How did you score in your last round? - 2019

Played Forrest Little today in an open. First 8 holes I couldn't hit the ball out of my way. Truly dreadful stuff. 1 point for 8 holes. Played a bit better from 9th onwards. Finished with a dismal 17 points.
Don't know where it came from because I've been playing very consistently this year. My timing just seemed to be off.
Lovely little course in great condition and had the good company of a nice couple and their grandson.

dan_ep82 wrote: »

Ugh..

39 Points CSS 39

2 Over on the front 9 for 25 pts
14 on the back.



Played some really solid golf on the front 9 with only two bogies.

Started the back nine and it didn't go well. Felt I still played good golf and I was still hitting it well.
I was just pushing the drives a bit but with the heat and hitting it well I was sticking it into trouble where I normally would be short of it.

The rough is up and tangly added to low branches and small gaps meant it was hard to get back into play from 15-20 yds off the fairway.

One that will stick with me was one of the longer par4's I hit a good drive to the middle of the fairway. Flag was right at the back so I still had 215yds. 3i and I was feeling it. Wound up and just as I was starting the down swing someone hit nearby, lost concentration and pulled it 15yds left of the green, hit a tree and threw in a further 30yds under more trees into dead grass. 2 shots later i was on the green and lipped it.

Still really happy with how I played, a few less bad breaks ( or more good ones) on the back and I was an easy 45pts.

What course is this to have a SS of 39 pts, sure you'd never get cut

charlieIRL wrote: »

My old course was the same. I had 5 rounds of 39 points the last year I was there and no cut. There was even days where only a handful broke 36 points and it was still 39. Could never figure it out.

Reason I left my old club after 10 years..

dan_ep82 wrote:

Ardee SS is 68 par 71

What's your HC if you don't mind me asking? You seem to shoot close to 40 points every post I see in here

dan_ep82 wrote: »

Ardee
SS is 68 par 71

Tees were back so I thought I'd sneak a cut but with with slot of high hc golfers and Cat4 effecting the CSS now its css 37 at best.

How are ardee's club teams doing this year? Must be flying if you can't get cut with 39 points.

I remember playing Barton against them in 2017, the double figure lads standard was ridiculous.

Don't think I've ever seen an SS more than one under par before, and even one under happens very rarely, need perfect conditions.

First medal in my new club and its a beast of the blues was really a tale of 2 halfs!

I had 56 strokes on the front 9 :eek: and 42 strokes coming in!

I couldn't get going at all on the front 9 was all over the place and when I went into the trees I was at the butt of one! I really wasn't getting any breaks! Do you ever when you play poor. I even done a fresh air on the first Tee Think I was suffering a bit from anxiety was way to tense.. Im struggling a bit with warming up. I usually like to hit 1 or 2 balls before I play doesn't matter where they go but just to loosen up and feel my swing.. Plus the fact the first 3 holes are tough..

but Im glad I pulled it back on the back 9, I said to myself I need to break 100 after a 56 it was a tough ask but glad I did as I really had no excuses.. Just being struggling a bit last couple of weeks but its definity a mental thing.. Need to get my game back as qualifying has just started..

On the plus side I since found out that they have a net you can hit into.. ha.. its out of the way and nearly in the ditch..lol.. but it will definitely help with warming up! A lesson tomorrow to keep the work ive been doing up. My swing has definitely much improved connection is great and taking divots getting spin on the ball too just need everything to click and i'll be flying.

2 weeks ago in straight foresomes I met my partner for the first time ever on the first tee for qualifier. not ideal especially for hitting alternate shots
we did ok, were the last team through the strokeplay qualifier, 9 shots off the winners
draw is based on seeds and we as last place qualifiers play the winners which happened yesterday.
we coasted, always in control, 3 up after 10. but a few sloppy shots saw them cut our lead to 1 up and 3 to play. I am up out of the tee shot on 16 before I got to the top of my back swing and result is a deep fried egg lie in a very wet bunker. AS, playing 17. we are 170 out on fairway, but a very narrow green with water in front and bunker behind. they are further up, but in rough behind trees, they will have to play out sideways. I could lay up, secure a 5 and hope for at least a half. Pulled a 7 iron and flushed it, pin high, 15 foot left of hole. We needed to win the hole. If I found water, so be it, we were getting up and down all day so worth the risk. They hit an awesome approach but couldn't make the 20 footer for par so we are 1 up playing 18 and I flushed my best drive of the day, probably 100 yards ahead of the oppositions great drive. Approach with trees behind, bunkers short and only about 30 foot deep green, was much easier from close range and needed height to get a bit of stop. They were playing 5 iron, my partner had a wedge. Game over and a nice win … could be a good partnership

I played my first comp in little over a year at the weekend. Finished with 28pts (off 18). Had 4 scratches, which really killed me. I started by scratching 3 of the first 4, but managed to steady the ship after that. Positives were my chipping and putting, I didn’t have one three putt which I’m delighted with. A lot to work on this year but glad to be back playing again.

Out at the weekend for a round with my Dad, and with a fellow Boardsie, Scubapro, who probably isn't on here as much as he used to be.

Was a decent wind blowing in from the north, so it was a bit chilly, but overall a pretty nice day for a round of golf.

Played some very nice golf tee to green:

53% FIR
61% GIR

But struggled with scrambling & putter:

14% Scrambling
36 Putts (14 2-putts, 2 3-putts, 2 1-putts)
really it was the putter that hurt the scrambling numbers. Hit a good number of chips in close enough, but was very pushy over the short putts which was quite expensive.

Shot 83 strokes, for 36 points.
1 Birdie
9 Pars
4 Bogeys
4 Doubles

Was disappointed with my finish, Doubled 16 & 18 from OK positions. 16 is our index 2, a long par 4. Hit a reasonably good drive which left about 190 to the pin. Had my 4 hybrid in hand, which is possibly my favourite club. It was the first time that I was thinking over the ball really all day, and duffed it, leaving about 80yards to the pin. Hit my pitch exactly how I wanted, but misjudged my club choice, landing short of the green. Hit an OK chip to about 4ft, but as mentioned earlier, pushed a straight putt to the right of the hole.

Made a good par on 17. Knew I was close to level 2s at that point. CSS from the whites is generally 37 so in my head figured I needed a par for a chance of a cut on 18. Its a par 5, but indexed around 7 or so. Hit an OK drive, but too tight up the right side to hit more than a wedge up to the corner. was still left with about 200yrds straight into the wind so pulled the 3w out...and pulled it into the trees on the left. Had to knock it low & under the trees, which I managed, but left me stuck with an up & down to try make bogey, which I again, failed to do.

Turned out I had 35 points on the 18th tee, and the CSS on the day turned out to be 35, so a double was a point on the last which gives me a 0.2 cut. (should have been paying more attention really & thought about the CSS. Generally when the prevailing wind blows, its 37, but when the wind flips it usually plays a bit tougher)

A few sloppy shots & some makeable missed putts could have gotten me down towards the 10 mark, so a bit disappointed, but at least its a cut & keeps the handicap going the right direction