The First 6 Rounds

The morning 3 rounds saw me slowly improving and although I managed 6 aces through 3 rounds, I finished with a 41, 40 and 39 resulting in a score of 12 over par and landing me right in the middle of the pack around 18th place.  I felt like I was starting to tame the course.

But then the pizza showed up, the sun came out and the course bit me hard.  Did I mention this course is tough?  Lowest score so far is a 35 and there have only been 6 of those our of the 228 rounds of miniature golf played so far by the participants. It's not surprising that Brad Lebo, one of the best miniature golfers in the US, had two of those in his first six rounds (and is currently winning the tournament). 

My afternoon was a lot less stellar.  I ended with 43, 44, 44 and had a total of zero aces in those three rounds.  The mental game really came into play in the afternoon for me.  I had a couple bad runs and found myself not trusting my putts, even on those deuce shots I'd made fifteen times over the past couple of days.  On a course where a bad-run-stopping ace is hard to get, it's definitely tough to center your mind and get back on your game.

One thing I did forget to mention about this course - the cups do not give you a favorable break.  On some courses, a close lip shot and the ball will fall - you get none of that on this course.  If you miss by a little, you might as well miss by a mile because either way the putt isn't falling.  That, coupled with the lack of aces, can punish you when your game is slipping.

My goals for day 2:

Here's to a good night's sleep and two good rounds of minigolf tomorrow!