"Doing a Robert Green"

............Well England made a great start to the the first World Cup game against USA, with a goal after 4 minutes, but then came one of the latest in a long line of mistakes by England keepers.......Bonetti, Seaman, Carson, Robinson, etc etc, but this was probably the worst!

Still we got a draw, but I found that a round full of school boy errors, or "doing a Robert Green" in a major is not a good idea!

It was the Wychwood Bowl, a stableford competition, which after scoring 39 points the previous weeks, I was in an expectant mood.

Pulled my drive on one a little, but an easy 2 points and then onto the 2nd, no shot again, pulled the tee shot left and with a reasonable chip I had a chance of a 3, but a cast iron 4. Wrong, mis hit first putt and then again from about 3 feet. 5, no points!!!

His a good drive on 3rd, but scuff my second just short, then proceed to duff a simple bump and run shot into the bunker, a good up and down saves more embarresment. A solid drive on the 4th and it felt like I was going to get into the groove. Good second and I've got about 50 yards to the pin. Duffed chip and 3 putts later I walk of with a point!

Striking the ball better, but missed par puts on 5, 6, 7 and 8, with the one on 8 another bad 3 putt!!!

Still I was playing to my handicap and a par on 9 would put me on 16 points. Poor drive, but 2nd shot recovers the position, but a duffed chip ends up in the left hand bunker and just missed an up and down and just the point for 14 points!

Start the back nine afresh, forget all that's gone before...............Good drive on the other hole I don't get a shot on, but an awful 2nd leaves me way left and short. A duffed shot into the front bunker, 2 to get out and it's a blob again!!!!

The 11th and hit a good shot, only to duff a chip from off the fringe and 2 putt, but a run of bet pars that stretches to the 13th followed by a solid par on 14 and it's looking good! Well good in restoring some respectability to the score, maybe crawling into my buffer zone.

Chance of a par on 15 as well, but miss a fairly easy putt. How many times have I been bang on line today and pulled up short! Then I miss from a foot!!! 1 point.

Bogie on 16 with a good up and down and another 2 pointer on 17, could still make 17 points if I par 18.

Hit a reasonable drive and ok second, but still got a way to go. 3rd is just short, with the pin at the back.

I duff yet another bump and run and leave myself a very long putt, which I read completely wrong\nd end up with a single point...............not a good day!