My 9 year old son and I went golfing on Sunday afternoon, as a reward for working hard around the house and on his baseball team. I wasn't that excited about it because we had a 25-30 mph wind all day but oh well. Here's the blow by blow for me:
1st hole: Only 280 yards, par 4 with a 30 mph crosswind. I rip the drive but the wind blows it into the bunker where it plugs. Two tries to get out and I have a 20 footer for par that I miss, tap-in bogey.
2nd hole: 360 uphill, par 4 downwind with a large pond on the left. Hook a drive into the water. Retee for my third shot. Hit drive in the rough, hit 60 degree wedge to 25 feet, miss putt, tap in double.
3rd hole: 208 yard par 3, 25 mph crosswind. Aim way right and hit a smooth 4 iron. Narrowly miss green, but ball is sitting down in the deep rough. bad chip leads to a long par putt, make bogey instead.
4th hole: 357 par 4 into the gale. Put the ball back in my stance, and hit a punch 3 wood that goes 240 in the fairway. Hit 52 degree gap wedge to 11 feet, miss birdie, make par.
5th hole: Only playing 304, dogleg left. Wind is blowing hard behind me,so I hit a 3 wood as good as I can. Ball ends up pin high in the left rough. Hit 60 degree to 8 feet, miss birdie putt, make par.
6th hole: 402 par 4. Hit 5 wood downwind for position. Hit it too good and through the dogeleg into the deeper rough. Hit 7 iron from 166 and hit the green but rolls off the back. Chip with 56 degree wedge to 9 feet, miss par putt, make bogey.
7th hole: 355 yards. Trees on left and right, big crosswind. Try to hit a punch 4 iron, pull it left into a pond. Take a drop and whistle a 9 iron from 145 over the green. Chip to 15 feet, miss the putt, make double bogey.......
8th hole. 178 yard par 3 into the teeth of the wind. Hit a 4 iron as well as I can, wind blows it into the bunker, fried egg lie. First bunker shot just hits the lip, and ball rolls back in. get it on the green, but I leave a 30 footer. Two putt for double bogey.
9th hole: 525 into the teeth of the wind. Rip a drive into the wind, ball goes 250, on the left side of the dogleg going back to the right (perfect position). At this point I don't care anymore, so I decide to hit a 3 wood off the deck, and absolutely crush it. The ball ends up only 20 yards from the green. I chip on to 10 feet and miss ANOTHER birdie putt.......
Make par for a 44......not bad.
Son has a 20 foot chip from the rough for a double bogey. I tell him if he chips it in I'll buy him dinner, which he does.........
My son shot 67, and I gave him a few mulligans and a couple drops out of the rough........
I am happy with that round in that wind........