Golf

[KingsX]

I just want you good folks to know that I HAVE given up on this putrid Saudi Blood Money Circus (except for the Masters).  The fact that I am watching this final round entirely in the hope that McIlroy will win …

 

is merely that I am desperate for an apparently decent human being to put one in on the whole ****ing thing just as it departs for Shitshow Station.

 

Yours truly.

[st albans fox]

Looking like Clark and Rory are trying not to drop shots rather than attacking to take one out of their opponent. Can Clark hold his nerve with a one shot lead and playing a hole behind ?

Edited 19 June 2023 by st albans fox

[SouthStandUpperTier]

If Rory could hole a few putts over 7ft he'd have won that by half a dozen shots.

[Super_horns]

Another missed opportunity for Rory .

 

Not often par in the final round is enough to win .

[Izzy]

You're killing me here Rory. 

 

17 top 5's and 29 top 10's in majors but only 4 wins must be driving him around the bend.

 

He's got another great chance at Hoylake if he can stay mentally strong.

 

Feel for the guy tbh. He really should have 10 majors by now with his talent.

[SouthStandUpperTier]

Rory hit 59/72 greens in regulation, which was 6 more than anyone else in the field. Bloke needs to ease up a bit in the gym as there is no point looking like a Mr Universe contestant and ripping 380 yard drives if you've then lost your touch and feel on the greens.

[The Bear]

I'll just leave.... this.... here.... 

 

 

 

 

I can't get over his crazy cack handed grip 

Edited 25 June 2023 by The Bear

[kingfox]

Some unreal shots from Rickie Fowler to get himself over the line, best feel good moment of the PGA Tour season so far.

[Izzy]

30 minutes ago, kingfox said:

Some unreal shots from Rickie Fowler to get himself over the line, best feel good moment of the PGA Tour season so far.

WTF?

 

I was just about to settle down and watch this for the next few hours.

 

Did they tee off early to avoid storms or something?

[kingfox]

4 minutes ago, Izzy said:

WTF?

 

I was just about to settle down and watch this for the next few hours.

 

Did they tee off early to avoid storms or something?

Oh shit, sorry Izzy, spoiler alert 🙈

 

Yep, they had to tee off between 6am-7am because of the forecast. 

[goody2028]

47 minutes ago, kingfox said:

Some unreal shots from Rickie Fowler to get himself over the line, best feel good moment of the PGA Tour season so far.

Gotta be a good shout for the open in a couple weeks time. Butch Harmon working his magic with him and it’s great to see. 

[spacemunky]

Of course, I'd loved for Hadwin to win it, but very happy for Rickie.

[kingfox]

1 hour ago, goody2028 said:

Gotta be a good shout for the open in a couple weeks time. Butch Harmon working his magic with him and it’s great to see. 

He’s been in great form this season, so good to see him get over the line again. 
 

As for The Open, really hoping one of the European’s claim the Claret Jug this year, really liking the form of some of them heading into the Ryder Cup.

[tom27111]

Rekindled my love for the sport this afternoon. 

 

Finished work early, so got out for 18 with my step-son, as the teachers are striking.

 

Played beautifully. An 11 over par 81, one birdie, 1 double, then a solid mix of pars and bogeys.

 

First time I've enjoyed it that much for months.

 

Pretty easy game when your second shot is from a long way down the fairway. 

 

Needed to par the final three to break 80, but wasn't to be today. 

 

An absolute huge step forward from recent rounds though.

[Nod.E]

Start like a train.

 

Fvck the awkward 8th and the par 3 9th over water.

 

Mentally capitulate. 

 

Repeat. 

 

Any tips on;

 

a) Getting over scar tissue from 'bogey' holes. I'd bite your hand off at bogey at this point

 

b) How not to get so p*ssed off that it ruins the rest of your round / go into a negative headspace and basically derail

 

Heard so much about staying present, one shot at a time, accept the bad shots etc etc. but I just don't know how I can fool my brain into not seeing red.

 

For context, I'm a 14 index. Well, was. Now closer to 16. Played in a pairs match play event a few weeks ago and parred or birdied 10 out of 15 holes and got called a bandit. Like to think I've got all the shots. My issue is 100% mental. I just can't stay calm when things start to go pear shaped. 

