Howdy speedgolf family! You're reading This Week in Speedgolf, coming to you from the runway in Auckland. In a classic speedgolf coincidence, Rob Hogan and I have been seated next to each other on the plane.
Rob played 42 holes yesterday: twenty-four with Will Robson, eighteen with Meguna Haga. Pretty soon, this newsletter will be published and we'll both be asleep, but for now we're talking about the future of the game. (to be continued...)
Back to Worlds action. We got through the practice round and three days of competition with approximately three drops of rain. Then the pairs finished and it absolutely poured.
Fortunately, the awards ceremony was indoors. They serve beer indoors. Solid contingency plan.
Here's what happened on day three.
Robin and Brad find six shortcuts on the scorecard
Pairs got a day of its own this year: eighteen holes for the men, twelve for the women and mixed teams, then a six-hole final for the qualifiers in each division.
Robin Smith and Brad Hayward shot 74 (+3) in 40:00 over the opening eighteen. Harry Bateman and Jamie Reid opened with 78 (+7) in 38:03, leaving them 2:03 behind. Luke Willett and Luke Bone also shot 78 (+7), coming in just six seconds behind Harry and Jamie.