93 twice this year on the same course. Seems like I just can't play that course, on of those rounds I started out -2 thru 5 and then the wheels fell off very badly. 
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Last year... I had an entire round that was like Jean Van de Velde's 1999 18th hole at The Open. ??? It started with a triple on 1, and a double on 2. I parred 3 and got a birdie on 4. Then I ended up with an 11 on 5, a bogey on 6, a double on 7, a triple on 8, a bogey on 9. You don't want to know the back 9.
I wish I had your ability to turn around a bad round. I’ve seen you do it a hundred times. It’s something I’ve never been able to do.
All 3 rounds at the Ben Hogan Experience!
Losing 5 & 4 in a 9 hole match play match, first round of a tourney.
Then going on to win the next 3 matches and win the B flight.
No nerves at all in that first match
Then going on to win the next 3 matches and win the B flight.
No nerves at all in that first match
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I'm certain I've shot worse in my early day but my worst round on The Grint (going back to 2017) was a 118 but I was just glad to be back playing golf again.
SirShives
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Couple of years ago, I contracted a terrible case of the “fats” halfway through the front 9. I was laying the sod over the ball with every club in the bag. I don’t remember the final score, (it was horrendous I’m sure) but I do remember how frustrating that round was. I even had a swing on a tee box where I left a divot 6 INCHES BEHIND THE BALL with my driver. I still made contact and dribbled the ball 75 yards into fairway. Man that round sucked!
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Back when I was a mid single digit handicap I played in my first Club Championship. I qualified shooting a 76 and first round shot 76. Then on Sunday I started out par birdie. The next hole was a par 5 and I hit a great driver and my second shot I went for the green. OB on the right but I hit a draw with my 4 wood so I aimed at the right side of the green and it did not draw. Ended up OB and made a double. Really shook up now and I 4 putted the next hole another double. This went on for the next 5 holes until the ninth. I then tried to double down and go for the green with my driver. Hit it OB three times before landing in front of the green and making a sweet 10. Back nine was a little better and I ended up with a 50-42 92. This was the most embarrassing round of my life.
Out of the rounds I have been tracking in the past 18 months, in terms of worst for par for the course, 92 on a par 56 semi executive course, I was playing with the inlaws and couldn't hit a ball that day if my life depended on it. In terms of highest score on a par 72, I shot a 102 but that was winter with punched greens too so I'm not sure if that should count. But I tracked it so I'm sharing it.
I have had a number of bad rounds over the year scoring wise, but I can’t recall an unhappy round in quite some time. The one thing that sticks in my mind most is the fact that I could not hit a tee shot to save my life the second day at PGA National. I was really embarrassed, honestly. But the round was still a blast and really memorable. The day before, in wet conditions, I was poking my driver out there pretty far, and then like a light switch I looked like it was my first day golfing.
Chin up fellow hackers. Just because you are having a bad round doesn’t mean you have to have a bad day.
Chin up fellow hackers. Just because you are having a bad round doesn’t mean you have to have a bad day.
I've been trying to think about this one. I've had high scores, but I feel like it has to be a round where the outcome mattered, and I physically and mentally felt like I should have done a lot better. The one from last year that's coming to mind was a charity round with a couple older guys I would say I personally and professionally admire. I was in a pretty good groove, felt good about my current game, and my ribs were feeling pretty good as well.
We played from the golds. I figured it would be pretty easy, and played horribly. Every hole put me in a partial wedge approach and after a couple bad ones, and a scoring trend my ego apparently couldn't handle, it got in my head. I had wanted to impress, obviously wasn't, and combined with what I felt should have been an easy course I was uncharacteristically frustrated. I shot a an 84 or 85 on what I think was something like a 66 course rating from those tees.
When I was a kid I remember a real bad tournament round. I can't remember some of the details. Time and booze have eroded them. It wasn't one where everyone played and best scores counted for the team. I can't remember the exact format. We only brought 4 people from the team to this tournament. I wasn't a team star or anything, but I'd been playing well leading up and was chosen as one of them. I wish I could remember the course, but it had far and away the most difficult greens I had ever come across at that point and they absolutely ate me up. Chipping was a mess, I had a two 4 putts, and multiple 3 putts. Shot a 91. The other 3 shot 75 or better. We finished 4th. It was a step up in competition. My teammates all rose, and I fell.
