Hooker
Assistant Pro
Playing for the club in a friendly a few weeks ago, I was partnered with a 16hcp. He is a very good player tee to green but is suffering from the yips badly, really struggling from a few feet out.
We were playing against homers long lost twin and another mildmannered gent.
The game was going to and thro but we found ourselves level on the 5th hole, on the green my partner was 2 1/2 foot from the pin on a downhill sloping lie. Opponent 2 had about a 5 footer to halve, we had all painfully witnessed my partners troubles and he had already missed a 3 foot (easier) putt on the second for a win.
To mine and my partners surprise his putt was given without a thought and the match carried on in this vein. I didn't know at the time but turns out he was the other teams captain.
He trounced us with steady golf despite us playing well and his partner not helping much.
I had a great respect for him throughout as to be honest me and my partner I suspect might not have been as thoughtful and kind, even though it's a friendly its always played in a competitive manner.
We were playing against homers long lost twin and another mildmannered gent.
The game was going to and thro but we found ourselves level on the 5th hole, on the green my partner was 2 1/2 foot from the pin on a downhill sloping lie. Opponent 2 had about a 5 footer to halve, we had all painfully witnessed my partners troubles and he had already missed a 3 foot (easier) putt on the second for a win.
To mine and my partners surprise his putt was given without a thought and the match carried on in this vein. I didn't know at the time but turns out he was the other teams captain.
He trounced us with steady golf despite us playing well and his partner not helping much.
I had a great respect for him throughout as to be honest me and my partner I suspect might not have been as thoughtful and kind, even though it's a friendly its always played in a competitive manner.
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