You wait years to play with a Professional around your course and then 2 come along within a week!
Today is the Frank Kiddie Scratch competition and I am playing with THE Frank Kiddie.
Frank was the Pro at Wychwood until a few years ago when he moved on to Hawkestone Park to ply his trade. He has also been playing on the Seniors Tour, but as he tells us on the first tee, he has not played a round here since he left.
He then proceeds to hit the ball straight down the middle, with his usual flawless, effortless way.
The 3rd member of the group is the Vice Captain, Martin Wainman and he hits a great tee shot and I’m in my usual spot on the up slope, just reaching the fairway.
I hit a decent second and a really good 3rd that just runs through the green, but a chip and a putt left inches short and I start with a 6. It’s a medal today, so need top play it steady today. No attacking pins and putts!
A good tee shot on 2 and a good par. Feeling good, putting nicely.
A short drive on 3 and my second is just short and a bad chip leaves me with a long putt for par. I hit a reasonable lag putt, but tweak my par putt, missing from about a foot! Where did that come from? Nice Birdie from Frank.
A decent drive down 4 just short of the bunker, whilst Frank and Martin have clipped drives a decent length ahead of me. I hit a reasonable 2nd and a good chip from about 50 yards leaving me with an 8 foot putt for par. Just miss again, but not putting well!!!
We are waiting on the 5th tee and as usual, when with Frank, we start talking music and Martin has already heard about my murky past as a member of a Punk band! Martin also mentions, just as I get on the tee, how good it is to see that the trees are in play! My tee shot is pulled left and into the trees! "Sorry, said Martin!!!"
Now I had to find my ball and this was not going to be easy! we started to look and I was just about to trudge back to the tee and found it just on the edge of the plantation and managed to hit a good recovery shot to where the bell is, or where it would have been if it had not been removed!
Just short of the green with my 3rd, but a good chip and a putt for a bogie. Only I miss it for a double!!! This is starting to seriously piss me off!!! If I can't putt, this is going to be a LONG round!
Hit a good tee shot on 6, but it plugs on landing just short of the green. Ok chip and left with a little slider down to the pin. Good put, but just miss, so it's a bogie. But even with the double on 5, I'm only one off my handicap.
We have a bit of a wait on the 7th tee, so we have another chat about music and Martin decides to start singing!!!!
Frank hit's a solid drive as does Martin. I hit a decent one as well, which flirts with the plantation, but rolls nicely back into the fairway. I hit the second , but cut it a bit and end up in the hazard. Worse is to come as I drop and duff the next into the ditch!
The photographer fromGolf Buddy is back again. His appearance last Sunday in the pro am saw me have a bit of a nightmare....looks like he's not bringing me any luck again today either!
Another drop, followed by a wedge that leaves me with a putt for a 7, but an ugly 3 putt leaves with a 9..........This hole is getting me down!!!
We're off the back tee on 8 and a bit of a breeze against and I hit a bit of a "scabby" one which just makes it across! And I mean just.Wish I could hit it as effortlessly as Frank!!!!
Good second and a chip to within 5 foot, but just lip out for par!
More singing from Martin, he's not playing well, but Frank has given him a little tip, to place the ball a bit further back in his stance and it seems to be working.
I hit a weak drive and my second is ok, but I'm left with a longish shot for 3rd which ends up short of the green and with an agressive put from just off the green, I leave a two putt for 6.
49 for the front nine, Martin has hit 50!!! Off 10 handicap.
Martin persuades us to call into the bar for a beer, so after twisting Frank’s arm he joined us. A quick Guinness for me and Martin and a Lager for Frank and we were joined by Neil Cox, David Taylor and Nick Lea.
We swapped a few tales and then as we headed for the 10th tee, they stayed for a second pint.
I regaled for the umpteenth time, about the time I won the Concorde Cup, after scoring just 13 points on the front with a 4 pointer on the 9th. I then proceeded to score 26 on the back and win on count-back with 39 points. Beating Stuart Ryall. Even I was starting to get bored of this story, as well as the one about being Member no. 2!!!
I hit an ok drive, but Martin and Frank both hit superb shots! I was blocked by the tree and my attempt at a draw round the tree which results in a duffed shot that creeps past the tree.
We are all now roughly equidistant from the pin at the back. Martin goes first and hits it fat, just short of the bunker. Frank hits next and hits it fat, just short of the bunker! Chance for me to get it on and pull a shot back!
I hit it fat and end up short of the bunker!
Martin suggests a quick wager for whoever get’s closest to the pin.
Martin first and not a bad shot, but should be able to beat that, but Frank hits it past the pin and I hit a shot that looks good, but rolls to the back of the green. Martin’s up £2!
I manage only a 6, so not a good start.
Onto the 11th and I hit a reasonable shot which runs down to the bottom level, leaving me a tough one back up the slop. A 4 is inevitable with the way I’m putting!
A short drive off 12 is recovered by a good 2nd and I manage to get across the ditch, just. Getting down in 3 is a minor miracle!
Good drive on 13, followed by an indifferent 2nd, I hit a wedge from the rough just short and take another 3 to get down. Frank has recovered from his bogey on 10 and is now level again following his birdie on 12. He gets another solid par on 13 as did Martin.
Onto 14, memories of yesterdays Scramble! I take 3 wood to lay up and knob it into the hazard left. Take a drop and manage to get it over the ditch. Decent 9 iron and I've got an unlikely chance of a bogey! Just lip out for a 6!!!
Hit a safe one off 15, and with a decent fairway wood, I get a wedge on and two putts for a 5. Martin is starting to play well now, but his singing is getting worse!
16 and I hit a good shot to the left of the bunker and have a good line into the green, Just tug it left but a good chip leaves chance for a par, but lip out and tap in for a 5.
17th and the wind is challenging, so try to hit a draw, but pull it left and in the drink.
Take a drop and hit a decent shot to the heart of the green and two putts for a 5.
Hack it up 18th and will be glad to finish.....
Just to add a bit of spice and give us a chance to get our quid back, Marting bets he can get up and down from about 30 yards. He hits a poor chip and leaves a 15 footer.......which he sinks! This is getting expensive!
Trudge up the hill after taking 7 and surprised when I find out that I've broken 100! Well 99 to be exact.
We head to the clubhouse, there's a net 65 in and Jamie Clorley is leading the scratch comp with 75, until Coxy comes in with a gross 73! A Guinness fuelled back 9!
