How did you shoot today at Golf

Mattyv · 2021-02-06T03:18:59+00:00

I figured we could have a thread on golf rounds. I'll go 1st. Played Whirlwind Cattail course today. I was hitting the driver far. Pushing 290-300 75% of...

fatshot

Heck, those aren't bad at all.......one pro I worked for in the summers filled out his "rental sets" with junk out of the Lost and Found department. A typical "set" would have a Wilson Sam Snead laminated driver, a Spalding Jerry Barber 3 iron, a Kroyden 5 iron, a Ram Tommy Bolt 7 iron, a Northwestern Chi-Chi Rodriguez 9 iron, and a Putt-Putt. blade putter. This god-awful arrangement rented for $10 bucks back in those days, LOL!!!!

garyt1957

fatshot I remember a guy posting his rental set from some course in Mexico. It had three 7 irons. lol

Sneakylong

Typhoon Played 18 today after the gym. Shot -5.

Even the best golfers in the world don't break par every round, but you do. 🤔 Is your course that easy? What's the length and course / slope rating? Most New England courses have some woods and are not wide open.

You say you hit bad / errant shots, but still are always well under par, even for 9 holes. 😯 Must be the easiest course around. Either that or you should be on some kind of Tour. lol

Walterjn

Sneakylong hopefully he doesn't mind this..
https://www.countryclubofbillerica.com/

Typhoon

Sneakylong It’s not a tour quality course with 500 yard par 4’s. It’s tight but not long. As I’ve said before I’ve shot par with a 7 iron, 56 degree and putter.

The par 5’ are reachable in 2 with an iron other than the 17th which is 575 yards. It’s tight but you also don’t need driver all the time… you just need to play smart. Our 10 th hole for instance i drivable at 300-320 but tighter than a Nun’s coach. There is a creek as well, at 170. Lay up to the creek and an easy approach but 90% of the people whip out driver and make 8. There is some water but nothing crazy.. I don’t make big mistakes or panic…. Been shooting these scores for years.

Landon is still pissed at me…

Typhoon

VigilanteTrail I got my first hole in one using a rental set. Usually if I go somewhere I call ahead about rental sets …. Hate dragging my clubs on the plane. And I play the same with rentals🙄

KCee

Typhoon Landon is still pissed at me…

Probably not just Landon lol

Sneakylong

Typhoon

Yeah, the Blues at 5700 plus are short for you. And a 123 slope isn’t that high. And 6 par 3’s. Still to be able to shoot under par every time at any length you still have to get the ball in the hole. 👍 Never a bad putting day? lol

Typhoon

Sneakylong Bad putting day is a lot of 2 putts. I can’t remember my last 3 putt. Putting this year hasn’t been great… probably costing me 3 shots. … the inside 8 feet ones I expect to make

garyt1957

Typhoon Bad putting day is a lot of 2 putts. I can’t remember my last 3 putt. Putting this year hasn’t been great… probably costing me 3 shots. … the inside 8 feet ones I expect to make

To somewhat quote Bobby Jones, "This guy plays a game with which I am not familiar"

Sneakylong

Typhoon Bad putting day is a lot of 2 putts. I can’t remember my last 3 putt. Putting this year hasn’t been great… probably costing me 3 shots. … the inside 8 feet ones I expect to make

You can understand the skepticism. You typically are 4 or 5 under per 18 holes. And sometimes 4 under for 9. So if putting isn’t that great this year, once that turns around you’ll typically be 7 to 8 under par. On your course that would be 61-62.

What do you typically shoot on a full size par 72. Assuming you’d be back around 6600-6800 yards. I’ve played with several low handicap golfers. You’d be in the plus handicap category, which is rarefied air. You’re in the top percentile of all golfers.

Did you ever try playing on any of the Tours when you were in Florida?

Typhoon

Sneakylong I lived in Florida back in the 1980’s and played some Spacecoast Tour events. On a normal size course I’m typically -4 (handicap is +3.4}. Since going to a shorter course I haven’t bothered paying for a GHIN because I really haven’t played the last 3 years… it would be lower than +3.4 I think.

I keep it in play off the tee, still hit it 280, accurate with my irons because I don’t go after sucker pins. I play a draw…. It don’t try to cut one into a right pin. I’d the pin is on the right, I hit to the middle of the green, take my 2 putts at worst. I’m looking at GIR’s. I practice green side shots and chips all the time so I get it up and down a lot if I miss a green.

I don’t try for the hero shots…. They cost you more than they reward you

Typhoon

Sneakylong I used to be a caddy too so that puts things on a different level mentally. Some of the hacks at our place, I could save them 7 shots a round f I caddies for them and told them what to hit, where to aim and when to putt instead of chip.

Our place like I said is short and tight, use your head and you’ll score. Don’t and you’ll lose a dozen balls a round and shoot 110. You should see the score cards left behind in the carts. And the leagues…. They should really skip the golf and just go to the bar. Their wives won’t know…. Most league guys are shooting 55 -70 for 9 holes here, honest to a God… we look up the scores online. They’re out there 9 holes 2.5-3 hours.🙄

Eguller

Typhoon I could save them 7 shots a round f I caddies for them and told them what to hit, where to aim and when to putt instead of chip.

They would just stare at you and wonder what the heck you're talking about. 🙄

DonM

I think a caddie could help me. And definitely could help anyone shooting 90+. Usually some of that 90+ game is poor risk/reward decision making. "I duffed my drive, I'm still 220 out. It's in 3 inch rough, and there is a bunker 30 yards ahead of me. I have to hit my 3 wood." Um, no, here is your 9 iron.

DonM

Our front nine is open. I imagine hole 7 is playing as a par 3. Whatever, it's open! 💃

After a flood like this, they use fire hose size water jets to wash the mud off the #7 fairway and back into the creek.

Sneakylong

1 over par 72 at Timber Greens. Had 3 birdies all on the back. Hit some great shots, especially my fairway woods. Started off bogey, bogey and then it was off to the races.

garyt1957

Sneakylong Outstanding!

rsvman2

Sneakylong What are you, a pro or something?

J/k, great round, congrats.

KCee

Shot an 88 in the cold rain yesterday. Still struggling with my swing and I basically make a par and then a double to offset it.

I did win $32 as I got dragged into a grudge match and we took Front, Back, Total and had some junk. My partner also shot 88 and after the first few holes we zigged and zagged perfectly. I got wet, but food and drink were free. The degenerate gamblers also had their own side bet, but only $5 exchanged between them.

Spartan

I played this morning. A beautiful day with temps in the low to mid 70's and low humidity.

I struggled with my swing on three consecutive holes on the front and then again the same thing on the back. Putting wasn't great either. But I managed to get it together for a string of 10 holes after the struggles on the front. Then I started pulling things hard left. I did manage to par the last hole. The round was also reasonably quick, 3:45.

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