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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