Pod 2 continuing play today with myself against @Thesandman. For those that don’t know we are cousins, so the pod rivalry was out in full force today. Great day out at Cabarrus CC with @BushwoodCaddie and @bmasters joining. *Denotes the 9 holes Ryan gets strokes.
Hole 1 (Par 5)*: Ryan goes from left trees to right trees to fairway to on the green laying 4. I hit fairway, layup, green, and we both 2 putt to push.
Hole 2 (Par 4)*: Ryan right, punches out, third on the green. I’m left rough to the back of the green (front pin). I 2 putt. Ryan needs a 2 putt to push from 25 ft and misses a 3 footer. 1up.
Hole 3 (Par 4): Ryan right rough and second just short of the green. I hit fairway/green. 2 putt from myself, Ryan doesn’t get up and down. 2up.
Hole 4 (Par 4): Both hit fairway and fly the back of the green. I manage the up and down, Ryan’s putt is a roll short to push. 3up.
Hole 5 (Par 3): Ryan short left, I’m back of the green to a front pin. A lovely 3 putt from myself (this becomes a theme) and Ryan gets up and down. 2up.
Hole 6 (Par 4)*: Ryan in the right rough and hits the very left side of the green to a right pin. I’m in the fairway but blocked out by a tree, run up attempt is just short. 3 putts a piece gives Ryan the hole. 1up.
Hole 7 (Par 3): Ryan left edge of the green, I’m on the green about 20 ft from a front pin. Did I say 3 putts were a theme? We both do that and head to 8. 1up.
Hole 8 (Par 5)*: Ryan goes fairway, layup, short of green. I hit it into the right trees, stay in the trees, punch out, and then come up short too. Ryan gets home wit a 6 net 5 and takes the hole. Tied.
Hole 9 (Par 4)*: Both sitting nice in the fairway, Ryan hits short left, I miss right. Ryan chips up to a foot for a net 3 so I need to make mine. @BushwoodCaddie decides he’ll do the honor and holes one from the same spot I’m in. Feeling the energy in the air, I blow one a mile by the hole. 1 down.
Hole 10 (Par 4): Ryan in the bunker and I’m in the right trees. We both layup short of the green. Ugly chips/putts by both but I escape with a win with the 5. Tied.
Hole 11 (Par 5): Ryan left rough and lays up, I’m in the right rough and do the same. Ryan sticks it to 4 feet and I decide to follow him and do the same. I pull my birdie putt, he jars his. 1 down.
Hole 12 (Par 3): I hit the dead center of the green and Ryan is long right. Ryans chip rolls out to leave him about 20 feet and he jars it. The theme music is playing again… we LOVE 3 putts. 2 down.
Hole 13 (Par 4)*: Some wayward shots by Ryan give me the opportunity to take this one. But I do want to note I hate this hole and sunk a par putt. 1 down.
Hole 14 (Par 4): Both hit the fairway. Ryan comes up short of the green and doesn’t get up and down for a 5. I leave myself a 20 footer for bird and can anyone guess what I did? We push. 1 down.
Hole 15 (Par 3)*: Straight over water and all 4 of us hit the green. That may be a first. Ryan hits a great lag to be in with the 3 net 2. I miss the bird. 2 down.
At this point we are not feeling great folks. Ryan pops on 2 of the last 3. Wind is out of the sails.
Hole 16 (Par 4)*: Ryan is in the right rough and hits his second left of the green. Center cut for myself and put it about 15 ft behind the hole. Ryan leaves himself a 15 footer after his chip. My birdie comes up a roll short, so Ryan has a putt to win and comes up just short. We push with his stroke. 2 down, dormie.
Hole 17 (Par 4): Ryan in the right bunker, myself center cut. Ryan catches a limb on the way out and leaves himself in a tough spot. I put it to about 8 ft. Miss the bird but a 4 is enough. 1 down, dormie.
Hole 18 (Par 5)*: Wind dead in the face, Ryan right rough and lays up to about 160. I’m in the fairway and a good layup leaves me 60 yards. Ryan’s is about a yard from making it across the creek in front of the green but goes in. I put myself to about 20 ft. Ryan drops, chips up, and 2 putts to be in for a 7 net 6. I leave myself a couple feet after the first putt and make it to win the hole. Tied.
An agreement was made pre-round to attempt to get out for more holes, but the tee sheet was stacked. So the backup plan was a 10 hole putt off with stymies on the putting green to channel the Vibestock memories. We were going to do 9 holes but decided on 10 so we each got 5 choices of tee/hole. @bmasters stayed around to referee.
A quick 3up from myself through 4 holes (now the putter works), some pushes to follow, and then the fun action came in on the 7th. A true stymie situation led to me pulling this putt and allowing Ryan to stay in it with a tied hole.
Dormie for Ryan with 3 to go. @bmasters in full on referee mode here to decide who is out. It’s me, and I lip it. Hole lost.
After some smack around from Ryan on 9 trying to send my ball every which way, we close it out with a 3&1 win in the playoff. So 2 points for myself, 1 to Ryan.
Really enjoyed the round and looking forward to the 4 more of these I have.