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Post by zorbacles on May 23, 2020 1:00:37 GMT -5
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Post by honeybadger64 on May 23, 2020 1:07:12 GMT -5
Holy moly... We are really holding onto these round 4 matchups 😂😂 Exactly as promised I rose at 5.45am to start work entering the last two US scorecards to complete Day Three and publish the scores on the spreadsheet and forums for the press corps to have a chance to report them, post the pairings and unlock the hidden sheets on the master scoreboard. Your constant sniping has now emptied my resilience reservoir and I think I will get on with some decorating around my home. The living room walls need another coat of paint and I feel I owe it to myself to keep an eye on it to make sure it dries properly, so I will miss your final round stream. I hope you have a great round and it helps to exorcise the demons that you have carried around since the last event.
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Post by IGolfBad on May 23, 2020 1:24:02 GMT -5
Fresh off the madness that was Spenny's coming out party and Wes' psychotic break, this intrepid reporter was desperately seeking something without any surprises. And a respite was found in the tussle that was Day 3, Match 7 Gentleman David Herron (ROW) vs Gentleman Kevin Dudley (USA)
Two of the gentler gentlemen among all the Dirtbags were paired up in what was projected to be little more than a tickle fight of a match. Pleasantries were exchanged on the first tee box, with Kevin stating, "David, are a large blue water fowl", and David replying, "Kevin, you are a Canadian Mountie who does right". They nodded in unison, and off they went both carding birdie and starting out all square. In fact, things were pretty much regulation on #2, with neither gentleman golfer seemingly eager to take the lead.
Hole #3 saw a little controversy as David aggressively birdied, leaving a stunned Kevin behind to only par the hole, giving Dave a 1-UP lead. Saddened by his uncharacteristic display of trying to win, Dave politely stepped aside to par the next three holes, opening the door for Kevin to try to square the match once more. But as fate would have it, Kevin was deeply shaken by David's hostile maneuver on #3, and could only muster par himself, as a murmur started to spread through the gallery. 7 holes, in, with David holding the 1-UP lead, the peaceful atmosphere feeling rather tenuous.
Order would be restored on the par-5 #8, when Dave almost intentionally left his drive atop the powdery sand, though his lie was not terribly unfavorable. Kevin, meanwhile found sweet relief in the crisply manicured grass of the middle of the fairway, giving him an easy approach and chip to the waiting green. Taking advantage of his hazardous lie, Dave took out his sand wedge and popped a 100 yarder back out on the fairway with some distance to make up. Wanting to ensure he wouldn't reach the green in regulation, David took another swing with the same sand wedge, which face he did not clean of the residual grains, and left his ball about 40 yards from the green lying 3. After popping the ball to about 12 feet with a lovely flop shot, Dave stood aside and allowed Kevin to finish out his routine birdie, before conceding the hole and allowing things to once again become level. Flashing Kevin a knowing wink, Dave joined his now relieved opponent and the equally soothed galley on their way to the 9th hole, where the two gentleman golfers conspired to shoot matching birdies, leaving things at even at the turn.
Following a private meeting over pints in the clubhouse bar to conspire on their strategy, the gentleman decided to make things a little exciting for the watching masses. After taking a driver down the middle of the fairway to about 150 yards out, Kevin gave Dave a discreet nod, and Dave took out his 5-iron, hitting an inexplicably short tee shot, as an audible gasp came from the gallery. Something was afoot. As natural as Vermont maple syrup, Kevin made the green in regulation, dropped the birdie shot and watched with a wry grin as David picked up his ball, walked it to the green and dropped it an inch from the cup, where he promptly putted for what seemed to be an eagle. As an alarmed gallery watched in stunned silence, the marshal, who was clearly in on the show, declared a two stroke penalty, yielding par for David, and giving Kevin his first 1-UP lead.
Keeping up appearance for their adoring fans, the 11th hole featured even wilder shenanigans. After Kevin ceded honors to his gentleman foe, Dave placed a lovely 8-iron onto the front of the green and rolled out toward the cup, stopping an inch short of the ace, as the crowd cheered wildly. Kevin then picked his ball up and with the precision of an Olympic javelin thrower, heaved his ball at the green and did David one better, his ball taking that one extra revolution and finding the bottom of the cup. Again, the crowd was stunned, then immediately broke into a nervous but comfortable laugh as the marshal once again announced a two stroke penalty, this time to Kevin, allowing Dave's bird to stand, and leveling the score once more. The sun continued to shine and the day remained peaceful and beautiful.
