• We'd like to take this opportunity to wish you a Happy Holidays and a very Merry Christmas from all at Golf Monthly. Thank you for sharing your 2025 with us!

Golf Random Irritations

Canary Kid said:
Marshals at the US Open putting a flag near the ball to show players where they are in the rough. The golf authorities always argue against bifurcation on the grounds that golf should be the same game at all levels … so where are the marshals pointing out my balls in the cabbage? Pointing out balls means that there is no real penalty for a wayward shot … I know that there is little they can do about crowds pointing them out (and there are no crowds watching me), but using marshals specifically for the purpose is blatant mollycoddling. Rant over.
Click to expand...

I’m sure you’d be happy to pay for all the marshals needed to line your golf course.
 
BiMGuy said:
I’m sure you’d be happy to pay for all the marshals needed to line your golf course.
Click to expand...

They are volunteers at US Open … I would expect the same! However, my point was not that I should have spotter marshals, but that they shouldn’t. They should be penalised for a bad shot, not mollycoddled.
 
Playing yesterday got the feeling that the things I’ve been really struggling with are just starting to work…been scoring pretty well but it could be so much better if and when these things are sorted - but just as soon as I discover the feeling I go on holiday and no golf until week Monday earliest…darn.
 
Hole19 app has been playing up something awful this weekend. Any other users have problems with it?? Whenever I reopened the app it would jump two holes back, so I'd have to scroll forwards again to the correct hole, but then the yardage in the top right was frozen as well. It was so annoying, adding an extra 20 odd second every time. Normally works perfectly so I've no idea what was wrong with it.
 
Orikoru said:
Hole19 app has been playing up something awful this weekend. Any other users have problems with it?? Whenever I reopened the app it would jump two holes back, so I'd have to scroll forwards again to the correct hole, but then the yardage in the top right was frozen as well. It was so annoying, adding an extra 20 odd second every time. Normally works perfectly so I've no idea what was wrong with it.
Click to expand...

Sounds like a trigger for another slow play debate. ?

Was your shirt untucked or were you wearing black socks with shorts too?
 
Playing the 4th yesterday in round two of the Club champs, hit my tee shot right side of the green over the front bunker, should have been back of the green, no sign of it searched to no avail, lost ball on a hole with no trouble right side, except the bunkers in cleared?
Had to go back to the tee and hit another and got a 6.
 
patricks148 said:
Playing the 4th yesterday in round two of the Club champs, hit my tee shot right side of the green over the front bunker, should have been back of the green, no sign of it searched to no avail, lost ball on a hole with no trouble right side, except the bunkers in cleared?
Had to go back to the tee and hit another and got a 6.
Click to expand...
Nobody likes to see that...
???
 
Handicap up from 14.5 to 15.3 in two short weeks, and the next two going off are counting ones as well. ☹️ Think I've mentioned this before but I really don't like this system.. ?

Oh well. Looks like I need to shoot 81 or better on my next two rounds. ?
 
Orikoru said:
Handicap up from 14.5 to 15.3 in two short weeks, and the next two going off are counting ones as well. ☹️ Think I've mentioned this before but I really don't like this system.. ?

Oh well. Looks like I need to shoot 81 or better on my next two rounds. ?
Click to expand...

Im so close to losing 3 scores in a row! Need a few good scores in a very short time frame! Never happening :ROFLMAO:
 
Bdill93 said:
Im so close to losing 3 scores in a row! Need a few good scores in a very short time frame! Never happening :ROFLMAO:
Click to expand...
Yeah, it's been hard work lately. I got to the bit of my record where I had 5 counting rounds in a row, all from my old course, where the course/slope ratings are all inexplicably much higher. So I didn't have much chance of maintaining it. My goal was to get down to 13 or possibly even 12, but it's one step forward and two back.
 
Orikoru said:
Yeah, it's been hard work lately. I got to the bit of my record where I had 5 counting rounds in a row, all from my old course, where the course/slope ratings are all inexplicably much higher. So I didn't have much chance of maintaining it. My goal was to get down to 13 or possibly even 12, but it's one step forward and two back.
Click to expand...

12 is my goal for now! Then I will re-asses :ROFLMAO:

Im contemplating quitting my job and setting up a youtube channel to document my progress from mid-handicap to scratch! I think itll only take me 12 months! ;):ROFLMAO:
 
Bdill93 said:
12 is my goal for now! Then I will re-asses :ROFLMAO:

Im contemplating quitting my job and setting up a youtube channel to document my progress from mid-handicap to scratch! I think itll only take me 12 months! ;):ROFLMAO:
Click to expand...
Do make sure you hire a succession of coaches before belittling them on a public forum as well.
 
Orikoru said:
Handicap up from 14.5 to 15.3 in two short weeks, and the next two going off are counting ones as well. ☹️ Think I've mentioned this before but I really don't like this system.. ?

Oh well. Looks like I need to shoot 81 or better on my next two rounds. ?
Click to expand...
Try 5.4 to 7.4 in 3 weeks.....2 more scoring cards drop off in the next 2 rounds...could be off 8.? by the weekend.....
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

M
  • Poll Poll
Not sure I can face the all consuming nature of golf again.
2 3
Replies
44
Views
9K
IanM
IanM
RangeMonkey
Beginner wedges...fitting?
Replies
18
Views
3K
Oddsocks
Oddsocks
Slab
Golf commentators
2
Replies
31
Views
9K
Deleted member 18588
D
S
Yellow penalty area query
Replies
15
Views
4K
*TQ*
T
Slab
RSVP
Replies
17
Views
3K
chico
chico
Top