Recent content by Backache

No clue how many rounds so many of my early years at the club I was playing partial rounds in the evening. I've birdied every hole and had eagles on three.

Stimulated by a thread elsewhere where it is taking nearly 50 rounds before the cost of annual subs is the same as paying for you r golf on a per round basis I was wondering how it varied amongst forum members. I realise that there are other benefits to being a member of a club such as practice...

If I enter an Open my purpose is to play the course, I want to play as well as I can but where I place is of no real interest. If I'm playing at home in a medal I'm trying to be the best I can be . I'd far rather shoot a personal best and not win than be the best of a lot of mediocre rounds...

A lot of the benefit I used to get from being a member when I was working was the ability to go up and knock around for a few holes in the evening after work.

Thank you for replying the only response I can recall responding to was this one https://forums.golfmonthly.com/threads/whs-survey-in-2024-have-any-results-been-published.118542/ Which was not a response from the R&A who made the survey but a response by English golf who appeared to be 'victim...

Think he's coming up from England so will pass the Solway Firth. I think going South was last years trip when returning home from Edinburgh reading the post.

Young Tom Morris

The point is not that there is an entitlement to see the results but that an organisation that wants to gain the trust and support of it's stakeholders would extend the courtesy of feeding back to those who have taken the trouble to respond to them. If it doesn't it is doing nothing illegal...

With respect to handicap commitees if the information is there why not publish it on a central website so that everyone can see it rather than getting a handicap committee members interpretation of what is there, a classic recipe for 'Chinese whispers'. Can anyone point to a set of data that...

Publishing the information on the website would be a good start. I have asked how PCC works it appears to be a black box calculation. I have been onto the EGU and Golf Scotland website I have still seen no data. Is it secret?

Whether you agree or disagree with the WHS the authorities are absolutely part of the problem. There is very little engagenent or explanation put out by them to the club golfer. Many of the calculations for things like PCC, 4BBB competition adjustments 9 hole cards are black box computations...

There are not many courses that I haven't enjoyed when playing them . I really enjoy the highlands though and Dornoch is a real favourite where I've played a few times. fortunately in the days when it was a fair bit cheaper and less crowded. Looking at the prices I'm not sure whether I will play...

A bit can be any length, my point is that if you are waiting you are not playing golf. and I quoted ''I’ll never understand people getting angry at spending a bit longer in the sun playing golf''. I do understand it if you don't One has to accept busy times with good grace but I would be...

I'm not trying to defend rude behaviour, but the reason why people get irritated by slow play is because they are not playing golf, they are having to wait to play it. Depending on other circumstances such as how long you are waiting , what other things you may have to do , what the conditions...

Lanark is well worth playing, Powfoot has a great reputation but I haven't played it. Closer to Prestwick Belleisle in Ayr is meant to be very good. Most borders towns are pleasant though I've only ever driven through Biggar. Can't particularly recommend places to stay.