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Who cares, lost 4 balls on a simple 9 hole course this morning, about ready to throw in the towel!

Mike M.

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Hybrid's Callaway X2Hot 3 and 4.

Vokey Wedges SM5 Tour Chrome, 54*, 58*.

Putter Greyhawk, G25 4 wood, G25 Driver.


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I got a HOLE IN ONE today!!!  My second hole (#11, they started me off the back with a threesome making the turn), 105 yard par 3 uphill, pitching wedge. I ended up shooting a +3 75.  This is my 2nd one, my first being about 20 years ago.  I need to find the little box with the ball and piece of paper with the details from the 1st one and put this one in it too.  I've kept my first par, first birdie, first eagle, and now my 2 hole in one balls.

The most difficult distance in golf is the six inches between your ears.


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9 hole par 32 - shot a 48; Had 3 pars.

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Had a similar round - 49 front and 42 back, 91 on par 72 (69.2/120) course.  Starting the 1st 4 holes with doubles ruined any chance of breaking 90.  Well, playing after work doesn't give me any time to warm up.  I settled down after that and went 11 over the remaining 14 holes.   Hit 8 out of 14 fairways and my short game was in excellent form which led to meager 29 putts.  Didn't manage the course particularly well.

Did 90 on the same course today.   It rained half the day.  Fairways and greens were slow and balls didn't roll whatsoever.  Mud everywhere but it was better than sitting around at home.

I had a better start than yesterday (6 over the 1st 4 holes) but got tripped up on a couple of holes on back 9.  I got into heated argument with a group in front which made me lose focus on the last few holes.   I had another good short game round (29 putts).   But short game alone isn't going to cut it.   I need to get more GIRs (only 2 yesterday and 2 today), GIRs, GIRls, GIRls, .... I digress.

RiCK

(Play it again, Sam)

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Played exceptionally well today with my irons and off the tee. Putter let me down and scored a 90 in what could've been an 80 :( lots of three putts.

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Yesterday , I had consecutive birdies on 6th and 7th holes !

First time EVER to have two in a row .

One was on a par 5 and the next was on a par 3 . Both had

putts inside of 10 feet (which I often miss under such circumstances).

Very pleased , but still only shot 82 for the round .

Still anxiously waiting to post my FIRST sub 80 ,

M

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Had a good round today - 77 (+7). Went +5 (39) on the front including 2x 3 putt bogies. Doubled #11, bogeyed 14 and made a nice tap-in birdie on the par 5 16th. Finished par-par. A nice and occasionally frustrating public course. What is so frustrating is that last week I could barely hit the ball. Sh*nked 4 in a row - never had a sh*nk before. Today drove the ball well and kept everything under control. Guess that's why we love the game!

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Never left so many birdie putts short... had a great round, but still thinking of what it could have been.

Everything was firing, except for the flat stick.


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Lack luster....90 ... 47F and 43B    69/118 off the blues, had 1-1/2" of rain late friday, but I missed all the casual water. I was kinda physched when afterwards i asked about the tough pin placements?....She told me they had a tournament on thursday and hadn't changed them. most the pins were high, 3 club lengths off the fringe or on the top of the break overs. I can't bitch because I putted 34, but had 10 - 2nd wedges shots ..my bad...


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Had a nice round of 38/38 76 today. Had an OB, two birdies, was hitting my driver very well, just hit a few bad shots and it cost me some pars, it dropped my differential to a 6.8 though!

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93 (44 and 49) on par 71, 68.3/125 course.  I have not broken 90 for 9 straight rounds.   That hasn't happen for a while and I am in a legit slump.

Nothing worked well the whole round.   I was doing ok until #11 par 5 hole where I hit 5 straight duds.  After the triple on #11, the game disintegrated some more for a very weak finish.

RiCK

(Play it again, Sam)

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Shot a 96 on my 70.6/125 6355-yd. goat track. After a very good (for me) ball-striking round last week, I couldn't touch the ball today, but the short game bailed me out on enough holes to break 100.  Not where I want to be but better than where I have been!


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6,560 yrds.  70.7/127.

A very mediocre 80.

Greens had just been aerated and sanded.  Unusual and disappointing that there wasn't a notification on GolfNow when I booked.  They're usually pretty good about that.  One dead pull OB that resulted in a double.  2 birdies, but the greens really made it tougher to get the ball in the hole than is usual on this course.

In David's bag....

Driver: Titleist 910 D-3;  9.5* Diamana Kai'li
3-Wood: Titleist 910F;  15* Diamana Kai'li
Hybrids: Titleist 910H 19* and 21* Diamana Kai'li
Irons: Titleist 695cb 5-Pw

Wedges: Scratch 51-11 TNC grind, Vokey SM-5's;  56-14 F grind and 60-11 K grind
Putter: Scotty Cameron Kombi S
Ball: ProV1

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Played four holes and was even par. Nice U&D; on the last hole after blasting a seven iron over the green. 3 of 4 GIR and 3 of 3 FIR.

Nate

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