The match stands at
Cavendish: 5 Skins (3, 8, 10, 11 & 12))
Liphook: 3 Skins (6, 7 & 9)
Prestbury: 1 skin (5)
No Blood: 1, 2 & 4
#13. C has a very good back nine indeed! Its short 13th is Redan-like, with more emphasis on uphill rather than right to left green movement. L's shortish par 5 has a creek interupting play in an awkward spot for shorter hitters. The raised green is a tough target. P's 13th is uphill to a very Coltish green with its back end built up and marker knobs rising even higher. I think most would pick L in this case, but I think the hole should be a par 4 from tees which don't require a walk back to another county. NO BLOOD
Liphook
Cavendish
#14. C's par 5 looks very reachable on the card, but one must contend with a stone wall up the left. The green is well raised from the fairway floor and runs sneakily away from play. L's short par 4 gives huge hitters a chance to have a bang at the green through trees, but the tricky green should make earning birdie a tricky proposition. I like P's legger right par 4, but I think the clear winner in this case has to be C's clever par 5.
1 SKIN TO CAVENDISH #15. C's Eden par 3 is short and diabolical. We cross a most hazardous road for L's shortish par 4 which legs right. This is a good hole with too much vegetation. P's par 4 moves downhill along the boundary on the left. Its a goodun', but once again, neither hole is a match for C.
1 SKIN TO CAVENDISH #16. C's blind drive par 4 seems to roll on forever to a green which is not terribly receptive. L's short par 4 is cut-off by vegetation, then plays to an attractive green tucked into a corner of the property...L has a ton of corners! P's hard right to left sloping fairway is a tough target. There green is not protected by sand, but there is a coffin gap on the right which blocks off the natural kick in from the right. This is a very good and clever hole!
1 SKIN TO PRESTBURY#17. P's par 3 over a valley is very good and an exacting target. C's par 3 is good as well, but relies more on deception. Interestingly, L also has a par 3 for its 17th. The green is very long and angled thus making the hole play an incredible array of distances...very cool indeed!
1 SKIN TO LIPHOOK#18. L's uphill par 5 is fine, gest the job done. C's epic par 4 is in a different class. P's longish two-shotter is nothing special for a man of Colt's talents. Cavendish is the clear winner.
1 SKIN TO CAVENDISHI hadn't realized just how good Cavendish is until I did these matches. The destruction of two fine courses in Liphook and Prestbury is all the proof one needs.
Cavendish: 8 Skins (3, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 & 18)
Liphook: 4 Skins (6, 7, 9 & 14)
Prestbury: 2 Skins (5 & 16)
No Blood: 1, 2, 4 & 13
I think we need stiffer competition in terms of bounce and roll for Cavendish. Next up, CAVENDISH V ROSA OTM V LITTLESTONE
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