Round Norfolk Golf Tour summer comp. Round 3, Weston Park

Yesterday was round 3 of this years Round Norfolk Golf Tour summer comp at Weston Park. There was a bumper entry of 5 with Sean making his Round Norfolk Golf Tour summer comp debt. Five entry fees made golf pig very happy.

Golf Pig  looking very happy with 5 new entry fees inside

Due to the Weston Park Ladies invitational start was de-laid by 15 mins allowing plenty of extra time for practice.

Bob getting in last minute putting practice.
Hard to see how he missed the first practice ball by that much.

There were two groups today with Kevin, John and Chris out first followed by Bob and Sean.
As in the first two rounds Kevin's short game let him down on the first few holes and left him with only 4 pts after 5 holes. A poor drive on the 6th led to a foul mouthed outburst which turned out to be a little embarrassing as he parred the hole and from there his game picked up.

Chris started solidly. On the short 8th she was entitled to 2 shots whilst Kevin had none. This sent Kevin into a handicap rant and he did well to calm down to par the hole for 2 POINTS. However when Chris parred the hole for 4 POINTS he once again needed a little out burst. The 4 points helped Chris to a level handicap 18 point front 9.

Chris Putting for Par on the first. She made it

Kevin putting for Birdie on the 8th. He missed

 Meanwhile John had been going along very steadily and if it hadn't been for an unfortunate blob on the 7th, when distract be the last group in the Weston Park Ladies invitational, he too would have played to handicap but in the end mustered 16 pts.

John teeing off on the 4th for another 2pts.

In the group behind the score card was littered with blobs and 1 pts but Bob managed 5 pts over holes 8 and 9 to end with a respectable 15pts while Sean didn't quite get to the point a hole mark with 8 pts over the first 9.

Chris's drive from the distance ladies tee,
unfortunately the zoom on the carmera couldn't get any closer

The back 9 proved better for most. There was some controversy on the 12th where both Kevin and John hit trees. John's ball bounced back on to the fairway but despite Kevin demanding a finger tip search of the area his ball could not be found. Using Bob's penalty drop rules he placed his drop on a nice patch of short rough before hitting his ball, all the way along the ground, for a 5 and 2 pts. John's luck ran out as he shanked the ball across the fairway for a blob whilst Chris 3 putted for a single point. 

John tee shot on 15th

Apart form the 12th John once again was very solid and with pars on the last two holes got 18 pts on the back 9 and 34 overall. It was a disappointing day for fans of club and rake throwing.
Kevin parred the last 4 for 19 back 9 pts and broke into the 30's for the first time with 31 pts.

Kevin teeing off on 18th for his 4th par in a row. 

Chris struggled on the greens with a number of 3 putts and had a run of 4 successive single points. But as she scored on all the back 9 holes she finished with 32 pts overall. 

Bob and Sean also improved on the back 9 but a poor finish saw Sean gain only 1 point in the last 3 holes for an overall total of 20 pts. Not the best start to his Round Norfolk Golf Tour summer comp but hopefully we will see him later in the year to help boost the prize fund further. 

Bob needed a par on the last if he was to get any order of merit points and he managed this to share the final OM point with Kevin by getting 31 stableford pts in total.

Final result
1. John 34
2. Chris 32
3=. Kevin 31
3=. Bob 31
5. Sean 20
Standings after 3 rounds

	Kevin	John	Bob	Chris	Sean			Prize fund
Average pts	26.3	28.7	33.7	31	20			£3.00
Most pts	31	34	35	32	20			£3.00
Eclectic	4.5	-0.5	-2	8.5	28			£3.00
Order Merit	2	5.5	6.5	4	0			£3.00
Aug & Sept best front & back 9								One off TBA
Average blobs	3.3	4.7	3	2.5	6
Number rounds	3	3	3	2	1