ad79 wrote:

At the tee we have Ron versus Stig.

Ron won the cointoss and tees off first.

Matchplay over 9 holes.



Hole 1:

Ron: 250 yards, 2nd short, 3rd Bunker 4 Green, 1 putt; 5 strokes

Stig: Drive to green, 2 putts; 3 strokes



1up for Stig after a huge drive to the green.



Hole 2:

Stig: 300 yards, 2nd water 1 penalty 4 green,2 putts; 6 strokes

Ron: Drive to green, 1 putt; 2 strokes



Ron ties it up again with a drive to match Stig's on hole 1.



Hole 3:

Ron: 180 yards, 2nd hooked, 3rd on green, 2 putts; 5 strokes

Stig: Drive to green, 1 putt; 2 strokes



Another huge drive decides takes stig back to 1 up. What will happen when they both hit the sweetspots?



Hole 4:

Stig: Drive to green, 2 putts; 3 strokes

Ron: 180 yards, 2nd topped, 3rd bunker 4 Green, 2 putts; 6 strokes



And another driven green makes it 2 up for Stig and we are almost at the halfway point.



Hole 5:

Stig: 250 yards, 2nd on green, 2putts; 4 strokes

Ron: Slice out of bounds 3 bunker 4 green,2 putts; 6 strokes



Ron's slice really made it difficult for him and he falls to 3 down with 4 holes left. Can this be over soon? Ron needs to step up his game now.



Hole 6:

Stig: 250 yards, 2nd water 1 penalty 4 green, 1 putt; 5 strokes

Ron: Drive to green, 1 putt; 2 strokes



Ron finds something and plays this hole perfect to claw his way back to 2 down, but still far from safe. If Stig wins 1 of the last 3 holesx he takes the win.



Hole 7:

Ron: 250 yards,2nd short, 3rd on green,2 putts: 5 strokes

Stig: 250 yards,2nd water 1 penalty 4 green, 3putts 7 strokes



Ron stays calm and gets the job done or maybe Stig just failed to do his job on this hole. 7 strokes is the highest score so far today. Stigs lead down to 1up now



Hole 8:

Ron: Drive to green, 2 putts; 3 strokes

Stig: 180 yards, 2nd topped, 3rd on green, 2 putts; 5 strokes



Ron has tied it up with brilliant play on the home stretch and we stand at the 9th tee and it's anyones game. Can Ron hold it together or can Stig stop the leak and climb back in the saddle. This will be tense.



Hole 9:

Will be replayed stroke by stroke.

Ron: 180 yards (Not the best of shots on the 9th tee. Can Stig take advantage?)

Stig: Drive topped (That was nerves and just plain ugly)



As Stig is farthest away he first now.



Stig: 2nd topped (Again? Stig was 3 up with 4 holes left and now he is struggling to hit the ball and is just yards past Ron after 2 strokes)

Ron: 2nd in bunker(And Ron with just an easy shot towards the green fades it into the right bunker)



Can thes guys get it onto the green with their 3rd shot? Stig in the fairway with a long shot and Ron in the bunker with a short one. Stig is up first.



Stig: 3rd on green (well placed shot, but not an easy putt for Stig)

Ron: 3rd on green (Ron matches Stigs shot)



This is now a putting contest and the one that can sink this in one will likely win.



Stig: 2 putts (Just right of the hole, but close enough for an easy holeout and he is home in 5 strokes, and Ron has a chance to hole out for the win)



Ron: (Ron gives it a firm stroke as he won't leave it short at least. It rolls towards the hole and follows the slope. This will be on the edge and might just go in. The ball hangs on the lip for a second before it drops in for the win and Ron erupts with joy) 4 strokes



Ron wins 1up after a sensational comeback from 3down with 4 holes left. Stigs performance on the homestretch can not be called anything but a collapse.



Closing thoughts: Ron kindly sent me this game and this match was played solo. This is not much of a game as there is NOTHING at all you can do to impact the result. You roll the dice and that is all. There is no strategy at all. Nill. Nada. Nothing.



BUT



It is a heck of a tense ride when played as matchplay with dice rolled like on the 9th hole. Having Ron come back from 3down had me shouting for my rolls and cursing the bad shots. Also played a 5 hole match versus my dauhgter and after she went 2up after 2 I clawed my way back on the next 2 holes and the 5th hole was halved. Another 3 halved holes before my daughter 1putted for the win on the 9th hole. We had great fun, but this is no game.