The other groups gradually roll up and it's chance to catch up with all of the banter. We are waiting for Lee Cole to turn up for a beer and the stories start about golf tours , but obviously can't share them on here as what goes on on tour stays on tour!
Lee eventually turns up and the craic continues for a while and then we decide we are going to Hawkstone next week to see him off on his way to Australia................
6,4,6,6,5,6,5,5,7
Saturday, 14 August 2010
Friday, 13 August 2010
Texas Scramble.................
First competition of the Festival Weekend and it’s a Texas Scramble. For anyone who has not played this format, or golf at all, it’s a 4 man team format where everyone tees off and you pick the best shot of the 4 and everyone plays their second shot from there and this is repeated until the ball is holed on each hole.
Each player has to have at least 4 of their drives used during the round and then 1/10th of the combined handicap is subtracted from the total.
The key to the game is to putt well, but also to make sure that you manage the tee shots well and also select the right ball to choose each time.
So I was teamed with Rob Barrett and team Hallam, Mark and son Ben.
We had played last year and struggled to get Rob’s drives in, so we were keen to get them in early this year.
Ben hit a god drive down the first, but Rob got a decent one away and we picked his to take. We played the hole out, with a chance of a birdie, but all failed to sink the putt from 15ft.
I recalled the first Festival Week Texas Scramble I played in and won with d some friends, when we all missed a birdie putt from about 5 foot, then went on to Birdie every hole on the front 9, apart from the 7th, which we eagled!
A birdie on 2 and 3 and we were on schedule. A tee shot marked off for everyone, but me!
The 4th and we took Ben’s tee shot, although I’d hit a reasonable drive and we made a good par, on the 5th we were struggling for par, but Ben sank a great putt. Rob hit a scrappy shot on 6, but it's in position to let us get up and down in 3 and Rob, get's a par, all on his own. He's dead chuffed and will probably continue to talk about it for some time to come!
On 7 a great drive from Ben and then a good second, leaves us with a relatively easy Birdie, so at 3 under we are starting to make a move.
Pars on 8 and 9 and we end the front 9 on 33. Trouble is, we haven’t used any of my tee shots yet!
I hit a decent drive down 10, but Ben has hit a monster, so we take his drive, make a decent par, but we had 3 birdie putts just lip out.
On 11, I hit a reasonable tee shot onto the green, but Mark sticks it to about 8 feet and we take a birdie chance from his tee shot.
No problem, we’ve got 12 and 13 which we can use my drives.
Unfortunately I hit my drive down the left and into the light rough so we take Rob’s drive so that he has hit his 4 for the round. We manage to get birdie, thanks to yet another putt from Ben, who has struck loads of putts fearlessly! I can’t remember the last time I’ve actually had to putt!
4 drives needed and 6 holes left. Got to use my Drive down 13. Which proves tough as I duff it into the crap on the left!
We make par on 13, but our chances of any more pars are slim!
I hit a 3wood up 14 and we take my first drive of the round and manage to make par.
On 15, Ben hits a screamer and I manage to hit a half decent shot, but it is way back, but we have to take it. After the second shots we have to hit a chip from right of the green, and are left with about a 15 footer for par, but we all miss, with Rob’s attempt lipping out and Mark’s “horseshoeing “out.
So a bogey.
On 16 I hit a reasonable drive and we end up just short right after we had all hit our second. After our chips we are about 6 feet, but amazingly we all shave the hole and miss par again.
Game over! To win this event, you need to shoot sub 60 and we are now only 3 under.
On 17, Ben hits his drive just short, and I get across the water, but left with a long chip. We select mine so that we can all have a go up 18. Bit 4 bad chips and we have a longish putt for par which we all miss. So 3 bogies in row and we wearily trudge to the 18th.
We make an easy par up 18 and end up with a nett 64.
A nett 57 wins it, so we would have had to not only not Bogey the 3 holes on the back 9, but convert them into birdies!
Ben played really well as did Rob. “With 4 votes...............I was the weakest link.......Goodbye” (Yes I voted for myself!!!)
Each player has to have at least 4 of their drives used during the round and then 1/10th of the combined handicap is subtracted from the total.
The key to the game is to putt well, but also to make sure that you manage the tee shots well and also select the right ball to choose each time.
So I was teamed with Rob Barrett and team Hallam, Mark and son Ben.
We had played last year and struggled to get Rob’s drives in, so we were keen to get them in early this year.
Ben hit a god drive down the first, but Rob got a decent one away and we picked his to take. We played the hole out, with a chance of a birdie, but all failed to sink the putt from 15ft.
I recalled the first Festival Week Texas Scramble I played in and won with d some friends, when we all missed a birdie putt from about 5 foot, then went on to Birdie every hole on the front 9, apart from the 7th, which we eagled!
A birdie on 2 and 3 and we were on schedule. A tee shot marked off for everyone, but me!
The 4th and we took Ben’s tee shot, although I’d hit a reasonable drive and we made a good par, on the 5th we were struggling for par, but Ben sank a great putt. Rob hit a scrappy shot on 6, but it's in position to let us get up and down in 3 and Rob, get's a par, all on his own. He's dead chuffed and will probably continue to talk about it for some time to come!
On 7 a great drive from Ben and then a good second, leaves us with a relatively easy Birdie, so at 3 under we are starting to make a move.
Pars on 8 and 9 and we end the front 9 on 33. Trouble is, we haven’t used any of my tee shots yet!
I hit a decent drive down 10, but Ben has hit a monster, so we take his drive, make a decent par, but we had 3 birdie putts just lip out.
On 11, I hit a reasonable tee shot onto the green, but Mark sticks it to about 8 feet and we take a birdie chance from his tee shot.
No problem, we’ve got 12 and 13 which we can use my drives.
Unfortunately I hit my drive down the left and into the light rough so we take Rob’s drive so that he has hit his 4 for the round. We manage to get birdie, thanks to yet another putt from Ben, who has struck loads of putts fearlessly! I can’t remember the last time I’ve actually had to putt!
4 drives needed and 6 holes left. Got to use my Drive down 13. Which proves tough as I duff it into the crap on the left!
We make par on 13, but our chances of any more pars are slim!
I hit a 3wood up 14 and we take my first drive of the round and manage to make par.
On 15, Ben hits a screamer and I manage to hit a half decent shot, but it is way back, but we have to take it. After the second shots we have to hit a chip from right of the green, and are left with about a 15 footer for par, but we all miss, with Rob’s attempt lipping out and Mark’s “horseshoeing “out.
