Round Norfolk Golf Tour summer comp 2016. Round 8 at Barnham Broom Hill course

Today saw Round Norfolk Golf Tour summer comp 2016  Round 8 take place at Barnham Broom Hill course. Sadly the last two fixtures were abandoned. First at Richmond park where traffic issues meant that only two players managed to tee off on time which did not meet the 3 player minimum. Then heavy rain and strong winds meant that the players for the scheduled round at Swafham didn't make it out if the bar. It was therefore good that 4 players turned up on time under clear blue sky's on the 1st tee and the competition got back on track.

But not for Kevin who clearly had forgotten how to play in the gap scoring only 5 points in the opening 7 holes. His fellow players did there best to ignore the inevitable associated tantrums but they were hard to miss. A par on the 8th seemed to calm him down as he finished the front 9 with a point a hole total.

Chris was playing solid if not spectacular golf and only occasionally (about once a hole) talking about how she should have won the ladies county division 2 championship at Hunstanton on Monday. A pair of 7's on the closing two par 5s kept her score down to 15 pts.

Chris getting things underway on the 1st

 Ian was playing well with some exceptionally straight driving. 9 points over the middle 3 holes meant he was going along nicely until he chipped into a green side bunker on the 8th leading to his first blob of the day but he still had 18 points at half way.

Another excellent teeshot from Ian on the 4th.

 Meanwhile Bob had gone points crazy including birdies on both the 4th and 6th as he racked up 22 pts on the opening holes. Dispute his driving not always at its best his putter was red hot.

Bob getting up and down from Bunker on 2nd

 The current highest number of stableford points in a round (currently 38 by Chris at the Suffolk) looked like it would be destroyed by Bob when he got another birdie on the par 5 12th but 3 blobs in the last 6 holes held him back and he could only equal the total but 38 pts made him a comfortable winner. It was also a new course record beating previous best of 35 shared by Bob and Kevin.

Bob putting for par on 11th hole (he missed, just)

 Ian tried his best to catch Bob but could never get within less than 3 points. He had a solid back 9, only spoiled by a poor drive and blob on the 16th, to finish second on 35.

Ian 3 wood approach to par 5 12th which just found the green side bunker

 Chris continued to score on every hole without making the most of her opportunities which was apparently what happened when she should have won the ladies county division 2 championship at Hunstanton on Monday. She finished on 32 points which was 4 over and exactly the same score as when she should have won the ladies county division 2 championship at Hunstanton on Monday. 

Chris approach to 12th

 Kevin had stopped being cross with himself about his poor golf and was now cross with himself about getting cross with himself about his poor golf. As a result his golf improved and he in fact got 18pts on the back 9 which was the most of anyone but still left him well a drift in last place on 27 points.

Kevin successfully clearing the ditch on 15th

As a result of the days action things have really tightened at the top of the average points leader board with only a quarter point separating the top 3. 

Next week is the US open at Woodbridge where it is double prize money. The following two weeks, at Weston Park and Eaton, promise to have record entrances so golf pig is very excited about the amount of extra prize money he will be gobbling up. 

Golf pig looking forward to receiving some more prize money

It's certainly an exciting period on this years tour and all to play for.