Blonde moments.

Basher

Basher

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I had a blonde moment on the course today. (See previous post "I should have looked" it made me wonder what "blonde moments" you've had whilst out on the course.

As I said earlier, played an 8 iron instead of a 5 as it was in my bag on the trolley mounted sideways.

I've also been known to mark the ball on the green and leave the ball still in place!!!

Left the trolley "just" switched on and found it crawling it's way from where I left it.

Any more admissions you'd care to mention?
 
Just over a week ago I was playing the 18th at my local course and found myself short of the green by 110ydrs (ish) so I thought I would play a 3/4 9 iron, but like a fool I pulled out a 6 iron, and ended up through the green by a good 65-70 ydrs. My playing partners were on the floor crying with laughter.

And yes I lost the hole with a 8 (par 4)

Del
 
I frequently get all "keen" to putt.....whip off the putter headcover and stroll over to my ball with IT not the putter.

:D
 
One of my regular playing partners will often mark an opponents ball for them (with a coin) if he is nearest and its near the line of his putt. 9 times out of 10 he plays his shot then picks up his coin before anyone has had chance to replace the ball! :D
 
Played a society outing one day with this chap--nice guy a bit talkative but harmless.

As we left the green towards the next tee he was carrying the flag with him!!
 
Mine is very embarrasing, quite like ^^!! Last summer I was walking off the green talking away to my playing partner, not really concentrating. Only did I realise when I was putting my 'putter' in my bag I discovered I was holding the flag aswell!

My playing partner howled with laughter - it was in a comp too :o :D
 
My playing partner on a Saturday marked his ball then tryed to stick his ball to the clip on his cap, we had such a laugh at him. We got plenty of milage out of that one.
 
My biggest "blonde moment" came at a local municipal called Waterhall. First hole a driveable downhill par 4. Waiting on the tee swishing my 3 wood around taking practice swings. Turned 90 degrees without looking up and took another swing, completely forgetting that there was a chain link fence around the tee.
Shaft of the club hit it, and there was an almight crack as the head of my club went flying into some bushes.
Playing with 7 mates, so at least 7 people went home with big grins on their faces...
 
I was playing at Girvan with a mate who asked how much above sea level we were as the ball was flying that day. I pointed out at that momonet we were roughly 15 feet above sea level and all the expanse of water next to us was the Irish SEA !!!!!!!!!
 
I recall teeing up for the driver then absent mindedly pulling out my 5 wood. Hit a good one, I thought, until the ball eventually landed 2 feet in front of me.
 
At Bearwood lakes the other week, we were playing a downhill par 3, quite long and I wanted to use my 5 wood. Accidently pulled out my 3 wood and used it. Still landed short of the green.......
 
Had a little chip on to the green on saturday. Cleaned my club put it back into the bag, only to pull it out and walk on to the green. Marked my ball, pulled the flag out and only then realised that I still had my 8 iron in my hand.

The thing is I done exactly the same thing a couple of weeks ago!!!
 
Made the classic 6i / 9i mistake recently.

We played foursomes on Saturday. We had discussed the merits of the non driving partner walking ahead to save time, versus the potential time lost if you had to walk back to play 3 off the tee. Anyway, we decided that there was no point walking up.
On the 6th green, you can abandon your bag on the right of the green, and walk 60 yards left to the tee with your driver. Play the drive, walk back past the green, pick up your bag and carry on.
It wasn't me to drive so I left my trolley on the right, and also sent it 30 yards up the fairway (to save time?).
My partner tee'd off, and luckily hit a good one, as my preparation for hitting a provisional involved clutching a putter, watching my trolley disappear up the fairway.
 
Maybe can't be classed a a "Blonde Moment" but certainly the most embarassing thing that's ever happened to me whilst golfing.

Popped up to the course for a few practice holes one summers evening. Never realised that there had been a large corporate event on that day and the place was mobbed, folk sitting out having a beer, others on the putting green, etc.

Anyhow, there was nobody on the tee so on I went, pegged it up and stood there with my driver ready to blast it. I could sense the hush all around me and suddenly felt several pairs of eyes watching me.

I smacked my ball into the ladies tee-marker which fired it straight up into the air before it eventually came to rest just behind me. What made it worse was that when it hit the marker I'd lost sight of it so almost jumped out of my skin when it landed a couple of feet behind me.

I could hear stifled sniggers all around so I never bothered teeing it up again, just trudged away up the fairway - my face a bright shade of red.
 
I too have done the 6 instead of a 9, sent the ball about 50yds over a boundary hedge never to be seen again.

Also put in the tee, couple of practice swings and then adressed the tee. Ball was still in my pocket :o
 
went out for 9-holes last night so just took the 'odd half' and the 4-h. except that the 9 was the 6, so with the gap between the 7 and gap wedge it got quite interesting.

funnily this went quite well but I didn't get anything off the tee until the 9th.
 
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