Should have broken 80 yesterday

[jrm1493]

Yesterday I shot 80, which was my best ever (previous was 81). The annoying thing was that on the 2nd hole I missed a putt about 16-18 inches past the hole and instead of walking around to hit it I just tried to jab it from the other side of the hole and missed. One stroke ended up being the difference... I guess that's a lesson learned for me.

The good news was that the last two holes on the course are the two hardest and I needed to play them in -1. On both I had makeable putts for birdie (about 20 feet) and missed them both by a couple inches (although one blew by the hole but I made the comebacker). So I finished really strong considering the how hard the holes were - one a 440 yd par 4 and the other a short par 4 but with trouble everywhere. I had all pars and bogeys which was a first for me as well.

[cmay119]

Congrats on the 80. Man, that 18" putt you're talking about probably would have ruined my day if it were me. Taking a stroke for something like that usually gets to me pretty bad (something I need to work on).

[max power]

Congrats on a great round, don't beat yourself up on those 2 birdie putts-they might be makeable, but statistically they were unlikely to drop and it sounds like you hit 2 great putts.

When you do break 80 (probably sooner rather than later) it will be that much more sweet.

[CG031]

It's not too easy breaking 80 man, let me tell you. You can't make big mistakes and break 80, unless you are playing an easy track where you may make 2 or 3 birdies for the 18 holes.

[HappyG]

I've done the jab at the putt thing too. It can really mess up a score. We keep track of putts....I learned my lesson last week when I had to record a 7 with 4 putts. I missed the tap TWICE. I thought I could hear the Golf Gods chuckle.