Regular forum members know where this story is going now. The cententary medal and despite the forecast we played in warm and sunny conditions. Off to a flyer and level par (gross after 4). Silly dropped shot at 5 (took too much club laying up and found a bunker and caught it too clean and saile dthe green). Another dropped shot at 7 (SI2) and out in 37 (=2) gross.
Silly dropped shot at 10 (horrid fatted approach) and at 11 (missed the par 3 right into a bunker). Made a streaky par at 12 with a lucky drive just getting through the trees at the dog leg, a hooked 7 iron a thinned pitch and run that slowed in the wet grass to 8 feet and holed the putt. Dropped a shot at 13 and then went par, par to stand on the 16th only +5 gross.
You may remember from Ooops part II that in a midweek medal I arrived at this stage +7 and finished 6, 6, 6 ((dropping 6 shots in 3 holes). I was desperate to avoid the same mistake. Slowed my breathing, aimed well away from the OB left and procceded to make a carved snap hook left anyway. My 2nd drive went long and true (doh) but I missed the green left and hit a 6/10 chip but holed from 12 feet for a double.
I was going to hit a hybrid down 17 and take a bogey 4 but in the end decided to stick with my plan and hit 3 wood. It started right and drew and looked like it would end up front left but kept running towards OB. When we got there it was really close and I thought it was just in. My partners weren't sure and we waved the group behind through and they came over and were sure it was out too. Played my other ball and made 6. Can you see a pattern yet.
Took 3 wood to take the OB right out of play if I sliced one and also the ditch at about 220. Hit a good drive especially given what had gone before and had a 5 wood to leave a chip in. Came way over it and pulled it left and it hit a tree and ended up on the fairway about 200 yards away. With a pond right and a left to right wind I wasn't going to be a hero so hit 5 iron and then a chip on and two putted for another 6. I finshed with a net 68 (-2 nett) but how costly are these last three holes?
Before anyone says you talekd yourself into it, I was trying really hard to just focus on making a good swing on each shot and to be honest the thought of repeating the midweek medal fiasco only occured to me as we were waiting for a decision on 17.
I think there was a nett 67 in as well so looks like I'll have to hope for a 2nd or 3rd finish, a few quid in vouchers and a few OOM points. Not a happy camper - AGAIN!
Silly dropped shot at 10 (horrid fatted approach) and at 11 (missed the par 3 right into a bunker). Made a streaky par at 12 with a lucky drive just getting through the trees at the dog leg, a hooked 7 iron a thinned pitch and run that slowed in the wet grass to 8 feet and holed the putt. Dropped a shot at 13 and then went par, par to stand on the 16th only +5 gross.
You may remember from Ooops part II that in a midweek medal I arrived at this stage +7 and finished 6, 6, 6 ((dropping 6 shots in 3 holes). I was desperate to avoid the same mistake. Slowed my breathing, aimed well away from the OB left and procceded to make a carved snap hook left anyway. My 2nd drive went long and true (doh) but I missed the green left and hit a 6/10 chip but holed from 12 feet for a double.
I was going to hit a hybrid down 17 and take a bogey 4 but in the end decided to stick with my plan and hit 3 wood. It started right and drew and looked like it would end up front left but kept running towards OB. When we got there it was really close and I thought it was just in. My partners weren't sure and we waved the group behind through and they came over and were sure it was out too. Played my other ball and made 6. Can you see a pattern yet.
Took 3 wood to take the OB right out of play if I sliced one and also the ditch at about 220. Hit a good drive especially given what had gone before and had a 5 wood to leave a chip in. Came way over it and pulled it left and it hit a tree and ended up on the fairway about 200 yards away. With a pond right and a left to right wind I wasn't going to be a hero so hit 5 iron and then a chip on and two putted for another 6. I finshed with a net 68 (-2 nett) but how costly are these last three holes?
Before anyone says you talekd yourself into it, I was trying really hard to just focus on making a good swing on each shot and to be honest the thought of repeating the midweek medal fiasco only occured to me as we were waiting for a decision on 17.
I think there was a nett 67 in as well so looks like I'll have to hope for a 2nd or 3rd finish, a few quid in vouchers and a few OOM points. Not a happy camper - AGAIN!
