hemberg
Weekend Golfer
Posts: 91
TGCT Name: William Hemberg
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Post by hemberg on Feb 4, 2019 1:41:36 GMT -5
-12,-5,-4,-14 = -35
The wind during round 2-3 and a four-putt on the second round ended my hopes for a good placement this week unfortunately.
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Post by PMGS247 on Feb 4, 2019 7:42:21 GMT -5
Not a good start to follow up last weeks win. Hungover and maybe a poor decision to try to play, -7 rd1 which included a 2 hour break after the first 10 holes were just atrocious. Swingline and tempo just decided to take the day off. No idea what the cut will be but my guess is I need a pretty solid rd2 to not immediately hand back a promo mark.
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Post by PMGS247 on Feb 4, 2019 19:23:26 GMT -5
Monday night round 2, -8 in the high winds to go with my hangover driven -7 from yesterday. If I had to bet, my -15 will make the cut given the high winds, it’s only 5 shots off the current PS4 leaderboard lead thru 2; not that the PS4 leaderboard means a whole lot at this stage but it can’t be terrible being 17th of 55.. Before seeing the rd2 conditions and pin placements I would have bet -18 for the cut, but now I’d guess -13 or -14.
Making birdie on 17 in rd2 might be my accomplishment of the year. 5i bounced perfectly in the rough between the bunker and green, popped onto the green and rolled out leaving me an insanely fast downhill 16 footer. Drained it for a miracle 2. I’ll be curious how many rd2 birdies there will be on 17.
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Post by Brighttail on Feb 5, 2019 19:34:38 GMT -5
Where oh where has my tempo gone.... Started off strong first three holes, should have made an eagle on #2 but just skidded by. Then for the next six holes I had all slow downswings on my approach shots. Managed to birdie the second par 5 when the slow downswing actually worked for me and got me just onto the green. Still fought the swing for the entire round. -9 and very disappointed. Going to practice in the hurricane winds cause I think I'm going to need a really good round to make the cut now.
**EDIT** Holy blow-hard ballz! I've played a few tournaments with very high winds but I haven't seen winds over 24-25mph. In practice I was seeing 28 a couple of times. 185 yards cross wind. Took a 203 club, 1/2 draw into a fade wind. I hit the pin. LOL. On the Par three 122 yard 21 foot down hill hole with 24 mph wind at about 2 o'clock. Took my 108 yard club, 1/2 of the grid for draw and I was short by about 4 yards right online. This tells you how much I don't know the effects of hurricane winds. I'm figuring I need to shoot -14, -15, -16ish to make the cut and I'm in no way confident of doing that. Trying to hit those two par 3s on the back in these winds with tucked pins is a fools errand. Just try to get somewhere safe for a chip, tho I did shank a 5 iron left on #17. It bounced just before and left of the bunker and bounced over the bunker to land safely 12 feet away, so I guess that is how you gotta play it. Should be fun. Note. I don't want to play every week like this but every now and then it does make the course more challenging and on a course like Pebble with most of the holes having very large fairways, it does make it a good test. Just don't get carried away Mr. Scheduler.
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Post by PMGS247 on Feb 6, 2019 7:37:56 GMT -5
Well my prediction for 17 in round 2 was right. 6 birdies and an ace (wow!) out of 86 round 2’s played so far. Lowest birdie total of any hole for round 2. Brutal combination of wind and pin placement.
Breathing a sigh of relief as well that it does look like my -15 will survive to the weekend. -13 will probably be the number required to make the cut.
Very interesting round 2...feels like maybe the toughest combination of course and conditions we’ve faced. I’ve got to be on a very short list of people who’s scores were better in round 2 than round 1, I’ll have to pull the leaderboard into excel later and see. For me it wasn’t even some fluke hole where I took a 15 in round 1 because I got stuck somewhere artificially inflating my score. Just a crap round 1 due to a hangover. Don’t drink and golf, kids. Well, don’t drink and golf the next day.
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Post by toddfather on Feb 6, 2019 8:56:31 GMT -5
Rough first 2 rounds for me after after last week when I though I had it all figured out. Gonna be a missed cut at -11. Disappointed to not play all 4 but oh well...onto next week. Lost an umbrella or 2 out there if anyone finds them 😊
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Post by warhawk137 on Feb 6, 2019 18:55:20 GMT -5
So I pulled myself together, went out there, and promptly missed a par putt on 5 by 6 inches to go to +5 for the third round. Followed that up with an eagle and a birdie, then I had a fast downswing on my approach on 8 and missed a 12 foot par. So I was +3 through 9. On the back 9 I barely missed a hole in one on 12, and had 6 birdies in a row until I 3-putt bogeyed 16 missing 2 short putts right over the edge. I then lipped out a 10 foot birdie on 17. Birdied 18, finishing -3 for the round despite only having 4 pars.
Fourth round went well other than a few missed putts including a 3-putt bogey on 12. Finished with a 61, -32 overall. Probably wouldn't have been top 10 if not for the 4th hole in the third round anyway, but at least it might have been close.
