Recent content by 3puttmaster

Hi Ladies & Gents, I'm possibly planning a holiday to Las Colinas in May 2018 and wondered if any of you have played and/or stayed here before? Thoughts on the course challenge and condition would be welcome, as would thoughts on the accommodation. I've noticed that quite a few GM...

Yep, we contemplated that too but didn't see any difference between that and placing your putter behind the ball and accidentally moving it. Although, in hindsight, I suppose the only difference is that he had actually made a stroke, even though it was a practice one and he wasn't intending to...

Hi guys, Need a little help with an incident that happened this morning. Partner on the green had cleaned his ball and had removed the marker. He was practising his putting to the side of the ball when he accidentally hit the ball with a glancing blow and moved it, roughly about 6 inches to...

I think GM has got it right in that they've highlighted a small additional list which lists the courses which would have been included if they allowed visitors e.g. Wentworth, Centurion Club etc. They can call the list what they like as long as they make it clear what the criteria for being...

If they don't want visitors fine - just don't be expected to go on the Top 100 list........that's all. If they want to be exclusive, elitist or call it whatever you want I don't have a problem with that. I just agree with GM's policy that they've introduced this year. If you don't agree that too...

I don't doubt for one second that Wentworth offers unrivalled levels of service and has swanky changing rooms. I'm sure if you are lucky enough to get an invite as a guest of a member that the day would be utterly wonderful. However, I just don't understand the mentality of not allowing a small...

I too have played Bearwood when I was a Golf Club Secretary on one of their away days. I liked the course and I agree with you, it would probably be nudging into the Top 100 at some point. But it's this that I find very strange. I could play it as a GC Secretary and yet my golfing pals, many of...

Unfortunately I've experienced stuffy attitudes at some clubs within the Top 100 when visiting so I can only imagine what those who want to stay totally 'closed' to non members are like. Yes, it's a generalisation but if these clubs and its members wanted to project a more welcoming and open...

Don't get me wrong, I don't hold any grudges and I can totally understand why these clubs adopt the policies on visitors that they do. You're quite right in that the great and good don't want to be seen within 100 yards of 4 guys turning up at their club. After all, they see themselves as being...

Well we'll just agree to disagree. I never have, and I never will understand why any club would not allow visitors. Set numbers per day or stipulate when in the week visitors can play but don't install electric fences and guards at the gate armed with AK47's barring those who don't own a...

I hear what you say. That doesn't mean to say that those golf clubs that view themselves as being above those of us who don't have pots of money can't change their policy towards visitors. They obviously can set quotas per day for visitors so it doesn't get out of hand, but, I just don't get...

Mike, I haven't been on the forum for a while - I know I deserve to be flogged! However, I wanted to let you know that in my opinion GM has without doubt done the right thing and not included those courses that want to be exclusive and not allow visitors to play. I look at it from a simple...

After watching it again today, the commentators make plenty of the fact that Fowler wanted to carry the fairway bunkers. That said, from looking at the hole in it's entirity, a player of Fowler's calibre could quite easily have taken all of the danger out by playing extremely short off the...

Fair comments. I understand your angle regarding that if you've paid a huge fee then you wouldn't want 'riff raft' playing there at the same time as you but as I said, that is where I think the owners have to make the decision. Wentworth is a good example with their new Chinese owners. I'm sure...

I couldn't agree more. Until penalties are rigidly enforced in the professional game they'll continue to crawl round. All tours need to get this addressed asap. Clubs need to introduce penalties too for slow play; however, this becomes very difficult in regards to casual play. As 'Hobbit' says...