Whilst I was disappointed with Round 1 and quite rightly, I had played ok considering the extra length, over 7000 yards and the breezy conditions, so was looking forward to round 2. Plenty of scope to improve with an 11 and a couple of 8's. Just stay focussed and play some simple bogey golf again! Just cut out the big scores!
Get the ball past the Ladies tee, is the first thought off the tee. (Again)
Into the wind on the first. Opposite to yesterday............helping on 7th, but against on 8!!!
Not a bad drive down the first, but weak second leaves me with a difficult shot from the rough blocked out by the tree on the left.
Hit a good rescue club just short of the bunkers and a manage to convert a poor wedge into a bogey 6.
1 better than yesterday already!
A scrambled 4 on the second and that's another one back.
Poor drive on 3 and despite a good recovery shot, I hit an awful chip which spins back into the bunker. No up and down so a diappointing 6.
Good drive on 4th and second, but a bad chip again and the chance of a par just missed with a lipped putt! Still a good 5.
Safe drive on 5 and this time I manage to carry the bunkers and end up just short of the green. Yet another crap chip, the wedges are definitley not working to day, but manage to grab a bogie. So I'm looking good to knock a few off yesterdays. can I really pull shots back with yesters 6 and 11 coming up.
Wind assited on the 6th and I make the carry with a 3wood. Chip on, just past the pin and really unlucky with my down hill sliding putt which ends up on the lip. But a 4 pulls back two shots from yesterday.
Now to the 7th.
Just manage to squeeze my tee shot across, just avoiding the hazard on the left. Poor lie, but manage to get my 2nd down the fairway. Lay up, just and my approach leaves me a 15 footer for par. Just drift past and walk off with a 6. Still 5 better than yesterday. That's 7 shots back in two holes.
Up to the 8th, but a stright drive and against the wind I manage to make the carry by aiming at the melling road!
Second shot with a good lay up and chance of a an up and down for a par, but yet again an awful chip, another chip and 2 putts for a six. But a bogie and I'm under 50 and 4 shots better off!
Skied drive and weak second and I'm in the plantation. Not staked and so a hack out. Still felt confident about hittng the green from 150 yards and getting the ball close to an fairly easy pin. Big slice and it's in the lateral by the green. A drop , fat chip into the bunker and barley getting it on to the fringe and 3 to get down and it's a 9!!!
Fifty-One
Still a nice Bacon Roll at the Half Way House
Another awful drive on 10, making a habit of this! (Perhaps I ought to ditch the Bacon Roll.
By the way, try saying "Beer Can" and telling me it doesn't sound like a Rastafarian saying Bacon. Go on try it!!! It will amaze your family and friends!!!
Into the rough down the right, two to get out, 4th into the bunker right, out ant two stabs , 7!
Tee shot on 11 pulled left and it's in the rough. Get it out and two putts for a 4.
Unlucky on 12 to find the ditch with too good a lay up (i.e. it went into the ditch instead of pulling up short.and it's another 7.
Nigel is struggling as well, not the player he has been and it's a pity as he's been a good player for the teams in the past.
Paul Siv is quietly going along, not brilliant, but he ends up with a decent score and wins a place prize on the day!
I hot a good drive off 13 and I'm thinking of making up for the bad start, but I block my second and have a tough lie in the rough short of the hazard on the right. Can only hack it from the fairway. My wedge to the green takes a bad bounce and ends up in the green side bunker.
I take 3 to get out and the 3rd only just makes it! Chip on and two sorry putts for a 10!
A skied drive on 14 and fronm the deep rough right I mange to get a 6, but I've gone now.
Much to the amusement of Paul and Nigel, my drive off theback at 15 fails to even reach the hazard, but a second that is up near the bunkers, a 3rd on and two putts salvages some pride, especially as Paul hit a great Drive, but still ended up with a 6!!!
I hot a skier on 16 as well and a wedge over the corner for my second is followed by a wedge on and 2 putts for a 5. Perhaps I've found a new way to manage my way around the course!
Water on 17 and I get away with a 5. No Par, Par finish today.
Hack my way up 18 and get a good up and down for 7.
Glad it's over. 109
At least I clawed a fiver back off Trevor, but down a tenner!!!
Jason Timis hits another 74 to win with 148, Mike Harrington shoots a great 70 for a 150 and second place.
Tony Welburn wins the Handicap Cup.
A good day had by all.......................
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