The last two days I played in the Middle Atlantic Senior event at Fountain Head Country Club. Wait, when did I turn into a Senior? They had a pre-senior division (40-54). This used to be 44-54 but they dropped it to 40 this year so I entered. I knew this course was really short, tight and had greens that were tiny with a lot of undulation. I had never played there and I didn’t have time for a practice round. As you can see my scores on the first 11 holes showed my frustration with the course. I had no clue where to hit it and I couldn’t figure out the greens. The ⛄️ on 10 came from a great drive that disappeared. None of us could find the ball so I headed back to the tee. I snap hooked the tee shot and expected to not find that ball. I already had it in my head that if this ball was lost I would be going home. We found the ball and I continued to play. I bogeyed 11 and was on pace to shoot 80+. I finished 12-18 2 under that included a birdie and an eagle. I was 4 strokes off of the lead.
On to today and I told myself that I knew the course now and should play what the course gives me. I shot 68 with three birdies and an eagle and I had to wait to see if that was good enough. The leader didn’t play well but the guy who was in second shot 72 which tied me for first.
We went to the first playoff hole and I won’t go into details but I bogeyed from the middle of the fairway inside 75 yards. I bogeyed that first hole all three times in two days.
I am happy I played well enough to come back and I am not disappointed in second as it was only a $50 difference. 😂
My first 11 holes I was +9. My last 25 holes I was -5. Who doesn’t love/hate this game?
