SOS Golf: August 2018

Club Championship 5 - Stroke

Match Play -2^nd Semi Final

25 August 2018 - Old Course

Quote of the day

Started golf with 27 handicap and finishing golf with a 27! What will today bring?

Making sure he gets his 5 Championship games in!

First time I have been here early enough for a coffee before the game - been here since 9.00am and found out it’s a 9.44am start!

I wasn’t told the start had changed from 9.10am to 9.44am! However, back to 9.00am next week

Another Gary pants design – a little easier on the eyes!

Challenging Glen in the fashion stakes!

Lynne "excuses" Malone (Photo from blog archives)

Lynne used Saturday’s game to get rid of all her bad shots for the next 5 years! She also managed to provide 5 years’ worth of excuses including:

Lynne: “[On my flight back from Melbourne] the airlines bent the shaft of my driver!

Paul: “You mean its an altitude problem!

Next Hole: Lynne: Oops it’s a “grass problem!”

Next hole: Lynne: “If I hadn’t babysat last night”

… and so on …….

Match Play -2^nd Semi Final Result

Knuckles bared before the game!

A tense, well fought out match featuring very good play and sportmanship from both players. Paul was 2 up after the 2^nd hole but from then on the score was either all square or 1 up with Paul 1 up after the 17^th. On the 18^th a very long drive from Paul found the first left side bunker. Greg strategically drove his ball between the big tree and the bank of trees on the right and then hit his ball level with the second left side bunker. Paul went for the big second shot from the bunker to the green which came up short and Greg was on the green for 3!

After some nervous putts from both players, Greg squared the hole with both players returning to the 18^th tee for the first playoff.

Very similar play on the 18^th for the first playoff except Paul saw two of his approach shots dribble back off the green. Greg clinched the game 1 up with accurate putting and now meets Jan Rowling in the final next week.