A nice early 9:30 tee time... I think early suits me better than late.
I had already eaten but met M in the clubhouse for a coffee while he had his breakfast!
The weather was great perhaps summer is here at last.
We had no one infront and no one behind at the start. We let 2 guys through at the 9th and saw no one the rest of the round ... just as I like it!
I had decided to give my "chip and run" golf style a full round to check that it was a good idea. I have noticed that if I do a chip and run shot it almost always makes good contact and if I hit it hard it can go quite a long way (well long for me). Lately I have used this shot with larger clubs to keep under the wind and when the sun is so bright you could lose a ball... and I found not only is it reliable, it is usually straight. The only downside was it looks a bit odd. (Feet together open stance...). I think I will stick to it and just make minor mods until I get back to a more traditional swing.... Also do not take this as a good bit of advice it is probably a daft idea but I will be happy if my scores come down (even a bit!).
Started off well with a par and 3 bogeys, just starting to think that golf was easy when my ball across the lake at the 5th just slipped off the edge back into the water. I took a penalty then hit a tree. You know how golf is.
M was having a bit of a nightmare mainly playing off the parallel fairway with great recovery shots (sometimes) and a bit of good putting. After about 12 holes he abandoned his big bertha driver and hit some great 4i shots.
One the whole I made steady progress and ended up with a good score (for me). After analysing the round here I realised that on a perfect day I could have saved about another 10 shots... dream on...
I had a special bit of luck at the 18th where I managed to get my ball through the tree on the left, then hit the green then 1 put for my first par 4 birdy!
Yippee.
