1.23.10 Round

[Richie3Jack]

The weather was supposed to get up to 53* today, but it sure didn't feel like that. It was cloudy, windy at mid-40s. In other words, it really sucked. I only played the blues tees today, given the wind and the cold, plus I was playing with my 985 blades (still haven't received the Hogan IPT's...sometimes I hate eBay).

Anyway, we do a shotgun start on the weekends during the winter. Here goes

#7 - par 3, hit 7-iron okay, went short left. Tough starting on a par-3 on a shotgun when you only hit 5 balls on the range. Chipped up, 2 putted. (+1)

#8 - par 4. Solid drive down the middle. Beautiful 8-iron to the pin. Just missed a 15 footer for birdie. (+1)

#9 - Par 5. Draw with driver, decent strike. Caught a 3-wood a little heavy. Great 9-iron into the flag, 5 footer. Sank the birdie (E)

#10 - Par 4. Toe draw with driver (over-accelerated the hands). Hit an 8-iron into a wind. Caught the slope and rolled 20 feet further away from the hole. Had about a 50 footer, great putt, tap in for par. (E)

#11 - Par 3. Hit a great 3-hybrid to 12 feet from 199 to the flag, uphill, into the wind. Swinging left has really imrpoved my hybrid and fairway wood play. Made the putt, birdie. I love making a 2 on a hole. (-1).

#12 - Par 4. Contact was lousy. You can't go left on this hole and with 'swinging left' there's still that lack of trust that you will go left. Still wound up in fine shape. Hit 6-iron short of the flag. Couldn't get up and down, bogey (E).

#13 - Par 4. Hole doglegs right with no trees (just a bunker up the right side). Hit a pretty decent drive, but with a draw so that made the second shot really long. Hit a Hybrid from about 190 out, striped it, but it went over. Decent chip, made a 10 footer coming back for a par (E)

#14 - Par 5. Another slight toe draw w/driver. Hit 3-hybrid to lay up and right down the middle. Mediocre 9-iron to the green. 2 putt from 30 feet (E)

#15 - Par 4. Decent drive down the middle, caught a 8-iron a little thin (over-accelerated the hands) went in bunker. Decent bunker shot. Missed a 10 footer coming back (+1)

#16 - Par 4. Mediocre contact with the driver (overaccelerated the hands). Hit a nice 5-iron with the ball above my feet into the green. Made a very nice 30 foot putt over a hill and had a tap in left for a par (+1)

#17 - Par 3. Pulled a 7-iron into the green. Wound up on the left side of the green. 2 putted (+1)

#18 - Par 5. Pretty good driver, laid up (would've gone for it with my modern clubs). Hit a PW to 10 feet, missed birdie putt (+1)

#1 - Par 4. Mediocre contact w/driver, once again over-accelerating. Best swing of the day with a 7-iron into the green. Had a 12 footer and made the birdie (E).

#2 - Par 3. Caught a 4-iron thin and left it short. Caught the chip semi-heavy and wound up with a 15 ft left over. 2 putted (+1)

#3 - Par 5. Best driver of the day right down the middle. Hit 3-wood intot he green, caught it pretty good, wind knocked it down short of the green. Caught a pitch a little heavy and it kicked off the hill way to the left. 2 putted, took par. (+1).

#4 - Par 4. Another good driver on the hole. Hit a 9-iron into the green, but wind ate it up and landed on green, well short of the hole. lag putted realy well today, 2-putts and a par (+1).

#5 - Par 3. Hit a pretty good 8-iron and wound up just short of the green. Good chip and a tap in for par (+1).

#6 - Par 4. Pull draw with a driver on a dog leg right. Left myself 180 into the green into the wind. Mediocre contact with a 5-iron, wound up well short of the green. Pretty good pitch (swinging left works well with pitches, too) but the wind was blowing so hard it knocked it down. Missed a 12 footer for par (+2).

Score: 73 (+2)
Fwy: 12/13
GIR: 11/18
Putts: 32






3JACK

[pavaveda]

Nice round! Congrats.

[gmbtempe]

Here was my round, miserable wind and wet, no roll at all, 55 degrees which is ice cold for Az.

#1 Par 5 - Nice solid drive, 3-wood cut into tree 50 yards short. punch over the green, chip on and miss 6 footer for par, bogey. (+1)

#2 Par 4 - Smoked a drive 270ish, 7 iron hooked pin high left but a crap lie and I hit it 5 feet passed, missed putt, bogey. (+2)

#3 Par 4 - Worst tee shot of the day blocked right into the wind on short hole, punched out of trees with 7 iron, nice running pitch to tough pin, missed putt from 6 feet, bogey (+3)

#4 Par 3 - Horrid shot down wind with a wedge. short and pulled. Great pitch out of mudd to 4' but missed it again. bogey (+4)

#5 Par 5 - perfect solid draw tee shot on dogleg, 5-wood to greenside bunker, sand shot slightly thin to 7', missed putt, par. (+4)

#6 Par 4 - probably the hardest hole today, I hooked the drive, drop out of casual water, skun thinned a 6 iron to 30 yards short and pitched up to 30 feet, hit uphill slow putt to 6' long, made putt for bogey. (+5)

#7 Par 3 - Downwind easy par 3, hit 7 iron from 170 and it hit the pin and rolled out about 4', lipped putt out for birdie, putter is decimating me today.(+5)

#8 Par 4 - Tough hole where you have to cut a tee shot but there is also water right, I pulled it into the trees, punch out short, pitch to 6' and missed putt. bogey. (+6)

#9 Par 5 - 575 into a 30 mph win...yea...smoked drive, smoke 3 wood and still had 160 left, hit 6 iron flush but was 40' short, three putt ) : (+7)

#10 Par 4 - smoked drive about 280', pulled 70 yard pitch left, nice pitch to 3', missed putt...and the putting saga continues. (+8)

#11 Par 4 - best drive all day right down middle, 7-iron to 10 feet, missed birdie putt. (+8)

#12 Par 3 - solid 7 iron just over drew, chipped in!! birdie (+7)

#13 Par 5 - Great drive middle fairway, 5 wood just overdrew short left, horrid like on collar of rough, semi chunk splat out of it, pitched to 5' and then missed again, horrid bogey. (+8)

#14 Par 3 - right into the wind, hit a solid 5 wood just right, rule of 12 chip to 3' and missed it again, bogey. (+9)

#15 Par 4 - nice solid drive, pitching wedge cut against the wind to 10' and just lipped out birdie putt. (+9)

#16 Par 4 - solid drive into wind, hit 5 iron from 160!!! thats how hard it was blowing, flushed it still short, chipped short up the hill, missed from 6', bogey. (+10)

#17 Par 3 - faded a 6 iron but just short, pitched to 3' and made a friggen putt!! (+10)

#18 Par 5 - Right into the wind, blocked drive, had to play down 10th fairway with a 5-wood, solid pitching wedge from a 110 only goes 90 yards and then 2 putts. par. (+10)

Putter just is off right now, and its usually my saving grace. It was also hard to chip and pitch as it was so wet, not something I see much in Az. Very windy and cold.

Score: 82, +10
Fairways 10/14
Greens 5/18
Putts 33