Well..... Here is my official "round up" of the Long Drive National titles..
Th event was held from Friday 9th to Sunday 11th September with the men qualifying on the friday for Semi's on Saturday and finals on Sunday.... while us chicks were qualifying on Saturday for the finals on Sunday...
Let's start with Peter_rs.... Pete was in a tough pool for Friday qualifying, he unfortunately was relegated into the "loosers" bracket for a final shot. I was glad to see that Pete was having a go with some of the best in Australia. Unfortunately he went out in the next round.
ROC (aka Mark Stone) was put into one of the most toughest pools going against Mark "Shrek" Bylsma and Stephen Kennedy..... His plans went the same way as Pete's unfortunately.....
I will take this ooprtunity to thank both Peter and Sharon as well as Mark for their encouragement and their faith....
And now for my personal wrap....
On saturdy I turned up with all the other gals at 8.30am to hit at 9am... needless to say I hit like POO and qualified in 4th Position. I then jumped in the car and raced up to Riverlakes for a 11.32am hitoff for the 3rd round of the club champs (again some POO for an 87 gross..) back into car at 5.45pm and off to the LDA Dinner at 6.30pm at Palm Meadows... Shower, drop off the kids to grandma to arrive just in time for the buffet line to form..... Dinner, Drinks and some Presentations, where I was named in the Australian Team and LDA Ladies Tour winner... Winding up at home around 11.30pm...
Back up again at 4am for work at 5am (a quality 4 hours sleep....) work until 10am and then back into the car to pick up he girls and head off to the event to hit off at 1pm.... Everything running early and actually hitting off at around 12.30pm...
I pulled a Hammy string muscle and a few in the lower back for a 248m hit into 5th place... My one gripe was that some chick who did not turn up for qualifying on Saturday, turned up on Sunday and got to hit and pounded an effortless 302m yes... that was 302m.... I do not deny that she was unbelievable but none of the gals liked the fact that she wasn't there on Saturday... I know I could have done with the rest.....(still wouldn't have helped me anyways... )
So Keza the long Driver is NO MORE.... This is my first official announcement that I shall no longer compete in Long Drive events. Unless under payment of course...... but it's really gonna cost ya...
Mark Bylsma won the mens with a hellish bash, Ben Dyer 2nd and Lee Cousins 3rd.... (Unfortunate for ALD-Stephe Kennedy)
Cheers
Keza - the golfer......