Had an
unconscious scrambling round today at
Blackberry Oaks in Bristol, IL. 41-36=77. 23 total putts, only 5 GIR's. Though most misses were only a foot or two off the fringe.
Course is overpriced, in the middle of nowhere, and is your standard 60s design, with some goofy holes, and greens that slope in odd ways, 6400 yards from the tips. The 18th hole has a 90 degree left turn in the last 40 yards of the hole, and trees block you out from the fairway, but you can go over them if you are far enough right and long enough down the fairway. Otherwise you're hitting a huge draw or laying up. It would be an interesting course for a scramble, because you could probably go really low on it.
As to my round, the greens were slow and shaggy, so the green flag was waving on all chips and putts, and it paid off. The longest putt I made was on 18 from about 12', which I was pissed about going in, since it was probably my poorest chip of the round that left me that far from the hole, and I thought I blew the chance for 36 on the back. That is, until I read the putt and saw no break, and nailed it. But then again, the longest putt attempt I had the whole round was from about 25', and that was for birdie on the first par 3 (#4). Most of the 1-putts were tap ins, from chips settling next to the hole. This includes the 1 birdie I had on the back (#16).