Today's Score: 73
This one is going to be hard to explain like a few other rounds I've had so far. Overall, I would have to sum up today as being simply "inconsistent." Whether it be my swing, putting or chipping...all areas were both good and bad throughout the day. As a result, my scorecard reflects exactly that. 6 birdies, 5 bogies, 1 double-bogey and 6 pars. Because of how inconsistently I played, it was hard to get into any sort of a rhythm. It seemed like every good shot was followed by a bad one....and after every birdie came a bogey.
It's been a while since I've had a chip in, but that's exactly what happened right out of the gate on the first hole. It was a great way to start the round. However, on the very next hole I failed to get up-and-down from right in front of the green with what seemed to be an easier chip shot than the first hole. The next hole was a par-5 and after two solid shots I was able to walk away with another birdie. On the 6th hole of the day, I made my first dumb mistake. I was pin high in two on the par-5, but muffed a chip shot because I didn't go with my instincts. The lie was bad and instead of playing smartly, I tried to go for the miraculous shot. That lead to a bogey. And again on the last two holes on the front, I followed a long putt for birdie up with a bogey due to a very poor drive.
The start of the back nine was really where the round got away from me. I missed probably the shortest putt so far this year on the 10th hole. (I feel better saying that it was 2 feet, but it might not of been that far.) On the 11th, a poor drive into the hazard lead to another bogey. And the same thing on hole 12, except this time it was double-bogey. Needless to say, after shooting even par on the front, this wasn't exactly the way I wanted to started the back nine. But, the grinder in me wouldn't give up. I managed to string 3 birdies in a row on 14, 15 and 16 thanks to some good putting and finished the round at +1 over.
The good news is that I didn't shoot myself out of the tournament today. Even with all the mistakes, there was enough good to help right the ship to some degree. I feel good about tomorrow knowing that I was able to make 6 birdies today without hitting the ball that well. If I can limit the mistakes tomorrow and get into a rhythm early, I know that there is a really good round in me waiting to come out. We'll see what happens.
Side note: There might be a change in score if you are following my rounds on the Hooters website. Our scorecard today noted that hole #3 (my 12th of the day) was being played as a par-4 (converted from a par-5). However, the website lists the hole as a par-5 and therefore is showing an overall par of 72. I'm pretty sure it should be a par-4 which would change my status from a +1 to a +2.
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