First game of links golf in over 20 years...

[User101]

This Friday I have my first game of links golf in over 20 years when playing the New Course St Andrews.

What should I expect ? Uneven fairways, ball rolling for miles, wind...what else ??

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Sideways bounces ruining a good shot.

Randomness.

 

[User101]

Randomness.

So just my normal game then 🤣🤣

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

I'm surprised you need to ask, thought you knew all about the St Andrews courses?

 

[Lord Tyrion]

So just my normal game then 藍藍

Ha ha. Maybe your randomness and the course together will end up with straight bounces?

Remember when Jeff Goldblum described Chaos Theory in the first Jurassic Park? That is links golf in my slightly twisted view.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Remember when Jeff Goldblum described Chaos Theory in the first Jurassic Park? That is links golf in my slightly twisted view.

I watched that film and thought it was all believable until near the end when the girl sat in front of a terminal, switched it on and said "This is Unix, I understand this" At that point I realised it was all made up :rofl:

 

[User101]

I'm surprised you need to ask, thought you knew all about the St Andrews courses?

My memory ain't what it used to be cupcake but not bad enough for me to recall how ordinary TOC is 👍

 

[patricks148]

Sideways bounces ruining a good shot.

Randomness.

see i don't hold with this view , ive never seen good shots punished on a links course and i play all my golf on them. in fact good shots get rewarded on the whole. if you play badly you are punished, but that should be the case on any course.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

see i don't hold with this view , ive never seen good shots punished on a links course and i play all my golf on them. in fact good shots get rewarded on the whole. if you play badly you are punished, but that should be the case on any course.

We are all allowed opinions. Obviously mine is the correct one

 

[patricks148]

We are all allowed opinions. Obviously mine is the correct one

thats not a opinion though is it saying its random golf ?? which it clearly isn't you can have a option that you don't like links courses.

Maybe you were just not good enough and blame the course for poor play thats my opinion anyway

 

[Lord Tyrion]

You may also be taking this a tad too seriously, and personally.

 

[Curls]

Forget the fancy wedge play and putt from 30 yards out

Chip with a hybrid from 60 yards out

Practice punch shots

Leave the driver alone unless you're lethal with it.

Have fun, it's a great change of challenge if you haven't played it in a while

 

[patricks148]

You may also be taking this a tad too seriously.

not at all

Cabby, go out enjoy it. the new is pretty short anyway and not that tight off the tee. if its anything like here at the moment it will be rock hard and bone dry. Our lot are thinking of putting the sprinkler system on in the next couple of weeks!!!

 

[Foxholer]

My memory ain't what it used to be cupcake but not bad enough for me to recall how ordinary TOC is 👍

It certainly CAN be! But it doesn't take more than a mild breeze to turn it (or any links course for that matter) into a monster challenge!

Enjoy The New! It's a very 'fair' course and one I really like - up there with some Open courses imo. Been a while, but I can't remember too many 'mid fairway' obstacles that 'ruin an otherwise good shot'! 9th can certainly be a challenge in a breeze though! And after a gentle start (Old Tom's typical style) the 3rd is a dandy wake-up!

 

[User101]

We used to really enjoy the New all these years back but other than the 9th I can hardly remember a hole.

Looking at the card the first few are fairly short par 4s and reckon if they are down wind may be drivable???

 

[hines57]

I thought that the new course was a great track and really enjoyed it. Granted I played it on a dry but breezy day, but would be back in a shot if it wasn't so far away.

 

[Foxholer]

...Been a while, but I can't remember too many 'mid fairway' obstacles that 'ruin an otherwise good shot'!...

Just had a look at the web site and see that it's described as 'undulating'! So expect the occasional 'interesting' bounce! Of course, these may simply be there to dissuade you from the likes of 'driving the green' on short par 4s like the first couple!

 

[Jacko_G]

Smack a "brassie" or a "spoon" off the tee to keep it out of the gorse, or even a "cleek" off the tee. Best play conservatively.

That strategy should only leave you a "spade mashie" or a "mashie niblick" at most but hopefully only a "pitching niblick".

However don't turn up with a "jigger" in your bag, modern golf frowns upon them. Not cool.

 

[patricks148]

Smack a "brassie" or a "spoon" off the tee to keep it out of the gorse, or even a "cleek" off the tee. Best play conservatively.

That strategy should only leave you a "spade mashie" or a "mashie niblick" at most but hopefully only a "pitching niblick".

However don't turn up with a "jigger" in your bag, modern golf frowns upon them. Not cool.

now your talking, would love to play Hickory's around the new. Just got myself 5 clubs and played a couple of rounds with them. meeting a dealer on Friday thats got some more for me to try and buy

 

[louise_a]

No one appears to have mentioned bunkers, there are a lot, expect to visit a few.
The New is a great course.