Downshire Golf Club Friday 3 December 2021

by Richard Faulkner

On the basis that I'm not used to writing these (been about nine years I think!) and I've trained my brain to quickly erase rounds of golf, then here's what I can remember from last Friday...

The day started with a good turnout and array of Christmas jumpers (and antlers!), although a bit of concern about how wet and playable the course would be. I went out with a group of recent winners (including Phil and Warwick) and the standard over the first few holes was pretty high, including an excellent tee shot from Warwick on the short par three which got inside Tim's five feet. This continued until a slight blip on the 6th (where I think we managed a single point between all four of us).

The biggest difference in how we scored between us throughout the round was putting, which is usually an area of my game that leaves a lot to be desired! It must be the first time in 25 years of golf where I've holed three 25 feet +  putts in a single round (and only one or two misses inside ten feet). This makes it a lot easier to score three points on holes without having to do anything too special from tee to green. The other difference was playing the same ball until the 16th.

Overall, the course and group played well (including Trev on 22 points who played a lot better than he scored, including a five-pointer on the back nine).

Congratulations to a number of other players who managed over 30 points (which is always good in December!) and I hope everyone has a good Christmas and look forward to playing with you in the new year! 

RESULTS

Winner                Richard Faulkner       39 pts

Runner up          Geoff Jones               34 pts

Third                  Michael Clothier         33 pts

Nearest the pin         Warwick Pearce      3' 9"

Staunton-Lambert Secret Six          Tim Houghton         14pts