What'd You Shoot Today?

[iacas]

  On 10/29/2023 at 12:56 AM, Clemsonfan said:

You read it accurately.  The group played a late morning round and notified the ranger they would like to play another 18. Doing so, several would have played before us with the rest after us.  My group and another twosome went both teed off about 40 minutes ahead of our tee times.

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Well, that's kind of lame, but it sounds like the course gave you a choice to play in the middle of them or to go a bit earlier.

So, it sounds like you'd have still kept your tee time if you had wanted to. All seems fair.

[Jrwatkins7]

Haven't played in three weeks, so I was encouraged that after birdie on 10 I was back to even on the day.  Then, somehow managed to go bogey, double, double, triple on the next four holes... Need to get back our again and get that out of my head.

[pganapathy]

Very good round yesterday.  Par x 7, bogey x 2, birdie x 2, par x 3, bogey x 3

[iacas]

Putted with my wedge for a good chunk of the holes (played 18 in 1:35) on a nice day at Whispering Woods. Shot 71 (-1).

This also included flying a few greens as I wasn't expecting to hit the ball as well as I did on a few occasions. This one almost found the right rough through the fairway for example (#17 at WW).

On the previous hole I'd flown it into the second greenside bunker on 16. I went long on 15, over the back of the green on 14 by nearly ten yards (white flag)… yesterday I'd hit a 4I 225, too.

[Carl3]

  On 11/16/2023 at 5:19 PM, iacas said:

Putted with my wedge for a good chunk of the holes (played 18 in 1:35) on a nice day at Whispering Woods. Shot 71 (-1).

This also included flying a few greens as I wasn't expecting to hit the ball as well as I did on a few occasions. This one almost found the right rough through the fairway for example (#17 at WW).

On the previous hole I'd flown it into the second greenside bunker on 16. I went long on 15, over the back of the green on 14 by nearly ten yards (white flag)… yesterday I'd hit a 4I 225, too.

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Did you walk or ride. Played it once with TST folks and it seemed to have some decent elevation changes and some holes with some distance from the green to the next tee. Either way 1:35 is impressive.

[iacas]

  On 11/17/2023 at 1:57 AM, Carl3 said:

Did you walk or ride. Played it once with TST folks and it seemed to have some decent elevation changes and some holes with some distance from the green to the next tee. Either way 1:35 is impressive.

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In a cart, naturally. It's my home course, surely you remember. 😉 

[StuM]

  On 11/16/2023 at 5:19 PM, iacas said:

Putted with my wedge for a good chunk of the holes (played 18 in 1:35) on a nice day at Whispering Woods. Shot 71 (-1).

This also included flying a few greens as I wasn't expecting to hit the ball as well as I did on a few occasions. This one almost found the right rough through the fairway for example (#17 at WW).

On the previous hole I'd flown it into the second greenside bunker on 16. I went long on 15, over the back of the green on 14 by nearly ten yards (white flag)… yesterday I'd hit a 4I 225, too.

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Why putt with your wedge?

1:35 is impressive, I believe the record on to PGAT is 1:29 by Wesley Bryan and he had a caddy and was running from home to hole.

[boogielicious]

  On 11/17/2023 at 3:51 AM, StuM said:

Why putt with your wedge?

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He’s bored shooting par.😉

[klineka]

Played 9 holes yesterday, shot a 38 for +2. 2 birdies, 3 pars, 4 bogies. 

Played very solid, even the 4 bogies had good shots mixed in with a bad break/bounce. 

Burned the edge on 2 10-15' birdie putts on the parred holes too.

Driver was flying forever yesterday, 3 drives of 320+ on the downwind holes took pressure off my approach game.

[iacas]

  On 11/17/2023 at 3:51 AM, StuM said:

Why putt with your wedge?

1:35 is impressive, I believe the record on to PGAT is 1:29 by Wesley Bryan and he had a caddy and was running from home to hole.

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Because I didn't have to take the head cover off. And because…

I gained 1.06 strokes against a PGA Tour player putting with my wedge in that round as @billchao can attest.

