One More Mulligan

If the 2009 Masters highlighted anything it was that missing putts is the death of any round. The idea of “Drive for show and putt for dough”,  got me thinking. Not to state the obvious but putting is much easier when the ball is closer to the hole so if I can hit a better approach shot I will have a better chance of having a shorter and more makable putt. For most amateurs and  we find that the last club we hit before getting out the putter is a wedge. Even experienced, lower handicap players rely on their wedge game when they miss an approach shot and need to get up and down from around the green. [Read more →]

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Course Rating: 69.0 Slope: 120 Par: 72 My Score: 118

Putts: 47 Fairways: 3 G.I.R.: 0 Sand Saves: 0 Up & Down: 0 Penalties: 1

Another new course was on tap on Thursday. It is a local muni that is part of the Green Key program that gives discounted green fees to county residents. Overall it is one of the most well kept courses I have played in my area. At $28 a round it is also the best bargain. [Read more →]

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Course Rating: N/A Slope: N/A Par: 72 My Score: 113

Putts: 38 Fairways: 4 G.I.R.: 0 Sand Saves: 0 Up & Down: 1 Penalties: 2

I played Timber Point again only this time I played with my good friend Joe S. and there was a little twist. There was a lot of rain the night before so my favorite part of the course, the Blue Course, was closed. That would mean that we would have to play the Red Course for both the front and the back nine. I wasn’t really happy about it but there was no choice. The conditions were wet and windy making for a challenging and cold day

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Course Rating: 69.0   Slope: 113   Par: 71   My Score: 109

Putts: 45   Fairways: 7  G.I.R.: 2   Sand Saves: 0   Up & Down: 0  Penalties: 1

I came to play here by invite from my college & golf buddy Chuck and as you can see from the handicap and slope rating this course isn’t the most difficult around. This was the first time I played the course but I didn’t really need much hole explanation as almost every hole has a wide open fairway with little to no hazards in play. I didn’t get much sleep the night before (I acutally slept in the parking lot of the course) so I was very worried about how my body and mind would react. I topped my first drive and it rolled about 50 yards along the ground. I was pretty sure I was in for a long day. When we got to the first green we were greeted by a sand dune. The greens were airated and sanded but they hadn’t been brushed which made for even worse conidtions than the airated greens I encountered on my last round at Timber Point. [Read more →]

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