Had that 2nd match in the league today against my friend.
Was warm but the wind was blowing so much probs about a 2-3 club wind when into.
1st hole into both have about 135ish, He goes long into a bush. I thought I'll take my normal club and at worst I'll be short. I thought I hit it perfect all over the flag in the air. 10 yards long thankfully not in the bush. He was dead in a bush but some how gets it on the green about 20 feet away. I have a bad lie and catch the chip a bit thin and go over chip back to a gimme he hit a good putt but missed gave him his next for a half.
2nd he makes a good birdie to go 1 up.
3rd Par 5 he is up by the green in 2 I have about 90 left. Hit a pitchy gap wedge thankfully big gust of wind carried it over the bunker and I have around 15 feet. He chipped on to about 8 feet. I missed my Birdie he holed his for 2 up.
4th Par 3 195ish right to left wind. He hits 6 goes miles over the back
... I hit 4 and end up pin high just left and off the green. Get up to his ball and he is in a bush again. This time he has to play it left handed. Hits a good shot to the fringe. I hit a 6/10 chip shot and leave myself 10 feet it was a fairly easy one and given the situation I was quite annoyed at myself. He chips onto about 8 feet, I miss my Putt he holes his for a half.
5th Par 3 120ish going back to where we just come from. Right to left wind. He hits long I knew he had a absolute stinker for his next shot to. I come up short but have plenty of green to work with. Hit a crap chip again to about 8 feet. He catches his chip a bit thin and goes where I just chipped from. He decides to putt it and gets it to gimme range. I ended up holing my putt for 1 down.
6th Par 4 420 ish hardest hole. Into that stiff breeze. I get a shot on this hole. I hit it about 200 down the fairway. He hits it like 20 yards further so was quite happy with my drive
I have about 220 in now and no way I'm getting there with the wind. So just hit it short of a bunker that was 180 away. He goes for it and ends up in a greenside bunker left of the green which will be a long bunker shot. I hit my pitch to about 20 feet. He had a stinker in the bunker under a lip and could of get it out to leave himself about 35 feet. He has to basically hole his putt for a half he missed, I dribbled my towards the hole for a/s.
7th Par 3 about 110ish. I caught mine a bit thin but I'm about 10 feet away. He fats his but is literally on the same line as me but about a foot closer. I hit a bad putt missed my line and way to much pace on it but catches the bottom side of the hole and goes in for a 2. He missed his putt on the low side. I go 1up.
8th Par 4 about 260, Can go for it but its risky. We both decide to hit Iron off the tee leaving about 90 in. He chunks his wedge shot and I'm think I've got him here but I make a massive mistake. I should be aiming middle of the green and if it fades to the right side then it will get close. However I hit a decent shot in terms of contact but missed it long a right giving me a absolute stinker. He hits to about 8 feet. I wanted to play a semi high floaty shot but with the lie I had just wasn't possible. The only shot I had to get it close was to try and get it to pitch in the fringe and hope it stops close. I've done exactly that but it came out a bit hot it nearly went in but went about 8 feet by also. We had to flip a coin to see who went first
I putt 1st and holed it. He missed his and that putt me 2 up and won the match
Puts me 2-0-0 in the league and 2 of the hardest players (on paper) to play. Both comebacks, hopefully soon I can just have a nice easy match