Not wanting to upset the gallery any further, Dave and Kevin went back to their gentleman ways, matching the next 5 holes stroke for stroke, par for par and bird for bird, staying so perfectly level, that scientists calibrated their instruments with the score. And then, it happened...
ROW captain Frans, disguised as a peace activist among the neutral gallery, removed a small flute from his back pocket and quietly but deliberately tooted out the opening stanzas of Jane's Addiction's "Pigs in Zen" on the instrument. Suddenly, David's once sparkly eyes went black and lifeless and his face became completely expressionless. Standing on the tee of the par-3 #17, David robotically took a 6-iron, choked down his grip to halfway down the shaft and arced a magnificent ball that landed perfectly about 12 feet past the pin, and spun back, missing the ace by a hair. Visibly shaken by the sudden turn of events, his hands trembling harder than a virgin sophomore on prom night, Kevin had little recourse but to try the identically same shot. Taking a spot of dirt behind the ball, and slightly skulling his shot, the ball landed 50 yards short of the green as sweat started to bead on Kevin's brow. Suddenly his world was turned upside down, and his approach flew the hole, stopping 30 feet away. Taking a deep breath, Kevin closed his eyes, went to the happy place that is the vision of Carol serving beer and cigars while sporting a teddy made of the feathers of swans, and methodically drained the par putt. But he could only watch as robot David tapped in the birdie, taking a 1-UP lead with one hole to play. Clearly things were not going according to the peaceful plan.
Just as things seemed their bleakest, with David playing a safe shot off the 18th tee, a sudden calm fell over the gallery and the masses parted. A lone figure shuffled from the crowd wearing pink slippers and a tasteful house coat, a slight figure of a lady, her blue hair pulled up neatly into a perfect bun atop her head. As she approached the gentleman golfers, a small smile came over Kevin's face, as he recognized the only person who could put things right and prevent disaster: David's mum. As she neared her son, David's eyes slowly came to life, the sparkle quickly returning to them. A tear ran down one cheek as Dave gently took his mum's hand and whispered, "I'm so sorry, Mother... I only wanted to make you proud." Dave's mum smiled up at him, reached into her house coat, and produced Fran's flute. "Your sonofab%& captain won't be interfering any more, Sonny. Now go out and finish this match the right way."
David bowed to Kevin, yielding him the tee, and pronounced "the hole is yours, good sir." Feeling confident that all would be right in the world, Kevin placed a skillful tee shot 290 yards down course, setting up an easy two shot approach and a regulation birdie. David, feeling the love that only a mother could provide, masterfully missed his otherwise easy birdie putt, giving Kevin the hole, and rendering the match EVEN.
Off in the distance, Frans skulked away, muttering to himself, "What the F did I just see...? The gypsy woman promised me results..."
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Post by Hunter B on May 23, 2020 2:16:49 GMT -5
The living room walls need another coat of paint and I feel I owe it to myself to keep an eye on it to make sure it dries properly, so I will miss your final round stream. I hope you have a great round and it helps to exorcise the demons that you have carried around since the last event. Salty.
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Post by SAM on May 23, 2020 5:44:29 GMT -5
Well played Hunter BYou blew me away after you got your nose in front.........
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Post by fransslabak on May 23, 2020 5:56:04 GMT -5
Will play and stream my fourth round in about 10 minutes...
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Post by Ashton Fox on May 23, 2020 6:41:17 GMT -5
After Frans just got the win.... I now get the chance to bring it home for Team USA (pending any scores sneaking in before I go live). All we need is .5 of a point or better to secure the cup.
So as it stands: A win or tie by Team USA in any match secured the cup A loss in any match moves the ROW towards a HUGE upset and a shared cup.
How will this all play out?
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Post by katana22 on May 23, 2020 6:54:40 GMT -5
After Frans just got the win.... I now get the chance to bring it home for Team USA (pending any scores sneaking in before I go live). All we need is .5 of a point or better to secure the cup. So as it stands: A win or tie by Team USA in any match secured the cup A loss in any match moves the ROW towards a HUGE upset and a shared cup. How will this all play out? If a huge upset were to happen, Ashton RoW would retain the Cup as the result of Draw. I would think, you need to win it to take it home, otherwise it stays where it is.
