Well, had our semifinal match today in the fourball.
We were 3 down after 8 holes. And then I had the best 6 hole stretch of golf in my life (at least in a setting as competitive as this).
Hit a good drive on 9, and tugged my pitching wedge left leaving it in the rough just short of the green. Got it out clean to about 5 feet, and made the par putt. Halved the hole.
I hit a pitching wedge from 120 yards out on my 3rd shot on the par 5 10th to 5 feet, made birdie putt. Halved the hole.
11th, 195 yard par 3, hit into left rough, and made a good, delicate chip to about 8 feet, made the putt. Halved the hole.
12th, Made a fantastic shot out of the greenside bunker to 6 inches for a sandy par. Halved the hole.
13th, 480 yard par 4, getting a shot, so I played it conservatively and hit a 5 iron that I knew would end up short. Hit a wedge to about 8 feet and made the par putt. Won the hole.
14th, 560 yard par 5, good drive, good 5-wood, good wedge, 2 putt, par, net birdie. Won the hole. 1 down at this point.
I blew it OB on the par 3 15th from 193, but my partner made par and we halved.
Short par 4 16th, front pin tucked just over the bunker. I put it in the bunker, and hit a good shot out to 1 foot to save par. Opponent makes a 15 footer from above the hole to halve, and that was the dagger.
Par 4 17th, I'm the only one getting a shot, and I drop kick the drive, so I have to lay up short of a creek in front of the green. Leave myself right where I wanted to be, 90 yards out, to play my 60 degree wedge. Figure I'll give myself a putt at par, and if not, force opponents to make a par and halve the hole. They both hit the green, but had about 30 feet, so birdie was unlikely. I proceed to skull the fucking thing. First bad swing I've made with that wedge in a month. My partner made bogey and that was that. Lost 2 and 1.
I'm a 13 and I shot 81. My partner (a 5) shot 85, and our opponents who were a 3 and a 5, shot 76, 78. I couldn't help but feel good because of how I played and the comeback we made, but damn, it'll be tough to sleep for a couple nights after that last shot on 17. If we go to 18, I'm the only one getting a shot there and maybe I could have tied it up, and took it into a sudden death playoff, where both my partner and I were getting a stroke on #1. Most fun I've had playing sports in years.
Gonna play a match tomorrow, and then have another couple of tournaments between now and the next major (3 day Fourth of July member/member).