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