Joey's Golf Bag

…by one shot. But, hey, it’s a milestone! 🙂

I walked 18 holes this morning at Sherrill Park on course 1. We teed off at 7AM on a really nice morning, not too hot, though it would get hot by the time we finished just after 11AM. There wasn’t much wind.

My score:

* Hit green in regulation.

Themes:

• Off the tee. I did poorly off the tee, as you can see from my first three holes. I hit only three fairways all day, though a couple of drives were just off the fairway in the light rough. I also hit one ball in the water on the 10th hole, a solidly struck 4-hybrid pushed well right into the drink. I pretty much abandoned hitting driver, as it just got me into trouble; I hit the Thriver most of the day, not really giving up any distance, but leaving myself in less trouble than the driver was giving me.
• Approach shots. I hit only four greens in regulation (one of which was a par-3 hole). However, it’s not as bad as it seems, as I was just in the fringe on several holes. I tended to hook my long irons, but my distance control wasn’t bad, as I was pin-high on most of those.
• Wedges. I had a mixed day with the wedges, hitting some thin and one or two fatties. I did hit a nice AW to 7 feet on the short par-4 4th hole.
• Chipping. A mixed day as well. I got up and down three times, not always for par, though.
• Sand shots. I was in one deep greenside bunker, and had a good 30 yards to the hole. I hit a nice sand shot with the sand wedge on wet sand to 15 feet.
• Putting. My putting started out pretty poor until I got a feel for the greens, which were pretty fast and smooth. I had four 3-putts, but also made two birdie putts (one 30 footer from the fringe on the sixth hole and a 7 footer on the 4th hole). I had a total of 34 putts.

I was happy to finally break 90, but the round could have been better if my short game had been a little more functional.