Recent content by pendodave

Seems a bit wrong that most of the money for something that has been built up over the years will go to the current generation. I realise that a few oldies like Woods will benefit, but not so many. And what about all those to come... Smells a bit like the blessed privatisations and sell offs of...

Arsenal get that pen every week in the prem. As do the other big clubs. The way contact is reffed is literally ruining the game. The bar for giving a pen (effectively a goal) is far too low. Even good teams find it difficult to score goals in open play, so how have we come to the point where...

We have 18 open, but I played a few holes yesterday and, despite warm, windy weather over the weekend, it feels like at least 2 weeks of proper decent sunshine is required to get the whole course (including rough) into a condition where proper golf can be played. And no sign of that in the...

My completely anecdotal personal experience is that (outside tourist venues) golf is fastest in Scotland and gets progressively slower as you head South.

This is also my experience. Bizarrely, getting an appointment from my GP was painful before covid, but the online triage they put in place has improved things no end. I suspect there's some other improvement behind the scenes that I'm unaware of, but that's fine by me.

I have a mate who putts like this when I play against him. I feel slightly sick watching it!

Yes. And it's very definitely got worse over the last few years. Bournemouth under Howe made my eyes bleed, and others have caught on. The obvious answer is a stopping clock with (say) 30 minutes a half, but if this can't be done then the current extra long matches are preferable to the...

We installed a system a couple of years ago that involved tags and little receivers dotted around the course. It never really worked for all manner of reasons and was quietly removed... I'm not particularly impressed by the "I just like to wander about with my mates, oh dear am I in your way?"...

We are mostly 4 balls. It's 1 too many imho. As above, our club champs are 3 balls. We also have a 3 tee start, which gets more people out first thing.

Just remembered, there's one just outside Gairloch too. Not a bad setting. Rather like Ullapool, I don't think it's 18 holes. In fact, most courses on the west coast and Islands are less than 18.

There's a nice looking one just north of Ullapool. Was on my bike, so no opportunity to try it out... The west coast of nc500 is a little inhospitable for golf. Iirc, the only other one is a tiny 9 hole pitch and putt near Strathcarron, but there may be others i didn't spot . Once you get to...

I mean, yes but no. The modern game, honed as it is by Pep anc Klopp, is incredibly complicated and requires detailed choreographing for all 11 players. Times have changed since Woy was tieing his back 4 together with lengths of rope on the training field. It's just not practical to get 11...

Saw him a couple of years ago. Went in with no knowledge of his body of work (apart from the obvious) and was really impressed by his performance and commitment. A sad loss.

The idea that pace of play is "very closely monitored" is, frankly, hilarious. Maybe it is, but no-one important is ever pinged for it, so it's of no particular consequence. Tbf, this applies to any number of egregious rules liberties, but PoP is the most painful for spectators/viewers

I'm with you. Its easy for people who don't make the effort to say "look at where you are". Anyway, the oppo tonight were pretty dreadful. Chatted to a few of the German fans after the game. I thought they were really let down by what was served up. Sometimes it's easy to forget how wealth even...