Joey's Golf Bag

This morning, Dad and I played the Lakes course at Indian Creek. The weather was cool, with shifty breezes and cloudy skies, but with the exception of one hole, no rain. By the end of the round, the sun was out, but the breeze had picked up.

My score:

* Hit green in regulation.

Themes:

• Tee shots. I was respectible off the tee today, hitting all 4 par-three holes in regulation, and five of fourteen fairways. My main difficulty today was high hooks, only one slice all day.
• Approach shots. Here’s where my game went completely apart. Other than the first hole, where I hit a 7-iron to 15 ft, my approach shots were terrible all day. I hit them fat, I sliced them, I hooked them. My only other green in regulation was the 12th hole, where I promptly three-putted for bogey. Ugly, ugly, UGLY!!!
• Wedges. Very mixed. I hit some good wedge shots, but also chunked one or two and hit a couple thin. My major disaster area was on trouble shots, where, instead of making the simplest shot to get clear, I tried to get aggressive, and it cost me terribly. Much work needs to be done on recovery shots, and I need to be conservative on trouble shots. I hit into the sand only once today, and got out cleanly to about 10 ft on the 18th hole.
• Chipping. My chipping was poor all day, none close.
• Putting. What can I say? Other than the beautiful 15 ft putt for birdie on the first, my putting was simply awful. Yeech!
• Other. Despite my stinky round, I had a couple of firsts today. I played a complete round of golf without losing a ball or having a penalty. Amazing, considering how bad I played today.

Good fun today, in spite of my poor performance. Tomorrow: Coyote Ridge.