 

The good rounds that start to go bad should deteriorate from potential break 80 rounds to solid break 90 rounds end up being late 90 scores.

 

Not helped by the fact our back 9 is harder than front 9, so I feel like when the white flag is waving it's when you need to be on it most.

 

Just feel absolutely battered by the game at the moment. It's weird because I actually feel like my swing, putting, short game, everything, is as good as it has ever been. 

 

It's emphasised by the fact I'll go down for a casual knock and start playing like a single figure handicapper. It's a matter of knowing how to play without tension in the first place to avoid the kind of bad shot I'd never hit without any pressure, but then dealing with it and not ruining the whole round if those shots do happen.

[Izzy]

6 hours ago, Nod.E said:

Start like a train.

 

Fvck the awkward 8th and the par 3 9th over water.

 

Mentally capitulate. 

 

Repeat. 

 

Any tips on;

 

a) Getting over scar tissue from 'bogey' holes. I'd bite your hand off at bogey at this point

 

b) How not to get so p*ssed off that it ruins the rest of your round / go into a negative headspace and basically derail

 

Heard so much about staying present, one shot at a time, accept the bad shots etc etc. but I just don't know how I can fool my brain into not seeing red.

 

For context, I'm a 14 index. Well, was. Now closer to 16. Played in a pairs match play event a few weeks ago and parred or birdied 10 out of 15 holes and got called a bandit. Like to think I've got all the shots. My issue is 100% mental. I just can't stay calm when things start to go pear shaped. 

 

The good rounds that start to go bad should deteriorate from potential break 80 rounds to solid break 90 rounds end up being late 90 scores.

 

Not helped by the fact our back 9 is harder than front 9, so I feel like when the white flag is waving it's when you need to be on it most.

 

Just feel absolutely battered by the game at the moment. It's weird because I actually feel like my swing, putting, short game, everything, is as good as it has ever been. 

 

It's emphasised by the fact I'll go down for a casual knock and start playing like a single figure handicapper. It's a matter of knowing how to play without tension in the first place to avoid the kind of bad shot I'd never hit without any pressure, but then dealing with it and not ruining the whole round if those shots do happen.

I play off a 9 handicap so I'm not really qualified to give advice but can relate to a lot of what you've said.

 

Last week I was level par gross after 11 holes and on for the best round of my life. There's a stretch of holes at our place (12, 13, 14) that I call our 'Amen corner' which I typically fvck up every time. Walking to the 12th tee I tell my partners how I'm dreading the next 3 holes and guess what.....I go double, bogey, double, and the wheels completely come off. End up shooting 82 when I should have shot a 74.

 

Golf is a mental game and I think it's just about acceptance really. Acceptance that we're all just average club golfers and that we're all going to have good holes/bad holes each round. 

 

I spent years beating myself up about golf to the point I gave it up for 5 years but started again last September and now just try to enjoy the walk and the company. I'm still competitive but I'll never be a pro so it's pointless letting a bad score affect my mood. I just try to take each hole as a separate challenge and take my medicine rather than go for the hero shot. It is all about staying present and forgetting the last shot but that's easier said than done.

 

Just try not to take it all so seriously I guess. A bad day at golf is still better than a good day at work as they say.

 

[tom27111]

16 hours ago, Nod.E said:

Start like a train.

 

Fvck the awkward 8th and the par 3 9th over water.

 

Mentally capitulate. 

 

Repeat. 

 

Any tips on;

 

a) Getting over scar tissue from 'bogey' holes. I'd bite your hand off at bogey at this point

 

b) How not to get so p*ssed off that it ruins the rest of your round / go into a negative headspace and basically derail

 

Heard so much about staying present, one shot at a time, accept the bad shots etc etc. but I just don't know how I can fool my brain into not seeing red.

 

For context, I'm a 14 index. Well, was. Now closer to 16. Played in a pairs match play event a few weeks ago and parred or birdied 10 out of 15 holes and got called a bandit. Like to think I've got all the shots. My issue is 100% mental. I just can't stay calm when things start to go pear shaped. 

 

The good rounds that start to go bad should deteriorate from potential break 80 rounds to solid break 90 rounds end up being late 90 scores.

 

Not helped by the fact our back 9 is harder than front 9, so I feel like when the white flag is waving it's when you need to be on it most.

