TheDoctor
One of the UK Hackers
If I said I had an absolutely horrendous round on Sunday that was high 80's, could I complain about that?So....you're "decent" round is 4 shots worse than my lifetime PB. No more complaints from you, Mister!
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If I said I had an absolutely horrendous round on Sunday that was high 80's, could I complain about that?So....you're "decent" round is 4 shots worse than my lifetime PB. No more complaints from you, Mister!
No!If I said I had an absolutely horrendous round on Sunday that was high 80's, could I complain about that?
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Shot another lower than average round this morning. 45/45/ 90 (20.5) at my home course. Very hot out today and the round took over 3 hours due to slow play ahead of me.
Similar stats as yesterday's round, but a bit more even-keeled with nothing higher than a double-bogey. Putting was once again better than average. Only two penalties, and I believe I only had one 3-putt. I'm not going to play much better than that. Short approaches were again a weakness and contributed to the one penalty but decent chipping and putting made up for it.
I had to skip a par 3 due to pace of play reasons and I gave myself a 4 on that hole - I think this is correct. Hole 3 of this 9 hole course has a handicap of 8 (so 16 because it's a 9 hole course, right?). Since my index is 24, I would give myself a bogey on any hole ranked higher than 15 and a double on anything 15 or lower???
Anyway, it doesn't really matter - I'll take a low 90's round all day long. It was enjoyable to play the last two rounds the way the game is supposed to be played.
I should explain... I was the first one out and played through the first 9 holes in probably an hour and 15 minutes. But by the time I got back to the first hole to play my second 9 , there were a few groups ahead of me. The foursome directly in front had fallen off pace and had a pretty sizeable gap in front of them. When they kindly offered to let me play through, I skipped the hole instead. After that, the pace was OK. So the 3 1/2 hours (or whatever it was) took a bit longer than usual for how few people were out there. By the time I finished my 17 holes, the course was really filling up and the round would have taken 4 to 4 1/2 hours. So yeah, it could have been worse.slow play????? My goodness that would be a dream! The last time this AZ boy played a 3 hour round Ozark National left the fairway sprinklers on for our 18th hole.
Feel free to b***h about anything you want. We're here to help.I should explain... I was the first one out and played through the first 9 holes in probably an hour and 15 minutes. But by the time I got back to the first hole to play my second 9 , there were a few groups ahead of me. The foursome directly in front had fallen off pace and had a pretty sizeable gap in front of them. When they kindly offered to let me play through, I skipped the hole instead. After that, the pace was OK. So the 3 1/2 hours (or whatever it was) took a bit longer than usual for how few people were out there. By the time I finished my 17 holes, the course was really filling up and the round would have taken 4 to 4 1/2 hours. So yeah, it could have been worse.
I didn't mean to b*tch about others or slow play in general. I just don't have a lot of spare time on the weekends. I'm not sure I could play this game if every round exceeded 4 hours.
We've all been there. Some of us more than a few times. Not me, of course.I have been on a tear lately, butttttttt, not today. Worst day ever. On a par 61, shot an 86. Well over bogey golf. Hit some good shots, and some real stinkers. Oh well, such is golf. More fun later this week.
Congrats on the PB!!!! :friends:43/48 on the same course I shot a 92 on last week. PB at this course. Left a few shots out there, but am very pleased at the game right now. Had the new-to-me putter tweaked at GG yesterday to hopefully start sinking a few more.
Thank you!Congrats on the PB!!!! :friends:
Doc, I'm feeling pretty good about the game right now. The unnatural success I was having with the driver was certainly the biggest influence on the low scores of the last few rounds. I need to get that back, as it sets me up so well for the next shot. I had a couple of good drives on Sunday, one set me up for a birdie, the other would have set me up for a nice shot to the green, had it not settled just enough behind a bush to snooker me. (2 feet to the right was wide open.)Nicely done Hammy, keep it going and you will see those average scores start to drop
Once you break a barrier once, it then becomes a bit less of a mental issue as you know you can do it, you just have to keep taking the positives from each round
Playing 18 holes in a couple of hours, that is the good news. The bad news is the temp, it is suppose to be 98°F. Oh well, I hope to at least get 9 good holes in before the temp ruins me.
Wow, a crappy 49 on the front 9, and then a 43 on the back 9 for a 92. Pretty good for a bad start.Playing 18 holes in a couple of hours, that is the good news. The bad news is the temp, it is suppose to be 98°F. Oh well, I hope to at least get 9 good holes in before the temp ruins me.
Even though it was a 49, were you hitting it well, just not scoring? I find I do that a lot.Wow, a crappy 49 on the front 9, and then a 43 on the back 9 for a 92. Pretty good for a bad start.
Oh, I hit a 30 foot putt!!!! Was I amazed, you bet.
Even though it was a 49, were you hitting it well, just not scoring? I find I do that a lot.