SgtDoodles:
First match of the tournament completed, GambitMaia beats SgtDoodles 5&3.
Hole 1, I miss an idiotic 2ft putt since I'm so used to playing with a 15ft putter. 1UP GM.
Hole 2, same problem. Another bogey while GM has par. 2UP GM.
Hole 3, I have a series of unfortunate events. A sandy drive followed by a mulchy catastrophe followed by a chipping horror show. While GM misses his birdie by a whisker. 3UP GM.
Hole 4, after two identical shots we find ourselves in the bunker 15 yards out. Good scrambles for par. 3UP GM.
Hole 5, I hit my approach 35ft long but still on the green while GM has the 30ft TERROR PUTT*, which he amazingly knocks in!!!! 4UP GM.
Hole 6, We hit two identical shots to 6 yard severely-breaking chips. GM knocks it to a safe par distance while I hit it 5ft past the hole. I then miss that putt 5ft past the hole! I give in and decide on a lil' wedge practice for my next game, which results in a 1ft double bogey putt. GM knocks his in for the game. 5&3 GM.
One of the worst games I've played in a while, but I'll take nothing away from GM. His overall score for that had it been stroke play was -1! The whole game was high-spirited and I hope you have the best of tournaments GM! Meanwhile, I will be lucky to get out of the group stage. Good luck!
*The TERROR PUTT is the severely-breaking downhill putt left when you hit your approach on the huge mound. The normal result from this putt is a bogey or a double bogey.
Awesome match Sarge, although you got sooooooo unlucky. My time to comment hole-by-hole:
Hole 1, I hit my drive straight into the sand and scramble. But it was meant to be a half. SD wants to kill himself.
Hole 2, after two identical drives I hit rough on the 2nd shot while SD, fairway. We make pretty close (one to the other, but 18ft from hole) approaches after and then I manage to par while SD misses by some 2ft or so. Hard to say but that was another half. SD's will to kill himself increases.
Hole 3, well, SD went on to beach vacations and got back some 4 shots after. Good for me! We started a lil conversation about using flamethrowers on those f*ckin mulches, and I think WGT should think about it too. But SD gets so angry I feel his avatar will all-of-a-sudden pull out a gun and shoot.
*NOTE: just to show how angry SD got:
Hole 4, halved from the drives. Nothing to say about it.
Hole 5, we hit pretty bad drives straight on the mound. SD manages to knock his putt some 3ft from the hole and I thought the hole was his when... BOOM my 28 feeter rolls smoothly in. SD now wants eagerly to kill me and leave my body in #17 lake. And I told him that #4 and #5 were my worst holes in KIA and that he would take both.
Hole 6, dormie four. We drive good and approach on the green border to chip. My chip stops some 3ft from the hole and SD is 7ft away. SD's putt roll past the hole and stops 5ft away. He gives up the game and tries to chip it in from the green, while I scramble.
Pity not to have played #7 and #8, I love these holes.
He will have his Starter Clubs revanche and I'll surely post an off-topic for that, but until then I can say I kicked his ass! LOL kiddings apart, it was obvious that SD didn't have his best day here. I know he is a hell of a good player and will kick me right back next time. It was the funniest MP I've had and I look forward to playing him again.
Thanks SD, and I hope you make it out of the group stage (sorry tony48 =D). Best of luck!
PS - Tony said he might not play on time, so you have a solid chance of passing by WO lol