cyoung2ty
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On Saturday, I practically ran the gamut of demoralizing shots. Each bothered me, but... one bothered me more than the others.
1. On my 4th hole... I hit my approach just shy of the green in the fairway. I had maybe 40 feet between my ball and the hole... and maybe 20 feet of fairway before the green. It was lift, clean and place due to the very wet conditions, so... I had a perfect lie. Still... I flubbed my chip. I then putted from the fairway and hit the pin, tapping in for a bogey.
2. On the very next hole (a long par 3)... I pulled my tee shot and it kicked down in to the woods. I was able to hack it out and over the right side of the green. Another poor chip left me 33 feet for bogey. It was a straightforward putt. No significant break or anything. I left that about 3 feet short and, in my haste to finish the hole... I missed the putt for double. A three-putt from a fairly easy location kills me.
3. Later in the round (on another par 3)... I hit my 6 iron to 3'9" (winning a $79 CTP). I then proceeded to over-think the putt, finding a break in the putt that wasn't there... and I missed the birdie. Following the round... I found out that nobody else had birdied the hole and if I had just made the putt... I'd have won another $190. This is the one that I haven't stopped thinking about. I've now missed 2 birdie attempts inside of 4 feet so far this season.
To me... the only thing more demoralizing than missing a short birdie putt is topping a tee shot on a long par 5. A 'scoring hole' that I've turned into a struggle just frustrates me.
So... what's the most demoralizing shot you hit in a round? Is it one of the things I posted above or... is there another that keeps you awake at night?
1. On my 4th hole... I hit my approach just shy of the green in the fairway. I had maybe 40 feet between my ball and the hole... and maybe 20 feet of fairway before the green. It was lift, clean and place due to the very wet conditions, so... I had a perfect lie. Still... I flubbed my chip. I then putted from the fairway and hit the pin, tapping in for a bogey.
2. On the very next hole (a long par 3)... I pulled my tee shot and it kicked down in to the woods. I was able to hack it out and over the right side of the green. Another poor chip left me 33 feet for bogey. It was a straightforward putt. No significant break or anything. I left that about 3 feet short and, in my haste to finish the hole... I missed the putt for double. A three-putt from a fairly easy location kills me.
3. Later in the round (on another par 3)... I hit my 6 iron to 3'9" (winning a $79 CTP). I then proceeded to over-think the putt, finding a break in the putt that wasn't there... and I missed the birdie. Following the round... I found out that nobody else had birdied the hole and if I had just made the putt... I'd have won another $190. This is the one that I haven't stopped thinking about. I've now missed 2 birdie attempts inside of 4 feet so far this season.
To me... the only thing more demoralizing than missing a short birdie putt is topping a tee shot on a long par 5. A 'scoring hole' that I've turned into a struggle just frustrates me.
So... what's the most demoralizing shot you hit in a round? Is it one of the things I posted above or... is there another that keeps you awake at night?