Recent content by Alan Clifford

Last night, opened a box of shiraz I'd brought back from South Africa. Drank rather a lot and didn't want to get out of bed this morning. Dragged myself to the course for 9 holes and scored one under handicap.

But that's golf. If you want to save time, don't bother even going to the golf course!

But why? I just don't understand. If it's so easy, take the 2 seconds to putt the ball in the hole.

I prefer to putt with the flag in. At my English club this is fine as the thin flagsticks seem to take out all of the ball's momentum when hit. At my South African club, the sticks seem to defy the laws of physics; when the ball hits the flag stick, it seems to accelerate away into the...

if they offer £50 on you trolley and you still want it as a spare, trade in a cheap, pull trolley. I've had a couple of problems with my Powerbug but they've replaced the main board and the battery connector without any fuss. Stuff happens; it's how it's handled that matters. The batteries...

Shame about the advertisement on the collar.

From your description of what you do, it could be said that you are both not playing to the rules of golf and are attempting to manipulate you handicap. However, handicap manipulation of that nature is within the rules in England as you are not required to submit all cards. Hopefully you...

What's the collective noun for Virgin Swingers? Anyway, here's some in Sun City: http://clifford.ac/photo/2016/SunCity.September/tn/p340_0428.jpg.index.html

Ok thanks, I see that now.

I don't see that in appendix C of the rules of handicapping on the England Golf website. https://static.whsplatform.englandgolf.org/clubs/1000-1/uploads/downloads/whs/2024-update/2024-rules-of-handicapping.pdf

Don't you go purple if you don't have enough oxygen?

But appendix C in the rules of handicapping doesn't mention scrambles.

I wouldn't disagree with that. It's really in social golf I find it odd. What's the point of playing in a sport/pastime where the objective is to put a ball into a hole and you don't putt the ball into the hole. I always say, "That's not a gimme, that's a showme". And they still pick it up.

i really don't understand gimmies. You reckon you are sure you are going to get the ball in the hole. OK, I'm sure I'm going to get the ball on the fairway. Should I give myself a gimme drive?

If a shirt has a manufacturer's logo or name on it, I don't buy. Am happy to wear shirts cover in "Virgin Atlantic" because not only did they give me the shirts, they paid for me to go to Gleneagles, Las Vegas, Sun City and Royal Birkdale in the Virgin Swingers Finals.