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Originally Posted by Gandolfandiari
picked a doozy for the first round in 10 months
Bethpage - Black Course
6684 73.8/135 (tips are 7468 no thanks)
50-50 - 100
Pretty rough round. First time playing the Black Course and it is pretty difficult as advertised. Not having played in 10 months didn't help. The bunkers are pretty treacherous. Fairway bunkers everywhere and if you happen to miss the fairway bunker you are likely in between them in fescue. You are hitting quite a few approach shots to severely elevated greens all heavily guarded by deep bunkers. Buried one in the face and hit a pretty good shot to get it on the green. Greens were a little wet in the morning as it rained right up until I feed off but then the sun came out and they dried up fast and got quick. They really don't break a whole lot like you would expect a lot of fast greens. Then again the greens are not super undulated or this course could be insanely difficult.
Need to get some more rounds under my belt and from those tees I think I came break 85 later in the summer. That is the goal anyway. Great track.
Did you play today?
Nice coincidence.
Since the Pens wrapped it up last night decided to stick around and play this morning with an old classmate.
Was my first time even though i lived in PA, RI, and CT until the last couple years.
Really enjoyed it and hope to get back one day.