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How did you score in your last round? - 2021

  • 27-04-2021 11:57am
    #1
    willabur
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,631 ✭✭✭willabur


    ..................... Aaaaand breathe!!!

    16 holes
    +10 = 32 points

    hitting the ball super well, a bit too well as I airmailed a few greens.
    FIR and GIR were very low - 20% or so
    Putting was great from 10-20 feet. Horrible from 3 feet. Using a 2ball putter, anyone else find its much easier to use further from the hole?


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  • #2
    RoadRunner
    Registered Users Posts: 1,967 ✭✭✭RoadRunner


    3 holes in to my first round back yesterday and I had a tap in eagle, which was so nearly an albatross.

    tapineagle.jpg

    This seems to be a really special ball. In the last few times out I had an almost albatross on the same hole with the same ball:
    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=114786883&postcount=839

    And then a couple of weeks later my first hole in one with the same ball:
    https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=115620213&postcount=94

    I had a lost ball on 2nd hole and had a few bad breaks later in round so only finished with 14points!


  • #3
    Wichita Lineman
    Registered Users Posts: 48,742 ✭✭✭✭Wichita Lineman


    26pts off 18. Not pretty but I havent held a club in my hand in 4 months.


  • #4
    dan_ep82
    Registered Users Posts: 2,726 ✭✭✭dan_ep82


    8 Over on Headfort Old Front 9 yesterday and 5 over on Headfort New Back 9 this evening.

    Happy with that, not sure how well I will be over 18 though.


  • #5
    FixdePitchmark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,985 ✭✭✭✭FixdePitchmark


    5 over for 9 holes.

    Delighted with that, started first 5 holes in 1 over - so that was a pleasant surprise considering the lay off. And there were a few putts that were pure rust in that. Very weak from 5 to 8 feet - long stuff great.

    Used time away from golf to do a bit of cycling , work around the house and a few hill walks.

    I didn't mind the break from golf to a degree - as get to play a good bit anyway. On Monday could see the flags go in and golfers - in Portmarnock and it was a great sight. It has been a very strange time. Some friends coping better than others. Some missing golf fairly desperately.

    Back out again twice this week - I feel the bug coming and the bike looking less favorable.


  • #6
    Neewollah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 516 ✭✭✭Neewollah


    Great to get out this evening after the long break.

    +3 for 17 holes. Unfortunately had one disaster hole as always.

    Didn't feel like I played well and didn't strike the ball great but managed to get the ball around the place. Missed in all the right spots. 3 putted the 1st green from 20 ft but putted well after that.

    2 birdies, 10 pars, 5 bogeys and a blow out.

    It's always the 2nd round back where the rustiness shows :)


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  • #7
    spacecoyote
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,635 ✭✭✭spacecoyote


    Finally back on the course. Feels like forever since I was last there.

    Felt great driving through the gates, and a few nerves on the first tee, but they were good nerves!

    Hit a lovely draw straight out the middle of the fairway and all was well with the world.

    +7 for 9 holes & 16 points. 1 bird, 1 par, 6 bogeys, 1 double.

    Short game was very rusty as was pace on putts, leaving almost everything short. The double was from a 3 putt. Holed out pretty well, didnt miss anything inside 4 feet.

    Drove the ball well, fairway and hybrid very poor, irons not too bad.

    Was a pleasure to be back out and dodged the worst of the weather.

    Course looked great. Let's hope things continue like this and we can make the most of the summer months


  • #8
    Golfhead65
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 702 ✭✭✭Golfhead65


    +3 for 11 holes this evening to follow a +4 for 11 last night, played back 9+ 1st and 2nd last night and played 1 to 11 tonight, Very happy with both games


  • #9
    Break80
    Registered Users Posts: 370 ✭✭Break80


    19 points out 16 points back off 15 yesterday afternoon.
    Played in beautiful sunshine with no wind wearing shorts and tee shirt.
    @ks on the range first but thankfully left them there. Rusty around the greens but delighted with everything else even my poor strikes managed to stay in play.
    After everything we've been through the last few month,s it was just a pleasure to just be on a course, seeing the trees starting to bloom, a few red squirrels in among the trees, good company and half decent golf.
    It doesn't get much better for me, switching off, out on a course smelling the roses.
    I didn't agree but could understand what went on re golf the last few months but it's behind us now but I never want to go through it again.


