The 49th Bahrain Open Golf tournament has arrived again this weekend. It comes hard on the heels of the John Gunby 3 club challenge last Saturday. You were allowed any two clubs and a putter. I chose my 21 degree rescue club and a 9 iron. I scored a scratch 41 for the nine holes which was the best score of the day. The next best being a 45. It was worse wind than last years open and it would definitely have been abandoned had it not been a charity event. "So with the best score by far you must have won", I hear you ask. Well ... no. It doesnt work that way. The competition used a modified callaway system of scoring where the worse your score the more gets subtracted!!!! I was beaten by one othe person who actually said he had his wrost 9 hole score EVER on the course. He scored 54 but because it was so bad he got his worst TWO holes deducted. they wewre a 10 and a 9 so he won! Criminal. "You wis robbed big man!". Indeed.
Anyway, I would swap the John Gunby win for a decent performance in the Open. I have been for a lesson last weekend and changed my swing a bit. Not a good time so close to a major competition like this but if you don't make changes you wont get any better.
We were invited to a music session at MacGuires Irish pub in Adliya last Thursday. As per normal Sheila didnt fancy it so I went along with my guitar. There were three other guitarists a couple of box players, a concertina, two fiddles and a bass. Lots of tunes and lots of singing. I consider myself to be a pretty competent guitarist without being outstanding but of the four guitarists there I was most definitely fourth in the talent department. I modestly placed myself a bit higher in the singing department but not at the top! I really enjoyed it and was quite surprised on the Satuday evening to get invited to one of the fiddler's houses. He was having a private session "for the better musicians". I was quite pleased to get an invite and it was a great night. Its great to have found a few people who have very similar tastes in music and who are keen to get together and play. I just wish that Sheila liked it a bit more. I feel a bit guilty leaving her in on her own while I am out enjoying myself. She seems quite happy with the TV and the iron!
Well that's all for now folks. Watch this space for an open update. You can keep tabs on the draw and the results here http://www.masterscoreboard.co.uk/ClubIndex.php?CWID=15022
OK nighty night.
David
Anyway, I would swap the John Gunby win for a decent performance in the Open. I have been for a lesson last weekend and changed my swing a bit. Not a good time so close to a major competition like this but if you don't make changes you wont get any better.
We were invited to a music session at MacGuires Irish pub in Adliya last Thursday. As per normal Sheila didnt fancy it so I went along with my guitar. There were three other guitarists a couple of box players, a concertina, two fiddles and a bass. Lots of tunes and lots of singing. I consider myself to be a pretty competent guitarist without being outstanding but of the four guitarists there I was most definitely fourth in the talent department. I modestly placed myself a bit higher in the singing department but not at the top! I really enjoyed it and was quite surprised on the Satuday evening to get invited to one of the fiddler's houses. He was having a private session "for the better musicians". I was quite pleased to get an invite and it was a great night. Its great to have found a few people who have very similar tastes in music and who are keen to get together and play. I just wish that Sheila liked it a bit more. I feel a bit guilty leaving her in on her own while I am out enjoying myself. She seems quite happy with the TV and the iron!
Well that's all for now folks. Watch this space for an open update. You can keep tabs on the draw and the results here http://www.masterscoreboard.co.uk/ClubIndex.php?CWID=15022
OK nighty night.
David
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