Duke Golf League - The Crossings May 29, 2007

Week 7 - Tuesday the 29th of May my team was playing One Man and an Asian (OMA3) on the front nine using the blue tees. The league switched to the back nine so we will play our remaining three conference matches on the back nine after playing the first three conference matches on the front nine. We started on the second hole to spread the league out.

our first hole was the second hole. the second hole is over a mound in the fairway to a green with a stream across the front 325 yard par 4. My drive went right down the middle and stopped about 90 yards from the green. I hit my A wedge onto the front edge of the green. I three putted for a five. My opponent shot an seven.

The third hole is a 329 yard straight par 4 to an elevated green. My drive went right and I took my mulligan and hit my second drive to the right again. I had to take a drop by the rough and then I hit my 5 iron to about 100 yards from the green. I hit my wedge to the front edge of the green and chipped in for a five. My opponent shot six.

The fourth hole is a 341 yard par 4 dogleg left. I hit my drive down the middle to the 150 marker. From there I hit my 5 hybrid to about 5 yards short of the green on the right side. I then chipped onto the green and two putted for a five. My opponent shot six.

The fifth hole is a 339 yard par 4 dogleg left. I hit a hit my drive down the right side of the fairway about 195 yards form the green. I then hit my fairway wood to about 10 yards short of the green and chipped on the green and two putted for a five. My opponent shot six.

The sixth hole is a 131 yard par 3 over a gully. I hit my drive about 25 yards and hit a pitching wedge about another 50 yards then chipped on and two putted for a double bogey five. My opponent shot a par 3. This was my fifth straight five.

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 to about 10 yards short of the 150 yard marker. I then hit my 5 hybrid to the bunker just short of the green and I chipped on and three putted for a six. My opponent shot an eight. I broke my streak of fives.

The Eighth hole is a 175 yard par 3 over a gully. I hit a perfect 5 hybrid iron to about 85 feet left of the pin. I three putted for a bogey four. My opponent shot a six. I have a 35 for the first 7 holes I have played.

The Ninth hole is a 485 yard dogleg left over the water twice par 5. I hit my drive perfectly across the water to about 219 to the green and 159 across the water hazard. From there I hit my fairway wood across the water again but hit a tree and did not clear the hazard. I dropped beside the hazard on the right side of the fairway about 125 yards from the green. I chipped in to the trap then chipped on and two putted for a seven. My opponent shot a nine.

Our last hole was the first hole is an uphill 410 par 4 dog leg left. I hit my drive down the middle of the fairway about 225 from the green from there I hit a three wood to about 100 yards short of the green I then hit my pitching wedge to the front edge of the green a chipped on and three putted for a seven. My opponent shot eight. I shot a 49 and only lost 2 balls and won my match 8 to 1.

Next week we go back the ponds on the back nine.

Lochmere

Monday evening I got the second chance to play on the weekend at Lochmere. I joined a threesome and played the blue tees for 6137 yards. It has not rained in a couple of weeks so Lochmere is fairly dry. I shot a 96 with a Birdie and three pars. We played in just about 4 hours and 15 minutes and never had to wait. This course is in a flood plain that will flood with the slightest provocation.

I opened with a quadruple bogey eight on a 385 yards par 4. I opened with a good drive then hit four bad fairway woods before I chipped on and two putted for a snowman (8) quadruple bogey.

The second hole is a short par four 336 yards. I hit my drive to the right into the trees and chipped on to the fairway then hit an iron to the right of the green and chipped on and two putted for a double bogey.

The third hole is a par 3 179 yards with water on the right side. I hit down the right side and bounced into the water. I dropped near where I went in and chipped on then two putted for a double bogey.

The fourth hole is a 363 yard downhill with a creek in front of the green. I hit my drive down the middle of the fairway and hit a 5 hybrid into the trap on the right of the green and took two sand shots and two putted for a double bogey.

The fifth hole is a 346 yard par four dogleg left. I hit my drive down the middle then I chipped to the left of the green. From there I chipped on and two putted for a bogey.

