4.9.10 Round

[Richie3Jack]

At Eagle Watch, 142 slope. Played the Bounce Sole 1+'s. My SW and LW are flattened out. I got a brand new Nickent LW for $29 from Rock Bottom Golf. It came with a Nippon shaft which is ultra-light, but I leadtaped the crap out of it. The wind was gusting today, about 65*. The greens would be in awesome shape, but despite having soft spikes, the entire course doesn't know how to pick up their feet. It's funny, if they twisted that much with their feet on their full swings, they might get somewhere.

#1 - Good driver down the right side. Hit a 9-iron on the green but didn't have a enough and left myself with a 30-footer for birdie. Bad read on the first putt, but made the comebacker from 7-feet for par (E)

#2 - Tough hole with a crazy pin position today. Hit my driver well, but too high and it found the fairway bunker. Decided to play it 'smart' and laid up. Hit a SW well, but missed the 8-footer to save par (+1)

#3 - good driver down the middle. Hit a 3-wood well and then hit a 9-iron to 15-feet. First putt went well by, but made the 4-footer. (+1)

#4 - Rifled a 3-iron at the flag to about 15 feet. Just missed the birdie (+1)

#5 - Beautiful driver down the middle. Hit a 6-iron, but it went to the back of the green. 2-putted from 35 feet (+1)

#6 - Good driver down the middle followed by a good 3-wood. Hit a nice LW over the flag about 8-feet bye. Drilled the birdie putt (E)

#7 - Great driver down the middle. Had a funky lie in the fairway, but hit a good 7-iron to the right side of the green. 2-putted from 40 feet (E)

#8 - Rifled a 7-iron right over the flag. But front pin position is a flag you don't really go for. 2-putted from 30 feet (E)

#9 - Good driver down the right side. Toed a 3-hybrid just short of the green. This is a killer green because of the slope. Chipped a LW nicely, then it rolled well down hill. Missed the 6-footer to save par (+1)

#10 - Pull hooked a driver into the left rough. I have a hard time aiming right and hitting a fade so I need to stop aiming right on those shots and just hit the fade. Punched a 7-iron safely and then hit a good SW, but not enough. Could've putted, but decided to chip with a LW. Good choice as I just lipped out for the par save (+2)

#11 - Great driver down the middle. Hit a nice hybrid to 85 yards. Hit a SW to 6-feet, made the birdie (+1)

#12 - Good driver down the middle. Hit a 8-iron to the middle of the green. Lipped out the putt for birdie (+1)

#13 - Good driver down the middle. Hit a PW well, but the tail wind actually knocked it down just short. Then I chipped with a SW to about 3-feet and made the putt (+1)

#14 - Good 7-iron to 15 feet, but couldn't make the putt (+1)

#15 - Great driver down the middle. Pushed a 7-iron into the bunker. Hit a bunker blast to 5-feet, but just missed the putt (+2)

#16 - Pull hooked a driver down the left rough. Hit a real nice PW to 20 feet from a tough lie. 2-putted from there (+2)

#17 - Caught a 7-iron off the toe and it went short of the green. Chipped to 5-feet and made the putt (+2)

#18 - Low draw down the left side. Hit a good 3-wood really well and then put a PW on the green and 2-putted for par (+2)

A pretty good day out there, but the putter isn't quite where it should be. Still need to work on 50 yards in as well.

37-37=74 (+2)
10/14 Fwy
13/18 GIR
34 Putts
1/5 Scramble





3JACK

[gmbtempe]

Man you play some crazy ass hard courses

[Richie3Jack]

eh. Some of them get a hard slope rating because they have a lot of water but if you're playing pretty well, it shouldn't come into play. I actually play golf with a guy that helps do the course ratings in Georgia.

Eagle Watch can be really tough if the greens are fast and they give you some tough pin positions. I'd imagine in some tournaments, you simply cannot get above the cup there.





3JACK