Why It Exists
This is my mental filing cabinet. The goal here is simple: once a round is completed, it is stripped of its emotional weight and documented. It is ‘burned’ from my active memory and filed away. By offloading these details here, I clear the noise from my mind so I can reset for the next grind. This bin serves as an honest, raw record for my own review and for anyone interested in the unfiltered reality of this journey.
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7/26 31 Putts,79, Indian Hills
Readiness – 7 out of 10
Course Conditions – Hot, Humid and cart path only
Fairways 11/14
GIR: 8/18
Putts:31
Putts/GIR: 1.875
First Putt Distance:17.1′
Putts Made Total Distance: 58′
Long Drive: 252 – Average with Driver 210
Handicap: 8.5
Daily Takeaway: Second group out this Sunday, not sure how that happened, but not a fan. Drove the ball well today, but approach iron are still what is lacking. Made the turn at +2 with some solid play, but irons went cold again. Had 3 really bad shanks again. Hit a house on #5, but hard enough that it came back into play, but ended up with a double. Had a shank on #14 from the fairway, 145 out. Had a shank on #16 form 100 yards out. Had an 80 yard shot on #17, and swung the gap but only hit is 60.
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7/24 31 Putts,76, Indian Hills
Readiness – 7 out of 10
Course Conditions – Morning Dew and mild temp, normal play
Fairways 8/14
GIR: 8/18
Putts:31
Putts/GIR: 1.75
First Putt Distance:18.2′
Putts Made Total Distance: 54′
Long Drive: 233 – Average with Driver 207
Handicap: 8.5
Daily Takeaway: A little rocky start this morning. Went bogey, double to start. On #3, I hit a decent drive, and a good 5 wood, that I pulled right, but had a fantastic chip over the sand and saved the birdie. Hole #5 that has been giving me fits, resulted in my second birdie of the day, when I hit to within 9′ and made the birdie. #7, continues to give me fits and put the ball in the water, but one hand chipped to 5′ and made the bogey. #9, continue to give me fits, I put myself 90 from the green, and finally hit a good gap wedge, but flew the green. Reeled off 4 straight parts after the turn and then a bit of stumble with back to back bogeys, and finished strong with 3 pars.
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7/14 28 Putts,80, Meadow Links
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Readiness – 6 out of 10
Course Conditions – Morning Dew and very warm for Wisconsin
Fairways 7/14
GIR: 3/18
Putts:28
Putts/GIR: 1.66
First Putt Distance:13.7′
Putts Made Total Distance: 54′
Long Drive: 250 – Average with Driver 201
Handicap: 8.2
Daily Takeaway: Last day in Wisconsin. went off first about 7:15, expect high temp of 95, walked 18 with electric cart. I was excited to play and hoped to play quick to avoid the heat. It is not a flat course. They sent me off the back and it took a while to get going. I did drive the ball decent, I had no three putts, and I scrambled and chipped it close. A couple of highlights during the round, #18 I hit a 241 yard drive, followed by a 186 yard 7 iron, to the back of the green, two fantastic shots in a row. And on # 4, which was playing 188 yard par 3, I hit my 4 hybrid to 2′ pin high.
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7/10 27 Putts,79, Meadow Links
Readiness – 7 out of 10
Course Conditions – Morning Dew and mild temps in the 60’s
Fairways 9/14
GIR: 5/18
Putts:28
Putts/GIR: 2
First Putt Distance:12.8′
Putts Made Total Distance: 60′
Long Drive: 230 – Average with Driver 182
Handicap: 7.7
Daily Takeaway: Trip to Wisconsin and played a local course in Manitowoc. I played solo with very little course knowledge. I had to play the back side first, since there was a golf league play scheduled. The course was in a good shape and I traveled with my electric cart. Walked 6 miles and the course was hilly. The green were huge and were soft. Played decent, with a stumble at the end. Made some decent length putts and had a lot good short chips.
