A Small White Ball and Several Big Sticks: Sat 24 Aug 2013 18 Holes at Dummer

With M. Last minute idea as we got home earlier than expected.

Met at 4:20 paid 13.50 each (I paid). Had 16 balls each on the range.

Weather pleasant not quite shirt sleeves and slightly warm with a jumper. We more or less had the golf course to ourselves. We saw 2 people about 9 holes ahead and saw 2 people about 5 holes behind. That how I like it... no pressure. We had a tee time of 5 but probably started about 10 to as no one was around.

We were playing off 26 and 33 and M won the last game.

On the first hole I played well to the edge of the green and then 4 putt. (First for a while). M played well off the tee and then lost a ball left. After that M played well resisting the driver completely and hitting some very long iron shots and a couple of great 3w's. I played ok except for the 1st. The 16th where I went in the pond for no good reason and also the 18th where I also went into the pond. I should have been at least 4 shots better but thats not too bad.

I made a bit of a discovery that if I stand with my feet wider apart the ball goes straight left. Not sure if its much use but may try it at the range one day.

Because it was last minute we only had oat crunchy bars and Mars bars were required so at the 9th I jogged to the bar and returned with a Mars each... yum!

M beat me to the greens and beat me on actual score by 1 point (I was saved by my putting!) . On handicap he beat me by 2 holes but if I had played better on the 16th and 18th the story could have been different so the handicap is pretty good for match play. My score is here.

Great fun as usual and if we are luck we will get another in before work resumes on Tuesday. For a change I have some photos of me taken by M. (No particular order)