The final round of this year’s Paul Lawrie Tartan Pro Tour events was held at Royal Aberdeen last Thursday. The Winter Series events are each over 18 holes and a great opportunity to pitch up and try to score the best you can. The course was in great condition and a real pleasure to play.
I shot 7 over ,with a double bogey at the last. The double came from me taking on a flop shot off a bare lie. The percentage shot was a bump and run from 30 yards to leave 15 foot left of the pin which was tucked behind a bunker. I didn’t want to do that so I saw a tremendous flop shot landing like a butterfly by the pin as the shot to go for. Halfway through my backswing I thought of the car park 40 yards over the green and the thought of the impending damage I could do to fellow competitors cars flooded my head. Result? Heavy, short and not that pretty! That said I played some good golf too, so lots of good stuff to take from the day.
The events that Paul Lawrie has pulled together over the last few months have been absolutely first class – great organisation and great courses. We’ve all been looked after by Paul and his team really well and we’ve been provided with the opportunity of competitive golf for valuable prize funds. Personally I have learned so much in a short time from playing in these events and look forward to next year’s schedule.
So what now? It’s quiet ,competition wise, for the next couple of months so I’m off to practice and in particular work on my long game. But don’t worry – I’ll still be blogging.
Catch up soon…