Tale of two 9s

[SpringBokVol]

So today, I played my worst and my best in one round.

Course: Black Bear
Rating/Slope: 73.6/166
Par:72
Tips: 7,150

Front 9, par 35: 11 over
Back 9, par 37: 1 under
Total: 10 over, 82

Has this ever happened to anyone else where you shoot the worst you can on one 9 and then find it again on the other and put together a great run?

I mean, I went from + 11 to - 1: that is a big swing for me as I am normally consistent.

1 under for 9 holes is a personal best for me as well.

[Young_Phenom]

This has happened to me a few times before. Just last week in a tournament I posted a +1 37 on the first 9 and then came back with a horrible +11 47 on the second nine!

[Kieran123]

Rating/Slope: 73.6/166


Wow, that's a tough course.

I ALWAYS play better on the back nine....it's sort of annoying to even play front nines now lol

[pavespawn]

I always play the back 9 much better than the front. I know part of this is because I don't always give myself the time I need to warm up. I don't know what you pre-round routine is but I need to hit at least a small bucket of balls and chip and putt for a total warm up time of about an hour prior to a round. I think my worst is something like a 15 shot swing. It is so dramatic that the people I am paired with always notice.

[Harmonious]

Course: Black Bear

Not trying to be a smartass, but I think you've got the slope wrong. Just to make sure, I checked online and found the slope from the tips to be 142 (still plenty tough, to be sure). The only reason I mention it is that, if you use 166 in your handicap calculations, you'll have an artificially low handicap.

[SpringBokVol]

Yes, the slope is a typo - It is too late to go back and edit.

On the scorecard it is a 136 - I will use that for the index. Although I would rather use the 144 :)

[Forest]

Hah, I usually shoot great on the front, hack on the back. I played recently, and shot a pretty good 40 (par 72), then a 50. I feel like a hack now.

[saevel25]

Dude, slope 166, thats ungodly. Thats above what Pro's usually play, i think pebble beach was at 155 for the men when they did that celebrity break 100 challenge.

[CG031]

yeah in a high school tri county tournament this year i finished T-9 out of 80 players.

Front 9 = 46
Back 9 = 36.

[brgolf]

I have been +7 for the front nine and +1 for the back nine a bunch of times. It happens.