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Working my way back downWednesday, September 21, 2005After letting my score rise from 79 back up to 92 after infrequent play over the past 3 months due to my hand sprain injury, I'm working on whittling my score back down. Today at Cypress Ridge Golf Course in Arroyo Grande, I headed in the right direction by posting a score of 86.Although I'm not particularly happy with an 86, it's beats a 92! I struck the ball well today, both off the tee and in the fairway, experiencing only a couple poor shots. I hit 13 fairways and 10 greens in regulation - 7 of those greens on the front 9! I birdied the 7th hole after attemting to drive the par 4 green, leaving myself a short chip and putt. An errant OB off the tee on 8 was my only serious mishap on the front nine. The back nine started off well with 3 consecutive pars, but I triple bogied 13 after struggling from the front-side sand trap. I then bogied the remaining holes. My biggest problem today was putting. I 3-putted 5 greens today! 3 of those 3-putts occured in the first 5 holes! Overall, I had 39 putts - perhaps my worst putting performance since returning to golf this year. Admitedly, I haven't been playing or practicing much, so this part of the game will expectedly suffer. The good news is that with improved putting, I should find myself breaking 80 again. |
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