Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
Due to the fact that the weather might turn a little bit nasty later in the day, suggest we play the individual stableford this morning and the "team" event this afternoon.....
Could you confirm your Cooden attendance please?
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duncan mackie
Money List Winner
Nice down here at the moment but looking at the sky I think that will change later
raining here.....already
My head hurts 
LIG
Q-School Graduate
In the clubhouse having a coffee.
Good idea about the comps Smiffy!
Good idea about the comps Smiffy!
richart
Major Champion
Hope all those that went out to play have returned safely.:thup:
Safe but drenched. Got a lightening show on now!
Paperboy
Mini Cam
Just this instance back home. I'd like to say thanks to Rob for organising a top day apart from the weather 
Then thanks to my playing partners Simon and Richard for the great company and the putting tip.
I played some truly beautiful golf and some truly awful golf. I'll leave it at that 😜
Then thanks to my playing partners Simon and Richard for the great company and the putting tip.
I played some truly beautiful golf and some truly awful golf. I'll leave it at that 😜
cookelad
Tour Winner
Another great day at Cooden thanks for organising Smiffy, and thanks Fish and Oxford Comma for the company for I don't even know how long, didn't think we were going to get the second full 18 in huddled in the shelter behind the 8th tee!
Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
Thanks everybody for coming along. Sorry about the weather in the afternoon, the morning round was played in almost perfect conditions.
Never mind. The course needs the rain, it's getting a bit parched in places.
Congratulations to the winners, playing off the white tees in the morning did bring the scores down a bit (36 won it on countback).
Will be booking it again for next year. Date will be confirmed as soon as it's done.
Rob
Never mind. The course needs the rain, it's getting a bit parched in places.
Congratulations to the winners, playing off the white tees in the morning did bring the scores down a bit (36 won it on countback).
Will be booking it again for next year. Date will be confirmed as soon as it's done.
Rob
chrisd
Major Champion
Cheers to Smiffy for sorting a great meet at his place. The promised bad bad bad weather didn't hit anywhere near as early as forecast but when it did come (after 27 holes) it sure did come down. The food was great and I particularly liked Cooden off the whites.
I played with Duncan Mackie and his mate Terry Mitchell and really enjoyed myself with them. I even managed an odd par to show that 14 isn't my correct handicap and with some hard work I could easily get down to 13! My battery dying after 12 holes in the second round, in peeing rain, was a bit of a bugger though! I'd like to thank Duncan for some sound advice as we squelched round in the afternoon!
Finally, well done to Swingalot for his winning total in the morning it's good to see you happy with your game and many thanks for the lift too!
I played with Duncan Mackie and his mate Terry Mitchell and really enjoyed myself with them. I even managed an odd par to show that 14 isn't my correct handicap and with some hard work I could easily get down to 13! My battery dying after 12 holes in the second round, in peeing rain, was a bit of a bugger though! I'd like to thank Duncan for some sound advice as we squelched round in the afternoon!
Finally, well done to Swingalot for his winning total in the morning it's good to see you happy with your game and many thanks for the lift too!
Blue in Munich
Crocked Professional Yeti Impersonator
Thanks for a great day out Smiffy, shame about the weather and to Simon & Simon for the company; very considerate of Smiffy to make sure I only had to remember one name for two playing partners. Less said about my golf the better.
duncan mackie
Money List Winner
great day
thanks to all, inc the staff at Cooden for their efforts to make the day work for us - this is really good to see.
one of the best designed courses I have ever played; the relationship between tees, fairway hazards and approaches made you think so much more than many courses. enjoyable and challenging.
I'm going to formally out ChrisD - he's a good single figure golfer pretending to be an 11 masquerading as a 14....nothing in his golf swing is holding him back!
Cheers Rob - top day
thanks to all, inc the staff at Cooden for their efforts to make the day work for us - this is really good to see.
one of the best designed courses I have ever played; the relationship between tees, fairway hazards and approaches made you think so much more than many courses. enjoyable and challenging.
I'm going to formally out ChrisD - he's a good single figure golfer pretending to be an 11 masquerading as a 14....nothing in his golf swing is holding him back!
Cheers Rob - top day
wookie
Q-School Graduate
Thanks Rob for a cracking day out as usual (and for the offer of kipping on your sofa but after a hard week at work and not a lot of sleep I really needed a proper bed and ended up sleeping in til 730 which is unheard of for me!)
Thanks BiM and Paperboy for the good company and for putting up with my mainly rubbish golf - still not sure how I scraped 30 points in the morning. I thought Paperboy may have had a few more than that but things went decidedly downhill after reaching the 10th hole with 22 points
Although I got as wet as I have probably ever been on the last 9 or so holes at least it held out for that long - listening to the forecast on the way down I thought we were going to be getting it all day.
Thanks BiM and Paperboy for the good company and for putting up with my mainly rubbish golf - still not sure how I scraped 30 points in the morning. I thought Paperboy may have had a few more than that but things went decidedly downhill after reaching the 10th hole with 22 points
Although I got as wet as I have probably ever been on the last 9 or so holes at least it held out for that long - listening to the forecast on the way down I thought we were going to be getting it all day.
LIG
Q-School Graduate
Well that meet was as "cobbled together at the last minute" as I've ever seen!
I mean to say, no draw announced til the day itself and weather incorrectly ordered too! Your standards are slipping Smiffy!