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Post by sandsaver01 on May 23, 2020 6:59:38 GMT -5
Mike vs. Mike! I am afraid Katana has set a pretty high bar for me to clear, especially as I am playing fairly badly atm. I need to score at least -9 in round four to avoid a two demo hit in CC-B, so I have two great weights on my back 😰, but I will soldier on hoping-against-hope that the USA chances in the BB Cup do not depend on my performance. Unlike Ashton, I am a wimp and would rather just sit on the bench cheering on my fellow guys (and gal) with an adult beverage 🍺 in my paw 👏👏👏👏.
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Post by Ashton Fox on May 23, 2020 7:02:47 GMT -5
After Frans just got the win.... I now get the chance to bring it home for Team USA (pending any scores sneaking in before I go live). All we need is .5 of a point or better to secure the cup. So as it stands: A win or tie by Team USA in any match secured the cup A loss in any match moves the ROW towards a HUGE upset and a shared cup. How will this all play out? If a huge upset were to happen, Ashton RoW would retain the Cup as the result of Draw. I would think, you need to win it to take it home, otherwise it stays where it is. How about we'll just get our needed .5 and then we won't have to worry about sorting that out 😜😜
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Post by katana22 on May 23, 2020 7:12:37 GMT -5
Hey Ashton when you get the half you need I'll be the 1st to congratulate you guys just saying that in my experience of events where there is no play-off the the team that currently owns the trophy holds on to it the series does go down as a draw but holder retains it, so it doesn't go down as a win if you get what I mean.
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Post by Ashton Fox on May 23, 2020 7:15:47 GMT -5
Hey Ashton when you get the half you need I'll be the 1st to congratulate you guys just saying that in my experience of events where there is no play-off the the team that currently owns the trophy holds on to it the series does go down as a draw but holder retains it, so it doesn't go down as a win if you get what I mean. I know you are correct based on the Ryder Cup matches I've watched (and I'm guessing the same rules apply here). I actually like the system that the cup is owned until the other team out plays the other one to earn the cup instead of playing all of those holes for it to come down to 1 or 2 players playing in a playoff for the cup
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Post by evilgrin72 on May 23, 2020 7:17:36 GMT -5
Day 4 - Match 6 - Mark Lawrence (USA) vs Pablo Alonso (ROW)
Pablo got off to a quick start in this one, dropping a birdie putt on 2 and an eagle putt on 4 to get 2 up right out of the gates. Mark's Carl Spackler impressions failed to knock Pablo off his game, and in fact, only seemed to fuel his fire - the dashing Spaniard matched Mark's birdie on 6 and then dropped birdies on 7 and 8 as well to bump the lead to 4 up. Desperate, Mark pulled some nude photos of Beulah out of his pocket and started holding them in front of Pablo's face between holes. The strategy appeared to be effective as Mark birdied 9 to grab one back, but the blindness was temporary. Pablo birdied 10 to regain the 4 up lead and then was content to simply match Mark shot for shot down the back 9 until the American ran out of runway.
Pablo (ROW) wins 4 & 3.
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Post by katana22 on May 23, 2020 7:17:56 GMT -5
Mike vs. Mike! I am afraid Katana has set a pretty high bar for me to clear, especially as I am playing fairly badly atm. I need to score at least -9 in round four to avoid a two demo hit in CC-B, so I have two great weights on my back 😰, but I will soldier on hoping-against-hope that the USA chances in the BB Cup do not depend on my performance. Unlike Ashton, I am a wimp and would rather just sit on the bench cheering on my fellow guys (and gal) with an adult beverage 🍺 in my paw 👏👏👏👏. Good luck and may the best Mike Win, please let it be me.
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Post by evilgrin72 on May 23, 2020 7:22:06 GMT -5
Mike vs. Mike! I am afraid Katana has set a pretty high bar for me to clear, especially as I am playing fairly badly atm. I need to score at least -9 in round four to avoid a two demo hit in CC-B, so I have two great weights on my back 😰, but I will soldier on hoping-against-hope that the USA chances in the BB Cup do not depend on my performance. Unlike Ashton, I am a wimp and would rather just sit on the bench cheering on my fellow guys (and gal) with an adult beverage 🍺 in my paw 👏👏👏👏. You can sit in my golf cart with me. I'm done playing and am just riding around crushing beers and offering support. Maybe you should drive it, though.... 😂
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