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Today's practice round was a tale of 2 nines. One nine I played 10 over and the other nine I played 3 over. 10 over nine included a birdie on a Par 3. I just couldn't get off the tee box.

By the end of the nightmare Nine I finally figured out what I was doing wrong on the tee. I was rushing. I didn't take my time setting up or during my swing.

Realized it after I hit two great tee shots down the middle. A driver that went 280 yards and a 3 iron that went down the middle at exactly where I was aiming. Everything went smooth from there on. The only hiccup in the round was on the 12th.

For some unimaginable reason the 12th hole gives me the hardest time. And its one of the easiest! Someday I'll just play the holes that gives me the most trouble. Tomorrow I have a match against a pretty good player. We'll see if today's results will bear fruit for tomorrow's match. a

practice round before Sunday's outing

Today was an awesome day. That's about the only thing that went well today. I had a pretty respectable practice round. Played from the gold tees to change it up. Not a big difference in club selections besides the Par 3s.

Starting to hit my 3-Wood more consistent and my wedges were really good today. Stuck several approaches within 10ft. Felt really good about my ball striking and my approach shots. Hit a lot of greens today more often than the previous outings. One main concern today was putting.

Not the putting strokes or the speed of the putts more concern about reading the breaks. 8 Putts that were missed above the hole. Have never had so many putts missed above the hole. Leaving myself about a foot or so for a tap in majority of the time. 4 putts for birdie missed that way. It was a frustrating day on the greens. Off the tees I was above my normal game.

Hit a lot of good tee shots compared to the last couple of days. I was able to shape most of my 3W tee shot and I improved on my long irons. Tee off with my 3Iron on 2 holes straight down the middle. Felt really good. Figured out why I was having a hard time hitting my long irons. I was standing too close making me either slice the shot or hit it fat. I stepped back for about 8 inches away from the ball from where I was addressed and it fixed the issue. This also worked when hitting shots from the fairways and rough. Tough part is keeping my head down through the shots until my follow thru.

I hit my short irons and wedges on target today. On target meaning within 10-15 feet of where I was aiming. Closest approach was inside 4 feet, too bad I missed the birdie putt. That was at about 80 yards, using my SW. Almost put that wedge away to get a 60* but now I'm rethinking it. I use it for the majority of my chips and pitch shots near the green. Chipping was satisfactory.

Chipping has been a concern. I usually stay back about half an hour to work on my chipping and my putting. Today was no exception. I'm putting the ball where I want it to land but not getting the right release or the right check up. I feel like its very inconsistent.  But again the results were average. Most chips are within 10ft. My standards are low so that's acceptable. Would prefer the chips to go within 5ft or less though. That's something I will work on after every round at home.

For a practice round, I was pleased with the results. There was no bet on the line and no trash talking so I kind of rushed. By rush I mean it took our threesome 3 and half hours to play 18 holes. Even another threesome let us through, that's how fast we were playing. Anyways, hopefully today's practice round bear fruit for Sunday's outing. Hopefully it will result in a first place instead of  a tie for second again. A tie doesn't get you a free lunch and a beer, or a sleeve of ProV1s.

strange monday!

Today's round was interesting. I had some great shots and some shots that would've made the Not Top 10 list. Overall I think I've made progress in the game. Shot an 84. 7 over in the front and in the back.

The front didn't start out good at all. First tee shot went long in the fairway bunker. I've been having trouble hitting out of the fairway bunkers recently. For some reason I can't hit the ball without digging deep into the bunker. And then to make matters worst, I bogey putt lipped out. My par putt on the second hole also lipped out. It was a par 3 and I three putted. That's how the first 4 holes started out.

My ball striking was good today. My driver gave me a big surprise on the 8th hole when my tee shot was pushed way right, almost landing in the 18th fairway, only to be plugged on an uphill slope lie. Got away with a bogey. Finished the 9th with a par, so it started bad and ended good. Seem like the joke of the day.

