by Corona Man » Sun Jan 24, 2021 5:34 pm
Oakbank.
Played with Son and his mate, we hit off this morning around 7.00am. It was warm.
It’s a 9 hole affair, with different tees which don’t make all that much difference to be fair, between the front and back nine.
Opening hole a 125m up hill par 3. Son knocks it on, I push it right, he pars, I bogey. 1 down after one. It was warm.
Second hole, son spanks driver down the middle, with a nice little draw, if you don’t mind. 2 down after 2 holes. It was still a little warm.
I then woke up, and peeled off 4 pars in a row to get to 1 up. By this stage, it was ******* hot.
What happened on the short par 3 8th was a disgrace.... I missed the green right by maybe, 15 meters..... OOB. It was still a bit warm, cloud had rolled in.
Son leading by 4 shots through the front nine holes, he went out in 43 to my 47.
The back nine was tight, I got it back to a one shot deficit, only for Son to steady, and smash drives down the middle, to beat this silly old fart comfortably... must say it hurt a bit at first. But pleased to see him not only enjoying the game, but start to look ok.
I finished 5 shots adrift, as he carded a 92.... Byrne time we finished it was ******* hot..... straight to the bar for me.
In terms of a course, it’s nothing to rave about. That said it beat me, I was poor today. That’s golf.
Did I mention the heat?
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