InTheRough
Course Botanist
Yesterday's 9 holes.... we report.... you decide.
1) Started with a double bogey. I learned not to hit a 5 iron off the 1st tee because I really can reach the woods with it. 7 iron next time.
2) Par 5. Duffed my tee shot but didn't leave myself much of a 2nd shot so I hit an overdraw and left myself an easy lob shot. GIR. Nice lag. Bad 2nd putt. Bogey.
3) Par 3. GIR. 3 putt. Bogey.
4) Par 4. Put my tee shot into the trees. Chipped out. Put it on the green. Three putted. DB.
5) Par 5. Duffed the tee shot. 2nd shot into the trees. Chipped up about 100 yds. Overshot the green onto hardpan. Duffed the chip but was on the green. 3 putted.
6) Par 3. GIR Two putts. Par.
7) Par 4. Sliced the tits off the drive but it ricocheted back onto the fairway. Hit the 2nd shot heavy. Third shot onto the green. Three putted. DB.
8) Par 4. Hit a 240 yd drive into the rough on the left behind a cedar short. Instead of chipping out. I tried to lob it over. The ball was below my feet. I hit it off the hosel and it shot under the tree. +2 lost ball penalty and rehit. Made it onto the green this time. Three putted. 8.
9) Par 5. Hit another 240 yd drive (where was this hiding?) down the middle. Blocked the 6 iron right, got 2 lucky bounces on the cart path back into the short rough up about 220 yds from where I hit. That left me a short lob shot onto the green. I skulled it into the rough on the other side. Hit a lob shot to 5 feet from the hole. Putted.... ball went around the rim of the hole 270 degrees before dropping for a par.
Total 52. 23 putts. Brutal.
I usually have 16 putts for 9 holes. I just think I wasn't careful enough on putting alignment - I think the ball was a little too far forward since it was going a little left.
1) Started with a double bogey. I learned not to hit a 5 iron off the 1st tee because I really can reach the woods with it. 7 iron next time.
2) Par 5. Duffed my tee shot but didn't leave myself much of a 2nd shot so I hit an overdraw and left myself an easy lob shot. GIR. Nice lag. Bad 2nd putt. Bogey.
3) Par 3. GIR. 3 putt. Bogey.
4) Par 4. Put my tee shot into the trees. Chipped out. Put it on the green. Three putted. DB.
5) Par 5. Duffed the tee shot. 2nd shot into the trees. Chipped up about 100 yds. Overshot the green onto hardpan. Duffed the chip but was on the green. 3 putted.
6) Par 3. GIR Two putts. Par.
7) Par 4. Sliced the tits off the drive but it ricocheted back onto the fairway. Hit the 2nd shot heavy. Third shot onto the green. Three putted. DB.
8) Par 4. Hit a 240 yd drive into the rough on the left behind a cedar short. Instead of chipping out. I tried to lob it over. The ball was below my feet. I hit it off the hosel and it shot under the tree. +2 lost ball penalty and rehit. Made it onto the green this time. Three putted. 8.
9) Par 5. Hit another 240 yd drive (where was this hiding?) down the middle. Blocked the 6 iron right, got 2 lucky bounces on the cart path back into the short rough up about 220 yds from where I hit. That left me a short lob shot onto the green. I skulled it into the rough on the other side. Hit a lob shot to 5 feet from the hole. Putted.... ball went around the rim of the hole 270 degrees before dropping for a par.
Total 52. 23 putts. Brutal.
I usually have 16 putts for 9 holes. I just think I wasn't careful enough on putting alignment - I think the ball was a little too far forward since it was going a little left.