19th Hole

As a team we finished tied for third, four strokes off the pace. I was deeply disappointed with the performance of my playing partners at this Poppy Ridge event.

BK 96

BF 100

MW 102

RE 118

Roy explained that he is on the verge of a breakthrough.

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Bringing it home on 18 (Zin 9)

We had quite a tight grouping on the final approach.

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Unbelievably, Bob got out of this mess...

... to put the ball 18" from the pin.

 Even more unbelievably, he missed the putt.

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Bob likes playing out of the rough.

I don't know why.

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Roy's birdie putt on Zinfandel 2...

... misses.

 But he got the par for a Net Ace.

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MW thinking about his golf game

[Post uploaded and contributed by "Other Bob" & edited by MW]

I had a lot to think about.

Mostly about how disappointed I was in the performance of my playing partners.

After the turn...

... we're now on the Zinfandel 9.

BK 46

MW 50

BF 54

RE 62

HOPE.

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Roy considering a Van de Velde on 9 ...

But eventually thought better of it. 

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my boss of the night to see

 so you heard me say Bob off the 19 and utter brothers dad as my boss of the night to see voice recognition is an imperfect technology.

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Brad out of the trap

No problem. 

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Roy out of the trap...

... eventually.

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3rd Tee (on Chardonnay)

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Roy on the 2nd tee at Chardonnay

Good start on 1. We have high hopes. 

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Live Blogging Poppy Ridge

Playing with Brad, Roy, and Other Bob at an OGC event.

It's a little windy and cool today. We'll be playing Chardonnay on the front and Zinfandel on the back. 

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Back nine - Poppy Ridge

Both batteries for my HTC smartphone were dead by the turn and the live-blog effort at Poppy Ridge ended then and there. I had my Olympus point-and-shoot in the bag, so took few more shots on the back.  In no particular order, and with no particular recollection of which holes were which - the back nine:

Probably as good a day as we've ever seen for an OGC opener at Poppy Ridge in January.

RE 104
DS 104
MW 107
CC 118

I've done worse on this course. The greens were dry, fast, and punitive.  I had a few pars, and a string of good holes, but with five snowmen on the scorecard, there is only so much one can reasonably expect for a final score. 

Despite the scores, our team net was -15. Respectable. Unlike our individual scores.

At the turn

RE 50
DS 52
MW 55
CC 59

Team -8

Battery is almost dead. 

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Birdie and par putts on 9

On in regulation, but missed the birdie putt.

Sinking the par putt while straddling Dave's line.

On in regulation.

Routine two putt for a par.

It's an easy game when you think about it.

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Roy and Dave tee off on 8

Roy into the left rough.

Dave into the right rough.

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Dave out of the trap on 5

Apparently the golfers in the other cart like the beach.

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Carolyn out of the greenside trap on 1

That would be her second trap of the first hole.

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