I played a two man tournament this past weekend with my brother. This is the second year we have played in this together and I have played about four times total in this event. Last year we made championship flight but finished lower middle of the pack. There are some pretty good local players probably 5 guys that are scratch golfers and about 20 who are 5 or better. My brother is a 5 and I am a 0.5.
This tournament format was best ball on Saturday (each player completes hole and better score is used), and scramble on Sunday (both players hit tee shot, choose the best shot then both hit from there etc, until the hole is finished). The scramble is a much easier format for those that don't know.
Shotgun start on Saturday, we began on the 10th hole, a straight forward par 5..one of the easier holes on the course. We had received a couple inches of rain the night before so the course was wet but they wanted to play the ball down. I hadn't picked up a club in a month and it showed in the range.
Anyways, I hit the drive down the middle, maybe 290 yrds no roll. I have about 215 left to the hole so I hit my 3-iron. I hook it left of the green but it shouldn't be too bad...however I didn't see the ball bounce. Drive up to the ball...except there's no ball. After a few minutes nothing. No ball. I said fuck it and my brother made par anyways.
I bailed him out on the 11th hole with a par when he was making bogey or worse. Then my game completely went to shit. I couldn't do anything right except drink beer and smoke my cigars. After our first nine holes we were 1 over par as a team with 2 bogeys and 1 bird. I shot like 42.
We then parred 1 and bogeyed 2. Two fucking over par best ball after 11 holes on this easy course. The next hole is the easiest hole on the course if you can keep your ball out of the airport on the left side. There is literally no rough left of the fairway, just a fence and the fucking runway. My brother always hits first...snap hook down the runway. I laugh because there is about 100 yards right to bail out and the guy snipes it left. I hit a bomb down the right side, 5 iron on green and 2 putt for birdie.
For some reason my swing felt different. Usually during a round of golf I figure something out and that was it. Anyways, I birdied 2 more holes coming in and we ended up shooting 1 under par 71. I finished 2 under that nine for a 76 total.
We get to the course Sunday morning and see that we made the championship flight, although we were in second to last place. Low score was 66, with a couple 67's as well. The teams that shot those scores were legit scratch golfers so they weren't going to give much back in the scramble.
As we were sitting in the cart I told my brother we needed to shoot in the 50's to even think about winning. It was a joke because to shoot 13 under in a 2 man scramble is damn hard. This course is about 6500 yds. About 5 years ago this former mini tour player and a younger guy now on the mini tour shredded the course with a 57 scramble, and 63 best ball. It was retarded.
Anyways, our first hole is the runway hole. My brother hits it right this time. I hit it down the middle and long. Some would say that my game is made for scrambles because I hit the drives stupid long. I used to compete in the REMAX Long Drive that happens in Mesquite although I was never quite long enough to get there. I can still fly the ball about 300 at sea level. We hit our second shot on the green and two putt for birdie.
Next hole 225 yard par 3. Hardest hole on course. My brother hits it short of green. I snipe 3 iron left. We take his, I chip it 2 feet. Par
Bomb down the middle, my brother hits wedge to 6 feet. I make the putt. 2 under.
Par 5, dogleg left. Brother 3 wood, 5 iron on, two putt. 3 under.
Par 4, 360 up hill. Drive 300, brother wedge to 5 feet. 4 under.
Par 3, 220. Brother 3 hybrid, 40 feet. He cans it. 5 under
At this point we are 5 under through 6 and I'm starting to think we may have something going here. Usually we shoot about 5 under in this format. This year most teams shot higher than this..and a lot of good ones shot around 70.
Par 4. Driver 330. Brother wedges 15 feet. I chunk mine. Miss putt. 5 under.
10th hole:Par 5 I hit my drive down the runway. My brother hits left rough, about 10 feet from the airport (OB) Brother snaps his into hazard so I hit 7 iron lay up. We both hit wedge to about 8 feet. I make putt. 6 under.
Par 4. Brother hits drive behind tree, I hit mine into the airport. Second shot, he hits tree and ball bounces straight down. Now I'm starting to feel some pressure. I've got 127 on the sky caddie but I need to keep the ball below the branch my brother hit. Punch PW to back fringe about 25 ft. I make putt. 7 under.
Par 4. Drive 320. I wedge to 6 feet. 8 under.
Par 3. Brother short of green. Me left. Take his ball. Best chip to 6 feet. I make. 8 under
Par 5. Drive 300. Brother 4 hybrid to 35 feet. I make. Eagle. 10 under.
Now I'm thinking what the fuck? We're 10 under thru 11 holes. The guys we are playing with are 8 under.
Par 4. Drive 320. Brother wedges to 8 feet. Both miss. 10 under.
Par 4. Drive 290. Brother wedges to 10 feet. Both miss. 10 under.
Par 4. This is the dreaded 17th hole. Blind tee shot over marsh with the hazard continuing past the fairway. It's about 360 but closer to 330 if you go towards the green. I tell my brother to hit his 3 hybrid to play it safe. Hits it perfectly....splash. Not enough club. Ooops...I'm drunk at this point. I'm not gonna lie, I was pretty nervous since we had a great round going here. I take out driver and hit a good one about 10 yards short. I chip up to 7 feet. Brother says he feeling it and wants to putt first (I usually go first on the greens). He cans it. 11 under.
Par 3. Both hit in right bunker, short sided pin. I blast out 6 feet. Make par. 11 under.
Two more holes. Guys we're playing with are now 10 under.
Par 4. Drive 360 (hit cart path) Brother hits flop shot 2 feet. I make. 12 under.
Last hole is dog leg right par 4. Tough hole and now its pouring out. Brother hits driver towards fairway bunker. Nobody see it. I hit bomb down left side. My brothers ball ends up in the palmetto tree, never came down. We have 124 into hole. Over the green is dead. My brother knows we are playing well but thinks we're about 10 under..I'm not telling him what we really are. I tell him stay short of the pin. Hits his wedge to 15 inches. I tell him on the green in pouring rain..go make that putt and we may win this thing. Taps in birdie.
13 under par 59. Guys we played with shot 61.
So we get to score board. Guys that shot 66, shot 65 for 131. Whooo hoooo, we shot 130. We win!!
We look to see what the guys that had 67 did. They ended with 61 for a 128.
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!!!
So we ended up in second place and were happy about it.
Better luck next year.
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