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Have you ever just posted a number and then said wow, that was a nice round! Was playing a leisurely round with my wife this past Saturday. Started on 10 went bogey, bogey, double bogey to start. The wind was howling and November golf in New England is more social then anything. when it was all said and done I carded a 79 and I laughed the whole time we were playing really not paying attention to my score.
Duckhunter Legend
# 1 11/15/2011 11:25:03 AM
Some of my best scores are the ones I pay no attention to the score card. Very nice 79.
BUCKNUT Legend
# 2 11/15/2011 11:33:30 AM
Some of my best scores are the ones I pay no attention to the score card. Very nice 79. The ones I don't scorecard watch seem to always be my better ones.
armygrunt47 Professional Champion
# 3 11/15/2011 2:41:35 PM
My best rounds are always the ones that allow me to play at my own pace. I don't have to wait on the group in front of me and am not being pushed by the group behind me. These are uaually the funnest ones too.
bill staples Professional Champion
# 4 11/15/2011 3:02:25 PM
Had a very similar round Saturday. Started off double triple then went on to shoot 43 on the front. Posted a 36 on the back nine for a nice 79.
Mark Simmons Legend
# 5 11/15/2011 3:56:21 PM
I had one of those about 3 months ago, similar circumstances to what Armygrunt said--a round I could go at my own pace. I'd heard about this bear of a course that no one liked to play, so I'd avoided it. Got a coupon for a very low rate so went out on a Friday around noon. No one else was going out, so they sent me by myself. Now I'm playing this bear of a course blind, except for my GPS, which was of limited help because this course has one of the highest slope ratings in the state--and I live in California home of the Cascade Mountains. So I'm just focusing on each shot, trying to make the carries and hit the landing areas and greens and generally stay out of trouble. I get done and I carded a 1 over 73.
JohnBarree Professional Champion
# 6 11/15/2011 4:29:09 PM
That happens alot because we are not getting in our own way...
car12old Legend
# 7 11/15/2011 4:46:36 PM
Having fun should be more important than getting high blood pressure over a score. Breaking 80 is big. I'm still waiting.
cogolfer1 LowIndex
# 8 11/15/2011 4:59:43 PM
I always keep score regardless of circumstance, and can't help myself not doing that so I have no idea how would this feel. Probably pretty darn good.
Josh Owings Professional Champion
# 9 11/15/2011 5:00:34 PM
I played a round like that earlier this summer. I started an OK round playing by myself. I joined up with another fellow after 7 holes or so. He was a pleasant guy, and we chatted quite a bit. He was talking about wanting to stop keeping score because it was too much pressure and he was getting frustrated. I remember making the comment that the rounds that you don't pay attention to your score usually turn out to be the best. I ended up carding a 79 without realizing it. One of the few times I broke 80 this summer.
Robert Premeaux Jr. Professional Champion
# 10 11/15/2011 5:41:47 PM
I've had some 80-plus rounds on tough courses that probably qualify as "nice," but I know that has it's happening. I've never posted a number and then though, wow. Even not keeping score, I always have a pretty firm idea of what's going on.
bmoody16 Professional Champion
# 11 11/17/2011 12:11:17 AM
Shot a 70 the second day of a two day tournament. I hadn't ever shot below par before...it was crazy. I was 4 under with 3 holes left, and doubled the 16th! It was a great day.
MikeNomgi Professional Champion
# 12 11/17/2011 7:19:15 AM
Shot a 70 the second day of a two day tournament. I hadn't ever shot below par before...it was crazy. I was 4 under with 3 holes left, and doubled the 16th! It was a great day. Great round. Congratulations. I'm still waiting for that par-breaking round. Shot 73 a bunch of times but a double or two always seems to creep up on the back nine after a near-flawless start.
bmoody16 Professional Champion
# 13 11/17/2011 9:55:21 PM
Shot a 70 the second day of a two day tournament. I hadn't ever shot below par before...it was crazy. I was 4 under with 3 holes left, and doubled the 16th! It was a great day. Great round. Congratulations. I'm still waiting for that par-breaking round. Shot 73 a bunch of times but a double or two always seems to creep up on the back nine after a near-flawless start. I think it was mostly mental for me. I Had worked on a lot of mental strategies before that tournament. Things to keep me relaxed. It really paid off. The only time I got really excited thinking about my score is when I shanked the Tee shot and doubled. The rest of the day I was focused. It was things like thinking about my children when it wasn't my shot, and only focusing for the 60 seconds before my shot, rather than being intense the whole time, etc. It was good stuff, and I think it really made a difference. You will get there eventually if you are shooting 73s. You definitely have the game for it.
LyinLewis Legend
# 14 11/18/2011 10:18:34 AM
I had one of those about 3 months ago, similar circumstances to what Armygrunt said--a round I could go at my own pace. I'd heard about this bear of a course that no one liked to play, so I'd avoided it. Got a coupon for a very low rate so went out on a Friday around noon. No one else was going out, so they sent me by myself. Now I'm playing this bear of a course blind, except for my GPS, which was of limited help because this course has one of the highest slope ratings in the state--and I live in California home of the Cascade Mountains. So I'm just focusing on each shot, trying to make the carries and hit the landing areas and greens and generally stay out of trouble. I get done and I carded a 1 over 73. Mark, I have found that sometimes not knowing the course can do just that. For me I shrug off course knowledge and figure if I hit fairways I am going to have a shot at a good score. I suppose I am more shocked when I record a low score when I am undeserving of one. Meaning I feel like I missed every fairway...every green and shoot low. Its hard to smile at a low score when you know overall you played like a tool.
Mark Simmons Legend
# 15 11/18/2011 11:50:08 AM
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Have you ever just posted a number and then said wow, that was a nice round! Was playing a leisurely round with my wife this past Saturday. Started on 10 went bogey, bogey, double bogey to start. The wind was howling and November golf in New England is more social then anything. when it was all said and done I carded a 79 and I laughed the whole time we were playing really not paying attention to my score.

