Joey's Golf Bag

This afternoon, on a fine, sunny day, I finally managed to get out on the course and play golf. We went off at about 3PM, and managed to get in 14 complete holes before darkness fell at the Indian Creek Golf Club on the easier Lakes course. We played 3-way match play today, so total score wasn’t important. I won 8 of the 14 holes we finished. All this despite a lack of practice and particularly poor putting.

The good:

• Short irons, except for one hole, were pretty good. I hit a 9-iron to 20 ft on the par-3 fourth hole and hit another 9-iron to 15 ft on the 13th hole.
• Sand shots. I was in the bunker only once today, and I got out cleanly, leaving about 15 ft.

The mixed:

• Drove the ball long today, though not particularly straight. I’m probably 30 yds longer this year than last. My problem shot today was hooking the ball.
• Wedges. Aside from one wedge shot hit badly fat and other hit badly thin, I hit the wedges pretty well today.

The ugly:

• Mid-irons. I hit only one good mid-iron today, a recovery shot from underneath a tree. The rest were either hit thin or pushed wide right.
• Fairway / hybrids. I only hit these clubs once each, and both were hit thin, but straight.
• Putting. Pathetic. I had 5 three-putts in 14 holes. What’s worse is that two the 3-putts were on greens I hit in regulation. I hit only one putt outside of 5 ft, and that was a 15 footer for birdie on the 13th hole.
• Penalties. I hit two balls in the water, one a hooked driver off the tee, the other a hooked mid-iron. I also lost a ball off the tee when I hooked it deep into the woods on the par-5 11th hole.

Pretty poor day playing, but I really had fun and never got frustrated despite my poor play.