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Post by JosiaDB on May 24, 2021 10:45:56 GMT -5
I thought this course was easier than last week on the fairways, but a bit harder on the greens. I didn't see a single pin that I remember, in round one, on level ground. It wasn't steep, was just enough to make every putt challenging, though. no gimmies.
I was having a pretty decent round, enjoying things, until hole 13. I drove the ball just off the back of the green, about 10 ft from the hole. I could not get the ball to go up that steep hill I was on, in the rough and stay there. I QUAD BOGIED a hole that I drove the ball ten ft from the hole. simply because of the rough plus the steepness of the hill made it next to impossible to get the ball to go over a foot, or to stick without rolling all the way back down.
After that, it took about two holes to regain my rhythm, being so frustrated, and my score was shot.
A shame, because I was really loving the course and hoping to contend in all four rounds.
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Post by wseitz26 on May 24, 2021 11:10:46 GMT -5
I think the course is fun, and the rising sun would make for great postcards, but honestly getting pretty tired of "overcast/dawn" or "overcast/dusk" conditions (round 2) on these mountain courses where I feel like I'm playing 80% of the round in the dark, especially on the greens. Maybe it's just my TV settings, but putting without the swing meter is, for me (CC-I), hard enough to begin with. It's 100x harder when I can't even see my putter.
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Post by sandbagger on May 24, 2021 13:28:06 GMT -5
Seriously starting to question my commitment to playing this game. Hit the driving range to work on my tempo, calibrate, it's still not quite there, recalibrate again, it's much closer to where I need it to be, time to go play ranked. Red Fast, Red Fast, Red Slow, can't hit a straight drive to save my life, short game's not much better, swing plane is now suddenly all over the place. Totally bin my first round to the tune of +11. Second round was much better, posting a +5 (and 3 birdies in a row, somehow, despite the same issues persisting after a THIRD recalibration between rounds. Somehow fluked into finishing 11th in CC-K last week. I'll be lucky if I finish 111th this week. The inconsistency of tempo, not even between gaming sessions, but between rounds while the game is still loaded, is really starting to put me off playing the game, and maybe even putting me off giving 2K22 a chance when it arrives. Than why waste our time with your YouTube channel? Your obviously using it for a form of income.Get 2kpga21 off your channel and stream other games
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Post by sandbagger on May 24, 2021 13:29:55 GMT -5
I think the course is fun, and the rising sun would make for great postcards, but honestly getting pretty tired of "overcast/dawn" or "overcast/dusk" conditions (round 2) on these mountain courses where I feel like I'm playing 80% of the round in the dark, especially on the greens. Maybe it's just my TV settings, but putting without the swing meter is, for me (CC-I), hard enough to begin with. It's 100x harder when I can't even see my putter. Place the blame on your tv.Not the game It’s classic case of Operator error
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Post by twofor22 on May 24, 2021 14:42:03 GMT -5
Seriously starting to question my commitment to playing this game. Hit the driving range to work on my tempo, calibrate, it's still not quite there, recalibrate again, it's much closer to where I need it to be, time to go play ranked. Red Fast, Red Fast, Red Slow, can't hit a straight drive to save my life, short game's not much better, swing plane is now suddenly all over the place. Totally bin my first round to the tune of +11. Second round was much better, posting a +5 (and 3 birdies in a row, somehow, despite the same issues persisting after a THIRD recalibration between rounds. Somehow fluked into finishing 11th in CC-K last week. I'll be lucky if I finish 111th this week. The inconsistency of tempo, not even between gaming sessions, but between rounds while the game is still loaded, is really starting to put me off playing the game, and maybe even putting me off giving 2K22 a chance when it arrives. whenever that happens to me I quit the game, close it down completely and reload it. This usually tends to sort out whatever problems might be occurring that spray the tempo all over the place. It seems to have behaved itself for me so far this week though.
