What'd You Shoot Today?

[stocker08]

98.  I was making good contact on 90% of my shots.....but my accuracy has been poor the past couple of weeks.  Worse was my chipping and putting.  Simply couldn't get anything going.  Wind really cause a lot of problems.

 

On the bright side.....the PXG 0311 Gen 5 driving iron that I bought a couple weeks back continues to improve.  One or two misfires off the tee (I played 27) with it....but I also cracked a couple lasers over 260 yards....which I did not expect to see back when I bought the club.

[markymark_Rx]

I am mostly a reader around here but want to post today to share my weekend story because I know a few of you will get a kick out this.

 

I have not shot below 80 since 2 years ago. Been playing a bunch and shooting in 80s consistently but developed the reputation as choke artist for not being about to close out a round after a lower front 9 score.

 

Friday afternoon I shot a 38 on the front 9 (a +3 on par 35) that included two 3-putts (lol). Then... followed it up after the turn with 4 doubles and dropped a 49 on the back 9 after a long series of unfortunate events. Clipped a tree, cart path bounce into the hazard, lipped out putt, clipped another tree, and rolled under a bush. That story alone belongs in the other thread around here to compete with widest difference between front and back 9 scores..

 

As an ~11 index I'm pretty used to the reality of my skills and mostly focus on the enjoyment and laughs with friends while all of this takes place. But it still lingers in the depths of my mind adding wight and distraction to my focus.

 

However, yesterday I went back out with a friend for a casual round. Played really solid again on the front and shot a +4 for a 39 despite a bad double bogey on the par 5 from a poor decision that results in a drop shot. After reloading our cart with some more beers at the turn because it was hot as hell, I then fatted a wedge from 75 yards on the 10th hole resulting in bogey. At this point I had no expectations and even followed it up with another bogey on 11, so I am +6 through 11 holes. Next I somehow managed to go, birdie, par, bogey, birdie, bogey, par - to still be +6 on the 18th tee box. My approach shot into 18 green was block out by some tree branches that would of require me to hit a hook aimed towards an OB area... so I made the smart play and punched toward the green. Chipped on, 2-putts later, I walked of with a +7 for a 78. This was a personal best on the course an all-time career low! I am still buzzing in excitement over how much fun that round was and feel finally alleviated of the self imposed pressure over the past year or so to put a round like this in my stats. Now if only that round had ended up being a big money game!

 

If you made it this far, thanks for reading. I hope all have a great week and enjoy getting out as much as possible the rest of the summer!

[sfleming]

37/43 = 80

made like 1 putt and left a lot short

Drove the ball like a puss but straight

Wedges was lost at distances, both long and short. 

Hit a number of full irons really well. 

Tore up my heel on #10 walking and it bothered me the rest of the round. 

[rooski]

Didn't get around to posting yesterday, but what a treat of a birthday round. First round in the 60s on a par 72 course. Decided it was worth putting on an extra scorecard and keeping around :) 

 

Edited July 12, 2023 by rooski

[st1800e]

On 7/5/2023 at 5:16 AM, Soloman1 said:

Shot my age Friday (71).

Congrats!

[AntLockyer]

It was a bit windy coming back 😂

[NoTalentLefty]

A 40-44 not bad but no birdies. The back nine was an up and down 5 pa4s and 5 double bogeys. It was the worst of times , it was the best of times….

[IsThatGood17]

39;37 for a 76. Decent irons and putting. Driver got a little wild but still had a good day

[Roejye]

Went to a course I've played a couple times, shot a 45 (+10) which included a double and a triple. The double was on the hardest hole on the course, the triple I would've liked to do better but going downhill out of a bunker, I was a little worried about going well over into a hazard. Putting was OK, missed some makeable ones with some slight mis-reads, but they weren't tap ins either. Finished the round with 2 pars, sunk a good putt to save par on a par 5 and played a long par 3 well. Overall, it was a good round. I felt like I had better touch on my chips, which had been a problem the last couple rounds. 

[blades_are_life]

So has anyone ever experienced the joy of somehow losing a provisional ball they saw land in the middle of the fairway? That is the kind of round this was.

[MattM97]

13 hours ago, blades_are_life said:

So has anyone ever experienced the joy of somehow losing a provisional ball they saw land in the middle of the fairway? That is the kind of round this was.

 

That's the worst especially when the whole group converges on the spot the ball went/landed and no one can find it. Usually in cases like that with my friends or even some randoms we just say free drop cause we know where it went just not where it is. 

 

Competitive tournaments obviously a different story. 

[Studyinmoppishness]

Never ever post on WRX but figure I’d post a very special round. I shot 65 in my Saturday morning boys game. I was +18 in the quota points game😛. I was with my son and best friend to make it even more awesome. 

[cardoustie]

On 7/9/2023 at 7:54 PM, cardoustie said:

69, 2nd time in last 10 days 

 

weird as my driver is a little off with overdraws 

69 again this morning

arghhh 

15 GIR … mama cita … it could’ve been really low with a semi-hot flat stick 

driver fixed … just not making putts (gotta go graphite I guess)

new 6i in the bag … and it’s working … so I got that going for me

cap running at 1.5

 

its weird, 43rd year golfing, but somehow in the last 3 weeks I’ve found something with both my driver and short irons that are working day after day

[sfleming]

82. 

Better long game but had 2 offline drives that were penalizing.

Still can't seem to get dialed in 80-110yds out which is starting to get frustrating. 

I'll have to spend some hours at the range specifically on that. 

[mshills]

6500 yards, rain off and on. Lot of golf course for an adaptive player. Tough day. 

