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Post by bobawiefan on Mar 29, 2012 16:53:20 GMT -5
hole ten...388 yd par 4...BOGEY...Even...T34
missed the fairway...fairways hit 2 of 8
missed the green...gir 7 of 10
chipped...chips saves 2 of 3
two putt...putts/gir 13...total putts 17
up next 536 yd par 5
this is an eagle hole michelle...Brittany and lexi had eagle putts on this hole
hit the fairway michelle
grip it...rip it
go michelle go
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Post by bobawiefan on Mar 29, 2012 17:04:06 GMT -5
hole eleven...536 yd par 5...PAR...even...T32
missed the fairway...fairways hit 2 of 9
hit the green...gir 3 of 11
two putt...putts/gir 15...total putts 19
up next 389 yd par 4
go michelle go
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Post by bobawiefan on Mar 29, 2012 17:08:24 GMT -5
going to tv
back later
go michelle go
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Post by bobawiefan on Mar 29, 2012 18:52:04 GMT -5
Hole twelve…389 yd par 4...par…even…T30
Missed the fairway…fairways hit 2 of 10
Missed the green…gir 8 of 12
Chipped…chip saves 3 of 4
One putt…putts/gir 15...total putts 20
Up next 405 yd par 4
Hole thirteen…405 yd par 4...par…even…T28
Missed the fairway…fairways hit 2 of 11
Hit the greeen…gir 9 of 13
Two putt…putts/gir 17...total putts 22
Dist…255 yds…
Michelle drove the ball 255 yards into the rough…leaving 150 yards to the green out of the rough….and it’s hard getting close to the pin out of the rough…
Settle down and hit these fairways…I am watching you on tv
Up next…148 yd par 3
Hole fourteen…148 yd par 3...par…even…T28
Hit the green…gir 10 of 14
Two putt…putts/gir 19...total putts 24
Up next 387 yd par 4
Hole fifteen…387 yd par 4...par…even…T33
Hit the fairway…fairways hit 3 of 12
Hit the green…gir 11 of 15
Two putt…putts/gir 21...total putts 26
Up next 407 yd par 4
Hole sixteen…407 yd par 4...par…even…T35
Hit the fairway…fairways hit 4 of 13
Hit the green…gir 12 of 16
Two putt…putts/gir 23...total putts 28
Up next…169 yd par 3
Hole seventeen…169 yd par 3...Bogey…+1...T52
Hit the green…gir 13 of 17
Three putt…putts/gir 26...total putts 31
Up next…531 yd par 5
Hole eighteen…531 yd par 5...Par…+1...currently T52
Hit the fairway…fairways hit 5 of 14...announcer said Michelle hit her drive was over 300 yd
Hit the green…gir 14 of 18
Two putt…putts/gir 28...total putts 33
Got to love wie golf
Back shortly
bobawiefan
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Post by bobawiefan on Mar 29, 2012 19:39:35 GMT -5
Hello Wie Nation:  Kraft Nabisco Round one scores and results +1.…Currently T48 Current round results compared to 2011 averages 15 Pars…1 birdies…2 bogeys Fairways…5 of 14.…Ave is 8.3 fairways per round Greens…14 of 18.…Ave is 12.55 greens per round Total putts per Gir…28 Putts per Gir…2...Ave is 1.85 putts/gir Chip saves…3 of 4 Total putts…33...Ave is 30.75 putts per round Sand saves…0 Dist…253 ave. yds Par 3’s: 3 pars…0 birdies…1 bogey Gir…4 of 4...100% Total putts per Gir…9 total putts Putts/gir…2.5 putts/gir Total putts…9 Chip saves…0 of 0 Sand saves…0 of 0 Par 4’s: 9 pars…0 birdies…1 bogey Fairways hit…4 of 10...40% Greens…6 of 10...60% Total putts per gir…12 total putts Putts/gir…2 putts/gir Total putts…17 Chip saves…3 of 4 Sand saves…0 of 0 Par 5’s: 3 pars…1 birdie…0 bogey Fairways hit…1 of 4...25% Greens…4 of 4...100% Total putts per Gir…7 total Putts per Gir…1.75 putts/gir Total putts…7 Chip saves…0 of 0 Sand saves…0 of 0. No comments On to round two…Michelle tees off tomorrow at 8:04AM…PST TV starts at 8:30AM…PST…Golf central Got to love wie golf bobawiefan |
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Post by michellefan on Mar 29, 2012 19:51:07 GMT -5
+1 not bad especially when you consider her score from her last event, much improved. Now if she could work out a few more kinks with her putting for round 2 she'd move up the leaderboard. As of now it's pretty bunched up above her.
