The venue for the penultimate RNSG 2021 Summer Tour match was the Gog Magog golf course, Welsh sounding but located in Cambrideshire. Despite the best attempts of tour members’ sat navs to hide the course, a small group (Chris, Jill, Robert and Bob) managed to arrive in good time. Handicaps for the day (Jill – 9, Chris – 14, Robert & Bob – 18) suggested the course was easier than Bawburgh. The sun was shining and not a cloud in the sky – come on – this was UK 2021 – overcast with a hint of autumn in the air.
Bob on the men’s tee as seen from Ladies tee on a beautiful late summers day
Only 3 balls were allowed which meant splitting into two groups with Jill and Robert off first.
After 5 holes Jill had started slowly with 2 blobs and fallen foul of the bunker on the 3rd. Bob and Chris both blobbed on one hole and Robert scoring on every hole was the early leader with 9 points. The course was in good condition but well placed bunkers, thick rough and a deep valley on the 2nd as well as a strong wind meant the early holes were playing long.
Leaderboard: 5 holes – Robert (9), Bob(8), Chris (7), Jill (5)
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| Jill having a few early struggles |
By the half way stage, Chris had upped her game (finishing with 2 pars and a birdie), and was in a share of the lead with Robert on 18 points. Jill had shrugged off her slow start and like Chris finished the front 9 with 2 pars and a birdie. Bob meanwhile was playing tidy golf until he came a cropper on the 9th and struggled to get out of the greenside bunker.
Leaderboard: 9 holes – Robert (18), Chris (18), Jill (16), Bob (15)
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| Robert Teeing off |
After 13 holes, Robert playing steady golf had retained the lead on 26. Jill had pulled back a shot on him with 3 pars in 4 holes, Bob had continued his tidy golf to get to 23 points but Chris had stuttered with 4 points in 4 holes to be in last place with 22.
Leaderboard: 13 holes – Robert (26), Jill (25), Bob (23), Chris (22)
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| Chris tees off on 17 |
After the last 5 holes, Robert had hit his worst period in the match, making his first blob and only scoring 2 points on the last 3 holes. Robert finished with a respectable 32. Chris scored 7 points despite 2 blobs and finished with 29 points. Bob, hit his now familiar brick wall on the last 5 holes and 3 poor tee shots saw him manage only 3 points to finish last with 26 points. He did however manage to hit a 276 yard drive on the 16th.
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| Bob putting for a 7 on the last |
Jill, despite getting a blob on the short par 3 17th did keep her game together and finished with a par on the 18thmaking a total of 35 points, snatching victory from Robert in an exciting finish. A great achievement as she was playing off the lowest handicap.
The Summer Tour now moves on to the final venue at Kings Lynn on 16th September with all to play for in several of the competitions.
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