Sat 15th Nov - 5 + 18 Holes at Chichester

Almost forgot this one. (Not coz I lost?).

Met M and A for a few holes on the par 3.

We set off just in front of 2 4 balls. A bit of pressure from the 1st tee. M got on the green and I did a poor tee shot left. No one laughed!

The weather was great and we managed to keep  ahead of the followers and A was a reasonable ball spotter. M had decided not to use the driver and this meant social golf for several holes. Also I suspect M had more fairways than usual.

The game was quite close but M had a good run on the back 9 and he was 3 up with 3 to play. On the 16th he sunk a putt from 30ft to half the hole after a duff from the tee and that was enough to win by one hole in the end. (I did win the last 2 holes for pride.)

My score is click here.

My putting was average but could have been 2 less without 3 putting. I managed 5 proper golf scores with 1 par on the easy 13th. I messed up 3 holes. The 4th as usual was a pain and made worse by the soggy ground. I made a mess of the 10th with mistaken use of my 4r. Mental note not to use again. On the 15th I had a mental block and hit a wild tee shot into the trees and lost a ball. (Cant remember if M found it?).

Great fun and ended with a quick beer!

The soggy 4th

Nice weather

Sunshine .. note the new bag!

Sun 9th Nov - 18 Holes on a Sunny Chichester Tower

With M after a poor Harvester breakfast. We were only just in time to play so no time for a par 3. M had booked a buggy but they were off! So he had to walk.

The ground was quite wet but the weather was fine and the course was quiet. We just let a lone golfer pass on the 5th (he had a minor nightmare).

The wet conditions did affect my score as its much more difficult to make a good contact with the ball. Perhaps its time to get out my 4r?  We were very even for the whole round and with 3 to play we were drawing. We both par'd the 16th like a couple of pros but M got 1 better on the 17th and won by 1 hole (taking the Geller trophy back North). Anyway thats good as my handicap will get 1 closer! M did well with the walking and he realised that with no buggy it was better to hit irons then woods. This may become a problem for me in future games.

My score is click here.

My putting was poor especially on the front 9 and should have saved me 4 shots. I only managed 4 proper golf scores, 3 bogeys and 1 par. However, I only messed up 1 hole (the 9th caused by a 3 putt).
The bunkers were all free drops as they were water logged. If I could avoid a couple of pairs of duffs this would save another 2 shots and I would have had a more respectable score and might even have won the trophy.

Back in the pro shop I got a good deal on a larger golf carry bag which will(should) be better for carrying winter layers and perhaps some bigger clubs.

Great fun and weather!

The weather really was good!

Rare shot of M in action

Looked stormy but it wasn't!

Arty pic attempting to show spiders web's.