9 holes that always beat you

The last 3 holes at LSU live in my head rent free

I’m about 400 under par on the front and 3000 over par on the back at my course. And the front is the harder side...can’t figure it out for the life of me

Most people say the back is harder at Bayou Bend, but I can torch it. There are only 2 hikes where I feel birdie is off the table.
The front is where others torch it and I can’t hit the broad side of a barn for 6 holes.

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Frick #3, worst hole on the planet.

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for years I would go at it. Now, I hit 7/6i then a wedge. I can usually grab a birdie on 1. 2 ain’t bad either.

The “middle 9” at La Tour if you’ll give me a little lattidude...

6 is a brutal tee shot. Left or right is dead, layup and you’ve got a long iron into a green with trouble long left and right

Everyone talks about 5 because it’s so long, but 9 is way harder if you ask me. The tee shot is generous, but if you don’t hit it up the right side, you’ve got a mid to long iron over a huge bunker. Miss right, and you’re toast. If you do hit a perfect tee shot and have an angle, you’ve still got a mid to long iron with water right and a deep bunker left.

11’s tee shot isn’t tight, but again, it’s dead left and the fairway bunkers make the hole an all but certain bogey

12 takes my best tee shot to have a manageable second, all carry to a shallow green with water short, native areas left, right and long. Miss the fairway even a little, with the rough the way it is, and you’re laying up short of the canal.

13 takes two really good shots to be over the cross hazard in 2

14 is a mid to long iron to an Island green and it’s usually the windiest spot on the golf course

I’d gladly take +7 for that stretch of holes every time I played and try to score on the other 9 holes on the course.

If you’re strictly limiting me to a scorecard 9 holes, I’ll go with the back 9. 11-14 wrecks my round more often than not.

10 seems like some relief in middle of all of that. Yet I continue to shite the bed on that hole.

Doesn't matter the course, I just seem to have a mental lapse in the middle of every round. From 7-14, I just seem to hit some big numbers.

I can be even par or close on 12-14 holes, but the others will put me 8+ over. It's never the same mistakes - just complete loss of focus.

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That used to happen to me a lot. Walking really helps combat that. Even when I’m in a cart, if I hit a brain dead shot, I’ll walk to the ball and let my partner take the cart. I find it helps refocus me.

Don’t think about the last shot for more than 10 seconds. Think about the next one.

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I played today and I was hitting the ball fairly well and my short game (my weakness) was great. I didn't worry about the few bad shots I did hit but the last 5 holes on the back 9 I had two groups in front of me that was very slow and was hacking the ball all around the course. Wouldn't let me play through and I got frustrated. My pace was gone and I had way too much time to think about the next shot. Went from shooting a potential 39 on the back to shooting a 44.

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Even when I’m in a cart, if I hit a brain dead shot, I’ll walk to the ball and let my partner take the cart. I find it helps refocus me.

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Me 100%. It's gotten to the point where if I hit a really bad shot, the guy I usually play with will say "you gonna walk to that one?"

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This screws me a lot. I play fairly fast. I get a number, pick a club and go. When you have to agonize 5 minutes over every shot, it sucks.

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I was at the point today where I was almost ready to call it before I finished the 17th hole. I know I waited 10 minutes on the tee box to hit my drive.