1st Hole

[craig_chesterfield]

Standing on that first tee, what goes through your head: Get away with par? if you make a bogey its not too bad or making a birdie?

I've had that many different scores on our first hole that I'm not sure what to think! Shows me the 'mental' side of golf!

 

[matts1984]

Im just happy to hit a clean drive and worry about the rest later

 

[brendy]

Depends on the hole really but getting into position off the tee is a good start.

 

[craig_chesterfield]

It is a good start! always fingers crossed for that!

 

[craig_chesterfield]

I agree brendy, fairway is ideal depending on the course! ive seen some roughs better than fairways!

 

[Evesdad]

Same here, just get it away safely!!

 

[garyinderry]

i used to be of the opinion that id be happy with a bogey to start. then its like admitting to start 1 over. as long as i dont double bogey at the first im reasonably happy. i want to start with a par though as our first is long enough but not that hard.

 

[Swinger]

I tend to think about all the other, more constructive things I could be doing with my day. That generally sets me up for a great day on the course.

 

[FairwayDodger]

First at my place is a par 5 for ladies but easily reachable in 2. Before my round I'm thinking birdie, hoping for eagle, will take a par but bogey there is a disaster!

When I'm actually on the tee I'm just thinking fairway - hit the fairway off the tee and it's hard to do worse than par.

 

[craig_chesterfield]

our first isnt that tricky, couple of bunkers to miss, uphill with green raised a little. looking for a birdie putt each time at the minute!

 

[bobmac]

Where do I want to hit my next shot from...left right or middle ?
First hole, normally the middle

 

[ScienceBoy]

Treat it like any other hole. I try and play it over a few times during the warm up, along with the par 3 tee shots. So when I stand on the 1st tee I have already hit that shot 3-5 times.

 

[kev_off_the_tee]

just getting the ball onto the fairway. Our 1st is a 285yard par 4 but I still get those 1st tee jitters. I've been hitting a comfortable 5 iron off the tee lately leaving an 8-9 iron to the green.

I'd rather be on the fairway than trying to get it near the green and either slicing it or having an awkward chip onto the green

 

[craig_chesterfield]

sensible kev! at that length I'd like to play there!!

 

[la_lucha]

I just worry about driving up the middle, clearing the brook 100 yards out, missing the bush on the left and not going into the trees on the right, not driving too far so as I end up in the rough (dog leg) behind trees that run the length of the fairway and not slicing it into the conifers/carpark to the right. Oh and making sure not to fade too much and end up in the pond if I miss all the other obstacles.

So not much really.

 

[Ian_S]

Normally "here we go again, keep calm", but next time its going to be "keep your swing speed up". I'm guilty of being so careful that I lose all rhythm and swing horribly slow. I just need to trust in the swing that I use without fear at the range.

 

[StrangelyBrown]

Find a club you can get out there straight and 200ish yards fairly reliably and hit that off of the first tee. It's my strategy now and it's working.

 

[Robobum]

Find a club you can get out there straight and 200ish yards fairly reliably and hit that off of the first tee. It's my strategy now and it's working.

Youd be knackered if the opener was 135yd par 3!!!! Haha

Whatever shot is necessary really, see it, feel it, do it and all that rubbish!!!!

I do like a par 4 around 320 as an opener, break you in gently!!!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

228 yard par 3 opener with pond left OB right. Make 4 (I get a shot) and get out.

 

[Birchy]

Ours is a par 3 start so all im thinking is hit the green, hit the green, hit the green! Its a tough opener because the only decent place to miss is short. If you go left, right or long you are in trouble as its a raised green sloping from back to front with 4 bunkers around it.