Finally won one

[viscount17]

OK, it's just the first round of the society matchplay but it's a great feeling none the less, especially as my opponent was playing more or less to his handicap (19).

I just got off to a flyer (par, bogey, birdie, par - all par 4's) and finished the front nine, six up. Came in handy as it creaked a bit on the back but wrapped it up on the 14th 5&4 having only played one hole on which I got a shot.

overall W W W W L W H W W, L H H L W (H W H W)

 

[KeefG]

Congratulations fella!!

I remember winning my first society matchplay event.....oh, hang on, I only ever won 1 society matchplay event! lol

Savour the sweet taste of vitory

 

[TonyN]

Well done that man! Keep at it! Use the confidence before the Golfing Giods feed off it!

 

[theeaglehunter]

Nice one, its good to see you having some success Let's hope you can build upon it eh...

What course did you play at?

 

[viscount17]

Mowsbury Park, muni at Bedford - first time there

not the hardest, £20 on a Saturday, but it's kept in good nick and has enough interest.

 

[Robo]

Top man well done!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I played my 1st round match in the summer knockout yesterday in a real hoolie of a wind. Was 2 down with 3 to go and holed an 8 footer on 18 to go to extra time. Finally won on the 20th after he hit his drive OB.

Great feeling and well done for winning by such a good margin and good luck in thenext round

 

[Herbie]

Well done Viscount, you may even start a love affair with the matchplay now your winning them

 

[madandra]

Great show Steve, ya shark !!!!!!!!!!!

 

[JustOne]

I just got off to a flyer (par, bogey, birdie, par - all par 4's) and finished the front nine, six up. Came in handy as it creaked a bit on the back but wrapped it up on the 14th 5&4 having only played one hole on which I got a shot.

overall W W W W L W H W W, L H H L W (H W H W)

A flyer? That's an understatement! A 24 h/c should be about 6 over through 4 holes hehe

Many congrats on your victory!.. onward and upward into the next round You will have the low handicap guys shaking in there boots with that kind of performance!

Regards...

 

[TipTopGolfer]

Congrat's!

 

[tincup]

Well done on your victory. I also won my match in the first round of my society ko, defending the title that I won last year. Playing off my society handicap of 2 I was 2 under gross after 10 holes, and 3 up, closed out the match 5 and 3 and ended up finising with 35 points stableford gross 75 (par 72 which was only good enough for 3rd on the day. But on the plus side it has led to an handicap cut to 1 which is officially the societies lowest handicap ever

 

[TonyN]

Well done Craig, not really what we want to here before the NEvsNW match but well done!

 

[vig]

Well done Craig, not really what we want to here before the NEvsNW match but well done!

That's his society handicap T, he won't be playing off 1 in June

 

[haplesshacker]

Nice one Viscount. Where do you think you were winning them? What part of your game I mean?

 

[viscount17]

happily, it seemed that a lot slotted together, the driver came on song and the dreaded second shot only happened twice, and then in places I could recover from.

the one you'll be surprised at is that somehow, somewhere I found a short game; nowhere near perfect, length is too variable, but only left one in the bank, and wasn't leaving putts short.

the hard part will be doing it again - but I now know I can

 

[haplesshacker]

You must have been practising or was it just gut feel with the short game?

 

[viscount17]

happened too quickly to allow for practice, I was watching someone chipping a day or two before and copied his stance, it worked.

the putting, I got an ear bashing from a mate for not practicing before every round, so now I do.