More recently, but less impactful, was my last round in Vegas this week. It was abysmal. I went to test the Mavrik before the round because I was already sore from playing and knew I'd be worthless after another round. Got through the driver test and just didn't have anything left. Played well the first 4 holes, and then it got bad in a hurry. Fatigue took over everything, mechanics broke down so it bounced between good shot and terrible, and I'd wager my driver swing speed was down a good 10-15 mph by the time it was over. I was basically playing bogey golf or worse by the end. Two guys I was supposed to played with didn't even go because they were tired, and they made the right choice.
We played from the golds. I figured it would be pretty easy, and played horribly. Every hole put me in a partial wedge approach and after a couple bad ones, and a scoring trend my ego apparently couldn't handle, it got in my head. I had wanted to impress, obviously wasn't, and combined with what I felt should have been an easy course I was uncharacteristically frustrated. I shot a an 84 or 85 on what I think was something like a 66 course rating from those tees.
When I was a kid I remember a real bad tournament round. I can't remember some of the details. Time and booze have eroded them. It wasn't one where everyone played and best scores counted for the team. I can't remember the exact format. We only brought 4 people from the team to this tournament. I wasn't a team star or anything, but I'd been playing well leading up and was chosen as one of them. I wish I could remember the course, but it had far and away the most difficult greens I had ever come across at that point and they absolutely ate me up. Chipping was a mess, I had a two 4 putts, and multiple 3 putts. Shot a 91. The other 3 shot 75 or better. We finished 4th. It was a step up in competition. My teammates all rose, and I fell.
More recently, but less impactful, was my last round in Vegas this week. It was abysmal. I went to test the Mavrik before the round because I was already sore from playing and knew I'd be worthless after another round. Got through the driver test and just didn't have anything left. Played well the first 4 holes, and then it got bad in a hurry. Fatigue took over everything, mechanics broke down so it bounced between good shot and terrible, and I'd wager my driver swing speed was down a good 10-15 mph by the time it was over. I was basically playing bogey golf or worse by the end. Two guys I was supposed to played with didn't even go because they were tired, and they made the right choice.
In a good sign of my golf mental state, I cannot remember my worse round.
About fifteen years ago and about my fourth or fifth round of the year, I hit my first three tee shots OB. On my seventh shot I finally found the fairway. It didn't get any better for the rest of the round. Sometimes alcohol and cigars can be a saving grace!
My worst round ever was a round on a nice club course around the DC area. Lost my swing early and confidence went fast. On a really short par three I put four in the water. I threw the fifth one in to the bewilderment of my friends. I laughingly said it was going there anyway. It was a bad round.
My worst round in a THP event was the first round of the Ultimate Weekend with @fupresti and @tpluff. I was twenty shots more than I had the day before in the practice round and double my handicap. It was not good. I cost those guys a win that weekend.
My worst round in a THP event was the first round of the Ultimate Weekend with @fupresti and @tpluff. I was twenty shots more than I had the day before in the practice round and double my handicap. It was not good. I cost those guys a win that weekend.
Last year, playing University Ridge in Madison, I started 10 over thru 5....wanted to jump off a bridge!!! I lost a ball from 119 out with my wedge on #2, a par 5
Ended up 1 over the next 13 holes, which is unreal good for me, for an 84.
Not sure what happened, but those first 5 holes were horrendous!!!
Ended up 1 over the next 13 holes, which is unreal good for me, for an 84.
Not sure what happened, but those first 5 holes were horrendous!!!
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Last year, playing University Ridge in Madison, I started 10 over thru 5....wanted to jump off a bridge!!! I lost a ball from 119 out with my wedge on #2, a par 5
Ended up 1 over the next 13 holes, which is unreal good for me, for an 84.
Not sure what happened, but those first 5 holes were horrendous!!!
Shooting near your handicap for your worst round is awesome.
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Oye. I have a picture of a drive I actually got into that backed up 18 inches.....on a drive.....in the fairway.....
Again, pretty standard in some regions.
I have to say I've had quite a few bad rounds in my day, but since JB brought it up. The most glaring was back in the mid 70s I was leading in a PGA Sectional Tournament going into the last hole and took an 11 on the par 5 finishing hole. Need I say more.
gonyr
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This is perfect. I can't even tell you how many times I've arrived for a round feeling great, knowing this was a day to shoot low, and just completely falling apart for no reason.
As far as a personal worst round, it was at my 25th college reunion a few years back. I played with some old buddies I hadn't seen in years. The friendship and fun was awesome. The golf, not so much. I started out bogey, bogey, par. Then I basically alternated triples and doubles the rest of the way, with a few quads mixed in for good luck. It felt like there were holes where I could have kicked the ball down the fairway and got the same score.