Friday 5th Bangor GC anyone fancy joining myself and Smange?

[Philm]

aye plenty of craic is essential lol

ill provide the physical comedy (me trying the play golf) and you guys can do battle with witty banterisms.

should be fun playing with 3 folk who can all play alot better than me, lessons to be learnt from the 1st tee till we walk off the 18th green.

Phil

 

[smange]

should be fun playing with 3 folk who can all play alot better than me, lessons to be learnt from the 1st tee till we walk off the 18th green.

Phil

Speaking for my own game, your in for a bit of a disappointment if you looking to learn something, unless of course you want to learn how NOT to drive the ball straight and far

 

[Philm]

playing of single figures there will be plenty for me to learn.

i better get some practice in before we play.

Phil

 

[Philm]

just confirm with my friend that he can play, so we are good to go

see you guys there at about 11, ill maybe come down earlier to enjoy the practice green

Phil

 

[smange]

I will be there a little early as well, dropping wife off in Belfast for 10am then heading out to Bangor for breakfast at Brendys house then off to the course

What does your mate play off Phil?

 

[brendy]

Which one? There is a chipping green and a putting green. Spoiled or what? Haha only down side us the bar overlooks the chipping green, so no thins...
See yas there.

 

[Philm]

@smange he doesnt have a handicap, he is in the middle of his pga thinga. got another year left i think before he qualifies.

@Brendy spoiled indeed, i wont know what to do, chip or putt both need alot of work!

Phil

 

[smange]

@smange he doesnt have a handicap, he is in the middle of his pga thinga. got another year left i think before he qualifies.

OK well he can play off +5 then

Just seen the weather, its to be good for friday so happy days

 

[brendy]

You know you are giving me 2 shots Steve?

 

[smange]

You know you are giving me 2 shots Steve?

Not when your on your home course im not

anyway, its me and you against Phil and his mate, they are high and low man. So yes you are playing off 9 after all

 

[Philm]

and the banter begins... lol

 

[brendy]

Strange, a month ago id have laughed if you told me Id be off nine as I was hitting buffer and under each week.
If you see me turn up on Friday morning with just a 7 iron and a putter,I dont want you all to mock the afflicted. I've got a chance to try a few things to sort my suddenly pushy swing tomorrow night, otherwise my carrybag is going to be very light come friday!

First ground rule: Chippers are not permitted.

 

[smange]

It will come good, its swing and roundabouts this game.

Im the same, after 3 cuts in a row ive since managed four .1s back on the spin(up to 7.4) so will probably be off 8 by end of this weekend again

My driver has stopped working and is needing substituted but funds wont allow at minute

 

[Philm]

see you folks there in the morn! not sure now about the extra practice green time i had hoped for, i think a trip to the pitstop(ulster fry) may be in order pre round. lol

Phil

 

[smange]

Yep see you there Phil

I will be there in plenty time so will be around the practice green

 

[Philm]

well that was good crack, lovely course, thanks for the game guys.

Phil

 

[brendy]

Just home from the airport collecting the inlaws.
Cheers for the game gents (Steve, Phil & Gareth), the weather certainly didn't disappoint neither did some of the shots played today.
Will certainly be at the practice range sorting my irons and trying to sort that draw. At least the driver is showing that I can hit a fairly straight ball.

Phil, keep playing the way you did today and I reckon it wont be long until you are down to the low teens. I reckon if we combined my longer game with Steves irons, we could have a decent handicap between us

Took a couple of pics early on, course was playing well though the greens need a shave for tomorrow morning to get them up to the speed of the practice greens.

View from the putting green, 18th green left and 1st fairway to the right. (apologies on my fat thumb getting in the way of the iphone pics)

Steve (Smange) trying to hit a delicate slider left to right)

Spot the professional (Gareth) with the monster lag, hits a decent long ball too.

Phil accidentally knocks one up the middle, then oops another up the second, 4th, 5th, 6th, 9th etc... you can see where this is going!

 

[Philm]

great pics, pity we didnt know they were being taken or i could have shanked one into the trees!

enjoyed the round, gareth came in scratch after 18 so he was happy enough, i three putted every green i seen so could have been better but happy all the same

howd the round go in your words steve and brendy?

Phil

 

[smange]

Good company, good weather and a lovely course, it doesnt get much better, except maybe if I had remembered to put my golf game in the car with me when I left the house this morning

Love how you call my opening tee shot "a delicate slider" thanks for that, sounds a lot better than "power fades it into the trees"

Thanks for the photo as well, think i can see whats wrong with my game at minute, looks way too upright and completely on the wrong plane, gives me something to think about.

 

[Philm]

@Smanage, still some great ball striking out there considering you rated that as not packing your game!

hopefully get a wee shot knocked off in tomoros comp if im lucky

Phil