With R on Thursday for a change. It was a non-eating day for me. 16 quid each as usual. The weather was warm and sunny with not too much wind. We followed 1 bloke who was quick. The fairways were good but the greens were quite bumpy (I never tested the bunkers).
The first hole saw a nice par for both, On the 2nd I dropped a putt. On the 3rd I went right into the trees and took a penalty. On the 4th I had a couple of tricky shots out of long grass. We were all square. Then it all started to go well and I had several bits of good luck. As usual I messed up the par 3, 8th failing to hit a good pw from the tee and ending with a 3 putt, but R had trouble too and we drew this hole. On the 10th I hit a nice tee shot, followed up with a nice shot to 20 yards from the green and chipped it in for a 3. R did not win another hole until the easy par 3, 12th. I was pleased to par the 13th and the par 3 across the lake. A pity I had a 4 putt on the 16th and I missed an easy 1 footer n the 18th. Never mind that its my best score ever. R never had a chance I am sure he will try fixing my handicap. My score is click here.
My putting was just +1 despite my chip on the 10th, I had 3*3 putts and 1*4. I had 11 proper scores including a birdie and 5 pars. I only messed up one hole, the 16th after getting just short of the green in 3 then I muffed my putts. I know that one round does not make you a good golfer but it was fun and gives you hope!
