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Aust GC Open Singles

GC Open Singles Day 1- Barry Jennings v Greg Fletcher by Fleur Brockway

Good morning sports fans and hello from chilly Cairnlea! I'll try to intermittently do some commentary while I'm still in Melbourne. The sun is still out (for the moment) so play should be quick. Unfortunately Eric Miller has had to withdraw so Block A no longer has a bye.

Should be an interesting day!

11 May 2016 8:11AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Score 2-0 to Barry Jennings. Barry is Blk and Blu and Greg is R and Y. R is first to Hoop 3, lands 1.5yrds short

11 May 2016 8:13AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Blk lands a lovely position 1 yrd in front of hoop 3.

11 May 2016 8:13AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y has tried to promote R, but only slightly nudges it, blocking R from hitting Blk.

11 May 2016 8:14AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

R has played a lovely tight block, a few inches in front of hoop 3 slightly to the left but still runnable.

11 May 2016 8:15AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Blk lines up for the jump....

11 May 2016 8:15AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

collects too much of the left leg and spins out, lovely height though.

11 May 2016 8:15AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y clears blue, Blue misses the return, red laces the ball just outside of the jaws- clearly not as runnable as I thought. Blk has missed the 7yrd clearance from the East boundary- only hit it very gently so I'm not surprised it missed.

11 May 2016 8:17AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y now has the perfect opportunity to use snick Blk and get down to 4. 3yarder. Greg get 3/4down the lawn, about 4yrds from the E boundary. Great shot.

11 May 2016 8:18AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Blue is hampered from Red, plays to position and R makes the hoop, landing 3yrds to the left of 4 about a foot past the hoop

11 May 2016 8:19AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Blk plays for nice position, not a great idea since R is right there. Y then comes a yrd and a bit in front. Blue has a pot shot and misses well to the left. Red clears blk, snicks to the south boundary. Yellow tries to wire from blue and blk on south boundary....

11 May 2016 8:22AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

(sorry, Rd snicks it north of hoop 4 and then black has a shot, lands on south boundary)

11 May 2016 8:23AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

anyway, yellow tries to wire....doesn't go for the 1. and a bit yrder.. gahhh. Ball rolls to the right, open to blue and blk.

11 May 2016 8:24AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Black tries to to snick it, misses and rolls around it to a nice position 2yrds out slightly to the right

11 May 2016 8:24AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

R plays from halfway up the West boundary and lands 4yrds short of 4. Black clears Y. Not far enough away though and Y clears blue.

11 May 2016 8:25AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Getting some Tea- brb

11 May 2016 8:26AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Ok, tea is brewing. back to hoop 4 which Greg should have made ages ago. Y is in a runnable position 1. something yrds from the hoop. Black has just missed the roquet from south boundary, 2 yrds to the left of the hoop. Y runs. Nice save from Greg.

11 May 2016 8:27AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Blue is 1 ft to the right of 4, makes good position in front of 5. 1 yrd out, slightly to the left.

11 May 2016 8:28AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

R also nice position, less than a yard, 6inches to the right at least though

11 May 2016 8:28AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Blk, also positions, 1 yrd out on the same line as R, potentially hampering R's back swing. Nice shot

11 May 2016 8:29AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y shoots for blue from south boundary behind 4...

11 May 2016 8:29AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Great clearance! Blue heads all the way up to North Boundary behind hp 2.

11 May 2016 8:30AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Yellow is now 2yds south of penalty point on West boundary

11 May 2016 8:30AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

R goes for the hampered hoop shot. Ref comes out

11 May 2016 8:30AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

No troubles, lands a yrd north of 5

11 May 2016 8:31AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Blk makes good position on 6, 2yrds out, slightly to the right

11 May 2016 8:31AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y tries to position, lawn clearly rolling right, lands 6inches south of 6, 1yrd and a bit to the right though so unrunnable

11 May 2016 8:32AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Blue tries to position almost rolls on top of yellow

11 May 2016 8:32AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

R shoots at Blk, Bam! lovely clearance. Hits it to the North boundary behind 6, R ends up near north boundary in front of hp 3

11 May 2016 8:33AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

black make good position 3yrds out from 6, probably hampered from Y

11 May 2016 8:34AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y stymies blue...hmmm

11 May 2016 8:34AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

I think y lands on blue...sigh

11 May 2016 8:34AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

good bye Yellow, Blue s now 4yrds in front of hp 6 and yellow is 7rds to the right of 6, level with the peg

11 May 2016 8:35AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Blk clears R

11 May 2016 8:35AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y now position a foot in front to the left of 6

11 May 2016 8:35AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Blue goes for the 4yrder, sticks in the jaws

11 May 2016 8:36AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Red goes for the 6yrd clearance on Blk

11 May 2016 8:36AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Boom!

11 May 2016 8:36AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Blk lands 4yrds behind hp 4, red 5 yrds in front of hp8

11 May 2016 8:37AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Blk lines up to clear y. Hits! centre to centre on such a gentle shot. Well done. Not sure I would have been going for Y instead of blue but anyway

11 May 2016 8:38AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y lands 5yrds north of hp6, 4yrds to the left and misses Blue!

