Old Course, Wembley Golf Complex, 22 June 2013.
Match Play - Round 2
Prize Sponsor: ... no prize today - again
Match Play - Round 2
Prize Sponsor: ... no prize today - again
Tee off at 9:24am this morning, for Round 2 of the annual Club's Match Play.
It was 9:07am and I was just about to start my putting practice routine, when my opponent graciously yelled that it was time to tee off. Reason: there was no one in front of us, so we could have started a little earlier. Well, as a matter of fact we did not, we started at 9:24am as per schedule, so I missed my desperately needed putting refresher.
This is just one example of Match Play strategies, and how this highly competitive game can tear even the most reputable Club apart :)
Back to my game, to make it better, the same opponent chipped in the first two holes from 10+ meters; after 3 holes she was 1 shot under par (and 3 up). It was enough to make me grumpy for the whole morning.
However, as usual, at the 19th hole, my shandy & wedges proved once again to be an almighty healer.
I soon learned that I was not the only one harbouring complaints today, as a matter of fact, about EVERY couple had some kind of argument, ranging from the correct handicap to the legitimacy of one's trousers colour. Let's face it: this last one was about Glen :)))
Other complaints included: talking or, even worse, loughing in the midst of a swing; usage or not of 4th generation GPS devices; stepping or moving leaves on a putting line; congratulating with a broad grin after a bad shot; assisting the opponent in NOT finding a lost ball; general strategic/annoying behaviour; bad weather; the GFC; the alignment of planets in the Solar System; the infamous Maya predictions.
Oh, I forgot: chipping in the first 2 holes :)))
Ok, enough of that.
Gary won the Golden Jackpot
and as it was barely a miserable 70-odd dollars, he managed to secure the first winning number of the raffle. Now, that's class.
I did say CL-ass, right?
Time for the scores.
Match Play, Round 2
It was 9:07am and I was just about to start my putting practice routine, when my opponent graciously yelled that it was time to tee off. Reason: there was no one in front of us, so we could have started a little earlier. Well, as a matter of fact we did not, we started at 9:24am as per schedule, so I missed my desperately needed putting refresher.
This is just one example of Match Play strategies, and how this highly competitive game can tear even the most reputable Club apart :)
Back to my game, to make it better, the same opponent chipped in the first two holes from 10+ meters; after 3 holes she was 1 shot under par (and 3 up). It was enough to make me grumpy for the whole morning.
However, as usual, at the 19th hole, my shandy & wedges proved once again to be an almighty healer.
I soon learned that I was not the only one harbouring complaints today, as a matter of fact, about EVERY couple had some kind of argument, ranging from the correct handicap to the legitimacy of one's trousers colour. Let's face it: this last one was about Glen :)))
Other complaints included: talking or, even worse, loughing in the midst of a swing; usage or not of 4th generation GPS devices; stepping or moving leaves on a putting line; congratulating with a broad grin after a bad shot; assisting the opponent in NOT finding a lost ball; general strategic/annoying behaviour; bad weather; the GFC; the alignment of planets in the Solar System; the infamous Maya predictions.
Oh, I forgot: chipping in the first 2 holes :)))
Ok, enough of that.
Gary won the Golden Jackpot
and as it was barely a miserable 70-odd dollars, he managed to secure the first winning number of the raffle. Now, that's class.
I did say CL-ass, right?
Time for the scores.
Match Play, Round 2
(in rigorous random order)
Shelley - Brett 4/3
Gary - Tony 4/2
Phil - Colin 1up
Rich - Peter 5/3
Greg beats the **** out of Ross 9/7
Ian - Judith 2/1
Malcolm - Glen 6/5
Dave - Paul C. 6/4
Frances - Lorenzo A/S
if some other score is missing... there is a good reason for it... :))))
No lollies today, mind you there was already enough sweetness in the air.Shelley - Brett 4/3
Gary - Tony 4/2
Phil - Colin 1up
Rich - Peter 5/3
Greg beats the **** out of Ross 9/7
Ian - Judith 2/1
Malcolm - Glen 6/5
Dave - Paul C. 6/4
Frances - Lorenzo A/S
if some other score is missing... there is a good reason for it... :))))
Novelties:
NTP #2: Greg
NTP in 2 #16: Gary
Longest Drive 20+HCP #7: Derek
Longest Drive 19-HCP #7: Shelley
NTP in 2 #16: Gary
Longest Drive 20+HCP #7: Derek
Longest Drive 19-HCP #7: Shelley
Play of the day:
Ross, sorry, it's your turn: forgetting to place the "Nearest to the pin in 2" at the originally planned #10, which was then converted, with some masterful tricks and the hope to get away with it, in NTP in 2 at #16. As a consequence, #16 had no less than 2 markers today. So, basically, after Gary landed his satellite-guided ball a few inches away from the hole, the hole cup was one of the most heavily defended places in Australia.
Next week: Match Play - Round 3, with more spice than ever.
Here follows the weekly photographic evidence
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| Was I not the WILD LIFE officer? Now, this is a safe shot But was not Gary playing 2 groups behind mine? |
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| "MAMMA MIA" I heard it, I swear! |
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| Glen getting richer by the minute |
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| Golf. That's what it's all about! |
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| Love is in the air (This shot has been taken by a love-sensitive camera) |
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| Another masterful chip-in |
This week's editor choiche:
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| I've been abducted by the aliens, here is the proof |
brilliant as always Lozza ;-)
ReplyDelete:) Thanks Gonch
ReplyDeleteI did have fun writing it myself :)))