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How did you score in your last round... 2017 ?
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03-01-2017 6:21pm#1
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First 9 holes counting a score (Practice 9).
Played a few holes and a scramble this year only. Great signs.
The weather warnings last few days would put the fear into anyone even going out never mind playing golf. Only 90 mins of daylight too, so was a very quick nine.
Got to first - left driver in car - in cold conditions (3 degrees) with a 3 wood should be interesting. The tees a little forward so should be playing to my handicap as per the other threads on winter scores. No placing, full rules.
Was delighted to go out as was thinking , what is the point in having winter gear if you don't test it fully
:eek::)
3 layers on bottom and 4 layers on top - cosy.
Delighted with myself , played out of my under layer skin, up and down 2 out of 2. And basically regulation golf for the other 7.
Finished the 9, 1 under and first time under like that in a while. Lip out on 9th for 2 under and had 3 other decent Bird chances
I've managed to have a great early season , have done this last 3 years with good wins in tough conditions.
I have put in a lot of winter work last 3 years and it has paid off - but this has not translated to good summer form.
It is almost like I peak too early in year , then hit summer at a sot of limit of my ability.
So - great to get the wins - but want a bit more in the later season this year.
Not sure how to do that yet.
Game at present
Driving 8/10
Long game 8/10 (190 to 210)
Mid Irons 9/10 (155 to 185)
short irons 6/10 (110 to 150)
Wedge play 5/10 (50 to 100)
Short game 7/10 (green side/bunkers)
Putting 8/10
Head 8/10
So can't complain - there is only a small space in all that to improve.
So very positive at present - all of a sudden.
In fairness - I put the work in.0 -
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Dublin Spur wrote: »good day today
+3 (38pts) open singles at Portmarnock Links
in with a shout - just waiting for the results email
Great score.0 -
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Didn't see a comparable thread for 2017, so decided to start one......mostly because I've had a few good scores and want to crow about them
:D:D
For about the last 4 weeks I've been waging 'holy jihad' in golfing terms.....
.....37 pts in Corballis......28 pts (15 holes) in a gale on my local links......won last week (38 pts, 15 holes).....and won this week (32 pts, 15 holes during Storm Ewan)......first time ever getting back-to-back birdies!!*
Unfortunately, as they were all non-qualifiers it won't trim my handicap directly, but I'm hoping the Handicap Secretary will take note and start sharpening his axe for a review!!!
I made a conscious decision not to let my golf fall off in October/November as it usually does and I maintained a steady practice regime - I may be starting to see the benefits!
*happy to verify these scores with a mod just if anyone thinks I'm engaging in a bit of shenanigans 0 -
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Played 9 holes (Royal Tara / Tara Nine) to get some golf in before I fly out
5 Over for 9 off 21 so delighted.
On a weeks holidays so got to the range last night and this morning before I went to bed in some thing I'm working on from the lessons. Got lucky a good bit today but some really good shots aswell. Playing in warmish ( tee shirt) weather helped alot mentally and physically. Trying to make more time for practice but its tough with the hours I do.
Made this for Birdie aswell, class day today for a few hours
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First 18 hole singles competition of the year for me today at the home club. Had been 9, then 12, then 14 hole comps up to this weekend.
Had a really nice round today. 39 points, 81 strokes, 33 putts (no 3 putts) off 12. 1 birdie, nothing worse than a bogey on the card.
Didn't play brilliantly, but did very little wrong. I probably hit 2 poor chips, and missed 1 putt in a range that I should have made thanks to a slight push with the putter.
Lagged really well, but made nothing longer than probably 10 feet.
When I hit an offline shot, I took my medicine & banked on my ability to recover, and it paid off. Didn't take on any unnecessary risks.
Can hopefully carry the form forward for the year ahead.
Also first round with my new limited edition putter grip fitted (won it in a comp on GolfPunk)
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played a 4 club game today. used 3 iron off the tee and without blowing my own trumpet, i was flushing it. hit one 241 with no wind at all, just got it so well. another few around the 220 mark, most around 200. also had 7 iron and pw with me and hit them pretty good also.
my putting was dire. think i had 7 3putts (including a few from just off the green) and about 4 other soft misses from about 3ft, which is not like me, but just a cold spell with the putter.
found it an interesting concept and i guess i struggled a bit with not hitting full shots. would like to play it a bit more, it would certainly make an all round golfer out of you.
i shot a massive 24 points, but was actually very happy with how my ball striking is coming together. my iron play is as good as it has been in a log time, looking forward to the next few weeks when the fairways dry out and with a stretch in the evenings, i plan to get to spend a few hours on the putting green... then i'm ready 0 -
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37 points off 2 in my first 18 hole comp of the year around Lucan GC.
Weather looked pretty grim before we teed off but cleared up nicely after 3 or 4 holes. Course still quite soft however and it was breezy enough to make it a challenging day, so I probably would've taken +1 before I went out. Bizarre round, in that I made zero birdies, 1 bogey and a lot of pars!
I hit the ball very poorly for most of the day, especially around the turn, but chipped it reasonably well and made a couple of momentum putts that kept me going. First one came at the very first hole from 5 feet, and I had to make a couple of tricky ones from short range on 5 and 6. My lone bogey came at 8, where I hit an awful drive and ended up leaving it short from about 7 feet.
Proceeded to hole from 6 feet on 10, 10 feet on 11, 13 feet on 12 and about 12 feet on 15, all for pivotal pars! Finally hit a decent long shot into the 16th for a comfortable par 3 on a difficult hole. Despite a wild hook off 17, I managed to hit the green in regulation and 2 putted for par. Hoiked it miles left again off the the 18th, but was fortunate to end up in the 17th fairway :pac: Hit an overly conservative layup which left me with a tricky third into the par 5, but managed to hit another half decent iron shot to within 18 feet, from where I managed one final par.
Not sure what to make of the day. Ended up coming 5th, so that's definitely the first prize I've won in I don't know how long where I haven't managed to make a single birdie (and didn't even threaten tbh). Not at all happy with my driving but chipping and putting certainly made up for it. I suppose I'll have to take some encouragement from scoring respectably after hitting it so bad!
Can't get any worse, so roll on next week 0 -
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levitronix wrote: »Played castle knock today , was first time playing in almost 2 years ,scrapped round in 79 off a mix of green and white tees in brutal conditions
great score considering 0 -
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