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.

Course Conditions and Layout

Despite the conditions on the greens the course was in decent shape for this early in the season. I found that even when I hit a pretty poor drive I was still in a very playable situation if not still in the fairway. The rough wasn’t all that bad either, leaving no penalty for any errant shots. Trees were also far and few between with the 14th hole the only one with any significant hazards with dense trees on the right and a small creek just short of the elevated green. The 14th was the only hole that I really enjoyed even though it was the first time I lost a ball during the round and I doubled par.

My Play

My front nine was one of my best ever score wise, 50, although due to the ease of the course I am not so sure I how I hit the ball. Either way I was feeling pretty good and had 2 pars and hot some fairways and greens. I was glad to have a 1 stroke lead on Chuck on the turn but he was starting to pick up his play. When we got to the turn we decided to go in and grab a bite. While I really needed to eat I wish that I could have gotten it to go and continued the round because my knees got stiff and my head was just not in the first couple of holes on the back nine.

I didn’t get into a rythem again until about the 15th hole making holes 10 to 14 not good with 12 through 14 being a complete disaster. The 18th was my second favorite hole and I was able to get onto the green in 3 and have a chance at a birdie putt. Unfortuately due to the greens and my speed control being way off most of the day I three-putt to close out the day. I was glad that my back nine score was a 59 and not a record worst 60. My total of 109 is realyl disappointing considering my front nine 50 but with the break and the green conditions I guess it isn’t all that bad.

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