Sunday, November 4, 2012

Bentley Battle

Nov 4 - First weekend in November, turn back the clocks, sunny and 50 degrees, and playing golf with my college teammates Bates and Richards.  Makes me extra happy I chose to play golf in college, an unbreakable bond of teammates and good friends for life.  That said, when it comes to our annual/bi-annual/other matches, a simple $5 Nassau, automatic press on the back, automatic presses after 2 down, and $1 junk brings as much motivation and pressure as tournament golf, especially in a tight match.

Bates and Richards vs. Flionis and Leary (Batesy's buddy from Marlborough)...Flionis/Leary win the front 1 up after Flio drains a 10 footer for par on 9...Flionis/Leary take a 2up lead on the back side through 13 (birdie by Leary on 11 and Flionis on 13), automatic press hits and Bates/Richards see the green light, they make par on 14 for a win, halve 15, Bates birdies 16 and 17 to win the press, square the overall match, and take the lead on the back nine, S&%T...all comes down to 18...Flionis makes par on 18, which squeaks out the win after Bates's slick downhill 10 footer rims out.  Squash the back nine, Bates/Richards win one press, Flionis/Leary win front nine and overall, Bates/Richards win the dots..net damage to Bates/Richards is $3...Bates beats Flio in side match 2 and 1 (crap)

Couple of key memories:

  • Bates uses belly putter and drains multiple big putts, including a dagger on 17 for birdie (sharp right to left breaker from 15 feet), which he follows by saying "these greens are very similar to Marlborough"...nice of him to soften the blow...great putting...hopefully these things are illegal soon so I have a better chance of winning next time
  • Bates brings half of his closet in his bag...very fashionable, alongside Richards with the lightly checked slacks
  • Flionis/Leary win match 
Course was in great shape.  Looking forward to the next Bentley Battle.

Lata,
Flio