Cawder Golf Club, Sunday 13/10

[BrizoH71]

Guys,

Just had a late call-off for our 4-ball tomorrow at Cawder so there's a space going if anyone fancies it? We're all ***** though, so don't want to drag anyone down to our limited ability level. Can pick up in certain parts of Edinburgh/West Lothian for a small donation towards petrol... the round itself is a freebie.

2pm tee-off... currently waiting on a guy getting back to me as 1st reserve, but going to throw it open in case someone can fill in as I doubt he'll make it.

Apply within.

 

[CMAC]

short notice for anyone here I would have thought. But if your needing a 4 ball call the pro shop before you leave and ask them about any singles going out near your time if they want to join in a 4 ball.

 

[Andy]

If I didn't have a game booked I'd jump at this.

Cawder is awesome.

 

[BrizoH71]

Had a cracking afternoon at Cawder, only played a 3-ball as couldn't get an extra body but its maybe just as well as we got stuck behind the slowest OAP 4-ball ever and the old carrots wouldn't let us through. :angry:

The course was very wet, as was expected, and so got little run on the ball. Greens were quite bobbly also, with more than a few unrepaired pitchmarks. Course layout itself is excellent, with a lot of really nice holes. Got absolutely drenched going down the 10th thanks to a heavy 10-min shower, and I'd forgotten my brolly.

In the main I again felt I played ok despite some poor scoring, although my short-game/putting continues to be atrocious with too many thinned approaches that scuttle through the green allied with a tendency to pull putts left and long of the hole. :nono:

Driving was in the main ok, pushed every one out to the right though and was fortunate that several of Cawder's fairways are pretty generous, so I was often in the fairway/first cut. Rescue clubs were good though, hit every one well, straight and airborne with decent carries. Perfect birdie on the par-5 7th - drive out right, just in the fairway, 3-hybrid down into the centre of the fairway to about 130yards and then nicked a 9-iron to 10 feet and drained the putt. Shame it was sandwiched either side by a pair of 6s, including a 3-putt and a visit to a bunker. Out in 51.

Wasn't as good on the back nine, again going right off every tee but my rescue clubs and mid-irons were keeping me in it, at least until I got onto the greens. Racked up a card-wrecking 12 on the 14th though, finding water off the tee twice.. one a violent slice right, and the other from the now-customary push that i thought had carried until I heard the thunk of ball-against-tree and then a second slash. Played 5 off the tee with a hybrid instead of the driver to find the fairway - what i should have done in the fist place - and then hacked my way up to the hole and a 3-putt. :nono: Back in 56 for 107 gross. Not great.

I've now completed 3 rounds, 2 at Peebles and 1 at Cawder.. based on my scoring, GolfShake calculates my handicap at 25.7, which for having played just 3 rounds after a 15-year absence isn't too shabby I reckon.

Plenty of room for improvement, but getting happier with my game every time I play.