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All faced with the same short par four. At 309 yards and downwind it\\u2019s driver and a flick. If only it were that simple!\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"By this point in the day the group has become disjointed. Dave arrived to the last tee almost a minute before John. He\\u2019s been dragging his heels since the 13th trying to dissect where it all went wrong. Steve has just finished another beer after loading up at the halfway house and is now in a back and forth exchange with his missus with the reasons why todays round is still far from over. \"), mdx(\"blockquote\", null, mdx(\"p\", {\n    parentName: \"blockquote\"\n  }, \"Each of these golfers see a very different final hole.\")), mdx(\"h2\", null, \"Dave - \\u201CThe Tour Pro\\u201D\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"First up is Dave, he\\u2019s been playing rotten for months but today for whatever reason everything has clicked. Unfortunately, due to this new found form his game has slowed to a snail pace and he\\u2019s developed a pre shot routine DeChambeau would be proud of. He hasn\\u2019t said a word since he sunk that par putt on 17, he knows he\\u2019s on for his first handicap cut for months. In fact, he\\u2019s already calculated he\\u2019s due a solid 0.5 slashing based on the CSS being levels par. But \\u201Cknowing his luck\\u201D the CSS will be one or even two lower than every week for the last year. He stands behind the ball plotting his route to the final green. The bunkers look like beaches and the fairway is shrinking by the second, the green, what green?!\\u2026The flag is in the middle of Alcatraz.\"), mdx(\"h2\", null, \"Steve - \\u201CThe Beer Bandit\\u201D\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Steve has his ball tee\\u2019d up and is ready to go despite Dave watching nervously as his ball meanders down the fairway dodging those black hole bunkers. Since NR\\u2019ing at the 8th and cracking his first beer soon after Dave has been hitting long, straight nasty bombs off the tee. He\\u2019s playing carefree golf and scoring well. He\\u2019s already decided he isn\\u2019t hitting range before next week\\u2019s round! He\\u2019s hitting the bar, to \\u201Ccalm the nerves\\u201D. Naturally he\\u2019s pulled driver, no practice swing required. Another crushed drive headed straight for the green. His driver is back in the bag and beer in hand before his ball has even landed. He didn\\u2019t see any danger off the tee just the flag easily within reaching distance.\"), mdx(\"h2\", null, \"John - \\u201CThe Overthinker\\u201D\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"John has been rehearsing positions within his swing while his playing partners tee\\u2019d off. He is an emotional wreck. The steps up to the tee look like Mount Everest and the tee bed resembles a torture chamber. As he stands over the ball he pulls the club back for one final check \\u201Dinside, outside, open, closed?!\\u201D When it comes to pulling trigger, he can barely bring himself to pull the club back. In a blur he swings off his feet and the ball disappears, followed closely by his driver. The ball isn\\u2019t in play but his driver is straight down the middle. He\\u2019s lost the plot. Steve is on the floor in fits of laughter while Dave is marching ahead to check how his ball is lying! It\\u2019s the final straw John has admitted defeat for today and walks on. As he storms up the fairway declaring he\\u2019s sitting next week out he decides to throw one down for practice. He stiffs it from 120 and knocks the putt in\\u2026the smile returns and he\\u2019s back in love with the beautiful game.\"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"As the three devour their pints in the clubhouse, they agree that this is the reason they keep turning up each week. Enjoying time with the mates after a rubbish week at work or\\u2026Steve\\u2019s phone ring\\u2019s. \\u2013 It\\u2019s been a couple hours since he said he\\u2019d be home in an hour. It\\u2019s time to fess up and beg for a lift again. He softens the news with the promise of buying a bottle of wine and grabbing a takeaway. As they head their separate ways for the evening John declares he\\u2019ll sort the time for next week. \"), mdx(\"p\", null, \"Which one were you this weekend?\"));\n}\n;\nMDXContent.isMDXComponent = true;","frontmatter":{"title":"The Last Tee","date":"June 29, 2020","description":"Three Balls Three Perspectives"}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"/the-last-tee/","previous":{"fields":{"slug":"/furlough-tour-member/"},"frontmatter":{"title":"Furlough Tour Member"}},"next":{"fields":{"slug":"/which-tees/"},"frontmatter":{"title":"Which Tees?"}}}}}