What'd You Shoot Today?

[Hatchman]

Shot a 40 nine hole practice round prior to tomorrow evenings playoffs. Course in good shape, me not so good. Lost ball cost me off the tee on 7, we could not locate after teeing into low sun. My fault hitting pull over waste area, a no no at this course and for sure tomorrow. Oh, I forgot to mention the beauty of a shank I hit on hole 2, a 560 yard par 5 after a centered tee shot and nicely struck 5 wood to 74 yards dead center fairway lie. Trying to put some extra cheese on it, It squirted out 45* left almost to the cart path. What an idiot and they had a good laugh. Been a long time for one of those. Got it back with a quick birdie, thank goodness hitting a tricky tee position into wind with a hold up draw. Some righties I play with don't really like this box position or hole hitting basically over edge of hazard. A beautiful hole design I think but I'm not fond of the box on the other side. [S] [/S]

[DriveBomber]

Shot 78 without even hitting the ball all that well... The course however was only 6300 yards. I am working on my game very hard as I am in position to be the #1 golfer on my high school team this coming season

[Dave2512]

80 yesterday and unremarkable other than the few mistakes made derailed what shoulda coulda have been my best round of the year possibly even best ever. Best I've hit the ball in a very long time only a half dozen or so bad shots and some were bad putts.

The takeaway for me is I haven't played or practiced much this season and I am just now getting to where I was ending 2014, just twenty rounds since April, last year I was playing 20+ times a month. 3 putt avoidance is a problem this year and it bit me yesterday on one of those half dozen bad shots. Actually putting in general not that sharp I left two 8 foot birdie putts short tracking dead center. When I am striking the ball well even the misses are good, I scrambled at 50% because misses were flag high and just off the green. Really easy chips to tap in range.

It's critical for me to stay in the game regardless what I encounter on the course. A couple of the bad shots were the result of catching slow groups and rushing a bit to get out of their way. When I have time to spare I should just hang back staying away from them because having consideration for them led to a double on a par 3 I breeze through. Just didn't take care to judge wind and make the appropriate club selection after some hey go ahead and play through chit chat on the tee. Usually I'd toss some grass around and hit front of green and pin with laser to make sure I get it there and I just grabbed a club and hit. I was a club short and found the water after bouncing of the edge of the green.

[dfreuter415]

40-41=81 @ River Forest CC, Freeport, PA

[fr0sty]

Shot a 73 last Saturday to advance to the next round of the club Championship. Beat my poor opponent 7 and 6 (we were both playing off 7). Now I have to get my next match in before the handicap revisions in two weeks drops my index below 6...

[leemuss1]

I shot 77 today and consistently hit between 76 & 79 the last 8 times I've been out is this any good?

[onthehunt526]

I shot 39-40=79 yesterday, I only hit 5 greens in regulation, nothing worse than bogey though, 1 birdie, 8 bogeys, 9 pars, with a couple lip outs from 8 feet for par... Possibly my best scrambling round of the year thus far...

[dfreuter415]

I shot 77 today and consistently hit between 76 & 79 the last 8 times I've been out is this any good?

Welcome to TST.  As for your question, for the average golfer the scores are great, for a 14 handicap the scores are exceptional, for a pro - not so much.

If you are a true 14, after 8 scores between 76 & 79, your handicap should be in the single digits.

[leemuss1]

Welcome to TST.  As for your question, for the average golfer the scores are great, for a 14 handicap the scores are exceptional, for a pro - not so much. If you are a true 14, after 8 scores between 76 & 79, your handicap should be in the single digits.

My friend told me that's what I am it's not official as of yet but I am joining a club soon so I will be able to get my handicap. Just wanted to no if these scores were classed as good I played with no handicap for those scores

[Hatchman]

Yesterday stroke stroke play instead of match play. 76, 37/39.

[Dave2512]

39/41 80 and a total bummer. Ladies had a 9 hole tournament and for whatever reason the pins on that side were brutal. Best ball striking day ever 61% GIR but three 3 putts on the back. All lip outs on funky pin placements. I guess I hit the ball over the hole and left myself downhill putts but sheesh these were tough. Couple I stopped hole high but had short hard breaking putts across the slope. Just one bad hole with a ball in the water.

[Duff McGee]

So I feel badly doing this, but I hit up a local course because I came across a Golf Now steal of a deal $14 18 holes on a decent course with cart, so I went out. I need to be practicing a lot over the next 6 days bc I have my first tournament next Tuesday. Anyway I hit my first drive right down the fairway about 260, put it close to the pin on the approach, and parred as I usually do for some damn reason on first holes even without warm up. Then the duck hook off the tee came back. Then I couldn't hit my irons. I was in a panic and had to stop keeping score so I could just drop a ton of balls and practice to figure out what the hell was going on. I think I know at least somewhat why I am back to spraying the ball but I feel badly that I didn't enter a score for handicap purposes. Anyone ever do this? TLDR: probably around a 96 from the blues. Ugh!

[Hatchman]

Had a very nice 70. 35/35. But I need to report my playing thinking is changing a little since reading LSW. I'm a gambler and always felt lucky in sports, so I go right at a target or when in trouble still try and pull off the impossible shot because I have, once in a blue moon if honest. So now drive as recommended as far as possible, I was always accurate, and hit the resulting shot. It's really not that far off the edge of the fairway but a lot closer. I then hit the the green instead of attacking the pin or the lay up mark. Still hit two birdies anyway. My putting is above average and has held me up when approaches were not good previously. Anyway, this kind of summarizes my thought process currently. On hole 18 I actually thought boring until I realized it was a damn good round. 35/35 2 birds 27 putts (13/14) 7 fairways - misses were slight, or not too far out but closer to hole GIR - 11 UD - either 4/5 or 4/6. Need a ruling. See facts below. Hole 14, par 5, 517. GIR, front with back tier pin placement. Putt #1 rammed uphill past pin 8 paces just off green. Putt #2 holed from just off green. Was it a UD at that point :~(

[webb1522]

91 44/47 Really wanted in the 80's but had 3 bad blow up holes. Putter was working. No 3 putts, had 2 birdies lip around though. Biggest issue is pushing my irons right. Make solid contact just horribly right.

[FinTurma]

Played 9 holes last evening and I shot even par 35.

I had 2 birdies, 6 pars and a double bogey.

7/9 GIR, 5/6 FIR, 15 putts

Game felt pretty good!

[Jon Hoover]

Played in my 9 hole League last night, +2, 2 bogeys and burnt the edge of a 6' birdie putt.

[Dave2512]

9 hole league 45 last night. Quad bogey on last hole was a bummer. As was the first hole 3 putt for bogey and the bad bounce on third hole after dang near getting home in two on long par 5. Just wasn't my day.

[charliek98]

After a 2 year renovation, my home course opened yesterday! I was so excited that I went out and shot my best round of the year 83! Played from 6500 with a 71.9/135. Today I thought I could match that from 7000 yards, but ended up shooting 93 from 74.5/144. I've had better days