filmslayer and I just finished up a little while ago. I'm fairly cheesed at the way I played, but still somehow managed to card a 79 after a tap in Bird at 11. Slayer was dropping Birds left and right, but still gave a few back to finish with a nice -- but still somewhat disappointing -- 73. The difference was in the putting IMHO, as slayer hit less greens than I did, but managed over 3 times the total distance of putts made as me.
Par 4 1st: We draw the front pin here. I'm 17 feet below the hole, while slayer missed 7 feet long. My bird missed by mere inches, and I tap in for par. Slayer drains beautifully for an opening Bird.
Par 5 2nd: We draw the middle right pin. I'm pin high left from 16 feet, and slayer is just inside 4 feet behind the pin after a great approach. I two putt for par, while slayer Birds for the second straight hole.
Par 3 3rd: We draw the front pin with a 10mph tailwind, at approximately 10:00pm right to left. Slayer hits 3i and missed short. I aim right, miss ding right, and I'm headed for trouble. I manage to avoid the bunker, but land right in the weeds for my worst lie of the entire tournament.
Not surprisingly, I need 3 strokes to hack my way out of this schmutz and onto the green. I finally 2 putt for a rage quit triple. Slayer pitched to 11 feet and 2 putt for bogey.
Par 5 4th: We draw the front pin with a strong headwind off the tee. Just beautiful. I badly miss ding right off the tee, and find the right hand rough. Slayer missed the fairway short in the rough. Neither one of us could clear the large bunker with our second shots. We're both on in 4, and 2 putt for bogey.
Par 4 5th: We draw the front pin, but a strong headwind. Neither of us can reach in 2. I miss to the right, slayer to the left. I gave my 3rd too much power and rolled off left. I get up and down from there for bogey. Slayer pitched to 6.7 feet and was able to save par.
Par 4 6th: We draw the front pin here but I do not remember the wind. Slayer must have hit a bad drive or underclubbed on his approach, as he missed well short. On in 3 and 2 putt for a bogey. I reach in 2 13 feet pin high to the right. I miss the bird by mere inches again, and tap in for par.
Par 4 7th: We draw the back right pin with a left to right crosswind, setting us up perfectly for our approach. Slayer missed 33 feet long, and I'm 18 feet pin high left. We both 2 putt for par.
Par 4 8th: We draw the back left pin. Both on in 2, slayer 15 feet long and me 16 feet pin high to the right. We both 2 putt for par.
Par 3 9th: We draw the front pin with a left to right crosswind. I aim well left and miss ding well left, and the wind can't bring her back. In the rough, fail. Slayer underclubbed and missed short. I pitch to 4.5 feet and save par. Slayer meanwhile decides to just screw the putter and chips in for a Birdie deuce. Nice.
Par 4 10th: We draw the front left pin here. I miss 16 feet below, while slayer is 23 feet long. I 2 putt for par, but slayer drains beautifully to open the back 9 with a Bird.
Par 4 11th: We draw the front left pin with a 14 mph headwind. Slayer leaves his 2nd 12 feet short and drains for Bird. I hit a beautiful 8i from 119 yards out to 2 feet, and I tap in for my first - and only - Bird of the round. replay.aspx?ID=ee0a87b7 a850 4cf8 ac74 a2570182f7d5
Par 4 12th: We draw the back right pin here, something I rarely got in practice. Slayer finds the rough off the tee, and his 2nd rolls off long. His third rolls off long as well, and he manages to get up and down for bogey. Meanwhile I'm in the fairway with a nice tailwind, however rather than playing the safe shot to the front of the green, I foolishly attack the pin with a 4i. It comes up well, well short in the greenside bunker. I have a perfect lie, but my bunker play is terrible and I can't get any closer than 16 feet. I 2 putt from there for bogey.
Par 3 13th: We draw the front pin with a left to right cross wind. We both miss long and left. Neither can convert the Bird and we 2 putt for par.
Par 4 14th: We draw the middle right pin with a cross wind. Play your cards right, and the green is reachable. Slayer ends up well short, but pitched to 14 feet and saved par. I reach the very front left of the green with my 3h. I leave my 3rd 4.3 feet long to the right, and inexplicably manage to 3 putt from there for a rage quit double. Un-****-ing believable.
Par 4 15th: We draw the middle right pin with a cross wind. Slayer finds the rough off the tee, and his second ends up well short. But he hits the flag from 35 yards out with his third, and sinks a 4 footer for Par. I hit 4i and run off the green long. I leave myself with a makable 11 footer uphill for par, but once again the putter fails me and I tap in for bogey.
Par 4 16th: Slayer finds the rough off the tee and is forced to lay up. His third comes up well short, and he 2 putts for a bogey. I hit a 3h from 170 yards out, and wind up 16 feet pin high left. I leave the Bird a foot short, and tap in for par.
Par 3 17th: We draw the back left pin with a strong right to left cross tailwind. I hit choked down driver, fail to clear the ridge, and roll back down to the very front edge of the green a good 57 feet from the pin. Slayer rolled off the back of the green, pitched on and 2 putt for bogey. I hit a great putt up the hill to 4 feet right of the cup, but didn't play enough break and missed the par. Another 3 putt bogey.
Par 4 18th: 11mph tailwind off the tee!!!!!!! We draw the front right pin here, which I don't recall ever seeing during my practice rounds. Slayer left his 3rd well short, and carded his first 3 putt for a double bogey 6. I dialed in a Pitching wedge from 78 yards out, and managed to hit the flagstick for a near Bird. replay.aspx?ID=b0b3beb2 b52a 4a1c 96bf a2580002dd2b Tapped in for a disappointing 79, but still quite happy to break 80, a minor victory in itself LOL.