So a bogey.
On 16 I hit a reasonable drive and we end up just short right after we had all hit our second. After our chips we are about 6 feet, but amazingly we all shave the hole and miss par again.
Game over! To win this event, you need to shoot sub 60 and we are now only 3 under.
On 17, Ben hits his drive just short, and I get across the water, but left with a long chip. We select mine so that we can all have a go up 18. Bit 4 bad chips and we have a longish putt for par which we all miss. So 3 bogies in row and we wearily trudge to the 18th.
We make an easy par up 18 and end up with a nett 64.
A nett 57 wins it, so we would have had to not only not Bogey the 3 holes on the back 9, but convert them into birdies!
Ben played really well as did Rob. “With 4 votes...............I was the weakest link.......Goodbye” (Yes I voted for myself!!!)
Monday, 9 August 2010
"Kim, Bet you've never been as close to a Willy as big as this before!!!"
We were ready for the start of the back 9, and saw Brian heit a decent drive from the back tee.
I hit , for me, a good drive off the white, but was blocked by the tree that is positioned in the middle of the fairway.
Mike and Jason have knocked it way past the tree!
I manage to hit over tree, but short with a par from Brian we are looking good. Especially as Jason has hit his second to within 3 foot, Sunk the Birdie putt, but with his plus 1 handicap, it's only 2 points!
The 11th was a "beat the pro" hole. Basically, if you managed to get your tee shot nearer to the pin than the pro, you were entered into a draw.
Brian hit his tee shot just short of the green, almost on the fringe! So all we had to do was hit the green.
I pulled my tee shot left, but ended up on the green, albeit on the wrong level and quite a distance from the pin, but I had beaten the pro! Jason also hit the green, but was just outside my shot, so Birdies were not looking good. We all managed Par, and considering the slope and line I had to take, It felt more like a birdie!
On 12 I just sat back and enjoyed the ride, hitting an ok Drive and second, but my 6 was never going to be good enough to count!
The 13th and again it was time to marvel at the long hitting. I was starting to swing quick and had lost the tempo i started with, but pars from the other 3 kept us on track.
The 14th and a steady drive from Brian, followed by monster drives from James and Mike, but two par scires was all we could muster.
On 15, I was again a passenger as Mile and Jason, "boomed" drives that I could only dream of hitting! How simple is this game when you have talent!!!
Two more pars and we were looking like posting a reasonable score, but maybe not a winning one.
Last years winners scored 86 points. Were we anywhere near that? I had lost count.
On 16, Brian hits a great looking shot that clears the bunker, drawing nicely, just bouncing on the top of the bank.
I lay up short of the bunker whilst Mike and Jason hit rescue clubs that end up in perfect positions. Brian has actually found himself caught on the downslope past the bunker and in the rough. He manages to hit a decent shot, but ends in the greenside bunker and his bunker shot leaves him with a longish put for par, which he misses. His first, and only, bogie of the day.
We make 5 points thanks to a birdie from Jason!
On 17, a great shot from Jason, leaves us with another potential 5 pointer, but his putt just skims by, he and we can't believe it didn't go in. That's been the problem today! Putts just not dropping!
Up the 18th and Brian is way back on the Blue tees, hits a safe drive. I manage to get a decent shot away, but marvel at the distance that Mike and Jason hit the ball.
I manage to move the ball past the tree with my second and a good 3rd leaves me just short of the green. I chip and putt for a 5 nett 4 and 3 points, with Jason making birdie for a 6 point hole.
We shake hands, I thank all 3 partners for a great experience.
On reflection, I'd played well, especially the start, but I probably got caught up with the big hitting of Mike and Jason and had a bit of a bad patch, but I can honestly say I have not enjoyed a round of golf as much as this for a long time, maybe even ever!
We finish on 83 points which I am quite surprised to see, but I've not really been thinking about the score.
We get up to the score board and there are three 84's in which are leading and we suddenly think, quite naturally, about the ones that got away, but we never thought about the ones we got away with!
We have a quick chat and a pint and then I have to go home to return for the evening do! One last check of the score board and there is now an 85 in, so feel a bit better now!
Come back for the do, scrubbed up, Captains Jacket on and after a couple of drinks, it's up to the meal.
I'm sitting next to Brian and we have a great chat about Augusta. His experiences, obviously not mine.
He told us of Practice rounds with Arnold Palmer and Gary Player, Jim Furyk and Rocco Mediate and getting some advice from Monty!
And the course? Everything you hear, times 10!!!
The meal was ok and then to the presentations.
Trevor Brennand's team were 4th on Countback, so that was a fiver I'd lost, but the winners, on 87 points were our Seniors, John Jackson, Mark Brown and Roger Newell. I think John may have samples a few, as his speech was a bit of a ramble, but they had obviously had a good day.
The presentations were done by Phil "the Power" Taylor, but he didn's stay for long.
Jason had won the Longest Drive competition, not surprisingly with a 375 yard drive! He donated his prize, a new golf bag, to the Auction that was to come.
Didn't win the raffle from the beat the pro hole. I never win raffles!!!
Willy Thorne did the auction, ably assisted by the lovely Kim. I bid on the golf bag, bit it ended up going for silly money!
As did the other prizes, a weekend yachting on the Solent for 8, a signed photograh of Phil Taylor, Steve Davies signed Pool Cue, plus a couple of other items, including a signed Bolton shirt. Who on earth wants a signed Bolton shirt? Not many here tonight!
Mr ABC solutions appeared to win most of his own auction items!!!
Willy then did a 15 minute spot, which was entertaining, included a round of applause for the recently departed Alex "Hurricane" Higgins, with a few Higgins stories and others about his fellow commentators, but the main thread was a "is'nt Golf wonderful, Ladies and Gentlemen?"
A little Blue at times, but nothing too smutty, although two of the members of our table were determined not to crack into a smile. Almost a look of distain.
A great day!
I hit , for me, a good drive off the white, but was blocked by the tree that is positioned in the middle of the fairway.
Mike and Jason have knocked it way past the tree!
I manage to hit over tree, but short with a par from Brian we are looking good. Especially as Jason has hit his second to within 3 foot, Sunk the Birdie putt, but with his plus 1 handicap, it's only 2 points!
The 11th was a "beat the pro" hole. Basically, if you managed to get your tee shot nearer to the pin than the pro, you were entered into a draw.
Brian hit his tee shot just short of the green, almost on the fringe! So all we had to do was hit the green.
