MetCenter - Another early start

To beat the heat we had another early, 8:00am start at the MetCenter.  Today's players were:  Steve, Big Dave, Lif, Bob, Donald, Mike, DD and Heady.  Temperatures were in the 80's, mostly sunny skies and an occasional breeze.  Course conditions were still very dry, the creek only had water in a few places.  Several other groups were on the course today, enjoying a round in the sun.

The group as a whole did very well today with just four strokes separating the top from the bottom.  I played a little above my average, I had a few nice drives, my approach shots were not that bad and I made most of my putts.  I did totally choke on two putts but I made a couple that I could have easily missed.

A total of 10 birdies were made today:  Dave Darden (5),  Donale (2), Steve(1), Rob(1) and Mike (1).  One disc lost by Big Dave on the first hole, in one of the few remaining water hazards.  Two discs found by Steve in the silt of the dry creek by hole #9.

Loosening up before we start

Mike gets us started

One of the two putts DD missed today by clanking the iron

Steve driving on #4

Mike would normally be waist deep here

A couple out on a stroll in the park

Rob with a birdie on #4

Donald with the drive on five

DD with one of his many birdies

Steve with a birdie on #5

Taking the long walk to #6

DD with a birdie on #8

DD driving on #9.  Lif is posing

Steve giving it his all

Mike with a fine drive

Bob's second throw on the long #10

Donald in the dry creek

DD with an approach on #12

Heady makes par on #12.

Dave with a tricky putt

A momentary lapse of concentration!

Dave driving on #15

Mike makes his putt

Steve with some tough footing

Big Dave on the #18 fairway

Dave finishes on #18

We searched for several minutes but could not find Dave's disc

Official Scorecard.  Recorded by Steve.  Compiled by Rob.

The Church on Sunday

Today we stayed close and played the Austin Ridge Bible Church.  This is a very unforgiving course, with rugged terrain and tight fairways.  Today's players were:  Steve, Lif, Bob, Dave and Heady.  Temperatures were in the 80's, sunny skies and a cool breeze.  Course conditions were dry and a little overgrown in places.  We saw two other groups on the course.  Thank you Steve for bringing breakfast,  a Macho Taco is needed before taking on this course.

I was not happy with my game today, I kept hyzering my drives and I wound up in the rough far too often.  When I did throw one straight it didn't have the distance that I've been getting in the past few weeks.  My approach shots were a little off.  My putting was decent, I only missed one putt.   Bob had a great drive on #17 and had a pretty easy birdie.  Not easy to do on that hole.

Only four birdies were made today:  Heady(1), Steve(1), Bob(1), and Lif(1).  No discs lost and no discs found.

Steve starts us off!

Bob throws across the canyon

Lif from the edge

I threw this disc a little too low

Steve's second shot on #3

Bob driving on #5

Dave's approach on #10

Lif's approach on #11.  Watch out for that branch!

Rob driving over the trees on #12

Walking down the rugged #12 fairway

Welcome to the jungle

Lif driving on #13

Rob's second shot on #14

Steve makes par on #14, so did Bob

Bob driving on #15

Dave on #17

Heady flicking on #17

Lif with a birdie drive

Heady finishes it up

Official Scorecard.  Recorded by Steve.  Compiled by Rob.

North Town - A Mudder of a Day

We went north this Sunday to Pfluggerville, to play North Town.  Today's players were:  Steve, Keith, Dave, Bob and Heady.  Temperatures were in the low 80's, skies were overcast and slight breeze would blow.  Course conditions were muddy due to the rains this week.  Several areas of the course were flooded.

I played about average today, I was satisfied with most of my drives, my approach shots were a little off and my putting was terrible.  I must have missed six putts.  Good to see Bob back from vacation/honeymoon, he had a good game with three consecutive birdies.  Thanks to Bob for all of the good cigars from the Dominican Republic.

A total of 6 birdies were made today:  Bob(4), Steve(1) and Keith(1).  Two discs lost in the pond on #12,  Heady and Keith.  No discs found and no baseball cards found.

Great cigars Bob!

Big Dave starts us off!

Bob driving on #3

Keith giving everything he has

Heady with a long drive on #5

Another missed putt.

Keith putting on #6

I think I made this one

Birdie attempt on #8.  Tricky footing

Looking for Dave's drive on #9.  Rather swampy

We've never seen this ditch flowing

Dave leaps over the creek

Steve's approach on #11

Bob lines up another birdie

Steve driving on #14

Snapping turtle trying to get in a drainage pipe. 

I made this to save par

Keith putting on #18

Official Scorecard.  Recorded by Steve.  Compiled by Rob.