What a match....I believe the ROW team is posting card & stats....
First I was happy to represent USA again and fill in for AB, and to partner with Remi (rfpoul)
The actual match was restarting on 12 tee with USA 1up
(trying to do this from memory, was a last minute fill-in and didn't take my usual notes lol)
If any of this wrong, feel free to correct!
#12-(wind 26-28 left to right helping a little) Remi's drive hit the right shelf but bounced up to top shelf, I tried to run one up but had too much on it, would up in the hillside high & right
FR (FairwayRuepel) played one off the slope to the left of the green, and it rolled all the way across and off the other side before rolling all the way back down perfectly below the hole.
Jo's almost did the same but stayed above the cup on the ridge
my sideways chip rolled off the green, my partner (remi) hit a nice putt from up top just to keep it near the hole. Jo's eagle effort from the top was dead center but due to the slope just a touch too hard and bounced out. FR calmly drained his eagle. AS
#13 (25-27 tailwind) all four in fairway. My approach first to 2 yards. Remi's flew a little on him, was putting from back of green. Both FR and Jo were a touch right of the shelf with FR pin high and Jo a little short.
Remi's lag was dead online but a couple of feet short. FR's putt just slid by low. Jo rolled in a nice birdie from the lower tier. I made mine from 5.7 AS
#14 (26-28 headwind, touch right to left) all four in fairway but some crazy sidehills FR & Remi found the bunker on the approach, Jo managed to find the green (7 yards I think) and I was on line but short of green.
FR had a tough lie but held it on the front of the green, Remi played a gem to 1 yard, my chip missed left, and Jo almost stole the hole with a beauty of a putt that just slid by. AS
#15 (26-28 headwind touch left to right) Jo was pin high but in bunker right. I was 15 feet past the hole and slightly left. FR was on line but just short of green. Remi in front bunker.
Jo had brutal lie in bunker, could not reach green. Remi played a nice shot to 2 yards. FR with a heck of a chip to 1 yard. I made the birdie putt USA 1up
#16 (25-27 tailwind) huge drives by all of us with Remi and I both 35-40 yards short of green on the left side of fairway (lots of slope there!) FR hit a monster that reached the green but rolled to the rough front right of green. Jo was less than 20 yards from hole in fairway (another sidehill lie)
I left my approach 22 feet above the cup. Remi was on line but a tad long 4 yards I think. Jo's pitch didn't hold and ran out to bottom of green. FR's chip/pitch was not quite enough and rolled back down to bottom of green
I forget the putting order, but I think it was Jo's putt first...nice roll but just below the hole. THen I was fortunate to make mine from above the cup for birdie. FR had a very nice effort but couldn't answer. Remi's just slid low as well USA 2up
#17 (22-24 right to left helping) I found the green but 17 feet short. Remi & FR both landed right of pin, but BOTH managed to stay out of bunker. Jo hit a beauty to 2 feet. THat birdie won the hole. USA 1up
#18 (24-26 headwind little left to right) 4 drives left us all in the 240-255 range. with the wind and the lies, the only one to NOT catch the bunker on 2nd shot was FR. Remi's out of bunker stopped on the knob in front of green. Jo caught green but a little above hole...mine was actually in light brush (50-60% sidehiller) which I got to the green but it rolled up top. FR's third played perfectly to about 5 feet. Neither RF's chip nor my 60 footer went in...Jo's third slid by. Leaving RF with a putt to take the hole and square the match. Then there was a "time expired" message, of which RF said all he had was a blue screen before it reset. THat was his second time-out, so the computer gave him a shot penalty. He made the putt. The card shows a par, but both Remi and I think it should have been birdie. All four of us had a disco during the match, so WGT wasn't exactly perfect. We will leave it up to Corwyn to decide. (Either AS or USA 1up if the computer penalty stands)
It was a great match. Regardless, it was an awesome comeback by ROW