  • #10
    FixdePitchmark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,985 ✭✭✭✭FixdePitchmark


    2 over for 9 holes.

    Played out of my skin - as conditions were near crazy.

    Was cold - about 8/9 m/s wind at times.

    Very good signs for the year ahead. But early days.

    First bird. Great day. A bit of atmosphere building around the club. People just happy to be alive and out and about.


  • #11
    CackHand
    Registered Users Posts: 16 ✭CackHand


    A (for me) smooth 5 over for 9 holes last night off 17. It was very dark when finishing and made double from 100 yards out in fairway on the last so may have been value for one shot lower. Hit a lot of straight tee shots which is not always my game.

    This was supposed to be my farewell round to my cackhanded baseball grip. I had committed to a couple months of range only to work on conventional interlock grip prior to getting lessons for the first time ever.

    A combination of the enjoyment of those 9 holes + knowing how god awful I will be with a new grip has my mind turning. A dilemma awaits :confused:


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  • #12
    ger664
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,402 ✭✭✭ger664


    After a lay off of 6 months and Covid recovery (6 weeks down) I didn't know what to expect, Tried last year to break 90 (Par 70 Course) and managed 91 in my last round. Dropped the bar to a sub 100 yesterday

    Surprised at how well it went. Maybe because I was not upset anymore about my slice going into the trees or my duff iron up the fairway like I would before. Just delighted to be upright and back on the course.

    Driver and Irons were both good and bad but never got to marry them up on any hole so not one GIR
    Really pleased with my putting. No 3 putt and 32 putts in total. Considering that my chipping was ****e (no chip went within 6ft of the hole) very pleased with that part of the game.

    94 (+24)

    No bridies (not even a sniff)
    2 Pars
    9 Bogies
    6 Doubles
    1 Treble (From the fairway)


  • #13
    martinkop
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 417 ✭✭martinkop


    Never seen such joy and happiness on the faces of grown men!!!! Great to be back out.

    Surprised at how I played reasonably ok, and seems a common response in our place. People probably playing better as they didn't care just happy to be out.

    33pts playing off 16; driving well, irons ok, putting ok, chipping poor

    Roll on Friday!!!


  • #14
    FixdePitchmark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,985 ✭✭✭✭FixdePitchmark


    martinkop wrote: »
    Never seen such joy and happiness on the faces of grown men!!!! Great to be back out.

    Surprised at how I played reasonably ok, and seems a common response in our place. People probably playing better as they didn't care just happy to be out.

    33pts playing off 16; driving well, irons ok, putting ok, chipping poor

    Roll on Friday!!!

    I'm finding this an interesting part - how well so many are playing. I know there is almost a cliché - that a break is good.

    But - I wonder is there any actual cases where a break works for some golfers.

    I guess it is very different golf too - as you are playing for fun - and was often said to me in here. Massive difference with a real card in your hand.


  • #15
    blue note
    Registered Users Posts: 4,590 ✭✭✭blue note


    FixdePitchmark wrote: »
    I'm finding this an interesting part - how well so many are playing. I know there is almost a cliché - that a break is good.

    But - I wonder is there any actual cases where a break works for some golfers.

    I guess it is very different golf too - as you are playing for fun - and was often said to me in here. Massive difference with a real card in your hand.

