The winters come early here, and yesterday as I was traveling home from a long business meeting, I came across a lovely golf course around 3:30 pm.
I found the clubhouse locked, and some other golfers informed me that it had closed two days ago, and that I could play for free.
The course was in excellent condition, actually; and even the greens were great, so I just got in 9 holes as the light was fading.
I normally have trouble breaking 100, but I got a par on my first hole, double-bogeyed the second (the hardest-rated hole on the course) and then bogeyed the remaining holes, shooting a 45 - not bad for me. I had no three-putts and a couple of one-putts.
The weather was cool, but not unpleasant, and given the price it was all the more enjoyable, and probably the last golf outing of the season.
Thanks. I think the reason I played so well was that I approached the whole thing as a delightful serendipity, and just played for fun. I didn't even intend to keep score, but couldn't help but notice that I was bogeying almost every hole.
BTW, I forgot to mention that I didn't have a pull cart (or shoulder strap) with me, just my clubs, so I simply carried 4 clubs with me – my driver, 5-iron, PW, and putter. That really made it interesting.
Now . . . if you could only carry four clubs with you, which ones would they be?
if you could only carry four clubs with you, which ones would they be?
Guess I'd go: putter, PW, 5-I, 5-W. Hitting driver off the deck scares me, hence the 5-W.
Some people who could putt equally well (or badly ) with a club other than the putter might not carry a putter. Maybe take out the putter and putt with a long iron.
I've played nines before with three clubs and a putter, also have played a few holes with only one club. It really does get interesting. If I could only take one club, it'd be a 6 iron. If I could pick four it'd be 3 wood (no 5 wood, it's broken), 6 iron, PW, putter. In the nines I've played with only four clubs and a similar setup to the one I just mentioned, my scores were not all that far from typical. Usually still in the low 40s. I personally find it fun to try new shots and things you don't usually play. Trying to hit a 6 iron 190 or 140. A pitching wedge 60 yards or 130. Testing the limits of what I can do with a certain club is part of the charm of the game for me.
I've played nines before with three clubs and a putter, also have played a few holes with only one club. It really does get interesting. If I could only take one club, it'd be a 6 iron. If I could pick four it'd be 3 wood (no 5 wood, it's broken), 6 iron, PW, putter. In the nines I've played with only four clubs and a similar setup to the one I just mentioned, my scores were not all that far from typical. Usually still in the low 40s. I personally find it fun to try new shots and things you don't usually play. Trying to hit a 6 iron 190 or 140. A pitching wedge 60 yards or 130. Testing the limits of what I can do with a certain club is part of the charm of the game for me.
If you're a student of Dave Pelz, you should know exactly how to hit a PW 60 yards.
We used to have a club competition with out 4 clubs. Usually won with more than 36 Stableford points. The following week , the winner would go out with 14 and play worse. No one can explain why!
I took 3 w or 2 iron , 6 iron ,53 degree wedge and putter , great fun because you have to hit different shots , such as 60 yd wedge,135 yd 6 iron followed by 180 yd 6 iron and 120 yd wedge.
That's really cool that you got to play for free. I'm moving to South Dakota in the next 3 months and dread the fact that they don't allow golf if the temps drop below 30 degrees. So I'm hoping the basement will be tall enough so I can set up a practice net to keep the swing in check.
November 2nd, 2004, 04:16 PM
Guess I'd go: putter, PW, 5-I, 5-W. Hitting driver off the deck scares me, hence the 5-W.
) with a club other than the putter might not carry a putter. Maybe take out the putter and putt with a long iron.
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