Bravo
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- Aug 27, 2004
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We went out at 3:00 yesterday afternoon. It was beautiful and we are supposed to have a tropical storm this weekend...so I think I got in my round for the week unless this storm in the Gulf turns away from us.
I played better and came in with a 79. There were several highlights for me:
1) Better putting. Right before I putted, I squeezed the putter a bit more firmly. I sunk a 35 footer for birdie, a 12 footer for a sandie and another 15 footer to save par. I missed only one putt of less than 5 feet.
2) I hit a horrible shot on 12, followed by a heroic shot. 12 is a short dogleg par 4...In the "crook" of this dogleg is the 15th green.
I hit a "popupskyshot" with my five wood off the tee. The ball went about 75 yards and was under a tree with low hanging branches. The best direction for me to go was toward the 15th green. I tried my Sonartec 14 as it was the lowest lofted club (besides Driver) I had. My goal was to hit it into the 15th fairway and approach 12 green from there.
The ball came out and flew toward 15 green and landed in a greenside bunker.
I am now in a greenside bunker next to 15th green - but unfortunately - I am playing the 12th hole.
All of our greenside bunkers have some depth to them and are usually 2-6 feet below the green height. I go into the bunker and find the following: I am approximately 140 to the pin on 12 green. The bunker is only medium deep but I have quite a bit of lip to clear to get it out. Since I am two in the bunker anyway, I decide to Go for it...
I take out a 7 iron and strike it. It barely barely clears the lip and then I see it approaching a pine guarding the 12 green....if it will....only.....clear....the pine.
It does and lands 10 feet from the pin. After all of this - I am hoping for sandie par. (My opponents look like somebody just stuck a fork up their butt).
This putt is a very tricky downhiller, breaking left to right. Cannot, cannot be agressive with it or it will roll way past - even off the green. So the Only putt that will go in is the one with the ideal combination of pace and line.
I missed it barely on the left but made my bogey. I halved the hole with the other team.
No Doubles yesterday...always makes be smile. Also, got my new index by email from GHIN and I am down to 8.9 this month...
I played better and came in with a 79. There were several highlights for me:
1) Better putting. Right before I putted, I squeezed the putter a bit more firmly. I sunk a 35 footer for birdie, a 12 footer for a sandie and another 15 footer to save par. I missed only one putt of less than 5 feet.
2) I hit a horrible shot on 12, followed by a heroic shot. 12 is a short dogleg par 4...In the "crook" of this dogleg is the 15th green.
I hit a "popupskyshot" with my five wood off the tee. The ball went about 75 yards and was under a tree with low hanging branches. The best direction for me to go was toward the 15th green. I tried my Sonartec 14 as it was the lowest lofted club (besides Driver) I had. My goal was to hit it into the 15th fairway and approach 12 green from there.
The ball came out and flew toward 15 green and landed in a greenside bunker.
I am now in a greenside bunker next to 15th green - but unfortunately - I am playing the 12th hole.
All of our greenside bunkers have some depth to them and are usually 2-6 feet below the green height. I go into the bunker and find the following: I am approximately 140 to the pin on 12 green. The bunker is only medium deep but I have quite a bit of lip to clear to get it out. Since I am two in the bunker anyway, I decide to Go for it...
I take out a 7 iron and strike it. It barely barely clears the lip and then I see it approaching a pine guarding the 12 green....if it will....only.....clear....the pine.
It does and lands 10 feet from the pin. After all of this - I am hoping for sandie par. (My opponents look like somebody just stuck a fork up their butt).
This putt is a very tricky downhiller, breaking left to right. Cannot, cannot be agressive with it or it will roll way past - even off the green. So the Only putt that will go in is the one with the ideal combination of pace and line.
I missed it barely on the left but made my bogey. I halved the hole with the other team.
No Doubles yesterday...always makes be smile. Also, got my new index by email from GHIN and I am down to 8.9 this month...