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Posted
99 (ESC) at The Crossings at Carlsbad last week. Great course, I love courses that have a spread out hole design (and not the bunched up stuff mostly around here). I honestly didn't play too bad but I had several killer blow up holes.

One was #8 530 yard par 5. I absolutely piped my driver from a slightly elevated tee position and got a ton of roll out. This is where I shot myself. Buddy I was playing with told me I had to go for it in two and I fought it for a minute or two. GPS on cart told me 190 to pin, 170 to carry water. Having played my normal conservative round to this point, I said "screw it, I'm on vacation" and pulled my 5 iron (I would have laid up down the left side, avoiding the water and had a easy pitch shot). Of course, I swung too hard and hit it fat, about 165, into water. Decided to drop at same spot for my 4th and this time went with 6 iron, my 175 club. I pushed it a touch to the right but my friend thought for sure it would make it but I told him "nope, it's in again". This time I dropped behind the hazard for a wedge for my 6th. Ball ended up off the green, had to chip for my 7th, and then 2-putted out. Finished +10 for front and a dreadful +17 on back.

Callaway Org14 Sport w/ Clicgear Cart:

Callaway X 460 9* - Callaway X 15* - TaylorMade 19*/21* Hybrid - Callaway Diablo Forged 4-PW - Titleist 50/56/60 - Rife Cayman Brac - Bridgestone xFIXx/B330-RX - TRUE Linkswear Supporter!


Posted
I played 54 holes yesterday.
League 9 today. Shot 37. Last day of league - regular season. I think I finished in 2nd place.

driver: FT-i tlcg 9.5˚ (Matrix Ozik XCONN Stiff)
4 wood: G10 (ProLaunch Red FW stiff)
3 -PW: :Titleist: 695 mb (Rifle flighted 6.0)
wedges:, 52˚, 56˚, 60˚
putter: Studio Select Newport 1.5


Posted
84 (41/43) with 3 birdies on the card. Left about 5 shots on the course. So close to breakin 80.

Even par through 9 is my best.  I don't even want to think about what was my worst.


Posted
86, really crappy day all around.
S9-1 Offset 10.5*
S2 3-W
S9-1 5-W
CPR Rescue 3 Hybrid
AP1 IronsVokey Wedges 56* and 60* Ghost Putter                                                                     Low Score l 71, Par 72 Tiffany Greens (6 Birdies/5 Bogeys)

Posted
91 at my home course, 47/44. Putting flat out sucked.

Callaway Org14 Sport w/ Clicgear Cart:

Callaway X 460 9* - Callaway X 15* - TaylorMade 19*/21* Hybrid - Callaway Diablo Forged 4-PW - Titleist 50/56/60 - Rife Cayman Brac - Bridgestone xFIXx/B330-RX - TRUE Linkswear Supporter!


Posted
88 today. Could have been a lot better. I had a couple disaster holes.

Callaway XR 9.5 + 1, Taylormade R15 3 Wood, Burner 3 Rescue, Callaway XHot 5H, Warbird 4H, Nike Vapor Fly 6-AW Irons, Titleist Vokey 54, 60 Wedges, Taylormade Rossa Fontana Putter, Srixon Z-Star Tour Yellow.

Best Score 2017:  82 (Traditions at the Glen, Par 70)

Favorite Course - Conklin Players Club (Par 72) - Best Score 86


Posted
76 today. Best score so far!
Even 37 front, +4 39 back

In my bag:
Titleist 910 D3 9.5 Degree
TaylorMade R11 3 Wood 15.5 Degree
Adams A12 19 Degree
Cleveland CG16 Tour Irons 4-PW

Taylormade rac Gap 52 Degree, Cleveland CG15 56 Degree, Cleveland CG14 60 Deg

Odyssey 2-Ball


Posted
Struggled with my approach shots the entire round. I still have not figured out how to play in the wind. Shot a 42 on the front, 43 on the back for an 85.
Driver: r7 Superquad 9.5°
5W: Speed LD
Hybrid: Rescue TP 19°
Irons: MP-57 3i-PW
Wedges: SM Oil Can 52° and 58°Putter: Rossa Daytona

Posted
Today I shot 89... Not great; last week I played just 9 on the same course and shot 36 but the greens were as soft as butter and were holding everything. Today, hot and fast. That is my 3rd consecutive round in the 80's and I'm happy as can be.

