Bravo
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- Aug 27, 2004
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Yesterday, I was hitting the ball pretty decently. Got off to a great start with a birdie on the first...here is what happened to me on the par 3's.
#4) Hit the ball into the back of a bunker. Ball lying 3 inches from a steep face. To access the ball, I had to have the right leg in the bunker and the left leg about three feet above on the ground. Opened the blade to almost facing the sky and hit it. Ball hits bunker face and goes backward. Double bogey.
#7) Same thing. Almost pulled a hamstring just getting my feet set much less getting a decent swing onto the ball. Ball ended up ten feet behind my original position.
#10) Hit the ball short of the green and fail to get up and down.
#14) Same as 4 and 7....worse elevation difference between sand and ground though. Ended up having to stand in the bunker with my feet together....almost fell over after the followthrough....ball ended up back in the bunker again after hitting the face.
I had three impossible bunker shots....I'd like to see a touring pro get out of those bunkers, much less get it close to the flag. On every shot, my wedge slammed into a vertical wall and the ball went backward.
So I shot an 83 with two birdies and was +7 on the Par 3's....
Rub of the Green.
#4) Hit the ball into the back of a bunker. Ball lying 3 inches from a steep face. To access the ball, I had to have the right leg in the bunker and the left leg about three feet above on the ground. Opened the blade to almost facing the sky and hit it. Ball hits bunker face and goes backward. Double bogey.
#7) Same thing. Almost pulled a hamstring just getting my feet set much less getting a decent swing onto the ball. Ball ended up ten feet behind my original position.
#10) Hit the ball short of the green and fail to get up and down.
#14) Same as 4 and 7....worse elevation difference between sand and ground though. Ended up having to stand in the bunker with my feet together....almost fell over after the followthrough....ball ended up back in the bunker again after hitting the face.
I had three impossible bunker shots....I'd like to see a touring pro get out of those bunkers, much less get it close to the flag. On every shot, my wedge slammed into a vertical wall and the ball went backward.
So I shot an 83 with two birdies and was +7 on the Par 3's....
Rub of the Green.