peld
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Following on from last years thread , the start of the season marks the start of clubs annual knockout competitions, be it singles, foursomes and fourballs, club or county.
Come and regale tales of hero shots, duffed chips, awful chat and questionable interpretations of rules......
Going first, I played the first round of summer singles at my new club first thing on friday morning. I was against at older guy (id guess mid 60s) who i was giving 6 shots to (8.2 vs 13.5). I think he had been a good player in the past but age/health had caught up with him over recent years, though he was still a big hitter for his age. White tees , 6500 yrds, par 71.
Hole 1 - 427yrd par 4 - tough opening hole, shot hole. OOD left, trees right, in to a stiff breeze. Even though im in the fairway bunker off the tee, i make a solid 5, he cant get on the green in 3, makes 6, so halved.
Hole 2 - 383yrd par 4 - im about 4ft away in 3, he was a fair way back with his drive, scrambles about a bit - he misses a 6ft putt for a 5, we walk off. 1UP
Hole 3 - 368yrd par 4 - after a lovely 3 wood off the tee, i make a regulation par. his second shot left him a very long putt, so another 6footer for par which he misses again. 2UP
Hole 4 - 543yrd par 5 - shot hole - after a good drive, i get too clever with my second and put myself in a terrible position for my third, miss green, then lip out with a par putt for 6. He had hacked it about too from in the trees with his second shot, but hit a great shot from 100 yrds to about 5ft which he holes to make a 6 too, but net 5 - 1UP.
Hole 5 - 203yrd par 3 - pin right at back so playing 220, water left. Wind slightly helping. We both hit decent tee shots but both have LONG putt. He putts his to about 5ft, I knock mine dead. He misses again - back to 2UP
Hole 6 - 356yrd par 4 - neither of us play it very well - halved in 5s - 2UP
Hole 7 - 154yrd par 3 - both hit the green but still have decent putts. I put mine to a few inches, he leaves himself another 5-6 footer - and misses - 3UP
Hole 8 - 379yrd par 4 - he makes a mess of his chipping and end up with a 6. I somehow flew the green with my second and plugged badly in the bunker which i can only just get out to the lip - but hit a good chip and putt to make a 5. 4UP
Hole 9 - 511yrd par 5 - shot hole, all uphill. Hit a beaut of a drive, an average 2nd but then top my 3rd in to greenside bunker, then hit my bunker shot thin way off the back of the green. Hit a great chip off the back and make the putt for 6. He hacks it about a bit too but makes a 6 as well so wins 3UP
Hole 10 - 144yrd par 3 - he hits an awful tee shot then puts in the bunker. Despite thinning my tee shot I make a regulation par. He doesnt get up and down so back to 4UP
Hole 11 - 423yrd par 4 - shot hole. I hit a bomb, leaving me an 8 iron in, and make a regulation par after a tricky first putt. He hits a terrible drive, has to hack out but has two putts for half - he misses his bogey putt - 5UP
Hole 12 - 550yrd par 5 - shot hole. He makes a regulation 6. I thin my third long of the green and cant get up and down for 5, so his hole - back to 4UP
Hole 13 - 510yrd par 5 - after a poor second and third shots, I make worldie chip to get up and down for 5, he only makes 6, and im back to 5UP dormie
Hole 14 - 181yrd par 3 - we both make solid pars (his first par) - 5 and 4 win for me! (we actually didnt realise id won here , we both made 5s on the 15th and then realised it was already over)
For the whole round I shot 81 (doubled the 17th) - so thats +10 and my handicap, so quite happy.
So very solid start to my new club singles campaign. Im against a guy who i actually played with in another comp in the next round - just one shot in that tie, and I know he is a very good putter!
Come and regale tales of hero shots, duffed chips, awful chat and questionable interpretations of rules......
Going first, I played the first round of summer singles at my new club first thing on friday morning. I was against at older guy (id guess mid 60s) who i was giving 6 shots to (8.2 vs 13.5). I think he had been a good player in the past but age/health had caught up with him over recent years, though he was still a big hitter for his age. White tees , 6500 yrds, par 71.
Hole 1 - 427yrd par 4 - tough opening hole, shot hole. OOD left, trees right, in to a stiff breeze. Even though im in the fairway bunker off the tee, i make a solid 5, he cant get on the green in 3, makes 6, so halved.
Hole 2 - 383yrd par 4 - im about 4ft away in 3, he was a fair way back with his drive, scrambles about a bit - he misses a 6ft putt for a 5, we walk off. 1UP
Hole 3 - 368yrd par 4 - after a lovely 3 wood off the tee, i make a regulation par. his second shot left him a very long putt, so another 6footer for par which he misses again. 2UP
Hole 4 - 543yrd par 5 - shot hole - after a good drive, i get too clever with my second and put myself in a terrible position for my third, miss green, then lip out with a par putt for 6. He had hacked it about too from in the trees with his second shot, but hit a great shot from 100 yrds to about 5ft which he holes to make a 6 too, but net 5 - 1UP.
Hole 5 - 203yrd par 3 - pin right at back so playing 220, water left. Wind slightly helping. We both hit decent tee shots but both have LONG putt. He putts his to about 5ft, I knock mine dead. He misses again - back to 2UP
Hole 6 - 356yrd par 4 - neither of us play it very well - halved in 5s - 2UP
Hole 7 - 154yrd par 3 - both hit the green but still have decent putts. I put mine to a few inches, he leaves himself another 5-6 footer - and misses - 3UP
Hole 8 - 379yrd par 4 - he makes a mess of his chipping and end up with a 6. I somehow flew the green with my second and plugged badly in the bunker which i can only just get out to the lip - but hit a good chip and putt to make a 5. 4UP
Hole 9 - 511yrd par 5 - shot hole, all uphill. Hit a beaut of a drive, an average 2nd but then top my 3rd in to greenside bunker, then hit my bunker shot thin way off the back of the green. Hit a great chip off the back and make the putt for 6. He hacks it about a bit too but makes a 6 as well so wins 3UP
Hole 10 - 144yrd par 3 - he hits an awful tee shot then puts in the bunker. Despite thinning my tee shot I make a regulation par. He doesnt get up and down so back to 4UP
Hole 11 - 423yrd par 4 - shot hole. I hit a bomb, leaving me an 8 iron in, and make a regulation par after a tricky first putt. He hits a terrible drive, has to hack out but has two putts for half - he misses his bogey putt - 5UP
Hole 12 - 550yrd par 5 - shot hole. He makes a regulation 6. I thin my third long of the green and cant get up and down for 5, so his hole - back to 4UP
Hole 13 - 510yrd par 5 - after a poor second and third shots, I make worldie chip to get up and down for 5, he only makes 6, and im back to 5UP dormie
Hole 14 - 181yrd par 3 - we both make solid pars (his first par) - 5 and 4 win for me! (we actually didnt realise id won here , we both made 5s on the 15th and then realised it was already over)
For the whole round I shot 81 (doubled the 17th) - so thats +10 and my handicap, so quite happy.
So very solid start to my new club singles campaign. Im against a guy who i actually played with in another comp in the next round - just one shot in that tie, and I know he is a very good putter!