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7/7 28 Putts,79, Indian Hills
Readiness – 7 out of 10
Course Conditions – wet conditions, hot, slight breeze
Fairways 8/14
GIR: 9/18
Putts:28
Putts/GIR: 1.66
First Putt Distance:10′
Putts Made Total Distance: 60′
Long Drive: 235 – Average with Driver 207
Handicap: 7.7
Daily Takeway: I arrived early today, but fogot that the range is typically closed on Tuesday morning for maintenance. I did not chip but I spent about 15 minutes putting. Putted the ball well today, no 3 putts, and had (8) 1 putts. I did have two double bogeys after putting it in the water on #7 and #11. Played better on the back nine one again.
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7/6 29 Putts,82, Indian Hills
Readiness – 5 out of 10
Course Conditions – wet conditions, very hot, slight breeze
Fairways 7/14
GIR: 4/18
Putts:29
Putts/GIR: 1.75
First Putt Distance:12′
Putts Made Total Distance: 77′
Long Drive: 247 – Average with Driver 196
Handicap: 7.2
Daily Takeway: I did not play in the morning, because of expected rain. I teed off at 12:33 and played in about 4 hours, which was too slow for me. The putter was hot today, even though I missed a few, only took 29 putts, no three putts, and 7 (1) putts. Which is amazing since I only hit 4 greens in regulation. I did card two doubles which hurt and even though I bombed some drives, there was some really bad ones as well. I hit at least three horrible shanks, finished strong.
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7/5 36 Putts,79, Indian Hills
Readiness – 6 out of 10
Course Conditions – wet conditions, very hot, slight breeze
Fairways 6/14
GIR: 10/18
Putts:35
Putts/GIR: 2.2
First Putt Distance:18.5′
Putts Made Total Distance: 45′
Long Drive: 249 – Average with Driver 220
Handicap: 7.2
Daily Takeway: 2nd day with original PING putter again. Did not putt well (2) 3 putts today. Felt like a drove the ball well today, and hit some really good irons, but just could not score on the front side. I made the turn at +5, and clawed back to a 38 on the back. I had 8 bogeys today, which was a lot, but I limited the damages to only single bogeys.
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7/4 35 Putts,76, Indian Hills
Readiness –4 out of 10
Course Conditions – dry conditions, hot, slight breeze
Fairways 6/14
GIR: 12/18
Putts: 35
Putts/GIR: 2.08
First Putt Distance:23′
Putts Made Total Distance: 51′
Long Drive: 237 – Average with Driver 205
Handicap: 7.4
Daily Takeway: Played really well today, made the turn at minus 1, but should have easily been -2. Made a putt from 19′ on #8. Made a sloppy double on #11 after missing the green right and taking two chips to get on the green. I followed that with another sloppy double on #16. I had moved back to my ping putter, after not making a lot of puts lately. I have not seen dividends from that move yet. I still had a total of (3) 3 putts and could have easily turned my 76 into another 73.
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7/1 32 Putts,81, Indian Hills
Readiness – 5 out of 10
Course Conditions – dry conditions, very hot, slight breeze
Fairways 4/14
GIR: 9/18
Putts:32
Putts/GIR: 2.1
First Putt Distance:15′
Putts Made Total Distance: 45′
Long Drive: 254 – Average with Driver 213
Handicap: 7.4
Daily Takeway: Brutal heat this morning. Good driving distance on #1, but then flew the green by a long way and ended up with a double. I was on in 2 on #3, but three putted. Played well after that, scrambling repeatedly, giving up a stroke on #5 after hitting into the bunker. I righted the ship and reeled off 4 more pars before the turn. Things went sideways on #10-#12 with doubles on each hole. I righted the ship once again and reeled off 6 straight pars to finish. Putting, specifically short putts have continued to haunt me, but now with a mix of short and long misses. All around played decent enough to score in the 70’s, but not good enought to execute.
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6/30 32 Putts,82, Indian Hills
Readiness – 5 out of 10
Course Conditions – dry conditions, very hot, slight breeze
Fairways 4/14
GIR: 7/18
Putts:32
Putts/GIR: 1.85
First Putt Distance:18′
Putts Made Total Distance: 48′
Long Drive: 274 – Average with Driver 202
Handicap: 7.3
Daily Takeway: Range was closed again this morning during the morning tee time. Not sure if that was good or bad for the day. Super hot this morning, but played quick. I was not comfortable with iron play but played decent except for a couple of holes that got away from me. A triple on #8 was unacceptable. Again played better on the back side, which I always thought was the tougher of the two sides of the course.
