| Summary: | | | | Hole 3 is a par 4 headed straight south into the wind. |
| I am an avid golfer, but only golf at most once a | | | | It is 352 yards long with trees on each side of the |
| week. I consider myself a bogey to par golfer. I use | | | | fairway at about 190 yards out. It is rated the |
| discount golf clubs including my golf driver, golf | | | | hardest hole on the course. I used my driver off the |
| woods, golf irons, and golf putter. This article | | | | tee and hit a little fade skirting the trees on the left |
| describes my golfing exploits on a 9 hole par 30 | | | | side of the fairway. The ball landed on the right side |
| course recently. | | | | of the fairway about 110 yards out. I used my |
| Article: | | | | pitching wedge from there and ended up short and |
| I haven't played a round of golf in about 2 or 3 | | | | on the left of the green. I used my pitching wedge |
| weeks. I wanted to see how my swing was | | | | again and ended up about 6 feet from the hole. 2 |
| compared to how I was playing golf earlier. I used | | | | putts gave me a bogey 5. |
| discount golf clubs and am very pleased with their | | | | Hole 4 is a par 3 at 141 yards heading straight west |
| performance. I would guess that I am a bogey to | | | | with a line of trees along the south edge of the |
| par golfer. I have never figured out what my | | | | fairway. The handicap on this hole makes it the 3rd |
| handicap is or even how to figure it. I usually try to | | | | hardest hole of the 9. I used my 8 iron teed up and |
| play by the golf rules that I know, but sometimes I | | | | landed the green on the left side about 30 feet from |
| even stray from those. | | | | the hole. I didn't read enough break and my putter |
| Well, as I mentioned, since I haven't played for so | | | | left it down hill of the hole about 7 feet. The next |
| long, I selected an Executive 9 hole course that is a | | | | putt was uphill and I left it short about 1 foot from |
| par 30. I like playing from the back tees. That way I | | | | the hole. The next putt was in for a bogey 4. |
| get my money's worth when playing golf. This | | | | Hole 5 is 121 yard par 3 headed north with the wind. |
| particular course has a length of 1773 yards from | | | | It is the 7th hardest hole on the course. I used my |
| those back tees. | | | | pitching wedge and landed the green short of the |
| As a little background, my golf bag has 4 woods. 1 is | | | | hole about 20 feet. 2 putts later and I had a par. My |
| a 10 degree driver. I do not know the cc's, but I | | | | short irons are going fairly straight and about the |
| usually drive around 250 yards to 300 yards. Not | | | | right distance! |
| always straight, but I have straightened out my slice | | | | Hole 6 is a par 3 at 152 yards going with the wind to |
| in the last year or so. I have a 3 wood, 5 wood and | | | | the north. It is the 6th handicap hole. I used my 8 |
| 7 wood. The 5 wood is shorter than the 7 wood. I | | | | iron teed up and landed on the right side of the |
| think that was a mistake when the woods were | | | | green on a slope that allowed the golf ball to bounce |
| made. My 3 wood goes about 220 yards to 250 | | | | left onto the green about 35 feet from the hole. 2 |
| yards. The 5 wood goes about 220 yards. The 7 | | | | putts and I had another par. My putter is working |
| wood goes about 200 yards. | | | | fairly well! |
| My irons are 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, pitching iron, and sand | | | | Hole 7 is headed straight south into the wind with a |
| wedge. The 3 iron goes about 190 to 200 yards. My | | | | gentle dogleg left. It is the 2nd hardest hole on the |
| 4 iron goes about 180 yards. The 5 iron goes about | | | | course at 324 yards and a par 4. I teed up and hit |
| 170 yards. The 6 iron goes about 160 yards. My 7 | | | | my driver. I hit a slight fade and the wind took it |
| iron goes about 155 yards. My 8 iron goes about 150 | | | | even further right into the rough about 120 yards |
| yards. My 9 iron goes about 130 yards. My pitching | | | | out. That darned fade takes yards off of my driver. |
| wedge goes about 120 yards. My sand wedge goes | | | | I used my pitching wedge and ended up short of the |
| about 80 yards. Round this out with the putter. It is | | | | green about 5 yards. I used my pitching wedge again |
| a blade type putter. | | | | and ended up about 12 feet from the hole. 2 putts |
| Back to the course, the first hole is a par 3 at 100 | | | | and I had a bogey 5. |
| yards headed straight east. This hole has a 9 | | | | Hole 8 is a par 3 at 110 yards headed straight west |
| handicap, the ninth hardest hole on the course, or the | | | | with a line of trees along the south edge of the |
| easiest of the nine. The wind was from the south | | | | fairway. It is the 8th hardest hole on the course. I |
| about 20 to 30 miles per hour. I used my pitching | | | | teed up a pitching wedge and landed the green about |
| wedge and choked down to shorten the distance. I | | | | 8 feet from the hole. I am very pleased with my |
| ended up right on the front edge of the green with | | | | irons and wedges so far. My driver isn't working quite |
| the wind helping to bring the ball back to the middle | | | | as well as I would like. I 2 putted and came away |
| of the fairway. The flag was in the front of the | | | | with a par. |
| green about 15 yards on. I putted to about 3 feet | | | | Hole 9 heads straight north with the wind and is 300 |
| and put the next putt in for a par 3. | | | | yards long. It is handicapped as a 3 and is a par 4. I |
| The next hole was 173 yards par 3 headed east | | | | drove the ball to within 65 yards of the green right in |
| again. This hole is the 4th hardest hole. I used a 4 | | | | the middle of the fairway. Again, it was a slight fade, |
| iron teed up and ended up on the left side of the | | | | but the end result was good. I used a sand wedge |
| green on a hill above the green. The wind pushed the | | | | and landed the golf ball about 3 feet right of the flag |
| ball a little to the left. I used a sand wedge to pop | | | | and ended up about 5 feet from the hole. I was |
| the golf ball up and landed about 4 feet from the | | | | hoping for a birdie, but the putt just grazed the left |
| hole. I putted for a par 3. | | | | side of the cup. Another put and I had another par. |