Friday, July 27, 2012
Matchplay results report July 2012 for Consolation Singles Matchplay
R Norris Vs A.L Petri (2&1)
Anne-Louise and I played our match yesterday at Brunn. Great match - Anne-Louise
played like a tiger and we were all square after 15. Then she sprayed a few shots
on 16 and 17 and I was able to squeeze through, 2-1.
This is intoxicating: is Tiger in my bracket ?
F.Huel Vs J.F. Feuz (5&4)
Last Sunday we’ve had a tough game which ended in my favour 5 up 4 2go. It was the hottest golf game I ever had – 37 Celsius…… brrrrrrrrrrrr…
However, the Himbergers seem to have problems with Süssenbrunn – is a long, long course without shadow (smile).
Matchplay results report July 2012 for Doubles
N. Tyley/R.Berg Vs K. Entekhabi/S. Sturm (3&1)
after playing the round in Spillern we ended up square but Neil had to leave on duty travel so we decided to go back another time to Süssenbrunn and play 9 holes and afterwards sudden death! Friday, 15.6., we went out at beautiful weather(in comparison to the other rounds before!) and were fighting back and for - square, 1 up, 2up, 1 down...sorry for my poore English, by time I will also get used to this.... and decided the game on hole number 8 - 3up and 1 hole to go! We had a fun round and enjoyed our cool drinks afterwards in the club house, thanks to Neil who had a girlie on the first hole .....
G. Dupuy/A. Reepmayer Vs J. Carter/P. Gazzola (2&1)
Team AReepmeyer/GDupuy faced off against team PGazzola/JCarter for a balmy twilight match at GC Spillern last night. In spite of Gazzola/Carter working the match to all square at the turn and Pari’s draining a 50m birdie putt on 15 to get to within 1, Reepmeyer/Dupuy managed to hang on with a timely mix of par and net par saves on the back to ultimately take the match 2-and-1. It was nearly 9pm by the finish so we had to postpone the 19th this time, but I’ve got next rounds. Tight match and lots of fun, thanks everybody.
V. Guenwald/P Zachry Vs Norris/Norris (5&4)
The match took place at Schoenfeld on a balmy Wednesday afternoon. The team of Norris /Norris was all business from the start. Zachry/Gruenwald took an early lead, but the Norris team never gave in and continued to win or push holes frequent enough to make the outcome unpredictable. It was not until Zachry/Gruenwald gained some momentum on a run of holes in the back 9 that the likely outcome became predictable. Still, the Norris team fought hard, hitting some beautiful golf shots and fighting till the end. Zachry/Gruenwald eventually closed out the match 5&4 at approximately 20:15 in the evening. Hats off to both teams for their competitive spirit, golf etiquette and good play.
David Hatt & David Jenkins Vs Tim LeMay & Jae Sung Lee – one up
Süssenbrunn, Tuesday, 19 June 2012
Fight in the Twilight“
Problems in finding date on which all parties could come together threatened to consign this match to the dreaded coin toss. Eventually, however, it was agreed the match could take place on 19 June, at Süssenbrunn, at 18,30, to be played over 12 holes.
The handicap differential gave the Davids a stroke on the first and eighth holes and things looked bad for them when they promptly lost the first. They recovered, however, well enough to make the match all square at the turn.
Light was fading fast as the two pairs set off to play the last 3 holes. The 10th was halved and by this time it was, for once, not only David J. who had problems on seeing the ball. The Davids managed to win the 11th and there was much speculation as to what would happen if the match ended all square (to play on for a “sudden death” finish would have been impossible in these light conditions).
The 12th was halved, however, thus resulting in a win for the Davids and sparing the match organizers from the headache of deciding what to do had the match been tied. (They may wish to consider how such cases should be handled if they arise in future.)
Many thanks, Tim and Jae, for a most enjoyable round and a very closely fought match.
Matchplay results report July 2012 for Singles
K. Entekhabi Vs G. Dupuy (2&1)
Kourosh Entekhabi and I played our singles match on Friday in the hot sun at GC Sussenbrunn. Kourosh made it interesting with a couple Tom Watsons toward the end, but he basically dominated – I think he fired a net 66, including his first birdie – to take the match 2 and 1. Congrats Kourosh and thanks for a fun evening!
B. Shahandeh vs J. Hopponen (3&2)
Brunn, Saturday 30 June - Behrouz parred the 16th hole to record a 3&2 victory against Jody on a scorching hot day with temperatures reaching 35 degrees.
Jody had started strongly going two-up by winning the first two holes. Behrouz pulled one back with a par on the third. The match then went into a tight phase as the two players matched each other's scores and thus the score remained one-up for Jody until the eighth hole. Notable was Jody's bogey on the seventh as from a most difficult position, he threaded a superb second shot to the centre of the fairway which subsequently enabled him to half the hole.
However, Behrouz, playing steady golf, capitalized on a mini-slump by Jody to surge ahead going two-up by winning the 8th, 9th and the 10th holes. After halving the next two holes, Behrouz increased his lead to three by winning the 13th. But Jody struck back immediately winning the 14th. The par-three 15th was halved and the match moved to the par-four 16th. Jody produced another miraculous stroke as his second shot from among the trees ended up only two metres from the green giving him a chance to extend the match. Behrouz had, in the meantime, reached the green in two with a smooth 8-iron after a long drive which had split the fairway. But Jody's usually reliable touch around the green deserted him as he could only manage a bogey. Behrouz's two-put par was thus good enough to seal the win 3&2 after a spectacular display of very steady golf my the "Meister" himself (e.g. 16 of 18 drives were on or close to the short grass, or on or near the green on the par 3s).
The match was played in a friendly, competitive and enjoyable atmosphere in spite of the heat. The beers sure tasted good at the 19th hole.
B. Bush vs P. Zhachry
Pete and Bill started their match at GC Brunn on a hot, very hot Thursday afternoon. Fortunately, they had a bit of breeze to ease the scorching rays of the sun. Pete had a slow start allowing Bill to go to up after two, but Pete fought back to be one up after eight. The match went all square at the turn. They were all square after twelve, the match being fought equally well by the sweating players. They were also all square on girlies. Pete took advantage of Bill’s girlie to go one up after thirteen. On fourteen while putting in a hail storm (yes the weather took a turn for the worse) Bill missed a short put allowing Pete to go two up with four to play. Pete and Bill stood in pouring, torrential rain for fifteen minutes before teeing of on fifteen. Unfortunately, Pete left his umbrella in the car and struggled to keep his grips and hands dry. The result was Pete’s grip twisted as he swung resulting in duck hooks and power slices. Bill took advantage having dry gloves and grips to win two up. Commiserations to Pete for having left a dry umbrella in the car. Of course, we both birdied the nineteenth several times
Monday, July 2, 2012
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Matchplay results report June 2012 for Doubles
David Hatt & David Jenkins Vs Irene Huber & Alain Cardoso 5&4
Süssenbrunn: Applying the new rules for calculating handicap differences, Alain and Irene
had to give 11 strokes to the 2 Davids.
