Best shot: the next one. Always the next one.
Worst shot: the practice swing for a greenside chip that clipped the edge of the ball and sent it further away from the green, to the ice-cold bemusement of my foursomes partner.
Best worst shot: the horrible, thinned, finger-tingling pitching wedge tee shot that went in for my only hole-in-one!
Stupidest shot: the second shot I never hit on the 1st hole of Sunningdale’s Old course, because I’d walked in, in a huff, after my drive went out-of-bounds. Prat.
Most useless par: the par I scored on the hole where my three playing partners went birdie, eagle, albatross.
Greatest pressure shot: I once fixed up a game with the assistant pro at Fancourt GC in South Africa. He was amused and amazed that I carried a 1-iron and on the 10th hole (which skirted the clubhouse), he insisted I play it off the tee as he had told his golfing friends and they all wanted to see me hit it. I looked up the fairway and, sure enough, there was a bunch of guys halfway up, looking right at us. Good grief. I uttered a silent prayer… and nailed it down the middle.
Favourite club 1: my Ping Eye 2 1-iron. Rest well, old friend.
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