What'd You Shoot Today? (Golf BBV Thread)

[bonds]

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Hit 13/18 greens in regulation (four of the misses were by two paces or less, easy chips, the fifth was 100 yards short due to punchout from tee shot above).

What did I shoot?

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If we give you one three putt, one birdie, 2-for-4 on up and downs from greenside, and allow you a double-bogey from 100 yards... <font color="red"> 83? Huh? </font> [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

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I think the word you're looking for is 'standard'.

Um, yeah, standard. Make that a bunch of 3 putts, zero birdies, zero-for-4 on up and downs (thanks in part to putter), a 3 putt double bogey from 100 yards. What is that, 42 putts? 43? Aaaargh.

It's just strange. Our greens are rolling *beautifully* - the poa annua dies out in October and the greens are just perfect until they close the course. You sometimes have to move leaves and stuff out of the way, no big deal. I couldn't get any of my lag putts close - mostly too hard - and a bunch of short putts came up a revolution or two short dead center.

It's 60 degrees today, I kinda want to ditch work this afternoon and get in one more round.

[TripleH68]

You are reminding me of this, which was funny. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

bonds putting technique

[westhoff]

I played yesterday at Sherrill Park in Richardson, TX. Course #1 from the tips. After 3-putting the first three holes and hitting two in the water I sort of remembered how to play and SHOT even for the last 15 holes in a 25-35mph gusty, cold north wind. I was pretty happy. 439 yard par 4 8th with the markers up probably 20 yards, I hit my drive 24 steps from the front edge of the green. 515 yard par 5 11th, I hit driver, 3wood, 9iron, and made the 8-foot birdie putt.

[41eater]

TripleH, Ottawa Park sounds like a lot of fun. It's not anywhere near me, but I took a look at the scorecard anyway. What do you usually do on the &lt;300 yard par 4s? Hit driver and try to get it close to the green? Or lay up to a distance you like, i.e., 90 yards?

[tuq]

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TripleH, Ottawa Park sounds like a lot of fun. It's not anywhere near me, but I took a look at the scorecard anyway. What do you usually do on the &lt;300 yard par 4s? Hit driver and try to get it close to the green? Or lay up to a distance you like, i.e., 90 yards?

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That is a really bizarre course. 5000 yards, par 71? Almost every par-4 is under 300 yards, the longest topping out at like 324. Plus it says it was designed by Arthur Hills, which is interesting. This course would have be narrow as hell to compensate for the lack of length. Indeed it was no doubt designed back in the days of the mashie niblick and stymies and balls with feathers sticking out of them.

[TripleH68]

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TripleH, Ottawa Park sounds like a lot of fun. It's not anywhere near me, but I took a look at the scorecard anyway. What do you usually do on the &lt;300 yard par 4s? Hit driver and try to get it close to the green? Or lay up to a distance you like, i.e., 90 yards?

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That is a really bizarre course. 5000 yards, par 71? Almost every par-4 is under 300 yards, the longest topping out at like 324. Plus it says it was designed by Arthur Hills, which is interesting. This course would have be narrow as hell to compensate for the lack of length. Indeed it was no doubt designed back in the days of the mashie niblick and stymies and balls with feathers sticking out of them.

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Arthur hills did a redesign, which really involved repairing bunkers, etc. The bunkers are well placed and greens play with a lot of break, both evident and subtle. One of those places where local knowledge rules. There is a match play event there every summer.

Three of the seven short par-4s are reachable without much risk. Three are nearly impossible to hit because the fairway turns or elevation changes abruptly. Some examples:

2) 266 yards with deep bunker fronting a shallow green. About 40 feet downhill with OB fence behind the green. Plays into the prevailing wind. I usually hit an easy driver and go for the up and down.

3) 281 yards flat for 200 yards, then straight back up the hill. Woods down the left. I hit 4-iron.

6) 292 yards through a tunnel of trees with branches overhanging the fairway. The perfect tee shot is 210-yards down the left center.

8) 316 yards. Woods down the left, trees on the right. Fairway slopes right-to-left. Driver almost certainly runs into the woods.

9) 274 yards downhill. Let 'er rip.

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This is the course everyone in town laughs about, but struggles with the course management required to shoot a good score. The greens are smaller so you need to be able to hit a soft flop shot and putt. The best parts of my game. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[ClarkNasty]

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OK, summary of my rounds this year.

* = ~6,000 yards
** = ~ 7,000 yards
All other courses are about 6,500-6,600.

54-48-102*
54-64-118
54-60-114
49-59-108
51-50-101
66-60-126
51-64-115
55-58-113
52-59-111
50-55-105
59-54-113
53-55-108
68-58-118**
51-54-105
49-51-100
48-52-100
61-61-122
56-48-104*
42-48-90*
57-49-106
48-45-93*
52-46-98*
50-47-97*
55-47-102
51-52-103
48-52-100
53-42-95
53-54-107
51-48-99


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Back to Bears Best. 99 with approx 46 putts. Really disgusting since I had been putting real well. Still, broke 100 for the 2nd time last 3 rounds from the 6,600 yards, so that's still ok.

[Troll_Inc]

Had the 2nd tee time today at 8:08. There was a 5 minute frost delay (enough to send the 8:00 sucker group home).

Played a 2:40 minute 18 hole round.

Hadn't swung a club since October and had a hard time making contact first few holes. 53.

Came back with a 44 on the back 9 for a 97.

This might have been my most enjoyable round all year not having to wait for a bunch of slow fat [censored] driving around in their [censored] carts.

[sippin_criss]

Haven't played in 3 weeks, shot 70 at Royal Colwood today, ship.

[redsd00dz]

golf is an addiction and in the winter your cut off