Round #3 (4/15/10)

[Rexx]

Joined a golf league and we usually play Tuesdays, but my partner and I couldn't make it then, so we did the makeup on Thursday. The rules are basically:

- 9 holes
- Teams of 2
- Team score for a hole is the lowest score between the 2 partners
- Team average is a rolling average of the last two rounds

Had I known this when we signed up, I would have never played. This basically means you can't have substitutes unless they are very close in skill level of the person they are replacing. This also means that my team is basically me, since my partner is probably a 30 handicap. Maybe we're mistaken about the rules, but we'll talk to them on Tuesday. For now, we both kept our scores and reported them, so we'll see what they say. It just seems like you need to each player should keep an average, so you can have a legitimate sub. At this point, my team is screwed anytime I don't show up.

Anyways, onto the round. Like I said, it was a makeup round, so we took a long lunch and went out to the course. We got right on and were done in about an 1:45... damn 30 handicappers always hitting their ball in the woods and creeks.

Nothing too exciting, I got to play up to the middle tees and I have to say, it certainly made a few of the holes easier. Unfortunately, my driver and hybrid were a little off from the tee. Instead of the usual push-draw, I was hitting a pull-draw and missing the fairway to the left. The rough was a little thick in spots, but fortunately with the forward tees, it usually left me a wedge or short iron into the green anyways. The final tally was:

FIRs: 1 of 7 (oops)
GIRs: 6 of 9
Scrambling: 1 of 3
Sand Saves: 0 of 1
Penalty Strokes: 1
Putts: 15 (no 3-putts)
Score: 5 pars, 3 bogeys, 1 birdie = +2 (35.7/126)

[Fairway_CY]

That kinda does suck if that's the rule. It'll make for a long season... having no help.

Nice first round. Nice to shoot 2-over when you miss every fairway but one. Way to grind! Good luck with the league. I look forward to (hopefully) reading more about it.

CY

[Rexx]

That kinda does suck if that's the rule. It'll make for a long season... having no help.

Thanks, CY! My biggest complaint is how it will affect my partners. I don't care about winning the league or how it affects me. But it sucks if you're playing in a team format and you have little opportunities to contribute. Not really much point to playing. We'll talk to the guys this week and go from there...