Recent content by AceOfClubs

Hey, Birdieman. It was me who asked if you played golf! You criticised DFS for believing that DFS sets the forum rules - well you often forget that neither do you! The point DFS was making was that some - like you and me - are obviously up for a bit of joshing. But others may not be. Unless...

Birdieman - do you actually play golf???? If so, to use a quote from Jack Nicklaus about Seve "you play a game with which I am unfamiliar".

Personally I look to see where the ball is going and get out the way. I think you should practice this move Birdieman! Squatting in the line of fire merely gets your head lower to the ground and makes it more likely your head will be hit. Its rare a mishit shot goes past you 6ft in the air...

Classic. Thanks Shooter!

Be very non-confrontational. Don't ever suggest he has deliberately made a mistake, just act confused yourself and go through each shot he played. If you KNOW he shot a 7 you will be able to bame all his shots and can demonstrate that it was a 7. After all, it might be a genuine mistake on his...

Is there a cultural difference? In the UK, your handicap is not what you normally play to, but what you are CAPABLE of playing to. This is why stableford competitions are often won by people with around 36 points (i.e. those who have played to their handicap and no better). The US system...

Even odder today - the GB&I team are either playing in blue if they are in shirtsleeves or red if they are wearing a full-sleeved jersey - or a rather unco-ordinated combination of both if in short-sleeved jersey. But to go back to the original question... my daft irritation would be those...

Yes - but you still weren't prepared to tell us what golf club you're a member of, Steve!

No it was in pre Lawrie days I was thinking of. 1970s maybe? Anyone know? Btw, Lawrie's Ryder Cup record (3 wins, 1 tie, 1 loss) is a damn site better than most. Indeed, only two Europeans in history have a better career percentage record than his 70%!

Aren't there more than one vice captain anyway? What do they do this far before the Cup that they have to be appointed now? Isn't their role mainly about liaison on the days of play? I remember reading Mark James book about the Ryder Cup that he stationed one of his vice captains on a par 3 to...

Hmmm. Interesting idea. Wasn't the Open Champion given automatic qualification once upon a time - or have I got that wrong?

We might be irritated by him now as he wins so often and so clinically to make tournaments he plays in boring. But when he's retired we'll feel privileged to have seen him play.

Talking once to a pro golfer, he said he hated playing golf unless it was in competition - if he played a good shot, he wished he had done it instead in a competition where it counted, and if he played badly then that was even worse!

I used to play at a course where the 9th, 12th and 18th greens were all by the clubhouse, giving people a choice of playing 9, 12 or 18 holes (several did take the 12-hole option). That seems a perfect solution.