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Post by stoneysooner on Feb 7, 2019 13:18:09 GMT -5
I might be the "best bet" to blow a good chance at a win in weeks where I play well. Opened with a tidy -13, and played very well in the wind at -8, -9. Just need another tidy -12 or -13 to give myself a real chance, but couldn't putt in the last round. Started burning lips on the first hole, and never really go past it. Finished -10 for -40 tourney total, and hoping for a green tick.
On a side note, I actually really enjoyed the Pebble setup this week. Those winds were brutal, but it has been a while since we have seen them and the challenge was fun.
Best of luck to all those that haven't finished.
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Post by Brighttail on Feb 7, 2019 13:20:15 GMT -5
For me it was a round of survival. Just wanted not to bogey. I felt birdie chances would come and they did. I missed a lot of putts by one click. Still coming into hole #16, one of the easiest on the course. I was -6 and felt if I could birdie one or two coming in, I'd be perfectly safe on the right side of the cut line. A bad drive put me right under the tree. Tried a big hook but didn't hook enough and three putted for bogey. Still thinking one birdie would get me into the weekend I put my first shot into the bunker on #17. Bad bunker shot and a two putt now left me at -13 for the tournament. I did birdie #18 to end -14 which as of writing this is tied for 52nd. Normally I'd say that should be safe but there are a LOT of people still left to play so I have no clue.
This round did have some tempo issues but was just more about high winds, a couple of just bad decisions and four or five putts that just missed.
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Post by apearsa on Feb 7, 2019 15:47:35 GMT -5
After playing a pretty good first round at -11, and considering the wind, another solid -8 in round 2, the cut seemed assured for me. Had really good tempo throughout all of round 2, missed in the right places when I did miss, and ran a handful of birdie/eagle putts millimeters past an edge of the cup, so I was feeling my oats and decided to plow right into round 3.
18 holes and one 30-minute blackout later, the scorecard read -15 for round 3. Don't ask me how, or why, this happened. Guessed right on 20+ mph crosswinds, was able to basically equate distance to pin to carry distance with next to no rollout because of the soft greens, hit knockdown 8-irons 120 yards into a dead headwind, made everything I looked at. It's the kind of round I'm usually only capable of in the mildest conditions.
Anyway, trying not to let the magic escape, went ahead with the much easier round 4 conditions and put up another -8 to finish at -42. Have a sneaking suspicion that 2-4 putts over the course of those 4 rounds are the difference between my first ever TGCT win and back-to-back top 10 finishes. I'll take it I guess?
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Post by PMGS247 on Feb 7, 2019 16:18:07 GMT -5
I did birdie #18 to end -14 which as of writing this is tied for 52nd. Normally I'd say that should be safe but there are a LOT of people still left to play so I have no clue. You'll be fine. I think even the -13's could potentially be fine even though they're at 66th. 116 participants is already a lot higher than normal for recent weeks so I'm doubtful that a whole lot from the "yet to tee off" group are even going to jump into the mix, and there's only a handful of guys who haven't played their second round yet that are very likely to jump over the -13/-14's.
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Post by paulus on Feb 7, 2019 17:10:51 GMT -5
A pair of -10's to start the tournie this week. R1 looks like a soft score, but R2 was a pretty decent effort given the conditions. Comfortably inside the cut - hopefully in the hunt for another promotion kiss 😘
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Post by Brighttail on Feb 7, 2019 17:43:30 GMT -5
I did birdie #18 to end -14 which as of writing this is tied for 52nd. Normally I'd say that should be safe but there are a LOT of people still left to play so I have no clue. You'll be fine. I think even the -13's could potentially be fine even though they're at 66th. 116 participants is already a lot higher than normal for recent weeks so I'm doubtful that a whole lot from the "yet to tee off" group are even going to jump into the mix, and there's only a handful of guys who haven't played their second round yet that are very likely to jump over the -13/-14's. Honestly tho it doesn't feel like it should be enough even though it may probably be.
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Post by xEB50x on Feb 7, 2019 23:36:36 GMT -5
Rd 1 -9 Rd 2 -10 It was my best tempo in months Rd 3 -5 3 bogeys and lots of bad tempo Rd 4 -11 -35 for the tourney. I’m overall pleased, it was just that 3rd round with VF’s and slows in heavy winds....bad combo. I knew the great tempo in rd 2 couldn’t last
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Post by PMGS247 on Feb 8, 2019 7:32:21 GMT -5
You'll be fine. I think even the -13's could potentially be fine even though they're at 66th. 116 participants is already a lot higher than normal for recent weeks so I'm doubtful that a whole lot from the "yet to tee off" group are even going to jump into the mix, and there's only a handful of guys who haven't played their second round yet that are very likely to jump over the -13/-14's. Honestly tho it doesn't feel like it should be enough even though it may probably be. I hear ya. I feel the same at just one shot better at -15. Being able to have an off week and still make the cut just says you’re in a comfortable spot on this tour. I’m at 4 green marks and almost dreading that 5th one. It’s been nice playing all 4 rounds almost every week lol The -13’s ended up sneaking in at exactly 70th....Im glad for anyone who was sweating it at -13!
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