Broke 80 in a competition for the first time

[Crow]

At last, things have clicked!
A new competition best for me, medal off the whites.

I won’t bore you with all the details but if I can indulge myself over few holes:

Solid tap-in par on the first, my last two competitions I’ve started with triple bogey 8s.

Slice of outrageous fortune on the 475 yard par 4 eighth when I hooked one, not into the trees but over the trees, over the ditch and sitting nicely on the thirteenth fairway. Hit a blind shot with my hybrid over conifers to 6 feet, I did have the decency to lip out on the birdie putt though.

Thirteenth, in a fairway bunker off the tee, caught the lip being a bit too greedy but came out, pulled a simple 8 iron into the rough and short sided myself, then played the shot of the round with my gap wedge to a foot for bogey.

Fourteenth, par 5, good drive, peach of a 3 wood to the green but criminally left the uphill eagle putt short, birdie.

Held my nerve to par the last three holes, 39 out, 39 in for 78 net 66, I need a lie down.

 

[Imurg]

Cut Him!!!!!

Well done Nick - it's been a long time coming but now you know you can do it.

Must be those ProV's.......

 

[Crow]

Cheers Imurg, you're right of course, it must be the ProVs, except I started with and NXTS as the first hole is such a danger hole for OB and then as I was going along nicely I stuch with it all the way.

Just been invited to a BBQ, the day gets better and better!

 

[Pin-seeker]

Broke 80 & then a BBQ. If Carlsberg did days:whoo:
Reckon you deserve a beer.

 

[Mungoscorner]

Great shooting Nick !
I'm sure the handicap will be tumbling down soon.
Keep it going mate. :thup:

 

[fundy]

Great effort Nick, top score well done

 

[sandmagnet]

very well done mr crow :thup: the beer will taste even sweeter now.

 

[pbrown7582]

Well played a nice round a little cut. :thup:
Always a nice feeling to knock it around in the seventies even better off the white top job!

 

[TheJezster]

Well played sir! Good day to do it, I did the same this morning too! 39 & 39 for 78, first time under 80. So happy, so know exactly what you are going through

 

[mcbroon]

Brilliant, well played that man! Looks like you're on the downward curve now

Nearly had a similar round myself today. Came back in 36. Shame I was out in 46...

 

[rickg]

Great shooting Nick!! Nice little cut coming :thup:

 

[Crow]

Thanks all, just back from the BBQ, where nobody was really interested in golf so didin't want to hear how great I was, but now sat here with another cold beer and still grinning from ear to ear.

Assuming CSS stays at 72, which is where it was when I left, then I'll get a 1.2 cut.

 

[richart]

Well done Nick. Only the best people have a 10.6 handicap.

 

[la_lucha]

Really well done Nick. Fantastic shooting, you'll have to steer clear of me from now on as I seem to put a curse on you and drag you down to my level. Single figures coming up soon.

 

[louise_a]

Great scoring! single handicap beckons.

 

[Joff]

475 yard par 4. Ouch.

 

[Crow]

Results are up on HDID:

I won by 2
1.2 cut :thup:
And probably most pleasing, I was fifth lowest gross out of a field of 117 (we've not got many Cat 1 players).

 

[Region3]

Great stuff Nick! Glad it finally all came together, it was only a matter of time IMO.

Keep it up :thup:

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Congratulations that man. Another 0.1 for me in the medal but a bogey, double, double start didn't help but was back to level handicap by 8. Another double from nowhere and then a show stopping 8 on 14 killed me. Just making too many basic errors but the ball striking is getting there. Glad you are on a roll and hope you can get a new PB off the lower handicap mark!