Gazebo's TGA Tour blog entry!! (just coz he books a tee time, he's now thinking that he's all organised and decides to make a blog contribution !.. he must be really fed up of being on holiday!)
Over to Gazebo....
Attending TGA Tour regulars, Lemur, Papa Hicks and Gazebo.
Gazebo shows up to find Papa Hicks being schooled on the driving range by, I didn't catch his name but if he showed up at my front door I
would be inclined to call him Matt, a man with no legs and only one arm. Lemur announces his bag of balls (the ones purchased from the
clubhouse) has filled him with confidence and he will be having a stellar round. Gazebo hopes he doesn't have to hit a wedge this round.
Bets today are the usual putting contest between Lemur and Gazebo, and a match play contest that pitts Lemur against the formidible duo of
Papa Hicks and Gazebo.
First tee and the threesome are joined by Ha-Lee, a sweet quiet little woman who outdrives us all on most holes.
Lemur starts by rolling in a 20 foot putt on the first hole for a BIRDIE, a one hole lead in the match, $1 from Gazebo and ... ( do other
TGA tour vets owe him $2 if they are not there ? ) The shy Ha-Lee mentions how short she feels and Gazebo realizes that, at 6'2", he is by
far the shortest male in the foursome. Ha-Lee is about the same height as Matt (without the prosthetics).
Holes 2-6 are all the same, Lemur hits good drive, good approach, good putt. Papa Hicks hits good drive, good approach bad
putt(s)...Gazebo hits good drive, bad approach, penalty stroke, good putt. Lemur is up 3 holes in the match by the time we get to the
seventh hole.
Most holes Ha-Lee is hiding behind a tree while the 3 big men hit from the Blue tee's. On the 7th she is standing off at a 45 degree angle
while Gazebo tries to hit an 8 iron 170 yds to the par 3. Gazebo proceeds to hit his tee shot at a 25 degree angle sending Ha-Lee behind a
tree where she pulls out her cell phone. Lemur suggest she is calling her husband to pick her up...QUICK. Papa Hicks doesn't like the use
of cell phones on the golf course so he hits a low stinger through Ha-Lee's tee box, almost ringing it off the garbage keg. After 9 holes
Ha-Lee announces she has had enough.
The front nine has Lemur comfortably ahead 3 holes in the match but down $3 to Gazebo's hot putter. The 10th hole sees Gazebo only having
to Two-putt from 3 feet to win the hole but Lemur still walks to the 11th tee with a 3 hole lead.
On the 13th, Lemur and Gazebo are rudely discussing Transhumnism as a religion while Papa Hicks is teeing off. His failed tee shot
obviously caused by the thoughtlessness of his fellow competitors, he tees up another. Lemur blinks his left eye EXACTLY when Papa Hicks
starts his downswing (when are the British going to learn manners) and Papa Hicks gets another do-over. This time he takes full advantage
and almost reaches the fairway. Lemur plays the 13 pretending he is Gazebo, big drive, bad approach, chip, chip, chip, putt, putt and his
lead has been reduced.
Alas, a couple of holes later Lemur wins the match 3 and 2. Once the match was in hand Lemur starts missing greens on purpose and ends up
with 31 putts to Gazebos 32 putts :-( Papa hicks hits the green on the 208 yd 17th (no, he didn't par) and Gazebo finished 6 inches short
of breaking 100.
A couple of Molson Dry's in the clubhouse to celebrate a great afternoon without a drop of rain.
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