Duke Golf league April 24, 2007 - The Crossings

Week 2 - Tuesday the 24th of April my our team playing the Poolsta's on the front nine using the blue tees.

The first hole is an uphill 410 par 4 dog leg left. My drive went to the right side of the fairway. From there I hit a good three wood to the front of the green. I chipped across the green 20 feet past the pin and three putted for a six.

The second hole is over a month to a green with a stream across the front 325 yard par 4 . My drive went to the right side of the fairway about 150 yards from the green. I hit my 5 Hybrid rescue club to three feet off the front of the green and chipped to within 4 feet and sank my uphill putt for a par 4.

The third hole is a 329 yard straight par 4 to an elevated green. My first drive went way right so I took my mulligan and hit it down the right side of the fairway into a stream. I took a drop near where my ball was and hit my rescue club into the trap on the right front of the green. I then chipped out of the trap over the green and then chipped back over the front of the green and finally chipped on the green and two putted for an 8.

The fourth hole is a 341 yard par 4 dogleg left. I hit my drive down the right side of the fairway and hit a fairway wood to the right of the green. From there I chipped over the front of the green and then chipped back on and two putted for a six.

The fifth hole is a 339 yard par 4 dogleg left. I hit a drive down the right again then hit a rescue club to about 105 yards in front of the green. from there I hit a great pitching wedge that hit the front of the green and bounced and rolled over the back of the green down a 50 foot embankment. I chipped over the front of the green stubbed a chip about 10 feet then chipped on and two putted for an eight.

The sixth hole is a 141 yard par 3 over a gully. I hit my drive to the right about 10 feet short of the green rolled down the hill into the woods, took drop where the ball went in and chipped on to the green and one putted for a bogey four.

The seventh hole is a downhill 383 yard dogleg left with a creek across the fairway about 150 yards to the hole. I hit my drive right near the cart path in a small treed area then hit my next shot into the creek. I dropped short of the creek and stubbed one just over the creek and stubbed two more before I got clear of the creek and then I hit one way right of the green lost it in the deep grass. I dropped near where I lost my ball and I chipped on and three putted for an eleven.

The Eighth hole is a 175 yard par 3 over a gully. I hit my drive to the right about 10 feet short of the green I chipped on and two putted for a bogey four.

The Ninth hole is a 485 yard dogleg left over the water twice par 5. I hit my drive to the right into the water and took a drop across the water (league Rule). I chipped down the fairway so i had a shot over the water again (125 across the water and 225 to the green) I hit to the right across the water into a nature conservancy area (another lost ball). I dropped near where it went into the nature conservancy area chipped to the green and two putted for an eight.

I shot a 59 and only lost 4 balls which was a huge improvement over the previous week. Next week we go back the ponds on the back nine.

Golf League - The Crossings - 4/17/07

Our SIM (Strike It More) golf league moved to a new course for this season mostly due to cost. Last year we played at Duke for $35 per nine with a cart. This year we are playing at The Crossings for $15 with a cart. The Crossings is an older course with plenty of woods and water to get in trouble in.

The season opened up Tuesday the 17th of April my our team playing the Blingers (League Champs from 2005) on the back nine using the blue tees.

The tenth hole is an uphill 367 par 4 dog leg right. My drive went right (this is the beginning of a theme) and landed in the trap on the right corner. I stubbed it to the other end of the trap and then popped it out of the trap to 130 yards from the green. I hit a7 Iron to the right of the green and chipped on and two putted an eight.

The eleventh hole is a downhill 465 yard par 5 dog leg right. My drive went right again and was lost in the woods. I dropped in the fairway (league rule) and hit down the hill next to a pond about 125 yards I hit another one to the right and lost it in the woods so I dropped just short of the creek before the green on the right and sculled it into a bush behind the green. I took a drop and two putted for a ten.

The twelfth hole is a 131 yard par 3 to an island green. My first drive went right and as I was swinging for my second attempt my "partner" was yelling something about a mulligan (league rule) so I proceeded to skull it into the lake again. I dropped in the drop area and proceeded to hit another into the water so I dropped on the edge of the green and two putted for an eight.

The thirteenth hole is a straight 360 yard par 4 with a pond and creek down the entire right side of the fairway. I hit two from the tee directly into the pond on the right and then dropped at the beginning of the fairway and hit another into the creek on the right side of the fairway. I dropped near the creek 140 yards from the green lying 6 and chipped near the green then chipped on and three putted for an eleven.

The fourteenth hole is a straight 369 yard hole back along the same creek and pond as the previous hole. I hit a drive down the right into the pond and dropped in the fairway the proceeded to hit a fairway wood straight to about 20 feet short of the green on the right side (I was starting on the right side) for my first decent shot of the night. I chipped on and three putted for a seven and won my first hole of the night.

The fifteenth hole is a 197 yard par 3 pretty much all carry with a pond down the left side. I hit my drive to the right about 20 yards short of the green and chipped on and two putted for a five to win my second hole of the night.

The sixteenth hole is a straight 432 yard with a creek across the fairway about 190 yards and woods down both sides. I hit my drive deep into the woods on the right then hit my next shot into the creek. I dropped short of the creek and hit another good fairway wood about 30 yards short of the green and I chipped on and three putted for a nine and won my third straight hole.

The Seventeenth hole is a straight 485 yard par 5 that I do not remember at all except I had another none and split the hole so I was down 4.5 to 3.5 going into the last hole. I was on my way to shooting my worst nine holes (74) in as long as I can remember and I still had a decent chance to split the match.

The eighteenth hole is a 364 yard downhill par 4. I hit my drive to the right into a trap. I chipped out of the trap to about 140 yards downhill. from there I hit my 7 iron to pin high on the right side of the green about 3 feet from the group ahead of us who were waiting and watching us finish our round. I sculled my wedge completely across the green and chipped back with a two putt for a 7 and lost the final hole.