As I mentioned last time, today was our first board event of the season, I have been playing pretty well recently and so I was looking forward to having a decnt round and hopefully finally getting my first handicap cut of the season.
Things didnt start well, on the par 3 first I carded a 7, but things steadied and I hit some good shots, unfortunately, everytime I started pulling things back I had another bad hole, right up until the last, when, looking like I might put in a decent score, I took 6. As it happened I finshed in 4th place with net 75 but once again things could have been so much better.
Rant time
There was also a bit of trouble with visitors on the course. As it was a major competition, which we normally play on Sundays, we had the 1st tee reserved to allow everyone to get away.
My playing partner and I were 2nd out and all went well until, when playing the 8th, we noticed a big group of men standing on the 10th tee. The group in from of us walked over and spoke to them and they moved to the 12th, but by the time we had reached the 14th, we could see that they were holding up the group on front of us,and so the rest of the field too. This continued right to the end of the round. Now this did not really affect my game, although waiting 10 minutes to take shots when it was raining can't help it. It turned out that they were a group of 12 visitors playing in 4 balls and they were told that it would be ok to go and start on the 10th hole.
Now it doesn't take a genius to work out that two balls would only take a hour and a half to reach the 10th, yet someone thought it OK to send them to the 10th a hour after the first 2ball had set off. It is common sense to realised that they would soon be caught up, and in fairness you couln't expect them to wait while a dozen groups played through them. If they had been told to wait no more than 30 minutes they could have happily started on the first and there would have been no problem.
Anyway, here is the round in all its highs and lows.
Hole 1, I topped a 6 iron off the tee which went about 50 yds, a decent pitch ran through the green but I duffed the chip back which only reached the fringe. I then 4 putted for a horrendous quad bogey 7.
Hole 2, I hit a good drive to the middle of the fairway, didnt quite hit a 5 iron correctly but it ended up 40 yds from the green, iIchippped to 20 feet and holed the putt for a par 4.
Hole 3,Aanother good drive, laid up before the ditch with a 7 iron butr it rolled a bit to much and finshed in the rough, not the best pitch to 30yds short of the green, chipped on and 2 putted for a bogey 6.
Hole 4, Pulled a 6 iron left, chipped over a bunker but the ball ran off the green, chipped back to 2 feet and holed the putt for a bogey 4.
Hole 5, A good drive which left 150yds to the green, hit a 5 iron but thinned it a little, it ran to about 40 yds from the green, chipped to about 15 feet but missed the putt, a bogey 5.
Hole 6, A good drive and a decent 3 wood left me 80 yds, the pitch hit the green but ran off the side, chipped on and 2 putted for a bogey 6.
Hole 7, A decent drive but a bit short, left 170yds over a ditch to the green, decided to risk it and hit a good 3 wood, unfortunely it was slightly off line and found a greenside bunker. I came out too well, and flew the green into a lateral hazard, took a drop, chipped to about 10 feet but missed the putt so a triple bogey 7.
Hole 8, A decent drive but into the wind so a little short, took a 3 wood and just carried the ditch but not the best of lies and my pitch from 90yds ended up with a bunker between the ball and the hole. I hit a lovely chip to a foot and holed the putt for a par 5.
Hole 9. A bit of luck, thinned a 9 iron, which bobbled its way to the green, 2 putts for a par 3.
So 47 shots going out, not too bad after the disaster of the first.
Hole 10, A good drive left me 170yds to the green, I hit a great 3 wood which reached the front of the green, I hit a long putt to 18inches and holed that for a par 4.
Hole 11, The wind caught my drive and it ended up close to a tree in not the best of lies, hit it to 150yds from the green but in the rough and had to lay up short of the ditch, my 4th ran through to the back fringe but I overhit my putt and then missed the return for a double bogey 7.
Hole 12. I hit a great drive straight at the flag and it finished just 6 feet short, sadly missed the birdie putt but still a par 3.
Hole 13. A decnt drive and a good 3 wood left me about 40 yds fom the green, I pitched to 8 feet but missed the par putt for a bogey 5.
Hole 14, I didnt quite catch my 5 iron tee shot correctly and it landed in a bunker, just managed to get it out but then scuffed a chip, then left my first putt way short and missed the next for a triple bogey 6.
Hole 15, A decent drive and 3 wood left 90yds to the green, I hit a 9 iron a little flat and although it hit the green it finished on the top tier with the hole on the bottom tier, I left a tricky putt a bit short and missed with the second so a bogey 6.
Hole 16, Hit my drive way left and into a lateral hazard, took a drop in the trees and managed a low punch to 60yds short, pitched on and 2 putted for a double bogey 6.
Hole 17, Hit a good drive, then laid up short of the ditch, hit a great 3 wood fromn 180yds that finished about 15 feet from the hole, missed the putt but a nice par 5.
Hole 18, Hit a decent teeshot but pulled it a little left into a bunker, first escape hit the lip and fell back into the bunker then I overshot the green with the 2nd, chipped on and 2 putted for a triple bogey 6.
So 48 shots coming home, a bit disappointing, considering the 2 triples on par 3s, for a total of 95.
So I finished up with a nett 75, in my buffer, so no increase. My luck evened itself out over the round, but the poor irons off the tees on the par 3s were very costly, quite anoying as I had been hitting them well last week. On the plus side, I hit mostly good drives and some really well hit 3 woods, I also used my 2 Vokey wedges and generally hit them well too.
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