Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
I note Hywel's always got an empty glass in his hand.......
Apologies for starting yet another "Forest Pines" thread....
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Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
Yes a great week-end and I would just like to say "thank you" again to those people that stepped in at the last minute to help make the numbers up. It really was appreciated and put my mind at rest. Thanks lads.
Thanks to RickG for taking on the team captains task, a job he did really well.
Shame him and Timberbonce gave Dhan and I a right stuffing during Saturdays round. We never really got going until about the 5th or 6th hole, and then we weren't playing brilliantly, and found ourselves 4 down fairly early on. With Rick playing fairly steady golf and Matt (Timberbonce) dovetailing nicely and coming in on the holes where he was shotting it made it impossible for Dhan and I to get back into the game. Well played.
Had a good game with Bobmac on Sunday, great company and he was hitting the ball superbly off the tee and hiS putting was incredible. If he was on the green in regulation you just knew that you couldn't afford to three putt because he wasn't going to, no matter how long the first putt was!
A top week-end, great to meet up with some old mates and put faces to names on here. Shame that the weather wasn't brilliant but I don't think we got it quite as bad as the forecast had predicted. Couple of holes on Saturday where it rained quite badly, and hail for one hole on Sunday combined with a fairly stiffish breeze!
Courses were in lovely condition and bearing in mind the amount of traffic they must get on them surprisingly divot free! I don't think I had one bad lie on any fairway, at least the ones I managed to find...
Would love to do it again next year....
Special thanks must go to Vig for his early morning call on Sunday. 5.10am. Thanks mate. I now know how Gordon Banks felt during the 1970 world cup....
Thanks to RickG for taking on the team captains task, a job he did really well.
Shame him and Timberbonce gave Dhan and I a right stuffing during Saturdays round. We never really got going until about the 5th or 6th hole, and then we weren't playing brilliantly, and found ourselves 4 down fairly early on. With Rick playing fairly steady golf and Matt (Timberbonce) dovetailing nicely and coming in on the holes where he was shotting it made it impossible for Dhan and I to get back into the game. Well played.
Had a good game with Bobmac on Sunday, great company and he was hitting the ball superbly off the tee and hiS putting was incredible. If he was on the green in regulation you just knew that you couldn't afford to three putt because he wasn't going to, no matter how long the first putt was!
A top week-end, great to meet up with some old mates and put faces to names on here. Shame that the weather wasn't brilliant but I don't think we got it quite as bad as the forecast had predicted. Couple of holes on Saturday where it rained quite badly, and hail for one hole on Sunday combined with a fairly stiffish breeze!
Courses were in lovely condition and bearing in mind the amount of traffic they must get on them surprisingly divot free! I don't think I had one bad lie on any fairway, at least the ones I managed to find...
Would love to do it again next year....
Special thanks must go to Vig for his early morning call on Sunday. 5.10am. Thanks mate. I now know how Gordon Banks felt during the 1970 world cup....
forefortheday
Tour Rookie
Special thanks must go to Vig for his early morning call on Sunday. 5.10am. Thanks mate. I now know how Gordon Banks felt during the 1970 world cup....
He's sleeping in these days then
Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
Special thanks must go to Vig for his early morning call on Sunday. 5.10am. Thanks mate. I now know how Gordon Banks felt during the 1970 world cup....
He's sleeping in these days then
Errr........I was not amused
bobmac
Major Champion
Well, what can I say?
Played 2 lost 2. Doh !!!
That aside it was nice to put faces to names and despite having Paul Azinger (AKA Murph) in our team we still came second.
I thoroughly enjoyed the golf (all 10 hours of it) and enjoyed my match against Smiffy who like a sly old fox, used his shots wisely in the last few holes to pip me by one. I even tried hiding his 9 iron but even that didnt stop him
(Glad you got it back)
I look forward to coming down sarf Geezer and playing some good courses later on in the year and getting my revenge, and to Grumpy Jock...good luck with your new toy (Dont let one of your 25 grand kids pinch it)
For those of you who weren't there here's a picture of the losing captain on day one. He's the one dressed like a tube of toothpaste
It goes without saying a big thanks to Smiffy for organising everything, Rick for being our captain and Norman for supplying a V-expensive trophy
I look forward to the next one and to find out all about Rickg's friend... the good looking chimpanzee which dominated the conversation over dinner on Saturday night?
A few more pics of the evening
Played 2 lost 2. Doh !!!
That aside it was nice to put faces to names and despite having Paul Azinger (AKA Murph) in our team we still came second.