I pulled my tee shot left, but ended up on the green, albeit on the wrong level and quite a distance from the pin, but I had beaten the pro! Jason also hit the green, but was just outside my shot, so Birdies were not looking good. We all managed Par, and considering the slope and line I had to take, It felt more like a birdie!
On 12 I just sat back and enjoyed the ride, hitting an ok Drive and second, but my 6 was never going to be good enough to count!
The 13th and again it was time to marvel at the long hitting. I was starting to swing quick and had lost the tempo i started with, but pars from the other 3 kept us on track.
The 14th and a steady drive from Brian, followed by monster drives from James and Mike, but two par scires was all we could muster.
On 15, I was again a passenger as Mile and Jason, "boomed" drives that I could only dream of hitting! How simple is this game when you have talent!!!
Two more pars and we were looking like posting a reasonable score, but maybe not a winning one.
Last years winners scored 86 points. Were we anywhere near that? I had lost count.
On 16, Brian hits a great looking shot that clears the bunker, drawing nicely, just bouncing on the top of the bank.
I lay up short of the bunker whilst Mike and Jason hit rescue clubs that end up in perfect positions. Brian has actually found himself caught on the downslope past the bunker and in the rough. He manages to hit a decent shot, but ends in the greenside bunker and his bunker shot leaves him with a longish put for par, which he misses. His first, and only, bogie of the day.
We make 5 points thanks to a birdie from Jason!
On 17, a great shot from Jason, leaves us with another potential 5 pointer, but his putt just skims by, he and we can't believe it didn't go in. That's been the problem today! Putts just not dropping!
Up the 18th and Brian is way back on the Blue tees, hits a safe drive. I manage to get a decent shot away, but marvel at the distance that Mike and Jason hit the ball.
I manage to move the ball past the tree with my second and a good 3rd leaves me just short of the green. I chip and putt for a 5 nett 4 and 3 points, with Jason making birdie for a 6 point hole.
We shake hands, I thank all 3 partners for a great experience.
On reflection, I'd played well, especially the start, but I probably got caught up with the big hitting of Mike and Jason and had a bit of a bad patch, but I can honestly say I have not enjoyed a round of golf as much as this for a long time, maybe even ever!
We finish on 83 points which I am quite surprised to see, but I've not really been thinking about the score.
We get up to the score board and there are three 84's in which are leading and we suddenly think, quite naturally, about the ones that got away, but we never thought about the ones we got away with!
We have a quick chat and a pint and then I have to go home to return for the evening do! One last check of the score board and there is now an 85 in, so feel a bit better now!
Come back for the do, scrubbed up, Captains Jacket on and after a couple of drinks, it's up to the meal.
I'm sitting next to Brian and we have a great chat about Augusta. His experiences, obviously not mine.
He told us of Practice rounds with Arnold Palmer and Gary Player, Jim Furyk and Rocco Mediate and getting some advice from Monty!
And the course? Everything you hear, times 10!!!
The meal was ok and then to the presentations.
Trevor Brennand's team were 4th on Countback, so that was a fiver I'd lost, but the winners, on 87 points were our Seniors, John Jackson, Mark Brown and Roger Newell. I think John may have samples a few, as his speech was a bit of a ramble, but they had obviously had a good day.
The presentations were done by Phil "the Power" Taylor, but he didn's stay for long.
Jason had won the Longest Drive competition, not surprisingly with a 375 yard drive! He donated his prize, a new golf bag, to the Auction that was to come.
Didn't win the raffle from the beat the pro hole. I never win raffles!!!
Willy Thorne did the auction, ably assisted by the lovely Kim. I bid on the golf bag, bit it ended up going for silly money!
As did the other prizes, a weekend yachting on the Solent for 8, a signed photograh of Phil Taylor, Steve Davies signed Pool Cue, plus a couple of other items, including a signed Bolton shirt. Who on earth wants a signed Bolton shirt? Not many here tonight!
Mr ABC solutions appeared to win most of his own auction items!!!
Willy then did a 15 minute spot, which was entertaining, included a round of applause for the recently departed Alex "Hurricane" Higgins, with a few Higgins stories and others about his fellow commentators, but the main thread was a "is'nt Golf wonderful, Ladies and Gentlemen?"
A little Blue at times, but nothing too smutty, although two of the members of our table were determined not to crack into a smile. Almost a look of distain.
A great day!
Sunday, 8 August 2010
"Yer man played at Augusta you know!!!!"
So it was the day of the Pro Am......................had practised the night before and was feeling ok, especially with my putting.
Up bright and early for the 11:20 tee off time and got to the club in plenty of time to get a bit more practice and get a bite to eat.
I was playing with Jason Timis, this years club Champion who plays off +1 and Mike Harrington, the runner up and course record holder, who's off +2. Not a bad team! Perk of being Captain I guess!
We were due to play with Loydd Saltman, who had been the BEst Amateur at the 2005 Open at St Andrews and by all accounts was handy!
Met up with Mike Harrington and sat down with Coffee and Bacon Rolls, met up with a few others, all excited about the day, laid a few bets down and then headed for the practice area. As I was getting my clubs out of the car, bumped into Jason had a quick chat and then knuckled down to a bit of practice.
No mats today! Off the grassed area and a pyramid of balls neatly arranged.
Hit a few wedges to warm up. Felt nice, then a 6 iron and again, nice tempo. Striking the ball well. Will I be able to take it out onto the course. 5 or 6 shots with 3 wood off the deck and then a dozend drives and that's enough. It's going well, so let's not leave the good shots on the range.
Down to the putting green and Jon Farmer brings us the news that Loydd can't make it, so we are going to play with another pro call Brian Mcilhenny, an Irishman. We shake hands, exchange pleasantries and then head to the scoreboard for the obligatory team photograph, along with a couple of skimpy short wearing young girls, obviously there to add a bit of glamour to proceedings. It was a bit too cold for one of them!
Back to the putting green and I'm putting well. Pace is good and I hole a few longish putts as well!
Will I keep up this form on the course! Tempo.....that's the watchword for today.
We get called to the first tee and the starter gives us the cards and rules for the day.
The pro is playing an individual medal on hos own off the Blue tees, but we can also use his score in our team Stableford which is best 2 scores on each hole. We are playing off the White tees!
On the tee, Brian Mcilhenny.................small smattering of applause from the "gallery".
Brian meticulously takes a couple of practices swing and then nonchalantly flicks the ball down the centre of the fairway.
