Cup Playoff; Semi-Finals
Matchplay
Merion
Match 2
PARAGON 1 v PARAGON 2
Tie # 3
#114 rfpoul v #127 lookout bunker (Jason)
#1 Remi had that liar putt short n right of the back pin & Jason went long, Par apiece, AS
#2 TW to the front pin on the Par 5 but both just short, Both birdied, AS
#3 Front Pin with a TW on the Par 3, Remi finished pinhigh left & just missed his 18 footer but Jason left his 7 Ft short right & made the putt, 1 Up Jason.
#4 Both hit their wedges long to the back pin & just missed their birdie putts but made the return putts for Par, 1 Up Jason.
#5 Remi drained his 11 footer from short n right & Jason In turn rolled In his 7 footer short n left of the hole, 1 up Jason.
#6 Jason's approach to the front pin landed on but rolled off 7 Remi went long. Jason's pitch was just short & Remi just missed his putt, 1 up Jason.
#7 Both shots stuck close, Bird apiece, 1 up Jason.
#8 Remi made a tricky 8 footer just shy of pin high right for bird & Jason's 3 foot putt was conceded, 1 up Jason.
#9 Jason went long off the tee on the par 3 to the back pin but rolled In his 16 footer for bird, Remi was short n right & rolled In his 13 footer, Jason 1 up.
B9
#10 HW to front left pin, Both finished 13 foot pin high left & one eagle putt missed high & one eagle missed low, Both birdie putts conceded, 1 up Jason.
#11 Jason hit a 3 wood for safety off the tee & It looks like Remi hit a flat underpower driver that landed 20+ yd's short of the end of the FW but took a huge bounce & another & ended In the drink. Jason stook his approach close so 2 up for Jason.
#12 Both landed on front of green to front pin & rolled off, Pitches were close but not In, Hole halved with pars, 2 up Jason.
#13 Back pin, Jason's tee shot landed at the pin but hopped & spun back 6 yd's, Remi finished 2 yd's just long n right. Jason just missed his 15 footer & Remi sunk a lovely 4.6 slippy bender to narrow the deficit down to 1.
#14 Remi went 5 yd's long n left & Jason left his 2 yd's away short n left. Remi drained his 14 footer & Jason slammed In his 4.5 footer, Jason 1 up.
#15 76 yd's In for Remi to front pin & he finished 2 yd's long, Tricky putt coming up, Well that was til Jason holed his from 73 yd's for Eagle, Jason 2 up.
#16 Both hit their shots to 2 yd to back pin & Jason's from above the hole just broke a ball more than he though to burn the hole & Remi slotted In his birdie putt, 1 down Remi.
#17 Left pin on the par 3, Remi finished 2 yd's away pin high left & Jason pulled his & was lucky to stay on the top portion of the green above the ridge, Jason tried to off ding his 25 footer & just missed a ball low, Remi then rolled In his tricky 6.5 footer to win the hole & level up the match, AS
#18 Right pin with a HW, Jason put his 3 wd shot In to within 3 yd's just slightly long n left & Remi's 3 wd In from 228 yd's out carried 6 yd's long & rolled a further 2 yd's. Remi's 23 foot for bird just missed a couple of cups high. Jason had a 10 footer to win the match & just aimed It outside the hole & off dinged It early & duly sunk It to win 1 up.
1 up win for lookoutbunker (Jason) & PARAGON 2
So the Sensei beats his former student
Match report to follow
That ties the series up at 3 - 3