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Post by The Boss on Sept 26, 2022 18:25:40 GMT
Round 1 - As usual I was looking forward to a new tourney. As usual my game was crap and I felt deflated well before the end of the round. After an opening bogey, I sank a 33-footer on #3 for bird, just one of two highlights. Stupid bogey on #6, a par 5, and I just couldn't find my natural draw. Then it suddenly appeared on #8 - and I pulled my drive left into the water, eventually dropping two more shots. On #11 I had a slow and my ball fell short of the green - and into the water. My only other highlight came on #16 when I hit my approach to 4 feet. Another silly bogey on another par 5 finished things off on #18. I wonder why I bother sometimes... 
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Post by geordieles on Sept 27, 2022 19:05:51 GMT
Round 1. As i thought last week was never going to last, got off to a good start and then all hell let loose on my game, fast, slows, and then them very inconsistent moderate greens, i took Ian around with me and he seemed to be having similar problems in fact some of my shots were like instant replays of his landing in similar places, i also see Bob had issues with par 5s i also found them very tricky. That puts me out of contention already this week. Oh well.  |
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Post by The Boss on Sept 27, 2022 23:15:53 GMT
Round 2 - What a strange game golf is. I played much better in this round and that was probably because of a combination of things. My mindset was much better, my timing was better but not perfect, and I felt more comfortable on the slower greens. Most memorable shot was a drive on the back nine where I got a Very Fast. The ball headed off into the trees, hit a trunk and rebounded into the middle of the fairway - I think I made par LOL. The wind wasn't a problem, it was probably more of a help than a hindrance I think. Pleased with my score and almost looking forward to the next two rounds... 
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Post by geordieles on Sept 29, 2022 19:52:07 GMT
Round 2 Joined Ian for this round and got off to a terrible start but fought back immediately only to bogey 4th, front 9 was average. Back 9 good start then stuck in a par rut, putting is a massive struggle at minute i do not feel in control of it at all. Not going anywhere in this event not enjoying this course at all, cannot wait for it to finish.  |
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Post by geordieles on Oct 1, 2022 19:41:09 GMT
Round 3 and 4 Both rounds were just unplayable for me i have no idea wtf is going on with this game but one thing for sure im certainly getting no pleasure in playing it anymore. Next event could well possibly be my last.   |
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Post by The Boss on Oct 2, 2022 0:29:58 GMT
Round 3 - Having taken a couple of days off from playing I had a practice round, and the timing was strange. I had a lot of Very Fasts, but when I tried to slow down my swing that's when it got interesting. When I tried to get a Fast I got a Perfect, and when I tried to get a Perfect I got a Fast - so when I started Round 3 I didn't know what was going to happen. Sure enough, I bogeyed the first two holes, but then somehow birdied the 3rd. Managed to control the timing to par my way to the turn, then it got weird. Four birds in a row and my usual draw had completely disappeared, apart from a couple of drives with a following wind, which I wanted to take advantage of. I normally spend a lot of time chipping around the greens because of wayward approaches, but not today! Now I have to try to find that Perfect rhythm in Round 4, that'll be interesting... 
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Post by The Boss on Oct 3, 2022 0:16:19 GMT
Round 4 - Plagued by Very Fasts from the very first tee where I found OOB. This round was a complete write-off. Lots of red numbers until the 18th, where the final kick in the teeth came when my eagle chip lipped out and I had to settle for a birdie. Glad this event is over - and even better news, only one to go...
No card for this round - it looked too much like a Sam Peckinpah movie...
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