We played an afternoon practice round at Austin Ridge Bible Church. It's been a couple of years since we've played there and we were curious about the condition of the course. The players were: Lif, Dave, Keith and Heady. It was warm with temperatures near 90 degrees. The course really could use some maintenance. The brush has grown substantially and there are fallen branches on some fairways. It was rough, did not keep score but we had fun!
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| Keith with a tap in birdie on #6 |
We picked the hottest day of the year to play the toughest course in Travis County. The players were: Steve, Dave, Keith and Heady. Temperatures were in the low 80's when we started and climbed to the mid 90's when we finished. Sunny skies and no wind. Course conditions were fair to poor. The fairways were overgrown on many holes. We had the entire course to ourselves.
Not one of my better days, none of us did very well. There was a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth. I had two shots at birdies but missed the putts. Dave bailed out of playing the first three holes a second time.
Only one birdie made today and that was by Dave on #18. No discs lost and one disc found by Dave.
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| Dave doing some stretching before the round |
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| Steve starts us off |
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| Dave putting on #1 |
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| Inhale confidence, exhale doubt! |
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| Steve on #3 fairway |
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| Dave with a tricky putt on #3 |
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| It was a jungle |
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| Dave in the deep brush |
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| Keith with an easy retrieval |
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| Steve driving on #18 |
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| Steve getting his disc from the creek |
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| Keith finishes it up |
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| Official Scorecard |
We met up Sunday for Church, the Austin Ridge Bible Church. The players were: Steve, Keith, Dave, Chris and Heady. Lif showed up and brought donuts to celebrate my retirement! He was unable to play due to complications from another breakfast taco incident (long story). Temperatures were in the upper 70's, mostly cloudy skies and a slight breeze. Course conditions were fair, this course really needs some love. We only saw a couple of other players on the course.
I was not happy with my drives or my approach shots or my putting. At least I was consistent. This is a very unforgiving course. I warmed up a little when we played the first three holes a second time and made some decent throws. Too little too late.
There were five birdies made: Dave(2), Chris(2) and Steve(1). One disc lost and one disc found.
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| Energy Shot |
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| Steve powers down the #1 fairway |
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| Rough Terrain at the Church |
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| Nice retrieval |
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| All Start par on #17 |
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| Official Scorecard |
We met up this morning at the Austin Ridge Bible Church at 9:00. Today's players were: Steve, Keith, Chris, Dave, Lif and Heady. Course conditions were fair to poor. There were two other people on the course. The temperature was in the mid 70's when we started, mostly cloudy skies and no wind to speak of. That all changed around the 8th hole. A strong cold front blew in and dropped the temperature 20+ degrees that was followed by a steady rain and wind gusts of 20mph. Not very nice!
The weather conditions were a factor why we all played poorly today. Steve made a 50 foot toss on #1 for a birdie and Lif made a 50 foot toss on #11 for a bogey.
Only two birdies made today, one by Steve and one by Lif. No discs lost and one disc found. One large coral snake found on hole #1.
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| Break time! |
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| Lif with a birdie on #7 |
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| Walking in the cold rain |
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| Keith finishes in a driving rain |
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| Official Scorecard |
