Well, this thread is about 2 months old now so I think I'll revive it. Had as good a chance as I've had this year, probably, to break 80 today and couldn't come through.

Put up another 82. This time with 2 doubles and 8 bogies. I hit 10 GIR which is most likely a PR for this year, and quite possibly forever for me.

http://www.golfpadgps.com/round/RH48F87B

My putting let me down today. I had 38 of them with three 3 putts. I only got U&D once in 8 tries. The bright side of the round is that I didn't lose a single ball or have any penalty strokes.

    When I opened it up it was on a July 21 post!

    puttnfool Good ball-striking. The scores will come if you let them. Somebody once told me that I should never think of a putt as an "eagle putt" or a "birdie putt." All putts are just putts. Line them up and do your best, then move on.

      Right, being smart on putts too. Nothing I hate more than watching someone run a putt 10 feet past the cup and say, " at least I went for it.."

      I stand there and say to myself, "Dummy".

      Shot a +3 on a 9 hole par 3 course here today playing with my 13 year old. Was hitting it pretty well. Three putted one hole when I left it about 30' short because I hit my tee ball about a couple yards too short to stay on the top tier. Could've been better, but, all in all, not too bad.

      I've said many times how much fun the pitch & putt courses are to me.
      Knight's Play in Cary NC was great when I lived near it
      27 holes well cared for considering very high play density and layed out v well too
      Lights great for night time play especially in heat of summer
      Fast to play too and great practice to sharpen approach shots and putts
      If you had to hit a driver there was nice driving range
      It was very inexpensive

        Provisional unfortunately, this was only a three hole course. We simply played three different tees and played each hole 3 times.

          Our horse pasture serves now for my pitching practice
          Guess I could use my gps on the municipal course to make only approach shots and putts if I really wanted to simulate a pitch & putt for practice round and to hurry things up
          Sr tees almost like that anyway

          Shot a lackluster 90 today on a par 71 layout on a course I'd never seen before. Total yardage was just shy of 6600.

          Front was horrendous. Shot a 48 after dropping 8 strokes on the first 3 holes courtesy of 2 penalty strokes (WH and LšŸ˜Ž. The back nine came in at 42 which isn't awful, but could have definitely been better. Only hit 1 fairway on the day. Wind was howling... probably 20mph or so with gusts up to 30-35mph. I hit the opening drive about 300ish (on a 600+ yard par 5 with the wind behind me) and later, hit a drive 180 yards back into the same wind. Just brutal. Just 4 GIR and 35 putts means I just couldn't scramble today.

          New course, windy day.....42 is a really good score in those conditions.

            rsvman yeah, I'd have been fine with a 42/42, but that 48 on the front left a bad taste in my mouth. The first three really ate my lunch.

              15 days later

              Shot a +2, 37 on the front nine with 7 pars and 2 bogies last Sunday. Alas, the 3 triples on the back (one because I let my putt hit the flagstick for a 2 stroke penalty) ruined the round. Only hit 2 fairways all day, 1 and 18. Most of the ones missed were relatively close and even the couple that were way out weren't hard to play since winter is almost here and the grass ain't exactly thick.

              Just hoping to not lose much between now and April so I won't be starting from scratch next spring. I'm hoping to get in 2-3 round each month over the winter to preserve what I was able to gain this past 6 months or so.

                That's a solid nine holes. Gives you something to build on.
                And rumor has it that in the not-too-distant future, not only will it not be a 2-stroke penalty for your ball to hit the flag, but golfers will be encouraged to leave the flag in place.

                puttnfool

                Confidence. Those rounds prove you can do it. Just cautiously manage your expectations and it will happen again. Don't stress on score. Enjoy all the rounds, good and bad. My $.02

                  a month later

                  professor "...a game that no one beats." Prof, I'll have you know that the North Korean News Agency reported that Dear leader, Kim Jong Un, played a round once and shot an 18.

                      GLFTPS

                      that's ridiculous and untrue,
                      he reportedly shot a 38 with 11 holes in one

                      stop exaggerating šŸ™‚