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Back under 85 at Morro Bay Golf CourseSaturday, October 22, 2005I've been wanting to play Morro Bay Golf Course for some time now and got my chance today after getting an invitation to play with a friend as his son. Overall, I enjoyed the round and played better than I have recently, but our 8:15am tee time was 30 minutes late and the course was backed up much of the day - due, I assume, to the very dense fog that never lifted. The fog was so dense on the higher elevation front nine that the greens were rarely in view outside 100 yards. It was quite a challenge to pick a target line. We could rarely see where any tee or fairway shot landed. Nevertheless, we didn't loose any balls and I ended up shooting an 83 overall, with a 42 on the front and 41 on the back. I achieved 6 pars and 1 birdie, but managed 2 double bogies (both immediately following my birdie on the par-4 6th). I only 3-putted one green, coming in with 34 putts in total, 17 on each nine. Although I only hit 6 fairways and even less greens with 4, I came through with a decent short game and avoided the dreaded triple and quadruple bogies that have plagued me of late... no OB's!  This round should help me regain my confidence - that I can get back in the low 80's and again break 80 on occasion. It's been 2 months since I've shot under 85! Two months ago, I had a three month stretch where I was shooting 85 or less 75% of my rounds. I feel like I'm about to break through again on a consistent basis. I'm getting used to my new grip which has added distance to my irons. The lost accuracy is slowly returning. Looking forward to getting out again soon to see if I can keep up the lower scoring. Between work and going out of town next week, I may have to wait until the following week to try. |
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