Catch up

Since the breakthrough, the focus has been on consolidation as we turn our minds to the spring and the adventures ahead in the golfing world.

A midweek trip back to the Verger on 4th December with Stan was a treat. The course was very wet, though, so it was heavy going. Ian's class shone through as he was comfortably the best player, with a monster putt on the 4th particulalrly memorable!

Saturday 8th December may have been the fête des lumières, but it was also a chance to get some practice in at the Verger with a few balls off the mats and then fun pitching and putting competitions, both of which were won by Ian, the short game master!

9th December - a round at Chassieu, where the ground is still firm and the course in very good nick indeed. We played with 2 rather taciturn chaps, but had a very enjoyable round, in perfectly acceptable conditions. The strokeplay scores were Ian 88, Tim 86. The matchplay handshake took place on the 15th green. Having checked on the ffg website, 19.9 gives 17 strokes at Chassieu. An analysis of the card shows 38 stableford points for Tim and what would have been a reduction to 19.1. However, that's not the immediate focus. We want to work on taking the practice mat swing onto the course, particularly with regard to iron shots, where we both struggled a bit today. Stop that mind going blank, find a focus which enables a solid, straightish shot which goes the predicted distance!

Onwards and upwards!