On Saturday saw me off
to Frodsham for the Northwest round of the Golf Monthly forum members
king of kings competition. I have played Frodsham a couple of times
before and t has some nice holes. It s set on the top of Frodsham
Hill with good views on a clear day across the Weaver estuary. Today
wasn't very clear but it was dry. The course as a popular footpath
across it and at one point we had to wait while a bout 30 hikers
cross the fairway we were playing.
I played quite well but
it seemed that everytime I had a good hole I followed it with a poor
one. I finally finished with a nett 74 which although being the joint
2nd best score was miles behind the winner who had a nett
66. The winner has now won himself a place in the fnal, which will be
held at Hillside Golf club, one of my favourite courses.
Sunday was our
Captain's drive in followed by a shotgun start for our opening mixed
greensomes. I was partnering the hubby of our lady captain. We had a
nice round, although after a poor start we were never going to
challenge but we did rally and finished with a respectable 32 points,
the winners scoring 41.
After a couple of
practice rounds on monday and tuesday were I played indifferently
Thursday brought the 2nd competition of the season, a par
competition. This type of competition is basically match play against
the course, where the course scores par on every holes, so you take
the shots you are due and a net par is a half, better is a win and
worse is a loss. This winner being the player with the best total
score.
I played very well from
tee to close to the green but that's when it tended to go wrong. My
chipping was poor and I really struggled on the greens which were
very slow, the grass was quite lush and also there had had fertiliser
applied. I was 6 down after 10 holes although did improve to finish
4 down.
I have to admit that
start the round full of negative thoughts, a bad round would see my
handicap rise to 16 and a poor chip and 3 putts on the first hole
only compounded these thoughts. These thoughts are certainly a
problem for me when my handicap is at risk and if I don't stop it I
will not start to improve. I even wonder that if I would be better
getting the handicap increase the nat least I wouldn't be worrying
about that and may start the round more relaxed. As it turned out
although I was outside my buffer, which is 3 shots over my handicap,
the competition standard scratch score was increased so my handicap
remained at 15.
This coming weekend we
are playing in the first round of the Bell Cup, a knockout
competition of over 100 clubs around Manchester, which we did very
well in last year reaching the last 8.
So to close, this weeks
competition round on all its detail.
Hole 1
I hit a decent tee shot
which finished just short of the green, sadly my chip was poor and I
still had about a 30 foot putt which I left about 10 feet and then
missed the putt for a half so lost the hole.
Hole 2
A nice drive to the
centre of the fairway was followed by a decent 3 wood that was a
little left and found a bunker just short of the green. I got out to
the fringe then again left my first putt way short and again missed
with my next to go 2 down.
Hole 3.
Not the best drive of
the day and it ended up right behind a tree and against a root so the
only thing I could do was use my putter to get the ball back into
play. Hit a reasonable 3rd shot to leave a 6 iron to the
green and although I didn't hit the best shot but it found it's way
onto the green. I took 2 putts from about 15 feet and halved the
hole.
Hole 4.
I hit a really nice 6
iron onto the green but again left my first put very short and missed
the par putt, I didn't get a shot on this hole so another loss to go
3 down.
Holes 5.
A reasonable drive
followed by a decent 3 wood left about 40 yds to the green, I thinned
a 56 degree wedge right through the green and then fluffed my chip, I
did find the green with my next shot but that was another hole lost.
4 down.
Hole 6
My drive went to the
right but had a decent lie and I hit a 3 wood to about 50 yds from
the green, after my poor wedge on the last I tried a low chip but
failed to reach the green, I putted but again was woefully short and
missed the par putt so halved the hole.
Hole 7,
My drive was rather
high but straight and left a 5 iron to the green, I hit pretty well
but it caught a greenside bunker, I got it out onto the green but yet
again a weak first putt meant I 3 putted to lose the hole and go 5
down.
Hole 8
A reasonable drive and
3 wood left me 70 yds from the green and a good pitch left me about
15 feet from the hole, 2 putts and my first win of the day to get a
hole back.
Hole 9
My tee shot ended up on
the bank to the left of the green a chip and 2 putts for a bogey but
no shot so back to 5 down.
Hole 10
A good drive and 3 wood
left my just shot of the green, unfortunately a thinned chip, went to
the back fringe and took 3 putt to lose the hole and go 6 down.
Hole 11
A good drive left me
about 170 yds and as I was scoring badly I decided to take on the
ditch I hit a lovely straight 3 wood that finished on the edge of the
green but another poor first putt resulted n 3 putting yet again but
I still had a par to win the hole and get one back.
Hole 12.
I hit a nice tee shot
that finished right of the green and for once I hit a nice chip to a
couple of feet and holed for a par to get me back to 4 down.
Hole 13
I was way right with my
drive and when I tried to hit between 2 trees I failed, another
rcouplew of poor shots and lost the hole to go back to 5 down.
Hole 14.
I found the green with
my tee shot and although I left my first putt quite short I holed the
2nd for a par which with no shot meant a half.
Hole 15
Two good shots left me
80 yards and a nice pitch found the green, but again 3 putts meant a
bogey and only a half.
Hole 16
A decent drive left a 6
iron which finished just short of the green, a good first putt left a
short one for a par and a win so back to 4 down.
Hole 17
A good drive then an
iron to just short of the ditch left a 5 iron which I ht well and
found the green 2 putts gave me a par to get it back to 3 down.
Hole 18
A topped tee shot left
me at the bottom of the steep bank short of the green, the first chip
failed to get up the bank, I did chip on but missed the bogey putt to
lose the hole and finish the round 4 down.
So I 3 putted on 8
holes, which is totally unacceptable for any level let alone the one
I aspire to play to.
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