Yet another day of pleasant late summer weather saw me out on the course bright and early for the 6th Captain & Pro challenge match of the year. Mike, our Head Pro, was away in the US on family-in-law-visiting duty, so it was Tom who took on the duty of partnering the Captain. Today, we were playing against Colin and Ronnie, two former holders of the selfsame office. We had a great start, soon going three holes up and, despite an occasional worry, managed to hold onto the lead, ending up winners at 3&2. Birdies on two of the par 5s (2 &13) were the highlights of the round.
We went round in fast time, barely seeing anyone else out there (where was everyone?) and soon found ourselves sitting in the sunshine on the terrace watching the golfing world go by. I had two hours to kill before my afternoon tee time and enjoyed the opportunity to sit and chat.
The afternoon was spent playing with my son in the Don Vincent Trophy, a competition for families with the stipulation being that there be at least one generation difference between the two players. It was a Stableford Foursomes format, off half combined, which meant that we were playing off the unusual handicap of 8 1/2... We started off well, logging 18 points on our first nine but rather faltered towards the end. This had us (just) missing out on some of the prizes, but a good time was had by all.
Now, how will the final day of the final major of the year develop? Looks Jason Day's to lose but maybe Justin Rose can find something special...
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