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Post by chargepads on Mar 30, 2012 0:27:30 GMT -5
Michelle needs to get to red numbers tomorrow to be in contention. Putting is her Achilles heel right now and she may have the yips. Those 3-4 foot putts should be gimmie for her but to me like I get this feeling that she will miss them not like when Tiger is putting the same distances. Let's go Michelle!
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Post by davidy48 on Mar 30, 2012 0:56:31 GMT -5
Well an improvement on her recent form at least. But usual problems remain - only 5 fairways hit on a wide open course - driving distance down so maybe she was using a 3 wood.
And of course the putting once again - I read she's gone back to an old orthodox putter, but it doesn't seem to have made a difference. 33 putts isn't going to win anything.
First priority is to make the cut ! After that it's all a bonus....
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Post by wowwie1 on Mar 30, 2012 10:43:54 GMT -5
The driving hole on the back 9 falls off hard to the right. Many players will hit 3 wood/5 wood to keep it left. Why they use this hole for measuring is beyond me. So, the distances are often less than they could be.
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Post by smiller on Mar 30, 2012 11:49:11 GMT -5
Spent the day at the Kraft tournament, round 1: observations and comments are summarized below:
Venue and Course
Venue is spectacular easy to get to, no on the premises parking, bus parking (5$) this year is along I10, was in the city last year, entry fee is steep (35$), course has narrow enough fairways, water significant only of a few holes, rough is 4 inches uniformly, greens are wide but not deep.
Practice Putting Green
Very large small practice green near, Michelle is now using a regular putter, has a more upright stance and was getting direct help from David Ledbetter on the green. She was putting very well and look much more at ease, she is playing the ball more forward with a small forward press.
Round
First Nine
Driving was pretty erratic she was trying to fade the ball and was only partially successful; the iron play from the fairways and out of the rough was remarkable with great distance control, lots of scrambling and accurate chipping and very good putting.
Second Nine
#10 Drive in a left fairway bunker, close to the lip had to wedge out, hit a great third shot to the green to 8 feet. Then an evil to took over her putting, she went back to centering her ball position, tucked in elbows and quick jab as I saw at the Kia last week. Putt only moved 7 feet and resulted in a bogey.
#11 Drive left of fairway, passed the tree line, made a fabulous five wood shot and reached the part 5 in two, ball on back of the green 20 feet from pin. Poor chip ball 7 feet from pin downhill putt. Same bad putting as #10, getting only a par, after chipping from 20 feet, for eagle. Michelle banged her hip in frustration.
Only one more poor dive after that the much better driving, slightly improved putting until # 17, reached par 3 9 feet from pin, below the hole, back to evil putting balled drifted to the right 2 feet from hole resulting in a steep side hill lie 2 feet from the hole, more bad putting crouched stance and ball now off her right foot, missed for bogies. The look on her face afterward was hard to watch.
#10 killed her drive, 300 yards in fairway, decided to lay up to 125 yards, good wedge 10 ft above the hole, and two putts.
David Ledbetter walked the entire round watching every shot.
Playing Partner
Zero chemistry, no conversation at all, but very polite. Gal played well, she is straight driver and very relaxed on the course, quite long of the tee and a good putter, ironically the way she putts is identical to what Michelle was practicing on the practice green and during the first nine.
Fans
About 300 fans followed Michelle for the first 9 holes dwindling to 100 later in the day probably due to the heat, was over 90 F, the wind never picked up as was expected.
Other players
Watched a few other players, Lexi Thompson is very good, but needs better control of her irons, she played with Pressel, must have been frustrating being out driven by 50/60 yards.
Expectation
Michelle need to improve her driving for round 2, you can only go so far scrambling. If she can stick to her new putting method, she stands a good chance to make the cut.
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