The 10th hole was cruel to me again today. My drive found the left rough again for the 4th time in a row. It was plugged in a divot or something I couldn't get the club on the ball, only enough to advance it about 60 yards. Either way I was laying up. Then my second shot almost found water but still same result. A double bogey. I didn't do better the next hole. The 11th is my nemesis. Another poor shot with my 3-iron, way right, finding the woods. Tried to hack it out only to get into more shrubs and shit. Hacked that out to find the green-side bunker. Easy bunker shot that turned into a triple bogey. Totally picked my head up and dug up more sand than ball.

After those 2 starting holes that put me 5-over for the back 9, I turned it around. Went on to par 12th, 13th, 14th, 3-putted 15th Par 3 for bogey, bogey the difficult Par 5 16th, and par the last 2 holes. Overall I was disappointed in my round. 2 or 3 mistakes that I could've avoided to probably break 80 again today.

Tomorrow I'll probably only have time for 9 holes, so I'll try to play the back 9. If I can reduce the mistakes on 10, 11, and 16, I should be able to break 40 on the back. Hopefully I can at least give it a scare and go for a really low round Thursday or Friday.

Its a wet one!

Went out and played 9 holes today. Conditions were not perfect. Where do I start?

Let's start with the weather. It was cloudy and muggy. It wasn't that cold but it was really really wet. By wet I mean everything was wet. I felt like I should've had one of those fly fishing pants on. I guess waterproof golf shoes were a great investment!

The greens today were horrible. Well had to complain all 18 holes were being worked on. I guess they were being aerated and oh boy was it tough putting. The balls were skipping like it was no body's business .

Overall considering the conditions I played pretty well. Shot 4 over on the front 9. Back 9 was closed due to aeration. My approach shots were goo today. A lot better than the last time out. I was able to get off the tee and hit respectable drives with my 3-iron. It was good to hit the ball flush and hear it take off and the sound of a good divot.

Back from a long break

Finally back from a long break from playing at Nonesuch. I played a couple of rounds at the South Portland Municipal Golf Course. Today was a good day overall. Felt great contact and feel for the new swing change.

Front nine was more pleasant than I asked for. I had 3 lip-outs that cost me 2 birdies and a par.  Finish front nine with a tap in par after another lip-out for birdie. My new swing, apparently, is not so forgiving with the long irons. Had a lot of trouble with direction and aiming with the long irons. A lot of movement from left to right. It doesn't feel like a slice at impact, more of a power fade. I don't think its a slice because I'm getting the distance just not the direction of flight. It's something I will work on to figure out before a big match. A big match is looming ahead on Sunday if I don't work. Hopefully I don't work.

The back nine was a different story. I started out really solid. Par 5, 10th hole, I had a ridiculous drive thanks to the wind behind me. I was about 175 yards away for my second shot. Went for it with the 7-Iron figuring the wind will help the ball out, I just came up about 10 yards shy of the green. Chipped within 5 feet and made the putt. Made it look easy until I bogeyed the next hole after a bad tee shot.

The first double bogey I had was the start of a big problem. I went birdie, bogey, par, double, double, par, double, bogey, and bogey to finish off the back nine. Each bad hole started out with a bad tee shot. My recovery and scrambling was decent today. I didn't struggle with anything else besides my tee shots. Putting was really good. I hit the hole almost on every putt. I told myself not to leave anything short. I knew I was playing good, I really didn't want to ruin an opportunity break 80 after shooting 39 on the front nine.

front nine- 39
back nine- 44
total - 83

Not bad after almost 2 weeks off from the game. I don't think I can go another 2 weeks without it. It really messes up my timing and rhythm. Well until next time. Have a good day!

I'll do recap of the Zurich Classic sometime later tonight. It's still going on right now. Watching Luke Donald try to reclaim the #1 spot in the world from some ass named Rory.

Luke Donald threaten by Rory Who? for Number 1?

