Did anyone catch Kuchar’s horrible finish yesterday? That was me today. On 15, 16, and 17 I went +7. I hit OB and penalty areas on three straight full swings.

40/47 for 87. We played a few hundred yards back of my usual combo. Only 5 GIR. 30 putts with no three putts. The steel shafted irons were solid but I didn’t know the yardages. I actually hit over a few greens. They fly high but don’t seem to spin much.

I shot 38/40 today, one off my personal best. BUT it was 5,000 yards, par 70. 🙂 I played with 3 guys in their 80s and they wanted all 4 of us to play the same tees. They offered to come back to the whites for me, but I moved up to the forward tees.

It was a blast! I hit my 16* hybrid off most tees, and a couple 5-irons and 3-woods. I hit driver on the longest par 5 and two short par 4s that I thought I could drive or come close. My drive was was right in front of the green on both of those par 4s and I ended up bogeying them both, lol.

The putter was up and down. I had four 1-putt pars and two birdies, but also four 3-putt bogeys. Nothing higher than a bogey on the card, though. It was a reminder that short approach shots make a huge difference for me.

    MidwayJ So you moved up a tee box but basically put the driver in the bag and hit shorter clubs off the tee that would put you out at the saw distance. But… probably in the fairway so you played better. Weird huh? I’ve moved up to the front of the white tee box, tees off with a 7 iron instead of driver and shot close to what I would normally shoot.

        Typhoon
        On most holes I was still hitting shorter approach shots than usual, even using shorter clubs off the tee. Plus 3-4 drivers that got me way closer. And all the par 3s were between 90 and 110 yards. So it was a combination of no really wayward tee shots, shorter approach shots, and a better than average ball striking day overall.

          Well, I didn't play today. However, I did go to the range, and for the first time in 2 months I was actually hitting my short irons straight instead of pulling everything 10 yards left. It was very exciting. It won't last, but I enjoyed it for 1 day.

          MidwayJ but I moved up to the forward tees.

          Golf is already hard. Why not get some back? I've convinced a number of my hard-headed buddies that there's no shame in moving up to our red/white combo tees (8 holes red, 10 holes white). They're having fun again.

              sdandrea1 They're having fun again.

              Since moving up to the senior tees, I still try to play the course at 5400-5600, which based on my 150 club, is the
              'recommended distance' for me. Sometimes this means moving back and playing the white tees on a < 300 yard
              par 4. I find myself hitting a LOT more irons (6-9 irons) into greens as opposed to hybrids-fairway woods.

                sdandrea1
                I don't play much any more with my younger former co-worker who insists on nothing under 6,400 yards, but I'm not ready to play as far up as I did today on a regular basis. Lack of skill is more of an issue for me than hitting it too short. It was a fun change of pace, though, to experiment with what to hit off the tee, etc. I would definitely be receptive to playing shorter tees on difficult courses, too.

                    MidwayJ nothing under 6,400 yards

                    That always makes me laugh. Like it’s an insult to their golfing skills😂😂😂😂
                    Wouldn’t want anything too short for ya there Tiger🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

                        Typhoon
                        He's not one who thinks he needs to play the tips, but there's a point where he thinks it's too short. I guess he thinks he'll be forced to hit fewer drivers. I can get him to play shorter but I have to push. 🙂

                            Walterjn Yeah it’s funny when you come across Midway J’s people. So go ahead and hit your driver on a short hole. Then you get to work on getting wedge close, or how to play those 3/4 shots so you get them tight for birdie. Or if you find when you play like I do, I don’t hit much more than a 9 iron unless it’s a long par 3. That’s when you use the short course as an opportunity to work on your mid irons by hitting them from the teeing area. And remember, you don’t have to hit the bal off a tee just because you are on the tee box.

                            Most people have blinders on and it’s why they don’t improve.

                              Today was one of those days where everything went right. 33-37-70 at White Pines Golf Club in Swanton, Oh,
                              tying my personal best. Three birdies, one chip-in, and 24 putts, my best-ever on the greens. My only bogey
                              was on the 18th, the toughest hole on the course for me, and I KNEW that I needed to make par to break 70. Oh
                              well.....not complaining....I'll take a score like that anytime!!

                                Typhoon My best rounds are when I don’t pay attention to my score

                                Agree 100%....but it's hard to "UN-KNOW" after a good score on the front, etc. 😜