First and foremost ... ES. what a great tournament ... this was twice the fun that i expected it to be!!!
Great format, and i got paired with a great playing partner in joma .... we had a blast. Unfortunately for me, he had a wee bit more fun than i did .
Quick recap ... 10th hole ..i went wild off the tee, but it let me be first on. Jomas aims for the rough on his 2nd and misses .. catches the green, but is away. Saving grace for him was my balky putter and he's first in .... Jeff 2 - Joma 1
11th ... we had a reverse .. and strategy . Joma on first ... I get closer ... then he lags his forst putt to stay away, and is first in on the next. Jeff 3 - Joma 3
12th ...It all worked for me and I swept all 3 points. First oddity though, as we were both 18 feet from the pin, the game gave me closest.. Jeff 6- Joma 3
13th .. Reverse again and Joma gets the sweep Jeff 6- Joma 6
14th.. Lag bites Joma off the tee and I barely held the green for the 1st point. Joma's pitch runs a mile , just not far enough for me. I go ofr the hole and missed, Joma didn't miss. .... Jeff 7- Joma 8
15th .. I was all over the place here, i think ... Joma sweeps the points .. Jeff 7- Joma 11
16th.. Go for 1st on or closest was the decision ...I got on, but only barely. leaving myself on the edge of the fringe 20 feet away. Joma hits next but lo & behold .. also 20 feet away ... game says i'm away . Joma makes the putt. ... Jeff 8 - Joma 13
17th ... Joma in the big ball washer .. then i miss the green left, trying to stay dry. Joma's next try at the green comes up short ... both still off the green, but he's away so gets his 14th point and win just hitting on. I get close, but miss 2 short putts. Jeff - 9 Joma 15
18th ... Talk about rubbing salt in a wound.....Joma from 154 throws a dart 2 yrds from the hole. I missed my 2nd shot left , but that gave me a short chip for closest and then i holed my putt ofeter Joma missed ... Final score: Jeff 11- Joma 16
Scorewise, we both looked awful ... I shot 38 and Joma shot a 40 ... but he had the plan and made the shots when he needed it. This format easily made this the most fun round that i've ever lost. Congrats to Hugh .. very good game, my friend.