Thursday, March 30, 2006

In The Bag

Here is a list of my current golf equipment:
Driver: King Cobra
Fairway Woods: 3,5,7 Adams Tight Lie knock-offs
Irons: 5-SW / Yonex (men's standard graphite shaft)
Lob wedge: Cleveland 60 degree
Putter: 2-Ball White Hot
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First Official Event


Today was the first league day
of the 2006 golf season for the
18-Hole Ladies Division at


These pictures are of me and the three ladies I played with. You can click on the pictures to enlarge them. In the first picture are: Ruth Toler, Claudia Speer, and Doris Thompson. The next picture is me (in the blue), Claudia and Doris. Doris is our Club President this year. Claudia and I are both passed Presidents. Ruth drives bus for link, so she hasn't played with us a lot in the passed but she's hoping she can get Thursday as her day off so she can play regularly. Anyway, they're a fun bunch to play with which is why I go... score be darned!

We kept individual scores, but the game today was for low team best ball, which means we took the low net score of the group on each hole. We had a team net 60, which turned out not to put us among the winners. Oh well.

My score today was an 85, which computes to a net par (with my 13 handicap). Not bad for the first day I guess. Despite the decent score, it didn't seem like I hit the ball particularly well today.

My putter was really working well, with just 30 putts for the round. My King Cobra driver was working good most of the time, but the fairway woods and long irons were not that great. I wasn't getting on the green in regulation or my score would have been far better, considering how hot the putter was. I made several long one putts.

My goal this year is to be more consistent. I almost always score in the 80's, with some games in the high 70's. These usually come in the middle of the season. I want to totally avoid the 90's and, hopefully, limit the high 80's games. In order to do this I must hit more greens in "regulation". In general, I am a good (long) driver and a good putter... so getting to the green in regulation is where I need to really focus my efforts for improvement.

For those of you who don't know golf lingo here are some individual hole scoring terms:
Eagle - 2 under par
Birdie - 1 under par
Par - even
Bogey- 1 over par
Double bogey - 2 over par
Triple bogey - 3 over par

"Hitting the greens in regulation" means getting on the green allowing 2 putts to save par. This means on a par 5, I need to be on the green with my third shot then 2 putt for par. If I one-putt then I score a birdie. If I three-putt I score a bogey.

As an amateur with a 13 handicap, eagles are fabulous (and rare), birdies are great, pars are good, and several bogeys in a round is expected (but try to be avoided as much as possible). Double bogeys are bad and Triple bogeys are totally disgusting.

Nothing else stands out about my game today, except that the weather was fabulous. There wasn't a speck of wind and the temperature was very pleasant for a shirt and sleevless vest.

I have a game scheduled for Sunday at11:30 with my friend Karen Madison. Work schedule willing, I'll play again next Tuesday.

By-the-way... I promised Claudia I would let everyone know she outdrove me on #13. She also had a beautiful second shot which out-distanced mine.

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Saturday, March 25, 2006

Follow My Golf Season - 2006


I thought it would be kind of fun to log an entire season of playing golf.... all the ups and downs, so to speak. Some details of my play in Palm Springs, in February and March, are on our personal blog. That is where I write about our life in general. This blog will be just about golf.

We have our first official 2006 18-Hole Ladies Division event at Three Lakes Golf Course (my home course) next Thursday, March 30th, so thought it would be a good time to set-up this blog. I've never logged an entire season before, so will be interesting to see how it develops. It's my hope to write details of each and every game (whether I like it or not), and maybe I'll learn something about myself and my game. And, I can share my experiences from the different courses I play over a season.

The last day we were in Palm Springs, I had a club fitting session. I'm in the market for a new set of irons. I haven't made the committment to buy yet, but seriously considering it. Will let you know what happens with that. If I do it, it should be early in the season.

For those of you who don't know me, my current handicap is around 12 or 13. I didn't play much last year because I was so busy working (selling real estate), so I didn't really keep that close of track. I was down to a 10 for a period of time a couple years ago, but that was when I was playing quite a bit more. I have a friend who told me I could be a single digit handicapper if I would practice... but I don't want to practice much. I will go to the driving range before a tournament but, in general, when I have time to go to the course I want to play a real game with my friends. Although I am extremely competitive, I really enjoy the social aspect of the game. I love playing with good players, but not if they're too serious and can't have some fun on the course. I'd rather play with a 40 handicapper if they are fun to be with.

I also enjoy going to other courses and getting matched up with whoever comes along. The good thing about being a 13 handicapper is I'm comfortable with being good enough to play with just about anyone without embarassing myself... or frustrating them with slow play. I know golf course etiquette, so can just relax and have a good time getting to know someone new and enjoy playing a new course.

That's it for today. I'll check in again soon!
Carol



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