July 18, 2007

Depression on the 9th green

Well, I hit the ball pretty well today. Shot 46, which is my second best score of the season. Very nice. But you know it's all about the par 3s, and we had a 3 hole carry over going into the 9th - and last - hole.

Gus hit it on, so there was going to be a winner for sure. But I lined it up and drove the ball inside of Gus. Getting up to the green, I'm a good distance away, but not that far. A two putt shouldn't be a problem. And I hadn't 3 putted all day.

My first putt is short by about 5 feet say, maybe less. Definitely makeable, and the kind I've been making all day. But there's a big slope to the 9th green, so it's not the easiest green to read. I read it right, but underhit it so it broke more than I'd planned for and went just left of the hole. ARRGH!

We replayed the 8th to determine a winner of the last three skins, and Shy hit it. With that he went back into the season lead with 12 holes, while Gus is on 11. I've got 2, and lead in misses with 3 (all on that 9th hole! although I have made that one once this year too).

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