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Friday, April 17, 2015

 

La Quinta

The Dunes course is a Pete Dye design.  RR Ties everywhere, diabolical water hazards, mounds ... I’m not going to post all the pictures .

I was back to my old self on the front 9, but then for 7 holes on the back it was there again ... 2 over par ... then 6 over on the last two.  88 total (87 adjusted), two birdies.

#6, 173 yards.  Took 2 in the bunker there.


#8, 3 putts from 27 feet.


#9, but there are a few more tee shots like this


17 and 18 are doglegs around the lake.  They have unmown grass between the fairways, thick, about a foot tall, and they said don’t bother looking for a ball, play it as a lateral hazard.  Like the desert rule.  I hit a couple into that, and they’re right, don’t bother looking.

I heard on the radio 100 miles of I-80 are closed due to wind, semi’s are getting blown over.  Supposed to be 70 mph gusts here tonight and tomorrow.  I hope it clears up by Thursday.  Or maybe that course will be sheltered, too, like this one was on the leeward side of the mountains.

 

PGA West No. 17

Mr Science reports from the road.
14 shots on the last 2 holes, again.
group gave up 8 balls to the golf gods on No. 17.


Tuesday, April 14, 2015

 

Arizona Foothills


1st green, short par 4
 2nd Tee, short par 5
 2nd tee zoom: landing zone pinched by bunkers at dogleg



 #3 par 4

 #4 par 3


 #5 par 4


 #6 par 4
 #8 par 5 (#7 is 200 yd par 3)
 #9 par 4


 #1 Par 4 Tee
 #1 zoom
 #10 par 4
 #10 zoom

 #11 par 4 tee
 #11 zoom from tee

 #12 par 5 tee
 #12 zoom

 #13 par 3
 #13 zoom

 #14 par 4
 #14 zoom

 #15 long par 4
 #15 zoom

 #16 par 3
 #16 zoom
 #17 par 5
 #17 zoom


 #18 par 4
 #18 zoom


 

Club West

#1 short par 4, sharp dogleg right
#1 Zoom

#2 par 3
#2 zoom

#3 par 5
#3 zoom

#4 fairway

#5 long par 4
#4 zoom


#5 par 4
#6 par 3
#6 zoom

no. 7 par 4
no. 7 zoom
no 8, par 5 , hcp1
no 8 zoom
no. 9 par 4
No. 10 short par 4 downhill

no. 11 par 4, blind tee shot
no. 11 zoom

No. 12 par 5 tricky/awkward . . . the trash cuts off the fairway. . . basically can't reach it, but it blocks the vision of the next shot. . . fairway double dog-legs left around more trash . . . reachable in 2 . . . but poor risk-reward . . . but 3 shots is difficult to judge too.
No. 13 long par 4
no. 13 zoom . . . flat hole

no. 14 par 4



up on a hill . . .
looking around
no. 15 short par 3 massively downhill

no. 16 par 5
no 16 zoom. . . dogleg is awkward to navigate
traps & trash everywhere
then uphill to the green
no. 17 -- another massively downhill shot much longer than 15, to one of two greens

no. 18 wide open par 4





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