United States
I played the season opener tourney in the Augusta eGolf Amateur Tour.............
and I choked big time. :dead:
I went to the first tee full of confidence, as in the last two months I had played this easy course several times, posting a 79 and an 80.
But tournament golf is different.
On the 1st hole I hit a perfect drive, had a PW in and landed it pin high, but a hard fast green left a 15 footer. My PING A-Blade came through, and it dropped for birdie.
Then the wheels came off.
On the 2nd tee, I hit what I thought was a good drive, but slightly pulled and it landed 1 foot OB left. Triple bogey.
Next few holes I parred, bogeyed, parred, bogeyed...... anyway I carded a 43 on the front. Not too bad, and I was leading my 4some by a couple. Plenty of time to make it up on the back.
Wrong. I should have eaten something at the turn, but this course has very little edible food. Next tourney I'm packing some protein bars. As I ran out of steam, I put one in the water and another one OB on the back, making triple bogeys both times as I tried stupid shots to make up. Dunb, dumb, dumb.
My iron game sucked big time, but my putting was good, with several one putts and only one 3 putt.
I ended up in 4th place out of 10 in my (B) flight, with a 93.
And, my birdie on #1 was erased in the skins by a new C flighter who made 4 birdies and 1 eagle, shooting an 80. His was the 2nd best score out of 30 players, only being surpassed by a 76 by a Champ flighter. Can anyone say: SANDBAGGER!!!!!
Next tourney in 2 weeks, at Aiken Golf Club, where I shot a smooth 105 last year.
and I choked big time. :dead:
I went to the first tee full of confidence, as in the last two months I had played this easy course several times, posting a 79 and an 80.
But tournament golf is different.
On the 1st hole I hit a perfect drive, had a PW in and landed it pin high, but a hard fast green left a 15 footer. My PING A-Blade came through, and it dropped for birdie.
Then the wheels came off.
On the 2nd tee, I hit what I thought was a good drive, but slightly pulled and it landed 1 foot OB left. Triple bogey.
Next few holes I parred, bogeyed, parred, bogeyed...... anyway I carded a 43 on the front. Not too bad, and I was leading my 4some by a couple. Plenty of time to make it up on the back.
Wrong. I should have eaten something at the turn, but this course has very little edible food. Next tourney I'm packing some protein bars. As I ran out of steam, I put one in the water and another one OB on the back, making triple bogeys both times as I tried stupid shots to make up. Dunb, dumb, dumb.
My iron game sucked big time, but my putting was good, with several one putts and only one 3 putt.
I ended up in 4th place out of 10 in my (B) flight, with a 93.
And, my birdie on #1 was erased in the skins by a new C flighter who made 4 birdies and 1 eagle, shooting an 80. His was the 2nd best score out of 30 players, only being surpassed by a 76 by a Champ flighter. Can anyone say: SANDBAGGER!!!!!
Next tourney in 2 weeks, at Aiken Golf Club, where I shot a smooth 105 last year.
