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First golf overnighter of the year was a trip to Nene Park near Peterborough, we played Orton Meadows on the first day and Thorpe Wood on the second. As the twelve of us met for breakfast on day one I was feeling slight trepidation as there had been some grumpiness on the WhatsApp group...

Is anyone else seeing lots of image placeholders instead of the emojis (whether in the text or as reactions to posts)? Or is it just me?

I'm not an expert but I think they invite 24 competitors who may be golfers, celebrities, "influencers" etc. They play six holes and the top twelve go through to the next round. Those twelve play three holes and the top four have a one hole shoot-out to determine the winner.

Number of opens I've played in each of the past five years: 2021 11 2022 12 2023 18 2024 19 2025 21 It pleases me that each year is slightly more than the year before but I think the trend may come to an end in 2026. Can't see how I'm going to beat 21 unless I give up work or...

Facebook just sent me an advert for Blitz golf, there are four events in England: London, Leeds, Worcester and Lincoln. Blitz Golf seems to be loud and a bit brash, their website mentions a "festival atmosphere" with live music, DJs, interactive fan zones and premium hospitality experiences...

"Second-cheapest" is a great rule of thumb. I pretend to look at the wine list but it's a foregone conclusion. :LOL:

Postal entries for opens :mad:. I have to find a chequebook (remember those), fill in a form then print it out, find an envelope and a stamp, and post it. Then wait. I have no idea if I even have a tee-time, let alone whether it's early or late. Other opens on the same day are filling up so...

As a 14-handicapper, I'm shocked that (currently) 20% of respondents would consider me a good golfer! None of those people have played with me. :LOL:

Plenty of room in the car park when you're drawn in the first group of the day!

I've just heard that Matsuyama and Bhatia have withdrawn after a freak yachting accident.

I'm exactly the same. If I play on my own, or even go to the range, I hit sh*t shot after sh*t shot. I need to be trying to win something (even if it's just a coffee) in order to focus.

It might fade but, as long as the court pays for itself, why not take advantage while it's popular? It's about £70k to install a floodlit outdoor padel court. Near me they cost £40/hour to rent. If you can rent it out for five hours a day you've covered your capital outlay in less than a year...

Comp on Sunday with a couple of mates. One of them was having a terrible round but, after hitting his drive on our thirteenth, he managed to catch his tee in mid air! Made the stroke, tee popped straight up, he just stuck out his right hand a caught it. The only thing that made it slightly...

Yep. Every club seems to be full of experts on agronomy, hospitality, retail, finance, law, marketing, event management and (especially) handicaps. Chock-a-block with experts until you ask for people to join the committee and put some of their expertise to good use - then they all disappear...

OK, I'm bored of looking through PDFs now. :D Best I found was five in the top eight (2011 Wk18) or six in the top twelve (four weeks later).