Another weird round. The first nine was hook city. I just couldn't break the hooks, with all clubs. I hit 1 green, the 9th, and birdied it. 42 (par 35 again for a while due to repairs from the earlier floods).
Second nine was much better, 38.
Only 5 greens total, and 30 putts. The short game was much better today, partly because I missed in better place and partly because I used less loft whenever I could.
I hit 3 fairway bunkers, all from drives that curved 30 yard left. I sandied one of them and missed a short straight putt that would have been another one. I chunked an approach into a bunker that is well short of the green and was left with a 40 yard bunker shot. Honestly in 3 years I have never been in that bunker. I used a 49 degree gap wedge with a normal greenside shot and put it pin high. That was fun. I just missed the 20 foot putt though.
The 4th hole has become my nemesis hole. It's an elevated par 3 that requires a 160 yard carry most days. 4 ,5, 6, and 7 are my Amen Corner. 6 is also a par 3, and currently 7 is too. Very little in the way of safe miss areas. If I could get through those four holes in +1 or +2, I will have a great round. Yesterday I went +5, today +4. I'm only shooting +9 or 10 for 18, and half of that is on those four holes.
I need to think better.
