6/3/10: Sharp Park
Saturday June 5, 2010 7:58pm
June 3, 2010: Sharp Park, teetime: 8:16, teebox: blue, final score: 83
Front 9: par 36, 3011 yards. Back 9: par 36, 3223 yards
Hole-by-Hole Recap
1: par 4, 370 yards. Straight out and wide hole. Good hole to start with to ease into round. Hit drive right down the middle and far. Then hit PW approach onto the back of green. First putt eratic, but second putt just gets in: PAR
2: par 4, 336 yards. Another straight and wide hole, went with 3 wood to get it in some work. Hit right down the middle again. Then opted for SW, but actually hit behind green slightly. PW chip was good, but missed around 7 foot putt: bogey
3: par 4, 366 yards. Narrower hole, and hit drive right next to left side cart path. Ended up having to pitch out with 3 iron, and had chance to hit green on line drive, but stopped in front of left bunker. Then hit PW pitch right next to hole, but it rolled to the end of green. Ended up two-putting: bogey
4: par 5, 462 yards. Short, slight dogleg right hole. Hit drive well but into left side rough. Drives started to have tendency of going to left beginning at this course. Then hit 4 iron well but went through tree hanging in front of left side of green and it fell just short. PW approach not that close to hole, but easy birdie opportunity missed due to very slow greens: PAR
5: par 3, 196 yards. Uphill and long par 3. Opted for 5 wood, which has had bad left side tendencies, and it didn't change. Went in front of 6th hole teebox, but was followed by good PW comeback for good par opportunity. Missed putt, though: bogey
6: par 4, 416 yards (HDCP #1 hole): Hole that is somewhat long and widens to left side. Had left side tendencies, but this time drive faded to right and landed next to right side cart path. After relief, used 9 iron from 148 yards and slightly downhill. Not good choice, as shot went well past green. Ended up pitching on and one-putting: bogey
7: par 4, 412 yards. Another hole with room to left. Hit 3 wood and landed on right side of fairway. Then hit PW approach on front of green with back pin. First putt short, but second putt goes to left side of cup and falls back in: PAR
8: par 3, 91 yards. VERY short hole, hard to pick club. Hit light PW and hit behind green. Chipped on with another good par opportunity, but missed it: bogey
9: par 5, 481 yards. Another shorter par 5. Hit drive down right side of fairway with 235-240 yards left. Perfect situation for 3 wood, but uncharcteristically pulled it into left side bushes for penalty stroke. Ended up hitting behind green, then hitting green, then two-putting, which left overall was just ugly: double bogey
Front 9 score: 42*, GIR: 3/9, Fairways hit: 4/7
10: par 4, 422 yards. Dogleg left, somewhat long too. Hit drive into fairway down the middle, but hit near huge mud circle, which could have been considered ground under repair, but took shot anyways and hit just short of left side bunker. Good pitch led to decent par opportunity, but missed it: bogey
11: par 4, 411 yards. Slight dogleg right this time, and hit drive almost too far to left this time. Then hit out of rough right onto middle of green and two-putted: PAR*
12: par 3, 208 yards. Long, but straight hole. Hit 5 iron just short of green, but then pitched near hole. Missed yet another makeable putt: bogey
13: par 5, 564 yards. Longest hole on course, but wide. Hit drive right down the middle, and then laid up with 4 iron. Left with just about 100 yards left, and went with SW approach. Pin on left, but shot faded to right side of green. Two-putted, however, to save 5: PAR
14: par 4, 386 yards. Another wider hole on the course. Hit drive down left side of fairway, but had to deal with muddy fairway. Hit 5 iron right at the pin, but it fell on the front fringe of the green. Tried chipping again, and the slow greens hurt me again. Had 10-12 foot putt remaining, and missed it: bogey
15: par 3, 137 yards. Short hole, so opted for PW off tee. Took divot, though, and hit just short of green. Again another bad chip, which left me with another 10 foot putt, and missed it again: bogey
16: par 4, 373 yards. A hole that favors fade. Hit drive, however, onto 17th hole fairway. Was able to bounce back very well, however, with 6 iron shot right onto green. Easy two-putt, which led to a 4: PAR
17: par 4, 352 yards. Shorter hole, and most regret about day came from this hole. Hit hardest drive all day, and it faded right in front of bunker right next to green for 290 drive. Then tried to be precise with front pin with SW, but it hit front fringe. Tried to chip again, and was too agressive. Then had 10 foot downhill putt, and missed it, which was extremely disappointing: bogey
18: par 5, 498 yards. Dogleg right that demands drive down left side of fairway. Instead, hit drive far, but into 13th hole fairway to the right. Hit good rebound shot with 5 iron with 70 yards remaining on hole. Huge disappointment, though, at cypress tree that blocks approach shots that come from right side of fairway. That was where I was. With advice, tried to hit line drive under with 8 iron, and it almost worked. Fell just short of green. Yet another chipping and one-putt opportunity that I could not capitalize on, which summarized why I couldn't keep score around 80: bogey
Back 9 score: 42, GIR: 2/9, Fairways hit: 4/7
Final results: 84, GIR: 5/18, Fairways hit: 8/14
Final Thoughts: Overall a decent score, as there was improvement in some areas and very bad signs in other areas. Did better with drives, as I hit over 50% of fairways, which is a good start. However, not hitting enough greens in regulation hurt, as it led to heightened importance of short game, and that struggled heavilly. The struggle there occurred, though, because of horrible conditions of greens, as they were extremely slow with some having flowers growing on them. Nevertheless, couldn't adjust properly and it cost me a chance to hover around the 80 goal that I now have. Next: Foxtail North in Rohnert Park on Monday. Update: Moved to Sunday, but still at Foxtail North.