The Davids got off to a flying start, winning the first 2 holes. Taking
advantage of their handicap advantage, and finding that on the day Irene
and Alain were not in their best form, they managed to build on that lead
and were 4 up at the turn.
On the 10th, David remembered that he had not yet practiced his wellknown
OB drive (he can do it to the left and to the right) and almost
succeeded in decapitating a Süssenbrunn member practicing on the driving
range. David’s drive, however, went well down the fairway and the Davids
went on to win the hole. They also won the 11th, putting them 6 up with 7
to play.
With 4 of the next 5 holes giving no stroke advantage, it was time for Irene
and Alain to fight back – which they did, winning the next 2 holes and
reducing their opponents’ lead to 4, with 5 to play. Was this to be the most
dramatic turn‐around of the season?
No, it wasn’t. On the par‐3 14th, David’s tee‐shot was somewhat off the
green to the right, but David’s tee‐shot, with the help of the bank behind
the hole, finished on the green. This proved to be good enough for the
Davids to win the hole and the match by 5&4.
Commiserations to Alain and Irene, who played well below their potential,
but thank you for a very congenial round.
Davids
P.S. In case you want to know which David is being referred to in the above
report – sorry, you had to have been there!
JF Feuz & B. Shahandeh Vs M. Harris & B. Hodgkin
Colony Club, Gutenhof, Himberg, Wednesday 6 June: With a birdie on the
16th hole, Jean‐Fred Feuz and Behrouz Shahandeh took the lead for the
fifth time in this finely‐balanced match and held on to half the next two
holes for a one‐hole victory over Marc Harris and Barry Hodgkin.
Playing at Himberg's beautiful West Course, Jean‐Fred and Behrouz started
strongly parring the first and birdieing the second to go two up. But Marc
and Barry used their length off the deck to win holes 3 and 5, thus squaring
the match. From there on, it became a see‐saw battle with Behrouz and
Jean‐Fred going one up again on the par‐three 7th, and Marc and Barry
striking back immediately to draw level after the 8th.
At the turn, Jean‐Fred and Behrouz edged ahead again when Behrouz
drained a seven‐metre putt for par (net birdie) to win the ninth hole. The
slender advantage was short‐lived when, after a lengthy search, Marc's
second was found some 30 metres from the green on the par‐five 10th.
Barry's perfect pitch from deep rough was enough to give his side the hole
and to square the match. But Behrouz and Jean‐Fred moved ahead again
winning the par‐three 11th on the strength of a perfectly weighted lag putt
by Jean‐Fred. They held on to the one‐hole advantage until the 14th, a parfive
which was won by Marc and Barry.
The par‐three 15th was halved and the match moved all‐square to the
pivotal par‐four 16th. Barry's booming drive was followed by a well‐placed
and relatively long tee‐shot by Behrouz. Jean‐Fred then stepped up and hit
a sweet five‐wood to within three metres of the flag. Marc kept his side in
the hole by pitching to about 7 metres of the flag. Barry's birdie attempt
slid by. But Behrouz sunk his putt for birdie which would prove to be a
crucial turning point in the match to go one up again. But it was far from
over as Barry and Marc battled to half the long par‐four 17th in spite of
giving a stroke to Jean‐Fred and Behrouz. More drama followed on the parfive
18th as Behrouz had to hit his side's third shot from 145 metres out.
Holding his nerves despite the mounting pressure, he struck a smooth
hybrid 4 to reach the green in regulation. Marc pitched closer to the flag
but Barry missed the long birdie attempt. After Jean‐Fred's putt, Behrouz
rolled in a tense three‐footer for par to half the hole and seal the victory
one up.
The match had been played in excellent conditions and in a very friendly
atmosphere. The gross scores of 77 strokes for Marc and Barry and 80 for
Behrouz and Jean‐Fred on the par‐73 course clearly show the closeness and
quality of this pulsating match.
Matchplay Results Singles Consolation
V. Gruenwald Vs M. Dondi (19th SD)
These are the results of the consolation match play Viorel versus Maurizio
D. on 12Jun2012:
‐ Maurizio got 12 strokes more because of the HCP difference
‐ Viorel was 2 up after 1st 9 holes
‐ Maurizio squared after the back 9
‐ Viorel won the 19th hole and herewith the match
Many thanks to Maurizio for the challenging round of golf. In contrast to
myself, he only screwed up 1 hole (the 18th) but the most important one
for the match to win.
J. Carter Vs S. Sturm (8&7)
Sabine and I held our consolation bracket match last Sunday at Schoenfeld.
Despite the threat of rain (which kept many golfers off the course), only
one brief sprinkle dampened our day and we had the golf course pretty
much to ourselves. Jerry struck early with a par on number 1 to take the
first hole, but Sabine bounced back quickly taking the second with solid play
while Jerry spent time in the rescue, the woods and everywhere else
looking for his ball. The third was halved with bogies for each player. From
hole 4 on, Jerry found his game and played solid golf with no mistakes. The
result was a run of 8 straight winners to end the match 8 and 7. We had a
fun day on the course and enjoyed the lack of rain!
M. Grandison vs D. Jenkins (2&1)
Grandison and Jenkins played two matches in one, using the UNGC vs GC
Lengenfeld friendly Stableford tournament also for their singles consolation
Matchplay round. (It’s not recommended) . The rain that accompanied the
day’s play is another matter. At least it was warm.
Starting on hole 10 with Christian and Irvin from the home club, Margaret
had a 10‐shot advantage over David based on the rules of the competition.
(We didn’t know this then). David won the first hole but by 18, Margaret
was 3 up (go Margaret!). (We didn’t know this then either, but there was a
unanimous feeling that she was ahead).
So David fought back on the front nine (go David!) but Margaret hung in
there. It was an intense ding‐dong battle: Jenkins ‐Grandison‐Jenkins‐
Grandison‐Jenkins‐Grandison‐Jenkins‐split the 8th‐Grandison, whew!!!
Great match. Time to see how we did …
Mary Lou Kelly Vs Alastair West (3&1)
Mary Lou and Alastair played their match at GC Schoenfeld as part of a four
ball with Jerry Carter and Sabine Sturm (who were also playing their
match). Despite dire forecasts the weather largely held off and allowed for
a very enjoyable and competitive match. It was nip and tuck throughout the
round with Mary Lou taking an early lead, which would switch a number of
times. For most of the match there was no more than one hole in it either
way with both players having some strong holes. In the end Alastair won 3
and 1, though but for a number of bad lies in sand traps that Mary Lou had
to contend with the result would probably have been reversed. Ultimately
fun was had by all and many thanks to Jerry and Sabine for such an
enjoyable round.
