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Monday, July 19, 2004

Played Sterling Hills

Played Sterling Hills today. The weather was fantastic - no overcast and it wasn't too windy - I however was feeling a little overcast due to the prior evenings late night activities and lack of sleep *cough* that means you Andrea *cough*.

The front nine I was plagued with a case of ?pullitis? and was trying everything I could think of to straighten it up. Around the 14th hole I got it cured and started hitting the ball much better. The swing thought that got me together was 'the farther you want to hit it the bigger you make your follow-through'. Not sure why but that thought slowed me down and got me behind the ball and from the inside. I wish I could have started the round over at that point. I have pretty much resolved to the fact that it will take me a few rounds of playing before I see anything in the 80s and especially the 70s.

The difficulty lies with bringing my driving range game onto the course. My fathers says there are three games of golf:

Practice Golf
Social Golf
Tournament Golf

All three are completely different. With the practicing you get repetitive and can groove a good 9 iron swing to a professional level. But on the course you only get the one try with each club. In tournament golf the pressure is elevated so anything can happen and concentration is even more important.

Anyway here are the golf statistics for the round

Sterling Hills Golf Club (White Tees)

RATING: 69 SLOPE: 121.01

HOLE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
OUT
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
IN
TOTAL
WHITE TEES
369
371
173
468
400
329
311
154
351
2926
331
126
340
372
373
148
436
396
458
2980
5906
INDEX
11
7
9
15
1
3
17
13
5
14
18
6
4
8
10
16
2
12
PAR
4
4
3
5
4
4
4
3
4
35
4
3
4
4
4
3
5
4
5
36
71
RICH
5
5
5
6
7
7
4
5
4
48
5
5
4
5
5
4
6
6
5
45
93

Stats:

Eagles: 
Birdies: 
Pars: 
Bogeys: 
Doubles: 
Triples: 
Others: 

Full Swings:

Drivers:
2 Woods:
3 Woods:
4 Woods:
5 Woods:
1 Irons:
2 Irons:
3 Irons:
4 Irons:
5 Irons:
6 Irons:
7 Irons:
8 Irons:
9 Irons:
Par Threes: 7 over
Par Fours: 13 over
Par Fives: 2 over
Average This Round
4.75
5.18
5.67
Par
3.00
4.00
5.00
My Average (not done yet)
?.??
?.??
?.??

Total Pitches: 5
Total Chips: 7
Total Putts: 39
Short Game Shots: 51
Short Game Goal: 36
Shortgame Percentage: 0.55

 Shots Lost to Short Game: 15
Shots Lost to Long Game: 7
Up and Downs: 1
Sand Saves: 0
F'd the dog: 3
Three putts: 5
Greens in Regulation: 6

Hole By Hole:

HOLE
1
WHITE TEES
369
INDEX
11
PAR
4
Score: 5
 Tee shot: Driver - Pull
Fairway Trap: 7 Iron
Chips: 1
Putts: 2

HOLE
2
WHITE TEES
371
INDEX
7
PAR
4
Score: 5
 Tee shot: Driver
Out of the Rough: 8 Iron
Greenside Bunker Strokes: 1
Chips: 1
Putts: 2

HOLE
3
WHITE TEES
173
INDEX
9
PAR
3
Score: 5
 Tee shot: 7 Iron
Chips: 2
Putts: 1

HOLE
4
WHITE TEES
468
INDEX
15
PAR
5
Score: 6
 Tee shot: Driver
Fairway Shot: 7 Iron - Pull
Approach Shot: 7 Iron
Pitches: 1
Putts: 2

HOLE
5
WHITE TEES
400
INDEX
1
PAR
4
Score: 7
 Tee shot: Driver
Fairway Trap: 5 Iron - Fat
Approach Shot: 7 Iron
Putts: 3

HOLE
6
WHITE TEES
329
INDEX
3
PAR
4
Score: 7
 Tee shot: 3 Wood
Out of the Rough: 8 Iron - Fat
Pitches: 1
Putts: 2
Notes: Hooked the three wood off the tee into the water on the left

HOLE
7
WHITE TEES
311
INDEX
17
PAR
4
Score: 4
 Tee shot: 3 Wood
Fairway Shot: Lob Wedge
Putts: 2
Notes: First Par of the day! About time after that disaster start...

HOLE
8
WHITE TEES
154
INDEX
13
PAR
3
Score: 5
 Tee shot: 7 Iron
Pitches: 1
Putts: 3

HOLE
9
WHITE TEES
351
INDEX
5
PAR
4
Score: 4
 Tee shot: Driver
Fairway Shot: 9 Iron
Chips: 1
Putts: 1
Notes: First up and down!

HOLE
10
WHITE TEES
331
INDEX
14
PAR
4
Score: 5
 Tee shot: 3 Wood
Fairway Trap: 8 Iron
Approach Shot: Sand Wedge
Putts: 2

HOLE
11
WHITE TEES
126
INDEX
18
PAR
3
Score: 5
 Tee shot: 8 Iron
Chips: 2
Putts: 2
Notes: Was playing with my father and we both landed in the same spot, I chunked my first chip because I decellerated, then hit the next one too far by over excellerating and had to two putt for my 5. My dad got up and down for his 3 - a two shot swing! He mentioned if you take it back too far your brain realizes it and puts that hesitation / decell in your swing. So make your backswing shorter than it was on your practice swings to cure this (same goes for putting).

HOLE
12
WHITE TEES
340
INDEX
6
PAR
4
Score: 4
 Tee shot: 3 Wood
Fairway Shot: 9 Iron
Putts: 2
Notes: Hey another regulation par - golf is so easy!

HOLE
13
WHITE TEES
372
INDEX
4
PAR
4
Score: 5
 Tee shot: Driver
Fairway Shot: 8 Iron
Putts: 3
Notes: Had to three putt to prevent me from getting two pars in a row.

HOLE
14
WHITE TEES
373
INDEX
8
PAR
4
Score: 5
 Tee shot: Driver - Thin
Fairway Shot: 3 Wood
Approach Shot: 8 Iron
Putts: 2

HOLE
15
WHITE TEES
148
INDEX
10
PAR
3
Score: 4
 Tee shot: 8 Iron
Putts: 3

HOLE
16
WHITE TEES
436
INDEX
16
PAR
5
Score: 6
 Tee shot: Driver
Fairway Shot: 3 Wood
Pitches: 1
Putts: 3

HOLE
17
WHITE TEES
396
INDEX
2
PAR
4
Score: 6
 Tee shot: Driver - Pull
Out of the Rough: 7 Iron
Approach Shot: 6 Iron - Fat
Pitches: 1
Putts: 2
Notes: I was so blocked by trees after pulling my drive about 20 yards that the only shot I had was to punch out with my seven iron backwards towards the tee box.

HOLE
18
WHITE TEES
458
INDEX
12
PAR
5
Score: 5
 Tee shot: Driver
Fairway Shot: 5 Iron - Side Hill Stance - Ball Above Feet
Approach Shot: 9 Iron
Putts: 2

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