11 May 2016 8:38AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y has missed. collect a lot of the left leg

11 May 2016 8:38AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

blue runs. Well done, Barry!

11 May 2016 8:39AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Red goes for position in front of 7, lands a couple of inches in front. Crazy! really rolled in

11 May 2016 8:39AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Black shoots- misses, yellow position a foot north. blue misses.

11 May 2016 8:39AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Red makes the hoop well, too well. Lands 5yrds south of hp8, at least 3.5yrds to the right of the hoop.

11 May 2016 8:40AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Blk plays for deep position, at least 5yrds north of hp 8.

11 May 2016 8:40AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Y position, 3yrds north of the hoop, very nice

11 May 2016 8:41AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Blue also comes in, level with Y but on the left side

11 May 2016 8:41AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Red lines for Blk

11 May 2016 8:41AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

misses, what a shame.

11 May 2016 8:42AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

blk clears Y to 1 yrd off the south boundary. Centres it and lands 2yrds to the left of the hoop

11 May 2016 8:43AM (Tournament); 4 Readers

Y aims for Blue..

11 May 2016 8:43AM (Tournament); 4 Readers

misses by a few inches to the left of Blue.

11 May 2016 8:43AM (Tournament); 4 Readers

Blue plays a lovely stroke and makes the hoop

11 May 2016 8:44AM (Tournament); 4 Readers

brings us to 4 all.

11 May 2016 8:44AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

R plays for position, lands well south of the hoop, just to the right but only a yrd off the south boundary

11 May 2016 8:45AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

blk plays for deep position...north of red though....hmmmmm

11 May 2016 8:45AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

yellow positions, 2yrds to the right and about 4.5yrds deep

11 May 2016 8:45AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

blue also comes in deep, to the left of hp 9 by a yrd and 5 yrds south of 9

11 May 2016 8:46AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

surprise, surprise, R clears black and lands 3yrds to the right of 9, 2.5yrds south of the hoops

11 May 2016 8:46AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Black tries to position, goes well to the right, not runnable but easy for R to clear it. Will Blk never learn.

11 May 2016 8:47AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Y clears Blue, blue positions 2yrds out. Red smacks black. doesn't land a hoop running position. Black positions well.

11 May 2016 8:48AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Y hits blue and Blue positions 3yrs out

11 May 2016 8:49AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

R stop shots black..again Lands well to the left of the hoop.

11 May 2016 8:49AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Blk lands position 2yrds out from the hoop. Finally on the short boundary side of R.

11 May 2016 8:49AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Probably blocking blue from the hoop though

11 May 2016 8:50AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Y aims for blue...or blk. not sure since he misses through the middle.

11 May 2016 8:50AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Blue aims for red...nope goes for the block.

11 May 2016 8:50AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Red is lining something up, can't tell if blk is visible.

11 May 2016 8:51AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

yup it is. R hits black. And takes up a whole heap of dirt while he does it

11 May 2016 8:52AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Lawn damage. No ref is testing it though.

11 May 2016 8:52AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Balls go back and blk goes for the hoop, makes it by a couple of feet.

11 May 2016 8:53AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Lesson to all, you should get the ref to test the lawn damage.

11 May 2016 8:53AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Y positions. lands beautifully right in front of hp 10. Must only be a foot out

11 May 2016 8:53AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Blue goes for a clearance. misses a foot to the left

11 May 2016 8:54AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Red goes to the right of 10 by about 2yrds, level with the hoop

11 May 2016 8:54AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Blk shoots with a hampered swing. Great shot! shame the lawn curls to the right and it pull off.

11 May 2016 8:55AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

*pulls off

11 May 2016 8:55AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Y is taking its time deciding what to do next. I think he's trying to find a spot where R can promote it.

11 May 2016 8:56AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Y goes through by a foot. Will have to be a very nice cut with R at least a foot south of Y

11 May 2016 8:57AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Blue goes for deep postion, at least 5yrds north of 11, to the left of the hoop

11 May 2016 8:57AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Red tries for some kind of potsition. goes well to the right, almost level with 11 but 2.5yrds off to the side.

11 May 2016 8:58AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

blk takes position near blue but about a yrd closer

11 May 2016 8:58AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

yellow lands beautifully in front of hp 11, 1 yrd out

11 May 2016 8:58AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Blue plays a lovely soft stop shots and yellow lands 5yrds south and slightly to the right

11 May 2016 8:59AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Red is right in front of the hoop, blk lines up...

11 May 2016 8:59AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Runs the hoop! great shot. Lands 1 yrd south of the peg.

11 May 2016 8:59AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Y makes a great position 1 yrd in front of 12.

11 May 2016 9:00AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Blue comes in, to the left of 12 probs a foot out though.

11 May 2016 9:00AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

R comes 3yrds deep.

11 May 2016 9:00AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Blk shoots for yellow. Clear yellow and snicks Blue as well putting it a couple of inches right in front of the hoop!

11 May 2016 9:01AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Yellow lines up. Lovely soft clearance of blue. Blue comes back in to position, goes too far. lands level with 12. but to the left.