Posted
I play a par 67 course and in my only two previous rounds this year a rusty 85 and then a somewhat better 81.

Yesterday only played 9 holes par 34 and came out of it with a 37. Just a shame that we weren't playing a full 18 because there was just a chance, a small chance of breaking 70.

Posted
I just played on Tuesday, shot a 107, but it was at a new course, i joined Penn Oaks Golf Club, slope of the white tees is 132, 6307 yards, and I have only played 18 holes one other time in the past 4-5 years, once I get out there more my score will come down, too many stupid mistakes. I may be going out this weekend to a shorter public course with my brother, around 5800 yards, so I hope to do much better.

In my Stand bag...
K15 9.5* Driver
K15 16* 3 Wood
Steelhead III 5 Wood
AP1 4-G Irons G15 20* and 23* Hybrid iWedge 56* 1/2 CRAZ-E Putter


Posted

Played a sunrise round this morning. Started with a quad.

Headed into short par 4 #18, needed a birdie to break 90 for the first time, 10 rounds and almost 2 months after breaking 100 for the first time.

Tee shot was about 25 yards short of the green. Hit my 58* 18 feet left of the flag. Lined up the birdie putt and told myself I wasn't going to leave it short. Hit it and cringed, too hard...but then it hit the back of the cup dead center and dropped for the birdie. Woot!

In the Ogio Blade Light bag:

Driver: TM R7 Draw HT
Fairway Wood: Maxfli C3 3W 15*
Hybrids: Nickent 4DX IW 17* 2H, 3DX IW DC 20* 3H | Callaway FT 26* draw 5H Irons: Titleist 704.CB 7-PW Wedges: 52, 56, 58 Putter: Ping Karsten Craz-E Ball: Callaway Warbird


Posted
96 this afternoon at Teal Bend in Sacramento. Slowest round I have played in a long time. Hard to get into any rhythm when you get up to a tee and have to wait nearly 15 minutes to hit on every hole.....

Posted
hello,played at home course, sentosa golf course,seraphong course,last saturday 24 july - shot 86 from the blue tee.
did not putt well.

WITB
Driver : TM R9 10.5 deg,white graman no5 shaft
Woods : TM R9 3 wood 15 deg,white graman no5 shaft
Maruman M sole 7 wood,graman cf340 shaft
Hybrid : TM rescue dual 22 deg,steelfibre shaft
TM rescue dual 25 deg,steelfibre shaft
Irons : Yamaha Inpres X 410v 6i to P,KBS Tour shafts
Wedges : Fourteen MT28 J.spec 48 deg,KBS Tour black shaft
TM Rac TP 52 deg 8 deg bounce 'Z' grooves,KBS Tour black shaft
Titleist BV spin milled 56 deg wedge,KBS Tour shaft
Putter : Scotty Cameron Studio Select Newport 2 or
Zen 'Zap' putter
Balls : Titliest ProV1 or whatever good balls i find on the course

Posted
Yesterday I shot an 89 at Morro Bay Golf Course, with a birdie on 18 to break 90. Today I followed that up with an 88 at Dairy Creek Golf Course (haven't played here since when I started playing golf 2 years ago on my HS team)... Even though it was only one stroke better than yesterday's round, today's really set me up to play better golf now.

I finally have decided to leave the driver at home after today. I drove the ball 3 times, one a 150 mega hook, a 250 dead straight drive, and a top that rolled maybe 50 yards into the left rough.

Meanwhile on the other 12 holes I used my 3 Hybrid. What a complete difference. Worst tee shot was due to a bad kick, 220 into the right rough. The rest were a consistent 210-220 straight or slightly off line. Only two shots didn't land in the fairway. Considering I play from the beginner male tees, 200+ yard shots leave me no more than SW to 8i on almost all holes and the par 5s are still reachable in 2 with two solid 3Hs.

Only a few chunks, no penalty strokes, one 3 putt, and a few lip out pars were the minor mistakes. My approach game was the major disappointment. I couldn't get any shot from 15-40 yds within 10 feet of the hole, which killed a lot of my par chances and ruined 3 birdie attempts.

Overall though this was a big step forward in my golf game. I was finally able to swallow my pride and take a consistent and safe 220 yard 3H, instead of god knows what with the driver. I could have gone much lower at Morro Bay with the 3H, since Dairy Creek is a much harder course both in actual difficulty and the psychological stuff it puts you through. 2 strokes off my handicap in two days!

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