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Entering the Pro Sop we had a warm welcome from
Claire who has been at the club for 15 years now.
We were kitted out with scorecards, water and the
customary chocolate bar to replenish lost energy.
The sky was looking ominously dark as we eagerly
set off. As there was a two ball waiting to tee off after us we
did the gentlemanly thing and let them through.
That lull should have allowed us time to take a
breather and capitalize on our good drives. I did
get to walk over the bridge though and was happy
to see my ball on the fairway.
All three of us got off well at the first with high
hopes of beating the Bulwell Forest scores. As I
didn’t play there I was on a winner, anything under
100 and the honours were mine. My second shot was not long enough as I under
clubbed leaving me short and having to decide
which club to use to get onto the green. I needn’t
have bothered because again I fell short.
Lefty took the Tiger line over the trees and
declared that “he had deliberately left it short of
the ditch”. He’s full of rubbish like that. I say that
with confidence because he lost his ball on the
next shot. Then I looked for the camera to take
a photograph and realized I’d left it on the floor
outside the clubhouse, so off Lefty drove at speed
to get it. I’ve realized, the more I think about the shot the
worse I hit the ball. But I was pleased to come off
with a 5. Newby went off to the left and into the
trees and then had to get back to the green and
came off with a six. Three perfectly achievable pars
ruined. That’s golf for you.
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