Matchplay results report June 2012 for Singles
Behrouz Shahandeh Vs. J.S. Lee 4&2
Brunn, Saturday 2 June ‐ After halving the 15th to go dormy three, Behrouz
Shahandeh parred the 16th to win the hole and close out the match for a
4&2 victory over Jae Sung Lee. The match was played in a very friendly
atmosphere in perfect golfing conditions in spite of the early morning rain
which had threatened to spoil the day.
The match had been evenly balanced and all square after 6 holes. Playing
error‐free steady golf tee‐to‐green, Behrouz put together wins on holes 7, 8
and 10, to go three up. The par‐three ninth had been halved with pars.
However, Jae mounted a fight‐back and capitalizing on strokes received
won the next two holes to reduce the difference to just one up for Behrouz.
But this was short‐lived and a wayward drive by Jae allowed Behrouz to
cruise to a par on the 13th and take a two‐hole advantage, which he
subsequently increased to three up winning the 14th.
Jae's putting, which had been red‐hot all day, helped him to half the 15th
thus extending the match. But Jae's second shot on the 16th found the
bunker while Behrouz was on the fringe of the green with his second. And
Behrouz's chip and putt for par was good enough to win the hole and the
match for a 4&2 win.
B. Bush Vs. R. Beatty 2 up
On a hot and balmy day in GC Brunn, Randy and Bill drove left of the
fairway on the first hole. Randy ended up on the green in three and Bill in
four, Randy three putted for a six and Bill one putted for a five, which
portended for each player the flavour of the match. Neither putted nor
chipped well. Randy won the second hole, the only hole that Bill got a
stroke, to go all square. We were all square at the turn, when suddenly
Randy was two up after eleven. Ouch! Bill scratched his way back to be all
square on the seventeenth tee and finished par, par to win two up. We
then both birdied the nineteenth hole with a pair of quenching drinks.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Matchplay results report May 2012 for Singles
Bush/West (7&6)
We finished our match play round exactly on the deadline. Woo! It was not easy.
On a windy, blustering day, Bill and Alastair set off in GC Brunn for our match. The most emphatic point about our game is that we struggled against a 1-2 club wind on the first nine and a 3-4 club wind on the back nine. When the wind was helping it was great. Alastair, on the last hole came tenaciously close to driving the green side bunker. He finished par, par. This is the good news. Struggling against the wind and a rusty game, Alastair was four down at the turn and Bill won 7/6 on the twelfth.
P. Gazzola Vs. Ray Norris (4&3)
On 9 May, Wednesday afternoon , at Sussenburnn, Pari’s home club
Luck was already on Pari’s side as Ray had to give Pari 6 stokes!!! Pari took the opening hole, managed to square at the 2nd hole and took the 3rd; Ray got it back at the 4th. By the 7th Ray managed to square the match. From the 8th to 12, it was up and down for both of us, but Pari was still one up. Then from 13th to 15th Ray started to have bad luck on the chipping and putting and Pari managed to make fewer mistakes than Ray. At the end, we had a good time and thanked to Maurizio for spending time with us. Good luck to Ray for the consolation round.
P. Gazzola Vs. G. Appelgren (3&2)
On Sunday 20 May, at GA’s home club, Schoenfeld. Despite the lower handicap index, PG managed to get 2 stokes from GA- - sorry :-) PG started very well, made a par at the first hole (par 5) and took a lead at the first 4 holes, meanwhile GA was a bit unsettled with his swing. GA managed to get the 5th hole and squared on the 6th. PG managed to make par at the 7th and used the given stoke on the 8th - so 5-up to PG From the 9th to 11th, GA managed to get his swing back. PG was a bit nervous but managed to get back on the 12th, GA fought back on the 13th. At 14th, we managed to square the hole, PG took the 15th – 3 up with 3 holes to play. The match was decided here….par 3 at the 16th – to stay in the match, GA needed to win the hole; PG needed to at least square the hole and win the match….
GA hit the ball and landed on the left, meanwhile PG’s ball landed on the right!!! GA chipped it very well; PG chipped too short. PG had to put from outside the green and of course it was too long...the ball kept rolling and stopped 6 feet from the hole. GA managed to put nicely and the ball stopped at 2 feet from the hole. So bogey for GA. To close the match PG needed to sink the putt…and of course…she did it…
Even though, the match was over...PG still played well….got par at 17th (par 4) and birdie at the 18th (par4)!!!! PG was very happy as Maurizio, her dear and loving husband, will be the next target in the third round!!!
Here we come “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” …well… kind of…
P. Zachry Vs. Anne Petri (6&5)
Anne and I played yesterday afternoon at GC Brunn. Turned out to be a beautiful afternoon with some very pleasant company (we were joined by Richard and Fatima ).
The new handicapping system was calculated and resulted in Anne receiving 14 strokes. Anne was able to leverage a number of her strokes to win some holes and even win some of the holes where no strokes were given.
In the end it was not enough though as Zachry closed out the match 6 & 5.
It was a good solid effort in Anne's first year of singles match play and I wish her luck for next year.
We finished our match play round exactly on the deadline. Woo! It was not easy.
On a windy, blustering day, Bill and Alastair set off in GC Brunn for our match. The most emphatic point about our game is that we struggled against a 1-2 club wind on the first nine and a 3-4 club wind on the back nine. When the wind was helping it was great. Alastair, on the last hole came tenaciously close to driving the green side bunker. He finished par, par. This is the good news. Struggling against the wind and a rusty game, Alastair was four down at the turn and Bill won 7/6 on the twelfth.
P. Gazzola Vs. Ray Norris (4&3)
On 9 May, Wednesday afternoon , at Sussenburnn, Pari’s home club
Luck was already on Pari’s side as Ray had to give Pari 6 stokes!!! Pari took the opening hole, managed to square at the 2nd hole and took the 3rd; Ray got it back at the 4th. By the 7th Ray managed to square the match. From the 8th to 12, it was up and down for both of us, but Pari was still one up. Then from 13th to 15th Ray started to have bad luck on the chipping and putting and Pari managed to make fewer mistakes than Ray. At the end, we had a good time and thanked to Maurizio for spending time with us. Good luck to Ray for the consolation round.
P. Gazzola Vs. G. Appelgren (3&2)
On Sunday 20 May, at GA’s home club, Schoenfeld. Despite the lower handicap index, PG managed to get 2 stokes from GA- - sorry :-) PG started very well, made a par at the first hole (par 5) and took a lead at the first 4 holes, meanwhile GA was a bit unsettled with his swing. GA managed to get the 5th hole and squared on the 6th. PG managed to make par at the 7th and used the given stoke on the 8th - so 5-up to PG From the 9th to 11th, GA managed to get his swing back. PG was a bit nervous but managed to get back on the 12th, GA fought back on the 13th. At 14th, we managed to square the hole, PG took the 15th – 3 up with 3 holes to play. The match was decided here….par 3 at the 16th – to stay in the match, GA needed to win the hole; PG needed to at least square the hole and win the match….
