I accidently played in my first golf competition and I finished 12th overall. As you know I’m playing every golf course in Melbourne and today I went down to Devilbend golf course to visit a friend and play his local course. If you know any good courses, I should play let me know in the comments and I will play them.
Devilbend is an hour from the city, down at the Mornington peninsula. So, to all the people who recommended I head this direction to play golf, you were correct, the courses down here are beautiful and this is probably the best course I have played so far.
And yes, my golf ball choice today definitely added a new meaning to the term blue balls.
I actually didn’t realise I was playing in a competition until the 10th hole. But now that I have an official handicap, a whole new golf world has been opened up to me and it definitely igniting my competitive spirit.
Hole 1 is a Par 5 477m. I drove into the tree and whipped a 5-wood back onto the fairway. My pitch landed on the green and I three putted for a bogey to start the day.
Hole 2 is a Par 4 330m. Again, I pulled my drive into the trees and had to whip a 5-wood back towards the fairway. I had a tough lie and pitched it to the back of the green. My chip back went well and left me close enough to tap in another bogey.
Hole 3 is a Par 3 128m. I hit a 9-iron and it went long and over the back of the green. I hit a pitch back towards the flag and it left me with a decent shot at par. Unfortunately, I misread the green and left myself with another bogey.
Hole 4 is a Par 4 364m. I hit a good drive but again it veered left and into the trees. I clipped a tree root while hitting my 4-iron out of the trees but it worked out okay and left a short chip to the green. I had a 10m putt for par, but it didn’t sink and left me with another bogey.
Hole 5 is a Par 5 444m. Again, my drive sent me left and into the trees. I hit a 5-wood towards the green and tried to progress, but ended up in the trees again. I pitched out with a 7-iron to keep low under the tree line. I had a chip from 35m and should have got it closer but it just caught the lower level of the green. I had a long putt for par but managed to get it close enough for my fifth bogey in five holes.
Hole 6 is a Par 4 353m. My drive went straight down the fairway and left me with a pitching wedge to the green. I hit my best shot of the day and it landed right beside the hole. And I had an easy tap in for a birdie. I’m starting to get one every round now.
Hole 7 is a Par 4 337m. I drew my drive into the middle of the fairway and then hit an 8-iron at the green. It pushed right and landed in the bunker. I got it up and out of the bunker but didn’t catch any spin so it rolled past the hole. I had a long putt for par which came close enough to tap in a bogey, but I lost my concentration and pushed it right, leaving myself with an avoidable double.
Hole 8 is a Par 3 157m. I’m not sure what exactly happened here but I duffed my 6-iron and it rolled into the trees. I recovered well with my sand wedge and left myself with an opportunity to save par. Like the last hole, I basically had a tap in bogey and just didn’t sink it for no good reason.
Hole 9 is a 290m Par 4. My drive landed in the middle of the fairway. I had a pitching wedge to the green and it came up a bit shorter than I had expected. Nonetheless it was still a birdie putt from 15m. I came up way too short and left a tough par putt. Which also came up short and I ended up taking a bogey.
Par for the front nine was 36 and I shot 45 which is 9 over par. With a handicap of thirteen that equates to 16 points. The two bogeys were really unfortunate here and were a blemish on what could have been a solid front nine despite some wayward driving.
2 апр 2024
