{"id":4103,"date":"2018-08-11T15:57:36","date_gmt":"2018-08-11T05:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ivanhoegc.org\/?p=4103"},"modified":"2018-08-11T15:57:36","modified_gmt":"2018-08-11T05:57:36","slug":"the-pickings-were-slim-playing-par-on-11-august-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ivanhoegc.org\/?p=4103","title":{"rendered":"The pickings were slim playing Par on 11 August 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Gordon<\/a>
One day, all of those trophies will be mine (and Simon’s).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There was a lot of scratching of chins and poring over radar images around the tee marshall’s table this morning.\u00a0 Has the rain almost gone, or is there more coming?\u00a0 What are the greens like, puddled or not puddled?\u00a0 Nothing ventured, nothing gained, ten members and a guest decided that it was worth a shot and the fivers came out and the names went on the sheet and we repaired to the first tee.\u00a0 And the rain came down even harder and the wind made a desultory effort to blow.\u00a0 By half way down the second, a fair portion of the field was beginning to question the wisdom of the decision that had been taken so lightly only half an hour or so earlier.\u00a0 But, they pressed on and, by the fourth, the rain had eased to a drizzle and by the seventh you would have to be wondering what all the fuss was about.\u00a0 By the eleventh, the first shadows were spotted and all was well with the world.<\/p>\n

There was some puddling on the greens while it rained and this did cause some problems despite taking relief from casual water.\u00a0 There were chips that went long and chips that ended up short.\u00a0 There were putts that went long and putts that ended up short.\u00a0 But the long and the short of it was that the conditions were the same for everybody.\u00a0 Now, everybody knows that Simon has been getting some stick from the handicapper about errors on his card and so he has been extra careful to get his scores and maths correct.\u00a0 He was concentrating so much today that he kept claiming ‘five a two’ despite it being a par event.\u00a0 And, despite his best efforts, it turns out that he got his handicap wrong and, in actual fact, he tied with Gordon for first place.\u00a0 Which will cheese Gordon off no end as he was hoping to peg Simon back a notch in the Seniors Championship.\u00a0 But, he was pretty pleased with his two birdies today.\u00a0 The one on the 15th was a bottler with a 10m putt that never looked like missing the hole.\u00a0 And two birdies was a fairly significant percentage of the five that were tallied for the day.<\/p>\n

Damo was one of the ones on the verge of chucking it in on the second and that was when he was still about 200m out from the green as he headed for one of his few misses for the day.\u00a0 But, as the weather improved, so did Damo’s golf and he managed to play to equal par on the back nine and to finish up with a square card at the end of the day.\u00a0 Although the weather did remind him a bit of New Zealand, Brendon, too, was only inspired to press on by the fact that he had managed to get himself out of bed and onto the course.\u00a0 However, it did pay off in getting him some points and despite the -2 scoreline he volunteered to take them anyway.<\/p>\n

Gordon was obviously very excited about his performance and the fact that he thought that he had beaten Simon and so he made something of a blooper when he filled out the Beast’s card.\u00a0 As\u00a0 result, our newest member Peter has scored himself some points by filling 4th place with a score of -4.\u00a0 Welcome to the Club Peter.\u00a0 Undoubtedly, Bill would have corrected the placings on the spot had he been around as he had filled out the points on his card correctly although he did sign for the points that Gordon had written down but he still gets a point thanks to Si.<\/p>\n

The BallPin was placed on the 4th today as a change from the 12th where it has resided for the last little while.\u00a0 Wouldn’t you know it, nobody managed to get their ball onto the green.\u00a0 Harry put his close enough to win it on the 12th which says a fair bit about Harry’s game today.\u00a0 The first ProPin was a Jackpot on the 15th from last week.\u00a0 And, if you go back through the records, the fellow that has managed to take it out on a fairly regular basis in recent times is none other that Si, who managed to make it to 1.71m\u00a0 Couldn’t sink the birdie though.\u00a0 He then nearly had an attack of apoplexy when Damo’s shot whistled in and landed closer to the pin but spun back to finish just a little further away.\u00a0 Big sigh from Si! On the 18th, Gordon creamed it and, from the tee, he was quite convinced that he would be about 50mm off the green at the back.\u00a0 As it turned out he was on the green and 2.23m from the hole.\u00a0 Then, he left the putt about 50mm short.<\/p>\n

Daniel joined us again and put together a much improved round for his second card.\u00a0 The spies suggest that there is a bit of potential there and we look forward to seeing him on the podium when he gets his wings and qualifies for competition.<\/p>\n

Steve joined us for the first time in a little while and maybe that showed a little in the scoreline.\u00a0 He did own up to what seems to have been the only draughtie for the day.\u00a0 A monster shank from the 14th tee finished in the shrubbery and unplayable (plus it probably counts as garden bed in any case).\u00a0 The next shot from the drop on the tee was scarcely better and came to rest still short of the red markers.\u00a0 So, another of the so-called ‘double draughties’.<\/p>\n

Maybe we can put it down to the feelings of joy and happiness around Christmas time but the Birthday Birdie has a busy week this week with good wishes being distributed to Brendon, ChrisV and el Presidente, John.\u00a0 Have a good one guys.<\/p>\n

On the injury front, Targe has checked out of rehab and will be staying with family for a little while as his recovery continues.\u00a0 He has promised to make it to the course on occasions just to keep tabs on us all though it will undoubtedly be some little time before he can swing a club again.\u00a0 He really appreciated the many visits from members while he was in hospital.\u00a0 Allan is off his crutches and seems to be little the worse for wear after his bunker mishap.\u00a0 He is adamant that the reason for having to crawl from the car to the front door was not due to overindulgence and he reckons he could be back in harness in the next week or so.\u00a0 Mal’s hand has healed well and he was able to play nine holes on Thursday without too much discomfort and we look forward to seeing him back with us particularly as the weather improves and warms up a bit.<\/p>\n

Results for Saturday, 11 August 2018<\/b>
\n1st<\/b> Gordon Hill(+3) 1st<\/b> Simon Powell(+3) 2nd<\/b> Damien Lee(\u25a1) 3rd<\/b> Brendon Mitchell(-2) 4th<\/b> Peter Damou(-4) 5th<\/b> Bill Eastoe(-5)<\/p>\n

Seniors Results: 1st<\/b> Gordon Hill (+3) 1st<\/b> Simon Powell (+3) 2nd<\/b> Bill Eastoe (-5) 3rd<\/b> Harry Boughen (-7)<\/p>\n

Nearest the Pin Results: ProPin No 1 15th<\/b> Simon Powell ProPin No 2 18th<\/b> Gordon Hill BallPin 4th<\/b> Jackpot<\/p>\n

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