5/31/10: Chardonnay Golf Club
Tuesday June 1, 2010 11:30am
May 31, 2010: Chardonnay Golf Club, teetime: 10:16, teebox: burgundy, final score: 84
Front 9: par 36, 3351 yards. Back 9: par 36, 3217 yards
Hole-by-Hole Recap
1: par 4, 385 yards. Straight out hole, yet hit horrible slice drive into right rough past cart path. Yet with bad shot, hit great 7 iron shot just off pin, but found way into bunker. Hit bunker shot OK, onto fringe, but missed par putt: bogey
2: par 4, 422 yards. Shot favors right side for left side approach, yet hit drive into left rough and almost into vineyards. Bad lie, yet hit quality 8 iron that again found its way into a bunker. Good sand shot led to good opportunity for par, but missed it: bogey
3: par 3, 175 yards. Slightly downhill, and already wind starts picking up. Wind going to left, went with 5 iron, and wind yanked it onto left side fringe. Good shot, and a great chip onto fast green (all fast), and just made putt: PAR
4: par 5, 517 yards. Dogleg right hole, with carry over water. Yet hit great fade onto fairway, and then hit great 4 iron approach that had to be precise with bunkers and water around. PW pitch, though, needed to roll after first hill on green, and didn't. Led to very tough putt, and even with GIR, it was a 3-putt: bogey
5: par 3, 149 yards: tougher par 3 than usual becuse hazard is right in front of green, so have to be precise. With wind and slightly downhill, opted for PW, and hit back fringe. Tough downhill putt, and example of me not adjusting to greens yet, as it went well past cup. Led to 3-putt, almost four: bogey
6: par 4, 439 yards. Dogleg right, yet hit drive perfect. Unlucky, though, as it didn't get out of rough. Led to tough 6 iron shot and it was short. Tough one-putt for par, which ultimately led to 5: bogey
7: par 5. 567 yards (HDCP #1). Big hole, wind yanking shots to right, not easy. Hit drive into vineyard, so there's one penalty stroke. Then hit good 4 iron lay up, but went into hazard right in front of green, so it was hit too well. After another penalty stroke, had to carry this hazared uphill, and it rough right next to green. Chip and two putt led to overkill 8: double bogey
8: par 3, 170 yards. Needed a rebound, and hole was playing much smaller with forward teebox placement, wind, and downhill. Instead of usually using a 7 iron on 170 hole, I used PW and hit green with 12-15 foot putt left. Just missed birdie, but confirmed the 3: PAR
9: par 5, 527 yards. Basically straight out hole, yet wind will interfere with everything at this course. Hit drive down left side onto fairway, then hit outstanding 4 iron approach that had to have gone over 210 yards, rolled 20 yards away from green. Hit good PW approach shot onto green, with another decent birdie opportunity, but settled for 5: PAR
10: par 5, 510 yards (HDCP #2). Dogleg left, and just hit drive right down the middle. Went 295 yards, probably best of day, and was left with 215 left to green. Decided to go for it with 5 wood, and it hit the back fringe. Great shot with excellent chance for birdie. However, first putt went past the hole, but 7-10 foot putt for birdie missed: PAR
Front 9 score: 43, GIR: 4/9. Fairways hit: 2/6
11: par 4, 389 yards. Needed to keep momemtum going, and instead hit drive into left side vineyard. Disappointing, but hit next shot onto green. Two putt this time, though, meant a 5: bogey
12: par 3, 171 yards. Tough and narrow hole with wind going to left. Opted for 5 iron again and wind just yanked shot into left woods. Disappointed again, and ended up chipping and two-putting: double bogey
13: par 4, 390 yards. Straight out with wind, and hit drive almost onto fairway, but in left side rough. PW shot hit green even though I took a divot. Poor putting on green, however, led to three putt. Example of me never really adjusting to fast greens: bogey
14: par 3, 169 yards. Very downhill hole, but have to carry vineyard. Couldn't play club down because wind got very heavy, and I even should have played club up. Hit 7 iron just over vineyards into rough in front of green. Then hit PW approach just onto green, not good shot. Hit putt hard just over hole, rewarded: 3/4
15: par 5, 542 yards. Hit drive onto fairway, but approach shots hit poorly. Ended up hitting green in four and then three-putting again: double bogey (6/7) (Don't remember very well)
16: par 3, 163 yards. Another downhill hole, yet narrow and wind in face. HIt 7 iron just onto right side rough in between green and bunker. Hit chip right next to hole after botched first try: 3/4
17: par 4, 421 yards. Slight dogleg left, hit drive too far to left and luckily found it. Then hit PW onto green. Tough, hilly putt made it hard, but ended up two-putting: PAR
18: par 5, 462 yards. Straight out, yet creek 275 yards out there. Hit drive into trees on right side and couldn't find it, so took penalty stroke. Then hit 4 iron onto back fringe, so actually lied 3 with the penalty. Long two-putt, but was able to get it done: PAR
Back 9 score: 41 (**), GIR: 4/9, Fairways hit: 2/6
Final Thoughts: Played an alright round, this was the first time I had ever played this course. I liked it enough to favorite it, as the uniqueness of the vineyards that come into play interested me. Something that I will need to adjust to next time is the wind and the faster greens. If I had just adjusted to the greens at least, my score would have been a little bit better and less stressful to deal with. Again, did not hit a lot of fairways, but it didn't actually hurt me that much. Again didn't use 3 wood, which needs to be utilized at some point. Will see when I meet this course again. Next: Foxtail North in the next week or so.
UPDATE: Actually playing Sharp Park in Pacifica on Thursday, then Foxtail North on Monday in Rohnert Park.
