cpljohnst
Go Jackets! Go Sun Devils
- Joined
- Jun 1, 2011
- Messages
- 15,330
- Reaction score
- 111
- Location
- Villa Rica, Georgia
- Handicap
- 16.0 GHIN
46/42 for 88 at Pinehurst #2. Will ESC to 86. Started off super shaky and just wasn't comfortable at all. Wish I could have played the first 3 holes over (+7 after 3 is never a good start). Settled down and really enjoyed the course. I've been wanting to play the course for many years for all the history that has happened there. After watching the Mens and Womens US Opens there last year I wasn't in a hurry. Not because of the brownness of the course, but just because none of the holes seemed to standout to me. They all seemed very similar. I'll say that is not the case after playing it in person. I enjoyed the course a lot and would play there again in a heartbeat. The character of each hole is much more easily seen in person. TV just did not do a good job of showing the elevation changes and sloping, which really added to my enjoyment. Course is super challenging, especially in the short game. I consider myself a decent short game player and struggled today. The turtle back greens are just so intimidating. Greens are playing fast and very firm after getting Bermuda put in after last years two USGA events. Approaches are tough because the greens effective size are often 3/4 or 1/2 the actual size due to the turtlebacks. Just a very fun and challenging course that I'd like to play again.
Played from 6,300 yards. The course was set up for the North South Amateur tournament that was teeing off behind us. The caddie with our group said the pin placements today were the same used on Sunday during last years Men's Open.
11 FWY, 6 GIR, 36 putts (two 3-putts), 1 Penalty (O.B. on the #3rd off the tee, with a snap hooker)
1 Birdie, 6 pars, 7 bogies, 2 doubles, 2 triples.
Played from 6,300 yards. The course was set up for the North South Amateur tournament that was teeing off behind us. The caddie with our group said the pin placements today were the same used on Sunday during last years Men's Open.
11 FWY, 6 GIR, 36 putts (two 3-putts), 1 Penalty (O.B. on the #3rd off the tee, with a snap hooker)
1 Birdie, 6 pars, 7 bogies, 2 doubles, 2 triples.