After a poor tee shot from the 1st tee, where I left myself almost in the dam behind the 10th tee, I had a shot over the trees to the green. Taking 8 iron, played this shot really well, to finish just some 6 feet from the edge of the green and only some 30 feet from the pin. Again with the 8 iron, my chip ran over the hole and I would leave the 10 footer I had back 6 inches short. Tap in bogey. Good result considering where I was off the tee.

A good drive from the 2nd tee to the 150m pegs, 7 iron 2nd shot finds the green, apparently close, but still 15 feet away. Birdie attempt slides 6 inches past, tap in par.

Another good tee shot from the par 5 3rd tee again finds the fairway. 3 iron 2nd finds fairway about 60m away from the green. PW 3rd finds the putting surface, but bounds long over the back. Chip back on to the green to about 10 feet and make the putt. A very good up and down from a spot that has cost me strokes previously.

3 putt double bogey 5 on the par 3 4th hole after missing the green and not chipping all that close. NB: Would repeat this same scenario on the 8th hole.

Good drive on the par 4 5th, about 100m away, centre right of the fairway. PW on to the green about 20 feet away, 2 putts for par.

Good drive on the par 4 6th, to about 20m away, centre right of the fairway. PW on to the green about 15 feet away, birdie attempt sits in the jaws short, tap in for par.

Another good drive on the par 5 7th, finds fairway. 5 iron across the dogleg looks terrific and finishes centre of the fairway about 15m from the green. PW to the green about 20 feet from the hole. Again birdie attmpt sits in the jaws. Again, tap in par.

The 8th we've talked about.

Wonderful drive on the long par 4 9th bisects both the fairway and the 150m pegs. Slight helping breeze, so its 8 iron and it's all over the flag and from 150m away looks really close. On getting to the green, its 10 feet and I would slide that birdie putt a foot past through the break and make the one back.

OK, so the front 9 was 5 over 41 with 2 doubles resulting from 2 3 putt greens. The positives for the 9 are 6 of 7 fairways and 5 of 9 greens in reg with 17 putts.

Much to be happy about there for this 12 marker.

Cheers