Ed invited me to play another nearby Donald Ross course, and I had to say yes. We were guest of his relative David and David’s son Kevin, who were just the nicest people.
The front 9 was a little more gettable than the back, although the way I was hitting today it didn’t really matter. The course was narrow, lots of OB not far from the fairways and the greens were devilish…lots of slope and undulation. I got “Rossed” a couple of times where I hit the green but it caught a slope, kept running and wound up 20 feet off the green. A fun round for sure.
| Hole | Par | Score | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | Pushed drive into right rough. 165yds with a 6I just right of the green. 2 putts |
| 2 | 4 | 6 | Decent drive but just caught the right bunkers. PW back out to the fairway left with 125yds. Hit the green, 3 putts |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | Par 3 about 155yds; pulled a 7I back left of green. Putted to 10 feet and made the par |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Good drive, 165yds left. Another 6I onto the green and a good 2 putt from a long way away |
| 5 | 5 | 6 | Ok drive, 4Hy lay up to about 125 yds. Poor PW caught the front bunker. Out to about 15 feet and 2 putts |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | Funky downhill then uphill par 4 with a hazard around 240 out. Pulled a drive into left trees that came back out to rough. 4 Hy to back of green and good two putts. FAST!! |
| 7 | 3 | 4 | Par 3; hit a 6I into the creek short of the green. Pitched to about 20 feet and made the putt to save bogey. |
| 8 | 4 | 4 | Pushed the drive right but still only had 125yds to the pin. Good PW to 20 feet and 2 putts |
| 9 | 4 | 5 | Bad drive, good 4Hy to just short of green from 175yds. 3 putts, but I should not have putted from off the green. |
| 10 | 4 | 5 | So-so drive, 180yds up the hill left. 4Hy left short of green, chipped on but 2 putts for bogey |
| 11 | 4 | 5 | Good drive and another 6I that hit the green but just kept rolling until it caught a slope and rolled all the way down the back. Chipped on and two putted for bogey |
| 12 | 3 | 4 | Par 3, another 6I left short, another mediocre chip, another 2 putt bogey |
| 13 | 4 | 4 | Good drive (blind tee shot) and a solid 9I in from 130. 20 feet for birdie and 2 putts. |
| 14 | 4 | 5 | Rinse and repeat: ok drive, 6I short of the green, chip on and 2 putts for bogey |
| 15 | 5 | 7 | Bad drive, bad 5W into the tall grass, bad PW to hack it out into the opposing hazard, fat approach, good wedge to 20 feet, 2 putts for double |
| 16 | 3 | 4 | Par 3, tugged a 9I left of green. Chipped it on and 2 putts |
| 17 | 4 | 4 | Good drive and ok 7 Iron from 145yds that just missed the green left. Chipped it close (double-hit!) and made the par putt |
| 18 | 5 | 5 | Par 5 - Good drive and bad 4Hy layup short of right bunker. Great 80 yard wedge to 8 feet. 2 putts for par. |
| White | 71 | 83 | Balls Lost: 1 |
Guests for the day
Number 2 Green
Looking back down #4
Fast putt downhill at 6
Par 3 16th
Short of the green at 17
Clubhouse and 9 green