2008 SHELL'S WONDERFUL WORLD OF GOLF
JEFE VERSUS JIMBO
ARCADIA BLUFFS GOLF CLUB
3rd Hole: Par 5, 503 yards
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The third hole at Arcadia Bluffs is another birdie hole, a reachable par 5 at only 503 yards. It is also the site of one of my more famous epic meltdowns. All you have to do is avoid one of the two giant pot bunkers littered in the fairway. Well, on our last trip, I hit a good drive and had a chance to reach the green in two, until my 3-iron went screaming into the bank of the pot bunker and ended up right against the face with no chance of getting out. It took a long time to get out of there, not because of multiple shots, but because I had to pick-up the 14 clubs that mysteriously removed themselves from my bag.
Thankfully, Jefe and Jimbo managed to avoid the pot bunkers on their second holes, but neither golfer played the hole very well. Jefe missed his drive right, hit a fine second shot but air mailed the green. Jimbo hit a very thin lay-up shot and left himself way back for his third. Both players had 15-footers for par but couldn't convert. The match is still all-square after three.
Jefe: One of my favorite holes at AB but I hit one of my worst drives of the day and that's saying a lot given I only hit 3 fairways all day. I caught a decent lie in the rough but pushed my second shot also which luckily just avoided the bunker. I hit what I thought was a good 8 iron but it must have caught the slope on the back side of the green because it was way over the green. I hit a solid pitch up the hill but couldn't convert.
Jimbo: One of the great things about Arcadia is three of the first 5 holes are par 5's. You've got to beat those holes up because the course gets much tougher later on. I hit a solid drive down the right side while Jefe blew his way right. For the second shot I again went to my hybrid and again it let me down. I topped it and it traveled only 80 yards or so. I blew the third shot right of the green. I had a lot of room to work with for my 4th shot but my chip was not my best. I ran the 20 footer for par past the hole on the high side and could only manage a disappointing 6. Leaving the green I felt like I let one get away.
After 3 Holes: Jefe +1; Jimbo +1