Cooden is one of my favourite meets of the year - an annual treat to play "one of the best designed courses" and meet some great people. Good to see that the club are keeping up the standard of the course, when so many are making cutbacks. You should defintely make it a full membership, Rob.
Many thanks to Nic who kept me company all the way round in the afternoon, when our lily-livered, "tissue paper" back-boned playing partners were "forced" to return to the safety of the clubhouse, having played 10 holes of the second round.
Thanks also to Ray and Rob for keeping us both entertained during the morning round.
The food as always, was plentiful and it's no wonder it took a six people to polish off Nic's & Jonny's chicken pies!
Smiffy! :cheers:
I mean to say, no draw announced til the day itself and weather incorrectly ordered too! Your standards are slipping Smiffy!
Cooden is one of my favourite meets of the year - an annual treat to play "one of the best designed courses" and meet some great people. Good to see that the club are keeping up the standard of the course, when so many are making cutbacks. You should defintely make it a full membership, Rob.
Many thanks to Nic who kept me company all the way round in the afternoon, when our lily-livered, "tissue paper" back-boned playing partners were "forced" to return to the safety of the clubhouse, having played 10 holes of the second round.
Thanks also to Ray and Rob for keeping us both entertained during the morning round.The food as always, was plentiful and it's no wonder it took a six people to polish off Nic's & Jonny's chicken pies!
Smiffy! :cheers:
Swingalot
Challenge Tour Pro
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chrisd;1335580Finally said:Thanks Chris, it had been a bumpy and long trip this summer but finally my game seems to be returning which is great. I will be making a donation to HFH with my winnings, as I hope is still forum tradition :thup:
Many thanks to Evahakool and Golfmmad for the 2 rounds, great company and I think we win the bravery award for marching past the fairies taking cover in the hut and just carrying on. When your playing with someone from the Shetlands, you realise that a wee drop of rain is no reason to stop playing
Last but not least, cheers Smiffy. Top day again and organised with little fuss and always a smile.:clap:
PNWokingham
Journeyman Pro
no mention of the barmaids yet!!?
richart
Major Champion
You should be resting up with no excitement, so stop thinking of the Cooden barmaids.
Golfmmad
Tour Winner
Thanks again Rob for organising, was a great day as always. Shame about the afternoon monsoon!
The food was delicious and plentiful, in fact I couldn't eat it all! Really good value for money.
Congrats to Swingalot on your win, a truly deserved one after playing some superb golf. Twas a privilege to witness a swing with such good tempo and timing.
The food was delicious and plentiful, in fact I couldn't eat it all! Really good value for money.
Congrats to Swingalot on your win, a truly deserved one after playing some superb golf. Twas a privilege to witness a swing with such good tempo and timing.
Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
Will be doing it over the course of the next few days Preet.
Membership year starts from August 1st, and I'm going to upgrade to full membership from then.
I thought I would struggle to use up all the credits on my current "Flexible membership" scheme but I had to call into the club on Thursday and deposit another £200.00 onto my card to see me through the coming months. Playing a lot more than I thought I would, so it makes sense.
One big benefit of me becoming a full member is that I will be able to put myself forward for club matches. I always enjoyed playing for the club when I was at Crowborough. A good way to get to play other courses with dinner thrown in for good measure!
I'll be buying a club tie next!
Huge thanks to Rob for organising a great meet again, it has to be my favorite away course and meet, I do enjoy myself in Bexhill for my pre-match entertainment :cheers:
Thanks to my playing partners in Adam (Cookelad) & Ben (Oxfordcomma), great company, we experienced almost everything there was to experience collectively with highs & lows to all parts of our game and we survived through everything that was thrown at us.
Great course off the whites in the morning and the course stood up well to the deluge of weather during the afternoon allowing us to finish our round.
Super food both at lunch and in the evening and served by our favorite waitress
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Always great to see so many regular forumers & annual local guests along with some new forum faces that make the annual meet at Cooden Beach so special that I'm happy to travel the 400 mile round trip and stop over before & after. if you haven't been, get your name next year.
My thumb is stinging a little but I came through it, just need to rest it now for the week before my August medal next weekend, I think 36 holes was pushing it but the pain was worth it :smirk:
Congratulations to Rupert (Swingalot), all the scores were respectable this year which is testament to the course which has a bit of everything and one I would never tire of playing, 36 points was a good knock off the back sticks :clap:
Full match and day report HERE
Thanks to my playing partners in Adam (Cookelad) & Ben (Oxfordcomma), great company, we experienced almost everything there was to experience collectively with highs & lows to all parts of our game and we survived through everything that was thrown at us.
Great course off the whites in the morning and the course stood up well to the deluge of weather during the afternoon allowing us to finish our round.
Super food both at lunch and in the evening and served by our favorite waitress
.Always great to see so many regular forumers & annual local guests along with some new forum faces that make the annual meet at Cooden Beach so special that I'm happy to travel the 400 mile round trip and stop over before & after. if you haven't been, get your name next year.
My thumb is stinging a little but I came through it, just need to rest it now for the week before my August medal next weekend, I think 36 holes was pushing it but the pain was worth it :smirk:
Congratulations to Rupert (Swingalot), all the scores were respectable this year which is testament to the course which has a bit of everything and one I would never tire of playing, 36 points was a good knock off the back sticks :clap:
Full match and day report HERE
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