One of the things that has been bothering me this year has been why haven’t I been scoring well on the two courses I play the most. I’m a member at Theale and Sandford Springs and so far this year I have been scoring 2 – 3 shots over my handicap each competition round.
It hasn’t all been bad though, here are my best three rounds of the year
1, Oake Manor – 78
2, Basingstoke Golf Club – 77
3, Bowood – 78
So I have been playing some good rounds of golf. But how come it is at golf courses I am playing for the first time (and may not play again) ?
A couple of theories:
- no course knowledge means no fear
- always shooting straight at the pin, again because of no course knowledge
- putting is much more intuitive as no bad memories of missed putts
I’d be interested in your thoughts. I’d love to be able to take these scores onto my home courses and get my handicap down.