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[JonMA1]

https://www.gamegolf.com/player/JonMa1/round/2345115

https://www.gamegolf.com/player/JonMa1/round/2345347

Ordinarily, a 96 wouldn't be much to get excited about, but I played from the blue tees again today to work on the driver. While the par 5s have pretty wide fairways, there are a couple of par 4's that just kick my butt when using the driver from these tees.

Hole 5 was especially costly. Playing this hole twice, I had 3 out of bounds and 2 successful drives.

High point... after a 10 stroke blow up hole which included 2 out of bounds and to go along with a 3 putt, I birdied the following hole with a well-struct 4h, followed by a flighted 9i, followed by a 25' putt from the back fringe to a flag location at the top of a ridge. If I hit this putt just a bit too hard, it rolls all the way off the front.

A big part of my instructor's lesson plan is for me to "stay in the present" and not let a bad shot or hole affect the next. I think I was able to do that several times today.

[coachjimsc]

http://www.gamegolf.com/player/coachjimsc/round/2346649

Final warm-up before the Talamore trip.

Shot 75, 3 birdies, 6 bogeys, 10/14 FW's, 13/18 GIR, 33 putts.

Took me a few holes to get the speed down. Greens were slower than they looked, which I always struggle with.

Hit my driver and irons about as good as I could hit them. Had a few holes that my irons went shockingly long on. Wind was not a factor.

Short game was eh. I still struggle with picking the right landing spot and trajectory. Even though I practice this a lot, still tough for me to take it to the course.

[klineka]

http://www.gamegolf.com/player/klineka/round/2346144

Shot a +2 for 9 holes, 1 bogey, 1 double, 1 birdie. 7 out of 9 GIR, very solid ball striking day.

Hit two of my best shots of the season for the approach shot on the first hole. 7 iron from 180yds out, ball started just left of the flag, had a slight fade that brought it right back in line with the flag, put it to 6 feet right below the hole. (left the 6 foot uphill putt short )

Other shot was my 2nd shot into the first par 5, very elevated green, from 200 yds out I carried a 5 iron just far enough and landed on the fringe. Kind of unlucky it didnt pop up and onto the green, but was able to 2 putt from the fringe for a birdie

 

http://www.gamegolf.com/player/klineka/round/2346145

Shot + 2 for 9 holes again, 3 bogeys, 1 birdie. Course was very wet with virtually no roll, and the fairway grass was as long as most rough I usually play on, so got multiple jumpers out of the middle of the fairway so distance control was spotty. Still not a bad round overall.

[mvmac]

http://www.gamegolf.com/player/mvmac83/round/2346796

 

[iacas]

http://www.gamegolf.com/player/iacas/round/2350779

75. Made no putts, but it was also about blowing about 35 MPH.

[iacas]

http://www.gamegolf.com/player/iacas/round/2352125

Started off poorly on #1 due to hurrying - Driver into a bunker, wedge long, pitch shot long (but where intended - safer), holed a 25-footer from the fringe.

Holed a birdie putt on #2 from about 18 feet. 1 putt.

Holed a birdie putt from about 10 feet on #3. 2 putts.

Holed a birdie putt from about 15 feet on #4. 3 putts.

4 holes. 🙂 3 putts.

[DeadMan]

http://www.gamegolf.com/player/DeadManUofM/round/2355361 and http://www.gamegolf.com/player/DeadManUofM/round/2355362

+6 78. Frustrating to make two 7s on par 5s, but oh well. Hit the ball great, drove the ball well, putting okay. Could have/should have been lower without missing a couple of short putts, but I also holed a couple of 5-10 footers that I might not usually. Just realized I hit 13 GIR, so that's real solid. 

[RFKFREAK]

http://www.gamegolf.com/player/RFKFREAK/round/2355721

Score: 115

GIR: 2/18

Penalty: 8

Putts: 2.22/hole

I played this course a month and a half ago and shot a 105.  I've recently been working on my swing and had some success yesterday adding getting my weight forward at the range so thought I'd try it at the course until I couldn't hit the ball and went 3 over, 7 over, and 2 over (12 over total) to start the round which obviously wasn't good considering I only went 5 over on those three holes back in July.

Even thought he score was abysmal, overall I didn't strike the ball terribly after the first three holes - a lot of my score had to do with a horrid short game and putting being embarrassing which included three 3 putts and two four putts and didn't include about 3 or 4 holes where I used the putter off the green. 

[Missouri Swede]

http://www.gamegolf.com/player/formalin1/round/2355352

Tied my lowest score.  Set a new high of pars per round (10). 

[RFKFREAK]

12 minutes ago, Missouri Swede said:

http://www.gamegolf.com/player/formalin1/round/2355352

Tied my lowest score.  Set a new high of pars per round (10). 

Awesome, sir!

[billchao]

http://www.gamegolf.com/player/billchao/round/2356630

Everything was just off. Flushed a couple of shots that ended up being longer than I was playing for, so even my good hits weren't working for me today. It was a serious grind and not particularly enjoyable.

[DeadMan]

http://www.gamegolf.com/player/DeadManUofM/round/2357487 and http://www.gamegolf.com/player/DeadManUofM/round/2357488

Really happy with the bounce back +1 on the back 9. My putter was a little balky on the front 9, and the pin placements were tough, so that led to some issues.

