I played today and..(Rolling) -originally created by JohnnyDee

My good form continued in a team open at Pleasington today. I was 6 over after 14 and that included a couple of 3 putts, I dropped a few over the last 4 holes but that was mostly due to getting bad bounces. I only have 3 qualifiers left this season so hopefully I can keep up the good play and maybe chip a little more off my handicap.
 
Got a bloody nose [or 2] at Hollinwell (Notts) yesterday in their AM AM.

Bogied the first 2 holes even though I was scrambling from the rough but net pars as had shots on them both, but then I had a horror of a few [13] holes!

My driving was atrocious, I was dragging everything left, sometimes even scooping it high left, it was a real battle and it was really affecting me and other than those 2 first holes, I don't think I figured on the card [best 2 from 4] for the rest of the front 9!

Start of the back 9 wasn't much better, but then a decent bogie (if there's such a thing) on the index 2 (12th) but then lost a ball on the par 3 13th hole!!

But then from absolutely nowhere I started to get my drives away and made 3 pars from the next 4 holes and was unlucky not to par the 18th.

I actually accumulated more points on the last 5 holes than I did over the 13 holes prior!

It really was one of those days to forget, especially as I'd been playing so well of late at home and away on my travels, but what an absolute stinker, I was suitably embarrassed!

Not sure if I've played too much lately or what it was, but I didn't like that feeling, so I'm resting now for 2 days as I've got a medal on Saturday and yesterday brought me back down to earth with a bump.

Great course though, shame the greens had been tinned recently, they were very slow and bumpy, but looking past that, it was a nice course with some very tight and tricky drives and approach shots, especially off the whites.

Just under 7,000 yards, I think I added another 1000 as my calves are solid today and I experienced cramp in the night in my calves a couple of times!

Need to go back there and put the record straight...
 
It was purgatory, it is the most miserable I have been on a course since I started playing. My whole game was Rammel. My first drive I nearly missed the ball. Went over on my ankle again and it was the nearest I have been to walking off a course. The flippin rain was not helping.
Not a good day at all.
 
Seniors Open at Coxmoor and yes as Tashy said the rain up his way was rank . 8 points after 3 holes courtesy of eagling the 3rd but then double blob and out in 14 points. Rallied on the back in the worst or the rank and had 19 for 33 , happy with that off the Whites only second time of playing. Very good greens with hard to judge borrows.
Gorgeous Chicken and Leek pie afterwards 😀😀
 
It's a qualifier tomorrow.
I devised a cunning plan.
Play this afternoon, get rid of all the bad shots, bad luck, bounces and lies so that we burn up the course tomorrow.

Well, part 1 has been a complete success!!
lets see if part 2 co es to fruition.
 
Imurg said:
It's a qualifier tomorrow.
I devised a cunning plan.
Play this afternoon, get rid of all the bad shots, bad luck, bounces and lies so that we burn up the course tomorrow.

Well, part 1 has been a complete success!!
lets see if part 2 co es to fruition.
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And part two was.......

100%



Failure...
Jeez we were all bad today.
A day to get off the course.
 
Hit it really well today and my new ‘driver move’ to start the stroke by hovering the club off the ground rather than it touching seems to be giving me a much better strike and more distance.

Irons went better than usual and last week’s hollow tining on the greens recovering.

Pleased that my form’s holding up and my best session in many years continues.
 
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Imurg said:
More "I lost" rather than "he won". He played slightly less crap...

Here's the thing though...I won Division 1😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀
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Erm.......well played Ian?!?!?! 😂
 
RNLI Ind Stab today, 35pts and the heavens opened on 17, absolutely soaked. Still good fun though. :)
 
Shot 77 for net 69 (par 71) in back stick monthly medal, still cost myself 4 shots when trying to play safe on 3 holes for gawds sake. Got a 2 though and a cut should see me back to 7.x's.
 
Played in 2nd round of a 2 leg tourney and shot 81 for a 66... was leading 1st leg with a 65 so unless someone comes in with a crazy score should win the overall.

After moaning about playing rubbish last 5 rounds have been 82, 81, 100, 78 and 81 off 15 so feel I’m going in right direction
 
Played in a medal this morning at swinley forest shot net 69 and still only 4th great conditions out there for scoring, greens are the best I've seen all year
 
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