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    Boat of Garten or Spey Valley

    I find both are excellent for different reasons. No driver needed at BoG in fact it can ruin your round if even a little wayward, it approaches are tremendous and well thought out. SV is an excellent longer course with even better views and a real good test of all your game. A couple of long...
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    The Old Course, St. Andrews

    The Old Course offers tremendous playability and range of shot options with a lot of risk reward. I love it but especially the back 9. The greens and considerations of approach and layups are top notch. It’s a Course you’ll always enjoy playing and well I’d take Bobby Jones or Tiger Woods...
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    I played today and..(Rolling) -originally created by JohnnyDee

    Not playing great just now but still to 14hcp on the Eden course today. So gonna be dowwwwn once I get more games going!
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    McIlroy and Foster?

    Rory more than anybody needs a caddy who will advise him wisely. To me he’s a loose cannon and only seems to play bomb and chip. The American game suits him way more but would a caddy change that, in hindsight probably not. When it all clicks it’s amazing and he’s still very likeable as a...
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    Does Hard Work make you Rich?

    What is rich? Happiness is the key and hard work at something you enjoy doing will make you happy. When I went to university having previously done an apprenticeship, there were guys in their forties changing their life around and they still had families to feed. It's a massive commitment and...
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    Not As Good as Rory or DJ or....

    Speith is pretty amazing when hot and benefits from having a good caddy relationship. If Rory could develop that with his caddie then I'm certain he'd do a lot better because he clearly struggles mentally and needs someone to do whatever needs done to stop him racking up bad shots, get more...
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    2017 Open Championship

    I wonder if there would be a time penalty if they weren't the last group. Could really frustrate you having to wait that long.
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    "Policing" the return of NQ Scores

    No card from a medal or competition should mean 0.1 increase in any respectable club.
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    Masters 2017 thread

    No Par 3. Is it wet weather, if so soft greens make it target practice and higher scores I think.
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    Holidays abroad waste of money or essential getaway

    We do all sorts of holidays from music festivals, city breaks, to the Alps to beach/ pool holidays and all have their place. But every now and again I need a good relaxing pure sunshine holiday because of the Scottish weather. Every time I get away but the pool, beer in hands, kids in the water...
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    Cars you have owned

    Fiesta Golf BMW 318 VW Touran Ka Picanto Volvo V60 Audi A3 Quattro Two car household hence usually a big and wee car. Prefer reliability but like looks, but I avoid getting sucked into the phwooaar factor with cars, as at the end of the day id rather spend my hard earned on other stuff, not...
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    The problem with golf ....

    Bit late on the reply front. My perspective is golf will inevitably decline as it falls out of fashion from the Tiger Woods heydays when it was at its peak. The public go round in circles with what they like and these days the scrabble is for running and cycling events which are heavily...
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    Glenbervie / Scotscraig / Eden

    The St Andrews course starters can be nororiously miserable but there a few who deserve to be in front of the public. I think you may have mixed the 5th (short) and 8th (long) par 3s. I really like the Eden. Good write ups thanks
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    Which St Andrews Course to play alongside the old

    From my experience of playing at the Links I think this is exaggerated more than reality. A sort of legendary myth whilst it is true 'some' locals do prefer the New.
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    Changing opinions

    Anyone would be a fool not to be open to opinions that could change theirs. The problem arises when these fools think their opinion is the only correct one out with facts.
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