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Aust GC Open Singles

Day 1- Barry Haydon and Andre Daniel- Dreyfus by Fleur Brockway

Score 1-1. Barry K and U, Andre is R and Y. I have gone outside to watch and it is very cold. I may retreat back inside any moment now if the wind picks up.Brrrrrr

11 May 2016 9:24AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Yellow is less than a foot in front of 3. U clears red from 1 yrd behind the hoop

11 May 2016 9:24AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Red comes back in lands yrds north and 6 inches to the west of 3

11 May 2016 9:25AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

K, also behind hoop 3 then clears Y, landing 1yrd in front

11 May 2016 9:25AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y line up, manages to get both U and K! Great shot!

11 May 2016 9:26AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

U shoots at red, solid 11 yrder, misses

11 May 2016 9:26AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

R goes for a 3yrder, about 2ft to the east of the hoop. shoots very gently and misses well to the west of the hoop.

11 May 2016 9:27AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

K then positions, 1 yrd out.

11 May 2016 9:27AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y positions behind K to avoid obstructing R's shot at K, lands 2yrds out

11 May 2016 9:28AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

U appears to have a gentle pot shot at the hoop form the N boundary, misses.

11 May 2016 9:28AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

R clears K to the boundary, landing 3yrds in front of the hoop. great stop shot.

11 May 2016 9:28AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

K shoots at yellow...

11 May 2016 9:29AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

bad miss to on the Eastern side of Y. Y runs the hoop well, landing 2 yrds north of the half way line

11 May 2016 9:29AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

U positions for 4. 2.5yrds north of the hoop. Nice shot.

11 May 2016 9:30AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Red come in a bit closer but well to the West, still runnable though.

11 May 2016 9:30AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

K positions 1.5yrds out. Coming from 2yrds south of the West boundary penalty spot, very nice shot.

11 May 2016 9:31AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y shoots at something gently...maybe K, maybe the hoop. Who knows! Anyway, he misses and lands 4yrds south of the hoop.

11 May 2016 9:32AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

U clears Red to 2yrds east of Corner 1. Nice stop shot but U isn't runnable.

11 May 2016 9:32AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

K lines up for the hoop.

11 May 2016 9:32AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Lovely shot

11 May 2016 9:33AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

hoops must be wide as it comes well to the west and lands right in front of Y!

11 May 2016 9:33AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y isn't phased though and plays a superb shot, putting it around K and landing less than a foot out from 6

11 May 2016 9:34AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

U plays a great stop shot on Y. lands 1 yrd west of 6, level with the hoop

11 May 2016 9:34AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Red lands 3yrds out, well East of hoop 6.

11 May 2016 9:35AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

K takes nice position a yard out from 6...interesting.

11 May 2016 9:35AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y positions 3yrds south, to the west by about a yrd.

11 May 2016 9:36AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

U positions in front. R then clears black and lands right next to U

11 May 2016 9:37AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

K positions then Y does a nice jump, managing to clear U which I think may have been block by R

11 May 2016 9:37AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

U hits Red, comes 6yrds south of 6. Red positions nicely, a few inches to the west but a foot and a half south of 6.

11 May 2016 9:38AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

B has a shot a R, misses.

11 May 2016 9:38AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

sorry- K has a shot at R and misses

11 May 2016 9:39AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y plays for position, lands 2.5yrds south of 6.

11 May 2016 9:39AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

sorry, I was talking about 5. Now they're onto 6. Sorry, frozen fingers!

11 May 2016 9:40AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

R is 2 yrds north of 6.

11 May 2016 9:40AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

oh dear, the internet is mixing up my commentary!

11 May 2016 9:41AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

R has run 5 landing north of 6

11 May 2016 9:42AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

I missed a bit of what just happened trying to fix the interwebs. They are all in front of the hoop, U is well to the West of the hoop so it clears R to the E boundary

11 May 2016 9:44AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Red goes for position/block. K is 5yrds out, Y is a yrd out and U is slightly to the East and 3yrds out.

11 May 2016 9:45AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

K clears Y to Northern boundary level with hp 7

11 May 2016 9:45AM (Tournament); 3 Readers

Y makes a nice position in front and U stop shots it. Red goes to clear U but scatters and both are now 15yrds from hoop 6

11 May 2016 9:46AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

K position, 1.5 yrds south and about 1 foot to the west of 6

11 May 2016 9:46AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y tries to clear K, misses. Lands level with hp3 on the East boundary

11 May 2016 9:47AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

U positions. 2.5yards south of 6, slightly to the West also.

11 May 2016 9:47AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Red tries to gently clear K. Misses. K runs the hoop.

11 May 2016 9:47AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

3-3

11 May 2016 9:48AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y positions 3.5 yrds north of 7

11 May 2016 9:48AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Blue goes for tight position but lands level with hp 7, 2 ft to the east

11 May 2016 9:48AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

red gets a great position, slightly east but 1.5ft in front.

11 May 2016 9:48AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

K tries to gently promote U, I think,. Misses and lands to the West of the hoop by 1.5 yrds.

11 May 2016 9:49AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y lines up to clear U

11 May 2016 9:49AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

great centre ball. U is now 4 yrds east of hoop 8.

