With R after work. After playing well last week we adjusted my handicap to have 1 extra on the par 5s and played with all sticks less that a 7i.
I set off well with a nice par but R quickly replied with a par on the long 2nd. I was going OK but landed in the bunker on my 3rd shot. It was all even until I went in the bunker for no good reason on the 5th and it cost me 2. I struggled as usual on the par 3, 8th and hit a few duffs on the 9th up the hill. After 9 R was 1 up and we were not playing as well as the week before.
On the 10th I took one back and took another on the 13th where we were called through a very slow 3 ball with buggies. On the par 3 over the lake I did a duff and lost a ball and the hole and it was all square. It remained like this until the 18th. My 2nd shot went in the bunker and it cost me the match by 1 hole. Very close!
As I said we were not playing as well as the week before and this was probably due to trying a bit harder and therefore making more mistakes. Still more fairways then usual so it says something! My score is click here.
My putting was 2 to the good so thats nice with just 1, 3 putt. 8 proper golf scores with a par on the 1st and short par 3 12th. I only messed up 1 hole the 9th with a duff from the tee and then 2 more and landed in the long grass and then 3 putt... grr. I should have saved 2 by avoiding the bunker on the 5th, 1 on the 7th where I landed in the trees, at least 2 on the 9th and perhaps 1 by avoiding the lake on the 15th. That would have been a very good score! Still 7i still gives me hope!
