SATURDAY APRIL 22 - 9 Holes At Coyote

Only 1 day of rest and I'm back at it. This time its at Coyote Run, which used to be Cherry Hills, which was where I got my hole-in-one in 1982. The days aren't long yet, so I only have daylight/weather for 9 holes. My score is 49, with 17 putts. The highlite is my 2nd birdie of the year, a 25 ft. putt on a 516 yd par 5. I had 1 blowup hole, a 9 on the 390yd 7th.(Ironically 1 hole after my birdie). Otherwise it was a 9-hole round, which means I need to play 18 to get the full effect of how I played. When you only play 9, if you start off slow, you dont have time to recover, because by the time you get going, the round's over. I only had 1 par(to go with the birdie.) so never really got in a rhythm. Its OK, its April, and overall I have made considerable progress even from Opening Day. Putting wise I had 2 3putts,and 3 1putts, for a total of 17. Next time I play there I will play 18. I hit 2 of 7 fairways and 3 GIR.

THURSDAY APRIL 20 - Big Improvement

Well, now, thats more like it. After a 103 on Opening Day, I was due to play better, and I did. At University G.C., which used to be Urban Hills, I had 43-43-86, so I not only broke 100, I broke 90. In April. My 1st hole I hit the green in regulation and never looked back, with 3 pars on each side and no hole worse then double bogey, and my first birdie of the year, on the par-3 17th. A deuce always helps one's score. I hit 6 GIR's, and 5 fairways, although on that course the rough is short, so accuracy isnt a premium. My putt total was 32, with 6 1-putts. Never did I have 2 pars in a row, however, so thats next. My shot of the day was the 7-iron on 17 that set up my putt of the day, a 10-ft birdie putt. Very well done.