๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โฆ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ….๐ ๐ซ๐ข..๐๐จ๐ฏ.๐๐… ๐/๐๐จ๐ซ๐
๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐บ๐ด๐ฐ๐ป๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ด๐ท๐ถ๐บ๐บ๐ฐ๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฌ 51 ๐ท๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐บ!
Whenever amateur golfers daydream, it is usually about the playing the perfect game. It is a very rare occasion when that dream comes true.
Lee Smith lived that dream today with an amazing score of 51 points. And, he is quick to add, included one โblobโ.
Not sure it will happen again, but there will be a big chunk missing from his handicap if it does.
It is hardly worth mentioning the other placegetters but, for the record, Huw Phillips had another of his consistent rounds with a very good 37 points to take second place.
Roger Emery, playing his first game with us for a while, showed his usual good form with a nice 36 points for third spot.
John Reps, in just his second game was, once again, amongst the places with a solid 35 points for the fourth berth.
๐ก๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ป๐: : Jamie Booterbaugh (3), Mike Ehlert (6), Roger Emery (13), Jamie Booterbaugh (17)
๐๐ข๐ง๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ
1st Place โ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ต (๐ฎ๐ด) โ ๐ฑ๐ญ ๐ฝ๐๐
2nd Place โ ๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ (๐ญ๐ฏ) – ๐ฏ๐ณ ๐ฝ๐๐
3rd Place โ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ (๐ญ๐ฎ) โ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐๐
4th Place – ๐๐ผ๐ต๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ (๐ญ๐ฐ) – ๐ฏ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐๐
๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ก๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ( non winners) โ Francis Goyonsโ 16 pts c/back
๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ก๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ( non winners) – Mike Firkin โ 19 pts
We had not been to Eastern Star for some time and it was good to get back to this challenging golf course.
From the first tee, the fairways looked to be in very good condition, so we played the ball โas it liesโ. This turned out to be a mistake as carts rarely went on fairways and they were still quite soft from recent rains.
The greens, however, had just been cut and were playing at a quick pace and running truly.
We were given the go-ahead to start 30 minutes early and all of our five -four ballโs finished in good time, even though there were some other societies ahead of us.
๐ท๐๐๐๐: A Jubilant Winner, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, with Phil Davies
