My first 70

Some of you know I have made some major swing changes this winter but how good are they going to be?????

I played my own course on Saturday all our greens are open and we use the slightly shorter tees in winter, although these are grass tees especially kept for winter.

I had four birdies and four bogies for a level par round of 70, I know that the course is slightly shorter but the ball doesn't go as far etc, anyway it shows a clear improvement of my game both physically and mentally.

I thought I would share that with you because the pressure was immense for the last two holes I had to par in, and I managed to overcome this with two no hassle last holes. What I can't believe that I found myself complaining about the two birdie opportunities I missed for a 68.

I would like to thank GTO and all the people responsible for giving advise that has helped me achieve this goal, I just have to do it in summer of the back tees now.


Ian.

That's excellent! Now the big goal is to break 70.

I shot my first 80 last week so now that's the psychological barrier for me. It's funny how one shot seems like such a big difference.

Just because it's a par 70 does not make it anyless difficult, At Karana Downs it's a par 66, and it has 7 par 3's and 1 par 5. but because of the long ruff and the shallow fairways it makes this coarse so much harder than some of the longer ones.

Not only is it a big difference, but you usually have a few choices where you'd like to make that shot up!

Thanks guys,

we have 5 par 3s and 3 of them are 200+ hence par is 70.

1, 4 10, 5
2, 4 11, 3
3, 4 12, 4
4, 3 13, 3
5, 4 14, 4
6, 5 15, 4
7, 3 16, 5
8, 4 17, 4
9, 3 18, 4

This is the card.

Ian.

Well at the moment im a 28 handicap and im trying to break the 90's i normaly play to about 22 - 25 but i just need to loese the two double bogeys

Why do you leave school at 15 :O well my goal is to get down from 28 to 18 this year im 14 also and pld the best of 7 months

Well done Ian that is excellent news, now you know that this type of golf is within you. Look forward to the summer.

Congrats Ian! All the books on the mental side of golf have paid off!! To finish par-par to shoot 70 really shows an improvement on that side of your game, based on some of the conversations we've had in the past.

Way to go Ian. Thats fantastic. What percentage of golfers world wide have ever shot par? I don't know but man youre right up there now.

Hope you kept a copy of your card for the photo album you've just acheived bragging rights. Oh to be a fly on the wall when you told your mates that one

Just checked your profile. If your still off a nine handicap don't ring me. I'm not playing you in stableford or matchplay. Don't mind losing but not interested in a butt kicking thanks

Thanks guys,

Kiwi, I have kept the card but it was only the winter league competition off the front tees, each hole is reduced by about 20-30 yards, so as much as I like to think I shot a par round it doesn't really count because it's not a summer competition off the back tees.

That said I did enjoy the round very much and you can only play the course in front of you. I have also worked very hard this winter on improving my game ready for the forth comming season, which after this achievement is now looking better.

In winter I play of 6 due to the course length.

Ian.

Exactly. Be proud Ian. What's the difference between shooting par on your home course being short, and shooting par on a short course?

If I ever shoot par, I won't care how, when, or where I shot it.

(That said, the only time I'm under par is playing TW2005 on my PS2!)