On a lovely sunny Tuesday round 4 of this years Round Norfolk Golf Tour summer comp 2015 was held at Swaffham. It proved to be the closest competition yet.
Kevin was first on the tee and immediately hit his drive a bit left, against a tree and never to be seen again. This sent him into a fit of injustice which lasted most of the front 9 as he claimed the golfing gods (and everyone else in the world) were conspiring against him and causing him to have 4 blobs in the first seven holes. In amongst the mayhem he also got 2 pars and a birdie (albeit for only 3 pts and more whinging) to end the 9 with a respectable 13 pts.
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| Kevin duffing teeshot on 6th for another blob |
Chris also started badly, probably put off by someones unnecessary ranting, and blobed 2 of the first 4 holes. After that normal service was resumed and she too ended the first 9 on 13 pts.
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| Chris's approach shot to the second ended up in the hollow on the left for a blob |
Ian was having a solid if not spectacular start and scored on every front 9 hole for 15 pts.
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| Ian teeshot on the first |
Meanwhile Bob was a model of inconsistency with a blob on the first followed by a birdie (for 4 pts) on the second, a blob on the 6th was then followed up with a par on the hardest hole for another 4 pointer. This meant Bob lead at halfway on 16 pts.
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| Bob sinking his birdie putt on the 2nd |
The back 9 was very exciting with the lead constantly changing hands. Just as anyone got into the lead they would muck a hole up letting someone else take over. It went like this
Leader after 10 holes Ian.
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| Ian approach to the 11th for a solid 2pts |
Leader after 12 holes Kevin
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| Kevin slicing drive on 15 on way to a scrambled 2pts |
Leader after 13 holes Ian
Leader after 14 through 16 holes Chris and Bob tied
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| Bob Teeing off on the long par 3 12th |
Leader after 17 hole Chris and Ian
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| Chris Teeshot on short 14th leading to a par |
So coming to the 18th hole Kevin was on 27 pts, Bob on 28 and Chris and Ian on 29.
Kevin hit the best drive and was in prime position after Ian had hit a tree and Bob and Chris fluffed their second shots. It would just take a good second from Kevin to snatch the prize but once again the golfing gods did not look kindly on him as his ball bounced off into a greenside bunker of which it was never to come out. There then followed another 20 minutes of stomping and moaning.
Meanwhile Ian had given up on the hole and Bob had found his way on to the green in 3 shots. Chris decided to play a chip and run from same way out for her 4th shot (the hole was a ridiculously short par 5 for the ladies) and hit it perfectly as the ball rolled into the hole for a birdie 4pts and endrd any last hole drama.
So a second win for Chris moves her up the money list and she is also leading all the other competitions. Next week the tour moves to everyone's favourite Cosstessy Park.
| Kevin | John | Bob | Chris | Ian | Prize |
| Prize money | £1.50 | £1.00 | £8.25 | £5.00 | £4.25 | £ 20.00 |
| Average Stapleford points | 26.25 | 28.50 | 29.00 | 33.00 | 28.33 | £ 6.00 |
| Most Stapleford points | 27 | 33 | 33 | 40 | 29 | £ 6.00 |
| Eclectic | -2 | 5.5 | -0.5 | -2.5 | 1.5 | £ 6.00 |
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| July, August & Sept Best Front & Back | | | | | | £ 6.00 |
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| Average Blobs per round | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.7 | Cup |
| Number Rounds | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| Prize fund contribution | £ 5.00 | £ 2.00 | £ 5.00 | £ 3.00 | £ 4.00 | |
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