Wednesday saw round 11 of this years Round Norfolk Golf tour revisit Richmond Park for the first time since 2013 when John set the course record with 34 points. With conditions for the day looking perfect and a field of 4 it suggested that record would not last for long.
Kevin was first up on the opening hole and smacked his opening drive straight out of bounds causing much swearing, stomping and an opening hole blob. Although his tee to green play was in order three missed short putts ended up with him in last place with 13 pts at halfway.
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| Kevin chip to 6th leading to 2 points |
Bob was having a typical Bob round with some great golf sprinkled with some disasters and 14 pts.
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| Bob's shot to 4th green was a little wild |
Ian was playing solid scoring on every hole. The highlight being a 4 point birdie on the 3rd however too many scrambled 1 pointers meant he only had 18 pts after 9 when it could have been more.
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Ian chipping on to 4th for a 1 pointer
while Bob and John continue to search for Bob's ball, it was never seen again |
John was going along nicely and collecte points on every hole giving him a front nine lead with 19 points.
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| John chipping out of 6th hole bunker after 'luckily' hitting a tree |
It looked like John and Ian would be competting for the prizes but it was all change on the much shorter and tighter back 9.
Unfortunately John left his golf game on the otherside of the road as he racked up 4 blobs and could only add 9 points to his total for 28 pts in all. He had to give himself a good telling off on several occasions.
Bob, on the other hand, started very consistently scoring 2 pts on the first 5 holes to bring him back into contention. However 3 blobs on the last 4 took him back out of the running and he finished last on 26 pts.
Meanwhile Kevin started to improve despite missed opportunities by 3 putting the first two holes. However it all changed when his teeshot hit the flag on the 12th and he sunk the putt for 4 pts leading to 20 back 9 points as he set a 33 point target.
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Kevin birdie putt on 16th which he hit too firmly right off the green
and nearly into the river so was very happy to still get 2 points. |
Ian continued to score on each hole but again was having to scramble well to get the points. On 6 of the holes he only managed a single point and with a blob on the last could only add 11 points for a total of 29 and second place.
So surprisingly John's course record remained in place, and more surprisingly Kevin has won 5 of the last 6 rounds taking him to the top of the money list and unable to whinge about handicaps and bad luck.
Next week is on to Sprowston where Bob holds the course record with 37 pts.
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| Kevin | John | Bob | Chris | Ian | John B | Prize |
| Prize money | £16.75 | £4.50 | £9.75 | £13.25 | £7.75 | £0.00 | £ 52.00 |
| Average Stableford points | 29.64 | 27.63 | 27.30 | 32.33 | 29.17 | 24.00 | £ 6.00 |
| Most Stableford points | 37 | 33 | 33 | 42 | 39 | 24 | £ 6.00 |
| Eclectic | -14 | -7.5 | -6.8 | -9.5 | -7.5 | 20.5 | £ 6.00 |
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| July, August & Sept Best Front & Back | | | | | | | £ 6.00 |
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| Average Blobs per round | 2.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.0 | Cup |
| Number Rounds | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | |
| Prize fund contribution | £ 12.00 | £ 7.00 | £ 10.00 | £ 10.00 | £ 6.00 | £ 1.00 | |
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