As I was walking in today, I saw John hit a very nice iron shot into the par 3 7th (his 16th hole of the day). I was out caddying in the pro-am yesterday and the course is going to produce lower scores than usual. I've seen the rough MUCH worse in previous years. Make no mistake, you'd rather be in the fairway...but the rough is very spotty around some of the greens.
I was out caddying in the pro-am yesterday and the course is going to produce lower scores than usual. I've seen the rough MUCH worse in previous years. Make no mistake, you'd rather be in the fairway...but the rough is very spotty around some of the greens.
Looks like you're right on, Matt. When you hit only 3 of 13 fairways (as Corey Pavin did today) and still hit 16 greens and shoot 61 (as Corey also did today), then you know that the rough ain't quite as rough as it could be.
that is not true yoda the rough is pretty bad and corey is the shortest hitter on tour.he is not hitting wedges out of the rough short and off line is not a good recipe.look at the length of the putts he made.still a very impressive round.
that is not true yoda the rough is pretty bad and corey is the shortest hitter on tour.he is not hitting wedges out of the rough short and off line is not a good recipe.look at the length of the putts he made.still a very impressive round.
I totally agree. I'm not poor mouthing a golf course that somebody shot 26 for nine holes. That's as strong as a garlic milkshake . . . I don't care if it was shot at Maw Hinkles Goat Track Golf in Tatertown, Nawth Kackalacka.
Way to go CP. And congrats on your good play too JR!
that is not true yoda the rough is pretty bad and corey is the shortest hitter on tour.he is not hitting wedges out of the rough short and off line is not a good recipe.look at the length of the putts he made.still a very impressive round.
Well, it's hard to argue with a man who is actually playing the course. And I ain't gonna do it! If you say the rough is rough, then by golly, it's rough!
Meanwhile...
Here is an interesting comparison of your first round (66) stats with Corey Pavin (CP) the leader at 61:
Driving Distance: CP (266.1) JR (289.4)
Driving Accuracy: CP (23.1 %) JR (84.6%)
GIR: CP (88.9 %) JR (83.3%)
Putts Per GIR: CP (1.438 ) JR (1.667)
Avg. Proximity to Pin: CP (26' 0") JR (17' 8")
Scrambling: CP (100.0 %) JR (66.7%)
So, Shotlink tells us that you were 10 percent longer off the tee and almost four times straighter. [Knowing how far you hit the driver, the 289.4-yard average suggests that you left it in the bag on at least a hole or two.] Then, on the greens hit, you were 30 percent closer to the flag. The 'rest of the story' is in the Flat Stick: You took 30 putts to shoot 66. Corey took 25 putts to shoot 61. We can do the math.
And a scorching 65 on Saturday puts him in a tie for 15th. Go John!
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The reason you can't sustain the lag is because you are so eager to make the club move fast (a reaction to the intent of "hitting it far"). So on a full shot you throw it away too early, which doesn't happen for your short chip. (bts)
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