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Okay, I went and played yesterday as it was a very nice day to do so here. Played on my usual course just because I get to play free here through work. It is a very nice course and the Kentucky Open Tournement has been played here the last 2 years. The course statistics from the tips: 7,018; Slope 131; Rating: 73.5.

Anyway. I got to thinking about my round when I was home because I didn't really hit the ball half bad. I ended up with an 82 which included two triple bogey's, and a double. So 8 of the 10 shots I was over par came on three holes. But the main thing that burns me up is that I putted for birdie on 10 of the 18 holes. Not long birdie putts that are more or less unmakable either. The longest I had was probably 35 feet. I made none of them. No birdies on the day. I also putted for one eagle and ended up with a par after a three putt. This is the reason I can't seem to get over the hump to be a real good golfer. When you putt for that many birdies and make none, you don't deserve a good score. Its not my putting either. I actually putted good, I was just burning the edges.

Anyone else had a round like this that just eats away at you?

Well I'd be happy with a round like that. It's frustrated to miss birdie putts but 10 feet isn't easy for anyone. When I'm missing from the 4-7 foot range is when I get steamed. I think focusing on turning those doubles & triples into bogies will do you a lot more good than worrying about missed 10+ footers. J1MO.

Yeah you're right about that to. If I turn the triples and doubles into just bogey's then my round is cut by 5 shots. I guess that is golf though and what separates the good from really good. If we could have our "should have" rounds back and capitalize on them we'd all be on tour I guess.

And how!

Some days you burn the edge all day.

Some days you drain everything.

Some days it rains...

I would say it's only a matter of time 'till the putts pop in.

I'd rather be missing a few birdie putts (unless they were all gimmes) and not throwing up doubles and triples. Concentrating on making bogey my worst score has really helped my scores.

i've heard that pros miss 50% of 6' putts and 10% of 3' putts, but thier average putts are about 1.7 per hole. mine's about 2.5

so there aint no way out of improving one's putting (and chipping)

My last few rounds have been like that. I've got a putting lesson scheduled with a local pro Saturday. I've spent several hours on the putting green the past week and definitely found a flaw in my stroke, want to make sure I get it fixed right.

From Dieter: The difference between a 14 and 8 handicap is practice. I too will have 2 triples and 2 doubles and a bunch of pars, some bogies and an occasional birdie. My short game, and putting in particular is what saves me. If I practiced my mid and long irons I would be a 8 or 9 handicapper, but who has time to spend on the range. The time I get, I want to be on the course so I try not to beat myself up too much when I do get my doubles and triples.

From Dieter: Sorry "weekend duffer", I just replied under your name. It's my first time on this site and I ******* it up.

I feel your pain....seems like I'm in the same boat sometimes.

Had a much worse round than you today. Why?
1> My chipping *****.
2> My driving which usually is nice and straight - wasn't.
3> Had a hard time with accuracy and ended up being 10 yards from the green on almost every hole. Refer back to item #1.

My putting was pretty good, but I was hitting a little too hard and lipped about 4 holes.

It seems that the harder I try to correct my mistakes, the worse I get. Oh well, winter is coming and there's always next year.

I feel your pain. While I'm not even threatening to break 100 any time soon I played a course in Utah that was pretty tough. I shot 117, a lot of it due to all the penaties I took. But on two holes, I had a shot at par and another at birdie and I bogied them all. It all came down to my putting. One was a 7 foot putt for par! Now I'm not too upset since that was my third round of golf ever, but the rest of my game came together on those holes and my putting failed me. Most of the time its my tee shot or long irons that fail me so I never get the feeling I'm going to get a good score on that hole. Usually when I'm putting for triple bogey from 70 feet, I'll somehow make that putt.