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Post by twofor22 on May 24, 2021 14:44:04 GMT -5
I think the course is fun, and the rising sun would make for great postcards, but honestly getting pretty tired of "overcast/dawn" or "overcast/dusk" conditions (round 2) on these mountain courses where I feel like I'm playing 80% of the round in the dark, especially on the greens. Maybe it's just my TV settings, but putting without the swing meter is, for me (CC-I), hard enough to begin with. It's 100x harder when I can't even see my putter. I didn't have too much issue seeing the putter however I did have a few issues with the holes looking straight into the sun. The glare from it made it quite difficult to see where the fairway actually was from the tee, I ended up aiming in the wrong place on the 18th because of it, and wound up in the bloody rough.
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Post by twofor22 on May 24, 2021 14:46:27 GMT -5
I thought this course was easier than last week on the fairways, but a bit harder on the greens. I didn't see a single pin that I remember, in round one, on level ground. It wasn't steep, was just enough to make every putt challenging, though. no gimmies.
I was having a pretty decent round, enjoying things, until hole 13. I drove the ball just off the back of the green, about 10 ft from the hole. I could not get the ball to go up that steep hill I was on, in the rough and stay there. I QUAD BOGIED a hole that I drove the ball ten ft from the hole. simply because of the rough plus the steepness of the hill made it next to impossible to get the ball to go over a foot, or to stick without rolling all the way back down.
After that, it took about two holes to regain my rhythm, being so frustrated, and my score was shot.
A shame, because I was really loving the course and hoping to contend in all four rounds.
I did something similar in real life on Sunday. Drove it to a few metres short of the green, duffed a chip on, second try got on, then three putted the stupid thing from about 6 feet for double bogey. 😂
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TGCT Name: James Henderson
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Post by jayc4life on May 24, 2021 14:54:59 GMT -5
Seriously starting to question my commitment to playing this game. Hit the driving range to work on my tempo, calibrate, it's still not quite there, recalibrate again, it's much closer to where I need it to be, time to go play ranked. Red Fast, Red Fast, Red Slow, can't hit a straight drive to save my life, short game's not much better, swing plane is now suddenly all over the place. Totally bin my first round to the tune of +11. Second round was much better, posting a +5 (and 3 birdies in a row, somehow, despite the same issues persisting after a THIRD recalibration between rounds. Somehow fluked into finishing 11th in CC-K last week. I'll be lucky if I finish 111th this week. The inconsistency of tempo, not even between gaming sessions, but between rounds while the game is still loaded, is really starting to put me off playing the game, and maybe even putting me off giving 2K22 a chance when it arrives. Than why waste our time with your YouTube channel? Your obviously using it for a form of income. Get 2kpga21 off your channel and stream other games Nobody's holding a gun to anyone's head and forcing them to watch every round uploaded there. All you have to do is not click and move on with your life. If you want to watch much more talented golfers play the game, maybe don't click on videos that are clearly marked CC-K division?
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Post by deacondrake on May 24, 2021 15:28:37 GMT -5
Initial observations: scoring will be much better this week. I had three balls in the water and still shot around even par my first round. You will need to lock in your driver for this course. Many of the longer par four landing areas are tight and will require you to carry at least 280. I won’t be able to get away with my 90% drives to dampen the effect of a red fast or red slow. There are a few short par fours and short par fives that will give some good eagle opportunities. Whereas there is a lot of elevation change on the course it is less severe to the degree of accuracy required to measure out your approach shots... The grades around the green are gentle enough that your ball won’t roll 30 yards away if you miss by 5 feet. The ridge, properly named, it’s a very steep drop off engaging the first couple holes in the last couple holes. Pin position 1 had a couple tricky Front positions that require landing the ball about 15 yards short with a tail wind. All in all I felt the greens were pretty easy.
1. Straight away. If you were confident you can try to shape a draw but I would make sure you have a couple practice rounds under your belt to avoid compounding that with a red fast and hitting at 50 yards down the hill like I did the first time. All down hill, but the bunker in front will make you think twice about clubbing down too much... Play the wind and get some loft on it.
