- Sep 1, 2004
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So I played in the CC on Saturday. 36 holes for a man with a flakey hip was not a prospect I was looking forward to. Especially in 25 mph winds. So I was hedging my bets on completing both rounds. Full of tablets I completed the first 18 in an 81, (+9). It was like having a fight with Tyson, just brutal conditions, wind and heavy showers. Putting was especially hard. I was happy enough with that effort, I even had two dueces on Par 3s.
Afterwards I was preparing to make my excuses to retire when word got back that the best score of the morning was an 80!! That's a bunch of guys playing off 1,2,3 indexes. So I was lying jnt 2nd in the clubhouse!!
I HAD to play in the afternoon. A brief restbite of soup and sandwiches then saw me reaching for the Ibubrofen and a fresh pair of socks, I decided to give it a shot! Unfortunately the flat stick didn't co-operate and with a lost ball early on, I never really got going. Despite hitting the ball quite solidly I didn't get any breaks and finished with an 84, disappointing. My playing partner putted his way to a fantastic 78 (with 27 putts!) and some spectacular up and downs. I was sure he was the winner. Later I found out that a guy had gone round in 75, which was phenominal scoring, given the conditions. So 156 (81,75) was the winning score, normally around 144-147. Ha! That's links golf for you.
So I shot 81, 84. Normally that would be an embarassing score, but given the conditions it turned out not so bad. Given a few breaks and a few less putts I could have actually been a real contender. I ended up 8th from a field of ~35 limping my way round the last 18 like a lame hunting dog!
I'd love some of you guys to expereince playing in conditions like these.
Afterwards I was preparing to make my excuses to retire when word got back that the best score of the morning was an 80!! That's a bunch of guys playing off 1,2,3 indexes. So I was lying jnt 2nd in the clubhouse!!
I HAD to play in the afternoon. A brief restbite of soup and sandwiches then saw me reaching for the Ibubrofen and a fresh pair of socks, I decided to give it a shot! Unfortunately the flat stick didn't co-operate and with a lost ball early on, I never really got going. Despite hitting the ball quite solidly I didn't get any breaks and finished with an 84, disappointing. My playing partner putted his way to a fantastic 78 (with 27 putts!) and some spectacular up and downs. I was sure he was the winner. Later I found out that a guy had gone round in 75, which was phenominal scoring, given the conditions. So 156 (81,75) was the winning score, normally around 144-147. Ha! That's links golf for you.
So I shot 81, 84. Normally that would be an embarassing score, but given the conditions it turned out not so bad. Given a few breaks and a few less putts I could have actually been a real contender. I ended up 8th from a field of ~35 limping my way round the last 18 like a lame hunting dog!
I'd love some of you guys to expereince playing in conditions like these.