uhohnene
Weekend Golfer
Posts: 149
TGCT Name: Mike Huggins
Tour: European
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Post by uhohnene on Jul 14, 2019 12:46:56 GMT -5
Same course as the big boys this week, but we're in Portugal, or something.
Been playing well lately, 3rd on XB1 and 38th overall last week.
Round 1: Took advantage of the 163 greens to shoot -9. As always, lost about 2 shots due to sloppiness. (Side note: Looked at the Euro stats and an increase of 1 shot in stroke average equates to making about 15% more cuts.)
Round 2: Wind is up and the greens are at 186 (phew, not 187). Those contours around the green become a lot more important. Very easy to run off the edge if you miss in the wrong spot. Played pretty smart and conservative and was happy with a -6.
Thinking -15 will be good for the cut. Also played the big boys first two rounds and their conditions look to be the same (but with the rounds flipped). Might want to practice there first if you haven't started yet. Enjoy!
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Post by fsu831 on Jul 15, 2019 0:01:46 GMT -5
Struggle was real. 66.6ft average after approach shot = craptastic rounds. I need a lot of other players to suck to make the cut at -5 lol.
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Post by Giraffe72 on Jul 15, 2019 6:19:16 GMT -5
Struggle was real. 66.6ft average after approach shot = craptastic rounds. I need a lot of other players to suck to make the cut at -5 lol. You struggling does not fill me with confidence! You've been killing it recently. Actually struggling to find the will to play this week. I've put so much effort in trying to escape the Challenge Circuit that I'm possibly a little burned out. One thing I've learned, on Xbox if you're not fully focused it tends to end badly. Only a few weeks left of the season, one more big push needed and then I'll probably disappear off to Los Santos for a few weeks holiday.
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Post by LKeet6 on Jul 15, 2019 6:23:19 GMT -5
I have to play Portrush THREE times this week! The open, euro tour, and another society...
Make that FOUR?! tst as well, right?
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Post by rob4590 on Jul 15, 2019 6:38:45 GMT -5
I have to play Portrush THREE times this week! The open, euro tour, and another society... Make that FOUR?! tst as well, right? If you qualified for the open, then you can't play the Euro event as well - you'll be withdrawn from it by Doyley (when they get the main site sorted properly)
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Post by LKeet6 on Jul 15, 2019 6:55:20 GMT -5
I have to play Portrush THREE times this week! The open, euro tour, and another society... Make that FOUR?! tst as well, right? If you qualified for the open, then you can't play the Euro event as well - you'll be withdrawn from it by Doyley (when they get the main site sorted properly) Ah ok. I did not know this! Thanks. How do the stats work then? I get nothing for euro and 1 event played PGA?
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Post by ABU_Bear on Jul 15, 2019 15:41:25 GMT -5
1st round = Craptacular 2nd round = Craptacular
I never do well on Links courses
another missed cut and possible a double strike
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Post by Giraffe72 on Jul 15, 2019 19:57:06 GMT -5
First round done. Mainly swung it pretty well but only really holed one putt of any note. Did chip in twice though which makes a nice change. 27 putts with two chip ins not really good enough, and can't blame the Xbox for that one! 11 and 12 turned what could have been a decent round in to an average one, poor 3-putt bogey at 11 and then a bad swing at 12 resulted in me hacking my way up the very reachable par 5 and only making par. -6 65 in the end. Looked better on the Xbox leaderboard than it did when I had a look at this one, ha ha Brilliant RCR by the way, first time I've played it and very impressed.
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Post by warhawk137 on Jul 16, 2019 0:24:50 GMT -5
3-putt for bogey on 3, missed a 9 foot par on 8, missed a 10 foot birdie on 10. Put a 50 foot eagle to 9 inches on 12. Missed entirely too many greens, wasn't striking the ball very well. Only managed -8 for the first round.
Birdied the first hole of the second round, then on 2, which i eagled in the first round, I had an inexplicable slow downswing on my drive and put it in the heavy rough, then put my second shot in the fairway bunker, rolled off the back of the green on my third shot, then left a chip 3 inches short and parred. Pulled my second shot way right on 4, which I was doing whenever I didn't have a slow downswing, and parred that too. 3-putt par on 5 where I couldn't aim my putt far enough left with the break that was right in front of me. Put my second shot on 7 straight into the bunker and parred the other par 5. Missed an 8 foot birdie on 8. Left a putt from the fringe 11 inches short on 14. Pitch on 15 was probably a foot from making it up the hill. Slow downswing off the tee on 16 which is the worst hole to do that on, then my flop rolled off the green and I bogeyed. Ended up with a -7 for the second round, -15 through 2.
Only made 24 of 36 GIR to this point, I swear 10 of those 12 were hitting the green and rolling off. That's even though I only missed one fairway. Might be enough to make the cut, we'll see. Certainly not going to be top 10. Don't think I've had more than one mark either way all year, until last month I had a string of 15 tournaments without getting a promo or demo mark at all.
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Post by neifesis on Jul 16, 2019 15:39:21 GMT -5
Looks like I'm getting cut for the 2nd straight week. -9 followed by a -2. Haven't been the same since making the pros. Think its time to pray to the golf gods again.
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Post by Giraffe72 on Jul 16, 2019 19:01:36 GMT -5
Same here. Second round was a stunning combination of useless and clueless, even by my lofty standards. 66 and 71 to probably pick up a demotion mark on -6. Maybe that's not a bad thing...
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Post by hershalcrustofsk on Jul 16, 2019 20:32:21 GMT -5
Well was really enjoying the course, in all honesty was the first time I’ve looked at portrush. After playing it really looking forward to the open, unfortunately I was terrible. -10 and I’m assuming missed cut. On to next week and best of luck for those left to play.
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hnybear
Caddy
Posts: 13
TGCT Name: Daniel Allen
Tour: Web.com
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Post by hnybear on Jul 16, 2019 21:05:23 GMT -5
Dead last after shooting a skid mark of a round at +2...hello demotion mark
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Post by knothead85 on Jul 17, 2019 7:49:30 GMT -5
Really enjoyed this course, except for the freaking 16th hole. Day 1 I shot a -6, couldn’t really get anything going and bogeyed the 16th(the long par 3).
Was at -11 under for the tournament heading into the 16th hole on day 2...then disaster struck. A borderline comedic series of errors on the 16th hole again but this time I ended up with a whopping four over for the hole! -7 after two days.....That hole probably cost me 1-2 demotion marks this week and I shall curse at it every time I see it on television this weekend.
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uhohnene
Weekend Golfer
Posts: 149
TGCT Name: Mike Huggins
Tour: European
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Post by uhohnene on Jul 17, 2019 13:07:00 GMT -5
Ended with -7 for the weekend, blah. Shot -14 last two rounds on the big boy tour under the same conditions. Oh well, probably a 50th to 60th place finish.
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