GM Midlands Meet.

Thanks Robin for another great day - organising two of these in a week must take some doing - you deserve a rest now. It was good to meet you all, and a big thank you to Rob, Ben and Steve for patiently helping me search through the gorse on far too may occasions!
 
Got home just after 6.30pm , thanks Robin for taking time out to arrange the meet , nice to meet everyone and put faces to names , thanks to my playing partners for your company , boy it was cold and I could not feel my fingers by the end , well done nick , 36 poibts good score today , well done to everyone in the prizes , look forward to the next , ps , thanks to midnight for picking me up at parkway this morning , nice meeting u and everyone else
 
Just home although I possibly live the closest to Tadmarton so a little later than those who have travelled but, I just had to pop into the club for 1 which turned into.......

Anyway, a huge thank you to all those that came from far and wide today in what could only be described as pure Arctic conditions!

Being 600ft high with no protection from the elements it was no surprise that all the greens were frozen solid, so for what was already a good thinking course, it became a much more tactical course to play on the day and in some very cold conditions.

The hosts being Tadmarton Heath Golf Club were exemplary, the friendliness and overall attention shown towards us throughout the booking process then through to the playing and then the service from their club staff in the bar and restaurant was second to none, I thank you all :clap:

It was great to put some more faces to names and I hope you all enjoyed the day.

Thank you to my playing partners Steve, Will & Johnny for some excellent company and golf at times ;)

So here goes.

1st Prize: "9 balls" Wrighty1874
2nd Prize: "6 balls" Oxfordcomma
3rd Prize: "3 Balls" Fish ;)

4th: Fundy
5th: Full_Throttle
6th: JCW
7th: Blademaster
8th Johnny (Fish Guest)
9th: Ping
10th: Crow
11th: Bigfoot
12th: Midnight (big sigh of relief ;) )
13th: Viscount17
14th: HotDogAssisin

15th: Wooden Spoon. Paul, (HotDogAssasin Guest) "Beano Annual"

Nearest the Pin: Fundy "3 Balls"

We all hope that MetalMickie is well after having to retire after 7 holes and we all understand fully how the conditions could have affected some people greater than others, all the best fella and hope to see you again soon :thup:

Once again thank you everyone for making another Midlands meet be so successful.
 
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36 points sounds a decent score with them conditions. Glad it was a resounding success. Now lets get something for when the weathers a tad warmer and I will be all over it like a rash :)
 
Well all I can say is what a cracking day. Met some more decent people, had a great time, played some good and crap golf. Thanks to my playing partners Wrighty, Metalmickie and Blademaster, , you three made the round a lot of fun. Wrighty congrats on playing some cracking golf mate.
Fish thanks for organising this I will keep a eye out for the next one, I will make sure I stay clear of the wooden spoon mate:D
Johnny(Fish's mate)- would like a beer or two with him at some stage as I reckon he has some cracking stories.
Will- all the best with the wedding , it was really good meeting you and I look forward to a round again at some time mate.
Cheers again .
 
Just to add my thanks to Robin for his efforts to make this a good day - I won't hold you responsible for the bitter weather
Many thanks to Rob, Paul and Ben for their company anf for putting up with my abysmal golf - took six holes to hit a decent shot off the tee, and that was a reload!

Ben, congratulations on a well deserved 2nd, you played some solid golf today

Word of warning - UA cold gear gloves are rubbish! two months old and the palm ripped (the old pair took two years to do that) and as for being cold gear I might as well have been carrying a block of ice. Stopped of at Go Outdoors on the way and stocked up with more cold stuff.
 
Well all I can say is what a cracking day. Met some more decent people, had a great time, played some good and crap golf. Thanks to my playing partners Wrighty, Metalmickie and Blademaster, , you three made the round a lot of fun. Wrighty congrats on playing some cracking golf mate.
Fish thanks for organising this I will keep a eye out for the next one, I will make sure I stay clear of the wooden spoon mate:D
Johnny(Fish's mate)- would like a beer or two with him at some stage as I reckon he has some cracking stories.
Will- all the best with the wedding , it was really good meeting you and I look forward to a round again at some time mate.
Cheers again .

You are are spot on, was excellent company and I expect we only scratched the surface over 18 holes, has some excellent tales to tell
 
Just home although I possibly live the closest to Tadmarton so a little later than those who have travelled but, I just had to pop into the club for 1 which turned into.......

Anyway, a huge thank you to all those that came from far and wide today in what could only be described as pure Arctic conditions!

Being 600ft high with no protection from the elements it was no surprise that all the greens were frozen solid, so for what was already a good thinking course, it became a much more tactical course to play on the day and in some very cold conditions.