GA hit the ball and landed on the left, meanwhile PG’s ball landed on the right!!! GA chipped it very well; PG chipped too short. PG had to put from outside the green and of course it was too long...the ball kept rolling and stopped 6 feet from the hole. GA managed to put nicely and the ball stopped at 2 feet from the hole. So bogey for GA. To close the match PG needed to sink the putt…and of course…she did it…
Even though, the match was over...PG still played well….got par at 17th (par 4) and birdie at the 18th (par4)!!!! PG was very happy as Maurizio, her dear and loving husband, will be the next target in the third round!!!
Here we come “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” …well… kind of…
P. Zachry Vs. Anne Petri (6&5)
Anne and I played yesterday afternoon at GC Brunn. Turned out to be a beautiful afternoon with some very pleasant company (we were joined by Richard and Fatima ).
The new handicapping system was calculated and resulted in Anne receiving 14 strokes. Anne was able to leverage a number of her strokes to win some holes and even win some of the holes where no strokes were given.
In the end it was not enough though as Zachry closed out the match 6 & 5.
It was a good solid effort in Anne's first year of singles match play and I wish her luck for next year.
Matchplay results report May 2012 for Doubles
Geertsen/Namer Vs Gazzola/Hopponen 1 up
Saturday 19May again was a big day for the Bandit!
This time Mathew and his partner Jacob had their second round matchplay against the Champions of last years (Maurizio and Jody!).
We played at the beautifull (home) course of Maurizio: Sussenbrunn; sunny weather and early start.
Jody and Maurizio were already very early at the driving range: They really took the game serious :>))
In spite of the good preparation, Mathew and Jacob started very wel and took the first hole and birdied(!) the second to take a 2 up lead.The champions however were not impressed (yet) and came back with solid scores on three and four which made the game all square again. The next three holes were squared ( three times par scores by both teams!). At hole 8 ( good approach from Jacob) and 9 (good putting Mathew!) the bandit and his teammate again broke the champions and went 2 up. A solid par on hole 10 brought the champions back to only 1 down.
Now, the real fight was on. The next three holes were shared by mutual par-bogey-par scores On the short Par 3 of Hole 14 the champions came back again and squared the score for the second time in the match by making a solid Par. Hole 15 was shared and on hole 16 the game was really on fire! The long Par 5 brought both Jody and Maurizio in the bunker with their Tshot; Mathew and Jacob were on the fairway. Good second shots from both maurizio and Jody and solid second from Jacob brought the both teams in range of the green. Unfortunately Mathew hit the bunker on the left and Jacob was confronted with a bad ball position. His bunkershot was too short and rolled back in the second bunker. Jody and Maurizion took their chance and won the hole. For the first time the Champions were 1 up!! and only two holes to go ( however not the easiest ones; both holes gave Mathew and Jacob one extra stroke, which - we found out - was crucial for the game).
First to the nasty 17th, Tee-ing off straight into the hard wind! The Champions put one of their T offs just a couple of yards over the green on the left side. Mathew and Jacob both!! managed to be too short and their balls landed in the water! The Champions, smiling and thinking: "our potential chip and a putt against their drop, chip and putt.........the worst that can happen we half the hole and go one up to the last one. Full of confidence they looked at the Bandit & co struggling with their confidence!
But as we all know: " It ain't over till the fat lady sings"! Jacob made a very good chip right on the green and Mathew finished with a great putt: In spite of the water punishment they played a 4! Most of all becaus the chip of the champions was too short they needed 2 putts, ergo ended also with a 4 and ....lost the hole!! The game went all square into the last hole!!
Jacob and Mathew were excited to be all square again and really went for it on the last hole. I think a little too much because again both T offs were caught by the strong wind and landed in the water! A unique opportunity for the champions to bring in some course management here. Jody first. He choose for a drive towards the left side of the fairway, at least to stay out of the water............helas, his ball went too far left and out of bounds!! Maurizio, the last one to T-off grabbed one of his irons instead of the woods to really go for a safe shot at the fairway. Miraculously his solid shot also was caught by the wind , drifted to the right and.....landed in the water!! With three (!) drops and one out of bound the game still was on and Mathew and Jacob sensed a sensation was possible.
Jody made a solid approach to the green, kept the ball far from the water and landed about 30 yards to the side of the green. Mathew and Jacob again decided to really go for it ( I mean they had two chances). Jacob made one of his - now already - famous appoaches and landed on the edge of the green making Mathew's shot obligatory. The Champions made a chip and needed two putt to end the hole. That gave Mathew and Jacob a three putt to win the hole and ....they did!
A sensational play ended in 1 up for the Bandit and his partner. With a stroke play score of 85 for the champions and 87 for Mathew and Jacob, we all realized it had been a very good game from all of us.
Thanks everyone for a wonderful and fair event on the beautifull course of Sussenbrun
Zachry/Gruenwald Vs FLEISCHER/CURRY-BESTAK (4&2)
On Friday afternoon May the 18th, the match between Zachry/Gruenwald vs FLEISCHER/CURRY-BESTAK was held at the Poysdorf Golf Club.
With the handicaps calculated using the new methodology, Zachry/Gruenwald were giving 14 shots to the ladies from Ireland. Ultimately they needed every one of them as the match was close and could very well have gone either way. The match was closed out after the 16th hole to give Zachry/Gruenwald a 4&2 victory. Hats off to FLEISCHER/CURRY-BESTAK for playing such a competitive match on their first UNGC match play event and for the enjoyable company they provided on the course and afterwards in the clubhouse.
Saturday 19May again was a big day for the Bandit!
This time Mathew and his partner Jacob had their second round matchplay against the Champions of last years (Maurizio and Jody!).
We played at the beautifull (home) course of Maurizio: Sussenbrunn; sunny weather and early start.
Jody and Maurizio were already very early at the driving range: They really took the game serious :>))
In spite of the good preparation, Mathew and Jacob started very wel and took the first hole and birdied(!) the second to take a 2 up lead.The champions however were not impressed (yet) and came back with solid scores on three and four which made the game all square again. The next three holes were squared ( three times par scores by both teams!). At hole 8 ( good approach from Jacob) and 9 (good putting Mathew!) the bandit and his teammate again broke the champions and went 2 up. A solid par on hole 10 brought the champions back to only 1 down.
Now, the real fight was on. The next three holes were shared by mutual par-bogey-par scores On the short Par 3 of Hole 14 the champions came back again and squared the score for the second time in the match by making a solid Par. Hole 15 was shared and on hole 16 the game was really on fire! The long Par 5 brought both Jody and Maurizio in the bunker with their Tshot; Mathew and Jacob were on the fairway. Good second shots from both maurizio and Jody and solid second from Jacob brought the both teams in range of the green. Unfortunately Mathew hit the bunker on the left and Jacob was confronted with a bad ball position. His bunkershot was too short and rolled back in the second bunker. Jody and Maurizion took their chance and won the hole. For the first time the Champions were 1 up!! and only two holes to go ( however not the easiest ones; both holes gave Mathew and Jacob one extra stroke, which - we found out - was crucial for the game).
