Kennysarmy
Newbie
Played in one of our last honour board competitions on Saturday, foursomes, myself (off 9) and a friend off 22, combined handicap was 16.
We start net birdie then par for 5 points after two holes.
Third is a par 3, 125 yards, narrow green but long left to right, me to tee off.
I go long and right, not the place to put a 22 handicapper but he finds the putting surface, leaves me a 30 footer straight down hill that just shaves the edge of the cup but rolls a good 6 feet past (arrgggghhhhh)
SI of the third hole is 16!
He now has a putt for 4.
He rolls it just passed the hole and in my disappointment at my bad tee shot and over ambitious putt and the fact that I never get a shot on this hole on my own, I quickly calculate a 5 is no good and say to him "pick it up".....(arrggghhhhh)
He does, to which our playing partners then reply, "That was a shot hole for you guys, a 5 would have still got you a point" (arrggghhhhhhhhhhhh)
The walk to the 4th tee was a blur, what a pair of Muppets, could that be the point that costs us our first honour board competition!
We steady the ship and come the 17th tee we're on 31 pts, a quick check of the Live Scoring on HowDidIdo and there are only two scores to come in, ours and our playing partners, who are not in the running, top score currently is 35 pts.
We need two pars to finish, 3 on the 17th (no shot) and a 4 on the last with a shot. My turn to tee off on the 17th and I put us on the green with a steady 7 iron over the water, 20 feet from the hole, my partner lags the putt, short, no chance to drop and a knee knocker left which I stroke in.
So to the 18th, knowing we need a par to win, my partner who had massively sliced his last drive on 16 stands up to play his shot, will he cope with the nerves.
He does "fade" it, but not too bad, misses the fairway right, but it's pick and place everywhere so I know I'll get a decent lie with no mud-ball.
133 yards to go, slightly uphill, can't quite see the bottom of the flag but it's right side of the green. 8 iron I think and a smooth one, ball is not travelling, spots of rain still in the air, getting quite cold now as it's almost dark.
I aim at the flag knowing my normal shape is a little draw, but the ball holds up against a little breeze and continues on it's straight path, pitches just off the green but finishes on the green exactly pin high and just 9 feet away.
I'm hoping my partner holes it, but he runs it to the side of the hole, a 6 inch tap in for the win and the calamity on the 3rd hole a distant memory as we walk off the 18th with our first honour board competition in the bag.
What a relief!!!!
What have I learned, just finish the hole and work out the stableford points later!
Competition was also the qualifier for a Daily Mail Foursomes, so we're in the draw come February.
What a weekend as my two football teams also win, Forest Green Rovers and Liverpool.
We start net birdie then par for 5 points after two holes.
Third is a par 3, 125 yards, narrow green but long left to right, me to tee off.
I go long and right, not the place to put a 22 handicapper but he finds the putting surface, leaves me a 30 footer straight down hill that just shaves the edge of the cup but rolls a good 6 feet past (arrgggghhhhh)
SI of the third hole is 16!
He now has a putt for 4.
He rolls it just passed the hole and in my disappointment at my bad tee shot and over ambitious putt and the fact that I never get a shot on this hole on my own, I quickly calculate a 5 is no good and say to him "pick it up".....(arrggghhhhh)
He does, to which our playing partners then reply, "That was a shot hole for you guys, a 5 would have still got you a point" (arrggghhhhhhhhhhhh)
The walk to the 4th tee was a blur, what a pair of Muppets, could that be the point that costs us our first honour board competition!
We steady the ship and come the 17th tee we're on 31 pts, a quick check of the Live Scoring on HowDidIdo and there are only two scores to come in, ours and our playing partners, who are not in the running, top score currently is 35 pts.
We need two pars to finish, 3 on the 17th (no shot) and a 4 on the last with a shot. My turn to tee off on the 17th and I put us on the green with a steady 7 iron over the water, 20 feet from the hole, my partner lags the putt, short, no chance to drop and a knee knocker left which I stroke in.
So to the 18th, knowing we need a par to win, my partner who had massively sliced his last drive on 16 stands up to play his shot, will he cope with the nerves.
He does "fade" it, but not too bad, misses the fairway right, but it's pick and place everywhere so I know I'll get a decent lie with no mud-ball.
133 yards to go, slightly uphill, can't quite see the bottom of the flag but it's right side of the green. 8 iron I think and a smooth one, ball is not travelling, spots of rain still in the air, getting quite cold now as it's almost dark.
I aim at the flag knowing my normal shape is a little draw, but the ball holds up against a little breeze and continues on it's straight path, pitches just off the green but finishes on the green exactly pin high and just 9 feet away.
I'm hoping my partner holes it, but he runs it to the side of the hole, a 6 inch tap in for the win and the calamity on the 3rd hole a distant memory as we walk off the 18th with our first honour board competition in the bag.
What a relief!!!!
What have I learned, just finish the hole and work out the stableford points later!
Competition was also the qualifier for a Daily Mail Foursomes, so we're in the draw come February.
What a weekend as my two football teams also win, Forest Green Rovers and Liverpool.
