Couldn't quite keep it up this morning.
I got off to an uncharacteristically fast start, perhaps because I'd played the Olympic tournament Monday night. A 7 iron to 6 feet on #1 for birdie, then I missed a 24 footer on #2, but followed with a 15 footer on #3 to go -2.
A poor approach on #4 left me no chance of a birdie, but it was on the green and I two-putted for par. #5 is nearly impossible with starters; my 3 wood had a good line but never even slowed down as it ran to the bottom of #5 green. I pitched up about 10 feet short and got one of the putts on that green that shows no direct reverse angle. I guessed the break wrong and bogeyed.
#6 is a layup hole, but I foolishly tried to get my wedge shot all the way to the hole... only to leave myself 9 feet across the slope. Very little chance of making that putt, and sure enough I lipped it out and ran 10 feet down the hill. But unlike #5, I got a decent view and was able to hole the bogey.
I misplayed my approach wedge on #7, not expecting it to land short of the green, but it worked out rather well. I holed the resulting 7 footer for birdie to get back under par.
#8 is pretty simple if you don't hit behind the hole. Driver to semi-flat spot on fairway, 8 iron to 10 feet below the hole, knock in the putt.
I hit a decent tee shot on #9 to 15 feet but missed the ding on the putt and settled for par and a 34 front nine.
Starting again this morning, I hit driver to the left side of #10 fairway and attempted nearly the same shot I'd hit on #6, a punch SW. This time I hit the ding and it paid off with a tap-in birdie to reach -3.
The wind on #11 was mostly head, but a little left to right. I missed ding on my drive just enough to catch the edge of the rough. A 40-50% lie meant I had no chance of reaching the green. I laid up and pulled my approach badly, leaving a 30 foot par putt which I couldn't convert.
#12 and #13 I had birdie putts inside 10 feet, but missed ding on #12 and misread on #13.
#14 had a tailwind, so the green was actually reachable, but my 3 wood approach took a hard bounce and ran through it. I couldn't stop my flop shot near the hole, and missed the resulting 13 footer.
I though my approach on #15 might be a little long. Instead, it came up 13 yards short, not even in chip range. My flop landed short and came back off. But my second attempt was perfect.
I played my drive a little too far right on #16, leaving a difficult angle to the back pin. My approach caught the edge of the downslope to the right and ran through the green. I got it up and down for a par.
#17 I played 3 wood to the center of the green, but got a little too much mustard on my putt. No problem, just a simple 4 footer that shows no break... until it does. Bogey and back to even par with the hardest hole coming up.
#18 had a nearly straight headwind. I thought maybe I could reach the edge of the fairway, but came up a yard short. The left to right sideslope somehow didn't affect my next shot and I hit it into the rough 170 out, still not reachable. My wedge from 30 yards short ran long, as you can see from the screen. I missed the bogey and finished +2 after reaching -3 through 10.