First to the nasty 17th, Tee-ing off straight into the hard wind! The Champions put one of their T offs just a couple of yards over the green on the left side. Mathew and Jacob both!! managed to be too short and their balls landed in the water! The Champions, smiling and thinking: "our potential chip and a putt against their drop, chip and putt.........the worst that can happen we half the hole and go one up to the last one. Full of confidence they looked at the Bandit & co struggling with their confidence!
But as we all know: " It ain't over till the fat lady sings"! Jacob made a very good chip right on the green and Mathew finished with a great putt: In spite of the water punishment they played a 4! Most of all becaus the chip of the champions was too short they needed 2 putts, ergo ended also with a 4 and ....lost the hole!! The game went all square into the last hole!!
Jacob and Mathew were excited to be all square again and really went for it on the last hole. I think a little too much because again both T offs were caught by the strong wind and landed in the water! A unique opportunity for the champions to bring in some course management here. Jody first. He choose for a drive towards the left side of the fairway, at least to stay out of the water............helas, his ball went too far left and out of bounds!! Maurizio, the last one to T-off grabbed one of his irons instead of the woods to really go for a safe shot at the fairway. Miraculously his solid shot also was caught by the wind , drifted to the right and.....landed in the water!! With three (!) drops and one out of bound the game still was on and Mathew and Jacob sensed a sensation was possible.
Jody made a solid approach to the green, kept the ball far from the water and landed about 30 yards to the side of the green. Mathew and Jacob again decided to really go for it ( I mean they had two chances). Jacob made one of his - now already - famous appoaches and landed on the edge of the green making Mathew's shot obligatory. The Champions made a chip and needed two putt to end the hole. That gave Mathew and Jacob a three putt to win the hole and ....they did!
A sensational play ended in 1 up for the Bandit and his partner. With a stroke play score of 85 for the champions and 87 for Mathew and Jacob, we all realized it had been a very good game from all of us.
Thanks everyone for a wonderful and fair event on the beautifull course of Sussenbrun
Zachry/Gruenwald Vs FLEISCHER/CURRY-BESTAK (4&2)
On Friday afternoon May the 18th, the match between Zachry/Gruenwald vs FLEISCHER/CURRY-BESTAK was held at the Poysdorf Golf Club.
With the handicaps calculated using the new methodology, Zachry/Gruenwald were giving 14 shots to the ladies from Ireland. Ultimately they needed every one of them as the match was close and could very well have gone either way. The match was closed out after the 16th hole to give Zachry/Gruenwald a 4&2 victory. Hats off to FLEISCHER/CURRY-BESTAK for playing such a competitive match on their first UNGC match play event and for the enjoyable company they provided on the course and afterwards in the clubhouse.
"UNGC Friendly Match"
"UNGC Friendly
Match"
GC Lengenfeld - Donauland Course
Saturday,
9th June 2012
Tournament Format
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Stableford and handicap
effective
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Rules
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Rules according to the Royal and
Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews
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Starting Time
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10:00 a.m.
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Starting Format
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1st & 10th
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Yellow tees, Red Tees
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Max Handicap
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-45
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Challenge Cup
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UNGC vs. GC Lengenfeld
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Prizes
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Group A (Handicap
TBD) 1st, 2nd, 3rd
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Group B (Handicap
TBD) 1st, 2nd, 3rd
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Group C (Handicap
TBD) 1st, 2nd, 3rd
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Longest drive (hole
TBD): Women and Men
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Nearest to the pin
(hole TBD): Women and Men
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Brutto Winner: Women
and Men
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Challenge Cup: (best
20 net scores for each club)
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Program
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10:00 Normal Flights starting on hole # 1
and 10, if possible
16:00 Wine Tasting
17:00 Dinner
as flights return on Terrace
18:00 Prize
Giving
18:30 Dessert
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Cost
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UNGC Members: Adult
€65 – (UNGC subsidized green fee
+ tournament fee + dinner + snack)
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UNGC guests: €80 (unsubsidized
green fee + tournament fee + dinner + snack)
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Dinner guests: €17 (dinner)
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Payment
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Please remit the
required amount into the UNGC's BA-CA account # 0958 5832000, BLZ 12000, before registering and indicate clearly the purpose of payment, and your name.
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Please register
through the web site at: http://ungc.eu
Please email indicating your HCP
and home club!
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Deadline for registration is 12:00hrs,
Thursday, 7th June 2012
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UNGC Maximum participants is 50 and will be registered on a “first-come-first-serve” basis.
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A cancellation fee of 100% will be charged for participants who have registered but not cancelled
by Friday, 8th June 2012.
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Information on overnight:
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"Kindly check www.golf.at on the Friday, around 17:00hrs,
before the event for your starting tee and time."
Look forward to
seeing you there!
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Friday, May 25, 2012
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Matchplay results report May 2012 for Doubles
David Hatt and David Jenkins beat Maurizio Dondi and Ravi Kashyap 3 & 2
At Tuttendörfl, 9 May 2012
On a beautiful sunny late afternoon at Tuttendörfl, Maurizio and Ravi, with a six stroke handicap advantage, promptly won the first hole.
The 2 Davids slowly recovered, however, and found themselves 2 up at the turn.
Maurizio and Ravi fought back, winning the first two holes on the second 9 and so the match was all square again after the 11th.
From that point on, one David or another managed to produce enough good shots to win 4 out of the next 5 holes, thus bringing the match to a close in fading light at the 16th.
Thank you, Maurizio and Ravi, for a most enjoyable round.
At Tuttendörfl, 9 May 2012
On a beautiful sunny late afternoon at Tuttendörfl, Maurizio and Ravi, with a six stroke handicap advantage, promptly won the first hole.
The 2 Davids slowly recovered, however, and found themselves 2 up at the turn.
Maurizio and Ravi fought back, winning the first two holes on the second 9 and so the match was all square again after the 11th.
From that point on, one David or another managed to produce enough good shots to win 4 out of the next 5 holes, thus bringing the match to a close in fading light at the 16th.
Thank you, Maurizio and Ravi, for a most enjoyable round.
Matchplay results report May 2012 for Singles
Dondi Vs Lemay (5&4)
Maurizio Dondi and Tim Lemay headed out for their singles match, the season's first for each, on a warm sunny Sunday at Schoenfeld. It had rained the night before so the greens and fairways were in good shape. Thunderstorms predicted for the afternoon never materialised. Maurizio had nine strokes from Tim, five of them on the front nine, but this was his first time playing the course. He was able to capitalise on two but with some lucky iron shots on Tim's part combined with bad luck on Maurizio's, Tim found himself up five at the turn. The play was more even on the back, with the opponents in a net tie for the back after putting out on # 14. Unfortunately, the four remaining strokes that Maurizio might well have used to remain in the hunt were on the last four holes, and by that time the match was out of reach with Tim still up five. Had match play continued after #14, there's a good chance Maurizio could have won the back nine (evidence: Maurizio's approach shot on 18 set down nicely near the green; Tim's went in the water). This twosome would make for a good re-match, when the skewed start on the front nine - which made all the difference - could well go the other way. The rain didn't start until the drive home, so it was a perfect day.
