ManchesterGolfer
AKA.... Obi-Wan Ho-Nobi
- Jan 4, 2006
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My Previous low 18 before today was a Level Par 70 on Heaton Park. Today I broke that with a great round of 2 under 68 at Pike Fold. It was a Windy afternoon and the pins were tucked away in tough spots as yesterday was the Scratch Cup. I played with 2 good players. One is in his 40's, previously course record holder at his past club, in his hayday was off 2 but now a solid 5 handicapper. The other is 19 and has just turned Assistant Pro this season, he is starting his PGA course this September. They played to 6 & 7 respectably so thats how tough it was today. Below is how the round was constructed if you can be arsed reading it!!!
The round started with nothing Special Regulation Fairway, green 2 putt pars for the 1st 4 holes. Then I three Stabbed the 5th for a Bogey from 12 foot or so. Regulation Par at the next followed by my 1st Birdie on the Par 3, 7th hole. I holed a lob wedge from a pot hole bunker at the front of the green. That was the spark to some great golf... the 8th I was 6 foot away in 2 but couldn't convert the Birdie putt. Then on 9 I ripped a drive straight down the Pipe, perfect layup with my 2nd shot just short of the Water, lovely lob wedge from 50 yards to 6 foot and holed the Bird.... 1 under for the front 9. I drove the short par 4 10th and 2 putted for Birdie, a string of regulation Pars followed (apart from the 12 which was a scrambled Par into the wind) until the 15th were I drove just short of the green and got up and down for Birdie. The Par 3 16th was middle of the green tee shot, missed the edge of the hole by half inch with the 30 ft plus Birdie attempt, left me a tap in par. 17 I was on the long Par 4 in two, pin high but above the hole. I had a lapse of concentration and left my Birdie attempt half way at the top of the slope! The Par attempt broke agonisingly just past the cup. On 18 I pulled my drive left into the semi rough, it was a big drive though and left a Gap wedge to the heart of the green. The pin was back right on top of a big up slope. Good 2 putt for a 2 under 68. 4 Bird's, 2 Bogeys and 12 Pars....Not bad for a hacker who changed to TM Driver and Irons in the past week or so and used a Scotty DeTour 2 my friend asked me to sell on Ebay for him! I only used it as my JAT got wet at weekend and started to rust and I thought it was gonna rain again this evening, now I'm gonna have to keep it!
The round started with nothing Special Regulation Fairway, green 2 putt pars for the 1st 4 holes. Then I three Stabbed the 5th for a Bogey from 12 foot or so. Regulation Par at the next followed by my 1st Birdie on the Par 3, 7th hole. I holed a lob wedge from a pot hole bunker at the front of the green. That was the spark to some great golf... the 8th I was 6 foot away in 2 but couldn't convert the Birdie putt. Then on 9 I ripped a drive straight down the Pipe, perfect layup with my 2nd shot just short of the Water, lovely lob wedge from 50 yards to 6 foot and holed the Bird.... 1 under for the front 9. I drove the short par 4 10th and 2 putted for Birdie, a string of regulation Pars followed (apart from the 12 which was a scrambled Par into the wind) until the 15th were I drove just short of the green and got up and down for Birdie. The Par 3 16th was middle of the green tee shot, missed the edge of the hole by half inch with the 30 ft plus Birdie attempt, left me a tap in par. 17 I was on the long Par 4 in two, pin high but above the hole. I had a lapse of concentration and left my Birdie attempt half way at the top of the slope! The Par attempt broke agonisingly just past the cup. On 18 I pulled my drive left into the semi rough, it was a big drive though and left a Gap wedge to the heart of the green. The pin was back right on top of a big up slope. Good 2 putt for a 2 under 68. 4 Bird's, 2 Bogeys and 12 Pars....Not bad for a hacker who changed to TM Driver and Irons in the past week or so and used a Scotty DeTour 2 my friend asked me to sell on Ebay for him! I only used it as my JAT got wet at weekend and started to rust and I thought it was gonna rain again this evening, now I'm gonna have to keep it!
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