ManchesterGolfer
AKA.... Obi-Wan Ho-Nobi
- Jan 4, 2006
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I played a round today with my normal playing partner and my best mate from when we were junior members (he's just started playing again).
Anyhow, I was playing quite steady golf in windy wet conditions. After shooting 41 on the front 9(par 36), I doubled bogied the 10th, pared 11 bogied 12 and then had an EIGHT on the par 4 13th followed by a double bogiey 6 on 14. At this point I was annoyed with myself for the silly tee shot I played on 13 and rubbish approach shot after good drive on 14. The back 9 I normally find easyier than the front 9 and from 5 over gross for the front 9, I was aiming to play to 6 or 7.
Instead of getting really angry and pissed with myself I told my playing partners that I was just gonna birdie 3 of the last 4 holes to cheer myself up a bit. I Drove into the green side bunker on short par 4 15th (270 yards) splashed out to about 12 foot and sunk it for a bird. 16th very average drive into semi rough on right side of hole, blocked out of going for the green by trees so punched a 7 iron to left of green. Had about a 15 yard chip shot that I drained for birdie number 2. 17th is a par 5, 500yards hit a solid drive to the top of the hill, left myself 210 to green. I hit the sweetest 3 iron shot right to the centre of the green. Left myself 25 foot for eagle. The putt was down hill with about 8 foot swing from left to right. I struck the putt right down the line I had picked, it swung over as i had imagined from left to right just touched the left hand edge of the hole but stayed up & went 6 foot past. The putt coming back up the hill horse shoed for birdie and I tapped in for par. 18th is a par 3 170 yards. I hit 7 iron to middle of the green about 15 foot away. The putt was slight down hill little break from left to right, Dead centre for a birdie 2 and my 3rd birdie as predicted. If only I would have said I was gonna have 3 birdies and an Eagle. In the end I shot 41 out & in for a gross 82, two over my handicap but was really pleased with the way I bounced back after dropping 6 shots in 2 holes.
Have you ever made a positive prediction and have it come true like this?
Anyhow, I was playing quite steady golf in windy wet conditions. After shooting 41 on the front 9(par 36), I doubled bogied the 10th, pared 11 bogied 12 and then had an EIGHT on the par 4 13th followed by a double bogiey 6 on 14. At this point I was annoyed with myself for the silly tee shot I played on 13 and rubbish approach shot after good drive on 14. The back 9 I normally find easyier than the front 9 and from 5 over gross for the front 9, I was aiming to play to 6 or 7.
Instead of getting really angry and pissed with myself I told my playing partners that I was just gonna birdie 3 of the last 4 holes to cheer myself up a bit. I Drove into the green side bunker on short par 4 15th (270 yards) splashed out to about 12 foot and sunk it for a bird. 16th very average drive into semi rough on right side of hole, blocked out of going for the green by trees so punched a 7 iron to left of green. Had about a 15 yard chip shot that I drained for birdie number 2. 17th is a par 5, 500yards hit a solid drive to the top of the hill, left myself 210 to green. I hit the sweetest 3 iron shot right to the centre of the green. Left myself 25 foot for eagle. The putt was down hill with about 8 foot swing from left to right. I struck the putt right down the line I had picked, it swung over as i had imagined from left to right just touched the left hand edge of the hole but stayed up & went 6 foot past. The putt coming back up the hill horse shoed for birdie and I tapped in for par. 18th is a par 3 170 yards. I hit 7 iron to middle of the green about 15 foot away. The putt was slight down hill little break from left to right, Dead centre for a birdie 2 and my 3rd birdie as predicted. If only I would have said I was gonna have 3 birdies and an Eagle. In the end I shot 41 out & in for a gross 82, two over my handicap but was really pleased with the way I bounced back after dropping 6 shots in 2 holes.
Have you ever made a positive prediction and have it come true like this?
