Jared got his revenge.....but not without a fight!
Our front 9's at Congressional were things of beauty. Lots of birdie-birdie tops. At the turn, he took a 1up lead as I failed to birdie the par 5 ninth hole (I effing hate that hole).
I quickly birdied #10 to get the match back to AS. We then matched scores all the way to hole 14 where he birdied and I failed to...sending his 1up with 4 holes to play. Halves on 15 and 16 made a win for me look quite impossible....as I was still 1 down with 2 holes to go. On 17, I hit my approach from 151 yards about 10 feet too far, leaving a treacherous downhill slider. Jared left his 10 feet short of the hole. I gently tapped my ball and watched it roll dead center...and Jared burned the lip on his birdie effort...making the match AS with 1 hole to go!!!
On hole 18, I drove my ball to the right side of the fairway leaving 238 in to the flag. Jared hit 1 pixel early, and with the wind blowing from right to left, it pushed his ball into the left rough. I hit my 3 iron approach to 10 feet as Jered had to lay up just short of the green with his approach. Jared then nearly holed out for birdie...leaving his shot 1 foot away. So, I was left with a 10 footer for the win. Unfortunately for me, I choked on my own putter and the ball ducked below the hole....just burning the lip on the underside of the hole. On to extra holes we went.
On the first extra hole, I got the ole line drive with my iron shot, and it sent it well beyond the hole. Jared stuck his shot to about 12 feet....and when he drained the breaker, it left him with a most triumphant 1 up victory over one of the best mofo's out there.....ME! (LOL)
Great match as always, Jared. Had a blast....and now, I owe you one!