Today’s challenge for this average golfer was the Hyland Golf Club in Southern Pines. The weather was also a bit of a challenge as the temperature reached 50° and we had light rain. The gold tee rating here is 67.0 with a slope of 124, so the difficulty is above average. Yardage is 5894. Rating, slope and yardage from the white tee is 69.5/133/6337 and blue tees are 72.1/141/6823. It can be a challenging course regardless of your skill level. This average golfer from the gold tees had a 50/51 for 101….but it’s the short game that is causing all the score, as I had three three putts on the front and the same on the back! Shave those three putts to just two and I knock six strokes off my score! Also, I only hit five fairways. There is a lesson in those results….spend more time on the putting green! Happy golfing!

Par 5, No. 5 from a large fairway bunker at Hyland

The No. 6 handicap at Hyland