In our forums, our members have been discussing their experience shaking off the rust on return to the golf course. WRXers discuss the changes they’ve seen on the course as well as how they got on in their first round back.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- NeverFail26: “Played my first round since November yesterday. The front 9 might have been the worst I’ve had in 3 years. Shot a 62. It was like I had forgotten everything. Pulled it together some on the back 9 and shot a 50. Putting feel was completely off.”
- Rdiver: “I only played 9 myself. 9 over. Lost a lot of feel. Didn’t hit any range balls or practice putting…that would have helped A lot for sure. The course was at its best. Fairways were amazing. No one playing for all most two months was really good for the course.”
- wattage: “Played at Metropolitan in Alameda with my brother at 6:09=sunrise. It was glorious!!! They had raised cups which feels like cheating, shot 68; 4 birds no bogeys. I attribute the good ball-striking to my backyard net; it has allowed me to keep my swing in a good place. With a 4yr and 5-month old, I foresee the net keeping me in the game going forward. Just hitting 3-5 shots a few times a day helps my mental sanity as well as golf game. I debated on posting the score but read an article from USGA encouraging posting so I did.”
- Warrior42111: “Had a little over a month lay off, and ball striking was surprising good for me. One ugly hosel rocket, and short pitch over the bunker I dropped in the bunker. (touch is usually first to go and last to come back for me). Was playing a 2 man scramble match play so it was tough to gauge what I actually would shoot. I would think low 90s taking in account any missed greens on my part and doing a chip and 2 putts.”
- SnapHooker_605: “First round back, I was absolutely striping the ball. Even my pitch shots and chips were looking great. My putting game looked like I had never golfed in my life. The greens were sandy, but they always are in the spring, that is when my course aerates the greens. I noticed that the stupid pool noodle in the hole bothered me tremendously, not sure why that is because I got used to putting with the pin in last year, but I whiffed on so many 3 foot putts that it was disgusting. Hopefully that gets cured.”