First Tee/Sweetheart Loop

Man, I had a disappointing 50 from the back tees at First Tee this afternoon. For starters, I used 21 putts, with 4 three-putts. I hit one green in regulation, the 230-yard par-3 third, but three-putted from 86 feet. On No. 4, which from the back tees plays like a U.S. Open hole, at 478 yards, I missed a four-foot putt for par. In fact, I made one of four up-and-down attempts within four feet. But what really killed me was a 9 on No. 8. I hit my third shot into the lake, then two-pitched and three-putted. I had 6 bogies, 2 doubles, and 1 quadruple.

I jogged for about a minute, but otherwise walked the Sweetheart Loop this evening in 45:33. I started at about nine o'clock.