We played QuarryOaks golf course in Steinbach Manitoba. It was 5672 yds (whites) par 72 with a slope of 122 and a rating of 70. It was an 0800 round, the temperature was 5 degC and the sun was out but clouds were rolling in. Doug Chess, Alex Lloyd, Sam Marcotte and yours truly. I shot 41 on the front with wet greens and a little bit of wind. The worst was the temperature and the fact that my back was stiff for a few holes. Double bogey, par, bogey, bogey was my start. 5 x bogeys and a Birdie after nine. The back nine was a lot windier and the sun was gone (temp 12DegC). 3 x bogeys and one Birdie on the back for a 38. I still have a grin on my face because I came close a few times in the last two years but ended up with an 80. This time, I finished 18 with a bogey for a 79.
QuarryOaks is one of the most difficult courses for me because you need to drive very good and put with the right weight (greens are stinking fast). I did all that today and was rewarded. This brought my handicap down from 15.1 to 14. Now I need to know if I can do this again, and again, and again... I'm playing Meadows tomorrow and I've never played it so we'll see.
Salut!
Chuck
