Putting championship round 1

Yesterday Easton family golf centre hosted the first round of the prestigious Round Norfolk golf putting competition. A high class field featuring some of the counties best putters had gathered to take part. The competition would be played under Marques of Frazerbury rules.

Field of top class competitors line up for pre comp photo.

Each hole had to be won outright by a player and the winner of most holes (played over 18) would win. For the first 9, each hole is played in order with tee off starting from previous hole.

Players warming up ready for start of competition

As the round started there were lots of early exchanges and after 4 holes Bob, John and Kevin had won one hole each.

Bob takes early lead

The first holes are fairly flat but soon the hills and mounds of the remaining front 9 holes took their toll (especially on John who didn't seem to realise you had to hit it harder to get it up the hills). After the front 9 Bob and Kevin had won 2 holes and John 1. Apparently the greens were not as quick as the ones John was used to from his recent trip to Spain (oohhhh).

John failing to putt up the hill (again)

As you know under Frazerbury putting rules for the second 9 holes the putter with the honour selects which hole to putt to. Kevin quickly took the lead and was 1 ahead of Bob and 2 from John who looked out of the running. Then out of the blue John found his touch and won 3 of the next 4 whilst Bob's putting game had gone to wait in the car. So with 4 holes to play John led Kevin by 1 and Bob by 2. 

Remind me not to ask Bob to take any photos in future

Taking full advantage of Frazerbury rules John selected 3 short holes for the next 3 guaranteeing halves so he remained 1 ahead with 1 to play. Bravely John then selected a stupidly long hole for the last which turned out to be a bad move as he scuffed his putt, and with Bob's putting game still waiting in the car, it allowed Kevin to win the hole.

This meant it was now a play off between Kevin and John with Bob, as stated in Frazerbury rules, choosing the holes. He chose the most difficult curvy hole imaginable and both Kevin and John could not get within 10 feet and both 3 putted the hole for a half. However Bob's putting game must have got bored waiting in the car and came back as Bob sunk the most remarkable putt. Sadly for him it was just for fun.

Next play off hole was more straight forward and after a cracking putt from John he was only required to make a short two foot putt for victory. Sadly for him the fat lady had not yet sung as he missed the putt and the return allowing Kevin to tap in for the win.

John missing the putt that would have won him the comp

Hopefully the excitement well be maintained if we get round to organising another putting comp in the next couple of weeks but for now Kevin is the champion putter 2014.