Handicap blowout

After the hiding I received on the course over the weekend, my handicap has blown out to 16.

And if I shoot another bad round it will be up at 17.

It's crappy but at least it will give me a good chance of placing well in future comps. :)

Club Open Competition

Well after 2 days of grueling golf it's finally over. I finished the competition at 101st. Disappointed with that result but I played some truly shonky golf. Our 4 ball also got the tough end of the draw with a very stiff 2.5 club breeze on Saturday which died off for the afternoon players. And of course the following Sunday morning was calm but breezy for our afternoon tee off.

I can't blame the weather for my result. A combination of nerves, slick unreceptive greens, weather and truly terrible golf contributed.

I think the greens were just unfair and they received a lot of criticism from the players after Saturday. I hit one if my better 5-irons into a green and the ball pitched at the front before rolling (uphill) past the hole and into a bunker. The results spoke for themselves with just one person breaking par that day. The greens got plenty of water on the Sunday morning and they were much fairer then.

There were a host of new faces around with a lot of guns from other clubs competing. It was a bit intimidating on the range with most people striping baby draws into a stiff wind. One guy was in a bright blue outfit with a thick white belt - to wear a getup like that, you better have some serious game to back it up. I even saw guys on the Sunday walking around with their own caddies. Next time I'll ask if my brother would like to lug my bag around. :)

Back to back stroke games are tough and I'm mentally and physically spent. Looking forward to taking a few weeks off from the game to spend time with the family.

Club Open Competition

This weekend is the clubs' open competition. It's a 2 day stroke event and it cost me $40 to enter. Hopefully I can win prizes worth more than that.

I've got a morning tee off on saturday and an afternoon tee time on Sunday. Looking at the fixtures there are quite a few players from other clubs who have entered too.

My game last week was a shocker where I only hit 2 fairways. I was fighting a massive hook all day. Hopefully some time on the range Saturday morning will sort that out. :)