After hitting the driving range Thursday, I decided my hand was well enough to play some golf on Saturday. I found a cheap time at the Arizona Golf Resort, and made my way out.
In terms of yardage variety, it was probably one of the most poorly-designed courses I've played. There are five par 5s, all 490 ±10 yards. I hit a 3-iron into almost every green. Of course, as par 5s go that's fairly short, but not unexpected for a course in this part of Mesa. What doesn't make sense then is that there were six par 3s, with four of them playing 210 ±10 yards! The guys I played with were taking 3 woods off the tee. I was hitting 3-iron again...I don't think I've ever hit so many 3-irons in a single round, ever.
Overall, my play was spectacularly mediocre. I only hit 3 greens all day, and if missed opportunities were sunscreen, I wouldn't be all red today. I had an iron into each of the par 5s on my second shot, and I only made one birdie. I was +3 on par 5s for the day, and those are the holes where I really need to clean up - especially when they're so short. First hole for example, I hit a drive down the middle and leave myself with a 6-iron into the green. I proceed to nearly miss the ball completely, and almost blade the ball out of bounds. Gah. Fortunately I saved myself on that particular hole by making a 25-footer for par, one of the few highlights. I probably hit 4 or 5 OB as well, that's never good for the score either.
So in the end, I shot an 11 over 46 on the front, and a 5 over 41 on the back for an 87. Meh.
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