MIKE TAKES THE MEDAL BUT LOSES THE MATCH
Near stampede, as Con goes astray near stables
 
2/2/02

REMARKABOLD!
 
Baxter boys buy injured horse and owner a pint
REVIEW OF 2001

CON TIGHTENS HIS GRIP

 MATCHPLAY LEAGUE

STABLEFORD COMPETITION

 LOW SCORE COMPETITION

ARCHIVES   
Due to the poor weather, the January Medal was delayed until the first Saturday in Februay, when only four Baxter Boys were available to slog it out on an empty Brent Valley course. Mike and Con took this opportunity to double up with their second meeting in the Matchplay tournament.
 
With the wind howling, Mike was having difficulty standing still to take his puts and with nine puts on the first three holes, he let slip a chance of a strong early lead. Con, the windmeister, held his nerve after his usual jumpy start and was looking for a three hole halfway lead when Mike made the shot of the day with a sand-iron pitch into the hole. Not only did he level the medal score and keep Con down to one hole, he notched up an elusive par in the Low Score contest.
 
With Con driving all over the place, Mike should have taken advantage, but a rebound off the eleventh mat on ten and a pitch into the ditch as he was blown over on eleven, he had surrendered all hope. Four down with four to go, he hit a fantastic shot to the green for a par, but this was matched by an even better shot from Con to tie the hole and win the match with three holes remaining.
 
In the meantime, Dave had almost caught Mike for second in the Medal, with Con three clear. It was at this point that Con hit his drive into the stables, almost starting a stampede. His par three seven, against the opposition's threes meant that Mike was now leading with just the point between them. A sand trap for Mike was not good, but a ditch for Con and an O.B. for Dave put him two clear.
 
Sixes for Mike and Con, but a cool par for Dave and the game was tied. The countback rule gave the medal to Mike in what proved to be an intense morning's activity.
   Mike  Con  Dave  Tony  Mike  Con  Match  Dave  Tony
 1  4  6  4  5  5  7  M+1  5  6
 2  9  11  9  8  6  6   M+1  6  5
 3  14  15  14  16  6  5  Level  6  9
 4  17  18  18  21  4  4  Level  5  6
 5  23  23  23  26  7  6  C+1  7  7
 6  27  26  26  32  5  5  C+1  5  8
 7  30  29  32  36  4  4  C+1  7  5
 8  34  32  37  41  5  4*  C+2  6  6
 9  37  37  41  44  4*  6  C+1  5  5
 10  42  41  47  49  6  5  C+2  7  7
 11  48  46  50  55  7  6  C+3  4*  7
 12  51  49  54  57  4  4  C+3  5  3*
 13  55  52  57  60  5  4  C+4  4  4
 14  60  57 60  65  6  6  C+4  5  7
 15  63  60  64  69  4*  4*  C+4  5  5
 16  65  66  66  73  3*  7  Con  3*  5
 17  70  72  72  77  6  7  wins  7  6
 18  75  77  75  82  6  6  4+3  4*  7
In 47 49  44  51  47  49    44  51
Out 46  47  52  57  46  47    52  57
Total   93  96  96  108  93  96    96  108
 Net  75  77  75  82  75  77    75  82
 Stab  28  27  29  23  28  27    29  23
   
 Handicaps  Actual  Play 0ff
MIKE 17.8  18
CON 18.7  19
ALAN 19.1  19
STEVE 19.8  20
DAVE 21.1  21
GEOFF 23.2  23
TONY 25.7  26
 
     

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