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jimandr
28th January 2008, 04:46 PM
I see a couple of other posters forgot today was a public holiday. It felt like a Sunday, but it was actually a Monday,,,, which means a new thread.

38 points at Kogarah with Grunt today in a surprisingly strong breeze.

It was a Jekyll and Hyde round, starting with a double from the middle of the fairway, then two birdies in a row, then a 3 putt, then two miracle up and downs in a row. The second nine started awful, then I finished with six straight pars on the hardest holes on the course.

Fairways = 6 of 12
Greens in reg = 8 of 18
Putts = 29, two 3putts, two birdies, lots of good 8 to 12 footers
Up & Down = 5 of 7
Sand Saves = 1 of 3

Grunt
28th January 2008, 04:48 PM
Played Kogarah today with Jim

26 Points
99 Gross
Fairways: 5 (thought it was worse than that, when I missed, I missed big)
GIR: 2
Putts: 32
U&D: 5/9
SS: 0/1
Penalties: 10

It was windy out there but that was not my excuse, mine was I just played crap.

Courty
28th January 2008, 06:27 PM
A weird day out at the Sea Temple course today. I either smoked the drive and messed up the approach, or missed the drive and stiffed the approach. Either way, I couldn't putt on the newly laid greens.

jaybam
30th January 2008, 04:55 PM
Played the Shark Lake Challenge at Carbrook today and if you have not played the shark lake challenge you should give it a go. Break handicap and you get a shirt. First time in four attempts i did it. Happy with the round today i shot a 76 nett 70 to be one under my handicap.
11/14 Fairways
9/18 greens in reg
5/9 up and downs and 30 putts.
Not bad in a rain soaked day.

Grunt
30th January 2008, 05:04 PM
nice play, I have only played Carbrook the once with BV & Stoney. Not sure if it was a Shark Lake challenge Day though.Looks like a course that bites hard when you falter.

BrisVegas
31st January 2008, 07:57 AM
good stuff jaybam. Carbrook can be a tough course. I only played it twice I think and am yet to beat my hcap.

Jarro
1st February 2008, 01:19 PM
42 points at Nudgee today.

Hit the ball reasonably well, but i left a few out there.

Had a 1 pointer and a wipe in that as well.

7 fwys
7 G.I.R's
31 putts

jaybam
1st February 2008, 01:45 PM
Good round jarro. Lucky bugger getting to play. Wish i did but need to rest before saturday comp. Anyway 6 shots under your handicap is always a good day out.

PeteyD
1st February 2008, 01:51 PM
Nice shooting mark. Maybe you shoulda saved it for Swampy Sunday?

shazza_rs
1st February 2008, 02:50 PM
Played at nudgee today with the boys... thanks for the round gents.

Had 38 points (5 x 1 points)

12/14 Fairways
4/18 GIR
5/14 U/D
Putts 31 (3x3 putts in there :( , 8 x 1 putts, 7 x 2 putts)

Played reasonably solidly (16/22). I just need to start off better... i started with three 1 pointers :(

Ended up with:
1 x Birdie
7 x Pars
5 x Bogies
5 x Double Bogies

I just need to keep the double bogies down and bit and i might get this handicap down a bit! :)

Jarro
1st February 2008, 02:54 PM
12/14 Fairways


:roll:

:smt015

;)

Eag's
1st February 2008, 04:32 PM
Nice shooting Mark :smt023
Shaza only 12/14 Fairways, lift your game :razz:

perci
1st February 2008, 06:51 PM
Well done guys Shaz winner,Jarro runner up div one,welcome to your new handicaps.

shazza_rs
1st February 2008, 07:55 PM
Shaza only 12/14 Fairways, lift your game :razz:

But the other two were "effective"..... :mrgreen:


welcome to your new handicaps.

Thanks.... lowest ever of 13.6......... bugger that 3 putt on the last :smt013 otherwise i would of been off 13....

AndyP
1st February 2008, 07:57 PM
Well done peoples.

PeteyD
1st February 2008, 08:03 PM
Nice shooting! Is that a crested Booby in your avatar?

shazza_rs
1st February 2008, 08:07 PM
I can't remember the name of the bird.... the picture was taken in singapore last year at the bird zoo.

Courty
1st February 2008, 10:16 PM
Nice shooting Shaz & JarHo

Fishman Dan
2nd February 2008, 03:58 PM
I'd say well played Jarro, but you'd get all defensive and call me a victim.