Tuley Vs Kenkins (3&2)
“Duel in the Sun"
Forget Watson and Nicklaus at Turnberry; forget Ali vs. Foreman in Zaire; Tuley vs. Jenkins had all the ingredients for a classic confrontation. Perfect sun, the course in excellent condition, closely matched competitors, and the flight completed by two lovely ladies – Irene and Sabine. The smooth swinging David with the Hogan waggle soon took control and was 3 up after 5. Neil did not know what had hit him and was looking very ragged, but scrambled a win on the 6th. He thought he had hit a great tee shot on the par-3 7th to about 4 metres, but David hit his to 2 metres (!) and sank the putt for a birdie to go back to 3-up. Neil was on the ropes but hanging on. Slowly Neil started to find some rhythm and got back into the game, winning the 8th and 9th. The next two were halved and then Neil won the next 4, aided by some bad luck for David, to go Dormie 3. As the sun was setting over the Turnberry lighthouse (poetic licence) Neil held his nerve and sank a 3-footer to halve the hole and win the match 3 and 2. It had been a great contest and in the end a crucial factor was that David was not able to use 2 of his 5 handicap strokes, due to the Suessenbrunn set-up with the 17th and 18th being two of the most difficult holes. All retired to the bar, via the water on the 17th and 18th in some cases, for a well-earned drink. Thanks from the gentlemen to the ladies for providing excellent company and rules advice where necessary.”
Second round of single!
Maurizio Gazzola Vs Mathew Geertseen (2 up)
This time the bandit ( Mathew Geertsen) played one of the organizers (Maurizio!) on the wonderful course of Suessenbrun early Saterday morning may 12. Tee off at 0840!! Before Mathew really woke up, Maurizio went already two up!! However, with a nice par on the third hole ( and 1 of the 9 extra strokes he got during the game!) Mathew woke up and brought back the score to 1 up. However the 4th,5th and 7th hole went to Maurizio again, being able to par them. Mathew took the hole nr 6 and the last two going out where halved.
At the return Maurizio was 3 up, but...then he lost his drive! They went everywhere except on the fairway and he struggled throughout the next 5 holes. Mathew was able to come back with 2 bogeys and two pars which made the score even at hole 12 and the score stayed that way during 13 and 14.
Mathew took the lead for the first time in the game by winning hole 15 with a solid putt. Hole 16 - was decided afterwards - became the decisive hole of our battle. Maurizio went too far right through the out of bound zone ( and inbound again!)but managed with a second safety shot to get back on track. Mathew also went too far to the left and brought his bal back into play with a second safety shot. Both made a solid third shot, but the fourth of Mathew hit a tree and he lost considerable lenght and needed an additional shot to approach the green. Maurizio kept his nerve and made the hole with a bogey putt. All square again!!
Hole 17 and 18 needed to be played well in order to finalize the game in the regular 18 holes, so Maurizio - the smartest one of the two! - went back to his irons to play both holes safe and solid. On 17 he hit the green with his T- off. Mathew took too much risk and ended in the water, not finishing the hole.
18, last chance and Maurizio 1 up! He took an iron ( good course management!!) and safely hit the middle of the fairway against the strong wind; Mathew needed the hole, took his wood and put it safely at the left side of the fairway. Both ironed their second shot towards the green, but couldn't reach it because of the strong wind. Mathew was closer but the third shot of Maurizio landed on the edge of the green. Mathew only needed to cross a distance of about 50 meters over the bunker to the middle of the green (and he had one extra stoke on this hole!). All options to win this one were still there. He took a wedge aimed and.....looked up too fast; the ball was hit on the head, flew over the green ....out of bound!! Maurizion two putted, won the hole and the game by 2&0
Let me congratulate him with his solid game, his fair play and ...his paying for the coffee afterwards.
The slogan : "may the best win" came out again. He really was the best!
(let me also thank Viorel for joining us on the first nine!)
Goeran Applegren Vs Vioerel Guenwald (19th SD)
Suessenbrunn was hot already at 11 AM as we teed off with Sabine Sturm playing along as a witness and as an inspiration. Although Goeran won the first and Viorel the second, both players seemed somewhat reluctant to win holes during the first half of the round. G conceded the fourth after having sent his drive OB and the second on his provisional OB as well! V one up. G took the seventh with a bogey and headed hopeful towards the eighth tee where he would get his first handicap shot. Well, an absolutely massive drive from Viorel followed by an excellent iron to the green stopped all dreaming and V won the hole. Ninth was halved so V one up at the turn.
On the back nine, the quality of the match improved considerably. On 11, G sank a putt from the fringe for par while V three-putted for a bogey. All square. This would not last long as V won the next two to go two up. On the 14th par 3, V sent his tee shot way left and was left with a difficult pitch. G made a safe bogey and reduced to 1 down. On the 16th par-5, V had some trouble in a gree-side bunker and G could win the hole. All square again. However, on the water hole 17, G pushed a shaky tee shot into the water and that was the end of that. V one up with one to play. But G has a shot on 18. V hooks his drive OB and his second drive finds the water. G only had to push the ball along and collect a double bogey to win the hole and go into sudden death. Hole 1 again: G pushes his drive way right... probably OB... V smashes one of his colossal drives down the fairway and ends up in the semi. G plays a provisional which is OB for sure! Incredibly, G's first drive had stopped 10 cm inside the white stakes and in a good lie! Two wedge shots later, he is on the fringe of the green while V is in the green-side bunker on two. Again the sand became V's enemy so the hole and the match went to Goeran.
Thanks a lot, Viorel, for a nice day on the golf course and an interesting game! And thanks to Sabine for the company - and the inspiration! Hope to see you both again some time soon.
Maurizio Dondi and Tim Lemay headed out for their singles match, the season's first for each, on a warm sunny Sunday at Schoenfeld. It had rained the night before so the greens and fairways were in good shape. Thunderstorms predicted for the afternoon never materialised. Maurizio had nine strokes from Tim, five of them on the front nine, but this was his first time playing the course. He was able to capitalise on two but with some lucky iron shots on Tim's part combined with bad luck on Maurizio's, Tim found himself up five at the turn. The play was more even on the back, with the opponents in a net tie for the back after putting out on # 14. Unfortunately, the four remaining strokes that Maurizio might well have used to remain in the hunt were on the last four holes, and by that time the match was out of reach with Tim still up five. Had match play continued after #14, there's a good chance Maurizio could have won the back nine (evidence: Maurizio's approach shot on 18 set down nicely near the green; Tim's went in the water). This twosome would make for a good re-match, when the skewed start on the front nine - which made all the difference - could well go the other way. The rain didn't start until the drive home, so it was a perfect day.
