6/13/10: Peacock Gap (2)
Monday June 14, 2010 6:23pm
June 13, 2010: Peacock Gap, teetime: 10:01, teebox: championship (back), final score: 82
(Second time round at Peacock Gap recorded)***
1: par 4, 409 yards. Now trying to play from tips at Peacock. Still hit drive past fairway bunker right onto fairway. Then hit PW approach just onto green with left middle pin. Proceeded to just two-putt: PAR
2: par 4, 411 yards. Hit drive straight and far, but due to pin placement, went right into fairway bunker. Then hit 8 iron out of bunker onto front part of green, but it was unfortunately a back pin. Long putt led to three-putt: bogey
3: par 3, 175 yards. Hit 6 iron clean, but just not enough to go up hill, and it rolled back into front left bunker. Barely hit bunker shot on green, but it rolled onto fringe. Decieded to chip, and it went next to hole: bogey
4: par 5, 505 yards. Wanted to just hit fairway, so hit light drive only around 240 yards. Laid up with 4 iron and then hit good SW approach onto green. Two-putted from there: PAR
5: par 4, 385 yards. Didn't feel comfortable with 3 wood, so went with driver and faded it into far right trees. Had to punch out, and then hit into right side bunker. Then just got out of bunker and three-putted: double bogey
6: par 3, 176 yards. Back pin with heavily sloped green. Had to make sure it got there, so hit hard 6 iron and it just went into back trees. Then had to stay conservative on chip, so got it to 10 feet away. Two-putted from there: bogey
7: par 4, 297 yards. Tried to just hit fairway with 3 wood, but hooked it left and had to take penalty stroke. But from there hit great PW approach and one-putted, which turned into legit 4: PAR
8: par 5, 475 yards. Hit drive onto left side rough, which did not lead to good results. Then hit 4 iron approach into trees and couldn't find it. Then dropped and hit back of green with small putt left, which was with 9 iron. Then proceeded to two-putt, but due to a penalty stroke, it was a 6: bogey
9: par 4, 352 yards. Hit 5 wood right where I wanted it to go, which was just to left of being able to carry water. Then pulled PW approach and was forced to chip. It led to one-putt, however: PAR
Front 9 score: 42, GIR: 4/9, Fairways hit: 3/7
10: par 3, 133 yards. Tough pin placement with it being on right on small hill. Not good PW shot, although it was on green. It was pulled, which led to a very long putt. It led to a three-putt: bogey
11: par 4, 435 yards. One of the toughest holes on the course, and it was one of the best results for me that day. Hit drive, which was just moving left, and it went 299 yards. Then hit 9 iron shot behind green, which forced a chipping situation. Chipped, and then one-putted: PAR
12: par 5, 546 yards. Wanted fade on drive, and it was moving just left again, but it only went into rough. Laid up with decent 4 iron shot. Then pulled PW shot near tree next to green. Chipped almost next to pin, but missed very makeable putt: bogey
13: par 3, 197 yards. Opted for 4 iron, but it faded too much and it was just short of green. Had to chip, and then two-putted: bogey
14: par 5, 487 yards. Very interesting and pleasing result on this hole. Hit drive down right side and far, so it gave me an opportunity to go for it in two. Hit 3 wood shot that was just moving left and it went on left side rough next to green. With funnel green, just chipped it lightly. With pin in the middle of the funnel, the chip shot went up the hill and rolled right back INTO THE HOLE. EAGLE ( First ever eagle in my life)
15: par 4, 359 yards. Opted for 3 wood, and this time it went straight. Went with 8 iron on approach and took divot, which made it fall short. Then did not hit good chip near hole, as it barely made the green. Then I was just short on the putt, which made me regret the bad chip: bogey
16: par 3, 155 yards. Used 8 iron, and I sliced it near another hole's teebox. Had to take penalty stroke, and I chipped and two-putted from there. Hard to putt because of geese poop all over green: double bogey
17: par 4, 329 yards. Tried to carry 4 iron over fairway bunker, and it was not successful. It went just short of bunker, but it went left as well. Then hit 9 iron approach too far and almost went into back weeds. Was able to chip on and two-putt: bogey
18: par 4, 435 yards. Hit drive that was just moving left. Then it bounced off of hill behind fairway and trickled back onto fairway. With front pin, went with 9 iron, and it was left just short. Then chipped just next to hole: PAR
Back 9 results: 40, GIR: 3/9, Fairways hit: 5/6
Final Results: 82, GIR: 7/18, Fairways hit: 8/13
Final Thoughts: I felt that I played pretty decently, especially since I played from the tips at Peacock for the first time in my life. My drives were better, but there is some concerns with the 5 wood and 3 wood. Putting is also starting to become an issue, as with some makeable putts available, I wasn't able to make them. Some irons work could do as well, but I'm almost at a point where I could break 80. Still, a decent round. Next: The next day, as it will be at Mare Island in Vallejo.
