Ander: +6, Sean +6.
Second round the wind comes up. Another close round. These are decent scores on this course, by the way, where you can easily shoot +10 or more. I got a +2 and a +6 in with Erik Sather last week. Was happy with the +2 but still I feel like I can shoot this one at even par or under.
Anyhow, second round: Ander +6. Sean +8.
Ander again deuces 18 to seal the win. By the time we finish (3pm) it is about 103 out. Sean's marathon training pays off. These were good rounds. Still plenty of strokes left out there, but solidly played on both parts.
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Day two (my scores here are probably off, since I didn't write these down--Sean did though--but the results are correct): we get up early and put in a round on the B tees (much more interesting than the trivial A tees) on Groves. Ander's winning this one, a stroke up going into 17. He has a forty-footer for birdie which should more or less seal things. However, he blows it by. Then proceeds to blow a couple more by. Takes a frickin' triple bogey on a fairly easy hole, giving Sean a stroke or two lead. Same thing on 18. Sean wins this one, or possibly, Ander just loses this one on putting. Jesus Christ. Score (approximate): Sean +5, Ander +10. I'll try to forget this one, I think, as we get beer and drive up the mountain to our 1pm tee off a the Lemmon Drop (which does not have an Ander/Sean rivalry result).
If you're interested, the temperature in Tucson at 11am was 98. Up the mountain at noon, it was 71.
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Day three, we get up and are on the course (Santa Cruz River Park) by 9:15am. Temperature: 84. Santa Cruz is a lovely desert course. Probably the least interesting of the bunch, but still plenty of difficulty. Lots of birdies are out there playing from the A tees. Our first round we play the A tees. Sean hoses an early hole (#4?) and double-bogeys it, giving Ander a big lead. However, he chips away at it, hitting birdie putts, as Ander hits every part of about ten baskets in a row without making putts. Going into 18, they're tied up. Ander parks the drive on 18 and birdies for the win.
Score: Ander -4, Sean -3.
Second round we play the B tees, which are demonstrably harder (many blind shots, for instance, more distance, different kinds of shots required). I end up in the Santa Cruz River on hole 7 (which is a big-ass turnover shot to get to the fairway, which I do not manage to accomplish). It's dry, at least, but it's quite a shot to try to get back into the hole. Saw a six-foot snake down there. Sweet. Other than that I'm in command this round, something I cannot say about any of the other rounds we played, which were all close, 1-2 stroke wins.
Score: Ander +0, Sean +4. It's now about 101 out. We get some tasty ass Mexican for lunch. We put in one more round at Groves from the B tees before retiring back to the house for a needed break in the pool (see video and photo from previous post). Close round again. Sean again double-bogeys hole 10 (a bitchy long hole) and loses his disc in a forest of cactus. Ander helps out and gets some cholla in the left foot. Jesus. That is exceedingly unpleasant. But again I manage par on hole 10 (same as the previous Groves round) and get my two strokes back from Sean. From there it's decent play by both, but results in another victory for Ander.
Score: Ander +4, Sean +6.
Weekend totals: Sean 1 win, Ander 4 wins, one tie. Looks to be quality play coming in Madison. But in the meantime I look forward to the Peru report. And Sean's take on the courses played this weekend.
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And to ice the cake, here are two photos of Sean on the Lemmon Drop:
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