What is your biggest difference in 9 hole score during a 18 hole round? Tale of two nines

[jjr]

At my home course, 31(-5) front, holed out for eagle on the 9th (#2hdcp uphill blind) I definetly thought it was my day, stopped for a quick bite ( mistake) golf gods said not today, 40(+5) back for a even 71, gagged my way in thinking about my pesonal course record starting on 10. Lol.

 

Even worse, I once made 7 birds and shot even, crazy game!

[DavePelz4]

On 4/19/2022 at 2:10 PM, slocagolfer said:

Not nine holes but once I was 13 over par after 5 holes. I finished at 14 over. 

 

 

Not to one up you, but in a tournament, I pulled 4 tee shots OB on the first hole and posted a 12.  Shot 81, won something like 5 skins and 2 par 3s and something like $500.

[Warrior42111]

On 6/15/2022 at 2:52 PM, jjr said:

At my home course, 31(-5) front, holed out for eagle on the 9th (#2hdcp uphill blind) I definetly thought it was my day, stopped for a quick bite ( mistake) golf gods said not today, 40(+5) back for a even 71, gagged my way in thinking about my pesonal course record starting on 10. Lol.

 

Even worse, I once made 7 birds and shot even, crazy game!

The turn dog giveth and the turn dog taketh

[SouthBayGolfer]

36 - 49 is my worst. Parred 10 and then wheels came off on hole 11. 

[HSTNGolfer]

37-51 today. Missed three short makeable putts on the front nine. It went pear-shaped from #10 onwards.

[Fenrir]

Last year I went 51-36 on a 36-35 on a 6192 yard course from blues as a 18 HC at the time, I was playing as a single with 3 older ladies one of them asked midway through the back nine “do you always play better on the back?” To which I replied yes but not this much better had a 30ft putt to go even on the back nine and just missed it. Still one of the most memorable rounds just for the pure absurdity of not caring about score anymore and just started hitting shots 

Edited July 8, 2022 by Fenrir

[dfw Ag]

Last summer I shot a 45-35. and it was a Par 35/37 split. 10 over on the front, an eagle and 8 pars on the back to be 2 under there. One of the strangest days I've had, and a little inspiration anytime a front 9 isn't going well. 

 

Just this last week on that same course I went 8 over on the front and even par on the back. Something is telling me to just start playing the back 9 out there. 

[EaglesGolf99]

On 6/15/2022 at 2:52 PM, jjr said:

At my home course, 31(-5) front, holed out for eagle on the 9th (#2hdcp uphill blind) I definetly thought it was my day, stopped for a quick bite ( mistake) golf gods said not today, 40(+5) back for a even 71, gagged my way in thinking about my pesonal course record starting on 10. Lol.

 

Even worse, I once made 7 birds and shot even, crazy game!

... Been THERE! 

 

Par 71. 7 Birdies. I think the longest Birdie putt I made was 5 feet (ish). Most Birdies in a round. 

 

After a beautiful drive, sitting in the middle of the fairway on 18. Par 5. Thinking Birdie, maybe knock another stiff and have an Eagle opportunity. I proceed to make a Triple. 

 

7 Birdies. 

6 Pars. 

4 Bogeys.

1 Triple.

[Carolina Golfer 2]

16 handicap.
 

This past week 38/58 
 

Dont ask me to explain. I’m still trying to figure it out.  

[becoh]

17 Handicap

51 on the Front, 40 on the Back.

 

First time playing this course. Real slow afternoon. Couldn't hit a ball solid on the front, chunking shots, blading wedges, it was ugly. Thought about leaving after 9, but grabbed a beer and a sausage at the turn instead as the group ahead was leaving. Bogied the 10th, followed by 5 straight pars.

 

Credit to the beer and sausage.

[SollyinGA]

I’m a 7 hcap.

 

I had a crazy round this weekend. I shot a 44 on the front and 36 on the back. So +8 and even. Cold and hot 

Edited August 14, 2022 by SollyinGA

[SoMDGolfer]

Played in a tournament on Saturday and shot 47/33.  I legitimately thought about walking off the course after the front 9, but I'm glad I stuck it out.

[smashdn]

46-37

[RickK]

45 -31  Par was 72.  Had only 1 par on front 9.  Back 9 was 6 birdies, 1 bogey, 2 pars.

