With M. We had organised a Dummer game of golf but I missed a txt message and we missed a tee time. So M picked me up from Basingstoke at the train station as agreed and we played at Downshire instead.
Downshire had seen a lot of rain and there were some very boggy bits particularly on the 2nd and 3rd. The 2nd was the only temporary green. There were lots of temporary tees. All? We were folioing a 2 ball who set off slow but in the end they just kept ahead enough not to slow us down.
From early on it was obvious that M had tamed his 3W and this gave me a problem. I was almost always a shot behind from the tee. M was 2 up after 4 holes and then I had a run of 4 in a row. M just pulled one back on the 9th partly because I went in the ditch. So I was 1 up with 9 to play. On the back 9 there was not a single draw. By the 17th M was 1 up so it was me playing for pride. M hit a great tee shot (following several other good tee shots) and I went left. We both avoided the ditch (short) on the second shot. Next I went over and M put his in the ditch. That was the piece of luck I needed and the last hole was won by me to make it a draw. (NOTE: M won on all other possible scoring methods!)
My score is
click here.
My putting felt awful but in the end it only owed me 1 although I had 4, 3 putts. I had 7 proper golf scores (all bogeys!). I only messed up 2 holes. The 10th for no good reason I had a 12. The tee shot was nice but just caught a tree branch and stopped short in the mud. I seemed to forget how to hit the ball for a few shots and had a couple of duffs and landed in the green side bunker. Hey ho. I also messed up the 13th, again in the mud and a couple of duffs. I had a very lucky break on the 11th when my poor putt went in off M's ball (I think it is legal - must check). Looking back I had an unlucky dip into the ditch on the 9th. and 4 pairs of duffs. I could have saved at least 8 points and this would have made a big difference.
So the trophy stays North yet again. Great fun and nice weather. Just a bit damp for great golf!
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| Early morning rail journey |
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| Wet with Sunshine |
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| Looking back on the 3rd. |
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| Sunny |
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| A nice green |
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| The Geller Trophy (Stays North) |
