East Brighton again????

James,

I wish your wife all the best for a speedy recovery. I spent all day with mine yesterday in hospital whilst they shoved cameras everywhere but, thankfully, all appears well. Should be clips on Utube soon and it will be better than The Kings Speech!!


Chris
 
Will someone please do a decent write-up of the day... I want to feel like I was there when I collect my winnings
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Well a good day was had by all (15) and the weather was superb. Bit of a tough wind blowing, but we all managed to cope. Was nice to meet some new members and we mixed it all up a bit so we got the chance to play with somebody new. I went out in the first group (threeball) with Diesel Dave and Sawtooth and had a great time, Sawtooth in particular was driving the ball superbly once he had settled down. He hit some monster drives and Diesel Dave, playing off of 28 came out of the traps like a whippet.
Started 4 for 4, 3 for 4 so had 8 points after 2 holes! The handicap committee were pulling their chairs out on the 3rd tee ready for an extraordinary general meeting but sadly Daves good start didn't materialise into a place in the frame.
I was going great guns, 16 points after 7 holes and cooking on gas. I then proceeded to blob 8 and 9 so my race was run.
Winner on the day was Scienceboy with a superb 41 points who counted out SyR who had the same score but only scored 22 on the back 9 compared to SB's 24!!
3rd place, on 36 points was Alan Bannister. I came in about 6th or 7th, finishing on a hard earnt (at the end of the day) 33 points.
The course was in great condition again, superb greens that were running scarey fast, and true.
I've said it before but I'll say it again. For £15.00 that course is tremendous value for money.
We'll be back
 
Sounds like a good day had by all and well done to Scienceboy and SyR - two cracking scores. Sorry I couldn't make it - was thinking of you all when I was sitting in a meeting surrounded by colleagues going nuts!!

Agree with you Smithy - exceptional value for that course. Can't wait to go back there.
 
Big thanks to Rob for sorting the day out, shame he could not arrange for the wind to be a bit less and a bit warmer. I am sure the locals thought it was a mere zephyr, but for us inland golfers, it was quite strong and testing.

Many thanks to my playing partners, Leftie, Snelly & Scienceboy. I thoroughly enjoyed the company and watching some very good golf - Smiffy, I think that handicap committee needs to seriously review (cut) SB's handicap :)

All I can say about my own game was, shame about the putting! I am sure there was clingfilm on some of the holes and others just moved as my ball approached!

BTW Rob, when is the next meeting at East Brighton?
 
Cheers for the game today Smiffy and Dave, probably the best £15 I've spent on a round of golf before and will certainly go back (next time with a short game and new putter). :o

Smiffy was right, after a few holes I thought feck me DieselDave is no 28 handicapper! Well done though Dave on todays evidence you wont be 28 for long, that hole when you chipped in from 20 yds to make a par 4 will live in the memory a long time. :D

Smiffy was only 2 over for the first 7 holes but it must be said didnt have a lot of luck with holes 8, 9 and he scrambled well on the back nine.

I was [****]* for the first few holes notching up 4 blobs on the card. I'm not one for making excuses so I'm not going to mention the 90 min journey, rushing to the first tee , heavily strapped arm with tennis elbow and the aching back.

Out in a pityful 12 points. Back in with 20 points. Smiffy didnt tell me that the 4 footer I had at the last was to match his 33pts until after I missed it :rolleyes:

All in all a very enjoyable day.
 
Yes it certainly was a good day! :cool: I've even got a bit of sun and wind burn. :eek:

It really is a great course to play at this time of year - not a bit of mud anywhere, and as Rob said the greens were fast and true.

Thanks to TheRod(Nick),Syr(Simon),and Richart(Richard), for a cracking round along with some great banter. We had our own matchplay comp, Nick and Simon v Richard and myself. It was nip and tuck all the way to the 18th with Richards last putt making it all square - well played all.

It was great to meet new and old faces and look forward to the next time.

Thanks again to Rob for organising, along with his trusty helper, Leftie(Roger). :)

Golfmmad.
 
Just get back, after tearing home for my supper. Just hoping the flashes on the way back where not speed cameras.

Really enjoyed the day, and a big thanks to Rob for organising it, and to Roger, for whatever he did :p Lovely full English when i got there, thanks mate.

