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9 hole completed this evening.. Played the "tips" at my course in hopes of playing some of the longer irons into the hole.. I'll do my best to offer a reasonable breakdown while including some hole breakdowns.. I didn't hit the range prior to the round, so that cost me on the first fairway, but it went alright after that..
Hole #1 :: 443 yards - Par 4 :: Driver to center of fairway. 135 into pin with wind in face. 9 iron hit VERY fat about 100 yards. 54 degree to 5 feet. 1 putt for par.
Hole #2 :: 370 yards - Par 4 :: 3w to 140. PW slightly right of the flag onto hill (I was trying to hit it just slightly past the hill, not just slightly before the top of the hill) and sucks back about 10-15 feet. 2 putt for par.
Hole #3 :: 170 yards - Par 3 :: 7 iron hit thin, however, results are very strong. Right of the hole but short about 5 yards, sitting on very front of the fringe. 2 putt for par.
Hole #4 :: 551 yards - Par 5 :: Driver pulled to left heather. Closed a 3 iron and hit a low shot trying to draw it around a tree, but ended up straighter than intended. 5 iron from thick rough with a draw into left greenside bunker. Sand shot on green but heavy. 2 putt for 6.
Hole #5 :: 235 yards - Par 3 :: 3w past the hole, 3 putt bogey from probably 45 feet.
Hole #6 :: 403 yards - Par 4 :: Driver to 105 (it's a dogleg, and I worked the corner pretty well). 50 degree VR pro wedge to about 3 feet left pin high. Tough downhill putt sneaks by. in for par.
Hole #7 :: 412 yards - Par 4 :: Faded Driver to thick right rough, 155 from the hole. Pulled a 7 for overclub and managed to get it on the green. Putt stops short but on line. In for par.
Hole #8 :: 335 yards - Par 4 :: Driver to about 50 yards, with help from the left rough which was apparently like concrete. 54 degree bounces on shot, hit long but on the green about 25 feet away and downhill. Best putt of the day falls. Birdie.
Hole #9 :: 525 yards - Par 5 :: You may laugh, but I pulled the heck out of my tee shot after hearing a person press down on the cart break on the fairway to the left (i might have hit them if the shot wasn't directly into the tree line separating the two holes haha!).. Hitting 3 off the tee with a nice fade (hole doglegs right) leaving 205 to the flag on a downhill lie. 3 iron hit entirely too clean, runs long of the hole more into the middle, leaving a 40 footer downhill. Attention gone, 3 putt for a crowd pleasing double.
Final score 39, which I'll take playing the tips which play just under 3500 yards. The VR Pro's seem to be making a habit of getting me out of trouble, and I really like that. I love that I can still experience plenty of spin with my irons if well struck, and while I lost out on 'workability' with my 3 iron on one hole, it came up big on the final hole with a shot that would normally give me fits with the downhill lie.
Overall experience is once again very positive. I'll be playing again Friday and will update more then!
Hole #1 :: 443 yards - Par 4 :: Driver to center of fairway. 135 into pin with wind in face. 9 iron hit VERY fat about 100 yards. 54 degree to 5 feet. 1 putt for par.
Hole #2 :: 370 yards - Par 4 :: 3w to 140. PW slightly right of the flag onto hill (I was trying to hit it just slightly past the hill, not just slightly before the top of the hill) and sucks back about 10-15 feet. 2 putt for par.
Hole #3 :: 170 yards - Par 3 :: 7 iron hit thin, however, results are very strong. Right of the hole but short about 5 yards, sitting on very front of the fringe. 2 putt for par.
Hole #4 :: 551 yards - Par 5 :: Driver pulled to left heather. Closed a 3 iron and hit a low shot trying to draw it around a tree, but ended up straighter than intended. 5 iron from thick rough with a draw into left greenside bunker. Sand shot on green but heavy. 2 putt for 6.
Hole #5 :: 235 yards - Par 3 :: 3w past the hole, 3 putt bogey from probably 45 feet.
Hole #6 :: 403 yards - Par 4 :: Driver to 105 (it's a dogleg, and I worked the corner pretty well). 50 degree VR pro wedge to about 3 feet left pin high. Tough downhill putt sneaks by. in for par.
Hole #7 :: 412 yards - Par 4 :: Faded Driver to thick right rough, 155 from the hole. Pulled a 7 for overclub and managed to get it on the green. Putt stops short but on line. In for par.
Hole #8 :: 335 yards - Par 4 :: Driver to about 50 yards, with help from the left rough which was apparently like concrete. 54 degree bounces on shot, hit long but on the green about 25 feet away and downhill. Best putt of the day falls. Birdie.
Hole #9 :: 525 yards - Par 5 :: You may laugh, but I pulled the heck out of my tee shot after hearing a person press down on the cart break on the fairway to the left (i might have hit them if the shot wasn't directly into the tree line separating the two holes haha!).. Hitting 3 off the tee with a nice fade (hole doglegs right) leaving 205 to the flag on a downhill lie. 3 iron hit entirely too clean, runs long of the hole more into the middle, leaving a 40 footer downhill. Attention gone, 3 putt for a crowd pleasing double.
Final score 39, which I'll take playing the tips which play just under 3500 yards. The VR Pro's seem to be making a habit of getting me out of trouble, and I really like that. I love that I can still experience plenty of spin with my irons if well struck, and while I lost out on 'workability' with my 3 iron on one hole, it came up big on the final hole with a shot that would normally give me fits with the downhill lie.
Overall experience is once again very positive. I'll be playing again Friday and will update more then!