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Post by dh-nufc on Oct 27, 2015 9:09:44 GMT -5
I don't tee off until tomorrow but I was kind of worried about heading the pebble beach and its lovely sandy beaches, I did not want a repeat of the speedos incident from earlier in the week. I decided to check on the web.com guys to see what their plans were and was relieved that their tiny little brains has caused confusion on the web.com. When they heard they were heading to Oktoberfest, they thought that golf was cancelled for the week and they were going on a Oktoberfest drinking trip. So they wont be appearing at Pebble Beach. It is really funny though, they are so light weight that after drinking a couple beers that they had brought with them, they started getting really drunk. I saw Dean looking for Sunderland fans, demanding justice with a one on one football match. Chris got so drunk that he stole a lawn mower and was trying to mow his name into one of the fairways. Last time I saw Kenny, he was trying to cut down a tree so he could have a tossing the caber contest for what he called the first international web.com highland games. So basically its safe for the challenge circuit this week, so have fun guys, shoot well and I look forward to hearing about your scores. I still need some justice Dan!!!! I was livid on Sunday and haven't calmed down that much. Well played on your first round by the way. Keep it up.
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Post by hmammoth on Oct 30, 2015 5:50:27 GMT -5
A favourite quote of mine is " work is the curse of the drinking classes", I think this needs to be amended to " family is the curse of the gaming classes". It's been three days since I played my first round. Not a ideal situation since any sort of good form since then has gone right out the window. It's also intimidating, seeing those great scores on the leader boards, it does take away a little bit of hope of promotion. So three rounds to play, two days to do it, the pressure is on. One under after three was were I left myself, let's see what I can do. It was a nice gentle start for me with a birdie putt that was as easy as could be, a dead straight six footer, the perfect way to start the day. That was followed by par before I left myself with a nine foot putt for eagle, it had a slight left to right break and was more than make able. I took a little bit of time over the putt, it was a great chance that I did not want to screw up and as soon as I hit the ball, I knew I got it right. I would have preferred not to have a downhill par three as the next hole, I can struggle with this type hole and did so again by getting my maths all wrong, left my self with a long putt. I got the line right, hope soared as it headed towards the centre of the cup. I could see that it was moving to fast though and the ball hopped over the cup. On the other hand, this did slow the ball down enough that I could make par, if I had missed the cup, I doubt I would have recovered. A good long approach shot on the eight gave me my next birdie chance, it was not a easy putt, a breaking downhiller but it dropped, five under. The ninth was a mirror image of the eight, same long iron, same tricky putt from the same distance, not the same result though, just missed by a inch or so. I was happy with my front nine, the same again on the back would be great.
The back nine started with one of those putts that looks straight but I knew was going to break a little. I got the line right thought to go six under. Bad maths again on eleven, left me well short of the hole with no real chance of birdie. At this stage though, I was content to take par with the hope that I would give myself a couple of birdie chances over the closing holes. I did not want to do anything stupid that might bring a bogey. That bogey came on thirteen with two poor putts. It felt worse than it was because I was playing well, I just had to make sure it was not a crushing blow. A par five is the perfect hole to follow a dropped shot, I did not make it easy for myself but at least I got the shot back. I played the next few holes cautiously, I could have and should have played for birdie but I played for par. I think the earlier bogey knocked the wind out of me a little, knowing I could not match the promotion chasing scores, I just wanted a steady score and that's how I finished, six under. A poor back nine I guess with just the two birdies but it does not bother me for some reason. I think playing my rounds so late has me thinking about next week as opposed to this one. Maybe I will take a risk or two over the next couple of rounds but for now, no complaints.
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Post by hmammoth on Oct 30, 2015 6:14:00 GMT -5
Nine under for round three, no time for report. I played well, avoided any mistakes. One to play, will do that tomorrow, have fun all.
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Post by dh-nufc on Oct 30, 2015 6:41:54 GMT -5
Well played Dan.Good consistent play, just what you wanted.
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Post by Kenny on Oct 30, 2015 7:21:59 GMT -5
As Dean said those are steady scores Dan, post a really good last round and you should move nearer the top end of the leaderboard. Well played.
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Post by hmammoth on Oct 31, 2015 6:40:37 GMT -5
Looking at the leaderboard and seeing what I need for a top ten finish brings a lot of what ifs to mind. What if, I had not dropped that shot, what if I had taken a couple more chances, it would have brought a top ten place within reachable distance. I can't change the past though and just have to see how high up the leaderboard I can go. A top thirty possible, anything else would just be a bonus. I started with more what ifs, what if my tee shot had found the fairway, what if my approach had found the green, thankfully no what if with my par putt. I played aggressively the first few holes, there was still a thought in the back of my mind that a sub sixty round would get that top ten and there was nothing to lose by going for it. Three pars in a row took that out of the equation though so I relaxed a bit, decided to take it easy and what happens, a fifty yard pitch in for eagle! What if. So of course I went aggressive again on the fifth and dropped a shot, stupid brain, stupid decisions, great game. I followed that with birdie before the what ifs invaded again, a foot or so from a ace on seven. What a difference to my round that could have made. I finished the front nine with two pars and that finally pushed the top ten out of reach, there was no chance of nine birdies on the back nine so time to relax and have some fun.
A par was the start of the back nine before, I seemed to be hitting to ball to the right a lot this round and it was the same here. I adjusted my aim a little to compensate for this on eleven and that brought a birdie. There is a risk doing this though as its not unusual for me to hit the ball left as well. Of course it went right again the next hole, I was left with a tricky downhill putt which I managed to make. Then the game crashed and I could see myself replaying that hole or worse. Or what if I had to play the entire round again and got that twelve under needed for a top ten. With hands shaking with both fear and hope, I restarted the game and found myself right where I was before the crash, bah. It did not fix my hitting right issue either, par. I went on a mini birdie streak after that hitting three in a row before I finally ended both that and my hitting right streak by pulling the ball left. I finished the round with a birdie for my third sixty three of the tournament, three shots off a top ten finish. It was a exciting way to finish my visit to Pebble Beach which I most say, is a amazing course. I only dropped two shots over four rounds and play consistently which is what I was aiming for. Next week might be different, another great course but a course I have not played well on. I shall leave you with one question, what if?
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