[RFKFREAK]

http://www.gamegolf.com/player/RFKFREAK/round/2362593

Score: 106

GIR: 1/18

Penalty: 6

Putts: 1.83/hole

Average distance of first putt: 20.2 feet

So, even though the score doesn't reflect it, I'm encouraged by what's going on in my round as I was making better contact, however, I was leaking most of my shots right (and some really right) so not sure what's going on there.  Have to take video.  Short game was brutal, putting was decent. 

[RFKFREAK]

23 hours ago, RFKFREAK said:

Score: 106

GIR: 1/18

Penalty: 6

Putts: 1.83/hole

Average distance of first putt: 20.2 feet

http://www.gamegolf.com/player/RFKFREAK/round/2364342

Following up on the stats above, I played a different course today and shot 2 strokes worse, hit 3 more greens, with 6 penalty strokes in my first 5 holes.  My driver is crap right now as I have to close the clubface in order for the ball to have a chance to be in play, otherwise it'll slice right into the woods.  Probably not going to have a practice session until next week, though, as I've booked a round for tomorrow and for Sunday though Teeoff and Golfnow respectively. 

Score: 108

GIR: 4/18

Penalty: 9

Putts: 1.94/hole

Average distance of first putt: 18.7 feet

Playing a different course tomorrow that I've never played before so hoping to get a sub 100 round even with my driver woes!.

[Hardspoon]

http://www.gamegolf.com/player/Hardspoon/round/2366018

Decent round (91) today, which could have been better if not for my typical shitty putting and two penalties (one lost ball, one water hazard).

I just acquired a new driver (Ping G400), and I hit it well.  I birdied my first hole, which was neat:

This was a fantastic performance, even for me:

 

Good drive (236 but all carry) to the better side of the fairway...less than 100 yards left...and it took me 5 more shots to get on the green.  Ooof.  Three fat wedges and a chunked chip shot before I gave up and just putted from the rough.

Edited September 1, 2018 by Hardspoon

[RFKFREAK]

On 8/31/2018 at 9:36 PM, RFKFREAK said:

Score: 106

GIR: 1/18

Penalty: 6

Putts: 1.83/hole

Average distance of first putt: 20.2 feet

 

On 8/31/2018 at 9:36 PM, RFKFREAK said:

Score: 108

GIR: 4/18

Penalty: 9

Putts: 1.94/hole

Average distance of first putt: 18.7 feet

http://www.gamegolf.com/player/RFKFREAK/round/2366081

So, after shooting a 106 on Thursday and a 108 yesterday I shot a 103 today.

A bit disheartening as my goal was to shoot 95 (realistically under 100) even though I had never played the course before and I had a birdie on the front 9, putting up a 50 on the front.  However, driver is still erratic as ever and the course did allow the use of the driver on their range.  Can't get it under control as I feel that's been the issue for me as I feel tepid when I have to hit driver, to the point that I've never felt this much trepidation with my driver.  This is bothering me so that after the round, before getting home, I went to my local range and filmed a few driver swings to see what I'm doing since I incorporated this swing change.  A lot of my penalty shots are balls I can't find because they're in the rough or trees rather than going OOB.  The only good thing I took away was my putting being pretty on point, with only two 3 putts and only leaving one second putter than than 6 feet.  Anyway, here are the stats.  

Score: 103

GIR: 2/18

Penalty: 4

Putts: 1.72/hole

Average distance of first putt: 18.5 feet

 

Edited September 2, 2018 by RFKFREAK

[billchao]

http://www.gamegolf.com/player/billchao/round/2367799

I didn't know what to make of this round when I was playing it.

Hit the ball poorly, especially off the tee. Had one good drive, the others were toe-y big sweepers both high and low that went nowhere. Also had a lot of tree trouble for a course not known for its trees. It's funny too, because I was hitting the ball really well with my short irons (minus the par 3 tees) and was actually hitting them farther than I expected them to go. So somehow I was hitting worse than expected and better than expected shots all in the same round.

Short game was on fire and the putting matched it. I was going to say it's the best I've ever played around the greens, but honestly it's probably the best I've ever played inside 100 yards.

Golf is more fun when I hit the ball well, though, so hopefully tomorrow is a better day.

[JonMA1]

https://www.gamegolf.com/player/JonMa1/round/2367317

https://www.gamegolf.com/player/JonMa1/round/2367562

Shot a couple 44's to break 90 again.

For the last month or so, I've been playing the type of golf I've been hoping to play for several years now. Today I finally had a round I could apply towards my HC. I've had some personal shit to deal with for the last week or so and couldn't practice properly. I was unsure how it would go and I feel fortunate to have kept it up. I don't know how long this will last, but it's enjoyable golf.

Not the best ball striking (irons) or short game today, but I did drive the ball with a lot less left to right spin (no Idea why). I kept everything in play and ended the round using the same ball I started with. There were a couple lucky shots that went through instead of staying in the trees, so I guess there was enough luck to offset the duffs.

I'm curious to see how I play a longer, tougher course that I'm not used to. If I get some time off, I might take a trip to the middle of state and play a random course.

Edited September 2, 2018 by JonMA1