Tue 13 Aug 2013 18 Holes at Quindell

With R after work. Usual 4 o'clock bargain of 10 quid each. I confused the guy at the desk by saying I had booked, ... then I remembered I had forgotten to book .. not the best start but it was ok.  I still have no car so its thanks to A and R that I can play. We were last minute and R's trolley failed its MOT (screw missing). So we set off with no warmup and R carrying his trolley bag. No on in front, no one behind... nice.

After my last win I played off 24 a new record. Overall I played well except on a couple of holes where lost balls messed up an otherwise reasonable attempt. It was good enough to win though which is always nice. I was 1 under on the front 9 and 3 over on the back 9.

On the 1st I 3 put (should have had a practice putt or 2).

On the 2nd I got a par (first time) but I was lucky as on my 2nd shot I was on top of a mound and on my 3rd shot I was still on top of a different mound a 1 putt helped.

On the 5th I hit one right into a ditch on the right. I took  my mulligan and hit the edge of the green.

On the 6th I lost my second shot with a duff right into the ditch and I had to take a penalty.

On the 7th the flag was on the floor so I had to run there put it in the hole and run back (jog not run). Annoying but not common thank goodness.

On the 14th I hit my 4i well but it bounced short and surprised a duck or goose. The duck waddled off in disgust but it had stopped my ball from going in the ditch. May opt for a 9i here in future.

On the 17th I hit a good 5i to the right of the green expecting it to roll onto the green (as usual), instead it stopped in the deep rough and was a pain as my chip was difficult and caused a 3 putt as it was so bad.

On the 18th I started off with a nice fairway but then hit a shot that bounced on the mound and went right never to be found. Must remember to go left of the mound to be safe in future. I had a "trouble" on the edge of the bunker and finished with a 3 put and a 9! In effect I lost my 3 on the last 2 holes.. thats golf!

Great fun as usual! My result is here.

Car Park to 1st tee


Tough bunker on 5th

Over the edge on the 12th

Nice evening on 16th

Me walking on 16th

View from the rough on the 18th