Well well well. I trembled with fear as I booked into a morning round at the National GC. Great fear set in as the rain pelted surburban Melbourne heading south, the direction I needed to head in. The wipers got a good work out and the car cleaned by the rain. Arriving there, the smell of wet was in the air, and everyone checked the radar, although thought turned to positive as report from scout promised sky clear ahead.
With spitting conditions 30 mins before, and nothing come tee time we were most pleased.
Front 9 was dominating. Driving crazy. Accurate, ok missed some fairways but not dangerous. Putting a let down and needed to find groove fast with the flat stick. Iron play great, and hybrids? CRUNCH!!! Bunkers? No problem. Fun! 20 points bitches.
On the 9th Par 3 we let through a group of 2 through (we were only a 2 as well). Momentum lost immediately.
Back 9 familiar sliced drives returned, and shanky irons. Putting strokes returned which saved me. A paltry 14 points, played so badly but ya know in isolation 4 pts under par for the 9 isnt too bad.
One wipe for the day.
Windy as buggery, moreso than usual. However on the closing 3 holes (most difficult closing) we hit with the wind. Probably didnt use to our advantage but that's life. Im Derryn Hinch.
34 pts off 20.