Tuley Vs Kenkins (3&2)
“Duel in the Sun"
Forget Watson and Nicklaus at Turnberry; forget Ali vs. Foreman in Zaire; Tuley vs. Jenkins had all the ingredients for a classic confrontation. Perfect sun, the course in excellent condition, closely matched competitors, and the flight completed by two lovely ladies – Irene and Sabine. The smooth swinging David with the Hogan waggle soon took control and was 3 up after 5. Neil did not know what had hit him and was looking very ragged, but scrambled a win on the 6th. He thought he had hit a great tee shot on the par-3 7th to about 4 metres, but David hit his to 2 metres (!) and sank the putt for a birdie to go back to 3-up. Neil was on the ropes but hanging on. Slowly Neil started to find some rhythm and got back into the game, winning the 8th and 9th. The next two were halved and then Neil won the next 4, aided by some bad luck for David, to go Dormie 3. As the sun was setting over the Turnberry lighthouse (poetic licence) Neil held his nerve and sank a 3-footer to halve the hole and win the match 3 and 2. It had been a great contest and in the end a crucial factor was that David was not able to use 2 of his 5 handicap strokes, due to the Suessenbrunn set-up with the 17th and 18th being two of the most difficult holes. All retired to the bar, via the water on the 17th and 18th in some cases, for a well-earned drink. Thanks from the gentlemen to the ladies for providing excellent company and rules advice where necessary.”
Second round of single!
Maurizio Gazzola Vs Mathew Geertseen (2 up)
This time the bandit ( Mathew Geertsen) played one of the organizers (Maurizio!) on the wonderful course of Suessenbrun early Saterday morning may 12. Tee off at 0840!! Before Mathew really woke up, Maurizio went already two up!! However, with a nice par on the third hole ( and 1 of the 9 extra strokes he got during the game!) Mathew woke up and brought back the score to 1 up. However the 4th,5th and 7th hole went to Maurizio again, being able to par them. Mathew took the hole nr 6 and the last two going out where halved.
At the return Maurizio was 3 up, but...then he lost his drive! They went everywhere except on the fairway and he struggled throughout the next 5 holes. Mathew was able to come back with 2 bogeys and two pars which made the score even at hole 12 and the score stayed that way during 13 and 14.
Mathew took the lead for the first time in the game by winning hole 15 with a solid putt. Hole 16 - was decided afterwards - became the decisive hole of our battle. Maurizio went too far right through the out of bound zone ( and inbound again!)but managed with a second safety shot to get back on track. Mathew also went too far to the left and brought his bal back into play with a second safety shot. Both made a solid third shot, but the fourth of Mathew hit a tree and he lost considerable lenght and needed an additional shot to approach the green. Maurizio kept his nerve and made the hole with a bogey putt. All square again!!
Hole 17 and 18 needed to be played well in order to finalize the game in the regular 18 holes, so Maurizio - the smartest one of the two! - went back to his irons to play both holes safe and solid. On 17 he hit the green with his T- off. Mathew took too much risk and ended in the water, not finishing the hole.
18, last chance and Maurizio 1 up! He took an iron ( good course management!!) and safely hit the middle of the fairway against the strong wind; Mathew needed the hole, took his wood and put it safely at the left side of the fairway. Both ironed their second shot towards the green, but couldn't reach it because of the strong wind. Mathew was closer but the third shot of Maurizio landed on the edge of the green. Mathew only needed to cross a distance of about 50 meters over the bunker to the middle of the green (and he had one extra stoke on this hole!). All options to win this one were still there. He took a wedge aimed and.....looked up too fast; the ball was hit on the head, flew over the green ....out of bound!! Maurizion two putted, won the hole and the game by 2&0
Let me congratulate him with his solid game, his fair play and ...his paying for the coffee afterwards.
The slogan : "may the best win" came out again. He really was the best!
(let me also thank Viorel for joining us on the first nine!)
Goeran Applegren Vs Vioerel Guenwald (19th SD)
Suessenbrunn was hot already at 11 AM as we teed off with Sabine Sturm playing along as a witness and as an inspiration. Although Goeran won the first and Viorel the second, both players seemed somewhat reluctant to win holes during the first half of the round. G conceded the fourth after having sent his drive OB and the second on his provisional OB as well! V one up. G took the seventh with a bogey and headed hopeful towards the eighth tee where he would get his first handicap shot. Well, an absolutely massive drive from Viorel followed by an excellent iron to the green stopped all dreaming and V won the hole. Ninth was halved so V one up at the turn.
On the back nine, the quality of the match improved considerably. On 11, G sank a putt from the fringe for par while V three-putted for a bogey. All square. This would not last long as V won the next two to go two up. On the 14th par 3, V sent his tee shot way left and was left with a difficult pitch. G made a safe bogey and reduced to 1 down. On the 16th par-5, V had some trouble in a gree-side bunker and G could win the hole. All square again. However, on the water hole 17, G pushed a shaky tee shot into the water and that was the end of that. V one up with one to play. But G has a shot on 18. V hooks his drive OB and his second drive finds the water. G only had to push the ball along and collect a double bogey to win the hole and go into sudden death. Hole 1 again: G pushes his drive way right... probably OB... V smashes one of his colossal drives down the fairway and ends up in the semi. G plays a provisional which is OB for sure! Incredibly, G's first drive had stopped 10 cm inside the white stakes and in a good lie! Two wedge shots later, he is on the fringe of the green while V is in the green-side bunker on two. Again the sand became V's enemy so the hole and the match went to Goeran.
Thanks a lot, Viorel, for a nice day on the golf course and an interesting game! And thanks to Sabine for the company - and the inspiration! Hope to see you both again some time soon.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Matchplay results report April 2012 for Doubles
Please find below the results and a short write-up of the doubles match Goeran Appelgren /John Fennessy (GJ) v. Timothy Lemay/Jae Sung LEE (TJ) at GC Schoenfeld on 29 April 2012.
The forecasted high for the day was the highest for the year and the ferocious winds at the golf course in Marchfeld, famous for its asparagus, didn’t give much relief to the players. Both teams struggled on # 1 (par 5) with triple bogeys. GJ’s double bogey on #2 was enough to give them the lead, yet TJ came back with a bogey on #3. # 4 (par 5) was a challenge for both teams as both suffered triple bogeys. TJ’s par on the short #5 (par 4) gave them their first lead, which continued as #6 was halved. The wind really became a factor on #7 as the players had to fight against the wind. A bogey gave TJ a two-hole lead. 3 of the 4 balls found the woods on # 8 instead of the small passage leading to the green. A solid bunker shot by TJ made it 3 up. GJ’s straight drive and solid approach to the front of the green looked more promising than TJ’s drive which ended up out of bounds and the second shot of the other drive which found the #10 tee box. But a long putt from the edge of the green gave TJ a 4-hole lead.
