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I've moved to a quieter club now, fewer members. You get the hang of it though. Set your alarm for 2 minutes before and get ready...

We have a group of about 30 players, subsets of this play on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays- different number of...

Might also depend on how many scores he had in his handicap record? If less than 20, a single score could have more impact.

I think the more likely ruling would be that the second ball played is now in play under stroke and distance. The original ball would...

Leaving pink castle tees with flat tops is more fun!

Leaving "blank air" is also a questioning technique. Some people feel uncomfortable with the quiet and start talking, eg, providing...

"Might be lost outside a penalty area or might be out of bounds" is required for a provisional. A ball that is visible and laying in...

Another two referees and I did evening sessions several years ago. The current manager is not interested; it's all about reporting how...

Yes, really! Our groups play just before the competition. We get to see many Rules breaches in the competition while we're playing and...

As an extreme example, I saw a player in the competition playing by himself and winning a nearest the pin prize. Not saying the player...

See this...

I built a driver for my wife, nice head, great shaft. However, I tip trimmed it and she couldn't get the ball airborne. I can hit it...

Tip trim for flex, butt trim for length. Simples.

Imo, trimming from the tip will make it play stiffer. Trim from the butt is easiest.

Not a very satisfying approach. However, the "there's worse happening out there" is one of the reasons I don't play in our weekly...