 302. and my irons were pretty much dead on straight, but just a tad shorter than usual. I ended up scoring a 89. Which isn't bad by my standards, but i could have shot lower if i could just putt.