Finished last week off at New Forest on Saturday - Still no sign of rain in the South (nearly 2 months now!) so the course was running fast, but the greens have been left with a bit more grass on them than usual & are in decent shape - I had my best ever driving average (on Game Golf) 282y though only one drive over 300y - The rest of my game wasn't too shabby either, so I ended up going round in level par including 5x birdies - My 42pts still didn't win as one of the high 'cappers had one point more - Weather is going to be hot all this week too, so my pairs comp on Tuesday will probably be my only game until the weekend (if it cools down by then?)
Tuesday was our Summer Meeting @ Guildford - Pairs are drawn & there was bit bit of murmuring when I got drawn with one of the lower handicap players (10hcp) - It was always going to be the case that we would either shoot the lights out, or play like a couple of hackers - Fortunately it was the former & I had one of my best rounds ever at Guildford - Worth BIM, as a Senior event, play was from the yellow tees & like the rest of the country, the fairways are like runways (if you hit them of course!) - I started with a huge drive up the first & hit SW to 10' (two putted) - But I birdied the next three holes, including the Par 5 3rd which I was on in two shots for the first time ever! - I was also on the Par 5 8th in two & just missed eagle - So I was 3 under at the turn & our team score was a healthy 24pts - Not quite so good for me on the back 9 with one birdie on 12th & one dropped shot on 15th - That was particularly annoying as I hit my longest ever drive at Guildford there (342y) but had to hit a low chip under some branches & three putted - We finished with another 24pts on the back 9 & our 48pts was only bettered by one pair on 49pts - No sign of it cooling down, in fact it is getting hotter, so may wait until the weekend to play again?
These hot conditions are crazy! - I played a friendly at Guildford today (teed off early to try & avoid the heat) - After setting my longest ever drive there on Tuesday (342y on 15th) I beat that again today on the same hole (350y) but went even further on the Par 5 8th with a 360y drive
- SW to the green! - My game was a bit off after Tuesday's heroics but despite a couple of double bogeys, I still managed to get round in 3 over
Paul