John_Findlay
Tour Winner
So after a 6 month break from the game I played my first medal of the year yesterday.
I was looking forward to it as the weather was perfect and from the two practice rounds in previous days I thought I had some cause for optimism. I had been playing some good shots, even some cracking pitches and chips (very rare for me) and thought I might get into the buffer zone at least.
Well, what can I say? After hitting two nice shots into the first hole I proceeded to four putt from nowhere. Great start, I thought.
I didn't get on in regulation at the 2nd hole (a par 5) and was putting from just off the green. Bogie. 3 over after 3 and half the handicap gone already.
However, I hadn't been hitting the ball badly so far and racked up 5 regulation pars in a row. So I had some hope of reaching the turn on my handicap goal of +3 if I just played the next two holes sensibly.
I pulled an 8 iron off the tee on the par 3 8th hole down onto the 9th tee. It was a tricky shot and I managed to flub the first 2 pitches and roll off the hole with a treble bogie 6. Aaarrgggh.
Just to add insult to injury I then 3 putted the 9th for a bogie. Out in 42 (+7). I had hit 7 of the 9 greens in regulation.
By this time I had lost the will to live and after my first bad drive of the day I racked up another treble on the 10th after another 3 putt and double bogied the 11th after missing the green and flubbing another chip. I NR'd on the 14th, having lost the plot completely.
Just shows how one hole can throw your game out completely.
Lesson booked for Thursday.
I was looking forward to it as the weather was perfect and from the two practice rounds in previous days I thought I had some cause for optimism. I had been playing some good shots, even some cracking pitches and chips (very rare for me) and thought I might get into the buffer zone at least.
Well, what can I say? After hitting two nice shots into the first hole I proceeded to four putt from nowhere. Great start, I thought.
I didn't get on in regulation at the 2nd hole (a par 5) and was putting from just off the green. Bogie. 3 over after 3 and half the handicap gone already.
However, I hadn't been hitting the ball badly so far and racked up 5 regulation pars in a row. So I had some hope of reaching the turn on my handicap goal of +3 if I just played the next two holes sensibly.
I pulled an 8 iron off the tee on the par 3 8th hole down onto the 9th tee. It was a tricky shot and I managed to flub the first 2 pitches and roll off the hole with a treble bogie 6. Aaarrgggh.
Just to add insult to injury I then 3 putted the 9th for a bogie. Out in 42 (+7). I had hit 7 of the 9 greens in regulation.
By this time I had lost the will to live and after my first bad drive of the day I racked up another treble on the 10th after another 3 putt and double bogied the 11th after missing the green and flubbing another chip. I NR'd on the 14th, having lost the plot completely.
Just shows how one hole can throw your game out completely.
Lesson booked for Thursday.
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