2. Basically the opposite of hole 1. However you do not have the downhill to aid your drive so play the wind correctly and keep your tempo good. Even a slight faster slow will leave 200 yards over a sand trap on your approach. Safety to play left right on each of your shots here.
3. I chunked both my drives here one of which went in the water so I didn’t really get a good barometer of how the ball flies to the middle and back of the green. Pin two is way up front and if you’re not confident yet there’s a lot of room to bail out with a nine iron short and right and be able to chip on and tap in pretty easily. One area of my game that I feel has really picked up the last couple months is the intermediate pitch.... anything less than 35 yards. Once you get over that window I feel that the degrees of variation between 92 and 94% do not give you a fair evaluation on the distance required for 45 to 55 yard pitches. 60 you know is just full club.
4. This one is a real driving test... I mailed it 335 the first time and had no issues but the second time I went through pulled out a little early and only put 92% on it and hit the bunker at exactly 280. The approach will give you a couple of interesting options to either run it up on the right front or try to loft the high fade to the back. Another innocuous green that you should be able to salvage any scraps from 20 feet out.
5. Despite the threat of water this hole is going to play best all the way down the left. Right bunker takes out any chance of getting there in two and really puts a crimp on getting there in three as well. Whether you’re approaching from 250 or 100 shaping a fade left to right will serve best to avoid the trouble. There is a pretty significant ridge in the middle of the green that will prevent accurately putting from one side to the other.
6. Drivable under the right conditions. The hill will carry a well struck ball all the way in. Green rolls toward the back, so control your pitch if the pin is up front.
7. Tricky, tight fairway that favors length and a slight draw. You can still reach in two if you miss in the 250 range, but the multi tier green will make 1 putts rare.
8. Accuracy over distance here for the eagle opportunity. Anything left of center will kick hard left into the rough or trap. From there, the next fairway bunkers are in play, but if you stay in the short stuff, a hybrid will get you up the hill an on in two. Green slopes way right. 3 putt from 6 feet on pin 2.
9. My son thought it was hilarious I hit a 200 yard 9 iron and 177 yard PW here. Hope for a headwind to get within 20’. A couple levels on the green to contend with, but pretty flat otherwise.
10. Fairway tightens up in the landing zone, so if facing a headwind, take a few % off... tailwind grip and rip to clear. Approach favors a fade. Slight ridge line across the middle will sweep some putts and chips away.
11. 18 at Sawgrass and Scottsdale come to mind. Red fast is toast, but this is a favorable driving hole otherwise. Don’t get overconfident on you approach if you stay dry... easy birdie if you ignore the water... 5-8 otherwise.
12. If the pin is on the upper tier, err right to have a good shot. Green is fairly large. The ridges are steep, but like the other par 3, the plateaus are tame.
13. The elevated green will prevent eagle balls from landing, but the wind will drop balls in that bunker as well. Easy to miss the opportunity if you get stuck in those side walls.
14. Tried and failed to clear both times with my 288 driver, but didn’t have great conditions. Distances up hill are deceiving. Easy to let this one get away.
15. An absolute monster... gotta clear the trap to have a real shot here. Getting across the water from the trap/rough is a chore and may require a lay up. Green is no picnic either with some right to left action.
16. Another down hill bomber. I went with a 160 club for the front position (200) and 170 club for the back (220)... both rolled long. Not much left to do but work on putting.
17. Back to the cliff. The fairway runs hard left, so keep your drive at the right bunker... tailwind may push it through though. The front left edge is false, so aim into the ridge with spin for front locations. Back obviously go deep.
18. Under the right conditions, this could be a 400 yard drive. I sat well under 200 each time. A little bit of right left run, so start right. Play an extra club on the approach. It’s uphill with lots of crap up front.
Enjoyable course. Enough terrain and variance to give a number of different options and approaches. Was very happy that I hit 75%+ fairways while often opting to go full power. I couple of my mishits just missed and still caught the fairway. Back tees and default wind left very few intermediate approaches (125-165) most were in pitch range or long iron territory. I can see this being sneaky on many folks, where the front nine is pretty easy, but 10-15 are deceptively hard. I dicked around on the greens and did not putt well, so I averaged 1-2 over in practice. I suspect my tourney rounds will be 3-4 under.
