With R after work. Another late tee time just before 5. Again a bargain at 10 quid each.
A quick bit of putting practice and we were off.
A 3 ball in front who we never was after the 2nd. and a 3 ball behind that never caught us. So its like our private golf course... nice!
I set off ok with a par on the first. On the 2nd I hit one left into trouble from the tee. I took my mulligan and lost the ball even farther left. So I played the 1st ball from the rough saving my mulligan. I failed to get out in 1 but recovered with a bogey. On the 3rd I did a perfect lay up and then hit my ball into the pond. This caused a double bogey. Not a great start. However as I settled down I got all 3 dropped shots back over the next few holes. At the end of 9 I was 1 shot over my handicap. On the back 9 I was not quite so reliable dropping a further 5 shots. Going to the bottom of the hill on the 12th is working well. I had a bit of bad luck on the 14th when I was just short and lost my ball in the pond. It was a great line. I took my mulligan on the 18th as I lost a ball right from a bad bounce. Wy worst hole was the 18th where I got into trouble on the left of the hill in among the trees. I could have done at least 5 shots better with a little more care/luck! The handicapping is working well as it was a draw. My scores are
here.
There were no temporary greens today (except the 9th). The course was very dry giving us some problems with bouncing (right for me). Also there was a bit of wind.
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| Strange clouds looking back from the 7th. |
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| THe clubhouse from the 17th tee. |
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| Parched earth at the 7th. |
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| More parched earth! |
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| Nice houses near the 2nd green. |
