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Originally Posted by GreeBoman just out of interest, have you ever broken down your round in number of Putts, GIR, FIR etc?
I would be interested in seeing how you racked up 52 on the front 9 when you were keeping it straight? |
I haven't formally tracked this, but I can say that my GIR was almost certainly zero. On a "good" par 4 hole, I'll get pretty close to the green in 2, then chip on and 2-putt. I had a lot of those on Monday, and was pleased to get them. More commonly, at least one shot between tee and green will be a mishap: maybe a short topped ball or a push into the deep rough or the next fairway.
On a par 3 I hit the green from the tee once in a while, but since I don't have consistent distances with my
clubs, it's uncommon. There's one par 3 hole that's 130 yards, with a pond in front of the green, downhill from the tee. Should be a clean 8 iron shot, and I've done it. Once. But countless other times I've hit what seemed like a good solid 8 iron only to see it go high and then drop into the pond. Even shots that feel clean and fly straight are not especially consistent in distance.
Putting wasn't bad on Monday. I only 3-putted one or two (but only 1-putted one or two as well).