I knew this moment would come – writing a blog when I am frustrated, angry, disappointed and everything else you care to mention.
So the week’s gone well. Practice rounds on the two courses were tidy and so to today’s first day of competition. A steady start, not shooting the lights out, but okay. Get to the par 4 8th and come off my drive – then realise its gone out of bounds. Knock my provisional on and 3 putt for a 7. Wow, how did that happen?
Still raging from the 7, I pump my drive at the par four 9th out of bounds. I then proceed to knock my second ball from a solid bunker face lie out of bounds behind the green and suddenly need to hole out for a 10 – yes a big 10! It all added up to a 13 over par 85 – a 7, a 10 and 16 reasonable holes of golf.
I sit here reflecting, not exactly sure how the two big numbers happened, and also knowing that in 20 minutes or so I played myself out of this tournament. Norway seems a long way away now.
However, as always, there are positives – generally good and long driving, some 15 footers holed and solid irons. Wike Ridge is a good course and a fair test of golf – worth a visit if you are near Leeds.
Moortown Golf Club tomorrow – home of the 1925 Ryder Cup, the first played on home soil with the home team winning.
Let’s hope that gives me some inspiration!
Calum