Thanks to my three companions Rod,Simon and Chris, who all played well, although Simon with 41 points put us all in our place. I hate 16 handicappers that hit their 3 wood past my Sunday best drives. :mad: :mad: :D

We had a good tight match with never more than a hole in it, and for a brief moment i thought i might have pinched victory with a birdie at the last (one of my few contributions !). Simon of course followed me in. I hate 16 handicappers that putt like pros. :mad: :mad: :D

Thanks again Rob, and i think i beat you on the back nine matey. :p

Rich
 
Thanks to everyone for a great day! Many thanks to Smiffy and Leftie for organising it all and thanks to Snelly, TXL and Leftie for a good round! Really enjoyed it guys (gosh hope I got the names right!)

I had a brilliant day out, setting a few personal records

Best 18: 84 (+12 gross) > 81 (+10 gross)
Best 9 holes on a proper course: 40(+4 gross)> 38 (+1 gross)

Another one to note was my run of holes: 8 holes in -1 gross (11-18)

I expect my scorecard will arrive in the post at my club very soon!

Thanks again to all, hope everyone got home safely.

I really cannot wait for the next meet! Today was fantastic value for money at 15 for the round! Lovely course and great company!
 
Cheers for the game today smiffy and sawtooth, could not believe how well i started but alas i could not keep it up. A great course for only £15 and would love to play it again. Sawtooth's driving today was awesome Bubba watson watch out. A very enjoyable day.
 
cheers gents, enjoyed it again. 41 points to come second ?? Simon had mentally spent the money, only for it to be snatched away.

our match play was nip & tuck all the way, I think a half was a fair result.

Rich, Chris & Simon were a pleasure to spend the afternoon with
 
I really cannot wait for the next meet! Today was fantastic value for money at 15 for the round! Lovely course and great company!
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I bet you can't :)











Seriously, very well played. :)

Golfmmad.
 
Great day today (as always on Forum meets).

Really enjoyable company and a lesson from ScienceBoy . One over gross on the back 9 playing off 15 (B**st**d) :eek: :eek:

TXL and I didn't stand a chance in our match against SB and Snelly, losing 3 and 2.

Just a big thanks again to Smiffy for helping me by being the front man in the organising of this meet. ;) ;)
 
Thanks to Nick, Richard and Chris, they were great company today and it was nice to end our side game all square on the last. It was another great meet, thankfully I made up for my 26 point showing at my first meet and all parts of my game went well.

Well done to Scienceboy, it must have been a cracking back 9 and glad to see the lessons are paying off.
Thanks to Smiffy and Leftie for organising another great day, East Brighton was in great condition again and a joy to play.
 
BTW Rob, when is the next meeting at East Brighton?
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I'll give it another few weeks before I organise another one, give it chance for the temperatures to start climbing a bit.
Down in the dip, from 5 thru 9, it was gorgeous. You lost the wind and it was surprisingly warm in the sunshine. But once you got back up on higher ground from the halfway hut to the finish, it was bloody fresh! I could hardly feel my hands coming down the 18th and was glad to get back into the warmth of the clubhouse by then.
I'd love to organise a late afternoon game down there in the height of Summer. You know, tee off around 4.00pm and play the course on a nice evening. The wind should die off later in the day and with all the humps and hollows on the fairways and the setting sun, it would look superb.
Follow it up with a BBQ. That would be nice.
Will definitely be organising another one though.

PS. Just a thought. It's the longest day on June 21st. Sadly this is a Tuesday so I'm buggered for the day off, but we could play the following day (22nd) to celebrate the Summer Solstice. We could all chip in a fiver and play for the Solstice Cup, to be held annually?
;)
 
I am up for it but I dont think its a course I can play my best on :D
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It will be tough, certainly off of your new forum handicap.
Forum rules are that any forum meet winners are automatically cut 3 shots, plus another shot for each point over 36. So your new handicap is 7.
Good luck
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It will be tough, certainly off of your new forum handicap.
Forum rules are that any forum meet winners are automatically cut 3 shots, plus another shot for each point over 36. So your new handicap is 7.
Good luck
;)
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That to my mind is too generous. Maybe 1 shot for every £1 won. £35 = 35 shots which puts you off +20. That will test your new swing :D
 
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