Payne's Valley today. Better weather, with less wind. Beautiful views from the course.
Hit it worse than yesterday and scored a full six strokes higher. Some of that felt a little bit like getting screwed, though. For example, a fairly good iron shot that looked like it would hold the edge of a very narrow green takes one more roll and then goes down a very steep slope, leaving an almost impossible chip shot. On the 18th I took one club too much for the approach, flushed it right at the flag, but that ended up off the back in fairly long rough. Decided to belly a wedge up there gently. The shot looked almost perfect, and almost stopped about three feet from the hole. Thereafter, it picked up steam and rolled for another 50 feet, leaving, instead of a kick-in par, a very difficult two-putt for bogey.
Anyway, it was still a good time, and the scenery from the course is absolutely amazing. And yes, I hit the green at the 19th hole and had a tap-in par.
Playing Mountain Top tomorrow. Watched a guy hit a hole in one there tonight right after our round.