I'm one of the best putters you'll ever know.

 

 

[mdl]

Last weekend I lost in the elite eight round of a 64 team two person best ball match play tournament. Went two 20 holes against two low single digit cappers. I won the first hole because I parred and got a stroke then didn't contribute the next 10 holes. Shot 50 on the front. Then I shot 38 on the back. Tied it up on 14 with a 4i up hill to a pin tucked maybe 6 feet past a brutal false front. Arccos has my 4i as my 214y club. Changed from 5i to 4i on the teebox into a cold quartering wind. Hit it pin high at 183y to 4 feet right!

Then I defended 15. Pulled my tee shot but got lucky and found it, chipped out and up a bit to middle of the fairway 140y out. 9i up the hill to 12-15 feet. Drained the par putt to halve the hole!

I gave it away on 17 though. All four of us hit solid drives. Then all other three players hit crap 2nd shots. I hit the green with 6i about 30 feet out but on the wrong level. Not great first putt to 4 feet. Standing over it felt like I was aimed right. Instead of stepping away I went for it and pulled it to 3 putt and tie the hole. Partner and I both got strokes on 18 and we both parred to win the hole and tie it up but that should've been for the win.

Super fun round though and super fun format!

[StuM]

  On 11/17/2023 at 10:08 PM, iacas said:

I'm one of the best putters you'll ever know.

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Too bad putting is not King 😜

[Carl3]

  On 11/17/2023 at 3:01 AM, iacas said:

In a cart, naturally. It's my home course, surely you remember. 😉 

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You struck me as a guy who might often walk. That might be a tough course to routinely walk. 

[iacas]

  On 11/19/2023 at 2:05 AM, Carl3 said:

You struck me as a guy who might often walk. That might be a tough course to routinely walk. 

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I walk when I can.

[bkuehn1952]

Potentially the last round of 2023 today. Carded a 77 on a 6,000 yard layout, which was all my old body could handle. The course is relatively flat so walking was not a problem. Weather was wonderful for mid-November (50 degrees F. and clear blue sunny skies). I had the last "18 Hole" tee time and started as a single. I picked up Phil on #8 and John on #11. We ended up a foursome with the addition of Anthony on #16.

Most local courses have closed or today was their last day. From this point on I will need both acceptable weather (40 degrees or more, no snow) and an open course.

[Clemsonfan]

Played Musgrove Mill Golf course in Clinton, SC, today. First round in 7 weeks but I have been Stack speed training and working on putting. Putted great in warmup but had to revert back to the claw style on the first hole. Tough course, at 155 Slope, to return to golf without hitting a ball since early October.

Shot 55-41=96. Opened with an easy fairway, GIR and 2-putt par from 10’. Parred 7 and birdied 9. Really struggled with firm packed sand on several holes, and an unreliable fade on the others. Abandoned the fade on 9 and played the last 10 holes in +4. Unlucky 3-putt on 15 when left the flagstick in, as I normally do, and the 2’ par putt rattled back and forth off the stick and cup and bounced out. Also 3-putted 11 after a good approach took the slope and rolled all the way to the front of the green. 55 has to be my highest score ever on 9 holes.As is the 14-stroke swing from one nine to the next.

[bkuehn1952]

Played an off season round at Washtenaw Golf Club. 90+ was the damage. I would say that was my worst scoring round of 2023. I have played poorly a number of times over the past 12 months but nothing came close to this round.

[Darkfrog]

Shot 91 yesterday with 9 GIR.

Had a two hole stretch on the back 9 where I was +7 - started with a shank trying to nuke a 4-iron on a long par-3. Could have just hit a normal 4-iron and ended up 10 yards short, or hit a hybrid and possibly end up over the green, both of those way better than where my ball ended up after the shank.

Putting, in particular lag putting, was terrible (-4 strokes gained). Didn't do very well in short game either (-2 strokes gained).

I'll take the 9 GIR as something positive though.