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2017 Newport Cup Matches at Talamore Resort (Pinehurst, NC)


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17 minutes ago, Golfingdad said:

For the record, @Pretzel and I shot a 69 (gross) and got smoked 2.5-0.5. (Was a great match though)

Funny game.

It was a great time. @Pretzel's drives were fun to watch. Impressive. 

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16 minutes ago, Golfingdad said:

So was @jsgolfer‘s short game.  Many tap-ins for par after missed greens (and one crucial pitch in birdie to top it off)

It sure was a good match and great fun, although we won 2.5-.5, we only won the entire match by 1. Can't get much closer than that.  :beer:

My back still hurts from watching @Pretzelswing,  :-O

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49 minutes ago, Golfingdad said:

For the record, @Pretzel and I shot a 69 (gross) and got smoked 2.5-0.5. (Was a great match though)

Funny game.

Yes that's unfortunately the way match play can go. @Pretzel and many other West players are playing solid golf.

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29 minutes ago, jsgolfer said:

My back still hurts from watching @Pretzel swing

Give it ten years and mine probably will too. Until then I'll enjoy it while I can though! :-D

@Golfingdad and I made 3 or 4 birdies on the back nine, which would be more than enough for a comeback in most cases. Our eastern paint opponents, however, played excellently and managed to hold onto their lead.

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3 hours ago, NCGolfer said:

I didn’t have a single plugged one....oh, that’s because I didn’t have a single bunker shot.  ;-)

Yeah but you left @coachjimsc in a bunker once or twice... :-D

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9 hours ago, Club Rat said:

@DaveP043  What a STUD ......  :beer:

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8 hours ago, Golfingdad said:

For the record, @Pretzel and I shot a 69 (gross) and got smoked 2.5-0.5. (Was a great match though)

Funny game.

Yeah, I guess that's match play for you. Good shooting man..

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Youthful red team starts the day with loud whip sounds and blasting driver down range 

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Blue team getting the backs warmed up with pitching wedges

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Match 2 opening hole becomes a pitch-off. Dan sticks it to tap-in distance. 

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Match 3 opening hole. Blue discusses options on this downhill lie (photo doesn’t do it justice). 

Phil had just put Red on green to about 10ft from nearly same yardage as his eagle hole out yesterday on this hole. 

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Great recovery shot there. Choked down a little, partial swing, nice low ball flight to get back into the fairway. Textbook. Keep it up blue team!

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