What'd You Shoot Today?

[WillieT]

Have not posted on this page for a while.  Today was the Friday men's shootout0  This turned out to be a new PB day with a 37 front and 39 back for a 76, beating my previous best by two strokes.  It was that rare air day where things were good all the way through the bag.  From a chip in birdie on #2 to hitting the ball to just over 5' on #9 - it was a day of staying in the moment and not letting previous hole scores get into my head.  For example the worst hole of the day - #8 was a 3 putt dbl bogie (misplayed approach put me in tougher up and down setup) that I followed with a birdie at #9.  At the turn, I wanted to stay in the moment and not let it get away.  Settled in with bogie, bogie start followed five straight pars, a bogie and finished with an up and down par.  With only 30 putts - it was a day of near miss birdies, stress free pars. 

[elementz]

Last 2 rounds at home course were 82 and 82....consistent with the score but not consistent in how I am getting there.  A couple of holes and lack of commitment is banging me but will continue to work on it.   Example from the last 36 holes.   5 Birdies = good....6 Double Bogeys = bad.

[Elmer]

50!
A stinkin 50!
I struck the ball well, however it landed in not so great spots.
Thick grass, which led to thicker grass, which led to down hill lies.

Even when I was on the green in regulation, I 3 putted from within 10 ft.

Either the course was not playing well, or I was not playing the course well! 

[saevel25]

Shot a 48, with not lost ball, no penalties, no bunkers, no 2nd short game shots, and no three putts. 

[saevel25]

Path  and club face control is nonexistent. The shots with the best contact are pretty much straight overdraws. And somehow I was just flubbing chips and peaches, which I have been doing in a long time. I wasted at least six shots due to my short game. Still, the long game is a mess.

[Dave2512]

Been a while since my last post. 
 

82 at Ranch Country Club, CO. Solid on the from but unlucky with a string of missed greens and bogeys. 1 - 3 putt on a par 5. 
 

Decided to play golf and not golf shot on the back, thoughtful club choices etc. 7 pars holes 9-18. Made some putts set up by good planning. Decent round but could’ve been better. 

[elementz]

Best round of the year today.....actually best round in 2 years, and it wasn't even at my home course.   Par 71 and I went 41/38 for a 79.   Nothing real fancy, just didn't get into any real trouble.  Only hit 50% fairways, but every miss was just fine.   Had one birdie, but only one double which was a bad 3 putt.    

[saevel25]

Shot a 40 (+5)

Still need to exaggerate stuff more. Still doing the swing stuff more often. 

[AlottaShots]

71

[elementz]

Played Sunday at my home course and shot an 83.....with four 3 putts.   So that is at least promising.   Played Men' Night last night (9 holes) and was Even after 7.....but then had a tough bogey and a terrible double to finish +3.   Either way.....I like the way things are trending.

[ChetlovesMer]

My game, for a lot of reasons is finally starting to improve. 

I darn near completed the no sixes challenge this morning. I snuck out early today and played my home course. I was the first one off and finished in under 2 hours. 

I hit 8 fairways and was just off on 4 others. Only 2 tee balls were what I'd consider wild. (I made a GIR from the next fairway over on one of them. 🤷‍♂️)

I made 8 GIR's and had 8 NGIR's. I shot my lowest round since 2019 and didn't even putt particularly well. I had four or five really good birdie chances and didn't convert any. I also missed one well inside 3 feet on 13. That one hurt. Oops. 

I played really well on Wednesday. Shooting a +1, 37 on the back nine. I birdied 2 of the last 4 holes. My approaches are where I'm seeing the biggest difference. I think the swing I've been working on for the past few months is starting to sink in. Here is Wednesday's strokes gained vs a 5 HCP.

I'm excited to play tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing if this is this the start of a parade or just a lone drummer passing by?

[Carl3]

That is a 9.8 differential if my calculations are correct. That would be an exceptional score if it is 7.0 less than your handicap index. Congrats

[ChetlovesMer]

11 minutes ago, Carl3 said:

That is a 9.8 differential if my calculations are correct. That would be an exceptional score if it is 7.0 less than your handicap index. Congrats

Thank you, sir. 
As I sit here right this moment I'm mentally gearing up for Wednesday Night golf league. I'm stoked to play as I'll be very curious if I've found something real or if it's just a blip on the radar. 

