After struggling a lot at Compass Pointe on Monday, I went back to Bowie today to try to find my game and had a little bit of success though still have a lot of work to do. Granted, Bowie is a lot easier than Compass Pointe but getting a little confidence back goes a long way. Phil, Bill, Mac and Willis were in the group in front and Sam and Dave were stuck with me. It was about 79 degrees when we teed off but had hit 97 by the time we finished. Before the day was out it had reached 100 with a heat index of 114. No video since we’ve already showcased Bowie and the holes under construction haven’t reopened yet. I’ll post another Bowie video when they do.
My final score was an 86 with seven pars, eight bogeys, one double and two triple bogeys. Had one one-putt, 15 two-putts, just one three-putt, and very sadly one four-putt on a par 3 that I hit with my tee shot. Some might ask how the round went, well here you are. Others might want to just skip to the scorecard at the end.
Teed off on the construction shortened first hole with a 6-iron for 172 yards in the fairway. Hit a soft pitching wedge 52 yards to about 20 feet past the pin in the front. Two putted for par.
Second, pulled a 5-iron left 160 yards into an overgrown shrub. Hit a pitching wedge out of the shrub for about ten yards. A chip with the sand wedge didn’t make the green. Chipped with the pitching wedge and two-putted for the first of two triple bogeys.
Third. Hit driver 212 yards to a large pine tree on the left side of the dogleg right. Always have trouble driving this hole as the gold tee box is on the right side near trees and I have trouble hitting a fade on demand. Hit a half 7-iron through the green and just off the back. Chipped with a pitching wedge back to the hole and two-putted for the first bogey of the day.
Fourth. Good tee shot with the driver about 240 yards just into the left rough where the fairway narrows down. Hit a 3/4 sand wedge for 82 yards onto the green and two-putted for my second par.
Fifth. Hit a 7-iron 141 yards just off the left side of the green. Pitching wedge chip past the pin and two-putted for my second bogey.
Sixth. Teed off with my 3-wood for 214 yards into the center of the fairway. Hit a 3/4 pitching wedge for 79 yards onto the green and two-putted for my third par.
Seventh. Hit my driving off the tee down the right side for about 240 yards, leaving a mid-iron shot into the green on this par 5. I topped my 5-iron for just 103 yards into the left rough. Hit a 3/4 sand wedge onto the green just past the hole and two-putted for my fourth par. Not bad so far, other than that triple bogey.
Eighth. 9-iron off the tee for just 107 yards but made it onto the front of the green. Horrible first putt followed by a marginal second putt, then two more putts for a four-putt and my first and only double bogey of the day.
Ninth. Temporary green still in effect. Pulled a 5-iron left of the green for 170 yards, chipped with a pitching wedge and two-putted for a par.
Tenth. This short hole continues to haunt me. Hit a 3-iron off the tee to play it safe. Hit it out of bounds on the right. Hit a second tee shot fat for just 150 yards but leaving just about 115 yards. Hit a 9-iron thin and rolled it down the fairway about 85 yards. Chipped on with a pitching wedge and two-putted for my second and last triple bogey.
Eleventh. Hit the driver off the tee into a tree on the right side. It fell into the rough on the good side of the tree for about 182 yards. Hit a 5-iron for 152 yards in the middle of the fairway, followed by a 3/4 pitching wedge for 89 yards onto the green. Two-putt for sixth par of the day.
Twelfth. Hit a 3-iron off the tee for 173 yards into the fairway. Pulled a pitching wedge to the left of the green for 103 yards. Chipped on with a pitching wedge and two-putted for my third bogey.
Thirteenth. Hit a 9-iron 115 yards to the fringe in front of the green. Chipped on with a putter then one-putted for my seventh par.
Fourteenth. Hit a driver into a tree on the right and it bounced back into the fairway for just 58 yards. Hit a 4-wood 166 yards to the front of the green. Chipped on with a pitching wedge and two-putted for my fourth bogey.
Fifteen. Pushed a 3-wood into the woods on the right. Took a drop then hit a 9-iron 109 yards onto the green. Two-putted for my fifth bogey.
Sixteenth. Hit my 3-wood 223 yards into the right rough. Hit a half sand wedge about 50 yards onto the green. My one and only three-putt resulted in my sixth bogey.
Seventeenth. Hit my 6-iron to the left rough. Chipped on with an 8-iron then two-putted for my seventh bogey.
Eighteenth. Hit my driving into the driving range. Re-teed and hit it 210 yards into the right rough near the sand trap. Pulled my 9-iron to the left of the green for 127 yards. Chipped to a foot of the hole with a sand wedge and one-putted for my eighth and final bogey.
The struggle is real. Hope to see you out there. Clayt
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