We head forward some 50 yards to the white tee and the starter announces over the tannoy............."On the tee, Wychwood Park Captain for 2010, Mr Paul Price"
Not a single clap!!!!
Still, it's not me they've come to see!
Just get the drive away. remeber, nice easy tempo.
Not the best of tee shots, but it's in the fairway!
Jason up next......................BOOM...................the ball disappears!
Mike Harrington is next, not as much raw power, but a smooth swing and the ball is launched way over the hill!
This is what I've been looking forward to all week.................what a dream team.
I get to my ball, 3 wood, nice smooth swing, straight down the fairway.
Brian plays his second and then we walk forward, probably another 100 yards to where Jason and Mike are. Hope they are'nt putting Brian off.............well I don't mind too much. We want to win!
Mike hits a good shot and is just short and right for 2. Jason launches his second, tracking towards the pin and to within 5 feet! This is what we came to see.
We have a small gallery following us. Shane Townsend and a couple of mates, see me hit my 3rd from about 180 yards onto the green and with a chance of a Birdie! To be honest, I surprised myself with that one, but tried not to show it.
Brian is on the green with his 3rd and takes two putts for his par. Mike chips close to secure his Birdie. I hit a good putt, which leaves me with a tap in for a par, net birdie and 3 points! Six points on this hole with Jason to putt from 5 foot for an eagle and 4 points. It hust shaves the hole! But six points is a good start!
As we are waiting on the second tee, we have a quick chat with Brian. Mike says he is sure he has seen Brian before and asks him where he's played. Brian tells us, without any hint of bragging, that he was Amateur Champion in 2005, played in the Open and then the Masters in 2006. We'd have to quiz him about that later!
We left him to get on with his own game, after all he was playing for the prize oney today!
He hit a good tee shot from the Blue tee and hot the green on the right.
After pulling the last 5 or 6 tee shots to the left on the second, I hit a sweet shot over the pin and left a 15 footer down the green.
Jason also hit the green, but Mike was just short. Mike hit a chip which was inches short. A great chip, but you could tell he was expecting to hole it! That's the difference!
Brian hit a good lag putt down the hill as did Jason. I had a slightly easier putt, but hit a good line that just ran out of pace and so it was another tap in for par.
Onto the 3rd and another smooth tee shot from Brian. I hit an ok drive but was way back, but then again, I ususally am! Mike and Jason were way up the fairway.
I hit another good shot, just coming up short from about 170 yards. Chip and a put and it's another par and 3 points. Mike and Jason hit wedges for second shots and just missed birdie putts.
Onto the 4th and this was the longest drive hole.
Not an issue for me and the marker looked a long way away. Brian misses the fairway right, but he's be ok.
I pull mine left and into the light rough.
Jason launches another, low and powerful but it's way past the marker. Mike also hits a great drive, but no one is going to get past Jason's drive. Just give him the prize now!
Our Gallery leave us, can't believe why, I'm level par and Jason has just hity that monster!
A decent second shot and I'm left with a chip and a putt for another par, but leave the chip short and end up with a bogie. Still, it's ok, although the two pars from the boys leave us with 4 points. for the hole. Need to use my shots.
Brian's getting a bit chatty now and we have plenty of opportunity to talk as the round is a bit slow. Waiting on most tees and over second shots is going to be the norm today!
Bit of a blocked drive on 5, but on the fairway. Jason hits a well used rescue club, an old Adams club which is obviously a favourite club.
I block my second and it looks like going out of bounds. Never mind the others are on for 2 with good birdie chances. I must have hit the out of bounds marker, because I'm just in play!
Chip out and manage to grab a 5, but the boys have grabbed points anyway.
Off to the 6th and Brian is off the back tee. He hits one slightly short and left, but show his class with a tricky up and down. My ball is to the right, but a reasonable chip leaves me with a tricky putt and it slips by for a 4. Mike and Jason also make pars, with Jason, just missing his birdie put. It looks good all the way but just slides by again!
Off to the 7th and Brian hits a great drive off the back tee, I get a reasonable drive away that flirts with the plantation on the left and rolls into the fairway. Two booming drives from Mike and Jason and we're looking good to pick up points.
I pull my second left, but I have a shot albeit from the rough by the tree.
Good connection, but the ball trickles into the pot bunker short! With three attempts to get out I end up with an 8 no points! But a team Birdie from Brian and a par from Mike and we get 5 points!
Onto the 8th and with no wind and a forward tee, I'm feeling confodent, but hit a bit of a high block and make the carry by about 20 yards! Needless to say Mike and Jason have ripped drives over the bunkers. I pull my second left and into the rough left, but end up with a relatively simple chip over the bunkers and on the green, but 2 stab for a bogey 5. Two pars from Mike and Jason so we have got our level par 4 team points.
9th tee and another bit of a delay, so a chance to quiz Brian abit more about who he's played with and his times at Augusta.
Furyk, Mediate................Arnold Palmer and Gary Player in a practice round! You're not going to meet many who've done that!
The fairway clears and Brian hist another straight one into the fairway. I make a good swing, but just pull it into the fairway bunker and end up against the face. A bit greedy with the second and it bounces back off the lip into the bunker. Take a resuce club and muller it up the fairway.
Mike and Jason have "laid" up and hit reasonable 2nd shots. I hit wege on and just miss out on a 2 pointer, but we walk of with 4 points.
Brian has manged to shoot 2 under par 34. Made it look easy. Never in any trouble, with a very solid short game. He doesn't seem to hit it that far and you wonder how he got on at Augusta! Well he shot 80 and 75 actually, missing the cut, but he did Birdie 16!!! He also beat Paul Mcginley, Craig Stadler, Fuzzy Zoeller, David Duval, Gary Player, Fred Funk, Mark Calcavecchia and Sandy Lyle!
And now he was playing with me (and beating me!) at Wychwood Park! What an honour!
We headed off the 9th green and walked past the scoreboard. No scores in yet so not sure what the target is, but not sure what we've scored anayway. Last year was won with 86 points and I can't imagine we are anywhere near that.
We get to the half way house and meet up with another team who have played the back 9 first. They are keeping tight lipped about there score! Must be doing well!
There are burgers on, but I can't eat, still too excited about playing in this company.
Mike tucks into a hot meat and potato pie. Didn't know they did them..............mental note..............winter league, hot pies at halfway house.
Fairway clears and Brian sets up on the tee to start the back nine!
Up bright and early for the 11:20 tee off time and got to the club in plenty of time to get a bit more practice and get a bite to eat.
