Played in the morning groups of captains day today. Shotgun start with me starting on the 12 (SI1). Nice high slice under a tree for a penalty drop, chip through the trees, high slice right chip over the green and a big fat blob. Nice start!!!
Not swinging it at all well at the moment as all the bad habits (reverse pivot, bad turn, lateral movement have all returned at once with vengance) and so it realy was golf by numbers. Try and get it into play, try and get it forward, on the green for 3, make 2 putts and settle for bogey net par.
For a while it was going ok until I got to 18. Having hit a good drive under the watchful eye of the captain waiting to tee off on an adjacent tee and finally hitting a 5 wood half decently, I promptly shan**d an 8 iron into the pond by the green.
Played OK is on the front 9 (my back 9) but had a couple of bad holes on 7 and 8. Was quite happy to stop at the 9th by the clubhouse but still had 10 and 11 to play. Managed a bogey at 10 and then on the par 3 11th I topped a tee shot some 30 yards into the deep, deep jungle to finish like I started with a blob.
31 points and another 0.1 back. Come next Sunday and the monthly medal and I can look forward to playing off 15 again. At least the beef bourgeinon and trifle for lunch was nice as was the company of the other 3 in my 4 ball.
Not going to go back for the prize giving tonight but it looks like the day was well supported and hopefully loads of cash raised.
Have to say the course was an absolute picture and the greenstaff had doen an exceptional job, particularly on the greens which were running at 8.5 on the stimpmeter. Not lightening quick but a reflection in their hard work over the last 6 months or so ti get them back into top condition and plenty quick enough to test most club members.
Not swinging it at all well at the moment as all the bad habits (reverse pivot, bad turn, lateral movement have all returned at once with vengance) and so it realy was golf by numbers. Try and get it into play, try and get it forward, on the green for 3, make 2 putts and settle for bogey net par.
For a while it was going ok until I got to 18. Having hit a good drive under the watchful eye of the captain waiting to tee off on an adjacent tee and finally hitting a 5 wood half decently, I promptly shan**d an 8 iron into the pond by the green.
Played OK is on the front 9 (my back 9) but had a couple of bad holes on 7 and 8. Was quite happy to stop at the 9th by the clubhouse but still had 10 and 11 to play. Managed a bogey at 10 and then on the par 3 11th I topped a tee shot some 30 yards into the deep, deep jungle to finish like I started with a blob.
31 points and another 0.1 back. Come next Sunday and the monthly medal and I can look forward to playing off 15 again. At least the beef bourgeinon and trifle for lunch was nice as was the company of the other 3 in my 4 ball.
Not going to go back for the prize giving tonight but it looks like the day was well supported and hopefully loads of cash raised.
Have to say the course was an absolute picture and the greenstaff had doen an exceptional job, particularly on the greens which were running at 8.5 on the stimpmeter. Not lightening quick but a reflection in their hard work over the last 6 months or so ti get them back into top condition and plenty quick enough to test most club members.
