Post by gmbtempe on May 27, 2010 19:24:04 GMT -5
Played Firerock Country Club again, private course and there were only 2 groups on the course! Thats what happens in the summer in Az and the members all bail. I probably will play there several times this summer with a friend who works there.
Going in tried playing with a bit steeper turn and hands in, very stack and tilt to me.
Hole 1 522 Par 5 - pulled it left but hit it solid, had 255 but layed up to 100 with a 7 iron. Hit a decent sand wedge but pin was farther back then I realized and had 35 feet. 2 putts for par. E
Hole 2 190 par 3 - hit a 6 iron but blocked it right and had a very tough pitch. I bump and ran it through but it was 20' short. No problem, drained the putt. E
Hole 3 370 par 4 - downhill scenic hole and I hit a weak three wood right that hit an outcropping of rocks and kicked into play, might be my day. Punched a 6 iron short left and used a rule of 12 chip to 2 feet for par. E
Hole 4 409 par 4 - Solid drive uphill left me a 9 iron in....I pulled it of course into front left bunker. great bunker shot to 5' and made the putt. E so far but its all short game and decent driving.
Hole 5 502 par 5 - super drive up the hill about 280, had a hybrid in but was just short. I just did not give the pitch enough and left 20'. No problem, made the putt. -1
Hole 6 124 par 3 - hit a smooth PW that flew long right over the pin and left a slick downhill putt, I hit it too hard and had 7' coming back, hit great putt that spun out. Oh well. E
Hole 7 385 par 4 - tough hole and hit a sawed off cut to get it in the fairway, pull hooked an 8 iron left to a dead spot, tried a bump down a large hill but left it on fringe, 2 putts bogey. +1
Hole 8 376 par 4 - tight hole and I hit driver for some reason, pushed it just right into desert, had to drop, chuncked a 9 iron short and then made a great up and down for a good (or bad bogey). +2
Hole 9 380 par 4 - solid but not hard hit driver to middle fairway, from 150 went with 9i but left it short as 8i long is death, solid pitch to four feet but misread hard breaking putt. +3
Hole 10 395 par 4 - pk drive down the left and plugged, still had 160 left but pin was tucked so I played to middle of the green but hit it heavy. Great chip to 3' but again the putt broke way more than I thought and it lipped out. +4
Hole 11 522 par 5 - Great scenic par 5 down the hill, hit a pop up drive into left rough. This is the point I started to really question the shoulder turn stuff and went back to last weeks pattern. Hit a solid 5 draw to 100 and sw to 20 but just missed the birdie. +4
Hole 12 190 par 3 - hit a high push just right of green. ok pitch to 5' and made curling tough putt for par. +4
Hole 13 444 par 4 - uphill dogleg left, very tough hole, perfect drive down left but ended up with a shit lie in aerated fairway. +5
Hole 14 303 par 4 - driveable par 4. smoked driver 10 yards short and ran a downhill pitch 10' by and just lipped birdie...+5
Hole 15 484 par 4 - another scenic downhill hole and hit a crap drive into rough, decided to go for it with a hybrid and lost it right into a wash, found ball pitch out, sw into middle of green and two putts for double. +7
Hole 16 380 par 4 - you have to lay back on this hole as its downhill into the pond. smoked a four iron down the middle then hit a heavy 8 20 yards short and did not get it up and down. +8
Hole 17 155 par 3 - Pulled and 8 iron way left, was on the collar of desert and rough, just dead. blasted over green to another dead spot. pitched to 20' and two putts for double +10
Hole 18 558 par 5 - to hooked drive but it found fairway, layed up but caught it heavy to 156, baby fade 8 iron to 5' and made the birdie putt. +9
So a good round on a great track. I love really nice greens its soo easy to make putts. I was messing around a little with the swing so its not bad play. I have really leaned the last 6 months how to golf my ball, the ball striking is still very iffy.
Going in tried playing with a bit steeper turn and hands in, very stack and tilt to me.
Hole 1 522 Par 5 - pulled it left but hit it solid, had 255 but layed up to 100 with a 7 iron. Hit a decent sand wedge but pin was farther back then I realized and had 35 feet. 2 putts for par. E
Hole 2 190 par 3 - hit a 6 iron but blocked it right and had a very tough pitch. I bump and ran it through but it was 20' short. No problem, drained the putt. E
Hole 3 370 par 4 - downhill scenic hole and I hit a weak three wood right that hit an outcropping of rocks and kicked into play, might be my day. Punched a 6 iron short left and used a rule of 12 chip to 2 feet for par. E
Hole 4 409 par 4 - Solid drive uphill left me a 9 iron in....I pulled it of course into front left bunker. great bunker shot to 5' and made the putt. E so far but its all short game and decent driving.
Hole 5 502 par 5 - super drive up the hill about 280, had a hybrid in but was just short. I just did not give the pitch enough and left 20'. No problem, made the putt. -1
Hole 6 124 par 3 - hit a smooth PW that flew long right over the pin and left a slick downhill putt, I hit it too hard and had 7' coming back, hit great putt that spun out. Oh well. E
Hole 7 385 par 4 - tough hole and hit a sawed off cut to get it in the fairway, pull hooked an 8 iron left to a dead spot, tried a bump down a large hill but left it on fringe, 2 putts bogey. +1
Hole 8 376 par 4 - tight hole and I hit driver for some reason, pushed it just right into desert, had to drop, chuncked a 9 iron short and then made a great up and down for a good (or bad bogey). +2
Hole 9 380 par 4 - solid but not hard hit driver to middle fairway, from 150 went with 9i but left it short as 8i long is death, solid pitch to four feet but misread hard breaking putt. +3
Hole 10 395 par 4 - pk drive down the left and plugged, still had 160 left but pin was tucked so I played to middle of the green but hit it heavy. Great chip to 3' but again the putt broke way more than I thought and it lipped out. +4
Hole 11 522 par 5 - Great scenic par 5 down the hill, hit a pop up drive into left rough. This is the point I started to really question the shoulder turn stuff and went back to last weeks pattern. Hit a solid 5 draw to 100 and sw to 20 but just missed the birdie. +4
Hole 12 190 par 3 - hit a high push just right of green. ok pitch to 5' and made curling tough putt for par. +4
Hole 13 444 par 4 - uphill dogleg left, very tough hole, perfect drive down left but ended up with a shit lie in aerated fairway. +5
Hole 14 303 par 4 - driveable par 4. smoked driver 10 yards short and ran a downhill pitch 10' by and just lipped birdie...+5
Hole 15 484 par 4 - another scenic downhill hole and hit a crap drive into rough, decided to go for it with a hybrid and lost it right into a wash, found ball pitch out, sw into middle of green and two putts for double. +7
Hole 16 380 par 4 - you have to lay back on this hole as its downhill into the pond. smoked a four iron down the middle then hit a heavy 8 20 yards short and did not get it up and down. +8
Hole 17 155 par 3 - Pulled and 8 iron way left, was on the collar of desert and rough, just dead. blasted over green to another dead spot. pitched to 20' and two putts for double +10
Hole 18 558 par 5 - to hooked drive but it found fairway, layed up but caught it heavy to 156, baby fade 8 iron to 5' and made the birdie putt. +9
So a good round on a great track. I love really nice greens its soo easy to make putts. I was messing around a little with the swing so its not bad play. I have really leaned the last 6 months how to golf my ball, the ball striking is still very iffy.