palindromicbob
Tour Winner
Ok I'm also a little disappointed because as with every round I left far to many out there but overall was very pleased to return 26 points of the black tees at Conrawood. I wasn't very optimistic as a high handicapper attempting the challenge.
Last 2 times I played there it was off the greens which measures 6614 yards Par 72 with SSS of 71. Best score was 33.
Blacks come in at 7256 par 72 with SSS of 74 so a very different beast from back there.
Started very badly. Pulled my drive straight left and had to take 3 of the tee on 1, 2 and 3 and ended up blanking them. Was actually getting the feeling I was about to return 0 for the day. Managed to start slowing things down from the 4th and began to find some tempo. Then came the rain and thunder so we worried about needing to stop. Complete washout for the remainder of the front nine but hit the turn with 11 points thus achieving my initial target of double figures (told you I didn't set out optimistically) . Thankfully the weather settled for the remainder of the round although quiet a bit of water remained on the course making it play even longer thanks to very little run on the fairways compared to what there would normally have been. Real eye opener. It's amazing the difference 600ish yards can make to a course.
Last 2 times I played there it was off the greens which measures 6614 yards Par 72 with SSS of 71. Best score was 33.
Blacks come in at 7256 par 72 with SSS of 74 so a very different beast from back there.
Started very badly. Pulled my drive straight left and had to take 3 of the tee on 1, 2 and 3 and ended up blanking them. Was actually getting the feeling I was about to return 0 for the day. Managed to start slowing things down from the 4th and began to find some tempo. Then came the rain and thunder so we worried about needing to stop. Complete washout for the remainder of the front nine but hit the turn with 11 points thus achieving my initial target of double figures (told you I didn't set out optimistically) . Thankfully the weather settled for the remainder of the round although quiet a bit of water remained on the course making it play even longer thanks to very little run on the fairways compared to what there would normally have been. Real eye opener. It's amazing the difference 600ish yards can make to a course.