This week's tournament is an Adam's Tour event being held in Texarkana, TX at Northridge Country Club. It's a city that is familiar to the Adam's Tour, except this year we are playing a new golf course. After arriving here Sunday night, I've had the opportunity to play two practice rounds over the last couple of days. Here's my two cents:
I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that this will be the easiest course we'll play all year...and here's why:
LENGTH: Not here. The overall length is very short as the course totals out at just over 6,500 yards. Every hole has some elevation changes which can make some of the shorter holes play long and vice versa. Even still, there are only two par-4's that play over 400 yards which means I'll be teeing off with lots of 2-irons. If the course plays like it did the last couple of days, I would also anticipate hitting 13-15 wedges into the greens.
TROUBLE: Only if you decide to hit driver on every hole. It's not an overly tight course so there is room to get away with a bad shot. The rough is up in spots, but still only about half the length as last week. For the most part, you take what the course gives you and the trouble is relatively easy to avoid.
GREENS: Still not sure. They're in transition as the word on the street is they'll be double-cutting and rolling them everyday for the rest of the week. That's good news because, as of today, they were still noticeably slower than normal.
If you put all that together and sprinkle in some good weather what you've got is the perfect formula for some very low scores. My guess is the best wedge player will win this week and fortunately for me, that's actually one of the strongest parts of my game. I feel like it's time for me to catch a few breaks and hopefully that will translate into a successful week. My tee time tomorrow is 9:10 off #10.
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