First Ever match play competition (18 holes) what to expect???

[804golfer]

Well guys,

I won it 4 and 2!!!!!!!

It was a pretty easy win and I cruised to victory, and my opponent was not that great at all. We also kept the stroke play score and I shot 93 and he shot 107 (it was a par 72). I was 5 up early and then he came roaring back on the back nine to cut it to 1 up. But then, i reasserted control and won the next 3 holes to take the victory!!!

It was a lot of fun and I got another match tomorrow morning so we will see how I do my second time around!

[804golfer]

o yea i forgot to say, i made 6 pars and 1 birdie.

[Ill St. golfer]

Nice, Congrats! Match play is always a fun game. It is so much different than stroke.

[Doctorfro]

o yea i forgot to say, i made 6 pars and 1 birdie.

and shot 93...whoa! Gotta love MATCH play

[804golfer]

and shot 93...whoa! Gotta love MATCH play

what do u mean doctorfro? what does this indicate if i make 6 pars and 1 birdie and shoot 93??

[Jay-Bird]

Good job in the match!

what do u mean doctorfro? what does this indicate if i make 6 pars and 1 birdie and shoot 93??

I think it means that you didn't focus on the other 11 holes that you were 22 over par on.

Play every shot like it matters and you could certainly break 90.

[thedoxology]

what do u mean doctorfro? what does this indicate if i make 6 pars and 1 birdie and shoot 93??

I think he means you were 1 under on 7 holes and 22 over on the other 11, averaging a double bogey every hole. If you could work on the short game (making an assumption about your scoring here) you might be able to reduce the doubles/triples and really lower your score without much trouble. With 6 pars and a birdie you could/should have been in the mid 80s assuming the rest of your round was around your hdcp.

When I was trying to become a better golfer I noticed I made 2-5 doubles per round while making a birdie or two and some strings of pars. It got to the point that I had to force myself to manage each hole to NOT make double bogey. Things like playing safe out of trouble, playing to your yardage strengths or playing away from trouble and toward the safest part of the hole. Turning double bogeys into bogeys is usually easy because they are silly mistakes. Good luck in your tourney and congrats on the win. Keep us up to date on your matches.

[alcorn]

Congrats 804. Glad you won.

As far as the 1 birdie and 6 pars go... I'd like to how many fairways and putts you had overall