I was playing with Jason Timis, this years club Champion who plays off +1 and Mike Harrington, the runner up and course record holder, who's off +2. Not a bad team! Perk of being Captain I guess!
We were due to play with Loydd Saltman, who had been the BEst Amateur at the 2005 Open at St Andrews and by all accounts was handy!
Met up with Mike Harrington and sat down with Coffee and Bacon Rolls, met up with a few others, all excited about the day, laid a few bets down and then headed for the practice area. As I was getting my clubs out of the car, bumped into Jason had a quick chat and then knuckled down to a bit of practice.
No mats today! Off the grassed area and a pyramid of balls neatly arranged.
Hit a few wedges to warm up. Felt nice, then a 6 iron and again, nice tempo. Striking the ball well. Will I be able to take it out onto the course. 5 or 6 shots with 3 wood off the deck and then a dozend drives and that's enough. It's going well, so let's not leave the good shots on the range.
Down to the putting green and Jon Farmer brings us the news that Loydd can't make it, so we are going to play with another pro call Brian Mcilhenny, an Irishman. We shake hands, exchange pleasantries and then head to the scoreboard for the obligatory team photograph, along with a couple of skimpy short wearing young girls, obviously there to add a bit of glamour to proceedings. It was a bit too cold for one of them!
Back to the putting green and I'm putting well. Pace is good and I hole a few longish putts as well!
Will I keep up this form on the course! Tempo.....that's the watchword for today.
We get called to the first tee and the starter gives us the cards and rules for the day.
The pro is playing an individual medal on hos own off the Blue tees, but we can also use his score in our team Stableford which is best 2 scores on each hole. We are playing off the White tees!
On the tee, Brian Mcilhenny.................small smattering of applause from the "gallery".
Brian meticulously takes a couple of practices swing and then nonchalantly flicks the ball down the centre of the fairway.
We head forward some 50 yards to the white tee and the starter announces over the tannoy............."On the tee, Wychwood Park Captain for 2010, Mr Paul Price"
Not a single clap!!!!
Still, it's not me they've come to see!
Just get the drive away. remeber, nice easy tempo.
Not the best of tee shots, but it's in the fairway!
Jason up next......................BOOM...................the ball disappears!
Mike Harrington is next, not as much raw power, but a smooth swing and the ball is launched way over the hill!
This is what I've been looking forward to all week.................what a dream team.
I get to my ball, 3 wood, nice smooth swing, straight down the fairway.
Brian plays his second and then we walk forward, probably another 100 yards to where Jason and Mike are. Hope they are'nt putting Brian off.............well I don't mind too much. We want to win!
Mike hits a good shot and is just short and right for 2. Jason launches his second, tracking towards the pin and to within 5 feet! This is what we came to see.
We have a small gallery following us. Shane Townsend and a couple of mates, see me hit my 3rd from about 180 yards onto the green and with a chance of a Birdie! To be honest, I surprised myself with that one, but tried not to show it.
Brian is on the green with his 3rd and takes two putts for his par. Mike chips close to secure his Birdie. I hit a good putt, which leaves me with a tap in for a par, net birdie and 3 points! Six points on this hole with Jason to putt from 5 foot for an eagle and 4 points. It hust shaves the hole! But six points is a good start!
As we are waiting on the second tee, we have a quick chat with Brian. Mike says he is sure he has seen Brian before and asks him where he's played. Brian tells us, without any hint of bragging, that he was Amateur Champion in 2005, played in the Open and then the Masters in 2006. We'd have to quiz him about that later!
We left him to get on with his own game, after all he was playing for the prize oney today!
He hit a good tee shot from the Blue tee and hot the green on the right.
After pulling the last 5 or 6 tee shots to the left on the second, I hit a sweet shot over the pin and left a 15 footer down the green.
Jason also hit the green, but Mike was just short. Mike hit a chip which was inches short. A great chip, but you could tell he was expecting to hole it! That's the difference!
Brian hit a good lag putt down the hill as did Jason. I had a slightly easier putt, but hit a good line that just ran out of pace and so it was another tap in for par.
Onto the 3rd and another smooth tee shot from Brian. I hit an ok drive but was way back, but then again, I ususally am! Mike and Jason were way up the fairway.
I hit another good shot, just coming up short from about 170 yards. Chip and a put and it's another par and 3 points. Mike and Jason hit wedges for second shots and just missed birdie putts.
Onto the 4th and this was the longest drive hole.
Not an issue for me and the marker looked a long way away. Brian misses the fairway right, but he's be ok.
I pull mine left and into the light rough.
Jason launches another, low and powerful but it's way past the marker. Mike also hits a great drive, but no one is going to get past Jason's drive. Just give him the prize now!
Our Gallery leave us, can't believe why, I'm level par and Jason has just hity that monster!
A decent second shot and I'm left with a chip and a putt for another par, but leave the chip short and end up with a bogie. Still, it's ok, although the two pars from the boys leave us with 4 points. for the hole. Need to use my shots.
Brian's getting a bit chatty now and we have plenty of opportunity to talk as the round is a bit slow. Waiting on most tees and over second shots is going to be the norm today!
Bit of a blocked drive on 5, but on the fairway. Jason hits a well used rescue club, an old Adams club which is obviously a favourite club.
I block my second and it looks like going out of bounds. Never mind the others are on for 2 with good birdie chances. I must have hit the out of bounds marker, because I'm just in play!
Chip out and manage to grab a 5, but the boys have grabbed points anyway.
Off to the 6th and Brian is off the back tee. He hits one slightly short and left, but show his class with a tricky up and down. My ball is to the right, but a reasonable chip leaves me with a tricky putt and it slips by for a 4. Mike and Jason also make pars, with Jason, just missing his birdie put. It looks good all the way but just slides by again!
Off to the 7th and Brian hits a great drive off the back tee, I get a reasonable drive away that flirts with the plantation on the left and rolls into the fairway. Two booming drives from Mike and Jason and we're looking good to pick up points.
I pull my second left, but I have a shot albeit from the rough by the tree.
Good connection, but the ball trickles into the pot bunker short! With three attempts to get out I end up with an 8 no points! But a team Birdie from Brian and a par from Mike and we get 5 points!
Onto the 8th and with no wind and a forward tee, I'm feeling confodent, but hit a bit of a high block and make the carry by about 20 yards! Needless to say Mike and Jason have ripped drives over the bunkers. I pull my second left and into the rough left, but end up with a relatively simple chip over the bunkers and on the green, but 2 stab for a bogey 5. Two pars from Mike and Jason so we have got our level par 4 team points.