Like seriously though, the red penalties do add a true element of realism to the game. As former 6 handicap (I had kids and now I suck) that would play a few times a week, the level of execution needed to make the difference between 82 and 75 is like, NO mistakes... one mishit puts you in a dicey lie and ends up a 3 shot penalty. The finesse with the short games seems "real" as well. I could run just fine with scratch golfers for several holes because we could both get off the tee and up to the green with similar results, but the difference from 20 yards in was staggering, where I still occasionally chunk or blade it, and mostly struggle to get it within the 15' halo for a reasonable up and down, meanwhile these guys, EVERYTIME, would fire these seeds that would stop dead three feet from the cup. (And that scratch golfer gets owned by your lowest level pro, who can do all that, but with better tools and 10% more distance). Those finesse shots take practice, touch, cannot be rushed, and cannot be just learned pumping balls off the mat at TopGolf. Pros teach that sh%$ and make good money doing so... I feel like I am 95% locked in on chips, 90% on pitches under 60 yards, and 75% good on the splash (used to be 90% here, but when the update occurred I rebaselined and prioritized the pitch). Flop hasn't seen a use yet, but the few I've hit seemed to react realistically (unlike before). Anyway, I have no illusions of being more than a mid-CC level player... I get 4-8 rounds in per week and have not played any console regularly since 2008 (thanks COVID)... there are people out there with the hours and practice that belong on the Pro levels.
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Post by williamwes626 on May 24, 2021 17:12:11 GMT -5
I played 3 tourneys last week and did pretty well. 31st for CC, 111th in the promo event and 34th in the TST PGA Championship which was a lot of fun - only my second cut on the TST tour. I originally started in CC-D, then I got better when I started focusing more and writing up these weekly notes. After a few months I was promoted to CC-B and then last month to CC-A after practicing with 'Legend' swing. Now after this promo event result, I've been promoted to Kinetic since they were short several players. I've had lots of fun competing with everyone here and sharing the notes - I wanted to thank everyone for all the positive feedback for my notes throughout all this - by being inspired to continue the notes I was able to improve little by little. Here are the notes for this week. Played only one round with eastern winds. WHITING RIDGE Par 71-7129 yards, 73.9 handicap
Architect William Kurtz: Set in the Ozarks, does not provide a very difficult round. Built for pure fun, and a low shooting tournament. Whiting Ridge is a parkland style course with a beautiful sunny glow at the default lighting. Whiting Ridge also has more severe hazards to the left of most holes than any course we’ve played yet. Driver is also challenged constantly. If our irons are feeling accurate, it’s worth going with 3-wood on half the holes and then irons for the approach or we’ll find ourselves down a hill or in a bunker much of the time. The greens are on the easy side. The par-3’s aren’t too challenging – the par 5’s allow birdie chances and sometimes eagle too. But the par-4’s force driver out of our hands and it becomes decision time off the tee. The approaches are not overly difficult and proper recoveries will be good enough if we miss the tight fairway 300-yards out landing areas. 1-4-428. The opening hole of Whiting Ridge starts out with a light dogleg left sitting on the edge of a steep hill so anything hit too far left, and it’s down into a deep valley. Go with 3-wood to avoid first swing jitters with driver (at least in the round with eastern wind) and it’ll be an easy wedge to the green since the hole drops down significantly as we walk it. 2-4-461. Continuing along the hill’s edge, it still is threatening deep along of the left of this hole as well. At worse, a miss in one of the fairway bunkers to the right would be the ideal miss especially in an eastern wind. Playing safe on this hole leaves a much tougher approach past trees and over greenside bunkers so go with what’s most comfy off the tee. 3-3-170. Avoiding fasts and the left side continues on the 3rd hole, a par-3 with water to the left. Keep below the green’s backboard and a low runner up the apron could help avoid getting wet in strong winds. 4-4-451. Only a hybrid off the tee is safe as bunkers and water litter the 250-yard to 300-yard marks in the fairway. Driver has a tiny space and may not be worth the short approach. 