It happened twice in the same tournament - The Border Senior Amateur Championship at East London Golf Club, one of our finest seaside tests of golf which is why we go there every year. Saturday, stiff wind from the East - out in 37 (even) back in 43 (7 over) for 80 with 2 bad shots that cost me two doubles ( we're all going to drop shots somewhere, right? but not 2 ata time!), Sunday the wind switched and was blowing a minor gale - so what happens -out in 35 (2 under) having missed 2 putts of under 2 ft! (I had 4 birdies and an eagle - par 4 6th hole) and back in 41 for 76.

This is one of those tracks where you can't drop your guard for a minute and in the 2nd round I did it 3 times - the 2 missed putts and then the classic.

Picture this, a long (400yd at sea level) par4, dogleg left across a valley with the wind blowing in my face but rt to left across the dogleg and I'm 200 yds out. I've been hitting my short irons stiff all day long but we've got a wait on our habds so imagination gets control. What if I hit a stinging draw with a 3 wood into the wind aiming at the bunker rt of the green - the worst that cn happen is I don't get my draw, hit the bunker make 5.

However, I go for it, hit it fat, high and left - into the bush - unplayable lie drop, play 4 and then 3 jack for 7!!

This game -- coulda, woulda, shoulda! Who hasn't been there!