2009 Annual Championship

The tournament everybody was waiting for finally arrived on the 14th of December 2009. Gamba Golf Club annual championship was held for 2 days. The first day was also the medal for December and therefore the final chance for everybody to score on the ecclectic. Although nobody is really interested to know, I'm proud to announce that I was the leader going into this final day.

The first day did not actually started as planned. A few jokers came late and there were also last minute withdrawals. But the game still started and those that managed to make it, tee off from the 1st hole. I was supposed to be in the final flight but due to the few late arrivals was forced to join an earlier group.

The flight in front of us was super slow. We literally had to wait for every shot from the 1st hole to the last. My game collapse after my first tee shot. I did manage to get a birdie but other than that it was a long day indeed. I think it's an expensive lesson for me. I need to control my mind better in the future.

It's obvious that I failed to win the December medal and to make it worse, I also lost the ecclectic. Now I need to start all over again in 2010. Anyway, the second day was still on so we re-assembled on the 15th. This time we started in the morning.

The day was great and we changed the starting system. I started from hole 5 with Vincent and we were blazing hot for the first 2 holes. As soon as we were walking to our 3rd hole, the sky opened and heavy rains arrived. We were perfectly located because our 3rd hole is next to the golf paillot. We conveniently stopped and enjoyed the prepared coffee and croissant. Almost everybody else were soaking wet.

The tournament was cancelled and deferred to February 2010. So not all was lost, i'm still in contention .... if I can get my handicap revised in time.