New Clubs but Injured – Can I Break Par? Chasing The Red – Episode 7

Join us in Episode 7 of “Chasing the Red” as we chase daylight and injury at one of Dubai’s best golf courses.

New Clubs But Injured – Can I Break Par? Chasing The Red – Episode 7 also covers the following topics:

The Els Club, Dubai
Golf Course Vlog
Pro Golf Tips
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And she goes look at the stance I’ve got here lost that right this is not going excellently to stay in the red at the El’s Club that’s what I want I just want to get one back so I’ve done something a bit silly 216

Yes so this is where we are the L’s Club Dubai sports city and we’re going to play the front going to play off the blue te’s which is 6,829 yard that’s a pretty long golf course I on tour for the ladies I think the average was about 66 so it’s a

Couple hundred yards longer than that but I’ll give it my best shot and actually I’m going to take a look at my Stats today so like I’ve done previously in videos I’m going to put my score at the top and then I’m going to take if

I’ve hit the Fairway I’m going to take if I’ve hit the green I’m going to keep a record of how many pots have made and then my scrambling so if I my balls in the bunker on the green side and I get up and down then it would be one from

One if I don’t it be Zero from one and I’m going to take take a note of my Scramble just to give me an idea of my stats when it comes to the end of the day it’s really simple way that you can understand how you put that score

Together right okay let’s rock and roll nine holes in the evening the best part of the day on the L’s Club so we’re off the blues so this is 415 yards Par Four out with a big dog looks like the Fairway kicks from left to right I’m just going to hug the left

Hand Side looks like Fairway bit further left than I planned but came over the top of that but it’s down there okay so I’ve got 1708 yards to the flag 7 180 it’s a 5 r Oh that’s a golf shot oh short still getting to know these clubs these irons that I’ve had in the bag for just over a week not sure how far I hit them but um I’ve been trying to get this sort of higher lunch so with a higher lunch I

Might have a shorter carry which would make sense but really I need to get them on a track man okay I’ve come up a little bit short on the first this is going to be an interesting one it’s lying okay but look at the stance I’ve got

Here huh this is interesting have to come right down the grip o it tell you what it’s not too shabby so there’s definitely grain in play on these greens I can see the blades of the individ ual Blades of grass are slightly thicker which does affect the way the ball

Rolls okay bit right to left on this part don’t be greedy break didn’t quite move the way I thought it would but anyway I’ll just tidy up five Boogie start right par three second hole beautiful looking par three actually down the hill I love an elevated T

195 that helps me I’m going to hit my four Iron it’s gone right set bolt that is going to be an interesting chip thankfully it’s so wide open I’m gonna get away with that right this is a tricky little chip I’m not my best shot off the tea with a four iron I’ve left myself about a 30 yard flick in here

On that’ll play hopefully a PT for par right this is this is a ner up the hill and she goes halfy with a three there threes at the par threes that’s the goal a little tip I learned from uh coach which I thought was just like basic but really helpful is that it’s

Always good to have three T’s and one marker in your pocket that way when you go into the tea and you feel like it’s your turn you’re ready to go you’re always you’re always ready to go and if you break a tea or if you Le lose a tea

Replace it so you’ve always got three T’s and a marker in your pocket right this is back into the wind down the left hand side bunker down the left at 270 157 yards is what I’ve got left in fact let me just check that never really and these cart buggies are obviously really helpful but 164 yards yeah that’s staying 100 57 164 that’s a totally different shot playing straight back into the breeze lost that right it’s another green Mist this is

Not going excellently so it’s been another busy year for me in my commentating and broadcasting career on the DP World Tour and a little bit PJ tour stuff couple of lpj events as well and so I feel really happy with how it’s all gone obviously there’s been some highlights I’d say the

Ridder cof and presenting the trophy at the end of that week that was that was unbelievable and there’s been some some challenging moments as well but it’s been a really amazing year go on o had a look can almost give that one to myself boom nice

Four but I suppose I feel really happy that you know I’ve made it to this stage like to the Finish Line you know you give so much as we all do in our jobs you give so much to your job and it’s so important I think to have that time at

The end of the year whenever that comes for you just to take the foot off the gas a little bit and kind of reflect on what you feel proud of that you’ve achieved in your year and write it down big fan of writing things down so I’m

Going to do that in the next couple of weeks while I’ve got a little bit of time to just reflect on the things I feel really proud of this year cuz it’s easy to forget we’re always so critical about ourselves aren’t we and certainly in the broadcasting world it’s easy to

Criticize things all the time the mistakes I make I go over them and over them in my head but it’s important to go over and over in your head the good things you do as well so I’m just going to have a we think about it all and I

Feel really lucky to I’ve been part of professional golf for another year 149 yards one over par struggling with this neck injury that a bit of a neck injury it’s making me feel a bit stiff in my swing don’t feel like I’m in full flow

But can’t always be in full flow so I’ve just got a swing Within Myself I think play downhill should be a smooth little seven iron I’m going straight at It Go BT go oh bunker bunker another Miss green what am I up to so I’ve done something a bit silly I’ve left my

60° couple of holes ago and I went back to get it and the nice people that are playing behind me handed it to the Marshall now I don’t know where the Marshal is so I’ve got no 60° now um which is fine I’m just going

To have to make do with my 54 but normally in the bunker I would take my 60° and now I’m going to have to work some sevy magic try and get this near the hole a lot depends on the LIE so I’ve gotten quite lucky here cuz

It’s on a little bit of an up slope I’m just going to open up the 54 degree and add some Loft sit came out nicely but it’s gone on a little bit further than I would have liked down the hill little bit of right to left not a lot

Though moved more than I thought tell you what these greens are like kind of very upt Hill like another drop shot see what I mean you get these greens sometimes that sit in that direction which means everything feeds away from the hole particularly if the hole’s up