Heading into the second half, TJ was able to extend the lead to five combining a nice drive and some solid short game. Playing against the wind on #11 and # 12, both teams struggled halving both holes. On the rather short yet critical # 13, all four drives headed into the woods on the right. It was fortunate for TJ, as one of their balls went over the woods while both GJ’s balls were deeply in the woods. TJ’ second shot found the green and a long birdie putt (first of the day) gave TJ the victory (6&5).
The forecasted high for the day was the highest for the year and the ferocious winds at the golf course in Marchfeld, famous for its asparagus, didn’t give much relief to the players. Both teams struggled on # 1 (par 5) with triple bogeys. GJ’s double bogey on #2 was enough to give them the lead, yet TJ came back with a bogey on #3. # 4 (par 5) was a challenge for both teams as both suffered triple bogeys. TJ’s par on the short #5 (par 4) gave them their first lead, which continued as #6 was halved. The wind really became a factor on #7 as the players had to fight against the wind. A bogey gave TJ a two-hole lead. 3 of the 4 balls found the woods on # 8 instead of the small passage leading to the green. A solid bunker shot by TJ made it 3 up. GJ’s straight drive and solid approach to the front of the green looked more promising than TJ’s drive which ended up out of bounds and the second shot of the other drive which found the #10 tee box. But a long putt from the edge of the green gave TJ a 4-hole lead.
Heading into the second half, TJ was able to extend the lead to five combining a nice drive and some solid short game. Playing against the wind on #11 and # 12, both teams struggled halving both holes. On the rather short yet critical # 13, all four drives headed into the woods on the right. It was fortunate for TJ, as one of their balls went over the woods while both GJ’s balls were deeply in the woods. TJ’ second shot found the green and a long birdie putt (first of the day) gave TJ the victory (6&5).
Matchplay results report April 2012 for Singles
Here are the results and a short write-up of the Jean-Fred Feuz (13.6) v. Jae Sung Lee(27.2) match at Himberg Colony Club Gutenhof (West Course) on 22 April 2012.
Contrary to the forecast for rain showers, the players were happy to see the sun shining. JFF led the match with a bogey on #1 and a par on #2 while JSL struggled with two consecutive +4s. JSL continued to struggle with +4 on #3 but was lucky that JFF's ball found the woods on the right. With a lucky birdie, JSL made it AS on #4. Nonetheless, JFF took the lead again with a bogey on #5. With the sun gone, the players had to change from their sunglasses to normal glasses. The three holes thereafter were halved, two (#7 and #8) of which were thanks to strokes that JSL got from JFF. On #9, JSL made par making it AS heading into the back nine.
Having found the water on #10, JSL should have been trailing but found himself 1UP when JFF struggled with the short game. JSL's par on #11 and JFF's par on #12 were certainly the better parts of the game. On #13 with the big water hazard right before the green, JSL's decision to take a detour paid off when JFF's ball found the water; JSL's bogey made it 2 UP. Somewhat reckless pitch over the bunkers allowed JSL a par on #13, making it 3 UP. While JSL's shot on par 3 #14 found the green on the far opposite side, JFF's shots found the water and again the rocks giving JSL a lucky victory (4&3). The two players continued a friendly match, but the sky wasn't happy, starting to cry heavily over JFF's loss.
Brunn, Saturday 28 April - Behrouz Shahandeh won the last two holes earning a hard-fought victory against Jerry Carter one-up. Behrouz had lost the 16th hole to go down one but hit back on the last two holes getting on in regulation and two-putting for pars to take the match. Neither player was ever more than one-hole up throughout the entire match with the lead changing hands several times. The see-saw match was played in a truly friendly atmosphere with both players producing quality shots in spite of the windy and warm conditions.
Kelly/Petri won 2UP vs. West/Wiggins in GCC Brunn on 29 April 2012
It was a fun match, fabulous weather, but W&W had to give K&P 10 strokes, which they appreciated and used! The Master, Jerry Carter, had a walk around with us, to caddie and help guide the “newbies.”
K&P started strong on the front nine, with 3UP, but then W&W got into the swing of things on the back nine and gave K&P a real run for their money, with 1UP, shortening the lead to only 2UP.
West’s Tee Shots were out of this world, with Wiggins following strong! Kelly and Petri were consistent and had some beautiful fairway shots, only reducing to a one ball play twice.
A great day and fun to play with Alistair and Margaret!
Contrary to the forecast for rain showers, the players were happy to see the sun shining. JFF led the match with a bogey on #1 and a par on #2 while JSL struggled with two consecutive +4s. JSL continued to struggle with +4 on #3 but was lucky that JFF's ball found the woods on the right. With a lucky birdie, JSL made it AS on #4. Nonetheless, JFF took the lead again with a bogey on #5. With the sun gone, the players had to change from their sunglasses to normal glasses. The three holes thereafter were halved, two (#7 and #8) of which were thanks to strokes that JSL got from JFF. On #9, JSL made par making it AS heading into the back nine.
Having found the water on #10, JSL should have been trailing but found himself 1UP when JFF struggled with the short game. JSL's par on #11 and JFF's par on #12 were certainly the better parts of the game. On #13 with the big water hazard right before the green, JSL's decision to take a detour paid off when JFF's ball found the water; JSL's bogey made it 2 UP. Somewhat reckless pitch over the bunkers allowed JSL a par on #13, making it 3 UP. While JSL's shot on par 3 #14 found the green on the far opposite side, JFF's shots found the water and again the rocks giving JSL a lucky victory (4&3). The two players continued a friendly match, but the sky wasn't happy, starting to cry heavily over JFF's loss.
Brunn, Saturday 28 April - Behrouz Shahandeh won the last two holes earning a hard-fought victory against Jerry Carter one-up. Behrouz had lost the 16th hole to go down one but hit back on the last two holes getting on in regulation and two-putting for pars to take the match. Neither player was ever more than one-hole up throughout the entire match with the lead changing hands several times. The see-saw match was played in a truly friendly atmosphere with both players producing quality shots in spite of the windy and warm conditions.
Kelly/Petri won 2UP vs. West/Wiggins in GCC Brunn on 29 April 2012
It was a fun match, fabulous weather, but W&W had to give K&P 10 strokes, which they appreciated and used! The Master, Jerry Carter, had a walk around with us, to caddie and help guide the “newbies.”
K&P started strong on the front nine, with 3UP, but then W&W got into the swing of things on the back nine and gave K&P a real run for their money, with 1UP, shortening the lead to only 2UP.
West’s Tee Shots were out of this world, with Wiggins following strong! Kelly and Petri were consistent and had some beautiful fairway shots, only reducing to a one ball play twice.
A great day and fun to play with Alistair and Margaret!
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