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Post by Giraffe72 on Apr 17, 2019 6:52:32 GMT -5
Game continued to troll me in round 2 and another disaster round so I made the switch to Pro for the last 2 rounds: 69, 71, 60, 65 for -23. Putter went cold on the back 9 in the final round which may still cost me, but spot the difference! 7 bogeys and a double in the first 2 rounds, no dropped shots in the last 2. This really is Master clubs Purgatory, Ashton Fox is right. It's a shame but it is what it is. All efforts on next week's promo event, apart from that it's Pro clubs all the way in here from now on.
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Post by SAM on Apr 17, 2019 10:51:27 GMT -5
Round 1..... battled with the (pro clubs) tempo issues brought on by the "outer plot bling" to finish a healthy 7 under par. No such luck in round 2... the high winds coupled with more tempo issues & a spell of studying the rock formation for several shots on 16's green frontage cost me big time.... At the halfway stage I'm starring a double demotion disaster square in the face. With hindsight I should have taken an unplayable but that still costs you a stroke (unless I'm mistaken) so tried twice to escape. The 2nd attempt put me in the water & I was re-spotted way back down the fairway.... more tempo issues & a terrible missed putt for a nine meant a "Bo Derek" ..........
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Post by mav78 on Apr 19, 2019 12:38:45 GMT -5
Shot a +2 and a -20. Consistency personified 🤔
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Post by joegolferg on Apr 19, 2019 15:00:24 GMT -5
Just finished up a last minute -55 total... Not sure where it came from.
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Post by dd1985 on Apr 19, 2019 22:30:33 GMT -5
Just a heads up guys. Just had a practice round for next weeks event at the great northern links. On 1st hole hit drive right in Middle of fairway and hit my second shot in. Was perfect perfect and 100% power but was 40m short. Watched replay and even though I was on fairway it showed heavy rough lie. Keep an eye out when playing
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Post by uberanto on Apr 20, 2019 1:10:46 GMT -5
Shot a +2 and a -20. Consistency personified 🤔 A 52 on CC-A?! Has that ever even been done before, I wonder? I thought I'd had a decent final round but wow....congrats.
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Post by mav78 on Apr 20, 2019 3:34:29 GMT -5
Shot a +2 and a -20. Consistency personified 🤔 A 52 on CC-A?! Has that ever even been done before, I wonder? I thought I'd had a decent final round but wow....congrats. Thanks should be good for.a top 50 finish lol a freak round where they all dropped
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Post by Giraffe72 on Apr 20, 2019 5:01:11 GMT -5
A 52 on CC-A?! Has that ever even been done before, I wonder? I thought I'd had a decent final round but wow....congrats. Thanks should be good for.a top 50 finish lol a freak round where they all dropped Wow. The 13th hole must have been a bit of a disappointment What a round!
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Post by Giraffe72 on Apr 20, 2019 5:02:00 GMT -5
Just finished up a last minute -55 total... Not sure where it came from. Congrats, great win!
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Post by Ashton Fox on Apr 20, 2019 9:07:47 GMT -5
After my total blow up in round 4 last week, I wondered how I'd fair. -10 first round boosted the confidence but a measly -5 second round deflated the balloon. A solid -12 3rd had me back in the hunt. Standing on the first tee, doubt entered my mind and the first tee shot was fast. Add a par on a par 5 and a bogey to follow and I felt the wheels falling off.... AGAIN.
Took a few deep breaths and tapped into some Tiger focus and ended at -11 and should get back that green check I lost last week.
Hoping none of it matters after the promo event because I hope I play well enough to move on up like the Jefferson's.
