Seven starters on an absolute stinker of a day with temperatures almost 40C. Too hot for all but the hardiest (Pring/Whicker wimped it in a cart). Pring excelled, Crathern respectable, the dog ate the remaining cards.
Front nine: Pring (20) from Crathern (15)
Back nine: Crathern (17) from Pring (16)
Overall: Pring (36) from Crathern (32)
No birdies or eclectic holes
Four point holes: Crathern: Temporary 15A par 4 up the hill
Ashbourne highlight:
I forgot to mention Phil Methofer's tee shot on the remarkably difficult par 3 ninth hole at Ashbourne, which is a long (~190 metres) up-hill, dog-leg with the direct route blocked by many very tall gum trees. Phil simply used a high tee with his one-wood and put the ball within 6 feet for the sixth team birdie in seven holes. He now refers to it as his "signature hole" although he is reluctant to talk about it, being such a modest guy.
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