Golf Random Irritations

[Voyager EMH]

Looking very unlikely that I'll get 18 holes on my course for the second time this month. Closed since the 9th of Feb apart from opening the front nine only on the 13th.
Loads more rain on the way according to BBC long range forecast.
Hoping for a dryer March.

 

[IanM]

Beautiful sunny morning in Monmouthshire... course closed since Tuesday due to the previous day's heavy rain.

Domestically inappropriate to go to Saunton for a game today!

 

[srixon 1]

Beautiful sunny morning in Monmouthshire... course closed since Tuesday due to the previous day's heavy rain.

Domestically inappropriate to go to Saunton for a game today!

Hope Newport has dried by August as we are kicking off our golf week there . Not played there for about six years so looking forward to it.

 

[IanM]

Hope Newport has dried by August as we are kicking off our golf week there . Not played there for about six years so looking forward to it.

It's usually very good from May to October... anything outside that can be variable from good to closed! Greens are great now, just it's soggy before you get there!

Where else are you playing?

 

[srixon 1]

It's usually very good from May to October... anything outside that can be variable from good to closed! Greens are great now, just it's soggy before you get there!

Where else are you playing?

Rolls (36)
Woodlake
Ross on Wye
Clevedon on the way home.

I know a couple are in England but we have done all the courses near Monmouth loads already. We base ourselves at the Premier Inn at Monmouth.

 

[Dando]

To help the green keepers out, 6 of us helped to collect range balls in the rain at 7 and despite getting
Every last one in, the bar staff treated us like absolute scum.

Think there’s going to a lot of people leaving

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Dito your dito.

I could have played yesterday afternoon, but it would have been a rush to get there so didn’t as I was booked in for lunchtime today.

We’ve had nearly 10mm of rain overnight so the course has been closed due to standing water on greens and fairways. Something that, until this winter I had seen only once on this course.

Yesterday was a false dawn - played in shorts and t shirt , was lovely by midday but you can feel it was soft underfoot

Rest of the week is dry bar a shower day Wednesday so hopefully next weekend will be good to go again

 

[Slab]

The rain…..

The wind......

 

[Voyager EMH]

To help the green keepers out, 6 of us helped to collect range balls in the rain at 7 and despite getting
Every last one in, the bar staff treated us like absolute scum.

Think there’s going to a lot of people leaving

Well, if you lowered yourself to do manual labour and then used the gentlemen's locker room rather than the artisan's locker room to change your shoes, you got what you deserved, obviously.

 

[Dando]

Well, if you lowered yourself to do manual labour and then used the gentlemen's locker room rather than the artisan's locker room to change your shoes, you got what you deserved, obviously.

I change my shoes in the car park

 

[Mandofred]

16 holes open.....greens in great shape for the time of year.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

16 holes open.....greens in great shape for the time of year.

How is that an irritation? Surely this should be in Gladden the Heart . That post is living the dream right now.

 

[Alan Clifford]

Slow slow slow today. My body forgot how to swing a golf club between shots. 20th score.

 

[Voyager EMH]

I change my shoes in the car park

Then you shouldn't have been allowed in the clubhouse at all.

 

[Golfnut1957]

Looking very unlikely that I'll get 18 holes on my course for the second time this month. Closed since the 9th of Feb apart from opening the front nine only on the 13th.
Loads more rain on the way according to BBC long range forecast.
Hoping for a dryer March.

We've been closed since the 6th, with the greens staff reporting 48mm of rain last weekend and constant rain since.

Today has been beautiful, warm and sunny with tomorrow forecast to be the same, my fingers are crossed for golf on Tuesday.

 

[IanM]

Bloke on my whatsapp () group has just 'fessed up to declining a game at Worplesdon today , to go and watch Man Utd

 

[Deleted member 29109]

Bloke on my whatsapp () group has just 'fessed up to declining a game at Worplesdon today , to go and watch Man Utd

I presume he was immediately removed from the group?!

 

[Mandofred]

How is that an irritation? Surely this should be in Gladden the Heart . That post is living the dream right now.

Yeah.....my mistake..... I guess I could have complained about the 2 closed holes (17+18), but when playing Wed they were the sloppiest fairways on the course.....which I still don't understand since they are about the highest point on the back nine.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Course open Saturday but closed again after all that ran on Saturday night and Sunday early morning. It wasn't too bad apart from the 15th and 18th and greens in good nick. Shame I played like an idiot.

 

[spongebob59]

Ordered a new set of Mizuno S23 wedges a few weeks back through pro shop .
Hadn't heard anything so drop them a line, get a call back saying the 48 isn't available until July but the 54 and 58 are but not with the custom shafts I'd specified.

Order cancelled.