38/38 with 12 fw, 27 putts. And surprisingly, a few GIRs.
Still trying to hit irons, which I failed at today. But, have not played for 3 weeks(my excuse).
Had some trouble with the Smoke driver and after a few holes it occurred to me that I had changed the adapter to +1. I changed it to -1 which is 1 lower than I had been using in prior rounds. Proceeded to hit 2 of my longest drives ever, on those 2 holes.
'The driver is set'!😄

Great day out, 78*, kinda windy as usual. Quick round, not very busy as most play early. I love the mid afternoons.

I was able to walk on to the New Course at St Andrews yesterday. I got paired with three other singles. One local guy, one Canadian, one American.

I rented clubs, all Ai Smoke plus an Odyssey putter. I hit the driver well. I tried the 3 wood once and only once. Used the 3 hybrid a lot because of long par 3s and 4s.

I shot 87 with two 7s and a birdie. 29 putts. I was good on the greens. Maybe I should buy the putter. 🤓

The round was almost five hours and I got the full Scottish links golf experience. Sun, rain, 30 mph winds. Lost a ball in gorse. Hit into 3 pot bunkers, got out of all of them.

I’m not going to lie, it was tough playing rental clubs, with skinny little regular grips. I got more used to it as it went along.




    DonM AWESOME, DonM...!!! Great pix too...!!! IIRC, the "New" course was built in the 1890's....?

        DonM Nice!

        I play jumbo grips, so it would be a huge adjustment for me, too.

            fatshot
            You are right!

            They say the New is harder than the Old. I think I could break 80 on it with my own clubs.

              Clubs.

              Oh, and in the best cheap Golf Buzzard way, I bought my golf ball supply used from kids on the street. 😝



              First 18-hole round of the year here: https://www.eaglewoodresort.com/golf.htm

              Played the silver tees, about 5400 yards. Shot 90 which I was pleased with, particularly with a 5-6-8 start (all par 4s). Had 7 pars, including 4 in a row on Holes 5-8.

              Bunkers were fairly penal and on one hole a fried egg leave took me 3 shots to get out (the 8 above). Greens were tricky and undulating and the scorecard shows I had 40 putts!

              Had just put together a Wishon Micro-Groove HM SW that worked beautifully 4 times today and set up my best birdie chance, which I left short. Partial credit to GolfBuzz and @SVonhof for the deal a few years ago.

              The driver, the Honma XP-1 that I picked up based on Uncle Steve's recommendation, was excellent all day. Hooked two drives starting the back 9 but righted the ship after that. The shaft is the most excellent @LogicalOne Leveler untipped at 45". For my slow SS I am consistently getting a slight draw out to 210 yards after roll, even on shots towards the toe, and the occasional 220-230 yard shot. Not one slice today. I don't think that has ever happened for me on an 18-hole round before.

                HybridWood Had just put together a Wishon Micro-Groove HM SW that worked beautifully 4 times today and set up my best birdie chance, which I left short. Partial credit to GolfBuzz and @SVonhof for the deal a few years ago.

                Wow, that was a while ago!

                    I bought some @LogicalOne wedges, but have not shafted them up yet. I got them to replace the ones I have when they wear out, but they are just starting to rust now, which is cool, so I don't know how long until those see any play.

                    He sent me some poker chip ball markers and I have left a few of them in random places on the courses for people to find, thinking maybe they would look up the brand.

                      41-38-79 today at the old home course, Chippewa Golf Club, Curtice, Ohio. I bogeyed the first 6 holes, then played the last 12 in 2 over. Two birdies and 29 putts helped.....!!

                      SVonhof He sent me some poker chip ball markers and I have left a few of them in random places on the courses for people to find, thinking maybe they would look up the brand.

                      Now, THAT'S not a bad idea!! I might have to do that from time to time. Maybe leave a LogicalOne divot tool stuck in the green...

                        Another not so good 46 on nine holes. Still rushing the transition to the downswing and hitting more bad shots than good. The good part is that I forced a little time to play. The bad part is that I know exactly where my main issue is and still don’t have it under control. 3 pars, 3 bogeys, and 3 others.

                        Getting closer to putting things together. Managed a -1 on the front nine with 3 birdies.

                        #10 - wedge to 4 feet. Missed it.
                        #11 - 6 iron to 5 feet. Missed it.
                        #12 - 7 iron to 5 feet. Missed it.

                        Birdie putts today < 10 feet? made 0 of 5.
                        Birdie putts today 10 to 25 feet? made 4 of 5. Stupid game.

                        Last 5 holes here are arse kickers, and they got me. Finished +4.

                        Season low +1 , 73 (35/38) today at my buddy's course for Member Guest practice round.
                        13/14 fairways and 16/18 greens. Had 9 birdie putts under 10 feet and only converted one .....but wont complain

                          39/37
                          Felt like the best round I've played this year and ended up with that 76.🤔
                          Had a rare double thanks to a bunker and being extremely short sided; flag was only 5' on. Maybe less.
                          Another rarity was 10 GIRs! Which led to 30 putts. My fault for leaving several putts 6" short.
                          9 fw hit, but in my defense 3-4 actually went through the fw, I was hitting so well. 😉

                          Took out some older toys this time, along with the Neuro.X Tour driver (a few holes) which is an amazing club, with the Leveler shaft. Acer Tour Blades are highly overlooked/underrated. New stuff is overrated. Yet I have both.