[ChetlovesMer]

Well, crap. 

Last night didn't go well. I actually hit my irons very well. Maybe too well. Flew the over the green on a couple of occasions. So, I got to the course late, therefore no warm up. Right from the car to the teebox. All the gold or yellow tees we normally play were set way back yesterday. We basically played the tips. That seemed kind of odd, but what ever. 

Hole 1: Hit a great drive. Left PW to the flag. My shot never left the flag and literally came down on the top of the flag stick. (Which turned out to be a bad thing.) I three putted to bogey.

Hole 2: Par 3, played long yesterday (again, from the tips), I hit hybrid off the tee. NGIR bogey on two. 

Hole 3: Crushed my drive on the par-5 third. Possibly the longest drive I've hit all year... and it drew. Unfortunately I hit it where there isn't a golf course. Three from the tee, double bogey.

Hole 4: I hit a great drive to the center, hit PW to about 10 feet, 2-putted, par. Yay!

Hole 5: This was a mess. My tee shot found a tree, I had to punch out, then still had no angle at the green, made a double.

Hole 6: Solid drive into a fairway bunker. Advanced it well, but my 3rd was a wedge which I flew long on the par-5 sixth. Fatted a chip, bogey.

Hole 7: NGIR on the par 3 from way back at the tips. Chip on, 2-putt boogie. eh?

Hole 8: Ugh! ... My approach flew the green and I got "sand-trapped". I tried to get cute out of the bunker, then went bunker to bunker. Made a triple. It was just sad.

Hole 9: Played fine, GIR, 2-putt. 

So, needless to say it was a bit disappointing. 

[dennyjones]

Even though you didn't score well, take solice in the fact you hit the longest drive of the year! 😏 I enjoy following your rounds and can imagine the scenario.   Thanks for sharing

[Carl3]

1 hour ago, ChetlovesMer said:

Well, crap. 

Last night didn't go well. I actually hit my irons very well. Maybe too well. Flew the over the green on a couple of occasions. So, I got to the course late, therefore no warm up. Right from the car to the teebox. All the gold or yellow tees we normally play were set way back yesterday. We basically played the tips. That seemed kind of odd, but what ever. 

Hole 1: Hit a great drive. Left PW to the flag. My shot never left the flag and literally came down on the top of the flag stick. (Which turned out to be a bad thing.) I three putted to bogey.

Hole 2: Par 3, played long yesterday (again, from the tips), I hit hybrid off the tee. NGIR bogey on two. 

Hole 3: Crushed my drive on the par-5 third. Possibly the longest drive I've hit all year... and it drew. Unfortunately I hit it where there isn't a golf course. Three from the tee, double bogey.

Hole 4: I hit a great drive to the center, hit PW to about 10 feet, 2-putted, par. Yay!

Hole 5: This was a mess. My tee shot found a tree, I had to punch out, then still had no angle at the green, made a double.

Hole 6: Solid drive into a fairway bunker. Advanced it well, but my 3rd was a wedge which I flew long on the par-5 sixth. Fatted a chip, bogey.

Hole 7: NGIR on the par 3 from way back at the tips. Chip on, 2-putt boogie. eh?

Hole 8: Ugh! ... My approach flew the green and I got "sand-trapped". I tried to get cute out of the bunker, then went bunker to bunker. Made a triple. It was just sad.

Hole 9: Played fine, GIR, 2-putt. 

So, needless to say it was a bit disappointing. 

I have played that course a lot. Mostly scrambles/outings. I enjoyed the read and could picture each hole and got nervous thinking about number 5. That hole is scary. 200 yard layup off the tee?

[ChetlovesMer]

4 minutes ago, Carl3 said:

I have played that course a lot. Mostly scrambles/outings. I enjoyed the read and could picture each hole and got nervous thinking about number 5. That hole is scary. 200 yard layup off the tee?

Things can go awry quickly on that hole. 

[saevel25]

Shot a six over par  41.

Kind of one of those rounds work off is stupid. I had only two flushed shots the entire nine holes. One was a T-ball that ended up pretty good. The other was a six iron on hole nine a par 3. But the sixth iron ended up being a pulll draw that ended up about 25 yards left of the green.