[wmcelesta]

After reading a thread on a 4 club challenge this past week, I decided to try it myself today. I played the front 9 using all of my clubs and the game wasn't 100% so I decided to try 4 clubs on the back 9. My goal was to shoot somewhere between a 45 and 50. Here is my selection and how it all went down.

Driver - 280
4 iron - 210
7 iron - 175
AW - 120

Hole 10 - 472 yard par 5
Driver in fairway, 220 left. 4 iron within 15 yards of the front of the green. Chipped on with AW. 2 putt par with AW.

Hole 11 - 180 yard par 3
Smoked a 7 iron to back of green. 3 putt bogey with AW.

Hole 12 - 393 yard par 4
Driver in fairway, 145 left. Choke down, 50% 7 iron runner put within 10 feet of pin. 2 putt par with AW.

Hole 13 - 373 yard par 4
Driver in left fairway bunker. AW chunk out of sand from 100. 50% knockdown AW from 60 yards. 2 putt bogey with AW.

Hole 14 - 333 yard par 4
Driver in fairway, 95 yards left. AW hit too hard, 5 yards over green (bounced off). Chipped on with AW and 2 putted for bogey.

Hole 15 - 174 yard par 3
7 iron into the wind landed in sand in front of green. AW out of sand and 2 putt in the hole for bogey.

Hole 16 - 473 yard par 5
Driver in fairway, 225 left. 4 iron kicked left just before the green and was in the left rough, down a hill 5 feet below the green. Flopped an AW within 15 feet. Drained the putt with my AW for birdie!

Hole 17 - 135 yard par 3
AW within 4 feet of hole. 2 putted for par.

Hole 18 - 525 yard par 5
Drive in rough, 340 yards. Bombed it!!! 185 yards left, hit 75% 4 iron and put it on the green, 25 feet from pin. 2 putted for birdie!

Ended up shooting a 2 over par 38!!! I couldn't believe it! The best I have ever shot on the back on on this course in 24 previous rounds is a 39! And that is with 14 clubs. Had I used my putter and another wedge, I would have easily gone under par, possibly a 34/35. I am definitely going to try this again and play 18 holes. It really forces you to make shots, be creative, and focus!.