I mean this is a hell of a two putt
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It was a scary moment. I thought he was having a stroke. His playing partners didnāt seem concerned either.
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I was just wonderingā¦ does @westerj12 have a mini driver?
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It was such a good match. Wish I knew how to hit a Driver off of a Tee. Of the deck is no problem, but off a tee thatās a whole issue.
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I played @cjnussbaum1219 in the round of 32 yesterday at Hyland. There was zero chance this match would live up to the hype it was generating in the First Flight chat ā I knew I was up against a buzzsaw, and unfortunately my game peaked two months ago and hasnāt been sharp lately, so I entered the matchup feeling like a big underdog, just hoping to grind out a miracle.
No chance. Cody boat-raced me 4.5 & 4. Some quick highlights:
ā Cody parred the first three holes while I made three straight bogeys to fall 3.5 down right out of the chute. He stretched his lead to 4.5 after 6 holes.
ā I fought back and made a little surge, winning 7 with a par and 8 with a birdie to get back within 2.5, and I got a pop on 9. Felt like I had a good chance to be just 1.5 down at the turn. I made a solid par on 9, but Cody made a big-time birdie to halve the hole, curtailing my momentum a bit.
ā He took 10 to go back to 3.5 up. Then we went to 11, and this was the turning point of the match. I made a comfy par from the middle of the fairway. Cody yanked his drive left into 5 fairwayā¦ then hit an absurd 8-iron over the trees onto the green. Then he made the 25-foot birdie putt to win the hole. That felt like the dagger.
ā I made a mess of heinous No. 12, allowing Cody to go dormie at 5.5 up with 6 to play. I still kept fighting, won 13 and had a 10-foot birdie putt to win 14 but could not convert. We both made par, and he closed me out 4.5 & 4.
I certainly didnāt have my A game, really struggled to get off the tee, but I played fine ā I finished net 1-over. And yes I got absolutely steamrolled because Cody is a beast. This was one of the best displays of lag putting Iāve seen in a long time ā it got demoralizing to know that he was a lock to make at least a cozy two-putt even if he was 35 feet from the pin.
Good luck to the rest of the field against this menace!
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Sadly I had to forfeit my match against @jbilo due to injury.
Going to come back hungrier for season 4.
Maybe Iāll see the final 4 this fallā¦ā¦
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Hate that
Myself and @Mattgetz7894 got a lovely invite to come play Carolina GC for our Round of 32 match. Iāll spare everyone the gritty hole by hole details as it wasnāt the prettiest. I had the half stroke advantage.
Started off 7 straight holes without a push and no one going more than 1up. We finally found a push on the 8th and 9th before I took the 10th hole to go 2up.
On the 11th, Matt sprays his tee shot right, hits his second into the hazard (but playable), and dunks his third into a bunker. Iām fairway-green and thinking about going 3up before Matt decides to have a filthy up and down and watch me 3 putt (a theme of the day). We head to 12 still 2up and Matt sticks it to 3 ft for bird, and follows up with a win on the 13th to get it back to AS. Thatās match play folks.
14 and 15 are pushes before we arrive to the long par 3 16th. Unfortunately for Matt the hosel rocket joined in for the round and I got up and down from the right side of the green to take the 1up lead. With the tiebreaker, I knew I just needed to push 17. We both ended up in trouble left off the tee but my bogey from there was enough to take the win 2.5&1.
Fun match on an awesome course. @bmasters, youāre next.
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That sucks man! Never like to see anyone go out like that. Hope you recover quickly!
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Very unfortunate of me on 17 to hit a 30 yard bunker shot 100 yards! 18 had a left pin that would have been a great finishing hole, however it never made it down to that. Thatās probably the reason why I birdied it to finish. Best of luck in the next round!
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Missed this part. Very glad it did not come down to the 18th.
Rumor has it your caddie was the key to victory
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Had the pleasure of playing my match against @CrucialTaunt this past Saturday at Lane Tree Golf Club in Goldsboro, NC. My brother-in-law and one of his retired coaching buddies were there as witnesses. We played the one-ups and straight match play. I knew I would have to play well to overcome the 8 shots Mike was getting from me. Thankfully, I remembered how to play golf on the back 9 lol.
The front 9 was less than stellar for both of us and my .5 stroke advantage was quickly erased after 1. We both had a couple of big numbers on the front but thankfully I won one of them with a double lol. I managed to survive 4 of the strokes making the turn at 1.5 up.
Not exactly sure what happened to either of us on the back but my game showed up and Mikeās decided to take a break for a while. I proceeded by winning 4 of the next 5 holes securing the victory 4.5 U after 14. After the match was over I continued to hit the ball well and finished with a -2 back 9 which was a first for me. Finished out with one hell of a par on 18 to shoot 44/34. Had 4 birdies on the back nine which is more than I have had in an entire roundā¦just crazy considering I felt like I was scrambling the whole time.
The fun did not stop after golf thoughā¦The moment we were all looking forward tooā¦Dinner at the Beefmastor Inn in Wilson, NC. I HIGHLY recommend if you are in the area. The restaurant is small so bring some chairs and cold ones to enjoy while you wait outside.
@CrucialTaunt enjoyed it as always my friend!! We will need to run it back soon!
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Rumors may be very true
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Most of the round of 16 is settled (remaining 3 matches will be shared when determined) so lets get some of the matchups announced. This is back to a straight up match, so if you end tied after 18 please play extra holes until you can find a winner. I trust both players to agree on a fair way to handle. Also always good to have a marker or 2 along for the match.
In addition, we are getting to the end, please provide a writeup after each match! You will have until September 10th to get your match in
As always can check out the tracker here: 2023 CLC Matchplay Tracker - Google Sheets
First up, the bandon boys get to bring the battle home.
@bmasters vs @wolfpack888
Next our resident final 4 man vs the legend.
@BCates vs @Are_you_double_D
The man from the North vs the absolute menace
@Smidler vs @cjnussbaum1219
The coastal battle gets another run
@JNorwoodFive vs @iPress
And last but not least the artist vs the tempo
@needforspieth vs @tplatimer
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Tough scene for @bmasters
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I donāt want there to be any controversy, @bmasters should be facing Cory, he beat me on his home turf
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RIP in peace @ me
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My badā¦ Was going to quick. I did not mean to disparage the good name of the Pool Man himself.
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Doesnāt matter, Iād beat them both
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