Apparently Rory McIlroy will jump back to #1 player in the world if Luke Donald doesn't finish inside the top 8 in the RBC Heritage this week. That's a good thing since Luke bounce back from a 75 in round 1.

I noticed Luke Donald bogeyed the Par 5, 15th Hole both rounds. Golf is the one of the hardest sport there is to master. People often say, you never really master or perfect the game of golf, it's a continuous learning experience. Whether you're the current world number one or a 20-Handicap, making mistakes is just a part of the learning experience. If you've said you don't make mistakes, then you're doing something wrong.

I didn't get to catch up on any of the tournament action today, only read that Colt Knost had a better day than yesterday. When its going well its really going well. I fell like that a lot of time on the golf course. It also works the other way around. I've had rounds where everything is going well. Hitting solid approaches, hitting good drives, even making putts that I was for sure a 2-putt. But then again I've had rounds where I didn't hit any fairways or any greens. And one of those rounds where it seems like there's a cover on the hole and the ball can't seem to find the bottom of the cup. But like I said on the last post, when its your week, its your week. Hopefully Knost can go all the way.

Colt Knost is a good story in the making.  He doesn't play in many weekends but when he does, he makes them count. He did tie for 3rd in the Mayakoba Golf Classic, his career best finish. Let's cheer for this guy. He was the 2007 US Amateur Champion. He does know how to win. Lets see if he can finish off this great run and get a W.

Have a good weekend. I'll be playing at Green Meadows in Hudson, NH on Sunday. Hopefully I'll play one of my better golf this weekend. Somewhere between 78-85 I'll be happy. Anything over 85 means I have not been practicing hard enough.

Hit em' long and Straight!

The Players Championship

Yesterday I read about Mr. Tiger Woods committing to the Players on his blog. Today I read a banner that said Lee Westwood and Rory McIlroy also committed to play the Players. The only thing that popped in my head was Tiger might actually finish this year's Players.

So Tiger will be playing the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow prior to the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. First of all, why wouldn't he play the Players. Its the largest purse of the TOUR. Its money in the bank if he plays the weekend, something Rory McIlroy has not done in previous starts at the Players. But I'm positive Tiger is not playing it for the money, he has plenty of that, he's playing to dominate the field.

The field at the Players, is pretty much the same field as a major. Some may say that its the 5th major on TOUR. I think so too. The competition is tough. I'm looking forward to seeing maybe a back-to-back win for Tiger. Wells Fargo at Quail Hollow should be interesting as well. A lot of fans will be watching that tournament to see what might happen at the Players.

Let's assume the top 10 players in the world will be playing at the TPC Sawgrass.

1. Luke Donald
2. Rory McIlroy
3. Lee Westwood
4. Bubba Watson
5. Hunter Mahan
6. Steve Stricker
7. Martin Kaymer
8. Tiger Woods
9. Phil Mickelson
10. Justin Rose

If I was Tiger, this is the field to dominate and win like his past self. If I were him, I would probably wear the black pants and red shirt all four days just to add to the "I'm back, bitches" mojo. But again this is all wishful thinking and a hollywood finish like most Tiger Woods tournament wins.

Well for now the RBC Heritage looks entertaining. Let's see we have a tight leaderboard, 3 tied for first at 4-under. Jim Furyk, the 2010 champion, is a shot back, and so is Charlie Wi. Something I found funny on the leaderboard, 2 Koreans and 17 Americans in the top 19 spots. Kevin Na is in the mix. Its funny cause I know who those guys are but I barely know the other Americans, besides Jim Furyk. I know John Daly and Two Gloves.

That's why I love this game. You don't have to be a big star or a multiple winner on the TOUR or in the world, you just need a golf game. A good week out of the 52 weeks of the year, and you have a shot at winning a golf tournament. Don't need a big sponsorship, don't need a splashy outfit, just a good enough golf game for that week. Maybe one day I'll have my week, maybe on TOUR, maybe not. But I'll keep practicing and learning, so one day I'll get a chance at my WEEK! 

Hard work pays off!