The sixth hole is a 377 yard par 4 with a creek in front of the green. I hit my drive down the middle then hit my 5 hybrid into the creek . I took a drop behind the creek and chipped on and two putted for double bogey.

The seventh hole is a 172 yard par three with a pond down the left side. I hit my 5 iron just short of the green and it bounced and rolled to 18 inches from the Pin. I tapped in for a BIRDIE.

The eighth hole is a 412 yard par four dogleg right. I hit my drive down the middle then hit my fairway wood into the trap on the right of the green from there I blasted out to a foot from the pin and tapped in for a par.

The ninth hole is a 536 yard par five straight with a pond on the right front of the green. I hit my drive down the middle then hit my fairway wood about 25 yards and then hit it a second time to about 100 yards from the green. I chipped on and two butted for a bogey.

The tenth hole is a 364 yard par four straight with a creek in front of the green. I hit my drive into the trees on the left from there I chipped onto the fairway and hit a 3 hybrid to the trees on the right side of the fairway. I then hit into the creek and dropped behind the creek and proceeded to chip on and one putt for a snowman (8) quadruple bogey

The eleventh hole is a 151 yard par three. I hit my drive on the back of the green and two putted for a par.

The twelfth hole is a 492 yard par five straight with 175 yards carry over water off the drive. I hit my drive into the woods on the right and chipped out then hit my fairway wood to about 125 yards in front of the green. From there I chipped to the right side of the green and then chipped on and one putted for a bogey.

The thirteenth hole is a 338 yard par four straight. I hit my dirve down the middle then hit a six iron onto the green 12 feet past the hole and two putted for par.

The fourteenth hole is a 336 yard par four straight a creek about 150 yards from the green. I hit my drive down the middle into the creek . I dropped behind the creek and hit my 5 iron onto the green and two putted for a bogey.

The fifteenth hole is a 319 yard par four straight. I hit my drive down the middle of the fairway and hit a 5 iron about 20 yards then hit my 7 iron 6 inches short of clearing a trap in front of the green. I chipped out of the trap and two putted for a double bogey.

The sixteenth hole is a 512 yard par five with a 150 yard carry across a pond. I barely crossed the pond and hit a good fairway wood to about 175 yards from the green. I hit my 5 hybrid to about 25 yards short of the green then chipped into a trap and out of the trap and two putted for a double bogey.

The seventeenth hole is a 172 yard par three. I hit my 5 hybrid pin high 10 feet left of the green and chipped on and two putted for a bogey.

The eighteenth hole is a 346 yard par three dogleg right. I hit a drive down the middle of the fairway about 190 yards from the green and hit my fairway onto the green. Then my first three putt of the day got me another bogey.

Lakeshore Golf Course

Saturday I played at Lakeshore Golf Course in Durham with the Triangle Meet up group. This is not a long course so we played the Blue tees for a total of 5719 yards. The course was crowed so we took over 5 and 1/2 hours to play and waited on almost every shot. I shot a 100 for the day with three pars. The course was in good condition except the greens were a little slow.

I opened with a triple bogey seven on the longest par four on the course at 409 yards. I got into trouble down the right side with a couple of bad chips off the pine straw then two putted once I got on the green.

The second hole is a short par three 158 yards over water. I hit short to the right of the green then chipped on and two putted for a bogey.

The third hole is an uphill par 4 321 yards over water. I drove to the middle of the fairway about 120 yards from the green from there I chipped on and two putted for a par.

The fourth hole is a short par three 134 yards downhill with water behind the green. I hit my drive into the trees on the left and the ball was knocked down 100 yards from the green. From there I managed to chip on from the pine straw and two putt for a Bogey.

The fifth hole is a 495 yard par five dogleg right. I f I had my driver I could have sliced it around the corner without any effort. I hit my drive 200 yards down the middle then hit a fairway wood about 175 to the left side of the fairway. From 120 I hit my eight Iron Pin high about 20 feet off the right of the green. I then chipped on and two putted for a bogey.

