watched Juan's Rd 4 at Hibiknomori last night. His usually solid driver deserted him early in his round, leaving him in some very awkward positions for his approaches to the green. However, he responded brilliantly, keeping bogeys off his card. Then, on Hole 12 he got a fantastic eagle with a "banana ball" of a putt from long distance. His driving improved on the back nine, leading to a very respectable score for the round.
I also watched Galen's Rd 3 at Silver Lake against Sundance's Rd 3. Overall, there wasn't much in it, but Galen's longer drives gave him the opportunity to put his approach shots closer to the pin and his putter did the rest. I really enjoy watching you two slug it out.
Finally, I played my 3rd Round at Apache Stand against Sundance's. This is a really interesting course! One minute you're surrounded by desert scrub and the next, by groves of pine trees. Add to this the fact that the greens don't have any fringes and your approaches need to be even more accurate than usual. Overall, I liked the course and I can honestly say that the back nine is far more challenging than the front nine. Really good Handicap and Stableford contests between Steve and me, with Steve just coming out on top. However, his good form did cost him another shot on his handicap, so that made me feel a little better.
Cheers
Brad
