Played golf yesteday, well tried to at any rate.
I made the foolish decision of playing in shorts and a polo shirt, well it is July in the sunny Algarve.
Half way down the 1st fairway, I realised that I had made a mistake and needed at least a sweater, by the time I got to the highest point, I needed a thermal vest as well.
The sun was out with not a cloud in the sky, but the wind was blowing a force 9 double hooley with the wind chill wiping a good 10-15 degrees from the 25 out of the wind, which there wasn't anywhere. Luckily I found a wind cheater in my bag and other put on wooly fleeces.
It has been like this for the past 6 weeks, apparently due to the Gulf Stream/Jet Stream being lower than normal on its path across the planet and there seems no end to it.
A ball that normally traveled 200 metres was lucky to get 150 metres into the wind with the club buffeted and blown all over the place on the back-swing. We had air shots, (not me I hasten to add), knobbled shots, (will have to own up to one of those) and a few that didn't even reach the ladies tee, because as you know, ladies being the weaker sex, always tee off far in front of the mens teeing area gaining such a huge advantage. Sometimes they are half way down the fairway, but that may be classed as sexist, I don't see how when its a fact and far be it for me to be provocative, ( I can already feel a few choice words coming my way).
My best shot was hitting the ball from the tee and sending it 200 metres in the wrong direction, it wasn't a bad shot, it was the cross wind, honest.
Once on the green, the ball was oscillating on the spot and if moved once you had addressed the ball by grounding your putter behind the ball, should incur a penalty but I guess not many, if any counted it.
Needless to say when the scores were announced they were all low, but sadly still higher than mine.
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