As mentioned elsewhere, my usual profusion of golf has been curtailed of late due to a flair up of my back injury - After some physio I can play again, but have to use a "less aggressive" swing (or as my senior pals say "he's slowed it down to a blur!") - I've only played 3 full rounds in about 6 weeks, but felt my game was good enough to play in the Midweek Stableford at Guildford yesterday - The weather was kind, mild with only a slight breeze, but the course was playing long, as the back tees were in play for the first time this year - I got off to a steady start, which would have been a lot better with a warmer putter, but the round caught fire on the Par 5 8th - This hole plays 579y from the tips (104y longer than the yellow tee!) - I hit a good drive leaving about 250y to the flag (it is down-hill by the way) - I decided not to go for the green, as this would have needed a big fade or a dangerous line across the corner of some trees - I hit my King Utility 3 iron & left myself about 30y from the green - As the flag was close to the front I chipped with my 7 iron & holed out for eagle! - My partner, like myself, was very pleased - The opposition, not so much, as in our match that was worth 5x bits! - I struggled a bit on the way in, but scrambled well & despite bogeys on 16 & 17, managed to finish with 34pts - This placed me 9th in the comp & as an indication of how tough the test was, the winner was only on 38pts & my score was in the buffer zone for handicap ...
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