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  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,260
    That's awesome!  Good luck!   6.3... Almost closer to scratch than double digits.
  • bflynn1
    bflynn1 Posts: 1,394
    bootlegger10 said:
    That's awesome!  Good luck!   6.3... Almost closer to scratch than double digits.
    Ha, that's a good way to look at it. About 2 years ago I was a 13. It's just so hard to get way down there. Gotta make more birdies for sure in order to supplement my bogeys. 
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,260
    Gives hope to us double digit folks.  Obviously you put a lot of work into it.
  • bflynn1
    bflynn1 Posts: 1,394
    bootlegger10 said:
    Gives hope to us double digit folks.  Obviously you put a lot of work into it.
    Short game, short game, short game. And recovery shots. I very rarely make worse than bogey now.

    Today on a short par 4 I needed to hit iron off the tee. Hit a terrible shot that still left me 195 into the green. Ended up hitting 5 iron to 15ft and made the birdie putt. It's all about the next shot.
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,260

    That makes a lot of sense.  As I've played more, I've found I rarely get more than a double bogey because I try not to compound one mistake into two or three.  Hit it in the trees just punch the best you can move on.

    I'm going to track my rounds better this year although I don't know how many full rounds I'll actually play.  Track fairways, GIR, putts, birdies, pars, bogeys, doubles, etc... 

  • bflynn1
    bflynn1 Posts: 1,394
    I knew someone that did that. They kept it all in a spreadsheet and would look at it to see what needed work and how they were improving year over year. 
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,260
    So what tournament is this?  Who puts it on?
  • bflynn1
    bflynn1 Posts: 1,394
    bootlegger10 said:
    So what tournament is this?  Who puts it on?
    It is the Golfweek Amateur Tour. It's a lot of fun. Tournaments are every other weekend. The regular events are just one day, and the "majors" are 2 day tournaments. At the end of the year the National Championship is a 3 day event at Hilton Head Island, SC if you qualify.

    The tournaments are flighted by your handicap so you're always playing against other people of your skill level. And your "tour handicap" is determined by  how you play in the tournaments. So there's no sandbagging by saying you're a higher handicap than you really are. Most states have their own branch of the tour (Florida has 3 or 4) so you can go play in a Golfweek tournament anywhere you want. 
  • darwinstheory
    darwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 7,378
    bflynn1 said:
    bootlegger10 said:
    Gives hope to us double digit folks.  Obviously you put a lot of work into it.
    Short game, short game, short game. And recovery shots. I very rarely make worse than bogey now.

    Today on a short par 4 I needed to hit iron off the tee. Hit a terrible shot that still left me 195 into the green. Ended up hitting 5 iron to 15ft and made the birdie putt. It's all about the next shot.
    Bite me
    "A smart monkey doesn't monkey around with another monkey's monkey" - Darwin's Theory
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,598
    My buddy is playing Shadow Creek today. Lucky bastard
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  • bflynn1
    bflynn1 Posts: 1,394
    Won my tournament over the weekend and celebrated with a nice pour.
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,260
    Congrats!  That is awesome.  
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,260
    How many strokes did you win by?   Any highlights?
  • bflynn1
    bflynn1 Posts: 1,394
    bootlegger10 said:
    How many strokes did you win by?   Any highlights?
    One stroke victory. I needed a par on 18. It was a short par 4, 360 yards, but it was a dogleg left with water all down the left side and bunkers all down the right. I hit a power fade that shaped perfectly with the dogleg (I'm left handed) and it rolled down the fairway leaving me only 70 yards in for my 2nd shot. I hit a wedge to 15ft and converted my 2 putt par.

    Not flashy but it felt good to step up and execute when I needed to.
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,260

    You played the 18th how Tiger played the 18th at Augusta.  Don't take any risks.  Get your par (bogey for Tiger) and win the damn tournament. That is great to hit two good shots under pressure and get your two putt for the trophy. 

  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,598
    bootlegger10 said:

    You played the 18th how Tiger played the 18th at Augusta.  Don't take any risks.  Get your par (bogey for Tiger) and win the damn tournament. That is great to hit two good shots under pressure and get your two putt for the trophy. 

    Yeah who needs flashy if you end up on top anyway?
    Congrats flyn!
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  • bflynn1
    bflynn1 Posts: 1,394
    bootlegger10 said:

    You played the 18th how Tiger played the 18th at Augusta.  Don't take any risks.  Get your par (bogey for Tiger) and win the damn tournament. That is great to hit two good shots under pressure and get your two putt for the trophy. 

    That's a great point. I didn't think of it that way. 
  • bflynn1
    bflynn1 Posts: 1,394
    The Juggler said:
    bootlegger10 said:

    You played the 18th how Tiger played the 18th at Augusta.  Don't take any risks.  Get your par (bogey for Tiger) and win the damn tournament. That is great to hit two good shots under pressure and get your two putt for the trophy. 

    Yeah who needs flashy if you end up on top anyway?
    Congrats flyn!
    Well said, and thank you!
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,029
    Cool looking trophy.  Looks like one of the WGC guys.  Too bad it didn't come with a WGC looking payout too!

    Congrats though.  You should do the USGA mid am stuff if you are winning tournaments.
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,260
    Tiger hunting this week.

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