Round Norfolk Golf Tour summer comp 2016. Round 6 at Diss

Wednesday saw Round Norfolk Golf Tour summer comp 2016 round 6 take place at Diss golf club. A disappointing field of 3 turned up on the 1st tee so all would be adding to their season winnings but by how much?

Things started nicely for all the players with points being scored on all the opening holes with the first blob of the day not coming until the 7th.

Although Ian was getting points he was finding pars hard to come by and only his excellent scrambling skills had kept him in the game. When his luck ran out on the 9th, where he spent sometime trying to get his ball out of the woods, he recorded his first blob and finished the front 9 on 12 pts.

Ians pulled tee shot on the 2nd hole

Kevin was playing well tee to green but three 3 putts in the first 5 holes put his putting on edge and kept his points tally down. He did sink an outrageous putt from off the green for a par on the 8th as it seemed the best way of avoiding 3 putting was by not actually getting on the green. He had 15 pts at the turn.

Kevin 3 putting on the 5th

Bob was going nicely with his normal mix of excellent pars and not so excellent double bogeys but he led at half way on 16 pts.

Good bunker work from Bob on the 2nd and 2pts

Unfortunately Ian's game didn't pick up with one of his famous Bishop charges and he only managed 8 more points although he did a lot of work to help the other players find their lost balls on many holes.

Ian admiring a good approach to the 11th and 2pts

Bob soon extended his lead to 2 pts until he managed to lose two balls on the 13th (including laying up into the crater he was trying to avoid).

Bob's teeshot on 13th was never seen again

This gave Kevin the chance to draw level and it stayed this way to the 17th,

Kevins teeshot to par 3 15th led to a birdie chance (which he missed)

Bob had been chipping particularly well but it unfortunately took him 4 shots before he was able to use this skill on the long par 5 17th. However a good chip and a couple of putts secured a point. However Kevin was on in 3 and had the game in his grasp when his 3 putt problems returned although still gave him a one point lead.

On the final hole, another par 5, Bob again demonstrated his chipping skills putting his 3rd shot 6 foot from the flag. Kevin responded well and secured his par and 33 pts, meaning Bob had to hole the putt to share 1st place, which he didn't giving Kevin the big £2.50 winners cheque.

It's all change on the leader boards as Ian fell away meaning Kevin now leads the average Stableford points table. However despite not playing Chris retains her place at the top of the earnings list on the race to Sheringham.

Next week it's off to Round Norfolk Golf Tour summer comp 2016 favourite, Halesworth where a good turn out looks on the cards.