Kudos to you, Flashy. Thanks for your fun description! It sounds like you had a good time, and an interesting challenge, despite the pressure.
Just for some context, IIRC, there was a 500cr UEL RG at Cabo back in the early summer, and winning scores there were 54-59 I think but it was from the baby tees (and were posted by Legends of the game such as Hanswurst72). Thus any score here in the low-mid 60s is fine going indeed, especially as there's no way to practice unevens at Cabo.
And I would urge you all to take in sweets' advice on p2: course management is definitely the key to a good round.
CerinoDevoti:BTW, Corwyn is lights out the best UL player I know of. He can shoot under par with the starter clubs and ball on a bunch of courses and not from just the front ladies tees. The guy practiced like crazy and it shows on his score cards. He accepts what the game play is in front of him and makes the best of what the clubs can do. He never considers the negative. Dude kicks butt and it won't surprise me if he wins in the Legend Tier with his fancy clubs unless I have the round of a lifetime.... ;)
Cerino, you're being far too kind! I count myself as merely a beginner at this game, but I do enjoy the test of unevens play, especially with starters. At the end of the day, it all comes down to who's hot when it counts, and luck plays a huge part. I'm just hoping the putter's working well when I set out there. Best of luck to everyone brave enough to give this a shot, and especially to everyone who can preserve a positive attitude. And from someone who taught me most of what I know about this game, Cerino you certainly wouldn't need the round of a lifetime to win. You've led from the front when it comes to understanding and advocating for unevens. Time for some glory for you, my friend!!!