Pre-round practice: 60 range balls
9 Holes
For the second time in two years, I'm back at Bass River GC looking for some redemption (previous round results). I haven't played as much in the last month due to many holiday weekend events, so my ball-striking and other "feel" aspects haven't been all that sharp. In preparation for this week's round, I spent hours in the backyard of our Cape house, chipping and putting balls. A few hours before the round, I got a bucket of balls and didn't hit one shot that made me satisfied. I'm making solid contact but everything is going up soooo high and as a result, I'm losing tons of distance. I'm still waiting for the round where everything clicks and my all-around game is tight. The closest I've gotten to this feeling is when I shot my first 87 at Ponkapoag on my birthday. Anyways, moving on to the round, I got to the clubhouse hoping I'd either be able to go out alone or jump in with another group of young adults. Neither ensued. First I was told that I couldn't play 18 holes because of a shotgun tourney on the front 9, then I was told they don't let out singles, and then to top it off I was assigned to a group of two elderly members. I've got nothing against elderly golfers, I respect there efforts on the course, but we (young adults) play a totally different game. So, I put on my fake smile just as the wife of my other playing partner grabs a seat in my cart. Off we go! as I became her personal chauffeur for the round. With them aside, I hit some straight shots, but just too high. I was able to navigate around the course much better than last year, carding mostly bogeys on all the holes.
Notable
Chipping and putting
Practice
Ball-striking and club lag at impact. I'm breaking my wrists too early and flipping the club.
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| 10th hole, close approach shot from 100 yds! |
On this day: Darren Clarke wins the Open Championship, 2011