The saying is true, "Practice makes perfect". Well my game wasn't perfect today but it was a big improvement. The new swing tweaked worked pretty well. Lost some distance on the irons but i was more accurate. I hit 5 greens on the back nine and 4 on the front. That was a big improvement because I hit only 3 greens total yesterday.

A far view from the 4th Hole, Par 3, a bogey here is considered a good score.

Made a couple of real good putts. Not many 3-putts today. I did 3-putt a birdie attempt, on a Par-5 that I was 20 feet away. It was hard to get over considering I hit 3 good shots to get on and then 3-putted. But I made amends by birdieing the next hole. Hit my approach within 10 feet and sunk the putt. It felt great. I played the back nine 8-over, that includes a 5-over on a Par 4.

5-over on a Par 4 is so hard to do but I managed to make it look easy. Two out-of-bound of the tee. Fifth shot lay-up, 6th shot came up short of the green, 7th shot put the ball 10 feet pass, and 2-putted from there. How depressing was that.

Another wild turkey, it was lying on the ground, I thought it was dead.
Was thinking turkey sandwich for the week.

I got over it quick, Ed hit his drive down the middle of the fairway but duffed his second into the woods and took 3 shots to get on and got a 7 for the hole, so it really didn't hurt our match, just my pride.

Today my driver was not behaving. Yesterday I was crushing it on the fairways every drive, today, it was a different story. Its a good thing I only use it on 4 holes. Today I was more focused on my irons and putter than anything. I didn't let the bad drives ruined my mood or my strategy. I kept poking along with my irons and was pretty satisfied

I work the next few days, so I won't be able to work on my game. But I will keep an eye on this week's PGATOUR event, RBC Heritage. Hopefully it will be an entertaining one.


Hit em' long and straight! 
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Best shot from the 76th Masters? | Golf Channel

Best shot doesn't include the shot Tiger Woods gave his club.

Best shot from the 76th Masters? | Golf Channel

Jose Maria Olazabal arrested for driving 97 in Georgia | Golf Channel

Jose Maria Olazabal arrested for driving 97 in Georgia | Golf Channel

This guy's a gansta! I would have told the officer, "I have a to make my tee time, Sir!"

Paul Azinger Tiger Woods' antics 'embarrassment to the game' | Golf Channel

Paul Azinger Tiger Woods' antics 'embarrassment to the game' | Golf Channel

Embarrassing, more like a baby. Yeah I support the guy but I don't even kick my clubs on a bad shot.

Hard lesson learned.

Today was a day to remember. Nothing good to remember, mostly disappointment and frustration. Played the worst round of the year. I didn't have any double bogeys and and no triple. Yes no double bogeys and no triple. I had 2 yes people 2 QUADRUPLE bogeys.

That's my playing partner Ed. 

I had 6 or 7, 4-footers for Par and couldn't hole the putts. It's been really frustrating this week for my putter. Its  the only club in my bag I trust the most and this week it is definitely letting me down. Doesn't matter how well I putt or how i read the line, it does not want to go in. I played with my old playing partners, Ed. His putts weren't going in as well but the last several holes, the ball did find the bottom of the cup. Unlike mine, he felt like there was an opposite magnet in the cup that kept pushing my ball away.

So after the round I decided its time to practice and maybe change something in my putting routine or the grip or something. Just a small change to ease the frustration. Another frustrating part of my game recently has been my chipping. I brought it up on yesterday's post and really focused on my chipping but couldn't pulled it off. For some reason I don't have confidence in my chipping. Just feel like I JUST want to get on the green and be satisfied. Tomorrow will be different!

So afterwards I went to the range and hit some range balls I had found during my round. Found out something unique about my swing. I was watching another guy hit his irons and realized I was doing the same. I was coming over my ball resulting in a hook or topping the ball.

I didn't really complain much about it because I didn't expect to hit greens all the time. I would top the ball or chunk it on every 5 or 6 iron shot. Thought it was okay for someone with my skills. Apparently I figured it out. Hopefully it will work out tomorrow when I try out the new swing.