The sixth hole is a 334 yard par 4 with two creek across it. I hit my second shot into the second creek, dropped behind it and hit near the green chipped on in five and two putted for a triple bogey.

The seventh hole is a 352 yard par four dogleg right. I hit my drive to about 150 then hit a fat 5 iron about 25 yards I then hit my eight iron to the left of the green about pin high and chipped on and two putted for a double bogey.

The eighth hole is a 354 yard par four dogleg right. repeat I hit my drive to about 150 then hit a fat 5 iron about 25 yards I then hit my eight iron to the right of the green about pin high and chipped on and two putted for a double bogey.

The ninth hole is a 373 yard par four straight with a pond on the right front of the green. I hit my drive to about 175 then hit a perfect 35 hybrid onto the green and two putted for a par.

The back nine started off slowly as the hit and wait started to bother my limited game.

The tenth hole is a 485 yard par five straight creek 100 yards in front of the green. I hit my drive down the fairway about 200 yards and hit a fairway wood to about 125 from the green from there I hit an eight Iron fat to about 100 yards from the green and hit my wedge to pin high 20 feet right of the green and chipped on and two putted for a double bogey.

The eleventh hole is a 266 yard par four straight. I hit a short drive to the right into the tree line and then I had to chip out to the fairway since I had no shot at the green. I hit my 5 iron short of the green side trap on the right and chipped on and two putted for another double bogey.

The twelfth hole is a 423 yard par four straight with two creeks. I hit my drive about 200 yards down the middle then chunked a fairway wood and my 3 hybrid to about 175 yards from the green. I then hit my 5 hybrid into the creek and dropped behind the creek. I hit my fifth shot onto the green and three putted for a snowman (8) quadruple bogey

The thirteenth hole is a 261 yard par four dogleg left. I hit my drive short of the corner and chipped to the corner about 65 yards from the green then hit my lob wedge onto the green and two putted for a bogey.

The fourteenth hole is a 346 yard par four straight down a valley and back up to the green. I hit my drive to the bottom of the valley behind a tree and chipped out to the fairway then hit my 5 iron 10 feet short of the green then I chipped on two putted for a double bogey.

The fifteenth hole is a 279 yard par four straight down hill with a pond around the right back and sides of the green. I hit my drive to within about 65 yards of the green and hit my lob wedge onto the green and two putted for my third par of the day.

The sixteenth hole is a 190 yard par three with a 150 yard carry across a pond. I carried the water on my drive but went right of the target into the tree line then chipped out to the front of the green and three putted for a double bogey.

The seventeenth hole is a 343 yard par four dogleg left with a 150 yard carry across a pond. I drove across the water and hit my 5 iron about 25 yards then hit my 7 Iron past the green and ha d to chip back on and two putted for a double bogey.

The eighteenth hole is a 197 yard par three straight. I hit my drive about 50 yards after hitting the ground 6 inches behind the ball then hit 10 yards short of the green and chipped on then two putted for a double bogey.

Duke Golf League - May 22, 2007 - The Crossings

Week 6 - Tuesday the 22nd of May my team playing the Bald White Boyz on the front nine using the blue tees.

The first hole is an uphill 410 par 4 dog leg left. My drive using a fairway wood went to the right side of the fairway. From there I hit a three wood to the right about 100 yards short of the green I then hit my pitching wedge to the front wedge of the green a chip on and two putt for a six. My opponent shot seven.

The second hole is over a mound to a green with a stream across the front 325 yard par 4 . My drive went right down the middle and stopped about 90 yards from the green. I hit my A wedge to the right of the green into the waste area. I drop there about 25 feet from the green and I chip on to the edge and three putt for a seven. My opponent shot an eight.

The third hole is a 329 yard straight par 4 to an elevated green. My drive went right down the middle of the fairway to 140 yards from the green. I hit my 6 Iron to the middle of the green and three putted for a five. My opponent shot six.

The fourth hole is a 341 yard par 4 dogleg left. I hit my drive short down the middle barely 100 yards off the tee. From there I hit my fairway wood to about 40 yards short of the green on the right side. I then hit my gap wedge onto the green and two putted for a five. My opponent shot seven.