The hosts being Tadmarton Heath Golf Club were exemplary, the friendliness and overall attention shown towards us throughout the booking process then through to the playing and then the service from their club staff in the bar and restaurant was second to none, I thank you all :clap:

It was great to put some more faces to names and I hope you all enjoyed the day.

Thank you to my playing partners Steve, Will & Johnny for some excellent company and golf at times ;)

So here goes.

1st Prize: "9 balls" Wrighty1874
2nd Prize: "6 balls" Oxfordcomma
3rd Prize: "3 Balls" Fish ;)

4th: Fundy
5th: Full_Throttle
6th: JCW
7th: Blademaster
8th Johnny (Fish Guest)
9th: Ping
10th: Crow
11th: Bigfoot
12th: Midnight (big sigh of relief ;) )
13th: Viscount17
14th: HotDogAssisin

15th: Wooden Spoon. Paul, (HotDogAssasin Guest) "Beano Annual"

Nearest the Pin: Fundy "3 Balls"

We all hope that MetalMickie is well after having to retire after 7 holes and we all understand fully how the conditions could have affected some people greater than others, all the best fella and hope to see you again soon :thup:

Once again thank you everyone for making another Midlands meet be so successful.

I live nearer than you. You have to pass my house to get there!!!
 
Well all I can say is what a cracking day. Met some more decent people, had a great time, played some good and crap golf. Thanks to my playing partners Wrighty, Metalmickie and Blademaster, , you three made the round a lot of fun. Wrighty congrats on playing some cracking golf mate.
Fish thanks for organising this I will keep a eye out for the next one, I will make sure I stay clear of the wooden spoon mate:D
Johnny(Fish's mate)- would like a beer or two with him at some stage as I reckon he has some cracking stories.
Will- all the best with the wedding , it was really good meeting you and I look forward to a round again at some time mate.
Cheers again .
John is a character allright. He's good mates with John H.Stracey and John Conteh, in fact he got Conteh to come to the Ingom Manor opening day, along with Paul Broadhurst, who he also knows.Always have a laugh with him.His only down side is he likes Celtic!! Only joking the green half of Glasgow.
 
Just want to add my thanks to Fish as well for organising this. As everyone else has said: Bloody cold, nice track, great day! I'll add one point as well - that was an evil pin position on the 11th!

This was my first ever forum meet, so thanks as well to Ping, Full_throttle and Viscount17 for putting up with me today, plus everyone else I chatted to at breakfast and lunch. Hopefully I'll remember some of your names next time. Next time? Definitely, today's meet was my first but hopefully not my last :D.

Fish, speaking of next time, if you do a day there in warmer weather when balls stand at least a chance of biting on a green I'd sign up again, Tadmarton is a course well worth another visit.

PS:
1st Prize: "9 balls" Wrighty1874
2nd Prize: "6 balls" Oxfordcomma
3rd Prize: "3 Balls" Fish ;)
Does that mean that I've got more balls than most? ;)

 
Just want to add my thanks to Fish as well for organising this. As everyone else has said: Bloody cold, nice track, great day! I'll add one point as well - that was an evil pin position on the 11th!

This was my first ever forum meet, so thanks as well to Ping, Full_throttle and Viscount17 for putting up with me today, plus everyone else I chatted to at breakfast and lunch. Hopefully I'll remember some of your names next time. Next time? Definitely, today's meet was my first but hopefully not my last :D.

Fish, speaking of next time, if you do a day there in warmer weather when balls stand at least a chance of biting on a green I'd sign up again, Tadmarton is a course well worth another visit.

PS:

Does that mean that I've got more balls than most? ;)


The greenkeeper had a sense of humour allright. Didn't stop me getting a birdie though!!
 
Many thanks Robin . A great day. I thoroughly enjoyed the course and hopefully will get to play it in warmer weather. Everything should be easier when you know you can hold a green.

Thanks too to Crow and HotDogAssassin and Paul. The company can make or break the day and todays company was excellent. Hope to play with you all again.
 
Any photos for the magazine please???? Cheers

I never took a single picture mate, it was just too cold to take your hands out of our pockets for anything other than taking a quick shot and then back in the pocket and walk on!

Since my little digi camera has gone on the blink and I don't take my phone out with me on the course, its something I didn't think about TBH, shame as there would have been some good moments. Especially when Jake & Jenny came out remonstrating that I nailed a drive right into their house waking them up!
















Those squirrels can be right argumentative little buggers :)
 
Photos , you having a laugh , it was so cold the camera froze , i have never played golf in colder weather , never
 
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