I thoroughly enjoyed the golf (all 10 hours of it) and enjoyed my match against Smiffy who like a sly old fox, used his shots wisely in the last few holes to pip me by one. I even tried hiding his 9 iron but even that didnt stop him
(Glad you got it back)I look forward to coming down sarf Geezer and playing some good courses later on in the year and getting my revenge, and to Grumpy Jock...good luck with your new toy
(Dont let one of your 25 grand kids pinch it)For those of you who weren't there here's a picture of the losing captain on day one. He's the one dressed like a tube of toothpaste
It goes without saying a big thanks to Smiffy for organising everything, Rick for being our captain and Norman for supplying a V-expensive trophy
I look forward to the next one and to find out all about Rickg's friend... the good looking chimpanzee which dominated the conversation over dinner on Saturday night?
A few more pics of the evening
Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
Just let me know when Bob and I'll try to sort out a couple of games on the nicer courses I've played (including Bearwood Lakes)...
Thanks for the game yesterday. Thouroughly enjoyed it. And as for you saying you don't hit the ball very far???
Norman said you're "sneaky long"
HTL
Tour Winner
Just to echo all that has been said. Course was in good condition (not the best suited to my game). Tree lined fairways with tight approaches protected by bunkers always make it difficult for me.
Region3 was an absolute pleasure to play with on Saturday, he strikes the ball like a tour pro and is seriously long off the tee. Single figures have got to be on the cards this year mate! The other lads from Golf Magic were also great fun and we had a really enjoyable round.
Sunday was the same, good Golf with great company. Vig, is great fun to play with and knocks the skin off balls with his irons and 3 wood (He took his R9 for a walk on both days). Golf Magic lads were again good fun but it is hard being social when trying to thrash the other bloke.
Played 2 Won 2 playing off 12. Bring on next year!
Region3 was an absolute pleasure to play with on Saturday, he strikes the ball like a tour pro and is seriously long off the tee. Single figures have got to be on the cards this year mate! The other lads from Golf Magic were also great fun and we had a really enjoyable round.
Sunday was the same, good Golf with great company. Vig, is great fun to play with and knocks the skin off balls with his irons and 3 wood (He took his R9 for a walk on both days). Golf Magic lads were again good fun but it is hard being social when trying to thrash the other bloke.
Played 2 Won 2 playing off 12. Bring on next year!
grumpyjock
Tour Rookie
Mr Captains and Ladies Captain,
Thank you for a pleasent weekend and some good golf, pity about the result we should have done better but there is always next year.
Thanks to all for the support and comradeship of the golfing fraternity.
Looking forward to Goswick and the other meets.
Thank you for a pleasent weekend and some good golf, pity about the result we should have done better but there is always next year.
Thanks to all for the support and comradeship of the golfing fraternity.
Looking forward to Goswick and the other meets.
JustOne
Ryder Cup Winner
That aside it was nice to put faces to names and despite having Paul Azinger (AKA Murph) in our team we still came second.
Azinger never looked like a 'porn guru pimp dealer'.....
vig
Tour Winner
Special thanks must go to Vig for his early morning call on Sunday. 5.10am. Thanks mate. I now know how Gordon Banks felt during the 1970 world cup....
He's sleeping in these days then
I was up and thought he might have fancied a stroll.
Yes, Fore, I did sleep a little longer than expected but if i'd gone to bed at 10 like smiffy, he'd have got the call at 3am so he ought to be thankful that I stayed up watching Lee Evans til midnight
Sorry Bobby, I had to pay you back for the 12 months of scampi jibes.
As for the weekend, can't add anything more than has already been written.
Was great meeting old faces & new. Glad I don't go clothes shopping with Rick, think he must be colour blind or gets dressed in the dark OR both!!
My son really enjoyed it. so much so that he asked to be put on the definates for Woodall next year. I think that this was the spur to make him get a little more serious about his golf. Thanks to Bill & jan for looking after him.
Great to finally have a knock with Murph & Hywel.
Think Murph & I got "kippered" on Sat.
Hywel played like a trooper on the Sunday despite a fall out with his clubs & ball for a couple of holes. He did warn me that he talks to his ball a lot but saying "down bitch" doesn't have the same effect on a ball as talking nice to it. Good company and destined for greater things I think.
Damn that 18th, if ALL the matches had finished on 17, the score would have looked totally different. I think we lost 4 and halved one on that hole. 18 is not the place to have S.I. 1!!!!!
Looking forward to the next one and like Bobmac, would love to play darn sarf some time
Leftie
Tour Winner
Anytime you, Bobmac and/or Teegirl, or any one else are within striking distance of South London, Kent or Surrey and fancy a game or two (2 x 18 hole courses) at my gaff (spgc.co.uk) let me know.
vig
Tour Winner
Will do, appreciate the gesture
