Cup Playoff
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Matchplay @ Chambers Bay
Nova A v The Founders Club
I'll try & keep this short! ;) but not gonna be easy as was a LONG match
First of all let me say it was a pleasure arranging the match with Casey (mihtymouse79), we were both willing to meet each other 1/2 wat so getting a day/time wasn't an issue
On to the match
#1 what do ya know, we got a tailwind, so no probs getting to green, holding it another matter! Casey hit in 1st & just finished short of the green, i tried to land just on but it carried further than i thought, landed just short of the pin but trundled on to middle of the green. Casey then had a lovely pitch in Birdie, i couldn't match that from 29 Ft away.
1Up Casey
#2 Casey went high, i went low, Casey nearly holed out from 132 yd's, gimme birdie, i also stuck it close from 116 yd's 1 Up Casey
#3 Par 3, Casey threw another dart, i also stuck it close
1 Up Casey
#4 Par 5, We'd an awkward distance in, 3i, 3Wd, 3i, 3 Wd it was for me & it showed, i finished in the Fringe long n left, Casey elected to try 3i & finished in the rough short of the green, 1/2'd with burds
1 Up Casey
#5 Casey drained his 10 footer, i on the other hand could not!
2 Up Casey
#6 The usual on here, one just short of the ridge, other back of the green, 1/2'd with Pars
2 Up Casey
#7 Casey played a great shot in to finish 3 yd's to the right of the pin, I've been ending up long on this hole lately so took off more than usual even though we'd a headwind, got too soft of a bounce on front of green, one hop n stop, i missd a ball high & Casey also burned the edge on his
2 Up Casey
#8 Par 5 Tailwind so ... but of course after Casey's BIG drive i proceeded to muck mine up & ran the risk of not being able to get on in 2!, 293 out with a TW i tried a Topspin 3 Wd & got it to Pin High right, just off/on Fringe Casey played it "perfectly" well until the Fringe at back of green grabbed his ball, not a problem as he pitched on for Eagle!, again i couldn't match that
3 Up Casey
#9 Par 3, goes without saying, i couldn't go 4 down or even 1/2 the hole so I'd the benefit of seeing Casey hit first, he finished long n right, was unlucky not to roll a bit closer to the hole. Right to Left tail wind, I'd to take a chance & try & play the slope to left of hole with the "wrong" wind for it, luckily for me i hit the slope & rolled to the hole. Casey missed his putt & i slotted mine in.
2 Up Casey
Back 9
# 10 Casey's putt slipped by the hole & i slotted mine in for burd
1 Up Casey
# 11 i finished 2 yd's pin high right & Casey nearly holed out but his ball kept rolling & left him a nasty, slippy downhiller, he barely touched his putt to start it on it's way & it just missed by a ball, he was up again as in his turn to try & save par & he'd the mother n Father of lips out. I'd 2 putts to win the hole but mine was nasty also & i could have easily 3 putted it so i lagged it towards the hole & she dropped for burd.
All Square
# 12 i lipped out for H.I.O (Par 4) & ended up 4 yd's away, not a bad spot. Casey finished short left. we both missed our Eagle putts & Casey made a great birdie putt save as I'd a gimme.
All Square
#13 We both got bad kicks short of the hole & had long putts, 1/2'd with pars
All Square
#14 1/2'd with pars
All Square
#15 Par 3 i ended up on Fringe long n right, Casey on green short left, i pitched in for bird & Casey had the line on his but just missed
1 Up Kenher01
#16 Casey ended up 5 yd's pin high right, i was short left, Casey made a great birdie putt that i couldn't match
Back to All Square
#17 Par 3 Pin high left & right, 1/2'd with burds
All Square
#18 Headwind :( less said the better, we both missed out birdie putts so 1/2'd with pars!! but it made for a dramatic finish as off to extras we went
Extras
#19 (1st hole) Tailwind again, we both had long putts, Casey either hit wrong power/miss scaled as his 57 footer sailed by & left him a 10 Ft return putt, i lagged my 41 footer up to the hole. Casey then made a great par save, I'd a tap in
All Square
#20 (2nd hole) Extras Casey stuck one in tight again & i also put it in close
All Square
#21 (3rd hole) Extras, Par 3 Casey put himself prime position 2 yd's to the right of the hole, i dinged my tee shot but it didn't turn much, it stayed up but went long to the back of the green, I'd to make a 12 footer to save the hole & the match with Casey's a tap in, i took my time {i know, not like me! ;) }, i managed to sink it, on we went
#22 (4th hole) Extras, Par 5, we'd a better wind/distance in than 1st time around, i managed to play the slope long n left to roll up 7 back around to the hole to leave myself a tap in Eagle, Casey's looked good in the air as in line but just fell short of the front of the green & ricocheted off the steps in the front bunker & ended up in the back bunker to the right of the hole, he nearly holed out again from 14 yd's away from the bunker, he duly then tapped in for burd finish & rolled in my Eagle putt to win the hole & the match.
Kenher01 win's 1 Up on 22nd hole
As you can see i ran into a Buzzsaw with Casey early on, i was just about hanging on, it wasn't that i was playing bad, Casey was just on fire but i slowly got back into the match & after going 1 Up on 15 Casey roared back on 16 to level it, was a real humdinger back n forth game late on after Casey's hot start.
Was a pleasure to play Caset, great player & a Gentleman & i think a draw would have been a fair result but not permitted in Knockout round, if Casey played like that again against me he'd for sure win 99 times out of a 100.
Big shout out to the Twitch gang, especially The Founders Club, JD n Co who came out in force to shout their guy on, good bit of banter in Chat from both camps.
Thanks again Casey for a great game
Ken