Duckhunter

Legend

# 1 11/15/2011 11:25:03 AM

Some of my best scores are the ones I pay no attention to the score card. Very nice 79.

BUCKNUT

Legend

# 2 11/15/2011 11:33:30 AM

Some of my best scores are the ones I pay no attention to the score card. Very nice 79.

The ones I don't scorecard watch seem to always be my better ones.

armygrunt47

Professional Champion

# 3 11/15/2011 2:41:35 PM

My best rounds are always the ones that allow me to play at my own pace. I don't have to wait on the group in front of me and am not being pushed by the group behind me. These are uaually the funnest ones too.

bill staples

Professional Champion

# 4 11/15/2011 3:02:25 PM

Had a very similar round Saturday. Started off double triple then went on to shoot 43 on the front. Posted a 36 on the back nine for a nice 79.

Mark Simmons

Legend

# 5 11/15/2011 3:56:21 PM

I had one of those about 3 months ago, similar circumstances to what Armygrunt said--a round I could go at my own pace.

I'd heard about this bear of a course that no one liked to play, so I'd avoided it. Got a coupon for a very low rate so went out on a Friday around noon. No one else was going out, so they sent me by myself.

Now I'm playing this bear of a course blind, except for my GPS, which was of limited help because this course has one of the highest slope ratings in the state--and I live in California home of the Cascade Mountains.

So I'm just focusing on each shot, trying to make the carries and hit the landing areas and greens and generally stay out of trouble. I get done and I carded a 1 over 73.

JohnBarree

Professional Champion

# 6 11/15/2011 4:29:09 PM

That happens alot because we are not getting in our own way...

car12old

Legend

# 7 11/15/2011 4:46:36 PM

Having fun should be more important than getting high blood pressure over a score. Breaking 80 is big. I'm still waiting.

cogolfer1

LowIndex

# 8 11/15/2011 4:59:43 PM

I always keep score regardless of circumstance, and can't help myself not doing that so I have no idea how would this feel. Probably pretty darn good.

Josh Owings

Professional Champion

# 9 11/15/2011 5:00:34 PM

I played a round like that earlier this summer. I started an OK round playing by myself. I joined up with another fellow after 7 holes or so. He was a pleasant guy, and we chatted quite a bit. He was talking about wanting to stop keeping score because it was too much pressure and he was getting frustrated. I remember making the comment that the rounds that you don't pay attention to your score usually turn out to be the best.

I ended up carding a 79 without realizing it. One of the few times I broke 80 this summer.

Robert Premeaux Jr.

Professional Champion

# 10 11/15/2011 5:41:47 PM

I've had some 80-plus rounds on tough courses that probably qualify as "nice," but I know that has it's happening. I've never posted a number and then though, wow. Even not keeping score, I always have a pretty firm idea of what's going on.

bmoody16

Professional Champion

# 11 11/17/2011 12:11:17 AM

Shot a 70 the second day of a two day tournament. I hadn't ever shot below par before...it was crazy. I was 4 under with 3 holes left, and doubled the 16th! It was a great day.

MikeNomgi

Professional Champion

# 12 11/17/2011 7:19:15 AM

Shot a 70 the second day of a two day tournament. I hadn't ever shot below par before...it was crazy. I was 4 under with 3 holes left, and doubled the 16th! It was a great day.

Great round. Congratulations. I'm still waiting for that par-breaking round. Shot 73 a bunch of times but a double or two always seems to creep up on the back nine after a near-flawless start.

bmoody16

Professional Champion

# 13 11/17/2011 9:55:21 PM

Shot a 70 the second day of a two day tournament. I hadn't ever shot below par before...it was crazy. I was 4 under with 3 holes left, and doubled the 16th! It was a great day.

Great round. Congratulations. I'm still waiting for that par-breaking round. Shot 73 a bunch of times but a double or two always seems to creep up on the back nine after a near-flawless start.

I think it was mostly mental for me. I Had worked on a lot of mental strategies before that tournament. Things to keep me relaxed. It really paid off. The only time I got really excited thinking about my score is when I shanked the Tee shot and doubled. The rest of the day I was focused. It was things like thinking about my children when it wasn't my shot, and only focusing for the 60 seconds before my shot, rather than being intense the whole time, etc. It was good stuff, and I think it really made a difference. You will get there eventually if you are shooting 73s. You definitely have the game for it.

LyinLewis

Legend

# 14 11/18/2011 10:18:34 AM

I had one of those about 3 months ago, similar circumstances to what Armygrunt said--a round I could go at my own pace.

I'd heard about this bear of a course that no one liked to play, so I'd avoided it. Got a coupon for a very low rate so went out on a Friday around noon. No one else was going out, so they sent me by myself.

Now I'm playing this bear of a course blind, except for my GPS, which was of limited help because this course has one of the highest slope ratings in the state--and I live in California home of the Cascade Mountains.

So I'm just focusing on each shot, trying to make the carries and hit the landing areas and greens and generally stay out of trouble. I get done and I carded a 1 over 73.

Mark, I have found that sometimes not knowing the course can do just that. For me I shrug off course knowledge and figure if I hit fairways I am going to have a shot at a good score.

I suppose I am more shocked when I record a low score when I am undeserving of one. Meaning I feel like I missed every fairway...every green and shoot low. Its hard to smile at a low score when you know overall you played like a tool.

Mark Simmons

Legend

# 15 11/18/2011 11:50:08 AM

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