Round Norfolk Golf Tour summer comp 2017. Round 7 at Thorpeness

Players Championship at Thorpeness

Round Norfolk Golf Tour summer comp 2017 round 7, the Players Championship, took place at Thorpeness on Tuesday. Due to injuries and better offers the start list was reduced to 4 golfers but it was still another exciting battle.

Chris had a disappointing start with only 3 points after 5 holes but her game then picked up parring both the par5's and pulling her back into contention on 13 pts.

Chris teeing off over the iconic Seventh

Meanwhile Bob was having an erratic opening finding trees, bushes and bunkers. However thanks to generous use of Bob's lost ball rules he still scrambled a lot of points and had 14 at halfway.

Boib in Bunker shocker on 4th (after being in the trees off the tee)

Kevin had got his 'A' driving game out of his bag but had mistakenly bought his 'Z' short game to go with it. He wasted lots of chances as he got to 18 front 9 points.

Approach on 3rd found a greenside bunker

Jill looked like she would have the halfway lead until rolling into some bushes on the 9th. A pair of shears would have been more useful than the iron she choose to try and hit the ball with and she could only put it further into the bush resulting in her only blob and 17 points at the turn.

Jill getting her round underway on the 1st

Things closed up on the back 9 as Kevin and Jill stalled while Chris and Bob started a charge. There were only 4 points separating the 4 players with 6 to play. When Kevin pointed this out Chris said she was not in contention and to prove the point blobbed the next 4 holes. She finished well with two closing pars and 24 points but out of the prizes.

Chris shot to 11th green off top of the bunker

Coming onto the 17th it was anyones game (except Chris) but when Kevin hit a bad drive into the bushes he looked out of it. Jill then surprisingly went in a bunker before Kevin's hit and hope ended on the green as he got an unlikely par.

Kevins approach to Par 5 14th

Coming down the last both Bob and Jill drove towards the bushes and could only chip back to the fairway for their seconds. As long as Kevin didn't go into a greenside bunker then the game was his for the taking. However he did and could only manage 1 point on the last.

Bob tees off on short par 3 10th and for once it headed in the right general direction 

Jill hit a great 3rd and as the short hole was inexplicably a par 5 for the ladies then two putts gave her the 3 pts needed to become the Players Champion with 35 pts.

Jill chips up to the 12th Green

This just left Bob needing to make a short two foot putt to tie with Kevin for second place, which he did. Kevin was not at all bitter when in the press conference when it was pointed out he only missed two fairways whereas Bob only hit two yet they still tied.

For stats fans, and to make him feel better, Kevin wants you to know his was the first blob free round on tour this year.

Next week a bumper field has entered meaning, subject to injuries or better offers, the first 3 tee start in tour history may be required.