High it’s not it’s not it’s not easy this is not an easy Golf Course part five this what we like chance to get one back on the golf course it’s reachable in two starts with finding the Fairway I’m going to rip this one up the right hand side

Perfect go ball run for your life that’ll play right perfect perfect t-shot but what am I looking at 216 yes that is reachable with my 3-wood plays uphill okay it’s 216 yards to the flag but it’s all uphill and there’s a huge bunker in front of the flag so I

Can see a little bit of sort of a tongue of the green sticking out to the right I’m going to aim for that that portion of the green even if that leaves me a long pot or a bit of a chip I don’t really want to go in that huge bunker

Just short of the green so up to the right hand side feels like a better option run like the wind yes perfect perfect so thought that one through and now I’ve got a really good chance of making a birdie if I can get up and down here that’s what I want I

Just want to get one back right this is an interesting shot again with my 54 which isn’t a bad bad option here because the ball’s on a bit of an UPS slope so I’m like talking really awkwardly to the camera cuz I like I say I’ve got this weird neck pain which is

Not helping my golf so I’m sorry that I’m I’m a look like a little bit like I’m frozen but anyway I’m I’m going to try and play this chip up to the high point and I’m kind of coming halfway and I’m looking from there at this high

Point on the green the how it’s going to break from here so I can see it’s got a bit of right to left in it and if anything it might come back a we bit the other way when it comes to reading greens you know do a lot of it out on

Tour a from a distance you’re trying to commentate on how the guys need to read their putts what’s the what’s the line on the pot and one really good bit of advice I got was always looking for the high point what’s the general direction of the green you

Know where’s the high point where’s the low point and trying to work out the rest of the puzzle for from there that’s fine little bit heavy-handed but a good look at bod it’s a makeable pot let’s see what I can do hold your head yes come on one back

With my dodgy neck no 60° what my leg okay Par Four the sixth hole 394 yds Fairway all sloping from left to right I’m just going to hit a stock one up the left hand side nice okay 132 yds nice little shot coming up here it’s a nine iron little Punchy one beautiful

Perfect PO for birie I’m trying to get my own back on this course beautiful time in night here in Dubai it’s just great to play golf out in this temperature you know and the golf courses they’re different it’s a different style of golf bigger Fairways bigger greens grainy greens grainy

Grasses lots of sand and I’m very much looking forward to playing more Golf and making more content for my channel over the next couple of months so I’d love to hear from you what what sort of content are you enjoying and what would you like more of hold your head in a

Row I think that’s me back to level par but as you can see the sun’s going down so we love a bit of chasing ing the light on this channel don’t we we love it but it’s just such a nice time of day to play so three holes to go I reckon

We’ll be fine we’ll get nine holes in seventh pole you can see there’s water all around we’ve got to carry it over some water and there’s water down the left hand side 380 yards off this tea so I’m just going to I’m going to keep this one down the right

Half perfect I do love how wide the fairways are out here 154 yards is what I’m looking at here little bit down the breeze it’s a good thing I fired that drive down the right hand side cuz actually it probably wasn’t the play 154 yards right let’s go in the

Hole on the green but it’s got a little bit long that took off it was a bit of a flying lie okay it’s that wonderful time of night again when birds are all singing at the top of their lungs Story Time up the hill left to right so beautiful I’ll

Do okay part five coming up here penultimate hole 515 yards so it’s an absolute Beast there’s bunkers up the left at 2:30 so I’m going to stay away from there and just aim up the middle nice out screws so I decided just to hit a very conservative layup to leave myself

Around the 100 Mark cuz that is a number I like I’ve left myself 107 which is perfect for my little choke down pitching wedge you can see we’re kind of running out light It’s All Over It Go Bell oh yes I’ve done that a few times

In chasing the red I’ve tried to lay up to a specific number and I really do like a 100 and I’ve left myself an uphill CT here for birie left to right go on I’m hungry for it now one hole to go do not know what this hole is the

Screen on my buggy is not working so I can’t really see where this bunker down the left is and I’m running out of light but I can see there’s plenty of room up the right hand side on the fairways beautiful tree there kind of iconic tree and view back towards the Clubhouse love it okay can I make a four that is the question to stay in the red at the El’s Club question is can I make a four I found the Fairway up this final hole to stay in the red and I’ve I’ve played some great golf I’ve just it’s not been

Easy with my new club trying to get used to them I’m still working on that I’ve hit I love the ball flight I definitely find that I’ve got a straighter ball flight which is what I’m looking for just the tempo sometimes they feel a little bit heavier and sometimes the tempo just

Feels a little bit off from my point of view so I need to work on that this is a long shot in what we looking at It’s a Long Way 190 yards up the hill plays all the way up hill so I’m going to hit a grp down little Fivewood nice and High I like that very much very much beautiful view back across the ninth hole thank you to the Al’s club for allowing me to come and play this nine holes it’s been absolutely stunning a difficult golf course I would say and because we’ve been trying to play

And kind of slot in it’s chasing the light we sort of whizzed our way around we’ve not hung about but it’s a tricky Golf Course the way the greens kind of feed off into these massive runoffs if you’re striking the ball well and you’re finding Fairways then you can definitely

Get a score going and I’d be very happy to walk away from here under par let’s see if I can hold this final po two pot to stay in the red one pot to go two under I think that would be the best score on chasing the red so far let’s

Go don’t leave it short Iona criminal did not have the gas just ran out of it towards the end but it’s a part to end the day another round of one under bar that seems to be where I kind of hover at the moment so that’s it one

Under par to finish the day at the El’s Club it’s been fantastic to play golf in the evening in beautiful temperature out here in the Middle East thanks for watching hope you’ve enjoyed it we’ll see you next time around