What'd You Shoot Today?

[ksher84]

Yesterday: 89 - Emerald Valley GC.  1st time playing this course and it was in probably the worst rain I've ever played in.  Very nice course, really want to play it in good weather.

[RainShadow]

37/42=79

 2 doubles on the back derailed me.

Edited June 12, 2022 by RainShadow

[TaderSalad]

Wish I would’ve played

[me05501]

I notched a personal best today with a 75 at the Bear Trace at Harrison Bay near Chattanooga. My prior PB was a 77 at the same course. 
 

I’m proud that I was able to keep my emotions in check throughout the round. I never got too up or too down. I made all the short putts except one five footer for birdie. 

[amace04]

PB 80 yesterday with 3 doubles and a triple at the end.  2 doubles came from an inexplicable lost ball in an area I had no business losing a ball.  Triple on 17 got from me playing undisciplined and trying something I probably shouldn't.

[Motoboss]

92 and the temperature was 105 real feel. It was a struggle at the end.

[dugue4]

Par, double, bogey, bogey, bogey 25.  Wife got too hot so we called it a day.  Side note, I came close to hitting someone with a ball for the 1st time.  (I felt like an a**.)

[Motoboss]

16 hours ago, dugue4 said:

Par, double, bogey, bogey, bogey 25.  Wife got too hot so we called it a day.  Side note, I came close to hitting someone with a ball for the 1st time.  (I felt like an a**.)

It happens and everyone on the course knows the risk. Don’t feel bad.

[ZacR88]

Just nine holes yesterday. 

 

Even par- was 2 under until I lost a ball right in front of the green in the rough, we all saw it land "safe" off the tee, just no where to be found when we got up there, took the double bogey and moved on. My friend behind me found it and threw it at me on the 7th tee box. Said it plugged in the rough just in front of the green, he stepped on it or else he would not have seen it. 

 

 

[NoTalentLefty]

45-41 with 3 doubles and 1 triple . And one of the doubles was sand save. 

[b.mattay]

+1 through 5 holes, ended with a birdie though. On some days my left wrist only lets me make about 3 swings before golf becomes really painful. Probably have as many DNF's as completed rounds this year. Still love the good walk, even if the body spoils it. 

Edited June 17, 2022 by b.mattay

[elwhippy]

79. One daft double on an easy Par 5. New putter in the bag. No three putts. Marvellous.

[david.c.w]

Played yesterday in the ladies choice tournament.  Format is 2 net of 4.  Started off poorly by making horrendous lag putts and essentially 3 putting 3 of the first 5 holes.   Doubled an easy par 3.  Short irons and putter got hot and got 4 birdies in the last 9 holes.  Ended with a 77.

 

We ended up tied for 2nd net and we had to go back out and play 2 more holes to settle the pari-mutuel bets.  Ended up winning 2nd net to win some sweet sweet shop credit.

 

 

[8602081]

Shot Par round on back 9 in our league..

 

I had 1 under going to the last hole, got nervous and 3 putted for a bogey..  2 birdies 2 bogey

 

I've had numerous par rounds, but never under par.  Maybe next time.

 

 

[13ITZ]

+6, 42 on the front 9 last night. Not awful for not having played or practiced in 2 weeks with no warm up. Double bogey on a par-5 was dumb but 2-putted every hole which was a positive. Hoping to get some summer-like weather soon!

[Motoboss]

44/38 - 82 on a links course I haven’t played in 10 years.
Good back 9, for me.

 

[HappyGilmoresBoots]

48 on 9.  Jerks behind me were rushing me, and told me to hit into the group in front of me before they hit into me.  I wasn't in a good headspace despite trying a new little trick from Harvey Penick's Red Book that showed some improvement on my drives and approach shots...LOTTA 3-putts.

[High Plains Driver]

33-40 for a nice little 73. Best round have had in quite awhile.

[PNB_Golf]

My best round ever! Putter got HOT on the back 9

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUHskyGYHr0

[Pars or Doubles]

46 on a 9 I'm familiar with.  Couldn't hit a drive straight, so played a lot of short shots trying to save par.  Haven't played more than once a year for more than a decade and trying to find my game.  Encouraged by the short game - have to figure out alignment for the full swing - especially off the tee.  Approach shots generally not a disaster, but need to find the big swing.  Fourth time out this month, so that's good...

[dfeldss]

44 on the front, stopped keeping score on the back.

 

Don't think i hit the middle of the clubface once. If i didn't shank it, it was a spinny fade off the heel that goes nowhere. 

