backwoodsman
Tour Winner
After being accepted into the club a week or two ago, went down today for my first game as a member. Gawd knows why, but it was nerve-racking on the first tee - and I promtly duffed my first ever "members tee shot" into the bushes just in front of the ladies tee. And then couldn't hit the ball for toffee for about the next 4-5 holes
Shouldn't have been bothered at all since the folks I met on my first day were great. I just arrived in the morning and asked if I could join in the swindle - and that was that. Half hour later I was teeing up with 11 other guys I'd never met before - all of whom were friendly & welcoming.
They have no tee times and have a swindle every Saturday and Sunday - drawn into 3 or 4 balls so everyone gets to play with different partners each week. £2 to enter and there's an individual prize and a team prize. But as they say, "you doesn't play to win, you play to avoid the walk of shame..." (ie coming last - and having to walk to the bar to put £1 into the captains charity).
Apparently today was a small crowd of just 12 - sometime it gets to 30 or more. So the big worry I had about getting "in" and finding partners doesn't seem to be a problem.
As to how did I do? Well, my nervous & crappy start ruined my card - think I only scored 2 points on the first five holes, but came good for the back 9. But with only 26 points I had to perform "The Walk of Shame" - much to everyone else's glee. On other hand, I was in the winning team, so overall came out of the day £2 up.
If club golf is always like this - friendly & fun (outside of the comps that is) then I'm going to enjoy it. Can't wait for next week.
Shouldn't have been bothered at all since the folks I met on my first day were great. I just arrived in the morning and asked if I could join in the swindle - and that was that. Half hour later I was teeing up with 11 other guys I'd never met before - all of whom were friendly & welcoming.
They have no tee times and have a swindle every Saturday and Sunday - drawn into 3 or 4 balls so everyone gets to play with different partners each week. £2 to enter and there's an individual prize and a team prize. But as they say, "you doesn't play to win, you play to avoid the walk of shame..." (ie coming last - and having to walk to the bar to put £1 into the captains charity).
Apparently today was a small crowd of just 12 - sometime it gets to 30 or more. So the big worry I had about getting "in" and finding partners doesn't seem to be a problem.
As to how did I do? Well, my nervous & crappy start ruined my card - think I only scored 2 points on the first five holes, but came good for the back 9. But with only 26 points I had to perform "The Walk of Shame" - much to everyone else's glee. On other hand, I was in the winning team, so overall came out of the day £2 up.
If club golf is always like this - friendly & fun (outside of the comps that is) then I'm going to enjoy it. Can't wait for next week.
