Played a links course today.
57-52-109
33 putts
1 bird
2 pars
2 bogeys
4 doubles
9 yuck
5 penalty strokes
4 sand shots (all clean outs)
6/14 FIR
1/18 GIR
Drove and lagged really well for me. Short game still rusty, and short putts rusty. Starting to get good with my 4w off the fairway on the par 5s. Parred a par 5 today for what seems like first time in a long time.
Slammed home a perfectly rolled 3 footer straight for birdie on a short (364) par 4. Had 2 good holes in a row.
#15 was a 153 yard par 3 into the wind. Think I hit a 7 or 6 iron but pulled it from the tee and it landed over a dune but playable. Well left of the green though. Lob wedge from there to..... ? I forget how many feet then sank the putt. I want to say it was 6-10 feet out but really don't recall. So a tough up and down for par there. Then onto #16
#16 was a 364 yard par 4 with a creek about 280 out. Used the big dog but swung easy and of course crushed it straight but pulled a bit left (which is the shortest distance to the creek). Got up there and was dry and in bounds but resting 98 yards out into the wind and with green way up on the other side of creek maybe 10-15 feet up in elevation. Ball resting a few inches above my feet but sitting up nicely on some thick burnt out grass blades. I grabbed a P-wedge and took a firm 3/4 swing and hit a perfect trajectory shot that plopped down pin high 3 feet left of the hole. Went up and slammed it home (no break) for the legit bird. It makes shooting triple digits worth it... nice little par-bird back to back holes.
10-finger driver grip working wonders for my game. Only 3 "bad" drives. Two straight shots but pulled left off the tee ended up far out there but playable and 1 high slice that was also playable. No shanks first time in a long time. Just feel like I have a sense of the club face at all times through my swing with this grip. Also using 10-finger on the 4w from the fairway but interlocking everything else.
My shot that I used to be most comfortable with was a little SW chip from off the green. Somehow the layoff made me lose touch with this shot but I think with some reps I can get back to comfortable. Just not accelerating through it like I had been. Was lagging well so had to start putting from the fringe and even off the fringe sometimes. At least that worked well.
HC "down" .1 points to 28.2. About to shoot up though.
Got a 24 coming off the books next time out. Maybe I can replace it or do better....