    I think you're spot on. To take a non-golf example, the biggest improvement I made in skiing was in between the first and second years skiing. When I got home I saw videos of myself skiing and realised what felt fast was shockingly slow, I watched heaps of instructional videos and understood better the lessons I had been taught in my first week and had everything ready in my head for the next year. By the last day in my first year I was kind of getting it. By the end of the first day in the second year I was bombing down the mountain, far more in control than I had been the previous year.

    And it's the same for golf sometimes. If you're playing every week, sometimes you can't take a step back to properly look at where you're at. I felt midway through this lockdown that I had my swing ready in my head for some really good golf. Basically, if I could just relax while swinging I'd shoot about 10 shots better a round (I had a lot of shots to work with). But I've lost that feeling now. Sure we'll see what happens on Saturday!

    God I miss skiing!


  • #16
    FixdePitchmark
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    blue note wrote: »

    I had my swing ready in my head for some really good golf. Basically, if I could just relax while swinging I'd shoot about 10 shots better a round (I had a lot of shots to work with). But I've lost that feeling now. Sure we'll see what happens on Saturday!

    God I miss skiing!

    :D

    Brilliant.

    I just think I've forgotten how to play the crap golf I was playing - and some sort of hidden golfer has come out.

    No doubt some of us having the new / club / new thing placebo effect.


  • #17
    blue note
    Registered Users Posts: 4,590 ✭✭✭blue note


    In reality, I haven't played yet in 2021. But still I've been really happy with my game for a while and now I've felt like it's fallen apart and I don't know where I'm going to hit it! When I actually write that down I'm laughing to myself!


  • #18
    PARlance
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,333 ✭✭✭✭PARlance


    First full 18 today and we decided to play match play. Great game but I lost it on 17 to a birdie.

    He finished 4 over for his round and I didn't take my 8 shots difference, so the moral victory went to myself. Everyone's a winner.


  • #19
    RoadRunner
    Registered Users Posts: 1,967 ✭✭✭RoadRunner


    PARlance wrote: »
    so the moral victory went to myself

    Well done on the win :)


  • #20
    [Deleted User]
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    34 pts off 22 today, first round back and first 3 holes shied it triple, double , bogey. Got a birdie on 4th and started to steady the ship. Back 9 was much better nothing worse than a bogey. Driving was awful suffering with a slice but irons were working well and putting was surprisingly good. Loved every minute off it, even the 20-30mins of hailstones. Roll on tomorrow


  • #21
    Wichita Lineman
    Registered Users Posts: 48,742 ✭✭✭✭Wichita Lineman


    2nd round of the year today and scored 34pts off 18 and honest to God I had so many cack shots in between the really good ones I should have had over 40pts!

    Chipping from just off the green was really poor all day but then on the 18th I rolled one up from 20 yards away to the edge of the hole so it left me feeling a lot better.


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  • #22
    coillcam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,717 ✭✭✭coillcam


    Shot 44 off 21 on the front 9 from white tees this morning for 20 points. Not sure what this equates to on WHS but it's my best front 9 and I'm absolutely delighted. Struggled with driver and 3w from the tee but really satisfied with everything else.

    This was my 2nd outing and expected to be shooting close to 50. Quite optimistic of improving to around 15hc by the end of the year. Can't wait to get to visit some new courses.


  • #23
    Neewollah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 516 ✭✭✭Neewollah


    Just in the door from my 2nd game back. Thoroughly enjoyable and great pace with the 2 balls.

    37 points again off 6

    2 birdies,
    5 bogeys
    1 double
    10 pars.

    Some bad misses but some great scrambles too so the round balanced out.

    Not striking my longer clubs great but not putting myself in any major trouble which is great


  • #24
    [Deleted User]
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    2nd round today, overall much better shot 39 off 22. Started poorly again with a triple, but went on a good run after that and was +5 for front 9, fell apart from 11- 14 with 2 triples and a double, was on for breaking 90 for for first time and started over thinking it.
    Had a long putt from just off the green for birdie on last and got too aggressive, went well by and missed the par putt for 89 and just losses concentration on a short one. Either way 91 is my best ever round, so hopefully a sign of good rounds to come, just wish I had pre-registered the round today


  • #25
    Motivator
    Registered Users Posts: 2,781 ✭✭✭Motivator


    Played 9 holes this evening for the third night in a row. I struck the ball brilliantly but actually didn’t hit one fairway or one green - believe that. My alignment was very rusty and couldn’t believe how well I was hitting it without hitting a GIR.

