Well, I played in the NT Open and didn't exactly set the world on fire. Having said that out of a field of 190 I did finish equal 32nd. The conditions were extremely difficult, with strong to gale force winds all 4 days and the greens set up to be super firm and fast. On downwind holes it was impossible to keep the ball on the greens and, once you were there, it was difficult to get the ball near the hole. Having offered my excuses my scores were 85, 83, 87, 92.
I actually played quite well for the first 2 and a half days, but fell away after that. Wendy caddied for me for the last two days and did an excellent job in the very trying conditions. She now has extra muscles from all the bunker raking she had to do.
Alice Springs is an excellent course and if you are ever in the area, well worth a hit. It is rated in the top 10 desert courses in the world and ranks at 53 in Australia. If you are interested the full results are on http://www.alicespringsgolfclub.com.au/files/JGI9Y0TWQV/NAB_2009_NT_Men_s_Amateur_NT_Open.pdf
We are here for another week to do our tourist things and also for Wendy to finally get a few games of golf in.
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- We set off on the grey nomad adventure on 17 March 2009. This blog shows photos and comments of our adventures.
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