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The Course

Abacoa Golf Club was in great shape and had some really great holes. For a public course I’m really impressed. The only downside is that so many of the public courses in Florida are in awesome condition that I almost “expected” it. But great course, nice design and really fun to play.

My Round

This was the best round in recent memory. I shot a 92, which on the surface seems like just an OK score, but it was a 92 with 40 putts! If I shaved some of my many 3-putt holes, I’m shooting 85-87 on a course with a 126 slope.

I was so comfortable out there with my pre-shot routine, setup and swing that I felt I could pick my target, step to the ball and hit it. I was striking it so solidly, taking turf in the right places and really dialing in my drives. I hit 80%+ fairways on the back nine.

So what did I do? Had a consistent pre-shot routine all the way down to the final waggle. And when I was over the ball and going thru my swing I didn’t have a ton of thoughts in my head, I just let myself swing and trust the work I’ve put in would actually work. Chipping was on. Putting was off. I couldn’t read the super fast greens all that well. Bottom line: solidly hit irons, straight drives, consistent routine and setup with good flex and a connected turn and this round turned into my best yet.