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Buckeye Golf: Back For Seconds, Carmel Cup
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On Sunday, Ohio State wrapped up its first tournament of the year by participating in The Carmel Cup at Pebble Beach. The web site www.golfstatresults.com has some pretty good information. Let’s see what I can suss out of the numbers. As a caveat, I have not actually played Pebble Beach, although I have played neighboring courses of Spyglass Hill and Spanish Bay. So, that experience was probably the same, but different..
Overall
First, here’s the scores, as a team and individually, for the Buckeyes. The summary format is from the Ohio State golf site. The format is; overall placement; name;, round 1,2,3 scores; total score; score to par.
BUCKEYE RESULTS
T-7th | Team 372-365-371–1,107 (+27)
T-10th | Will Grimmer 73-68-76–217 (+1)
T-16th | Clark Engle 74-75-69–218 (+2)
T-31st | Sean Busch 75-73-75–223 (+7)
T-40th | Grant Weaver 74-75-79–228 (+12)
T-42nd | Josh Wick 84-73-72–229 (+13)
48th | Tee-k Kelly 76-77-81–1234 (+18)
Takeaway:
Stuck in the Middle With You
There was an interesting dichotomy in the way that Ohio State played the par 3’s (short holes), par 4’s (middle) and par 5’s (long) during this event.
The par 3’s and 5’s were played very well. Impressive, in fact. However, the par 4’s were a disaster. I’m not sure what happened, maybe some approach shots were wayward and got caught in the ice-plant. (Note: ice-plant is low-lying, succulent ground cover vegetation. You may not extricate yourself from it. What will happen is that immediately after impact, your hands, wrists and forearms will tingle for a few seconds.)
I’m sure that Coach Moseley and Coach Smith are all over this.
Ability to ‘Go Low’
There were 324 holes of golf played by each team; 6 players x 18 holes x 3 days. Ohio State had 188 pars, which tied them for 7th best of the 8 teams. That wasn’t too bad, because the Buckeyes recorded 56 birdies, which tied them for 3rd most during the event. As you saw from earlier, with Will and Clark shooting the lowest and (tied) 2nd lowest rounds of the tournament, the capability to make birdies exists.
Takeaway:
It’s always good to know that the players can ‘take it low’ come tournament time.
Too Many Mistakes
However, the Buckeyes simply made too many mistakes. During Friday’s round, I texted Joe Dexter to let him know that OSUMG season is underway. He asked how they were doing. I replied; “They are getting killed (not my exact words). They lead the field in triple bogeys”. As it turned out, they did lead the field in triple bogeys, which is something you never want to do. How significant was it? Glad that you asked:
Ohio State tied Arkansas for 7th place and was 1 stroke behind TCU in 6th. Here is how the three teams did with various scoring metrics:
Note: Dble = double bogey. Trip = triple bogey
Takeaway:
Just a very few less mistakes would have made a significant difference in OSU’s placement. I’m also sure the coaching staff has reviewed this with the team on the flight home and I am damn sure they will be working out the flaws before the next match in two weeks.
This is somewhat what I expected for the opening match; flashes of brilliance mixed with stretches of struggle. That’s golf, folks.
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Ken via our good friends at Buckeye Battle Cry
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
On Sunday, Ohio State wrapped up its first tournament of the year by participating in The Carmel Cup at Pebble Beach. The web site www.golfstatresults.com has some pretty good information. Let’s see what I can suss out of the numbers. As a caveat, I have not actually played Pebble Beach, although I have played neighboring courses of Spyglass Hill and Spanish Bay. So, that experience was probably the same, but different..
Overall
First, here’s the scores, as a team and individually, for the Buckeyes. The summary format is from the Ohio State golf site. The format is; overall placement; name;, round 1,2,3 scores; total score; score to par.
BUCKEYE RESULTS
T-7th | Team 372-365-371–1,107 (+27)
T-10th | Will Grimmer 73-68-76–217 (+1)
T-16th | Clark Engle 74-75-69–218 (+2)
T-31st | Sean Busch 75-73-75–223 (+7)
T-40th | Grant Weaver 74-75-79–228 (+12)
T-42nd | Josh Wick 84-73-72–229 (+13)
48th | Tee-k Kelly 76-77-81–1234 (+18)
Takeaway:
- Rounds 1 and 3 were pretty ‘blah’. Round 2 (365) was a well played round.
- Freshman Will Grimmer had an impressive debut. In fact, his 2nd round 68 was the lowest round of the tournament. Congratulations Will, that’s one helluva start.
- Junior Clark Engle’s 3rd round 69 was a “money” round. After two so-so rounds, Clark roared back to tie for 2nd best round of the tournament.
- At some point on Sunday’s back 9, I hope that Tee-K was enjoying the magnificent vista of Pebble Beach and the Monterrey Peninsula. His front 9 on Friday was a terrific 34 (-2). However, from that point on, he was a non-factor.
Stuck in the Middle With You
There was an interesting dichotomy in the way that Ohio State played the par 3’s (short holes), par 4’s (middle) and par 5’s (long) during this event.
Avg Score to Par Note
- Par 3 3.17 +12 3rd best of 8 teams. Well done!
- Par 4 4.27 +49 last place by 15 strokes. Not good at all.
- Par 5 4.89 -8 T-4th. Well played!
The par 3’s and 5’s were played very well. Impressive, in fact. However, the par 4’s were a disaster. I’m not sure what happened, maybe some approach shots were wayward and got caught in the ice-plant. (Note: ice-plant is low-lying, succulent ground cover vegetation. You may not extricate yourself from it. What will happen is that immediately after impact, your hands, wrists and forearms will tingle for a few seconds.)
I’m sure that Coach Moseley and Coach Smith are all over this.
Ability to ‘Go Low’
There were 324 holes of golf played by each team; 6 players x 18 holes x 3 days. Ohio State had 188 pars, which tied them for 7th best of the 8 teams. That wasn’t too bad, because the Buckeyes recorded 56 birdies, which tied them for 3rd most during the event. As you saw from earlier, with Will and Clark shooting the lowest and (tied) 2nd lowest rounds of the tournament, the capability to make birdies exists.
Takeaway:
It’s always good to know that the players can ‘take it low’ come tournament time.
Too Many Mistakes
However, the Buckeyes simply made too many mistakes. During Friday’s round, I texted Joe Dexter to let him know that OSUMG season is underway. He asked how they were doing. I replied; “They are getting killed (not my exact words). They lead the field in triple bogeys”. As it turned out, they did lead the field in triple bogeys, which is something you never want to do. How significant was it? Glad that you asked:
Ohio State tied Arkansas for 7th place and was 1 stroke behind TCU in 6th. Here is how the three teams did with various scoring metrics:
Pars Birdies Dble Trip
- TCU 188 52 13 1
- Arkansas 204 42 21 0
- Ohio State 188 56 13 8
Note: Dble = double bogey. Trip = triple bogey
Takeaway:
Just a very few less mistakes would have made a significant difference in OSU’s placement. I’m also sure the coaching staff has reviewed this with the team on the flight home and I am damn sure they will be working out the flaws before the next match in two weeks.
This is somewhat what I expected for the opening match; flashes of brilliance mixed with stretches of struggle. That’s golf, folks.
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