I get to play at Bay Hill today. Supposed to be a hard course and my swing is having a couple technical difficulties but should be an interesting experience. This will be my first time playing a tour level course I am going into this with a relaxed attitude without real high expectations because of how hard the course is supposed to be. I will let you guys know how it went. if you could send me some good luck golf karma
So I played bay hill and must say the course is very nice. Played from 6900 yards with perfect weather. I parred the first two holes, then I proceded to double bogey the next 7 out of 9 holes with 2 other pars mixed in. then I got six pars in a row on holes 12-17 and got my first bogey of the day on 18. shot 46, 41 for an 87. I hit the driver and 3 wood off the tee very good I actually hit 10 of 14 fairways and only one stopped me from going for the green in regulation. four times during the round I was a nine iron or wedge into the green and I ended up hitting it bad which in turn caused 4 of my doubles. I went there kind of nervous about the difficulty of the course and I was also playing with my instructor, whom I had never played with before. Never again will I go to a course worrying about how hard it is. I know I can play there, as evidenced by 6 consecutive pars. Psyching myself out before I played was my biggest mistake. Overall I enjoyed the experience and I learned a lot from it.
My shot of the day was on hole 1 when I was 180 out and in a fairway bunker. I hit a five iron with a little fade and put it on the back fringe 15 feet from the hole. My drive of the day was on hole 12 dogleg right where I went over the corner a little and was sitting in the fairway 135 yards out. that started my six pars in a row. Chip of the day was on 16 a 30 footer that I played up in stance, face open, lob wedge, tight lie. The flag was on a mound and there was only6 feet from the edge of the green to the flag and 3 feet beyond that was a pretty severe downslope. If I go a little long then the ball roles 25 feet away. I chip it up right of the hole it checks and slides left towards the hole for a 6 inch gimme. Afterwards my instructor says "how did you do that" Putt of the day was a 20 footer on 9 that broke a little left and went in the hole. Recovery shot of the day was on 18 after I bounced off the rocks and into the lake I had to take a drop. Told my instructor (jokingly, half serious) that I am going to hit this on and one putt so I dont get another double. I drop from 135 and stick it to ten feet, make the putt.
BTW, it sure is nice when the range balls are all fairly new HXTOURS so you can get an accurate measure of how far you are hitting on the range.
Great story about a great day, shootin. Great par on 1 and what a cool bogey on 18! Sounds as if the best lesson you learned was that you've got game and don't need to be overly psyched out by the venue. Thanks for telling us about your day at Arnie's place.
I thought I warned you about not being "on the rocks" until AFTER you played #18!
Good stuff and I'm glad you had such a great day! If there was a smilie for "envious" you'd be looking at it!
Now I see what you meant The worst part was the shot that hit the rocks was a beauty, and had it gone 2 feet more I might be telling about a birdie that I got on the last hole
A lot of the holes out there have unique shaped greens so that you have little room for distance error on your approach shot. for example, on 17 you had the pin on the right hand side where the green was about 15-20 yards deep so more then 8 or so yards short and 8 or so yards long and you will not be on the green. this makes it difficult when hitting from a tee box of 195 yards!
December 21st, 2004, 03:42 AM
I am going into this with a relaxed attitude without real high expectations because of how hard the course is supposed to be. I will let you guys know how it went. if you could send me some good luck golf karma 
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