Oh no i messed up big time!!!

[merlin18]

Just played in my clubs 36 hole handicap trophy and started my 1st round ok with a 1 over nett 72 whilst my playing partner took the first round lead with a 6 under 65 whuch meant i had to hit a good round the next day to have any chance of winning and everything was going ok after i got a 2 on the par 3 5th to put me back to level i went onto the par 5 6th with high hopes. my tee shot into the wind was a slight hook into the rough with the ball above my feet and 220 yards to the hole down a slope and so decided to use my 3 wood....... not a good idea as i hit my ball off the toe OOB and did exactly the same on the 2nd attempt so i then decided to hit a 5 iron 100 yard short of the hole and ended up finishing the hole with an 11!!!!!! and that surely destroyed my chances and even with a good finish on the last 4 holes i finished my round with a 7 over 78 nett and a 36 hole total of 8 over 150 i think the main reason for the bad round was most likely because i put too much pressure on myself instead of just playing my round as normal.

 

[Adjani]

into the rough with the ball above my feet and 220 yards to the hole down a slope and so decided to use my 3 wood....... not a good idea

If it was a par 5, why not just lay up out the rough with a short iron ? Leave yourself a shot in with your third; on or near the green, two putt for the par (or at worst a bogey) Bad course management ?

 

[JustOne]

i think the main reason for the bad round was most likely because i put too much pressure on myself instead of just playing my round as normal.

Sounds like you had a good round, 7 over after dropping 6 on one hole. He who dares wins! (....eventually).
Biggest mistake was possibly going for the same shot twice. As soon as you put one OB you should probably have gone defensive and played for a 6 or 7. Tough luck but sounds pretty convincing to me. Can't win 'em all

Regards...

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I think he probably realised after writing 11 on the card that it was a mistake . It is a valuable lesson hard learnt that chasing after lost shots is sometimes a recipe for disaster and a more circumspect outlook and letting good shots get their own reward would pay richer dividends.

That aside despite the one disaster, you clearly played solid golf for the other 35 holes so take the positives out of the two rounds and forget your one moment of poor decision making

 

[feary]

You obviously did well, excluding the 11. But dont worry , chin up.