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[Beedee]

Hi Everyone.

I'm Brian from Cheltenham. I've been lurking here for quite a few months, but now it's time to introduce myself.

I've been playing on and off for years but never to a high standard (a handicap of about 24 is fair at the moment). I only play on the course about once per month, but I do go to the range fairly often so that I don't embarrass myself too much when I do play. I'm not a member of anywhere at the moment, but am seriously considering joining Puckrup Hall in Tewkesbury. I think there's a decent cat 3 player in me but I really need to play much much more to find him.

Cheers Everybody

Bri

 

[ruff-driver]

Welcome to the madhouse bri

 

[GG26]

Welcome Brian.

Only played Puckrup Hall once over 20 years ago. Bought three new balls in the pro-shop. Off the first tee I sliced the first in the direction of the car park, tried again and hooked it into a lake and the third went straight but into a stream as the hole was a dog leg. Half way up the first and had lost my three new balls .

 

[Tashyboy]

Heyup bri me man, welcome to the sea of tranquility.:rofl:

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Welcome along. Never ever worry about embarrassing yourself on the course. I've been playing years and amassed a massive 21 points on Sunday to finish stone wall last. Got some banter after but all forgotten time I left the clubhouse

 

[pbrown7582]

hello and welcome along to the madhouse, would Brickhampton not be an easy location to get to than Puckrup from Cheltenham?

 

[Beedee]

hello and welcome along to the madhouse, would Brickhampton not be an easy location to get to than Puckrup from Cheltenham?

I'm actually just north of Cheltenham, but no-one knows where Bishop's Cleeve is (unless they're a local). The courses I was considering are Brickhampton, Puckrup and Tewkesbury Park. They're all roughly the same distance away from me, give or take a couple of miles. I don't know many people at the local courses - most of my golf buddies play in the Forest of Dean or down in Bristol.

I quite like the course at Brickie; it's maturing quite nicely, and the driving range and extra 9 hole course are good selling points. And it's flat as a pancake. On the down side, it does suffer a bit with drainage.

Used to be a member at Tewkesbury Park about 8 years ago. Like the course, although I think some of the greens are annoyingly small. There's a couple of decent practice areas too. The main down side for me appears to be their calendar - not enough Stablefords for my liking, and can't see any signs of a rollup/swindle. And there's no way the SSS off yellow tees should be 3 shots under par!

I've enjoyed Puckrup when I've played it. No driving range, but does have practice chipping greens and bunkers. Like Tewkesbury Park, it's a hotel course so visitors and societies have to be expected. On the plus side, there is a swindle every Saturday, and at least one QC a week for most of the year.

Decisions, decisions.

 

[Tashyboy]

Its what i call a happy problem re choosing of the course. 👍😁

 

[Curls]

not enough Stablefords for my liking, and can't see any signs of a rollup/swindle. And there's no way the SSS off yellow tees should be 3 shots under par!

Decisions, decisions.

Welcome Brian. I think it's probably easy to discount a course on the basis that you find it difficult to buffer at the moment, but if you play as rarely as you do you may find yourself relishing a bit more of a challenge once you get into it. Medal golf isn't actually any different to Stableford! If you take a 10 on a hole okay you're probably not in contention for the medal, but for handicap purposes it's only a net double bogey (i.e. no points). Your h/c will be based on stableford points regardless of the format if its strokeplay so don't let that put you off, pick the best course/social combination, the lads and the track will keep you coming back. If you have one and not the other, it becomes easier to stay in bed on a Saturday morning...

Happy golfing!

 

[pbrown7582]

ah if your in Cleeve then can see why you favour Puckrup. good luck choosing you may even get a couple of "trial" rounds FOC if you email club secs.

ps. born in chelt started out at Cleeve Cloud and was a member at Lilley Brook and Brickhampton in days gone by.