5-5-599. My driver’s been hiding long enough! Got to hit a bomb here and then go for eagle on a light dogleg right. Just watch that nasty left side once more. 6-4-367. Lots of choices off the tee but driver may again get bullied on another hole that heads south with the steep hill left. I went with driver and it hit the fairway and landed behind the rocks near the green. Watch the spicy green which rolls from front to back – some back spin will help the ball hold the putting surface. 7-4-435. #2 handicap. Driver is hindered by bookmarking fairway bunkers. I may be going with 3-wood and iron much of the time early on at Whiting Ridge. On this hole though, it may be worth going with driver since too long approach, and our golf ball won’t be able to hold the really shallow green behind the bunker 8-5-530. Another par-5 that allows more room for driver, the fairway camber is rugged so it may fly off and land in the deep bunkers left. I landed there and had an easy birdie chance playing this as a 3-shotter. 9-3-193. A manageable par-3, it plays a bit like a redan but not quite. Club down for the downhill slope and a nice fade (for righties) will play to this hole’s strengths. 10-4-460. A lot of the front nine requires pinpoint accuracy with driver for shorter wedge approach rewards and that continues on another hole that challenges driver but is more friendly to 3-woods. 11-4-460. If there was course to defend against red fasts from the olden days it would be Whiting Ridge. This dogleg left around a lake is the latest that forgives misses right more than left. Missing in the right rough leaves a long approach but a good angle in. 12-3-158. The first hole in some time that requires strategy as to where to land on the green. With 3 distinct flat areas, keep below the hole depending on where the pin is. 13-4-297. This drive is mostly unencumbered with light punishment, par will be easy but eagle almost impossible since the tiny green is protected by sand and on a small stage. 14-4-493. #3 handicap It’s not worth laying up off the tee here – use driver to avoid lengthy approaches. 15-4-508. #1 handicap Again, the par-4’s long length is too much to handle without driver. Aim over the right bunker and chances are we’ll clear it and land in the fairway. It’ll be a 200 yard approach with a great angle in. Just keep it right if we miss on the drive and approach and the worse trouble can be avoided. 16-3-213. It’s worth clubbing down on this long downhill par-3 to avoid the rocks behind the green. This tests the long iron accuracy though the green is spacious enough to not feel claustrophobic for the tee shot. 17-4-381. A 3-wood is strong enough to leave a wedge approach to the small green but miss the fairway, and it’ll be tough to hold the green from far. Watch the severe ridge that splits the green unevenly. 18-5-526. The final allows driver and is more challenging on the 2nd shot. Similar to the Te Amo par-5’s, this hole weaves left then right and severely uphill. Club up on the approach and an eagle may be the way we finish. So good luck this week, I will be with you all in spirit. I already miss Catcherman ahh the memories...
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Post by gunslinger1972 on May 24, 2021 23:54:58 GMT -5
Seriously starting to question my commitment to playing this game. Hit the driving range to work on my tempo, calibrate, it's still not quite there, recalibrate again, it's much closer to where I need it to be, time to go play ranked. Red Fast, Red Fast, Red Slow, can't hit a straight drive to save my life, short game's not much better, swing plane is now suddenly all over the place. Totally bin my first round to the tune of +11. Second round was much better, posting a +5 (and 3 birdies in a row, somehow, despite the same issues persisting after a THIRD recalibration between rounds. Somehow fluked into finishing 11th in CC-K last week. I'll be lucky if I finish 111th this week. The inconsistency of tempo, not even between gaming sessions, but between rounds while the game is still loaded, is really starting to put me off playing the game, and maybe even putting me off giving 2K22 a chance when it arrives. Wow.. jay. You are such a huge inspiration my man. Love watching your YouTube journey on this difficult tgc tour road. Hang in there, you hit some really good shots. And don’t feel bad , this current state of this game has forced me to play pro am again. It’s still difficult, but I can shoot a few under each round. Which is fine by me Keep it going jay
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lazarides
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Post by lazarides on May 25, 2021 2:18:39 GMT -5
66-64-66-67 (-21)
Rounds 1-3 were very similar. Majority of shots were P-P (Driving and approach shots). My only let down was the putter. Didn't convert anything longer than 10 foot.
