John_Findlay
Tour Winner
Just back from the annual golf trip to the highlands and pleased to say that my favourite course didn't disappoint second time round. It's just really enjoyable. I had a bit of a mare, score-wise, last year but this is better, eh guys?
The 2 blobs cost me something in the 70's. But 80 it is. A birdie, 12 pars, 3 bogies & 2 trebles. Oh, what could have been?
The 8 on the 6th was my usual short-game madness after a good drive and a 5 iron out of light rough to just short of the green. Proceeded to skull a wedge, then put the ball in the bunker with my fourth, took two to get out and a couple of putts later I'm gutted.
The 7 on the 9th was just a duck-hooked lost ball into the gorse and a 5 with the second ball.
Highlights? Driving the par 4 3rd with my five wood (then 3-stabbing); birdie at the 8th after a lovely 5 iron to 9 feet... and a few others,
The course was playing pretty short and forgiving from the green tees. At the par 5 2nd I had drive and 5 iron to the side of the green, and at the 18th it was only drive and six iron through the back. 10 of the 15 of us scored over 30 points that day. Got perfect weather and the greens made putting pretty easy from 10 feet in mostly. I can't wait to watch the Scottish Open and play the course again.
I deliberately didn't take much video as I was concentrating on my round but I have a couple of minutes of a few of my favourite holes, this time in HD, which will go up on YouTube later.
Quality weekend. See some of you at Dalmahoy tomorrow, guys
The 2 blobs cost me something in the 70's. But 80 it is. A birdie, 12 pars, 3 bogies & 2 trebles. Oh, what could have been?
The 8 on the 6th was my usual short-game madness after a good drive and a 5 iron out of light rough to just short of the green. Proceeded to skull a wedge, then put the ball in the bunker with my fourth, took two to get out and a couple of putts later I'm gutted.
The 7 on the 9th was just a duck-hooked lost ball into the gorse and a 5 with the second ball.
Highlights? Driving the par 4 3rd with my five wood (then 3-stabbing); birdie at the 8th after a lovely 5 iron to 9 feet... and a few others,
The course was playing pretty short and forgiving from the green tees. At the par 5 2nd I had drive and 5 iron to the side of the green, and at the 18th it was only drive and six iron through the back. 10 of the 15 of us scored over 30 points that day. Got perfect weather and the greens made putting pretty easy from 10 feet in mostly. I can't wait to watch the Scottish Open and play the course again.
I deliberately didn't take much video as I was concentrating on my round but I have a couple of minutes of a few of my favourite holes, this time in HD, which will go up on YouTube later.
Quality weekend. See some of you at Dalmahoy tomorrow, guys
