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Tuesday, August 3, 2004

Westlake Golf Course

I wanted to try out walking and carrying my new stand bag on a short, flat golf course to see how I liked walking. Also, after my mediocre play yesterday, I felt like I needed to play an easy course just as an ego boost. Westlake fit the bill.

It was very crowded and I could only get out by starting on the back nine first. I joined a twosome of high handicappers who were overly intense about who had the honors, rule technicalities, and putting everything out - even if it was one inch. I normally putt out but if it is within a foot I will just scoop it up. Turned out they were playing for $800 and it went all the way down to the the last hole - exciting stuff! The one guy told me what happened to him on the ninth (just before I joined them on the 10th).

Number nine is a short par 3 all carry over water. It is always in between clubs - a full nine iron goes over the back of the green and anything less than a perfect pitching wedge ends up in the drink. Anyway, the one guy says "Bet you a hundred dollars you don't par this hole" He agrees and hits it stiff to about 3 feet and sinks the putt for birdie. The guy then says "told you so - now pay up!" While over his putt he knew it was a set up but getting a birdie was more important than a hundred bucks to this guy!

Stats:

Westlake Golf Course

RATING: 63.6 SLOPE: 104

HOLE
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
OUT
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
IN
TOTAL
BLUE TEES
293
171
410
304
271
552
159
319
125
2604
320
406
313
174
155
450
164
282
185
2449
5053
INDEX
13
15
3
11
17
1
7
5
9
10
2
8
4
16
14
12
18
6
PAR
4
3
4
4
4
5
3
4
3
34
4
4
4
3
3
5
3
4
3
33
67
RICH
5
3
4
4
4
6
4
4
3
37
3
4
4
3
4
5
3
5
3
34
71

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: 2 over
Par Fours: 1 over
Par Fives: 1 over
Average This Round
3.29
4.11
5.5
Par
3.00
4.00
5.00
My Average (not done yet)
?.??
?.??
?.??

Total Pitches: 1
Total Chips: 5
Total Putts: 35
Short Game Shots: 41
Short Game Goal: 36
Shortgame Percentage: 0.58

 Shots Lost to Short Game: 5
Shots Lost to Long Game: -1
Up and Downs: 1
Sand Saves: 0
F'd the dog: 0
Three putts: 1
Greens in Regulation: 12

Hole By Hole:

HOLE
1
BLUE TEES
293
INDEX
13
PAR
4
Score: 5
 Tee shot: 4 Iron
Fairway Shot: Pitching Wedge
Chips: 1
Putts: 2

HOLE
2
BLUE TEES
171
INDEX
15
PAR
3
Score: 3
 Tee shot: 6 Iron
Putts: 2

HOLE
3
BLUE TEES
410
INDEX
3
PAR
4
Score: 4
 Tee shot: Driver
Fairway Shot: Pitching Wedge
Putts: 2

HOLE
4
BLUE TEES
304
INDEX
11
PAR
4
Score: 4
 Tee shot: 3 Wood
Fairway Shot: Sand Wedge
Putts: 2

HOLE
5
BLUE TEES
271
INDEX
17
PAR
4
Score: 4
 Tee shot: 5 Iron
Out of the Rough: 5 Iron - Bad Lie
Approach Shot: Sand Wedge
Putts: 2
Notes: My 5 iron tee shot ended up in a clump of grass at the base of a tree. I put a smooth pitching wedge swing on it but the club twisted on me and the ball hit a tree trunk and bounced back at me and stopped almost at my feet. With the now good lie - I hit a sandwedge stiff and drained the putt for par!

HOLE
6
BLUE TEES
552
INDEX
1
PAR
5
Score: 6
 Tee shot: Driver
Fairway Shot: 3 Wood
Approach Shot: 4 Iron
Chips: 1
Putts: 2
Notes: Nice drive, nice 3 wood but they have a tree in the general landing area and I had to punch a 4 iron under it. Almost made the green, hit a nice chip but couldn't convert.

HOLE
7
BLUE TEES
159
INDEX
7
PAR
3
Score: 4
 Tee shot: 8 Iron
Chips: 1
Putts: 2

HOLE
8
BLUE TEES
319
INDEX
5
PAR
4
Score: 4
 Tee shot: Driver
Fairway Shot: Sand Wedge
Putts: 2

HOLE
9
BLUE TEES
125
INDEX
9
PAR
3
Score: 3
 Tee shot: 9 Iron
Putts: 2

HOLE
10
BLUE TEES
320
INDEX
10
PAR
4
Score: 3
 Tee shot: Driver
Fairway Shot: Sand Wedge
Putts: 1
Notes: pitched to 5 feet and actually made a putt!

HOLE
11
BLUE TEES
406
INDEX
2
PAR
4
Score: 4
 Tee shot: Driver
Fairway Shot: 8 Iron
Putts: 2

HOLE
12
BLUE TEES
313
INDEX
8
PAR
4
Score: 4
 Tee shot: 5 Iron
Fairway Shot: 9 Iron
Chips: 1
Putts: 1
Notes: Up and down!!!

HOLE
13
BLUE TEES
174
INDEX
4
PAR
3
Score: 3
 Tee shot: 7 Iron
Putts: 2

HOLE
14
BLUE TEES
155
INDEX
16
PAR
3
Score: 4
 Tee shot: 7 Iron
Chips: 1
Putts: 2

HOLE
15
BLUE TEES
450
INDEX
14
PAR
5
Score: 5
 Tee shot: Driver
Fairway Shot: 3 Wood
Pitches: 1
Putts: 2

HOLE
16
BLUE TEES
164
INDEX
12
PAR
3
Score: 3
 Tee shot: 7 Iron
Putts: 2

HOLE
17
BLUE TEES
282
INDEX
18
PAR
4
Score: 5
 Tee shot: 3 Wood
Fairway Shot: Pitching Wedge
Putts: 3

HOLE
18
BLUE TEES
185
INDEX
6
PAR
3
Score: 3
 Tee shot: 6 Iron
Putts: 2

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