I don\u2019t seem to be posting many rounds. I\u2019m not skipping any, it\u2019s just that I can only play every other week (and only nine holes) and sometimes I miss even then. So here is today\u2019s story.<\/p>\n
I shot a 44 at the OGA course in Woodburn, Oregon. Highs, lows, nothing in between.<\/p>\n
The first hole I bogied because my drive landed right behind a little tree and I had to chip out to the fairway. That happens. PW on, two putts.<\/p>\n
Number two, drive, 6-iron to twelve feet, two putts, par. I feel good.<\/p>\n
Number three, a par three, hooked an iron into wet sand, staring at a pond directly on the other side of the green,. It took me two cautious shots to get out, barely, and a chip and a putt for a DB. It\u2019s going to get worse before it gets better.<\/p>\n
Fourth, par 5, hooked my tee shot into the water hazard. Third went right onto some heavy rough. I had a downhill lie and forgot you have to aim left. Hacked out, pitched on, two putts, DB.<\/p>\n
Fifth, another par 5, drive and an advancement shot down the fairway. Looking real good. Hooked my 9-iron off the course and lost the ball. Another 9 and two putts, DB.<\/p>\n
Sixth (now it gets better): 7-iron on a par 3 and sank the chip using a putter.<\/p>\n
Seventh, pillaged my second shot on par 4, pitched on, two putts.<\/p>\n
Eighth, par 3, 9-iron short, chipped in. I\u2019ll tell you about the chip later.<\/p>\n
Nine, par 5, drove into a fairway bunker, 6-iron out, sliced (my first slice in about five years) into the water, pitch, two putts, DB.<\/p>\n
So. Take away four bad swings and I\u2019m looking at a 40. That\u2019s the good news. The bad news is four bad swings. Gotta work on those hooks (not worried about the slice).<\/p>\n
About the chip-in on #8. This is a shot I have been working on, and bought a club just to hit it, a 60\u00b0 wedge with only 4\u00b0 of bounce. When you\u2019re short-sided off the green, you play the ball well forward in your stance. That adds even more loft to the club, and the ball pops up and rolls out politely. <\/p>\n
But I had fun. The score doesn\u2019t bother me. I play, see what needs fixing, try to fix it, and go out again to see how I did. That\u2019s what golf means to me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I don\u2019t seem to be posting many rounds. I\u2019m not skipping any, it\u2019s just that I can only play every other week (and only nine holes) and sometimes I miss even then. So here is today\u2019s story. I shot a 44 at the OGA course in Woodburn, Oregon. Highs, lows, nothing in between. The first … Continue reading Today’s Round<\/span>