AliB
Q-School Graduate
Hi all
Yesterday sallied forth for our 3rd round (semi-final?)club doubles partnered by Mr B.
Anyone not interested in full report please skip to end for conclusions!
Rain had eased but course very wet and we had to carry
(something I haven't attempted since 2006!) Even with most garbage removed, my bag weighed a ton. I warned Mr B I'd be struggling on the back nine.
Our opponents were off 13 and(bandit?)17. that gave Mr 17 3 strokes (I think) and me 7.
Not only did they hit v. straight (despite Mr 17's swing defying all laws of physics - so irritating) but also had great touch on and around the greens and we immediately went 2 down.
I pulled one back and Mr B got a par 3, but we were still 2 down after 6. With no help at all (even he would agree) from my usually steady partner, I halved 7 and 8 but we lost 9th so we were 3 down and looking for a v. early finish esp as said partner couldn't hit a thing!
then down came the rain, and in my bag re-packing I had left out waterproof trousers I was soaked in minutes and freezing, but hey, I parred the 10th for a win
Mr B the 11th
And I won the difficult 12th
Mr B had great par on 13
All Square
Sadly , as threatened, I caved in a bit at the end (and Mr B didn't improve much!)and so we lost, but I was actually dead pleased that I more or less kept us alive for 10 holes and that we pulled back to AS.
Two morals -
1)I really enjoyed match play (which I play only rarely). It seems easier to focus on one hole at a time and is more competitive (adversarial?)in a fun way (despite the pressure!)
2) Those wet gloves (Mac wets, I think, by Glen Muir)I had for Christmas were a godsend. I was frozen stiff and soaked to the skin but I could grip the club nae bother. The other lot were clearly much more upset by the rain than us and the holes we won were those where it rained the most!
Ah well, defeat with honour, I think. Roll on next year!
AliB
Yesterday sallied forth for our 3rd round (semi-final?)club doubles partnered by Mr B.
Anyone not interested in full report please skip to end for conclusions!
Rain had eased but course very wet and we had to carry
(something I haven't attempted since 2006!) Even with most garbage removed, my bag weighed a ton. I warned Mr B I'd be struggling on the back nine. Our opponents were off 13 and(bandit?)17. that gave Mr 17 3 strokes (I think) and me 7.
Not only did they hit v. straight (despite Mr 17's swing defying all laws of physics - so irritating) but also had great touch on and around the greens
and we immediately went 2 down.I pulled one back and Mr B got a par 3, but we were still 2 down after 6. With no help at all (even he would agree) from my usually steady partner, I halved 7 and 8 but we lost 9th so we were 3 down and looking for a v. early finish esp as said partner couldn't hit a thing!
then down came the rain, and in my bag re-packing I had left out waterproof trousers I was soaked in minutes and freezing, but hey, I parred the 10th for a win
Mr B the 11th
And I won the difficult 12th
Mr B had great par on 13
All Square
Sadly , as threatened, I caved in a bit at the end (and Mr B didn't improve much!)and so we lost, but I was actually dead pleased that I more or less kept us alive for 10 holes and that we pulled back to AS.
Two morals -
1)I really enjoyed match play (which I play only rarely). It seems easier to focus on one hole at a time and is more competitive (adversarial?)in a fun way (despite the pressure!)
2) Those wet gloves (Mac wets, I think, by Glen Muir)I had for Christmas were a godsend. I was frozen stiff and soaked to the skin but I could grip the club nae bother. The other lot were clearly much more upset by the rain than us and the holes we won were those where it rained the most!
Ah well, defeat with honour, I think. Roll on next year!
AliB