11 May 2016 9:50AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

U tries to position or something. Lands 2.5yrds north of hoop 7.

11 May 2016 9:50AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Must have been wired from U by Y. What a great shot from Andre

11 May 2016 9:50AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

R runs hoop 7, collects a lot of leg though so it only comes a yard out from the hoop.

11 May 2016 9:51AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

K positions a yard out from hoop 8. dead in front. Great Shot.

11 May 2016 9:51AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y shoots at K, misses well to the west.

11 May 2016 9:52AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

U position, 1 foot to the East and 3yrds north of 8.

11 May 2016 9:52AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Red has a hampered shot. Nice stroke but misses everything.

11 May 2016 9:52AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

K runs the hoop nicely, 4 - 4.

11 May 2016 9:53AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y positions for hoop 9, well to the West, very angled hoop shot from there. Only 2yrds south of hoop 9.

11 May 2016 9:54AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Blue goes deep. Dead in front but about 5.5yrds from the hoop.

11 May 2016 9:54AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

R tries to promote Y, misses and lands level with hoop 9, but 3yrds to the east.

11 May 2016 9:55AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

K position, slightly West of the hoop but a yard out. Y stop shots it doesn't get a hoop running position.

11 May 2016 9:55AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

U takes a shot at the hoop. Just dribbles through. 5-4 to Barry.

11 May 2016 9:56AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

R goes for position on 10 lands 2.5 yds short, not a bad shot.

11 May 2016 9:56AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

K tries to go in tight, lands 2ft to the West, a couple of inches south of the hoop

11 May 2016 9:56AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y tries to block U, going just over half way. Must have done something as U tries some gentle stroke and lands well West of the hoop

11 May 2016 9:57AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

R runs to the boundary- 5 all.

11 May 2016 9:58AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

K makes great position a yard out from 11. Y shoots to clear and nicks it! K only moves 5yrds though and Y is now on the N boundary just east of hoop 7

11 May 2016 9:58AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

U positions. only 1.5 feet out from the hoop. beautiful! Y probably should have gone for a softer clearance or tried to clear with R. Saying that, R tries to clear U and misses. Landing near hoop 8.

11 May 2016 10:00AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

K positions but lands short. Y tries to clear U...misses and goes out to corner 4.

11 May 2016 10:00AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

U shoots. takes a lot of the left leg and dribbles through...wait, it's rolled back. Lucky shot for Barry! Gives him a chance to get great position on 12.

11 May 2016 10:01AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

R shoots for K and hits! great shot. Will need a few more of those to win. K goes half way, probably trying to wire Y from U at the same time.

11 May 2016 10:02AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y shoots...

11 May 2016 10:02AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

misses well to the east, at least a yard. U makes the hoop, catches the wind and curls around the peg landing 1 yrd out from hoop 12.

11 May 2016 10:03AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

R plays for a gentle clear or hoop shot. Nicks blue! looks like Blue is still runnable or at least jawsable.

11 May 2016 10:04AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

K position a foot out from the hoop

11 May 2016 10:04AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y is shooting at something...and misses everything.

11 May 2016 10:04AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

U has a look at the hoop...nope, going to clear R.

11 May 2016 10:05AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

R goes to the West boundary level with hoop 7. U jumped a bit so has travelled to the West of hoop 12 by about 6yrds.

11 May 2016 10:06AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

R shoots at K, clips it, adding about 1.5yrds to the hoop shot.

11 May 2016 10:06AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

K shoots....shanks it! hitting the outside of the left leg. lands 1.5yrds South East of hoop 12.

11 May 2016 10:06AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y positions, 3yrds north of the hoop. U tries to positions lands 6inches north but 2 feet to the east of the hoop. Red goes for positions and blocks K from Y! All the way from East boundary. Great shot.

11 May 2016 10:08AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

K tries to snick yellow and clobbers Red.

11 May 2016 10:08AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y runs the 3yrder. 6-6

11 May 2016 10:08AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

U positions 2.5 yrds north of 13. Nice length.

11 May 2016 10:09AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

R goes for tight position and ends up well short. A 1yrd north of 13 but at least 4yrds to the West.

11 May 2016 10:09AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

K positions poorly. landing level with hoop 13 on the west side...maybe trying to block Y from having a shot. Y position West of Hoop 13, about a yrd north. Not sure if it's runnable though. U has a shot at the hoop.

11 May 2016 10:11AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Chokes! It rebounds and lands a couple of inches out of the jaws.

11 May 2016 10:11AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

R clears B to the East boundary.

11 May 2016 10:11AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

sorry, K to the east boundary

11 May 2016 10:11AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

K has a shot at Y...

11 May 2016 10:12AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

smacks it in the centre! What a pressure shot. Y lands on the North boundary just to the West of the centre line.

11 May 2016 10:12AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Y lines up for U....

11 May 2016 10:13AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

IN OFF!!!! HE GOT THE IN OFF!

11 May 2016 10:13AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

Andre wins 7-6. What a shot. Great finish to the game.

11 May 2016 10:14AM (Tournament); 2 Readers

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