    Made 5 great up and downs and somehow ended up with 5 pars for the 9 holes. After a very long time away from the game, it was a great confidence booster to have the touch around the greens. If I sort out my alignment issues, I think my ball striking is good enough to be competitive in competitions over the summer which is all I want.


  • #26
    tommyombomb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 261 ✭✭tommyombomb


    First full 18 holes today after playing 15 holes on Monday and Wednesday. Shot 21pt off 18 handicap(feel this is too low but prefer to work to it). Ended up with ahooting 105. Feel i am playing really well (for my level). Definately can see two spots of madness that cost me 5 shots. Never broke 100 but feel within next few rounds i will be there

    Also i three putt or greater 10 times which is shocking, feel it is killing me. I just cant read a slope and even when i do, i mess it up. Aim is to get a putting lesson and potential fitting. Feel like too many ways to putt so hard to focus on one thing. Had four birdie putts with two within 10 foot, didnt get any birdie but few pars overall.


  • #27
    faffingaround
    Registered Users Posts: 49 ✭faffingaround


    tommyombomb wrote: »
    First full 18 holes today after playing 15 holes on Monday and Wednesday. Shot 21pt off 18 handicap(feel this is too low but prefer to work to it). Ended up with ahooting 105. Feel i am playing really well (for my level). Definately can see two spots of madness that cost me 5 shots. Never broke 100 but feel within next few rounds i will be there

    Also i three putt or greater 10 times which is shocking, feel it is killing me. I just cant read a slope and even when i do, i mess it up. Aim is to get a putting lesson and potential fitting. Feel like too many ways to putt so hard to focus on one thing. Had four birdie putts with two within 10 foot, didnt get any birdie but few pars overall.
    How many putts total?! Scores will come tumbling down when you sort that out


  • #28
    Mantis Toboggan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,100 ✭✭✭✭Mantis Toboggan


    Out this morning for 9 in lovely sunshine. 1st of May but still had a 20 minute frost delay. Played much better than Monday, two blow up holes where I found water on one and shanked it on another. But generally striking the ball well and but for a few 3 putts it could have been better.

    2 triple bogeys.
    4 bogeys
    3 pars

    Free Palestine 🇵🇸



  • #29
    KevH1984
    Registered Users Posts: 84 ✭✭KevH1984


    1st competitive round of the year this morning. What a morning for it too with glorious blue skies. 39pts off 3, level par gross. I'm absolutely delighted with the start to the year. Drove the ball exceptionally well, new driver in the bag so fair to say I love it. One bad drive contributed to a bad par 5 bogey. Struck the ball really well with my irons and pitching was very good too which wouldn't be my greatest strength. Gutted not to go one shot lower and break the par barrier again, missed a gilt edged opportunity on 17 from 6 feet which lipped out. Nice birdie up the last to banish that. All in all 2 birdies, 2 bogeys and 14 pars, delighted and looking forward to the remainder of the year. Hopefully a cut too.


  • #30
    tommyombomb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 261 ✭✭tommyombomb


    faffingaround wrote: »
    How many putts total?! Scores will come tumbling down when you sort that out

    I didnt track properly but review of holes from memory, it was between 43 and 46 putts. I am going to keep a proper note of my putting going forward as feel i need to know if it is getting any better


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  • #31
    higster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 894 ✭✭✭higster


    23 WHS HC index. 18 holes, 36 points, 95 strokes on 2nd day out, very happy. 2 blow up holes (there is a bunker that I never want to see again), 4 pars and first bird of the year with 33 puts (1 three putt and 4 one putts)...and for once driving was (relative to my game) decent. My what were trusty hybrids only thing letting me down badly.

