finally got my handicap :D

[big_eck]

i only took up golf roughly 4 months ago as i felt i wasnt doing enough at the weekends i joined my local club that has 2 18 holers and a cute 9 holer the problem there was they wanted you to have another member to sign your cards for your handicap, i didnt think that would be a problem but for the life of me i couldnt find a member willing to play with a new guy, so i joined another club a little bit further away from my house but near the inlaws and spoke to the pro signed up and he set me up for 3 rounds with some regular guys and today after dropping off my 3rd card on friday i can now say i have a juicy 26 handicap better than i thought i would have been more than happy with a 28 considering how many damn balls i lost! so traded in my driver for a nice putter so hopefully that will drop soon enough, im more happy i can now enter opens and get a richer taste of golf on different courses, on a high right now cant wait till tuesday to play my first medal

 

[Crow]

By eck Big Eck, well done!

Bunch of miserable gits at your first club, but their loss as they're now a new member down.

Good handicap after just 4 months, keep it going and get yourself on a few forum meets!

 

[big_eck]

my problem now is i promised the wife another horse if i reach 18, that was before i upgraded my clubs and never thought i would get anything better than a 28!

 

[mcbroon]

Nice one big eck, good going for a man who's only been playing 4 months

You're better off at Newburgh than at Hazlehead anyway. Hazlehead 1 could be a terrific course but it suffers from a lack of care and over-use. Newburgh must be better looked after. Definitely worth the extra travel.

 

[Jdb2005]

Best of luck mate, let the fun and tears commence

 

[Region3]

Are you stuck with membership at the first club as well now, or were you able to cancel it?

Sounds pretty poor not to be able to get a game for a hc card. Did the pro or any of the committee try to help?

 

[palindromicbob]

my problem now is i promised the wife another horse if i reach 18, that was before i upgraded my clubs and never thought i would get anything better than a 28!

I would never normally advocate someone to manage thier handicap but this is probably the most valid excuse I've ever heard for doing so

 

[big_eck]

Are you stuck with membership at the first club as well now, or were you able to cancel it?

Sounds pretty poor not to be able to get a game for a hc card. Did the pro or any of the committee try to help?

I haven't asked about cancelling the membership, was only £120 and it is pretty local so still handy if I do go for a round and have a quick pint after

 

[Phil K 65]

Good on ya - only started playing myself about 18 months ago and my target for 2013 was to get an official Handicap ... which I did in March and mine is 28

Know how you feel about playing your first Medal and it was such good fun I've been playing the Sunday competitions regularly - good luck and enjoy!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Good luck. Now you've got it the fun starts. It will be a rocky road and savour the cuts and don't dwell on the 0.1's

 

[Garush34]

Good luck the only way is down now!!