The fifth hole is a 339 yard par 4 dogleg left. I hit a sliced my drive down the right side but received a fortuitous bounce back on to the fairway about 215 yards form the green. I then hit my fairway wood to about 40 yards short of the green and shipped twice to get on the green and two putted for a six. My opponent shot six.

The sixth hole is a 131 yard par 3 over a gully. I hit my drive pin high about 10 feet off the green to the right from there I chipped on two two putted for a bogey 4. My opponent shot a par 3.

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 to about 10 feet right of the 150 yard marker. I then hit my 5 iron to about 40 yards short of the green and I chipped halfway up the hill and chipped on to the green and then two putted for a six. My opponent shot a ten.

The Eighth hole is a 175 yard par 3 over a gully. I hit a perfect 5 hybrid iron to about 15 feet left of the pin. I two putted for a par. My opponent shot four.

The Ninth hole is a 485 yard dogleg left over the water twice par 5. I hit my drive perfectly across the water to about 219 to the green and 159 across the water hazard. From there I hit my fairway wood across the water again to the left side of the fairway about 100 yards form the green. I chipped on to the back of the green and three putted for a six. My opponent shot seven. I shot a 48 and only lost 1 ball and won my match 7.5 to 1.5. Next week we go back the ponds on the back nine.

Duke Golf League - May 15, 2007 - the Crossings

May 15th our team playing the WhipLash on the back nine using the blue tees. We are in last place in our division. We started on Eleven and played the tenth hole last to get ahead of everyone.

The tenth hole is an uphill 367 par 4 dog leg right. My drive in to the sand trap on the left about 200 yards from the green then hit across the fairway to 100 yards from the hole then hit my pitching wedge to pin high 5 feet off the right of the green then chipped on and two putted for a six.

The eleventh hole is a downhill 465 yard par 5 dog leg right. My drive went down the left side to about 240 yards from the green. I hit my 5 hybrid to about 65 yards from the green right in front. From there I hit my gap wedge about 25 yards then I hit it again in to the creek in front , dropped and hit into it to the creek again dropped and hit on to the green about 10 feet from the hole and sank my first one put for a nine. The first time I have broken 10 on this hole.

The twelfth hole is a 131 yard par 3 to an island green. My drive cleared the water by three feet and landed in a sand trap. I chipped over the green into the pond past the green from there I dropped and chipped on and again one putted fro a five.

The thirteenth hole is a straight 360 yard par 4 with a pond and creek down the entire right side of the fairway. I topped my drive to the ladies tee and topped a hybrid in to the pond. I dropped and hit my hybrid to about 100 yards down the right side and hit my wedge past the green , chipped back and two putted for an eight.

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 middle then hit my fairway woods deep into the woods on the right, I dropped near where it went in and hit my five iron deep into the woods on the right again. From there I dropped again then hit a wedge to the green and three putted for a nine.

The fifteenth hole is a 197 yard par 3 pretty much all carry with a pond down the left side. I hit a great 3 wood that stopped about 15 short of the green on the right side. I flubbed a chip twice to barley get on the green and two putted for a five.

The sixteenth hole is a straight 432 yard. I hit my drive into the creek on the right. From there I dropped a ball and chipped to about 100 yards from the green. I hit my gap wedge to about 10 feet past the pin and two putted for a seven.

The Seventeenth hole is an uphill straight 485 yard par 5 about 190 yards and woods down both sides. I hit my drive right into the woods so I played my mulligan and hit a similar shot that bounced out of the woods just short of the creek. From there I hit a good fairway wood to about 165 yards from the green. I hit my seven Iron just short of the green and chipped on and two putted for another seven

The eighteenth hole is a 364 yard downhill par 4. I hit my fairway wood left to about 155 yards form the green then I hit my six iron to about 20 feet sort of the green on the right. From there I chipped onto the green and two putted for a five and won my match 5.5 to 3.5.

