With M on a Sunday with better halves for a great breakfast at the clubhouse. We had a tee time of 10:15 ish and it was something like 23 quid a head including a 6 quid discount each for being priv card members.
At 10:15 it was busy. A 4 ball were waiting for a 3 ball to finish before we could get started. The weather was very pleasant with sun and a light wind. I started with my usual 5i that just gets to the green and off it went over the back due to the wind. We both managed 5 each, could have been better but not a disaster. On the 2nd, the 4 ball in front were looking for balls and called us through. This has become a lot less stressful lately and M managed a 5 and I managed a 6 and we left the 4 ball behind for good. On the 3rd my 5i worked well again and I was on the green from the tee and down in 3. So it was all even after 3. For the next holes I played very steadily and M had a few problems from the tee (especially on the 4th where the driver with a new grip was used.. the bloke in the shop had promised 300 straight drives..). By the end of the front 9 I was 5 holes in front and was managing a run of 5's. At this point M went back to basics and started to hit irons with some great long shots. However to be 5 holes down was too much of a problem and I won 5 more holes on the back 9. I had to try not to panic as I realised that I was on for a good score by my standards. So the trophy stays here for another time but my handicap gets put down to 25 for next time. My score is
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Thats 2 in one week less that 100 so I was very pleased! For a change I did not mess up any holes (even though I had a penalty on the 4th from the tee and lost a ball on the 17th in the pond on my second shot). I managed 12 proper golf scores: 11 bogeys and 1 par. My putting was better than average so this helped! Part of the reason for a better score is the dry fairways giving a fair amount of roll but I like to think that I am getting a tiny bit better.
We played quite quickly and were called through by 2 lots of golfers without panic. We caught a 3rd lot at the 14th but they did not finish and finally we caught a 4 ball on the 18th.
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| Waiting at the 1st tee |
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| In the distance there is a crowd waiting for the 3rd |
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| The 17th Green |
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| M waiting for the 18th green to clear |
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| See the duck! |