 

Three birdies, shot 50-44 for a rollicking 94. 🤬 

[Golfbit2X]

Shot 46 walking the Eisenhower Park Blue course as a single for a quick Nine with two Pars earlier this afternoon. I needed to get done by 5:00 PM to run errands. I was fortunate that it only took me an hour and 49 minutes as a walk-up. This course is the only one in Long Island with twin Par 3s to allow faster groups to pass slower groups so I was able to pass a foursome.  No warm-up before the round. Weather was hot and humid - low 90s but got cooler towards the end of my round. Tested new putting routine with no dry swings. Got immediate results draining a 30+ putt for one of my two Pars of the round. Too many mishits including chunks, shank, bad chip shots and two lost balls that led to 10 over. 

Edited July 16, 2023 by Golfbit2X

[tips09]

38-38 for a 76 yesterday. Worst ball striking day over the last month but somehow scored better than my average over that same time period. Played an unintentional high cut all day which kept me in play with tons of birdie chances. The last 4-5 rounds I’ve been really striking the ball well and the one round I didn’t feel great about my ball striking turned out to be the best round of the year so far. Golf is a funny game and I can’t wait to get back out tomorrow and see what happens. 

[blades_are_life]

On 7/14/2023 at 12:29 PM, MattM97 said:

 

That's the worst especially when the whole group converges on the spot the ball went/landed and no one can find it. Usually in cases like that with my friends or even some randoms we just say free drop cause we know where it went just not where it is. 

 

Competitive tournaments obviously a different story. 

Even worse, I ended up not needing it because I found my original tee ball (in a terrible lie) 30yds short of where I thought it had gotten out to.

[becoh]

Played a new course today with a buddy. Kept the streak of 80s rounds going but putted so poorly. Last couples rounds were 35+ putts, so I swapped out my old B60 for a Tyne 4 and made no difference. Need some time on the putting green.

 

Also, I could feel my first sub-80 round coming, so I cut a dogleg on 18 and had a downhill lie-120 in. Easy GW, which I shanked it off the hosel OB. Then finished off with a solid 3 putt from 10 feet.

 

Another "what could have been" rounds for me. Fun times though.

[Mrgreen36]

Got in 3 nines this week, two subbing for league. 37, 41, 39.  Putting costs me a few. 

[North Butte]

I intended to just play 9 or maybe a few more holes but to limit my heat exposure to 2 hours due today. Unfortunately, I happened to be scoring really well and didn't want to quit. 

 

So I ended up finishing the round, I was one over after 14 holes then kind of "hit the wall" heat-wise and started hitting awful shots and making bogeys after that. I didn't experience any heat illness and was fine once I got out of the sun and cooled off for a few minutes but I probably pushed my luck about a half-hour past the prudent time to quit. 

 

If I'd have been 10 over instead of 1 over starting the back nine I'd have probably called it a day at the turn!

[13ITZ]

44 - 41, 85 last Friday. Got an invite to play a course I hadn't played before and had wanted to. Fun round overall, but four 3-putts was disappointing. Figured it out at the end and finished the last five holes +1, but took too long to get there. Loving the new driver. Going to stick with one putter the rest of the season. Still having a lot of fun out there with friends, enjoying the summer rounds.

[lefthack]

Still technically in the fairway. 🤣 

 

I'm now able to out drive the fairway on 3. While that is good news for my driving distance, I need to change my strategy on this hole. 

 

 

[NoTalentLefty]

Another disappointing back nine. 38 44 and 37 putts. Took out a putter in my bag that’s been doing well and put in the Phantom X 5.5 . The Zebra AIT is coming back. 

[stocker08]

On 7/14/2023 at 2:29 PM, MattM97 said:

 

That's the worst especially when the whole group converges on the spot the ball went/landed and no one can find it. Usually in cases like that with my friends or even some randoms we just say free drop cause we know where it went just not where it is. 

 

Competitive tournaments obviously a different story. 

 

I'm a s*** golfer....and am pretty liberal with drops/mulligans....but this is correct, imo.  Even if you are pretty stringent on scoring.  If you hit a ball that everyone sees and manages to disappear?  

[vtpachyderm]

After a 3 week no-golf break due to summer holidays with the family, shot a season best 80 yesterday (had an unofficial 83 the day before while shaking off the cobwebs). Played solid, but the putter let me down this round. Was leaving myself with way too many long par putts throughout and my luck ran out. The last three bogeys on the round are pretty much 3 putts as I was putting from the fringe and just couldn't get the lag speed right. Been 2 years since I broke 80 (had a cap of 7 back then and am sitting at 11 now).

 

[SnowbirdTom]

40 on Sunday from the “tips”. Decent play, good weather and paired up with a threesome of 70 y/os who could play.

 

Highlights were 2nd hole 6I from 175 that stuck 18” from the hole for birdie.

 

Lowlight on 7th was one of the guys taking a drive from the next teebox to the mouth as we left the green.  40 yards and hidden behind a dense row of pines, the ball was a heat seeker that split his lip about a half inch clean thru.  Hardly a chance to even yell.  No loose teeth and he drove himself to get repaired.  My day ended after 9 because that was too close for comfort in my mind.

 

[NoTalentLefty]

92 windy and I had no idea how to hit an iron … 

[elwhippy]

77. 37.40. Greens were slower than a glacier. 

[SnowbirdTom]

Ended up playing our back 9 twice in 2:40 because it was empty while the front was jammed.  38/41 with good iron play and a hot putter.  Been practicing short wedge work with the new Cleveland Zipcores 2-3 times a week and it’s paying off with shorter first putts, even a couple tap ins and one hit flagstick.  🙂