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August 9, 2013 – 02:00 PM
On Friday, August 9th Mac and Bob, 4-2 and seeking a pass into the playoffs met Wayne and McD, 1-3, who were seeking to keep their winning streak going. The result was an exciting match that came down to the last putt. Here's what happened:
#1. Bob hit three perfect shots - a drive to about 130, an approach to about 12' on a soft green and a solid putt into the cup for BIRDIE and the win. Would his mastery of the approach shot continue? B/M 1 up
#2. Bob, Mac and McD on in reg. Bob makes the solid par, Mac just misses his bird, and with a little help from Wayne on pace, McD gets down in two from the back for par and a push. B/M 1 up
#3. No one is on, but McD is closest. Bob makes a good up and down for par. McD leaves his chip 5' short, but rolls it up the hill for par and a push. B/M 1 up
#4. Mac and McD stroking. Both right in three. Mac makes a great chip and knocks it in for net BIRDIE. McD does not. B/M 2 up and the rout is on.
#5. Everybody is stroking (except Bob, of course). Everybody is on the front apron in two. Bob makes the best chip and taps in for par. McD misses. Wayne has gone 9' past the hole but rams it home for net BIRDIE. Mac just misses and it's B/M 1 up
#6. Everybody is stroking (except Bob, of course). Bob goes into the hazard long right, then slashes it out a la Gord Thomas. It takes him two more to get on. Mac scuffs his drive, goes into the trees right with his second then drills a shot at the boys on the next tee. Richard opens his legs just in time to let the ball fly through. Wayne is on in two. McD is just short but chips it reasonably close. Their pars (net BIRDIES) are good for the win and it's All Square.
#7. No one hits the green. Bob makes an uncharacteristically poor chip and misses the putt. So does McD. Mac also makes 4 from deep in right field. Wayne uses his putter in long thick grass left and amazingly gets it to 3' which, as we all know, is routine for him. He makes it and it's WO/McD 1 up.
#8. Mac has a stroke and uses it to get his drive almost to the ladies' tee. His next two aren't so great either but his chip is excellent leading to a bogey/net par. Bob gets down in two from 50'. Their pars are better than WO/McD's sloppy bogeys and it's back to All Square. WO/McD held the lead for a good twelve minutes and would never hold it again.
#9. Wayne and Bob make solid pars. Mac has a good chance for a net birdie but just misses and it's still All Square.
#10. Mac hits a beautiful shot to 12' below the hole then rolls it in for BIRDIE (net eagle). B/M 1 up
#11. Mac, Bob and Wayne all hit the green and have long putts, none of which drop. McD gets a good bounce of the front mound and leaves his ball 4' away. He rolls it in for BIRDIE and the win and the match is All Square.
#12 Four good drives, but only Mac makes a good approach. After everyone else has missed, he calmly rolls his 15' putt up the hill for another BIRDIE and a remarkable 3-3-3 start to the back nine. B/M 1 up
#13 Wayne covers the pin all the way and ends up 18' above it. McD is pin high just off right. Mac finds the hazard. Bob goes ker-splash. Wayne is short (with his putt, I mean) but McD gets his to drop for BIRDIE and the win. All Square
#14 Four good drives. Bob makes the worst approach so has to go first from about 25 yards. He is disgusted with himself and nonchalantly chips on. The sucker rolls up to the cup and drops! A fifth consecutive BIRDIE for the group. Wayne and McD miss by inches and it's B/M 1 up yet again.
#15. Wayne goes into the hazard right but everyone else gets off the tee well. Mac is longest and he is stroking. Bob wisely (or maybe not) gets him to go first and Mac scuffs it into the hazard. After another lousy shot, Mac realizes that it is all the fault of the club which he slams into the turf. Suffice it to say that that club will never hit another ball. Meanwhile Bob and McD hit good shots and reasonable chips. Both miss by centimeters, settle for pars and it's still B/M 1 up
#16. Stroke Hole - Bob hits another great drive and another crappy iron shot. He manages to get on but can only make bogey. Wayne goes right again, has to slash it out (which he does remarkably well), but can do no better than double. Mac and McD both end up five feet from the cup in 4, McD below and Mac above. McD makes, Mac just misses and it's All Square once again with two to go.
#17. Bob hooks badly but drops out of a tree (the ball I mean). He eventually scrambles for a 5. Mac, who is stroking, is on and pretty close in three. McD makes his one bad shot of the nine into the crap right and makes double. Wayne has gone left with his approach but makes a masterful chip to 4'. His uphill putt strangely ends up still 4' away but he now has a downhiller for bogey. His putt for double bogey is conceded but Mac's bogey wins the hole and it's B/M 1 up and Dormie.
#18. Mac and McD are stroking. Mac hits a lousy drive, second and third shots, pretty good fourth, fifth and sixth shots and a terrific seventh because it goes in. Bob knocks his drive into the hazard left. He slashes it out, again a la Gord Thomas, then hits yet another crappy iron shot leaving him way right of the green. Wayne and McD hit acceptable drives and second shots. Wayne is a little short (with his approach, I mean), and McD is a little long (with his approach I mean) into the long grass at the back. Just when it seems like they have it in the bag, Bob comes out of nowhere with a great pitch to 10' below the hole. McD manages to chip to 5' below the hole. Bob makes the putt for an incredible par. The match then rests on McD's putt which, politely, finds the bottom of the cup for net BIRDIE, the win and a tie of the match.
ALL SQUARE
Mac 45-43 88 net 68
Bob 37-39 76 net 69
Wayne 30-41 80 net 69
McD 42-38 80 net 65
