GOlf today. woke at 5 and checked the weather forecast and bom. clear! so off i went to the national for a crispy early round.
a group of 2 we were. partner owns a cart so i jumped in with him. it was equipped with an esky and club head and ball cleaner. awesome! Old course. first 9-10 holes constant light misty drizzle. annoying. slightest of slight gentle breeze.
1st hole par 4. mega fade right. thought oh shit. hit another one. ok, let's go. first one was in a great position lol, lost second ball!!!1!! haha. ok. shot into the green, around 140m, 7 iron. pushed it right into a bunker that sits below and away from the green. gota hit up to the green. did so. but skimmed it upwards into shrub/tree left side of green near path to 2nd hole. found it and faced with step downhill chip. did that and rolled off green a few metres near the bunker i was in lol. 3 putts and a wipe. yay!
2nd hole par 4. nice drive, but with my 3 wood. hmmm. iron lay up, wedge on. think i walked off with a 6 for 2. yay.
3rd hole the intimidating par 4. tee shot must carry 190-200 valley. second or third is right up a steep gradient. first shot driver found fairway, second shot 4 hybrid hooked into the dense trees. poo. penalty but still salvaged 2 pts i think.
4th hole par 3 downhill against wind over a lake. promptly put two balls into the water. ball one, hit edge of green and rolled back. so went to drop zone some 60m out. put that into water too. so wipe. but i retrieved my balls from the water so good.
13 points front 9. hahaha. irons were poo. found bunkers galore, my fault for overestimating my iron game really. finished with 23 pts pts plenty of wipes.
hooray