So looking forward to tomorrow to see if my chipping and putting practice paid off. Will implement the new swing change and see if it will pay off.

Monday is golf day!

Before I start talking about the weekend, let's talk about today. Today was bangin'! That pretty much described how my day went, not how my golf game went. Played at Nonesuch River Golf Club in the morning with my friends. Kanya, his brother, and their co-worker, Eddy.

First I would just like to mention that these guys wanted to play from the Gold tees. It was the farthest tee back. I usually play from the blues and I regularly break 90 and sometimes come really close to breaking 80. These guys WANTED to play from the gold tees, even though they knew it was hard and long. I tried to convinced them to play from the blues so we can enjoy our round and it would be more competitive.

They didn't listen. Everyone shot above 100 except for me. I didn't play my best game but it was good enough to win. My putting was horrendous. I haven't had a round where I 3-putted more than I 2-putted. Probably left more birds out there today than I had chances for pars.

I took the early lead with a par on the first hole and thought I could run away with this entire match. Again I was looking too far ahead. For some reason I couldn't get the putter going and it really hurt my scoring. Another weak spot in my game today and recent outings was my chip shot. I use to be able to put a chip within 10 feet or less, now its more like 15 feet or more. I'm trying a different shot while chipping. It's more consistent but I've been long more often than close.

Later in the afternoon I went to the gym. Trying to get in better shape and form for this summer. It has helped my golf game as well. I'm a little more flexible and rotating more. Getting more distance with each shot. Working a lot on my upper body and core. My gym buddy, Brian, and I was extremely tired about 45 minutes into our workout session. I was yawning and he was exhausted. My excuse was too much golf, his excuse was too much sleep.

Great view of the bay from Portland Country Club.

I got a surprise text message from Bunra, another golf fanatic. He invited me to play some holes with him at Portland Country Club. It's a private club. He works there so it was nice to play there once in a while and of course it was FREE. Nothing wrong with free golf on a private course. Played the front 9. Started out with a par and the rest was nothing to brag about. Let's just say I hit a drive with only 85 yards left and got a triple. Not going to brag but I sucked bad on that hole. It was considered as one of the toughest hole on the course.

Sun setting from Portland Country Club.

Things to focus on tomorrow morning.

1. Long irons. 3, 4, and 5 iron.
2. Putting for distance and reading the greens.
3. Keeping my head down on my wedges.
4. Chipping within 10 feet.
5. Be calm.
6. Don't get too excited like Tim Tebow going to the Jets.
7. Don't get too tired for the gym.

Really?

So I'm at work and I was thinking to myself about the Masters. Wishful thinking, maybe Tiger Woods would break par for the tourney and at least be a threat on Sunday. Apparently it was wishful thinking.

I'm just going to root for anyone but Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood just cause I don't want to listen to their post Masters interview if they win. They're so un-entertaining. I don't know if that's even a word.

Well back to work. Hopefully I won't be too tired to catch up on some Masters highlights.

The Wrap Up and Masters Rant!

So dentist appointment was weird. After the Doctor drilled my tooth, he said the clinical view was different from the x-ray view. Basically, from what I heard from his discussion with the assistant, they made a mistake and it costed me $195. But on the bright side I got to golf at Muni today, first time out there this year.

I feel like this week was a big improvement from last week. My ball striking was pretty good. Directional wise, I'm pretty stubborn, always trying to go against the wind. Today I played with the wind, not as strong as the days before, but good results. Had several putts that lipped out and cost me 3 birdies and 5 pars. Shot a pretty good round of 40 and 38. The course is a Par 33. I played with my golf buddy, Ethan. He was his average self. Hits it short and straight. His putting is off but his short game is definitely solid usual.

