Day 291 - Farewell Tour

It was breezy when we left the house this morning, windy by the time we got out onto the tee and by the time we were out there in the middle of the round, it was blowing a hooley!  It was not going  to be easy out there...

And nor was it!  Today I was playing my final Captain & Pro Challenge match with Mike, our ex-Head Pro, before he leaves for California later in the month. In the final weeks leading up to his departure, Mike has been seeking to play a number of the courses here that he has no played before. Playing the "I'm a Pro" card seems to work quite well though: Birkdale last month, Muirfield on Monday and Queenwood to come later in the week, just to name a few. Not bad...  and good that he managed to find time to come back to Burhill to play today.

Our opponents today were Brian and John, whose combined handicap of 31 meant that we were going to be giving them 11 shots. That, combined with the equalizing force that was Storm Desmond, reinforced my view that we were in for a tough time.  We did well to par the 1st, but Brian hled a good putt for the 5 and a half and then they birdied the 2nd from 30 feet... hmm...

Double or Quits
from the hazard

At the turn we were 3 holes down and then, shortly thereafter, we were on the 11th tee with a 4 holes deficit.  We then started playing better, and they slightly worse, so that we managed to draw back to level standing on the 17th tee: Game on!

A weak drive by the Captain followed by an errant three wood put yours truly into the trees. Given that we were giving a shot, there was no mileage in taking the drop so we decided to give it a go...unsuccessfully....  Then on the 18th, neither player's drive found the fairway and the opponents' approach to 4 foot (with a shot) slammed the door shut... A shame, as we had done well to get back from 4 down, but great fun.