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Thursday, July 29, 2004

Played Sterling from the Tournament Tees

Drove to Sterling Hills, bought a tuna sandwich, and went into the pro shop to let them know I wanted to walk on as a single in the next hour or so. The pro said ? great there is a threesome teeing off right now ? go join them if you want.

Without any warm up, or food in me, I rush to the first tee, shake a few hands, and ask ?What the? are we really going to play from the black tees?? They all say ?well yeah,? then all three proceeded to hit long drives right down the center

I pull out my, new to me, stiff flex driver that I have yet to even hold, let alone hit, but somehow smoked one right down the middle and longer than 1 of the three!

I played good golf all day and ended up shooting a respectable 84 from the blacks. It turns out I was playing with a couple four handicappers and a teaching pro from Palm Springs. The pro shot 1 under on the back nine ? pretty good stuff (I didn?t ask what he shot on the front but it was somewhere near even par). I am real happy with my new stiff flex driver I hit every fairway today (not officially but they were all in play and reasonably on target)

Sterling Hills Golf Club (Black Tees)

RATING: 72.9 SLOPE: 133

HOLE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
OUT
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
IN
TOTAL
BLACK TEES
433
417
223
523
444
378
348
183
386
3335
379
159
409
407
447
187
501
466
523
3478
6813
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
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
43
5
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
6
41
84

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: 5 over
Par Fours: 8 over
Par Fives: 0 over
Average This Round
4.25
4.73
5
Par
3.00
4.00
5.00
My Average (not done yet)
?.??
?.??
?.??

Total Pitches: 3
Total Chips: 7
Total Putts: 36
Short Game Shots: 46
Short Game Goal: 36
Shortgame Percentage: 0.55

 Shots Lost to Short Game: 10
Shots Lost to Long Game: 3
Up and Downs: 2
Sand Saves: 0
F'd the dog: 0
Three putts: 3
Greens in Regulation: 7

Hole By Hole:

HOLE
1
BLACK TEES
433
INDEX
11
PAR
4
Score: 6
 Tee shot: Driver
Fairway Shot: 7 Iron - Pull
Greenside Bunker Strokes: 1
Putts: 3

HOLE
2
BLACK TEES
417
INDEX
7
PAR
4
Score: 5
 Tee shot: Driver
Fairway Shot: 5 Iron
Putts: 3

HOLE
3
BLACK TEES
223
INDEX
9
PAR
3
Score: 5
 Tee shot: 3 Wood
Fairway Shot: 8 Iron
Pitches: 1
Putts: 2
Notes: Sweet 8 iron right over the flag and right over the green

HOLE
4
BLACK TEES
523
INDEX
15
PAR
5
Score: 5
 Tee shot: Driver
Fairway Shot: 5 Iron
Approach Shot: 7 Iron
Putts: 2

HOLE
5
BLACK TEES
444
INDEX
1
PAR
4
Score: 5
 Tee shot: Driver
Fairway Shot: 3 Iron
Chips: 1
Putts: 2

HOLE
6
BLACK TEES
378
INDEX
3
PAR
4
Score: 4
 Tee shot: Driver
Fairway Shot: 9 Iron
Chips: 1
Putts: 1
Notes: First up and down in so long sweet, sweet, sweet!

HOLE
7
BLACK TEES
348
INDEX
17
PAR
4
Score: 5
 Tee shot: 3 Wood
Fairway Shot: 8 Iron
Chips: 1
Putts: 2
Notes: Another pure 8 iron right online but over the green

HOLE
8
BLACK TEES
183
INDEX
13
PAR
3
Score: 4
 Tee shot: 5 Iron - Pull
Chips: 1
Putts: 2

HOLE
9
BLACK TEES
386
INDEX
5
PAR
4
Score: 4
 Tee shot: Driver
Fairway Shot: 3 Wood
Putts: 2

HOLE
10
BLACK TEES
379
INDEX
14
PAR
4
Score: 5
 Tee shot: Driver
Fairway Trap: 7 Iron
Pitches: 1
Putts: 2

HOLE
11
BLACK TEES
159
INDEX
18
PAR
3
Score: 4
 Tee shot: 8 Iron
Chips: 1
Putts: 2

HOLE
12
BLACK TEES
409
INDEX
6
PAR
4
Score: 4
 Tee shot: Driver
Fairway Shot: 8 Iron
Putts: 2

HOLE
13
BLACK TEES
407
INDEX
4
PAR
4
Score: 6
 Tee shot: Driver
Fairway Shot: 8 Iron - Pull
Pitches: 1
Putts: 2
Notes: Pulled my 8 iron into a lateral hazzard - first and only lost ball of the round

HOLE
14
BLACK TEES
447
INDEX
8
PAR
4
Score: 4
 Tee shot: Driver
Fairway Shot: 3 Wood
Chips: 1
Putts: 1
Notes: Up and down!!

HOLE
15
BLACK TEES
187
INDEX
10
PAR
3
Score: 4
 Tee shot: 4 Iron
Putts: 3
Notes: I had a putt so long It took a real big stroke - I pulled it about 12 feet - I as the ball was rolling I said I think I came over the top on that one - the pro we were playing with cracked up and said yeah, I think you *casted* - so funny!

HOLE
16
BLACK TEES
501
INDEX
16
PAR
5
Score: 4
 Tee shot: Driver
Fairway Shot: 5 Iron
Approach Shot: Sand Wedge
Putts: 1
Notes: Hit a wedge stiff to about 4 feet and actually made the putt!

HOLE
17
BLACK TEES
466
INDEX
2
PAR
4
Score: 4
 Tee shot: Driver
Fairway Shot: 3 Wood
Putts: 2
Notes: This was a tough hole - 466 yards into the wind - par 4. hit a great drive and the perhaps the best 3 wood of my life - 210 into the wind right on the flag the whole way. Landed about 4 feet infront of the stick and stopped about 15 feet beyond it. My putt was online but but short about a foot. - Can't make two birdies in row!

HOLE
18
BLACK TEES
523
INDEX
12
PAR
5
Score: 6
 Tee shot: Driver
Fairway Shot: 4 Iron
Out of the Rough: 9 Iron - Fat
Chips: 1
Putts: 2

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