    Submitted scores on golfireland app and worked well. Rally liked it actually.


  • #32
    Fuzzyduzzy
    Registered Users Posts: 269 ✭✭Fuzzyduzzy


    Has anyone else been offered a reduced membership fee during closures? Two nearby clubs have done this but not my one


  • #33
    blue note
    Registered Users Posts: 4,590 ✭✭✭blue note


    God it was good to get back out!

    I went to the range on Thursday just so I'd have some sort of swing ready for the first tee. That scared me more than prepared me. First five irons went about 45 degrees right. The rest of the balls were good and bad. So into the first tee today.....

    Pitching wedge. About 45 degrees to the right into the thick rough. Then I swept under the ball with my second and moved it about 2 metres forward. But after that it was a mix of very rusty golf and some very decent golf.

    37 points overall playing off 16.
    1 birdie
    8 pars
    3 bogeys
    5 doubles
    1 triple

    I made a couple of really good putts but had 4 3 putts. I was hitting it good mostly too. Although I was leaving a few more short than normal.


  • #34
    rickis tache
    Registered Users Posts: 592 ✭✭✭rickis tache


    40 points off 13.
    11 pars
    6 bogeys
    1 dbl bogey.
    19 out 21 back
    4 fir
    8 gir
    32 putts

    Really disappointed with the dbl on the last but course management was good. Tried to remain patient all round.


  • #35
    Mantis Toboggan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,100 ✭✭✭✭Mantis Toboggan


    Mantis Toboggan wrote: »
    Out this morning for 9 in lovely sunshine. 1st of May but still had a 20 minute frost delay. Played much better than Monday, two blow up holes where I found water on one and shanked it on another. But generally striking the ball well and but for a few 3 putts it could have been better.

    2 triple bogeys.
    4 bogeys
    3 pars

    Back out this morning for another 9 and another 20 minute frost delay!

    Slight improvement on yesterday, ball striking was good generally but again two blow up holes, one where I was out of position off the tee and foolishly tried a miracle shot, second one where I bladed my approach through the green and made a hash of it from there.

    1 birdie
    3 pars
    3 bogies
    2 triples

    Back to 18 holes and qualifying next week so should be interesting to see how it works out with the new handicap.

    Free Palestine 🇵🇸



  • #36
    Neewollah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 516 ✭✭✭Neewollah


    3rd day out yesterday. Golf is a funny game. 34 points off 6.

    Excellent front 9 of 1 over and completely in control tee to green.

    7 over back 9 then came from no where. Driving was excellent but all of a sudden my iron play disappeared and missed in all the wrong places.

    I hit more Fairways and GIR's yesterday that both of 1st 2 rounds and ended up 3 points worse off. I'll figure it all out someday :)


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  • #37
    Rikand
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    34 points off 8. Being off 8 is great. I feel like I have loads of shots :D

    Drove the ball great but some of my iron shots and pitch shots were a bit ropey. Also couldnt buy a putt. Was flying along at level 2's for 14 holes but they've changed the tee on 15 and I misjudged my alignment and hit the ball into a hazard. Walked off with a dbl bogey 6 and then finished the last 3 in level 2's as well. Happy enough though and the 34 points was enough to get a minuscule reduction in my handicap.

    9 pars
    8 bogeys
    1 dbl

    12/14 FIR
    8/18 GIR


  • #38
    Motivator
    Registered Users Posts: 2,781 ✭✭✭Motivator


    Played my 5th 9 since Monday and the old frustrations are creeping back in. Scratched the first two holes today and then steadied the ship somewhat with a great par on my third hole then birdied index 1 followed by another par then scratched the last three holes.