9th tee and another bit of a delay, so a chance to quiz Brian abit more about who he's played with and his times at Augusta.
Furyk, Mediate................Arnold Palmer and Gary Player in a practice round! You're not going to meet many who've done that!
The fairway clears and Brian hist another straight one into the fairway. I make a good swing, but just pull it into the fairway bunker and end up against the face. A bit greedy with the second and it bounces back off the lip into the bunker. Take a resuce club and muller it up the fairway.
Mike and Jason have "laid" up and hit reasonable 2nd shots. I hit wege on and just miss out on a 2 pointer, but we walk of with 4 points.
Brian has manged to shoot 2 under par 34. Made it look easy. Never in any trouble, with a very solid short game. He doesn't seem to hit it that far and you wonder how he got on at Augusta! Well he shot 80 and 75 actually, missing the cut, but he did Birdie 16!!! He also beat Paul Mcginley, Craig Stadler, Fuzzy Zoeller, David Duval, Gary Player, Fred Funk, Mark Calcavecchia and Sandy Lyle!
And now he was playing with me (and beating me!) at Wychwood Park! What an honour!
We headed off the 9th green and walked past the scoreboard. No scores in yet so not sure what the target is, but not sure what we've scored anayway. Last year was won with 86 points and I can't imagine we are anywhere near that.
We get to the half way house and meet up with another team who have played the back 9 first. They are keeping tight lipped about there score! Must be doing well!
There are burgers on, but I can't eat, still too excited about playing in this company.
Mike tucks into a hot meat and potato pie. Didn't know they did them..............mental note..............winter league, hot pies at halfway house.
Fairway clears and Brian sets up on the tee to start the back nine!
Tomorrow Belongs To Me.................
The title of a "Sensational Alex Harvey Band" song may not be familiar to you, but that's the way I am looking at tomorrows Pro Am.
Whatever happens, I want to enjoy tomorrow and whatever it brings.
After all, I will be playing with the top two golfers at the club, as well as playing with someone who is trying to make it as a Professional in the tough world that is the sport of Golf.
It is one of the only sports going that due to the handicapping system should enable parity in performance and the chance for a mediocre golfer to "beat" the golfer of better ability.
There are in the world of club golf, those who use, or maybe abuse, the handicapping system to allow them to win competitions, with some fairly hefty prizes, when they are not actually being honest about their playing ability.
I hope that the "bandits", as they are known realise that they are cheating and spoiling it for every honest golfer, who are the majority!
Having been handicap secretary for a number of years I know that most golfers want to get their handicaps down and the Cat 1's are particularly keen to manage their handicaps.
It's just a few that "manage" their handicaps in a negative way that need to be tackled!
You, and more importantly, WE, know who you are.
Me, I'm really looking forward to playing with 3 golfers who don't have a negative handicap............A pro, a a plus 1 and a plus 2!!!
Bring it on!!!
Whatever happens, I want to enjoy tomorrow and whatever it brings.
After all, I will be playing with the top two golfers at the club, as well as playing with someone who is trying to make it as a Professional in the tough world that is the sport of Golf.
It is one of the only sports going that due to the handicapping system should enable parity in performance and the chance for a mediocre golfer to "beat" the golfer of better ability.
There are in the world of club golf, those who use, or maybe abuse, the handicapping system to allow them to win competitions, with some fairly hefty prizes, when they are not actually being honest about their playing ability.
I hope that the "bandits", as they are known realise that they are cheating and spoiling it for every honest golfer, who are the majority!
Having been handicap secretary for a number of years I know that most golfers want to get their handicaps down and the Cat 1's are particularly keen to manage their handicaps.
It's just a few that "manage" their handicaps in a negative way that need to be tackled!
You, and more importantly, WE, know who you are.
Me, I'm really looking forward to playing with 3 golfers who don't have a negative handicap............A pro, a a plus 1 and a plus 2!!!
Bring it on!!!
Sunday, 1 August 2010
International Pairs
Good one to win this one! International Pairs, a 4 ball better ball stableford.
I'm paired with Craig Collins, or "Burger" as he's now know apparently (Not Captain Slow!!!!)
Off at 7:48 paird with Steve Cooker and Gary Hand. Newish members of 27 and 22.
Get on the first tee and see Gary (27) launch one, but with a "bit of a slice" that nearly hits the road!
I manage to hit one straight and onto the fairway and Craig hit's a great drive.
I manage to squeeze a fairway wood down the left and a lay-up short of bunker.
Craig lay's up and puts a 3rd on, whilst I'm just inside him for 4. Craigs par nicks the 2 points off my 6.
For the umpteenth time in a row, I pull my iron left on second and scramble for 4 but Craig gets a solid 3 for 2 points.
Hitting the ball better, I strike a good drive up 3 and a 2nd pushed a bit, but pin high and just miss the birdie, but our first 3 pointer. Another good drive from me down 4 and a second leaves me with a pitch from about 60 yards. Craig's hit a great drive and is on for 2. A solid 2 putt from Carig and another 3 points in the bag.
COntinue with another good drive on 5, seem to be getting through the ball better today and a good second and I'm just short. Craig hit's his approach a bit fat and ends up short. I hit a good chip across the ridge to the pin at the back and Craig also hits a good chip. No shots on this hole, but we both have a chance of par and 2 points, but both miss!
Still we can pick it up!
Par for Craig on 6 and another 3 points.
The 7th and I hit an awful drive and I'm out of the hole, but Craig hits a good drive and second and is on for 3. Mind you his 3rd never got more than knee height, jumped the Pot bunker in front and ran up to the back of the green pin high.
"Bet this get's a mention in the Blog", said Craig..............You bet!
He just misses the birdie, but another 3 points!
We've both hit left on 8 and I manage to cut one to the front edge and Craig ends up just short of the green side bunkers. No shots on this hole, so need an up down from one of us. I chip to within 8 feet, but Craig thins one over the back. Get's up and down for a point, but I just lip out with my par putt.
I've been striking the ball quite well, but not solid, so I decide to grip further down the shaft with my driver and hit a good drive up 9, top the second, but chip just onto the fringe to pin close to the front. Leave the par putt on the lip, but 2 points for a halfway score of 21. Could have 24 in reality with a few putts dropping.
Will need to do the same again.
Steve and Gary have started to play better, but they've not scored well!