 

Just feel absolutely battered by the game at the moment. It's weird because I actually feel like my swing, putting, short game, everything, is as good as it has ever been. 

 

It's emphasised by the fact I'll go down for a casual knock and start playing like a single figure handicapper. It's a matter of knowing how to play without tension in the first place to avoid the kind of bad shot I'd never hit without any pressure, but then dealing with it and not ruining the whole round if those shots do happen.

 

I'm a similar handicap to you, so again, not the best qualified to advise!

 

I've been struggling lately, but played well yesterday.

 

I felt I did 2 things differently. 

 

Firstly, I'm trying to develop a constant routine before each shot, helps clear your head and focus on the shot.

 

Another one was course management. Don't be a hero, try to pull of a miracle and make the situation worse.

 

I hooked an iron way left yesterday and contemplated smashing a 58 degree wedge over thick, tall trees, in a bid to make the green. Instead, I thought, 'knock it sideways, chip on, 2 put and take the double, don't risk an 8'.

 

That's exactly what I did and it felt like a bit of a win, rather than a negative.

[Nod.E]

87 today. 16 over. Off the whites at ours that's 12.2 for handicap (tough course), so I'm really happy with that. 

 

Had my usual issues on 8 and 9 but there was a level of acceptance with it today. Just carried plodding along and played sensible golf. Told myself I was still doing absolutely fine to handicap, no need to panic. 

 

Kept things sensible and did the gritty stuff better today. 

 

I've played better golf this month and shot 10 worse than that. Strange game.

[tom27111]

2 minutes ago, Nod.E said:

87 today. 16 over. Off the whites at ours that's 12.2 for handicap (tough course), so I'm really happy with that. 

 

Had my usual issues on 8 and 9 but there was a level of acceptance with it today. Just carried plodding along and played sensible golf. Told myself I was still doing absolutely fine to handicap, no need to panic. 

 

Kept things sensible and did the gritty stuff better today. 

 

I've played better golf this month and shot 10 worse than that. Strange game.

 

Decent shooting that is mate 

 

I always try to play "to the 5's"

 

Forget par, just get it down in 5 on every hole.

 

You know where you are with scoring too. A 3 puts me 2 under.

 

I know if I hit 5 a hole, I'll score 90. An okish round for my ability.

 

But if at the turn you've hit 41, I'm looking at it like I'm 4 under. 5 everything on the back 9 and I'm scoring 86.

[Nod.E]

23 minutes ago, tom27111 said:

 

Decent shooting that is mate 

 

I always try to play "to the 5's"

 

Forget par, just get it down in 5 on every hole.

 

You know where you are with scoring too. A 3 puts me 2 under.

 

I know if I hit 5 a hole, I'll score 90. An okish round for my ability.

 

But if at the turn you've hit 41, I'm looking at it like I'm 4 under. 5 everything on the back 9 and I'm scoring 86.

Cheers.

 

That's a good way of looking at it! 

 

The day I figure out 8 and 9 is the day I break 80, I swear.

[tom27111]

1 minute ago, Nod.E said:

Cheers.

 

That's a good way of looking at it! 

 

The day I figure out 8 and 9 is the day I break 80, I swear.

It'll come

[tom27111]

@Nod.E I think another thing to reckon in to the mental struggle is the format you play.

 

I'm guilty of judging myself on a score, because I think I'm a better player if I shoot lower.

 

You can have 1 bad hole that's a round wrecker.

 

But, if you hit a 9 on a par 4 when you're playing matchplay or stableford, you've lost 1 hole or scored no points.

 

Standing on the next tee, you could quite easily win that hole on matchplay or score 3 points on stableford.

 

 

[Mike Oxlong]

Stableford today - 12 points on front 9 and 23 on the back.  Golf is such a weird and wonderful game. 

[Izzy]

Best round of the year for me today. Shot a gross 78 which was six over par and that included two double bogies.

 

Iron play is still unpredictable but it sure helps when you putt like Jon Rahm 

[tom27111]

52 minutes ago, Izzy said:

Best round of the year for me today. Shot a gross 78 which was six over par and that included two double bogies.

 

Iron play is still unpredictable but it sure helps when you putt like Jon Rahm 

 

Thats a great score, well played 

 

Even better, means you'll be cut then?