At the time was a 9 handicap.  It was in a skins game with 15 other players.  Won $290

Edited August 19, 2022 by RickK

[N8dogg2669]

Did a 47/37 at Otsego Tribute course last week. Feel like I’ve had a bigger spread but this one was recent lol

[Cali_Stinger77]

47-36 last year. Played awful on the front nine and then got it going on the back

[dannyhorn]

45/33 for my first time to break 80. I played solo the first 6 holes, and then caught another group who asked me to join them on 7..... had a couple cold ones and couldnt miss a putt on the back. I kept the scorecard because it was so ridiculous. only shot sub 80 again one other time in the 2 years to follow 🤣

[mjtoal]

Playing in first or two rounds in the Club Champs, black tees, greenskeeper had been in a bad mood, reached the turn -2 gross with my hook only appearing as a nice tight draw. Stopped at halfway hut because there was another group on the tee, and had a sausage sandwich. This must have stimulates my hook, which appeared with a vengeance on the 10th tee, double bogey 6 on a par-4, and again on the 11th tee, bogey 6 on a gettable par-5. The back nine was a disaster and I would need a calculator to count the total.

 

Haven't had a sausage sandwich at the turn since. 

[platgof]

Last Tuesday, 37 and 48, horrible!!! Today 39 and 40, go figure.

[ChronicSlicer]

On 9/15/2022 at 6:07 AM, mjtoal said:

Playing in first or two rounds in the Club Champs, black tees, greenskeeper had been in a bad mood, reached the turn -2 gross with my hook only appearing as a nice tight draw. Stopped at halfway hut because there was another group on the tee, and had a sausage sandwich. This must have stimulates my hook, which appeared with a vengeance on the 10th tee, double bogey 6 on a par-4, and again on the 11th tee, bogey 6 on a gettable par-5. The back nine was a disaster and I would need a calculator to count the total.

 

Haven't had a sausage sandwich at the turn since. 

lol, I thought I was the only one to suffer from the apparent "food coma" at the turn. Shot 39 front 47 back after scarfing down two dogs yesterday. Much like you, the driver went rogue. The added weight of the dogs clearly was the issue, totally messed with my swing plane 😂

[JimmyC59]

40-51 today

Still won ny match 3&2.

[mjtoal]

8 hours ago, ChronicSlicer said:

lol, I thought I was the only one to suffer from the apparent "food coma" at the turn. Shot 39 front 47 back after scarfing down two dogs yesterday. Much like you, the driver went rogue. The added weight of the dogs clearly was the issue, totally messed with my swing plane 😂

 

To be fair, I think it was more the interruption in the flow of the game and the rhythm rather than the sausage per se. Still, no more sausage sandwiches since. 

[ChronicSlicer]

9 minutes ago, mjtoal said:

 

To be fair, I think it was more the interruption in the flow of the game and the rhythm rather than the sausage per se. Still, no more sausage sandwiches since. 

I agree, but still blaming the hot dogs lol.

[Jimi Thing]

A common theme for me at my current home track in Portugal. The back 9 is easier as the front nine, 3-4 shots easier. Tournaments start early (for me) here 8am tee times is what I am facing. Regardless of how early I get out of bed, how much coffee I take and how much warm up I do, it just takes me a good hour to get to play golf rather then hitting balls. Body is not moving but more importantly the mind is absent.

 

Like last Saturday, was up to my 2nd provisional from the first tee, find my first fortunately, but have to take an unplayable. End with a double, make 2 more doubles in the first 4 holes and have burned my 6 shots after 4 holes. End up making 45 on the first 9. 

 

Second nine, I decide that I will shoot level par. Start off 10 with a bogey, follow it with a par birdie and 5 pars to be level on 18, our toughest hole. FIR, GIR but 60+ feet uphill with about 10ft of break. I end up lipping out my par putt for a 37. 

[Warrior42111]

A nice 54-42 this past weekend.

[Inexorable_Fate]

62-46.

 

Debated calling it quits. Instead, told myself to forget the first 9 even happened. Changed tees and ignored my playing partners, that I had joined as a single, because they were frustrated with their own games and dragging me down with them. Far from good but learned something.

[Michael Shanker]

Oh I remember this well.

 

I was 1 under after 6 holes, triple bogeyed the 7th, par, par, for a  +2 (38) on the front

 

Then I said, "Wow, this has got to be the best round of my life."

 

And shot a 7, 7, 9 on the 11, 12, and 13th holes before I quit keeping score.

[cwong014]

Over the weekend my Jekyll and Hyde moment was a 46/36 at Cinnabar golf Course here in California> I started off 7 over after 3 holes!

[forrester_fire]

Late this summer, I had a buddy down 9 strokes after I shot 39 on the front.  He ended up beating me...we essentially swapped 9s...I went 39/49, he went 48/39.

[jackmfarrow]

12. 37-49. Best of times, worst of times