How Did You Score? - 2025

+13 for the 11 holes I got out in Mahon.

Definitely seeing an improvement since I started working on my posture. Had an eagle putt on the 11th, Par 5, which was a real highlight. 5/6 FIR, 3/11 GIR & 22 putts which wasn't horrendous for things.

One wayward drive was badly punished and an approach I took too much club for, take those out and it would have been a great score for someone floating around a 20/21 handicap (according to the Garmin app).

Was out of the country for most of last year so this is my first full season back since being a junior, so hopefully will see some serious improvement over the year.

have had 2 really good games so far in 2025

started the year and was on course for my best round ever shooting +1 through 14 holes at my home course of Greystones, but that was all we were playing. at that, I really should have been level but for one silly decision on the 13th and I could very easily have been a couple under having burnt the edge on 3 other occasions

last week I played open Tuesday in Castleknock, my away club once again for 2025. playing with half a set of clubs and not my usual putter, I was +2 through 9 and had left 4 putts on the lip. (putter is now for sale on adverts 🤣)

I am really just using some of these rounds now as practice as I've had 4 lessons already this year and am getting a little practice in with some time off work at the moment. I hit the back 9 and had been hitting a lovely draw with my 3 wood all day so played down the right side of 10 but unfortunately I hit it to well and perfectly straight and it hit a tree and went OB to the right. tripled the hole after duffing a chip. solid play followed and was +2 through the next 6 holes, but again leaving putts on the lip and missed a makable 3 footer for birdie on 13. Brain farts on 17 and 18 led to 2 more doubles. finished +11 and not a great result by any stretch of the imagination but genuinely felt like the round was a lot better than that…… like I say though, it's just practice to get the game in shape

made a silly mistake yesterday that cost me a minor place prize

25 points on our 13 hole comp which should have been 27 except a brain fart on the last hole where I forgot to use a mat with my second shot into the green after flushing a drive down the centre

2 shot penalty 🤦‍♂️

what I did enjoy about my refund though was I was quite well improved around the green. maybe the shots weren't all great, but the technique was mostly what I was aiming for and I did give myself lot of opportunities to get up and down

6 1putts for me yesterday in team comp over 12 holes.

got up and down from green side 5 times and had 2 other really good chances (should defiantly have made one of them) which is pretty damn good for me, the lessons are paying off.

I'll take that as a win, even if we won feck all 🤣

I've been playing pretty poorly over the winter. We are through week 5 of our winter league and I don't think I've broke net par once. Playing off 9 with the forward tees and I am struggling to manage with less shots than this time last year. I could make up loads of reasons like trying to make swing changes etc but really just far too many lapses in concentration. I can go on a run of 5, 6 pars in a row no problem and then have a blow up hole and just stop caring. I need to get out of the attitude though with the season starting soon. I did play in a Champagne Scramble in Esker Hills over the weekend and ignoring the fact it was a scramble of sorts I played much better. It helped that the team was playing well and I had that extra motivation.

The few positives over the winter have been that I've got a new driver and when I don't try to swing out of my shoes, my accuracy and consistency are a lot better and I've pretty much taken a big hook out of play. My approach play inside 120 is also coming on but those mid range shots between 170 to 120 is probably my biggest weakness right now.

Wouldnt be reading anything into anything this time of year.

Is Macroom your home course? Heard it's very nice these days, a few years since I played it.

Have a 1 iron. It's a new fancy one with plenty of forgiveness in the head. Titleist u510

16° loft

I played okay yesterday😂

Cant beat kettlebells for golf fitness imo

like space above I have been having a hot streak with the putter (and pitching) lately. Not really today though with 36 putts over 18 holes. I had 1 3 putt and some good makable chances but nothing really threatened the hole except 2 really long ones hung in the edge.

I started poor today and put it down to 3 whiskeys last night (first drinks of 2025 after completing dry January 🤣). I was basically awful for 5 holes with 4 scrambled 1 pointers. I think I really only hit 1 good shot in those 5 holes, on the 3rd after dunking the first tee shot in the water. Still no scratches. Started to wake up after an ok-ish tee shot on the 6th and managed to get my first par of the day. From there I was pretty much in control of my game and closed out a 15 hole comp with 32 points. Played the last 3 holes out also and managed to add 3 more pars.

Game in good shape to challenge next week but the main target at Portmarnock will be getting cut.