Stroke Play At Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course in FIJI – What Can I Shoot?

Stroke Play At Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course in FIJI – What Can I Shoot?

Hola, good morning. Today we are at Natadola Bay Championship Golf Course. We have a special treat for you guys today. Uh 18 holes by myself. Going to see how low I can go. I’ve never played here before. It’s a little bit windy today. Just got to the range. Going to dial in. Uh the golf club has been so accommodating this morning. Got myself a transfer down here. Got the morning off from the family. We’ve had a very busy couple days and they’re just having a chill day and I’m out on the course. So, let’s see how we go. We’re going to warm up. [Music] So, I’m starting to hit clubs and obviously the numbers down here on the range and I’m like I’m they’re not the numbers and I’m wigging out and they’re actually in yards yards, 100 yards, 150, 200, 250 yards. And cuz we’re like a little bit elevated here and it’s like a little bit windy, I’m like, jeez, I want to club up today because of the wind. Um, all right, let’s go get the big dog out right now. Uh, Tailormade Qi35. Let’s try and send a couple. [Applause] [Music] All right, range done. Just tried to work on some low ball flight cuz it is a little bit windy here obviously. right on the beach. Um going to have a quick putt. Just dial in the putter. I love putting. It’s probably one of my favorite things about golf. And then um yeah, let’s go to the first te. Today we are hitting Tailorade TP5 Stripe. If you know me, you know it’s my favorite ball. So [Music] just working on that lag putting [Music] All right, I’m dialed in, ready to go. The wind has picked up, so I’m not sure how the audio sounds. All right, I’m not going to lie, I was actually pretty nervous there. Uh, I hesitated cuz I was like, am I going to hit driver? But then I was like, I got to hit driver. It’s 371. [Music] I think that might be yards. Um, we are playing off the blues today for reference. Um, have a look at this view by the way. Absolutely beautiful. What a shot, baby. So, the ground skipper down there gave me a clap. I smacked that. So nice. Had 145, hit seven iron. Um, just a smooth knock down cuz it’s obviously elevated. So, let’s see if I can make a putt. You know, the only thing I didn’t pack on this whole trip was the tripod for my camera. So, obviously I thought of today with regards to coming out to play golf and filming it and obviously trying to set the camera up behind me, but it’s like I have to sit it on the cart or I have to sit it on the floor. So, work with me with that. But, um, look, I just That was a great T-shot then. Trying to work work on the driver, not hitting it as hard um, obviously because of the wind and trying to keep the ball flight as low as I can, but That one’s crack. That’s what you call a wine burner. Let’s go. Couldn’t make the up and down, unfortunately, which is disappointing. These greenies are very grainy and very similar to the ones in Townsville actually. Obviously, the tropical weather, very different grass to what they have in Sydney on golf courses. So, I actually enjoy the grainy greens. I actually love like the turn and the the challenge of of putting. So, um All right. So, we just found right side of the fairway. Flags down there. 127. Going to go pitching wedge. Let’s go. Man, that was a nice shot. Bit fluffy on the lie. It is meters on the scorecard and on the TE’s. I wasn’t sure. Um, there we are. See if we can make a birdie. Yep. Got that drop shot back. Last hole. Let’s go. Hey mate. Having a feed. First par three of the day. 174 m right on the beach. Have a look at this. Playing 183 the minute. rolled over the back. Look at that. My two of my favorite things, beach and golf. I don’t know what happened there. Rolled off the back. I hit a five iron like back of the foot knockdown. Tried to keep it low, but obviously downwind it just rolled. So maybe six was the play. But I mean, I was happy how I hit it. Hit a nice little low draw. Let’s see if we can get the up and So, it’s just off. Not that bad. Got the up and down, baby. Let’s go. That was great. Just what I’ve been trying to do. A little bit softer. Keep a ball flight low down the middle. Selling golf balls here. Hola. Hola. All right, got 93 m. Got my a wedge. I think it may have rolled over back, but I can’t really see the green. So couldn’t get the up and down there which is disappointing. Uh so I make bogey. Damn. Oh my lord. Have a look at this. Another par five. 465 m. I don’t even know where to hit. Try and hit there. Hit over there. The green’s all the way up there. I don’t even know what to hit. It doesn’t look like driver even though it’s a par five. Like, do you hit driver over the top? I don’t know. That was so scary. Too skis. Look how narrow that is. Way too narrow. Way too narrow. So scary. All right, we got 76 into probably playing about 86 54 it is. We’re dancing. We’re up there. sake. Oh man, that was just a straightforward three putt. Flat as putt. Just didn’t get the weight right. There was a actually there was a little bit left to right more than I thought. But jeez, that’s frustrating. I just chucked the ND filter ND filter on as well. It is a bit bright out here, so hopefully that helps. Next up, par 3 144. Oh yeah. Have a look at this. Downhill again. Let’s go. Eh, the back edge of the green. Next up, hole eight, path four. Have a look at this one. Another elevated tea all the way down there. All right. So, our T-shot went right. Unplayable. Took a drop. Duffed it. So, we’ve gone one, drop, two, three. We’re on the on the fringe of the green for four. Putting for bogey. Oh, come on, boy. Jeez. Triple bogey. Man, that hurts. I feel like I was playing so well. Left side. Not sure what’s down there. I had to take a drop. My ball’s down there. Unplayable. 145. Got eight iron. [Music] That’s back to back triple bogeies. Absolutely awful. just balls out of play or like unable to hit them. So we could do the scores and finish the nine but what a dreadful way to finish that nine. Oh that hurts to be honest. I started so well it just comes undone like that. Onto the back nine now. Let’s go. Positive vibes only. Here we are. Scorecard nine over. Awful. Awful finish. Look at those past four holes. Awful. All right, that wind is howling on the coast. The front half of the front nine’s kind of protected, but see if we can sink this part for par. Get back. Get a par back. pace of play has slowed right down and so has my golf game. Um, yeah, which has been disappointing because in the last six holes I’ve gone like nine over in the last six holes. Disappointing. All right, we got six holes left. Currently 11 over off the stick. All right, next up 153 meter path three all the way down there. All right, quick update. Unfortunately, my memory card has just full. My memory card is full. And I didn’t realize, but I was shooting in 4K, which obviously takes a lot more of your memory. So, I’m out of memory. I’ve still got 33% battery. This is on my phone. So, I’m going to have to play the final five holes. And then I’ll just keep I’ll keep you guys updated with what I finish with, what score I finish with. That sucks. But just going to try and enjoy the final five holes. [Music] Heat up here. [Music] All right, quick update. I finished six over on the back. Sorry, seven over on the back and finished 16 over [Music]

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