 

Frustrating

[MSkibisky]

Hit my first 39 last weekend - Not the hardest course, but still a milestone I've been wanting to hit. Only took driver off the tee twice, played with course management in mind. Next stop, break 80!

[vandyfan]

Shot my low round ever, with a very large caveat (this is a par 70 that plays about 5,900 yds), by making a very dramatic driver change. I benched my 9* Cobra SZ that I have been hitting all over the face and brought out an old experimental driver I built when I was really driving poorly a two years ago. I used an old 13* Nike Sumo head and put in a 43" shaft so it effectively plays like a 460cc 3 wood. It was like re-uniting with an old friend. It has been very dry so I the ball was running out a decent amount I was getting this "driver" out there about the same as my Cobra-distance wise which makes almost no sense except that I am sure I was hitting the center much better and hitting it out of a very nice launch window. Was averaging about 270 total off the tee with this thing (probably carrying 240-250). It was so dramatic I am considering just immediately selling the Cobra, like today. 

 

Went out in 31 (holed out for eagle on #1 from 92 yds which helped) and came back in with 34 for a -5 65. Works out to a -2.0 differential which is also a record for me. Dropped my handicap a full point (didn't really want that but ok) to a 3.7. It really was all down to my driving, I was in great position all day and just had so much fun. Not that anyone cares what I shot and the course is quite short but it still feels very very good. I still had to make putts all day and hit a bunch of good wedges from awkward distances. Golf is just so much more fun when I have control of my driver.   

[High Plains Driver]

1 hour ago, vandyfan said:

Shot my low round ever, with a very large caveat (this is a par 70 that plays about 5,900 yds), by making a very dramatic driver change. I benched my 9* Cobra SZ that I have been hitting all over the face and brought out an old experimental driver I built when I was really driving poorly a two years ago. I used an old 13* Nike Sumo head and put in a 43" shaft so it effectively plays like a 460cc 3 wood. It was like re-uniting with an old friend. It has been very dry so I the ball was running out a decent amount I was getting this "driver" out there about the same as my Cobra-distance wise which makes almost no sense except that I am sure I was hitting the center much better and hitting it out of a very nice launch window. Was averaging about 270 total off the tee with this thing (probably carrying 240-250). It was so dramatic I am considering just immediately selling the Cobra, like today. 

 

Went out in 31 (holed out for eagle on #1 from 92 yds which helped) and came back in with 34 for a -5 65. Works out to a -2.0 differential which is also a record for me. Dropped my handicap a full point (didn't really want that but ok) to a 3.7. It really was all down to my driving, I was in great position all day and just had so much fun. Not that anyone cares what I shot and the course is quite short but it still feels very very good. I still had to make putts all day and hit a bunch of good wedges from awkward distances. Golf is just so much more fun when I have control of my driver.   

I played a Nike Ignite "Lucky 13" with a tip/mid stiff x flex shaft on tighter courses back around 2006 with great results. Smoked drives with the Ignite 9.5° weren't terribly longer.

[vandyfan]

12 minutes ago, High Plains Driver said:

"Lucky 13"

 

Haha, that's exactly what mine is called! Nike loved that I guess. Their driver answer to the "heavenwood." 

[13ITZ]

42-41, 83 from the white tees yesterday. +7 through 14 with an all bogey finish, but happy with the score overall.

[PixlPutterman]

I really hate golf sometimes, havent been putting great lately so I put a little lead tape on to see if it would smooth out the stroke......

 

putted even worse........shot 40 on the front.......

 

took off the lead tape and putted WAY better..........33 on the back ........

Edited June 22, 2022 by PixlPutterman

[Motoboss]

59 minutes ago, PixlPutterman said:

I really hate golf sometimes, havent been putting great lately so I put a little lead tape on to see if it would smooth out the stroke......

 

putted even worse........shot 40 on the front.......

 

took off the lead tape and putted WAY better..........33 on the back ........

I find lighter is better in my putter. With a heavier head I get to relying too much on the “weight” to get the ball to the hole, resulting in erratic distance control, while a lighter head it becomes a better “feel” for distance.
 

 Just my $.02

[PixlPutterman]

48 minutes ago, Motoboss said:

I find lighter is better in my putter. With a heavier head I get to relying too much on the “weight” to get the ball to the hole, resulting in erratic distance control, while a lighter head it becomes a better “feel” for distance.
 

 Just my $.02

thats what I find too, but on short putts my stroke is erratic with a lighter putter.

 

Maybe I should carry two putters lol

[13ITZ]

+4, 40 on the front last night from the white tees. Great weather and good company made it an enjoyable round.