At lunch time I had noted a strong cold wind, however by the time we arrived there was a pleasant medium wind blowing down the first fairway. It was 16 quid each and M needed a buggy. We got off a bit early just in front of a 3 ball but following no one. (After I found the reverse gear on the buggy).
The rain earlier in the week meant that the 1st, 10th and 18th fairways were a bit damp. The rest of the course was fine to good. The greens on the front 9 were getting back to being flat instead of lumpy and we both putted better as a result. I set off with my best shot ever on the 1st and managed an easy par. M was too excited about the weekday golf and the buggy. He soon got into the golf and managed to par the 3rd and 4th. I managed a par on the 3rd and 7th. At the end of the first 9 M was one up.
The low sun was a problem as usual on the 7th, 14th, 16th and 17th. Also it was into the wind on these long holes. The wind was behind us across the pond on the 15th but it did neither of us any good. I just went in the drink and M went via the right hand side. When handicaps were taken into consideration it came down to the last hole as we were level. I ended up behind a tree stump from the tee and M was on the 10th fairway again. M won by one point despite going in the bunker.
We had started early and we finished in about 3 hours which is some sort of record for us. Great fun as usual. The Geller Trophy stays with M for another week but the handicaps go back to 26 v 28.
My score is click here.
In the end I managed another par on the easy 12th. I think it may be useful to count proper golf scores (no worse than a bogey). This week I had 4 pars and a bogey. I messed up 3 holes (0 SP). On the 7th I went into the trees from the tee. (1 wasted shot). On the 11th I hit a nice fairway but ended up behind a tree on my 2nd shot (2 wasted shots). On the 18th I went behind a tree from the tee. (1 wasted shot). My putting was better than average so I could have saved 4 strokes overall.
I noted a few things:
- When M has a buggy, its fine for him to be on the wrong fairway.
- I skimmed the ball in a practice swing on the 8th. This should NEVER happen. M let this one go and I ended up with a par.
- (One of) The trouble(s) with golf is .. you always think that you should improve by changing something .. thats normally where you get into trouble. Probably best to practice NOT changing anything. Just go with what you have got!
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| Waiting for M to find reverse on the buggy |
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| Sunshine on the 11th Tee |
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| M picks a stick for the 11th. |
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| From here its all up hill to 17th green. |
