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.