    Mind boggling stuff altogether. I’ve a new driver in the bag and when I hit it I really hit it but when I get it wrong it get it very wrong. I hit a drive and a 7 iron to the index 1 and the last three holes I hooked all three drives viciously. Incredibly frustrating game.


  • #39
    willabur
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,631 ✭✭✭willabur


    34 points of 12
    5fir/8Gir
    38!!!!! Putts

    Great to be back. Felt good playing a round that meant something also. My putting was atrocious. 4 three putts. Missed 5 putts from inside 3 feet. Ita funny the one thing I was able to practice for the last 4 or 5 months.
    Everything else in my game was great. A few poor iron shots but also some really properly good shots in there also. Looking forward to the season now


  • #40
    DuckSlice
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    First round back last Friday, a mixed bag really. Started well with a par and then a scratch.
    29pts total off 9.
    33% GIR
    31 putts
    i had 4 scrathces which was the main issue and a few stupid club choices and duffed chips.
    Had a nice few looks for birdies, happy with that for my first game back.

    Booked in for a lesson next week so hoping for a good year but also don't mind writing it off to work on the swing.


  • #41
    Motivator
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    I was frustrated after yesterday so went back today for more punishment over 9 holes.

    Driving was very good, put myself in good positions and it’s just a case of getting used to the new driver. Once I got confident with it today I was hitting it well. My ball striking was excellent and I had four birdie putts in the 9 holes. The greens were impossible to get the pace of after all the rain today and I ended up with 5 three putts - I don’t care though. Tee to green that’s the best I’ve played for as long as I can remember. If I can keep the confidence up with my driver then scores will come this summer.


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  • #42
    blue note
    Registered Users Posts: 4,590 ✭✭✭blue note


    I'm reading a lot of comments and suggestions of rustiness so far. But the scores are good. Including my own round.

    I wonder how many of the three putts and the like are down to not playing and how many are just part of our normal games!


  • #43
    Frisbee
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    Finally managed to get 9 holes in this morning.

    16 points for 9 holes.

    Driving and putting ok.
    Wedges were fantastic, probably the best I've ever hit them!
    Irons absolutely awful, could barely hit the ball out of my way. Summed up on the 7th. hole by hitting a beauty of a drive, leaving myself 130 in and proceeding to make a 6 my approach shot was so offline :(


  • #44
    coillcam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,717 ✭✭✭coillcam


    Played an early front 9 this morning. Asked nicely in the pro shop and they let us out for the back 9 ahead of the first group. Happy days. I've never made so many fairways in my life. Simply by binning the driver and 3w. Zero confidence in them atm and need lessons if I'm being honest.

    My 5i and 6i are out of the bag also. The 5i needs a new shaft and the fitter wanted to measure up against the 6i. So I had an interesting setup: 4h, 5h, 7-GW set, 54 and 58 wedges. I had no club for 140-170 carry range which made me think a bit more than usual.

    I should have kept stats today and I'm annoyed now that I didn't record the round. I had 3x GIRs for the first time (no birdies sadly) and a couple of pars. The 4h was like a missile off the tee and brilliant from every lie. What a club and I really need to lean on it a bit more. If I was keeping score and taking putting a bit more seriously I'd likely have posted my best round.

    The top of my bag seems unnecessarily busy. The 5w and 21 UDI look like they'll go on adverts. Maybe there's an argument for a 3h but for now, 180 yards off the tee to a good position is the way to making GIRs.


  • #45
    bamayang
    Registered Users Posts: 700 ✭✭✭bamayang


    coillcam wrote: »
    Played an early front 9 this morning. Asked nicely in the pro shop and they let us out for the back 9 ahead of the first group. Happy days. I've never made so many fairways in my life. Simply by binning the driver and 3w. Zero confidence in them atm and need lessons if I'm being honest.

    My 5i and 6i are out of the bag also. The 5i needs a new shaft and the fitter wanted to measure up against the 6i. So I had an interesting setup: 4h, 5h, 7-GW set, 54 and 58 wedges. I had no club for 140-170 carry range which made me think a bit more than usual.