:p :roll:

Nett 64 (1 under) today with a torrential downpour.

Was 2 up when the rain hit, so decided to 3 putt that green and get back to square. Did the jacket/umbrella/wet bag/wet hands/wet glove/wet everything shuffle for the remaining 11 holes. 3 partners walked off after the first downpour. Joined the group behind until the next downpour when we lost 3 more. 2 of us finished.

I thought Par would be in the running, but 4th card in A-Reserve and I was coming 4th. Ffs. The first groups would have got around the course before the rain hit, and they cashed in on it.

2 rounds in 2 weeks and no movement.... of handicap that is.

EDIT - The CCR came in a +1 today, so I've lost .5 and down to 12 (12.1) again!

Jarro
2nd February 2008, 04:52 PM
Nice shooting Fishman Dan :)

mikezone13
2nd February 2008, 05:25 PM
Monthly Medal at Eastlake today... had two goals for the day, no 3 putts (to obtain a best ever of 3 straight rounds without one) and minimal hooks with the driver.

Achieved both goals and a decent score for a 76, net 66 (-3) and one shot off Medal playoff... damn... but qualified for the presidents trophy matchplay.

7/12 fairways
7/18 GIR
4/9 U&D
29 putts (first time under 30 putts since I was a teenager) - no 3 putts!!

3 birdies
6 pars
8 bogies
1 double

Down to a 9.1 and the single figure club (for the first time since teenage years) with 0.6 sliced off the h'cap... hooray!

AndyP
2nd February 2008, 05:41 PM
Nice work, mz. But I'm surprised you reached those negative goals. It's like saying "Don't hit it in the water, don't hit it in the water". ;)

mikezone13
2nd February 2008, 06:06 PM
Nice work, mz. But I'm surprised you reached those negative goals. It's like saying "Don't hit it in the water, don't hit it in the water". ;)

Well AP (good spotting, post nazi ;) ), I wrote them down negative in my post, but I didn't actually think of them throughout my round,

Focus was on good rolling of the ball on the green over my 'spot' and getting my hands into a positive position at impact (to stop the flip that was causing my hook).

PS... I tried the "don't hit it left in the water" tactic last week... result - 4 top spin hooks into the drink :D

Eag's
2nd February 2008, 06:18 PM
Nice shooting Mike :smt023
There seems to be quite a few Oz golfers in some good form at the moment, nice to see.

Courty
2nd February 2008, 08:46 PM
Monthly Medal today in atrocious monsoonal weather. It was pissing down most of the day. Preferred lies was not enough. Most shots in the fairway required relief from casual water. :???:

I had 82 (74) which doesn't sound too bad, but I felt as though I played much worse. Of course, back to back birds on 8 & 9 made things a little more civil. 8)

8/14 tee shots
8/18 greens
31 putts

oz
2nd February 2008, 10:19 PM
42+36=78 (+8 ) in the medal today at Commerical Albury. A couple of crappy doubles early in the round had me on the back foot, and never got back. Played solid for the last 10 or 12, though

mikezone13
4th February 2008, 08:13 AM
Managed to sneak in a round on sunday before the deluge in Sydney (it only bucketed on us for the last 2 holes).

Playing off the new 9 handicap I managed 32 points and even got a closest to the pin (6.5m though) on a 170m hole where I had to hit 2i hybrid the breeze was that strong.

Again my start was poor (+4 after 3) so 14 points after 9 I was in a bit of trouble. Nothing spectacular on the day and just glad not to get too wet out there.

Toolish
4th February 2008, 08:17 AM
Played yesterday. Had a 78 (73), felt like I chopped it but the stat's didn't really show that, hit 9 GIR and 9 fairways (A couple of those were off trees though). Biggest problem was definately the putting though, had 3 x 3 putts.

Feel like my whole game was just a fraction off, mainly I need to eliminate the 3 putts though, and hitting driver in the fairway more often would help!

So, in the end, another 0.1 back.

Diggaboy1
4th February 2008, 12:50 PM
Played in Saturdays Comp at Oxley GC, it was set up the hardest I've seen it in a long time. I hit an 85 (67), missed 3 two foot puts and chilly dipped two chips on the edge of the green so cit could have potientually been 80. ACR for the course was 74. Golf Link took 2.1 points off my 18.0 handicap to 15.9.

Grunt
4th February 2008, 01:10 PM
Nice playing Digga

BrisVegas
4th February 2008, 01:10 PM
congrats on the hcap drop digga.