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The clown emailed me today saying did I want to concede as I hadn't come back with 3 dates yet🤣🤣 we still have 4 weeks and I only played the last round 3 days ago.😂
Must be mind games I reckon, he wants to get you all angry for when you do play lol
 

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Must be mind games I reckon, he wants to get you all angry for when you do play lol
Without doubt is desperate to win, last time I played him I had salmonella poisoning and he didn't let up, before that I pumped him and won by a dog license even giving him.12 shots.
 

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19 points on the front 9 in this mornings comp. Striping every shot down the middle and a couple of missed putts prevented a really good score. 11 points on the back 9, hitting it like I’ve never played the game before. I would have happily walked in by the 15th.
 

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Woke up this morning to find the course closed due to last night's rain. I didn't question it at the time, but as the day wore on and the sun shone I began to wonder.

It turns out we are the only one closed in the area, and I've just come in from walking the course with the dog, and it is bone dry. The two main problem areas are dry not muddy or wet.

I think someone jumped the gun this morning, or didn't even get out of bed before making the wrong decision.
 

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Still having to put my waterproof trousers on in May.



Being able to play great golf for 6 or 9 holes but not 18 (or even 17) of the buggers.
 

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Woke up this morning to find the course closed due to last night's rain. I didn't question it at the time, but as the day wore on and the sun shone I began to wonder.

It turns out we are the only one closed in the area, and I've just come in from walking the course with the dog, and it is bone dry. The two main problem areas are dry not muddy or wet.

I think someone jumped the gun this morning, or didn't even get out of bed before making the wrong decision.

Welcome to my world.

A letter has just been sent into the board at our place, signed by a good number of members, voicing the memberships concerns with the greens director and his decision making. Needlessly closing holes and the course was high on the list of issues.
 

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Still having to put my waterproof trousers on in May.



Being able to play great golf for 6 or 9 holes but not 18 (or even 17) of the buggers.
Or just wear shorts…the good Lord gave us waterproof skin for when it’s at least reasonably warm but wet.
 
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Golf today, Open, fairly narrow fairways and then straight to 2" deep rough. No semi, straight to this. Cue, lots of time spent looking for balls just off the fairway which couldn't be seen until you were right over them. Far too much time wasted in this way for shots that were not particularly wayward. Just frustrating really.
 

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Golf today, Open, fairly narrow fairways and then straight to 2" deep rough. No semi, straight to this. Cue, lots of time spent looking for balls just off the fairway which couldn't be seen until you were right over them. Far too much time wasted in this way for shots that were not particularly wayward. Just frustrating really.
Our club did it a few years ago as a deliberate policy, it lasted a month or so for the same reason you encountered today. Rounds became ridiculously long because of people constantly looking for their ball*.

We have the same problem currently, but it's not policy, it is mother nature growing the grass so quickly that the green staff can't keep up.

*Please don't quote stating the 3-minute rule, I'm talking real world here.
 

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I like my EvnRoll putter, have been putting fairly well other than the odd fluffed one here and there. So why have I now got an itch to try a TaylorMade Spider after picking one up yesterday?? Grrr.
 
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Our club did it a few years ago as a deliberate policy, it lasted a month or so for the same reason you encountered today. Rounds became ridiculously long because of people constantly looking for their ball*.

We have the same problem currently, but it's not policy, it is mother nature growing the grass so quickly that the green staff can't keep up.

*Please don't quote stating the 3-minute rule, I'm talking real world here.
...and mother nature loves a good short back and sides for grass and it just grows quicker and thicker. Besides, quoting our head greenie, what am I supposed to do with it after cutting it, just leave it there?
 
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