Hottest day of the year for Wayne And McD vs C flight champion Fred And D flight also ran Nick

Wayne gets 2. Nick 3. McD 5

It's a humidex near 40 but the match is scheduled so off we go.  All as expected except Fred who has driven to Ottawa on Tuesday and has a bad back.

Good front nines from Wayne and some of Nick. Nick wins 1 with a par, 5 with a par net birdie and 7 with a real birdie from 3 feet. Wayne wins 2 with a par, 3 with a par, 8 with a par and shoots 38.  Throw in Gord's net par on 4 for a win after Fred misses from a foot and first in par on 9 for a win and it's 2 up at the turn for Wayne and McD. Fred hasn't factored in a single hole. He retreats to the car for more Advil.

Fred  3 putts 10 but it doesn't matter because stroking Gord wins with a net birdie. 3 up.

Wayne and Fred on 11. Nick is in the bunker hoping Fred won't 3 putt for the fourth time today. So he holes out for birdie and the unlikely win. Back to 2 up

Nick pars 12 to win and it's 1 up.

McD makes a wonderful chip from over the back of 13 to a foot which halves Nick's  green and 2 putt par. 13 holes and Fred hasn't been needed. But Advil takes time to kick in. 1 up Wayne and McD.

Wayne doesn't make the fairway on 14 . He hits his second so far right the trees throw it back in the rough at the one hundred marker, A simple wedge puts him thirty feet for par. McD hits trees with his first second third and then takes a drop. Not a factor. Fred stripes a drive and a second but the second runs into the back trap for a front red pin. Sandy Fred is magnificent. Out to three feet and he makes while Wayne misses so we are all square with four to go. 

15 and McD is the only drive not only on but even close to the fairway. Unfortunately he is in the bushes with his second. Fred is a strategic master and his lay up followed by wedge to a real birdie gives the lead back to Nick and Fred for the first time since hole # 1.

Stroking for all on 16 sees Wayne and McD on in net two with twenty feet to go. Nick is out of it. McD is woefully short and three putts before Wayne. Wayne is woefully short. Fred just misses a real par but has a downhill foot left  Wayne misses for 6 net 5. Fred sucks it up and holes for a real 5 and a half.

17 has Wayne hit first to 15 feet above the hole Beauty. Fred counters. 10 feet but also above the hole. Wayne hits a good putt but is short. Par  Fred hits a tentative putt but it's enough to half and be dormie going home.

18 is Wayne and Fred on in regulation. Wayne thirty feet and Fred fifteen.Wayne taps in for par. Nick lips out a chip for par. Fred leaves his 15 footer short by 17 inches with break. Remember 4!!!! No. This one goes in. Last shot wins a marvelous match on a very hot day. 1 up Fred and Nick. Partners who never really saw each other.

18 holes played. Only 5 holes halved incluing the last three. 

Wayne was 38 on the front before faltering on the back

Fred who faltered on the front was 38 on the back

McD started with an x and was a good match play partner

Ditto Nick who was 42 - 49 with two real  birdis and a net birdie.