My highlights were going bogey free in my second round, and eagling both par 5's on the front 9 in my third round.
4th round I lost tempo and a bit of concentration also. I played all 5 rounds (1 practice + 4 comp) back to back. I probably should have broken this up a bit, but I was playing really well.
Sitting in 5th spot after two rounds. If I can remain in the top 5 I should get 2 promotion marks to get me up to CC-G for my first promotion. Pretty happy !
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Post by twofor22 on May 25, 2021 2:59:10 GMT -5
Looks like I might actually make the cut in CCA, it's around -6/-7 at the moment. Might play the third round when I get home, need a relief from the tough platinum course
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Post by deacondrake on May 25, 2021 10:21:55 GMT -5
I played 3 tourneys last week and did pretty well. 31st for CC, 111th in the promo event and 34th in the TST PGA Championship which was a lot of fun - only my second cut on the TST tour. I originally started in CC-D, then I got better when I started focusing more and writing up these weekly notes. After a few months I was promoted to CC-B and then last month to CC-A after practicing with 'Legend' swing. Now after this promo event result, I've been promoted to Kinetic since they were short several players. I've had lots of fun competing with everyone here and sharing the notes - I wanted to thank everyone for all the positive feedback for my notes throughout all this - by being inspired to continue the notes I was able to improve little by little. Here are the notes for this week. Played only one round with eastern winds. WHITING RIDGE Par 71-7129 yards, 73.9 handicap
Architect William Kurtz: Set in the Ozarks, does not provide a very difficult round. Built for pure fun, and a low shooting tournament. Whiting Ridge is a parkland style course with a beautiful sunny glow at the default lighting. Whiting Ridge also has more severe hazards to the left of most holes than any course we’ve played yet. Driver is also challenged constantly. If our irons are feeling accurate, it’s worth going with 3-wood on half the holes and then irons for the approach or we’ll find ourselves down a hill or in a bunker much of the time. The greens are on the easy side. The par-3’s aren’t too challenging – the par 5’s allow birdie chances and sometimes eagle too. But the par-4’s force driver out of our hands and it becomes decision time off the tee. The approaches are not overly difficult and proper recoveries will be good enough if we miss the tight fairway 300-yards out landing areas. 1-4-428. The opening hole of Whiting Ridge starts out with a light dogleg left sitting on the edge of a steep hill so anything hit too far left, and it’s down into a deep valley. Go with 3-wood to avoid first swing jitters with driver (at least in the round with eastern wind) and it’ll be an easy wedge to the green since the hole drops down significantly as we walk it. 2-4-461. Continuing along the hill’s edge, it still is threatening deep along of the left of this hole as well. At worse, a miss in one of the fairway bunkers to the right would be the ideal miss especially in an eastern wind. Playing safe on this hole leaves a much tougher approach past trees and over greenside bunkers so go with what’s most comfy off the tee. 3-3-170. Avoiding fasts and the left side continues on the 3rd hole, a par-3 with water to the left. Keep below the green’s backboard and a low runner up the apron could help avoid getting wet in strong winds. 4-4-451. Only a hybrid off the tee is safe as bunkers and water litter the 250-yard to 300-yard marks in the fairway. Driver has a tiny space and may not be worth the short approach. 5-5-599. My driver’s been hiding long enough! Got to hit a bomb here and then go for eagle on a light dogleg right. Just watch that nasty left side once more. 6-4-367. Lots of choices off the tee but driver may again get bullied on another hole that heads south with the steep hill left. I went with driver and it hit the fairway and landed behind the rocks near the green. Watch the spicy green which rolls from front to back – some back spin will help the ball hold the putting surface. 