Dogfight, Blue Tees
Score: 74
Fairways: 7/13
Greens: 10/18
Putts: 31
18 – [Fairway: 1; Green: 0; Putts: 2; Score: 6] A bit short sided in 2, left side of green to a front left pin. Tried to get too cute with pitch and left myself still short sided. Good second chip but missed 6’. +1 mental, +0.5 putting
1- [F: 1; G: 0; P: 2; S: 5] Poor, uncommitted swing off the tee. Pushed my hybrid way right and had 5i in. +1 mental
2- [F:1; G:1; P:2; S: 4] Well played hole. Hit wedge to ~8’ and missed the putt. +0.25 putting
3- [F:1; G:1; P:2; S: 5] Another good drive. 2nd just short of left greenside trap. Chip was hit too hard or didn’t read the lie correctly. Had ~8’ down the hill and missed putt. +1 short game. Pitch was really simple
4- [G:1; P:1; S:2] Good 7i from top tee box into the wind. About 15’ and made putt. -0.5 putting
5- [F:1; G:1; P:2; S:4] Good drive, miss hit iron that came up in the middle to a back pin. Good 2 putt. +0.25 iron for basically no shot at birdie.
6- [F:1; G:0; P:1; S:4] Good drive with hybrid to center of fairway. Pulled iron shot and missed green. Average chip from a relatively simple spot to about 7’. Made putt. +0.25 iron, +0.25 chip, -0.5 putt.
7- [F:0; G:1; P:1; S:3] Hooked another hybrid on this hole. Got lucky that it came down just in front of the bunker. Wedge was hit behind the hole about 30’ and made the putt. +0.5 wedge/iron, -1 putt
8- [G:0; P: 2; S: 4] Back center pin. Pushed 7i into the right greenside trap leaving an awkward bunker shot.Decent bunker shot to 14’ and missed the putt. +1 for an uncommitted swing on the tee shot.
9- [F:0; G:1; P: 2; S: 5] Heely cut 3w to the backside of the grass bunker. Chunk hooked a 5i over the ditch to left rough. Good wedge from there but shot ran out to 30’ due to lack of spin. Good 2 putt. +0.5 driving, +0.25 Mental
10- [F:0; G:0; P:2; S:5] Pulled 3w left into trees/pine straw. Good shot from there just short of green. Poor chip to 20’ and missed putt. +0.5 mental on uncommitted tee shot. +0.5 chipping
11 – [F:0; G:1; P: 1; S: 4] Drive just slightly right but kicked down the hill into the trees. Punch cut out of the trees just left of green. Hit a good pitch shot that just ran out further than I thought it would but made the putt from 15’. -0.5 putting
12- [G: 1; P:2; S:3] Good 7i to about 10’. Left the putt short right in the heart.
13- [F: 0; G:1; P: 2; S:5] Pulled drive left on the hill again. Good recovery and wedge shot to about 12’ but putt was from an awkward spot with lots of break and down hill. Good 2 putt. +0.25 driving not being able to go for it in 2.
14- [G:0; P:2; S:4] Air mailed the green from 165 with 8i, but it was down wind. Tried to get cheeky with a hybrid but came up short coming down the hill. Missed 15’. I would contribute this to mental, but I’m happy that iron did go long. It shows that the distance is coming back.
15- [F:1; G:0; P:2; S:5] Drive of the day. Had 65 yards to a front pin and chunked a wedge just short of the green. Average chip to 5’ short as I was protecting going on top of the ridge. Missed the putt. + 0.5 chip, +1 iron/wedge
16- [G:0; P:1; S:3] Miss struck an iron that came up a bit short. Nice chip to 4’ and made the putt.
17- [F:0; G:1; P:1; S:3] Heely cut 3w to the right side of the green. Good chip to 12’ and made a down hill slider. Have to make a more committed swing on that tee as I keep hitting it over there. +0.25 mental, -0.25 Putting
| Mental | +3.5 |
| Putting | -2 |
| Short game | +2.25 |
| Irons/Wedges | +2 |
| Driving | +0.75 |
| Total | +6.5 |
What went well- Overall I am happy with the ball striking. It was not where I wanted it to be but it is coming along. Again, I was focused on tempo throughout the round and I noticed that the ball was going a bit farther and that my misses were better. Focusing on this will continue to be an important point moving forward. I was also trying to keep my lower body stable and simply turn which seemed to help the tempo as I was not getting disconnected. I bought some resistance bands to help with feeling this stability.
What can we get better at- In terms of the different areas of the game I think we keep working on what we’re doing. Balance, Tempo, and Tension focus with some lower body stability and a better pivot. A big area to get better at is the mental side. Making committed swings to defined targets. Clearly stating my intentions on each and every shot. A draw at that tree, a fade off that bunker, etc..
The Process 