We set off OK, both playing handicap. I hit a nice tee shot from the 2nd that went left and was lost in some rough where it should not get lost. Still we were watching the time to finish in the light so I gave up looking and took a Penalty. So R won the 2nd. Some tees were mats which generally suits me better than R because they are closer and solid. We both played the front 9 several shots over handicap and were drawing on holes won.
On the back 9 we both played better. But this is where my toe started hurting and it got worse by the step. Luckily it did not affect my golf and I had nothing worse than a 7. In the end I won by 2 holes. My score is click here.
I am always relieved to be less than 110 so I was relieved. My putting was ok at +1 and without 3 putts I would have been 3 better. I made 8 proper golf scores with 3 pars. I only messed up holes on the front 9. The 2nd due to a lost ball, the 4th with a careless chip over, the 5th with a couple of duffs from the tee and finally the 9th with a 3 putt. I expect on a better day I could have managed 4 better so I am on track for the summer!
Apert from my toe really hurting at the end it was good fun and I look forward to lots more in the coming weeks.
Only one poor photo to capture the weather:
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| On the 14th Tee |