Quick Bacon Butty and another solid drive from me, but blocked by the tree. Hit a great 8 iron over the tree, but end up just short. Solid par from Craig, good start.
Forward tees and pin at front, so it's a fairly easy par and 2 points.....good start.
Striking the driver well now and a half decent second into the wind and I've got about 190 to the 12 pin! Bit of a downhill lie and I just scramble over the ditch, but short of the green. Fantastic chip and I nearly hole of for Birdie. I don't miss from 2 inches....ever.
Both Craig and I hit good drives, Craig carries the ditch I have laid up. Never gonna get over so it's easy.
Hit a good second, but just short and right.
Steady 5 nett 4 for 2 points.
14th and last hole without a shot, in good nick, if we can just get a par for 2 points.
I hit a lay-up, but a bit too far back. Craig has hit it long and right, but is in the rough!
I decide to lay-up and live myself enough distance for a full wedge. Craig goes for it, but endsw up in the water. Another 50p for the Captains Charity!
A decent wedge and 2 putts for a five and 1 point.
Safe drive on 15 and good second leaves me a fairly simple pitch, but leave it short as does Craig, but we manage another bogey for 2 points.
My drive on 16 looks good inthe air, but just catches the bunker. Craig also hits the bunker. Craig splashes out, but although I am tight to the edge of the bunker, but can get a fairway wood onto it. Catch it well, but just catch the hazard up near the green.
Craig gets on, but a long way from the hole and 3 putts. Just one point.
17 and we have lost the honour for the first time!
I end up in the bunker right, taking an iffy bounce at the end. Craig ends up in the water.
I have a difficult lie, but manage to get the ball out, but 3 putts and it's only a point!
The eighteenth and a good drive, just catching the rough down the left. Craig hits a monster, but I hit the tree with my second and have to take a drop. Out of the hole!
Craig's second is a bit shabby and catches the fairway bunker on the right. Get's out well and a par to finish.
We both played well, reasonable score of 38, but could have been better. But not as good as the 46 points that were leading when we left!
Poor Gary though, he lost 10 balls!!!!
I'm paired with Craig Collins, or "Burger" as he's now know apparently (Not Captain Slow!!!!)
Off at 7:48 paird with Steve Cooker and Gary Hand. Newish members of 27 and 22.
Get on the first tee and see Gary (27) launch one, but with a "bit of a slice" that nearly hits the road!
I manage to hit one straight and onto the fairway and Craig hit's a great drive.
I manage to squeeze a fairway wood down the left and a lay-up short of bunker.
Craig lay's up and puts a 3rd on, whilst I'm just inside him for 4. Craigs par nicks the 2 points off my 6.
For the umpteenth time in a row, I pull my iron left on second and scramble for 4 but Craig gets a solid 3 for 2 points.
Hitting the ball better, I strike a good drive up 3 and a 2nd pushed a bit, but pin high and just miss the birdie, but our first 3 pointer. Another good drive from me down 4 and a second leaves me with a pitch from about 60 yards. Craig's hit a great drive and is on for 2. A solid 2 putt from Carig and another 3 points in the bag.
COntinue with another good drive on 5, seem to be getting through the ball better today and a good second and I'm just short. Craig hit's his approach a bit fat and ends up short. I hit a good chip across the ridge to the pin at the back and Craig also hits a good chip. No shots on this hole, but we both have a chance of par and 2 points, but both miss!
Still we can pick it up!
Par for Craig on 6 and another 3 points.
The 7th and I hit an awful drive and I'm out of the hole, but Craig hits a good drive and second and is on for 3. Mind you his 3rd never got more than knee height, jumped the Pot bunker in front and ran up to the back of the green pin high.
"Bet this get's a mention in the Blog", said Craig..............You bet!
He just misses the birdie, but another 3 points!
We've both hit left on 8 and I manage to cut one to the front edge and Craig ends up just short of the green side bunkers. No shots on this hole, so need an up down from one of us. I chip to within 8 feet, but Craig thins one over the back. Get's up and down for a point, but I just lip out with my par putt.
I've been striking the ball quite well, but not solid, so I decide to grip further down the shaft with my driver and hit a good drive up 9, top the second, but chip just onto the fringe to pin close to the front. Leave the par putt on the lip, but 2 points for a halfway score of 21. Could have 24 in reality with a few putts dropping.
Will need to do the same again.
Steve and Gary have started to play better, but they've not scored well!
Quick Bacon Butty and another solid drive from me, but blocked by the tree. Hit a great 8 iron over the tree, but end up just short. Solid par from Craig, good start.
Forward tees and pin at front, so it's a fairly easy par and 2 points.....good start.
Striking the driver well now and a half decent second into the wind and I've got about 190 to the 12 pin! Bit of a downhill lie and I just scramble over the ditch, but short of the green. Fantastic chip and I nearly hole of for Birdie. I don't miss from 2 inches....ever.
Both Craig and I hit good drives, Craig carries the ditch I have laid up. Never gonna get over so it's easy.
Hit a good second, but just short and right.
Steady 5 nett 4 for 2 points.
14th and last hole without a shot, in good nick, if we can just get a par for 2 points.
I hit a lay-up, but a bit too far back. Craig has hit it long and right, but is in the rough!
I decide to lay-up and live myself enough distance for a full wedge. Craig goes for it, but endsw up in the water. Another 50p for the Captains Charity!
A decent wedge and 2 putts for a five and 1 point.
Safe drive on 15 and good second leaves me a fairly simple pitch, but leave it short as does Craig, but we manage another bogey for 2 points.
My drive on 16 looks good inthe air, but just catches the bunker. Craig also hits the bunker. Craig splashes out, but although I am tight to the edge of the bunker, but can get a fairway wood onto it. Catch it well, but just catch the hazard up near the green.
Craig gets on, but a long way from the hole and 3 putts. Just one point.
17 and we have lost the honour for the first time!
I end up in the bunker right, taking an iffy bounce at the end. Craig ends up in the water.
I have a difficult lie, but manage to get the ball out, but 3 putts and it's only a point!
The eighteenth and a good drive, just catching the rough down the left. Craig hits a monster, but I hit the tree with my second and have to take a drop. Out of the hole!
Craig's second is a bit shabby and catches the fairway bunker on the right. Get's out well and a par to finish.
We both played well, reasonable score of 38, but could have been better. But not as good as the 46 points that were leading when we left!
Poor Gary though, he lost 10 balls!!!!
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