Shanks for nuttin’, the sequel
Yesterday morning, I played 18 at the Grapevine Golf Course in Grapevine, TX. We played the Mockingbird and Pecan courses. The day was hot and muggy, with little breeze. The greens had been punched and sanded and were pretty bumpy, and surprisingly soft.
My score:
| Hole | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | Out |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 36 |
| Score | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4* | 5 | 6 | 7 | 50 |
| Hole | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 72 |
| Score | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3* | 7 | 5* | 48 | 98 |
* Hit green in regulation.
Themes:
- Off the tee. I hit six fairways, using mostly the Thriver but also hit two fairways with the driver. The sixth hole on the Mockingbird course was where disaster struck: I hit two nasty shanks into the hazard on this par-3 hole.
- Approach shots. Not very good at all. I hit only three greens in regulation, and one of those was a par-3 hole. Aside from the two shanks off the tee, I also had a shank that nearly hit one of my playing partners on the par-5 hole next to the dam.
- Wedges. A very mixed day with the wedges. I hit a couple of good wedges from the fairway, but also left a couple short.
- Chipping. I did have a good day chipping, getting up and down six times (though not usually for par).
- Sand shots. I hit into three greenside bunkers, and got out each time, but failed to get up-and-down on any of them.
- Putting. I had a pretty good day on the greens (once I got there), despite the greens having been punched and sanded earlier in the week. I had only one 3-putt and 31 putts total.
I was not very happy with my game yesterday. I should have had a REALLY bad score (not that 98 is anything to be happy about), but my chipping and putting redeemed my round. 31 putts on punched and sanded greens is pretty darn good.