The only terrible thing we did as a group was make double bogey or worse on more than half of the par 5s, resulting in a combined score of +80 on just the four par 5s. Of course, an extremely hungover and one-handed Mike going +15 on those four holes didn't help our cause.
We averaged 3.958 on the par 3s, which is our best par 3 scoring average on a real golf course (not Countryway) this season.
Reid was only +1 on the par 3s for the 2nd week in a row, something I don't believe he's ever done before.
Chandler was only +2 on the par 4s, something he hasn't done in at least a year, which helped him earn his lowest 9-hole score (+3/39), gross score (+11/83), and net score (-3/69) of the season.
Chris Guest had his best 9-hole score (+10/46) of the season. He was at/near the top of the leader board for much of the day until two costly double pars on the back-9. It was easily his best performance since week 1.
JW had his best net score (-3/69) of the season, which led to his best finish (T2) since winning last season's
Geoff ended his streak of par 5s played this season without making a par by conquering the 6th hole. This week's illustrious champion is now the only real player in the league without a par on a par 5. Is it possible that Gorecki shows up one of these last few weeks and makes one before Darren?
Brendan shot below par (-1/71) for the first time since week 1. He got off to a somewhat slow start and made a very costly 10 on the back 9. If he turned that 10 into just a 7 he would have earned solo 2nd place and a lot more points.
I guess I have to talk about Darren now. After sending his first three tee shots left of left he was able to straighten things out and put together a very solid round. His 44 on the front is his best 9-hole score in at least two seasons and his net score (-7/65) is not only his best but it's the 2nd best for the whole league this season.
A little bit more about the Darren slam. His combined net score for the last three majors (going back to last season's finale) is 14 under par! As a comparison, my combined net score for those same three events is 14 over par...a difference of 28 strokes. Well done Darren, you sandbaggin' SOB.
I'm just happy I tied Reid for the most majors. Now he can't talk shit about it anymore. And keeping Sergio, I mean Chandler winless in majors is priceless.
ReplyDeleteThumbs up to Chandler's front 9 39. That was impressive. I got to 39 while standing on the tee box at 7. Brendan got there when he sank a par putt on 7 (btw, how many 6's in a row can one man get? Can anyone top Brendan's 6 consecutive?). Mike O wins the who can get the 39 fastest race, though, getting there when he finished off his quad bogey on 6. Congrats to tall Mike for winning the Race to 39.
ReplyDeleteAlso, looking at the scorecard, can anyone tell when the Budweisers finally came to our group? It truly is a magical beverage.
Pretty sure we didn't run into the gymnast with the cream dogs until we finished the par 3 7th.
ReplyDeleteYou were averaging 2.14 strokes over par... per hole... before seeing her.
You averaged 1.27 strokes over par... per hole... after that.
Can't argue with math.
After hole 4 I started trying for 6's. I was very upset when I pared the par 3 7th!
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