Duke Golf League - May 8, 2007 - The Crossings

Week 4 - Tuesday the 8th of May my team playing the Brian & Lee (no team name) on the front nine using the blue tees. I took my driver out of may bag before I began.

The first hole is an uphill 410 par 4 dog leg left. My drive using a fairway wood went to the right side of the fairway. From there I hit a good three wood in to the sand trap on the right front of the green. I chipped to the other end of the trap then chipped out and one putted for a six.

The second hole is over a mound to a green with a stream across the front 325 yard par 4 . My drive went right down the middle and stopped about 90 yards from the green. I hit my A wedge to the green within 10 feet and two putted for a par 4.

The third hole is a 329 yard straight par 4 to an elevated green. My first drive went down the right side of the fairway near the stream. I took a drop near where my ball was and hit my hybrid 5 into the woods and took another drop then hit my wedge into the trap on the right front of the green. I then chipped out of the trap onto 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 onto the green about 12 feet behind the pin. From there proceeded to four putt for a six.

The fifth hole is a 339 yard par 4 dogleg left. I hit a drive down the left side and short and hit my fairway wood off to the left in the rough then hit a hybrid Iron to the right about 45 yards in front of the green. From there I hit a chip and run to the green and three putted for a seven.

The sixth hole is a 141 yard par 3 over a gully. I hit my drive to about 20 yards short of the green chipped on and two putted for a bogey 4.

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 about 10 feet past the women's tee then hit my 5 hybrid iron to 165 from the green right in the middle of the fairway. I then hit another 5 Hybrid iron 30 yards left of the green in to the woods where I dropped near where I lost my ball and chipped on and then three putted for an eight.

The Eighth hole is a 175 yard par 3 over a gully. I hit barley across the gully and lost my ball in the mud. I dropped where it crossed the muck and chipped on and two putted for a bogey five.

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 my fairway wood to the left into the water then dropped and hit another ball to 30 yards short of the green on the right. I chipped on to the green and two putted for an nine. I shot a 57 and only lost 3 balls. Next week we go back the ponds on the back nine.

Duke Golf League - May 1, 2007 The Crossings

May 1st our team playing the Soccer Girls on the back nine using the blue tees. We are at 21 points through two weeks of league play

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 short of the trap on the right corner. I hit my 5 hybrid to pin high 5 feet off the right of the green then chipped on and two putted for a bogey five.

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 three putted for a eleven.

The twelfth hole is a 131 yard par 3 to an island green. My first drive was two feet short of the green. I dropped in the drop area and proceeded to chip on to the green and two putt for a double bogey five.

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, I took my mulligan on the first, on the right and then dropped at the beginning of the fairway and hit just short of the creek on the right side of the fairway. I hit my six iron to the middle of the green and three putted for a seven (which became the theme for the night).

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 a sand trap and hit my first sand shot about 10 feet and then hit my second sand shot into the pond on the left of the green about 20 yards short of the green. I dropped in the left side of the fairway where I went into the water and I chipped on and two putted for a seven.

The fifteenth hole is a 197 yard par 3 pretty much all carry with a pond down the left side. I hit a perfect 3 wood that rolled about 15 feet past the hole. then I twice putted halfway to the hole before sinking a 4 footer for bogey four.

The sixteenth hole is a straight 432 yard. I hit my drive into the trap on the right and chipped out to about 200 yards from the green. I hit down the right side into a creek running up the side and went in about a foot. I dropped and hit my gap wedge to about 10 feet past the pin and two putted for a seven.

The Seventeenth hole is an uphill straight 485 yard par 5 about 190 yards and woods down both sides. I hit my drive right into the wood and dropped just past the creek. the hit a good fairway wood to about 135 yards from the green. I hit my seven Iron just short of the green and chipped on and two putted for another seven

The eighteenth hole is a 364 yard downhill par 4. I hit my fairway wood to 190 from the green down the middle of the fairway then hit it again to the right of the green from there I chipped into a trap took two to get out and two putted for another seven and lost match 5.5 to 3.5.