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Birdie @ Mission Hills Haikou, Hainan, China
120305 Mission Hills Haikou, Stone Quarry 17 (Par 3)
We almost couldn’t make it to the Stone Quarry Course at Mission Hills Resort in Haikou (Hainan, China). We were here to be the official starter for the inaugural World Ladies Championship (won by Feng Shan Shan). Last night was the Players’ Party hosted by Mission Hills and R was totally wasted. He could hardly get out of bed.
Anyway, we managed to take the 20 minute bus ride to the Stone Quarry Course (Number 7) and started playing. At least tried to…triple bogey on the first hole! So we didn’t expect anything. We played on our own but was backed up on almost every hole on the back nine. Then on the Par 3 17th, another single player suggested we play our last two holes together to speed things up. Don’t know if it was the presence of someone that got us more focused, or whether the alcohol was finally wearing off, but our 8-iron went straight at the flag. I landed 12 feet below the hole for a right to left breaker for Birdie. The greens were really slow, so R gave me a good whack. Bang, right in the center of the cup. And we parred the last hole too. The guy must have thought we were really good 
Review – Stone Quarry Course (#7) @ Mission Hills Resort, Haikou, China
120305 Mission Hills Haikou, Stone Quarry - Hole #1 (Par 5)
We weren’t very sober teeing it up on the Stone Quarry Course (course #7) at Mission Hills Resort in Haikou, China, but the 20 minute ride out (for courses 5 to 10) from the clubhouse made it a bit better. Note that the bus schedule is fixed and not very frequent so make sure you allow ample time before teeing off, especially on busy weekends.
Finally, a Birdie @ Discovery Bay, Hong Kong
120218 Discovery Bay, Jade 7 (Par 5)
Our game has been up and down lately. Mostly down. Then on Jade 7 at Discovery Bay, Hong Kong, our drive finally went straight and hugged the right side of the fairway on this Par 5. Using a 24° hybrid, we laid up to 140 yards to the flag. An 8-iron got me on the green but 27 feet from the hole. Luckily our fellow competitor showed us the right to left break and we knew where to aim. Perfect pace got me in the hole.
Zig Zag Birdie @ Discovery Bay, Hong Kong
120205 Discovery Bay, Jade 7 (Par 5)
We didn’t expect to birdie this hole (Jade 7 at Discovery Bay, Hong Kong). Our drive pulled left and barely kept on the fairway. The trees on this dog-leg left Par 5 were in our way, so we took a 6-iron and hit it to the right side rough. Left with 95 yards, we took our 52° wedge and maybe because of the wind, we were short. Just off the green with 21 feet to go, we decided to putt. Bang. Birdie!
Dragon Birdie @ Eastlake GC, Sydney
120123 Eastlake Golf Club, Hole 14 (Par 4)
On the first day of the Year of the Dragon (初一) we got our first Birdie on the 46th hole of the day. We played The Lakes, Sydney, in the morning but no Birdie luck there. So we played our back 18 at Eastlake Golf Club next door. Then on the 14th hole, a short 272 yard Par 4, our tee shot was pin high but pulled way left. I managed to miss the left bunker, but landed in the bottom of a steep slope, leaving a tough up and down. Taking our trusty 60° wedge, a high flop shot went straight towards the flag…and that was our second shot! Landing softly, I stopped three feet from the cup leaving an easy Birdie.
Kung Hei Fat Choy.
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