Andy808
Tour Winner
Yesterday Myself, two golf buddies and our club pro, Phil, played 72 holes for the Alzheimer society in Cornwall and the isles of Scilly.
We were given courtesy of the Holywell course at St Enodoc for the first two rounds and teed off at 6 AM with some light drizzle coming down for about the first half hour before the weather cleared up to be a lovely day if not a little breezy from time to time. Being first on the course was fantastic and we made quick progress.
With 8 points on the first hole it looked like it was going to be a successful day, which it turned out to be. With fast running greens that ran true putting was a dream once we got used to the speed. We finished the first round with 100 points from 2 scores counting per hole. Highlights from the first round were 47 points for Alan who plays off 24 as he played out of his skin and a superb hole in one for Phil on the 18th.
After a short break we set out on the second round that was quiet a bit slower as the course had become very busy with the good weather. Even so it was a pleasant round of golf with some good laughs along the way including Gary hitting a telegraph pole on the 6th with his approach shot and me putting out from 35 foot on the 10th for a 2. All eyes were on Alan score following his superb start in with the first round which he did with another great score of 45. We were all starting to feel a little tired and were happy to have the rest during the short drive back to our hole course and having some lunch when we got there.
We got underway again just before 2 pm and by the 5th we were all feeling the strain with some er interesting shots being played by everyone. As we teed off on the 17th my wife and kids met us and pushed the trolleys for a couple of holes before two of my kids and wife had to go. Melissa, my only non golfing daughter, stayed and pushed Gary's bag for him for the last 18 holes. Highlights of round three were pretty hard to come by but an eagle on the par 4 10th for myself and on the 17th Alan hit the wires running across the hole only for Phil to do exactly the same thing on his shot 5 yards further forward. Alan had 33 points!
A quick (cough) coffee break and we were off for the final round. We were getting our second wind and the golf improved considerably. The weather was still holding off with some sunny spells continuing but the wind had increased. On the third Phil drove the green, shame it was a provisional after pulling his tee shot onto the 8th fairway but he still made a great birdie putt. As we started on our final nine holes we were in good spirits. On the 11th I had a chip in that was foiled by the flag and the wind pushing it back out of the hole. On the 12th we were joined by last years lady captain and her son who caddied for Alan and I for the last 6 holes. A superb chip in by Phil on the 16th kept us going for the final two holes. As we came around the corner on the final hole we had a small "crowd" waiting to cheer us home. All four of us shot 36 points on the final round which is surprising considering how we were all feeling.
With around a grand raised for a great charity and a few beers and banter afterwards we had a great day. Half an hour after we finished the rain arrived!
Woke up today not knowing which part of me aches the most but I would do it again in a heartbeat. If your doing this for any charity have a great day it's a lot of fun.
We were given courtesy of the Holywell course at St Enodoc for the first two rounds and teed off at 6 AM with some light drizzle coming down for about the first half hour before the weather cleared up to be a lovely day if not a little breezy from time to time. Being first on the course was fantastic and we made quick progress.
With 8 points on the first hole it looked like it was going to be a successful day, which it turned out to be. With fast running greens that ran true putting was a dream once we got used to the speed. We finished the first round with 100 points from 2 scores counting per hole. Highlights from the first round were 47 points for Alan who plays off 24 as he played out of his skin and a superb hole in one for Phil on the 18th.
After a short break we set out on the second round that was quiet a bit slower as the course had become very busy with the good weather. Even so it was a pleasant round of golf with some good laughs along the way including Gary hitting a telegraph pole on the 6th with his approach shot and me putting out from 35 foot on the 10th for a 2. All eyes were on Alan score following his superb start in with the first round which he did with another great score of 45. We were all starting to feel a little tired and were happy to have the rest during the short drive back to our hole course and having some lunch when we got there.
We got underway again just before 2 pm and by the 5th we were all feeling the strain with some er interesting shots being played by everyone. As we teed off on the 17th my wife and kids met us and pushed the trolleys for a couple of holes before two of my kids and wife had to go. Melissa, my only non golfing daughter, stayed and pushed Gary's bag for him for the last 18 holes. Highlights of round three were pretty hard to come by but an eagle on the par 4 10th for myself and on the 17th Alan hit the wires running across the hole only for Phil to do exactly the same thing on his shot 5 yards further forward. Alan had 33 points!
A quick (cough) coffee break and we were off for the final round. We were getting our second wind and the golf improved considerably. The weather was still holding off with some sunny spells continuing but the wind had increased. On the third Phil drove the green, shame it was a provisional after pulling his tee shot onto the 8th fairway but he still made a great birdie putt. As we started on our final nine holes we were in good spirits. On the 11th I had a chip in that was foiled by the flag and the wind pushing it back out of the hole. On the 12th we were joined by last years lady captain and her son who caddied for Alan and I for the last 6 holes. A superb chip in by Phil on the 16th kept us going for the final two holes. As we came around the corner on the final hole we had a small "crowd" waiting to cheer us home. All four of us shot 36 points on the final round which is surprising considering how we were all feeling.
With around a grand raised for a great charity and a few beers and banter afterwards we had a great day. Half an hour after we finished the rain arrived!
Woke up today not knowing which part of me aches the most but I would do it again in a heartbeat. If your doing this for any charity have a great day it's a lot of fun.
