Wednesday, October 18, 2006
A personal record
I generally never play the course at Big Creek State Park. Not that it's a bad course. It just has a few things going against it for me...
- It's out of the way
- It's generally hell to play in the summertime (poison ivy, dense schule, ticks...)
- I never score well there
I will, however, find myself over there in the late fall to early spring when the ticks, ivy and leaves are gone. It's actually kind of a treat to play at that time as the abundant vegetation blocks most of the prevailing winds. Also, its carved-out-of-the-thicket nature means you rarely see any other players who happen to be on the course. Every hole is pretty isolated from the others. I found myself playing the course twice in the last 3 days. Last night was the absolute best round I've ever had out there.
#1 - Roc turned over slightly to last shrub on the right, kicked out to 20'. Made putt (-1)
#2 - Hyzer Aviar-x to 10' (-2)
#3 - Roc didn't turn. Upshot catches last evergreen. Doink. (-1)
#4 - Over the top Starfire catches top of tree, kicks left into fairway, two flips and a putt (0)
#5 - Over the top Starfire sails pin-high and 50' right. grenade to 15' (0)
#6 - Roc pancake to 15' (-1)
#7 - Wraith up middle, short upshot (-1)
#8 - Huge anny Starfire to 40' short and right (-1)
#9 - Roc up the gut (-2)
#10 - Starfire hits tree 80' short (-2)
#11 - Wraith down the right side, fades left past first clump of trees, sky anny fades left into ditch, tomahawk to 20' (-1)
#12 - Low Wraith doesn't hyzer enough, dainty forehand roll into fairway, Roc upshot, 30' straddle out of trees (0)
#13 - Ace run hits bushes long, miss 20' uphill putt (0)
#14 - Wraith up middle, Roc to 30' (0)
#15 - Failed Monster skip (0)
#16 - Wraith to 25' left (-1)
#17 - Horrible forehand attempt (-1)
#18 - Starfire catches trees on right, upshot too hot, doink 25' uphill putt (0)
That's a 54, boys and girls. I'll take that in a tournament any day.
- It's out of the way
- It's generally hell to play in the summertime (poison ivy, dense schule, ticks...)
- I never score well there
I will, however, find myself over there in the late fall to early spring when the ticks, ivy and leaves are gone. It's actually kind of a treat to play at that time as the abundant vegetation blocks most of the prevailing winds. Also, its carved-out-of-the-thicket nature means you rarely see any other players who happen to be on the course. Every hole is pretty isolated from the others. I found myself playing the course twice in the last 3 days. Last night was the absolute best round I've ever had out there.
#1 - Roc turned over slightly to last shrub on the right, kicked out to 20'. Made putt (-1)
#2 - Hyzer Aviar-x to 10' (-2)
#3 - Roc didn't turn. Upshot catches last evergreen. Doink. (-1)
#4 - Over the top Starfire catches top of tree, kicks left into fairway, two flips and a putt (0)
#5 - Over the top Starfire sails pin-high and 50' right. grenade to 15' (0)
#6 - Roc pancake to 15' (-1)
#7 - Wraith up middle, short upshot (-1)
#8 - Huge anny Starfire to 40' short and right (-1)
#9 - Roc up the gut (-2)
#10 - Starfire hits tree 80' short (-2)
#11 - Wraith down the right side, fades left past first clump of trees, sky anny fades left into ditch, tomahawk to 20' (-1)
#12 - Low Wraith doesn't hyzer enough, dainty forehand roll into fairway, Roc upshot, 30' straddle out of trees (0)
#13 - Ace run hits bushes long, miss 20' uphill putt (0)
#14 - Wraith up middle, Roc to 30' (0)
#15 - Failed Monster skip (0)
#16 - Wraith to 25' left (-1)
#17 - Horrible forehand attempt (-1)
#18 - Starfire catches trees on right, upshot too hot, doink 25' uphill putt (0)
That's a 54, boys and girls. I'll take that in a tournament any day.