    I should have kept stats today and I'm annoyed now that I didn't record the round. I had 3x GIRs for the first time (no birdies sadly) and a couple of pars. The 4h was like a missile off the tee and brilliant from every lie. What a club and I really need to lean on it a bit more. If I was keeping score and taking putting a bit more seriously I'd likely have posted my best round.

    The top of my bag seems unnecessarily busy. The 5w and 21 UDI look like they'll go on adverts. Maybe there's an argument for a 3h but for now, 180 yards off the tee to a good position is the way to making GIRs.


    Can resonate with that. Played last week and hit the driver pretty well, but a little fade came into the end of each strike, which pushed me off fairway and into tree lines. I counted back 8 shots where I had to hit a 4 iron like a putter, sideways around trees. there can be a big benefit in being straight but shorter.


  • #46
    Frisbee
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    32 points (17/15) off 20. We seem to get a very generous Slope Rating in our curse so I think hcap should prob be closer to 18.

    Delighted with it anyway as during the round it felt like on my driver and fairway woods were going in vaguely the direction I wanted.


  • #47
    willabur
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    38 points
    15/23

    Terrible start. Bogey, Bogey, double, double
    Arrived 3 mins after tee time due to bad traffic. Once I got going played very well. Back 9 exceptionally well. Putter was great. Felt everything could drop

    Pity the guy I was playing with was just putting in his cards for handicap so was unable to attest my score


  • #48
    lester76
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    First round logged today 39pt 84 strokes off 15 played well left plenty behind cut a shot happy out. Gonna be a good year single figures incoming ðŸ‘


  • #49
    coillcam
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    Shot 50 (adjusted to 49 on Golf Ireland app due to net double bogey rule) on the back 9 today which is my best back 9 score so far. Driver back in the bag but VERY selective on what situation to use it. An unlucky bounce left me OB and a silly choice of 3w caused another OB.

    My swing speed and carry with the driver are definitely up on last summer. Though the local pro says I’m still not hitting up enough. Said to focus on a slower, shallower take away. I could put a lot of work into it BUT it’s probably only 1 stroke to be gained there per round. Practicing simple course management, short game, and putting probably has 3-5 strokes of benefit if I was to guess.

    The 50 today and my recent 44 on front 9 would together be my best combined score. I feel I’ve made a ton of improvement since before Christmas. Optimistically and ambitiously targeting to break 90 by end of the month :)


  • #50
    dan_ep82
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    45 strokes for 9 holes.
    1 Triple ( bad bounce off the green shoulder from fairway bunker on the first, failed to recover)
    6 Bogies
    2 Pars

    Shouldn't have made it a counting nine holes, only just recovering from a kidney infection but had it pressed before I thought better of it.

    Hitting the ball well with my irons and driver is good enough. Chipping is getting there, putting them close but none threatning the hole yet. Putting is OK but needs to get better.

    1-2 club length wind at times mixed with some tough flags left it playing tough. Got tired over the last few holes so missed a few good oppurtunites.


  • #51
    Ivefoundgod
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    45 from 9 for me this evening.
    1 triple
    2 doubles
    3 bogeys
    3 pars

    Gradually getting back into it and glad I went ahead with joining a club this year after a long time away from the game apart from the occasional casual round.

    Got longer tees during the week and really helped me with the driver, only missed 1 fairway with the big stick and the other missed fairway was with a hybrid. Irons let me down though, thinned a 5 iron and chunked a couple of irons as well. Finding it hard to get my distances, played what I thought was a perfect 7 iron from about 160ish out that ended up long and then hit what I thought was a perfect 9 that was well short on a 140ish par 3. Chipping and putting was always a fairly good part of my game, 15 putts in total which I was happy with and finally made a long one as well.

    Will be submitting a card next weekend for the first time since joining and intend to submit cards for handicap purposes from then on now that we are back to 18 holes.


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