Played my match against Carlo last night and what a great game it was by both with some very nice shots and putts by both and not one fairway missed which must be a first for me lol... Think the score of -11 plays -12 says it all, however is a round up of game for those interested:
HOLE 1
Both hit FW and then Jacko leaves his 2nd 1yd from pin.. Carlo replies by leaving his 2 yds away and a 6ft putt, both manage to start of with birdies. A/S
HOLE 2 - Par 3
Carlo tees off first and leaves a 9ft putt followed by myself leaving a testing 12ft putt. Up I step and miss my putt only for Carlo to sink his very nice bending putt for birdie. Carlo 1 up
HOLE 3
Both drives hit FW, 203 yds out for me and 189 for Carlo. I pulled my approach right of green and a 31ft putt awaits. Carlo sends his long and is left with a 20ft putt. Both happy to walk away with Par. Carlo 1 up
HOLE 4
FW for both again, my approach lands 15ft short. Carlo gets a nasty kick off front of green but then gets very lucky and ball rolls back to 2ft from pin. Once again miss my birdie attempt and Carlo walks away with a nice birdie. Carlo 2 up
HOLE 5
2x FW's followed by a nice approach for me leaving a 3ft putt for birdie. Carlo leaves himself with a real testing 11ft banana putt and walks away with a very nice birdie. Carlo 2up
HOLE 6 - Par 5
Both side by side up FW, i leave myself a 3ft birdie putt. Carlo gets a wicked kick on 2nd and bounces over back of green. His 3rd goes 11ft past and his return birdie putt lips out. Carlo 1 up
HOLE 7 - Par 3
I leave my tee shot short and rolls down front slope, leaving a nasty 29ft putt for birdie. Carlo shows how its done and leaves his 5ft away and takes the birdie putt with it to take a 2 Up lead again
HOLE 8
My approach is good and leave myself with a 3ft birdie on the card, Carlo leaves himself a very tricky 5 footer which just slips past the hole. Jacko claws one back again and keeps Carlo within touching distance. Carlo 1 up
HOLE 9
Both follow each other down fw and both walk off green with birdies. In to the turn we go with Carlo holding on to his 1 up lead.
HOLE 10 - Par 3 over dreaded water
I tee off first and pull my tee shot left of pin leaving a nasty 13ft putt for birdie. Carlo sends his slightly long and left too leaving a 10ft putt for his birdie. Up I step first and manage to sink my putt for birdie ( with the help of alot of blowing and tilting laptop ) to just coax ball in to cup. Carlo pulls his just left of cup for a Par and back to A/S
HOLE 11
alongside each other on the FW and I hit the flag stick from 192 yds out and leave myself a 8ft putt for birdie. Carlo follows suit and with a very nice line rolls 12ft past. Both step up and deservedly take our birdies. A/S
HOLE 12
Once again I leave my approach short and a 22ft putt awaits. Carlo drains his 5ft birdie putt after missing my putt. Carlo 1 up
HOLE 13 - Par 3
Carlo decides to show off and almost gets his HIO leaving his 10 inches away from hole. I managed to salvage the hole by draining my 7ft banana putt. Carlo 1 up
HOLE 14
Good use of the back slope by myself to roll back down and leave a nice little 4ft birdie putt. Carlo unfortunately rolls 4yds past and a tricky downhill putt to save hole. Carlo putt just kisses the hole and he takes Par, and back to A/S we go.
HOLE 15
Both leave long putts after poor approaches and happy to walk away with a Par each A/S
HOLE 16 - Par 5
I go for the conservative 2nd approach and slice it right in to the rough, Carlo shows how its done and stays on the short stuff. Carlo leaves himself a nice little 5ftr for birdie and I decide I dont like 5ftrs and leave mine 7ft short. Managed to save the hole and yet again birdie for both. A/S
HOLE 17
Jacko takes his approach first after both hit FW's and just misses out on a Eagle approach from 63 yds out. Carlo leaves his 2ft away and birdies all round. A/S
HOLE 18
Up we step to the 18th tee after a real good battle and tey again both hit nice drives down the FW. Carlo takes his 2nd first to put the pressure on and obliges by hitting a sweet 2nd to leave himself just left of pin for a 6 1/2 ft putt for birdie. Up i stepped under pressure which eventually took its toll and went right of green leaving a 11ft putt to save the hole and math. Unfortunately I push it right of hole and Carlo calmly steps up to drain his winning birdie Putt.
Carlo wins the match 1 up.. Very well played Carlo and thoroughly enjoyed the good tight match
Hope you enjoyed the read lol
John