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Date: 22 Oct 2006 21:51:33
From: \R&B\
Subject: A golf post - strangest round in a long while
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I've long thought the strangest round I ever had was one about 8 years ago
when I actually made 6 birdies....and still shot 84. Obviously, it was one
of those "all or nothing" days. Iron shots were hunting flagsticks. Putts
were dropping. And when that wasn't happening, all hell was breaking loose.
6-under on 6 holes. 19 over on the other 12.
On balance, a fairly average day. But of course, it was anything BUT
average.
That was 8 years ago.
Then there was yesterday, which was similar in many ways. Not as many
birdies. Just one, actually. The first hole. Driver, Gap Wedge to 20
feet. Drano.
It would be the first of several putts and chips of that distance or further
to drop.
But like in that other "strange" round, when good things weren't happening,
all hell was breaking loose.
I can't say it was an abolutely horrible ball-striking round, since I didn
hit several great shots, including a 5-iron off a hanging lie to within 15
feet of a tucked pin to set up a par save. Or a 3-wood over water off a
hanging lie to about 25 feet of the cup to set up a birdie try.
But what made this round so weird was the fact that I was rolling putts in
from all over the place. Putts of 20, 25, even 30 feet were going in....on
at least 5 different holes. All for pars, except that 20-footer on the 1st
for birdie.
And get this.....I chipped in THREE TIMES. Once for double-bogey, and twice
to save par.
Still shot 84, so on balance, it was a fairly average day. But like that
other round 8 years ago, it was anything BUT average.
Truly another all-or-nothing day.
Very strange. Fun. But strange.
Just once I'd like to have a day when my short game is that good while my
full shots are as good.
Just once.
Randy
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Date: 25 Oct 2006 03:39:11
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Subject: Re: A golf post - strangest round in a long while
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On Oct 22, 9:51 pm, "\"R&B\"" <noneofyourbusin...@all.com > wrote:
> I've long thought the strangest round I ever had was one about 8 years ago
> when I actually made 6 birdies....and still shot 84. Obviously, it was one
> of those "all or nothing" days. Iron shots were hunting flagsticks. Putts
> were dropping. And when that wasn't happening, all hell was breaking loose.
>
> 6-under on 6 holes. 19 over on the other 12.
>
> On balance, a fairly average day. But of course, it was anything BUT
> average.
>
> That was 8 years ago.
>
> Then there was yesterday, which was similar in many ways. Not as many
> birdies. Just one, actually. The first hole. Driver, Gap Wedge to 20
> feet. Drano.
>
> It would be the first of several putts and chips of that distance or further
> to drop.
>
> But like in that other "strange" round, when good things weren't happening,
> all hell was breaking loose.
>
> I can't say it was an abolutely horrible ball-striking round, since I didn
> hit several great shots, including a 5-iron off a hanging lie to within 15
> feet of a tucked pin to set up a par save. Or a 3-wood over water off a
> hanging lie to about 25 feet of the cup to set up a birdie try.
>
> But what made this round so weird was the fact that I was rolling putts in
> from all over the place. Putts of 20, 25, even 30 feet were going in....on
> at least 5 different holes. All for pars, except that 20-footer on the 1st
> for birdie.
>
> And get this.....I chipped in THREE TIMES. Once for double-bogey, and twice
> to save par.
>
> Still shot 84, so on balance, it was a fairly average day. But like that
> other round 8 years ago, it was anything BUT average.
>
> Truly another all-or-nothing day.
>
> Very strange. Fun. But strange.
>
> Just once I'd like to have a day when my short game is that good while my
> full shots are as good.
>
> Just once.
>
> Randy
84 is a score many NEVER see! Enjoy it Randy. All those chip
ins...dinner must have tasted awful good that night. Now according to
my new schedual dont play for a while...
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Date: 24 Oct 2006 15:41:40
From: jf-golf
Subject: Re: A golf post - strangest round in a long while
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yeah love those rounds. started the front 9 with a triple, ended witha
double and shot 43. keeps my 14 handicap bagging along.
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Date: 23 Oct 2006 08:44:24
From: Larry Bud
Subject: Re: A golf post - strangest round in a long while
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> Do the math. (And I repeat OB/Lost is a horribly penal rule).
Well, don't hit it there.
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Date: 23 Oct 2006 06:35:51
From: oconnell@slr.orl.lmco.com
Subject: Re: A golf post - strangest round in a long while
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"R&B" wrote:
> I've long thought the strangest round I ever had was one about 8 years ago
> when I actually made 6 birdies....and still shot 84. Obviously, it was one
> of those "all or nothing" days. Iron shots were hunting flagsticks. Putts
> were dropping. And when that wasn't happening, all hell was breaking loose.
>
[snip]
Must be that time of year. Shot a 47 on the back nine. Had 6
pars.
Do the math. (And I repeat OB/Lost is a horribly penal rule).
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Date: 23 Oct 2006 05:15:20
From: Larry Bud
Subject: Re: A golf post - strangest round in a long while
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"R&B" wrote:
> I've long thought the strangest round I ever had was one about 8 years ago
> when I actually made 6 birdies....and still shot 84. Obviously, it was one
> of those "all or nothing" days. Iron shots were hunting flagsticks. Putts
> were dropping. And when that wasn't happening, all hell was breaking loose.
Weird how some of that happens. Must just be the law of averages.
Played a tourney on Saturday. Organized every Fall and Spring by a
friend of a friend, playing just for skins and closest to the pins.
Between my buddy and I, we had 7 birdies, 5 of them were long bombs...
All on shitty aerated greens.
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Date: 23 Oct 2006 03:48:54
From: bill-o
Subject: Re: A golf post - strangest round in a long while
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On 22-Oct-2006, "\"R&B\"" <noneofyourbusiness@all.com > wrote:
> Very strange. Fun. But strange.
Accent on the middle word
>
> Just once I'd like to have a day when my short game is that good while my
> full shots are as good.
>
> Just once.
It did happen to me once, for about a week, over 5 rounds I averaged 80.40
hit 39% GIR, 61% Fairways, got up & down 40% of the time and made 2 of every
3 sand saves, carded 8 birdies, 4 of them over a 5 hole stretch and made
only 1 triple, chipped in twice and was making all kinds of putts: snakes,
down hill, long and short. When I did make a bad swing the ball ended up
playable (except once on #14 @ Field's Ferry thus the triple). It was
quite intoxicating, unfortunately, the hangover was a doozy as I didn't
break 90 again for almost a month and didn't break 80 (did it twice that
week) again for 13 months.
--
bill-o
A "gimme" can best be defined as an agreement between
two golfers neither of whom can putt very well.
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Date: 23 Oct 2006 01:53:08
From: Howard Brazee
Subject: Re: A golf post - strangest round in a long while
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On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 21:51:33 -0400, "\"R&B\""
<noneofyourbusiness@all.com > wrote:
>Truly another all-or-nothing day.
Sounds like a good day for match play.
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