srixon 1
Journeyman Pro
After three dire rounds in a row I got a bit of consistency back yesterday with a 74 and played to my handicap. Last Sunday in a match play singles I had my butt kicked and lost to the proverbial dog licence. ?
6 birdies and still lost 3&1? I’d suggest that the handicaps may not be that accurate.Played our semi final of the gents 4bbb this morning, me and pp both off 4.8 giving away 12 and 14 shots, I had 5 birdies out of our 6 but we lost comfortably 3&1, in truth we were never going to win, too many par 4's where they were getting easy 4 net 3's, most of our birdies were for halves, except of my two 2's !
Not saying their h'caps were too high but the number of shots we were giving seemed way too much given our respective performances, guy who was getting the 14 shots is now in two finals and 2 other semi finals, I'm not short but he was past me off the tee most times, always next year I suppose. I'm thinking of stopping submitting gp scores and just go back to using medals scores for my h'cap, I would be 7.9 if I only counted medals and might have more of a chance !
Either we're too low or they are too high but either way the number of shots we were giving was way too many, i think we needed about 10 birdies to have a chance, managing 6 and taking them to the 17th was an achievement, thinking more about it I'm in a bit of a dilemma now, Dunbar off whites is about 400 yards longer than off the yellows, on some holes there is only a few yards difference and on some others 50 to 60 yards so I generally score way more off the whites, the 8 counting scores in my current hi of 4.8 is made up of 5 off the yellows (gp scores and Senior medals off yellows) and 3 off the whites, if I had all off whites I would be off about 9. As the 'friendly competitive' games with our group are mostly off yellows I would be laughed at playing off 9 but I can't play to 5 off the whites so I think I'll not be bothering with gp scores off yellows anymore and get myself off the whites more often to get myself up a bit ? maybe I need 2 separate h'caps6 birdies and still lost 3&1? I’d suggest that the handicaps may not be that accurate.
41 points in the roll up yesterday and a gross 80 - I was very happy with myself.
Until my old man walks in with 44 points and a gross 79 (his best ever) and walks away with the biggest pot of the year so far ?
Results finally in and it's a W....Midweek Medal today, out just after 7.
Poor front 9 again, rescued somewhat by a birdie at 7 and a good par on 9 but 6 over wasn't where I wanted to be..
And it got worse as bogeys on 10 and 11 saw me with a struggle on my hands..
Gave myself a virtual slap round the head and then played the next 7 holes in 2 under....3 birdies on the bounce from 14 to 16 including a 2
So, ended up 6 over 77 for a nett 68 and currently leading Div1 by 4 shots....
Handicap cut too, and with the scores coming in ...you never know if the dreaded PCC will make the cut better...
Very hot out there and the course is taking no prisoners so ecstatic with the level par back 9.
Playing a watching/waiting game now.