We had the Richmond Masters this week at the Richmond Golf Club down in London. A great parkland course on the edge of Richmond Park. I arrived with a dodgy long game, a continuation from Panmure last week, so the first couple of days were challenging to say the least. To be honest I didn’t know if it was going right, left or even straight!
I spent some hours on the range on Monday afternoon and then again on Tuesday morning before the last round, trying to find something a bit more consistent. Glad to say I found a straight or fade swing – felt a bit like Bubba but it worked. Limited the damage and managed two over. I was pleased with that given the previous day’s performances!
However, as always, there’s a story – two under after the first four holes and my drive at the fifth drifted into the semi – an easy find, or so I thought. Three minutes pass and time’s up, still no ball. So the long walk of shame back to the tee for me. Get back down and my partner has found the first ball in the open but hidden under a leaf! His wife was caddying so I managed to keep all my expletives silent – just and no more! Anyways I’ll “leaf” the rest to your imagination!!
So back up north now with some work to do. I’m actually really excited at the prospect of pitching up in the future with confidence around my long game.
Learning again about the importance of ruling out one side of the golf course, developing a stock shot and committing to a preferred shape of short.
So onward and upward with some decisions to make about the next few tournaments.
Calum