Here is the scorecard - Par 37 going out and Par 35 coming back in:
We have often discussed that Tierra has the nastiest 3 holes to start off a round - trouble looms all around and if you can not place your shots, you are bound to write down some pretty high scores. Really, 6 holes on the front 9 can be really nasty if you are not hitting the ball well (Holes 1,3,4,6,7 and 8). This is the only course that we play from the white tees and some of my pals that shoot in the 70's have been known to chalk up some scores in the 90's.
I started 5 over after the first 3 holes - doubled Hole 1, par on Hole 2 and tripled Hole 3 (2 lost balls). I regrouped after the rough start and made par on the next 3 holes. I ended up shooting a 46 (Par 37) on the front which felt more like a 56. I was rattled - I was over-hitting approach shots and finally found out that our cart GPS was 15 yards short of the actual distance. However, I was chipping and putting well. I took 15 putts on the front with 3 1-putts and no 3-putts. I had to regroup mentally on the back 9 if I was going to salvage anything positive from this round.
I made par on Hole 10 followed by a triple on the long Par 3 Hole 11. The hole was playing about 185-190 and I hit a 5-iron that sailed right and into the bunker. I hit out of the bunker and ran it through the green, chipped on and proceeded to 3-putt. I will have to take a look, but I believe that was my first 3-putt in almost 40 holes. I followed up the triple with a birdie 4 on the Par 5 Hole 12. And that was the last time good golf would come out for the day. On the next 6 holes, I had 2 pars, 1 bogey, 2 doubles and 1 triple for a back 9 total of 45.
I finished with a 91 and 6 penalties. 6 PENALTIES!!! I was upset about the way I played and about the way the course played. I rarely had an even lie after hitting a good shot and was punished several times for hitting a good shot. When you are not scoring well, there is nothing more frustrating than hitting a good shot and having something happen that puts you at a severe disadvantage. I will be the first guy to tell you 'that's golf' - however, when you are all ready in a bad head space, those types of things seem to irk you even more. I putted well on the front 9 - draining 6 putts greater than 8 feet. The reason for this was because I was below the hole. On the back 9, I found myself putting from above the hole and ended up with three 3-putts - ouch.
I found it odd when checking my stats after the round that I hit 10 of 13 fairways (76.9%) - however, almost all of them had a real 'slicey' feel to them. I firmly believe that my score of 91 at this course might have been an all-time low, however it felt ugly. I know I have a better and smarter game in me. I look forward to going back to Tierra and shooting in the 80's.
Here are the round stats:
Score: 91 (46-45)
1 Birdie, 7 Pars, 3 Bogeys, 4 Doubles, 3 Triples
Fairways Hit: 10 of 13 (76.9%)
G.I.R.: 6 of 18 (33.3%)
Putts: 34 (1.89 average)
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