SwingsitlikeHogan
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I think wind burn has seriously affected a mature chestnut on our 14th…foliage looks very sad and a lot of ‘drop’. Will recover next year all being well.
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backwoodsman
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A true Chestnut? Or a Horse Chestnut? (ie a conker tree). If the latter, more likely to be a fungal disease called Guignardia. Or possibly Horse Chestnut leaf miner.
SwingsitlikeHogan
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Think it might be a true chestnut as I don‘t recall loads of cookers being dropped onto the fairway or in the semi (it’s in the semi). Plus it does have v long catkins.
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Sounds like you don't want to play Farnham..Zanussis, Bekos , Agas....all over the place.....
clubchamp98
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Ours closed this morning.
open 12 pm.
open 12 pm.
rudebhoy
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Course was closed on Monday after a downpour on Sunday night. We were due to play yesterday, but were convinced we would be shut again after it tipped it down again most of Monday.
Was surprised to get the message that the course was open, and even more surprised to find the course in decent nick with very little sign of water.
Down to play early tomorrow. Fingers crossed after yet another wet day today.
IanM
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Welsh Amateur at Newport this week.
Had a suspension in play this afternoon due to the monsoon! They're back out now though.
Had a suspension in play this afternoon due to the monsoon! They're back out now though.
D-S
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One of girls, Issy, is in the Final - refreshing the Wales Golf website now for updates.
Golfnut1957
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I've just got back from walking the dog where we finished off with an amble around the course. I often see deer on the course however today it was dolphins, lovely they were.
In all seriousness the course was in surprisingly good nick considering. Puddles on a few of the greens and fairways, the bunkers are flooded but the streams and ponds aren't spilling over. I would take a punt and say that it could be open tomorrow which would be a miracle considering that it has been raining since 6 pm last night and isn't forecast to finish until 4 am tomorrow. We also have rain forecast for tomorrow afternoon, light rain Friday and biblical monsoon stuff on Saturday.
In all seriousness the course was in surprisingly good nick considering. Puddles on a few of the greens and fairways, the bunkers are flooded but the streams and ponds aren't spilling over. I would take a punt and say that it could be open tomorrow which would be a miracle considering that it has been raining since 6 pm last night and isn't forecast to finish until 4 am tomorrow. We also have rain forecast for tomorrow afternoon, light rain Friday and biblical monsoon stuff on Saturday.
Barking_Mad
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Ours was shut. Not surprised really, was a bit soft underfoot yesterday. Should probably keep it shut tomorrow, but dare say it will be open.
IanM
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Yep, she's playing our Lauren and giving her a beating!
louise_a
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Should have been been playing in an open at Moor Allerton today but that course is closed 
D-S
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A good win for Issy today after winning this championship in 2021 - not bad for an 18 year old! Great kid too.
IanM
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And giving away home course advantage too.... even the girl she beat in the semi is a Newport girl. (Although seems to have switched home course now)
Not sure I knew you were B&C. Was over that way on Monday playing Long Ashton
Not sure I knew you were B&C. Was over that way on Monday playing Long Ashton
2blue
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That's unlucky Louise...... but we're just a few 100yds from there & 'never shut'..... but we are today!!Should have been been playing in an open at Moor Allerton today but that course is closed
I've got 8 of us up to Seaton Carew this Sun & Mon for their Festival Week & given the forecast for the next few days its likely we'll be at one of the few courses open & worth playing for the next week or so.
louise_a
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I am at St Andrews next week so should be ok too
SwingsitlikeHogan
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…but no Bosch…so we are safe…
backwoodsman
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A Sweet Chestnut then (ie what I called 'true') and not a conker - the catkins are the give-away.
Springveldt
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We walked off after 5 holes last night. The 1st, 3rd and 5th green all had standing water on them by that point. Wind was probably 15-20mph and the rain was coming sideways so low that it got under my brolly and soaked through my trousers. Had to stick my waterproofs on in the middle of the 5th fairway. Was really surprised to see the message this morning that the course is open, it's going to be very wet. I suppose they are probably feeling they need to open it since it's been closed for 3 days in the last 2 weeks so far.
More showers forecast today, tomorrow and heavy rain Saturday. I'm not convinced the Club Championship will go ahead on Sunday, I'm not sure they can get the greens cut with how wet they were last night and all the rain forecast before Sunday again. Was rained off 2 weeks ago as well.
Maybe if it actually stopped raining at some point. It's rained every day for 3 weeks now and it looks like we are getting it till next Thursday as well.
clubchamp98
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Played Bull Bay yesterday dry as a bone!
lovely golf course.
tough though in the wind.
lovely golf course.
tough though in the wind.