Embarrassing!

[Captainron]

So I have just joined Spalding Golf Club after my move down from Leeds. Played my first round for handicap purposes with a few of the lads I know and played like an absolute pig! Moving house and lugging boxes for 3 days hasn't helped my back and I was in moderate pain all day but not so badly as to play the way I actually did. I had a nightmare!

I never saw the left hand side of the course because I was pushing and fading everything. I found 3 fairways all day. My touch around the greens had all the subtlety of an irate three legged Hippo with a hangover. All the while one of the lads I was with was shooting 5 under!

I eventually signed for 102! The worst score I have posted in about 12 years. What a way to start! It can only get better surely.

 

[Val]

102 off an unofficial 9???

Sounds like you had a real bad day

 

[Captainron]

102 off an unofficial 9???

Sounds like you had a real bad day

Bad would have been 90. This was in the Eric The Eel category!

 

[sandmagnet]

you did not happen to tell them you was a 9 h/c did you?

 

[pbrown7582]

Ouch a couple of swift cold ones called for and hope for better next time out.

 

[Crow]

Unlucky......



Next time will be better, for sure. :thup:

 

[bobmac]

How many holes did you play?

 

[Captainron]

you did not happen to tell them you was a 9 h/c did you?

Played with these lads a few times before and played to my unofficial 8 at the time. They were as sympathetic as they could be......

 

[Foxholer]

When I went back up to Scotland and rejoined my old club, I entered the comp that weekend.

Shot exactly 100 off 8! Following day, I gatecrashed a 3-ball (containing Andrew Oldcorn, but I didn't recognise him) and shot 78!

 

[CMAC]

When I went back up to Scotland and rejoined my old club, I entered the comp that weekend.

Shot exactly 100 off 8! Following day, I gatecrashed a 3-ball (containing Andrew Oldcorn, but I didn't recognise him) and shot 78!

So you crumble in medals and do ok in bounce games! That's why we don't do it for a living.

What Scottish club was/is it out of interest?

 

[Hobbit]

C'mon Cam, you don't need to go chasing an artificially high handicap...

 

[granters]

Never mind, I played today with a tasty hangover, lost my first tee shot, was 5 over after 3 and crawled the last 4 holes for a heroic 85 and another .1. Holed some brilliant double bogie putts ,finished with 1 ball left,and hit 2 trees. Shoulda stayed in bed

 

[harpo_72]

I did similar at my last club not as bad but quite poor, glad I kept my mouth shut though. Problem was I got my handicap and played to it for a few rounds and then hit a couple of very low rounds. I have done the same again at my new club, I have put a few cards in and played a few medals, got a bit disenchanted with it, then went low on a big one. Seem to have developed a positive mind set and got another cut on the way... So hang in there, and be positive, you know what your capable of!

 

[FairwayDodger]

Another couple of rounds like that and then you can start cleaning up in the competitions off your 28 handicap!

 

[tyke]

Having played with you Cameron, 102 is blatant sandbagging, another 2 cards like that and your name is going to be all over the boards in gold lettering in months to come
Cheer up mate, one bad round doesn't make you a poor golfer.

 

[mcbroon]

Never mind. I played at Carnoustie today and my mate put one in the burn in front of the 1st tee, with a fairly big audience. Took a divot with the driver and shifted the ball approximately 40 yards. At it's highest, I think it got 2 inches off the ground.

That's embarrassing.

 

[JustOne]

I eventually signed for 102! The worst score I have posted in about 12 years. What a way to start! It can only get better surely.

Did you have any clubs left at the end?

 

[Captainron]

Did you have any clubs left at the end?

I am never doing that again! Looked a right prat! Those damn Spaniards are going to have to run for cover though....