7-4-435. #2 handicap. Driver is hindered by bookmarking fairway bunkers. I may be going with 3-wood and iron much of the time early on at Whiting Ridge. On this hole though, it may be worth going with driver since too long approach, and our golf ball won’t be able to hold the really shallow green behind the bunker 8-5-530. Another par-5 that allows more room for driver, the fairway camber is rugged so it may fly off and land in the deep bunkers left. I landed there and had an easy birdie chance playing this as a 3-shotter. 9-3-193. A manageable par-3, it plays a bit like a redan but not quite. Club down for the downhill slope and a nice fade (for righties) will play to this hole’s strengths. 10-4-460. A lot of the front nine requires pinpoint accuracy with driver for shorter wedge approach rewards and that continues on another hole that challenges driver but is more friendly to 3-woods. 11-4-460. If there was course to defend against red fasts from the olden days it would be Whiting Ridge. This dogleg left around a lake is the latest that forgives misses right more than left. Missing in the right rough leaves a long approach but a good angle in. 12-3-158. The first hole in some time that requires strategy as to where to land on the green. With 3 distinct flat areas, keep below the hole depending on where the pin is. 13-4-297. This drive is mostly unencumbered with light punishment, par will be easy but eagle almost impossible since the tiny green is protected by sand and on a small stage. 14-4-493. #3 handicap It’s not worth laying up off the tee here – use driver to avoid lengthy approaches. 15-4-508. #1 handicap Again, the par-4’s long length is too much to handle without driver. Aim over the right bunker and chances are we’ll clear it and land in the fairway. It’ll be a 200 yard approach with a great angle in. Just keep it right if we miss on the drive and approach and the worse trouble can be avoided. 16-3-213. It’s worth clubbing down on this long downhill par-3 to avoid the rocks behind the green. This tests the long iron accuracy though the green is spacious enough to not feel claustrophobic for the tee shot. 17-4-381. A 3-wood is strong enough to leave a wedge approach to the small green but miss the fairway, and it’ll be tough to hold the green from far. Watch the severe ridge that splits the green unevenly. 18-5-526. The final allows driver and is more challenging on the 2nd shot. Similar to the Te Amo par-5’s, this hole weaves left then right and severely uphill. Club up on the approach and an eagle may be the way we finish. So good luck this week, I will be with you all in spirit. I already miss Catcherman ahh the memories... Went out and hit -4 in round 1, exactly as I had predicted. Tempo was on point on the front nine, then I went to take a leak and hole 10 tempo was all over the place for a legit bogey. After a perfect drive on 11, I flubbed the approach and took 3 took get home from an easy fringe position. Chunked (SLOW) the short iron into 12 as well, but hit an amazing lag across the ridge and saved from the front right. Drove the fringe on 13 and failed to take advantage, settling for par. From there, I reattached the wheels and hit solid tempo for 3 good birds down the stretch. Only other trouble was the other shortie, 6, where a perfect drive left me a perfect 60 yards, but when I hit the perfect pitch, it totally flew into the rocks and had settle for bogey. Lesson learned- the down hill lie for a pitch also come out 10% long. Adjust and play ~8-10 yards short to account for carry and roll.
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Post by JosiaDB on May 25, 2021 12:59:38 GMT -5
ugh. Number 13 got me AGAIN.
This time I decided to lay up in the fairway, so I wouldn't end up like last time in one of those greenside bunkers. Plan was to hit the 3 wood, then a high pitch to land on the green. Nope. HB redfast mechanics landed me in the water, then took 5 shots to get from there to the green. Getting really really tired of this HB punishment for just slightly missing.
That out of my system, I will say that I thought this course was especially beautiful in Round 2, with the dawn and the haze. I didn't have a problem seeing anything, other than the sun in your eyes a couple times- but thats gonna happen if you play real golf at dawn anyway. I found myself just stopping here and there and admiring the beauty of the course. Thank you, designer, if you are reading this, great job.
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