Cut

[metallion]

Participated in the annual Club Championship again this year. For some reason I managed to comfortably make the cut last year.

This year the field was smaller and the championship mgmt started talking about not having a cut at all.

Enter Metallion.

In a lengthy letter I demanded a cut do be established, for the following reasons:

• If I have not played good enough, I do not want to play Sunday
• I do not want to play Sunday with others not having played well enough to contend
• Probably some who have not played well will not want to play Sunday, but I do not think that they can leave the tournament unless they are injured
• Those who have no real chance of winning (such as undersigned) will still have the CUT to play for.

...and so on.

They listened and set the cut to top-whatever and ties.

It turned out I was one shot from making the (54-hole) cut. Even though my 54-hole score was 9 shots better than last year.

I told the mgmt that I gof a chuckle & exactly what I deserved. They agreed.

I played 54 holes. All those small misstakes I could have easily avoided any day. I only needed one shot less.

Imagine how frustrating in one sense.

Still I think promoring that there should be a cut was the right thing to do.

I'll make it next year. And I'll contend!

[Yoda]

I'll make it next year. And I'll contend!

This is the kind of thing that keeps TOUR players up at night, Fredrik. They toss and turn for that 1/2 stroke per round that keeps them in the game on the weekend, and walk the floor for that 1/4 shot per round that stands between them and lifting crystal on Sunday.

It's a tough life. But like most of us here...

I'd take it!

[metallion]

This is the kind of thing that keeps TOUR players up at night, Fredrik. They toss and turn for that 1/2 stroke per round that keeps them in the game on the weekend, and walk the floor for that 1/4 shot per round that stands between them and lifting crystal on Sunday.

It's a tough life. But like most of us here...

I'd take it!

LOL and yes. I'd take it too.

It turned out I did make the cut since one of the other participants bailed out due to back pain. Had I only got myself down there this morning I'd been playing. Opportunity lost, but self-esteem restored!

Instead one of my main golfing buddies won by one shot finishing double-double-birdie for a 75 in brutal conditions (wind+heavy rain). He's at home having downed halv a bottle of wine and just called me. I've congratulated him & took some real pleasure in listening to every single shot and every intricate detail of his round.

Me? Well I was off for another stroke play HCP tournament. I did not manage to win it, but I DID manage to bring the scorecard with the lowest gross score to the clubhouse. So its all good.