That's Ethan practicing his swing.
It paid off cause he put the ball on. 2nd Hole Par 3

That's our foursome bags.
Looking at the uphill 2nd Hole Par 3

My ball is the right one, towards the front of the green. The other guy hit his best shot of the round.  Only par he had  too. I missed my birdie putt cause I read the line wrong and it lipped out.

So on with the Masters rant! So came home after the Muni and watched some Masters action. Phil Mickelson was finishing up. Have to admit I am cheering him on this week. The guy's an all around good person and player. His game is pretty consistent this year. The birdie putt on 18, 2nd round and 1st round, was pretty cool. His interaction with the fans makes him a very likable person.

Tiger Woods on the other hand was a completely different story. I'm definitely cheering him on so he can talk smack about Rory McIlroy (p.s. I don't like him) if he wins, BIG IF! Fred Couples is a big crowd favorite. Can't help but to cheer  the old guy on. He's out playing the young guns.

The reason I consider this a rant is because Tiger Woods is sucking it right now. All the talk about how he has played this course for the last 18 years and blah blah blah. If he knows the course so well, why "god dammit, Tiger," did he putt so poorly. Seriously you've won 14 majors and you missed how many short putts in the 2nd round? I just hope he turns it around and at least be in contention on the last day. Don't fall too far behind cause then on Sunday the red shirt might as well be tied to the pins cause everyone's going for it.

I'll be back Sunday. Have a great weekend and hit em' straight!

Dentist visit on a Friday

Sitting on the Chair. Just got my shot and already feeling the numbness. Getting an old filling redone. Hopefully I'm not too numb to play at the Muni (South Portland Municipal Golf Course).

The Muni is where I got my golf game started. It took a lot of time and patience to get where I'm at now. Scoring 115 was frustrating and I felt the encouragement of fellow golfers to get better so I can enjoy the game.

So being that this is my 3rd full year, my goal is to have a 10 or under handicap. My secondary goal is to break Par at the Muni. We'll give it a try after my dental visit.

I'll talk about the Masters later. Lots to say after today's round.

I had a chance to play 9 holes today after work around 3pm. Went right in time and played in a foursome consisting of 4 singles. We had a 3-Handicap player in our group, that was pretty cool. His game definitely shows his handicap. He made a lot of putts inside 10ft, which I thought was incredible. He did use a belly putter, maybe that helped, but nonetheless great putts for pars. Shot a front nine score of 42. Which is not bad considering I only had 2 doubles and 4 bogeys. 4 bogeys, 2 of which were lip outs and the others were a roll short of a holed out. One of my better 9 holes. It helps to play with someone better than you.

So I found about the weekly MSGA (Maine State Golf Association) tournaments. I'm thinking about playing in a few after I obtain my GHIN handicap. From what I hear its pretty much a little taste of real competitive golfing. Joining all these clubs and memberships are costing a bundle. But if you want a taste of the competitive side of the game, you will have to pay the dues!

I'm also contemplating on joining the Wednesday night match play league at my club (Nonesuch River Golf Club). Just want to play a competitive and meaningful match once a week. This looks like it maybe the answer for that itch.

I took some pictures of today's round. So here they are.

First Par 5, 3rd Hole

Not a good place to be if you have a slice on your second shot.

This is common in Maine. Wild turkey.

Nasty Par 3, 6th Hole. We had the green surrounded!

That's my bag. Cleaned them Irons for some rest until Friday.

I will try to capture some photos of each round I play, that's if I remember to pack the camera. Cell phone camera kinda suck when lighting is an issue. Hopefully soon I can get an update swing video for my readers to criticize and tear apart, which I welcome with open arms.

Blog you laters!

Tiger Woods' Masters news conference | Golf Channel

Is it me or did Tiger started out saying he's spent half of his life playing at Augusta?

Tiger Woods' Masters news conference | Golf Channel

Rory McIlroy Masters news conference from Augusta National | Golf Channel

Rory is going to choke, if not on his own then by Tiger's stare. You can probably assume I'm a big Tiger fan.

Rory McIlroy Masters news conference from Augusta National | Golf Channel