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Post by Crazy Croc on Apr 21, 2019 10:26:43 GMT -5
Its Master club weekend boys! Giving some thought to John's well being I fired up a you tube playlist to drown out his meanderings, loaded the game and set sail. Started with 1st round of promo event, app on 1st and 1st slow downswing of the day...hit (almost) perfect chip from my 'you're dead' lie from ay above the hole, bogey. Second hole, app to the green - got my 1st fast downswing of the day, again way above hole, 3 putt bogey. Damn master clubs.... Music playing, I just could not give a damn. By the 5th I started to get the tempo ok and then the 8th. Thought its impossible to stop the tee shot from running away, no surprise there, then the putt... Rest of the round was ok, thought I had some terrible luck tbh, took plenty risks going for the carry that hopefully would juuuust carry onto the green and paid the penalty every time. Eventually signed for a 7 under, not great but I enjoyed the round a lot. Also played the 1st round of the regular tour and stuck with the master clubs - after all my music playlist is long enough to cover pffft, prolly 2 whole tournaments back to back. Gawd, playlist just stopped as I was typing this, maybe I should add a few more Anyway, played ok, drained a few putts here and there, hit a few close too Got tempo down pat and then from hole 15, boom, dunno, facebook got hacked, severe solar flares erupted, trump tweeted mea culpa, someone at hb loaded up some porn on the server, but suddenly I hit fast downswings every damn shot... *sigh* Got so confident, maybe cocky even that I allowed for the expected fast downswing on my app at the last, got a p/p, ended up a tad short and right... smh Closed out with -12 after parring 16-18, happy over all with my round. Got the hell out of there, quit while I was ahead. I expect them master clubs to bare its teeth, maul me and spit me out, but its fine. I'll just turn the music up more.... Good luck all
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Post by Giraffe72 on Apr 22, 2019 4:37:27 GMT -5
Got my tour rounds out of the way first this week to concentrate on the other event. Dropped to Pro and did ok but a few mistakes will cost me. 61, 62, 67, 60 for a -34 total. Third round it took me far too long to adjust to the faster green speeds, highlighted by a 4-putt double just when I was getting going. Apart from that made a few, missed a few more, same old! I suspect it'll take around -40 to get in to the top 20 for a green tick but you never know. Maybe it won't matter..... Lovely course, really enjoyed my rounds Good luck to all the Masters clubs users trying to escape the Challenge Circuit this week.
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Post by ABU_Bear on Apr 22, 2019 5:37:27 GMT -5
Still torn between battling with Master clubs or just giving into the masses and dropping back to Pro clubs. I played 3 of the 4 rounds this week with Pros
-33 total
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Post by Crazy Croc on Apr 22, 2019 6:00:33 GMT -5
Played the last 3 rounds of both tourneys back to back Promo event - putter just did not work, geez, I've never missed so many <10 footers in a tourney. Must be something they spray on the greens there. Saying that, I also made a few sick ones too. Can't recall ever making an albatross in tgc3, then 18th in round 2 Maybe it will help if I started making regular contributions to the hb xmas fund? Was happy with bogey free 2nd and 3rd rounds, 4th, hmmm slow backswings most of the time, birdied 16, 17 and 18 to finish up on -3 for the round and -27 overall. Went straight back out on regular tour, kept going with the master clubs too. What a difference on the greens, dropped just about everything inside 15 feet. No real ooooh moments, just played solid golf for the most part. Hit it close, tap in birdie, power fade/draw into rough or bunker, scramble - sometimes dropping a 15-20 footer for par. Made a single bogey for entire tourney. Followed the opening -12 up with 13, 8 and 11 under for -44 Was the 1st time I played my tourney/s exclusively with master clubs since q-school, did not get kicked in the nuts this time round. Might/prolly will be different next time out.
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uhohnene
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Post by uhohnene on Apr 22, 2019 18:36:40 GMT -5
Decided to play the promo event with master clubs first. Shot -20 (-9 and -11) and am pretty happy with my position heading into the final two rounds.
Made the mistake of immediately following that up with the CC-A event with pro clubs. Lackluster, sloppy play resulted in 64-63 (-15) for the first two rounds and wondering if I'll get a red mark as well as promoted. Kind of strange.
Angrily played the final two rounds, but with a focused anger for once. Strung together 60-62 with faster greens and tougher pin positions to gain some ground back on the field. Thinking -35 will be good for a finish in the 60th to 70th range.
I really seem to play better with wind, faster greens, and swingy putts, and like garbage when things should be straight forward. Not sure if this is due to spending most of my time recently playing in crazy conditions on the U.S. Open contest courses or just a lack of focus when things should be "easy."
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