Australian Open – Practice Round
The Aussie Open… my first Aussie Open!! Boy it’s great to be playing in my national championship for the first time and I get to do it around NSW Golf Club, one of Australia’s best! There’s signature holes everywhere on this golf course. The two that probably stand out the most are the 5th and 6th with their spectacular ocean views.
The 6th Hole at NSW GC as shown from www.nswgolfclub.com.au
I played some practice holes with Gareth Paddison and Craig Spence this week which was good fun. The practice round conditions were unbelievably tough with a strong southerly wreaking havoc. The wind was blowing the balls off some greens! They were the sort of conditions where play would be called off. In the end it was just good fun playing a round in such crazy conditions.
However, from weather forcasts, we can expect some slightly milder weather starting from Thursday which means some players are going to actually break par! It’s a fair test of golf even without gale force winds. It’s going to be fun.
3 Responses to “Australian Open – Practice Round”
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LowFlyingHawk on 04 Dec 2009 at 5:53 pm #
I played NSW with no wind and it is still the toughest course I have played (even allowing for my lack of talent). I can only imagine how hard it would be with any sort of wind.
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Craig (lefti)E on 07 Dec 2009 at 5:35 pm #
Ubers! Tough stuff with that wind on those two opening rounds at NSW. It was a freakish performance by Appleby to do what he did. In the end, if it wasn’t going to be you picking up the silverware, couldn’t think of a better man than Adam Scott. So now it’s all the best for Coolum this week. Hope to see you around Indooroopilly over the break. All the best. Craig (lefti)E
Gary Baitz on 03 Dec 2009 at 1:07 pm #
I wish you the best! Just go out and enjoy the experience and the rest will take care of itself. Trust yourself.