The Shortest Drive Ever...............with a draw!!!

Rob,

Sorry, but this has to go down in the annals of Wychwood History..............wish we had a photo!!!

Played probably the last Friday "9 at 4" today, with "Team Hallam" and Rob Barrett.

Arrived at Wychwood and the wind was a howling!

Threw the balls up and I was paired with young Ben Hallam (good shout), against his dad Mark and Rob "two shots" Barrett! Better ball Stableford, full handicap!

The wind was strong, but was behind on the first , but I was surpeised to see Ben hitting 4 iron off the tee!

Ended up with a poiht each on the first, second again with a point each and the third with 2 points each.

Nothing sectacular!

Get to the 4th and we are now straight into the wind and it's now I realise that the reason Ben hit a 4 iron off the first is that he is only carrying a bag with the longest club a 4 iron!!!

He hits a low draw into the left fairway and I hot a good Drive "straight down the middle!"

Rob steps, not with the "Big Dig", but a utility/rescue club to "keep it under the wind", which he duly does!

Unfortunately, it is so low that it travels about 6 inches, aided by the draw that his topped shot produces!

His playing partner commenting that at least he has two shots and is "there for -1"

Oh how we laughed! (Why didn't we take a picture???)

His second makes it past the Ladies tee (just), but he leaves Mark to make sure that we are still level after 4 holes!

We are still level after 5, but Ben, with a brilliant 4 iron into a cross wind on 6 leaving it 5 foot from the pin, I make my way to the tee with no pressure on. I hit a sweet rescue club to the right of the pin and see a slight "wind assisted" draw fl;y to the pin, hot the flag stick and ricochet 90deg left into past the bridge and into the ditch!

We are now 1 point up!

We all hack up 7, although Rob makes amends for the 4th and hits a great Drive into the wind and after 3 has laid up to about 120 yards.

A two point half leaves us 1 point ahead.

Ben hits his 4 iron on 8 and just makes the rough near the "melling road", and we all make the carry.

After the second shots, Ben and I are short, whilst Mark and Rob have gone long!

I knock one to about 15ft from the rough, but Ben hits a delightful pitc over the bunkers to about 6 inches, so we go down the 9th with a 2 shot cushion.

Despite a great drive from Mark, we manage to score 2 points which leaves us with a 3 point winning margin! A final "pre clock change" win for the Captain and Junior Captain to savour over the Winter months.

Bit what a momentous Drive on the 4th!