Backache
Assistant Pro
Electric trolley packs in on first hole and I have to push it round, c'est la vie.
Golf Random Irritations
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srixon 1
Journeyman Pro
Played in a county seniors match yesterday. Nine hole greensomes in the morning and my partner and me won our match with a 1 under score. Afternoon singles and I won my match on the 16th and had only dropped three shots two 3 putts and one failure to get up and down. Every other hole was a par. Today, back at my own course I couldn’t do a thing right. 27 points in a senior Stableford off the forward tees 
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Stupid game isn't itPlayed in a county seniors match yesterday. Nine hole greensomes in the morning and my partner and me won our match with a 1 under score. Afternoon singles and I won my match on the 16th and had only dropped three shots two 3 putts and one failure to get up and down. Every other hole was a par. Today, back at my own course I couldn’t do a thing right. 27 points in a senior Stableford off the forward tees
Mandofred
Well-known member
Roll up this morning. Drawing for teams and wouldn't you know it.....the 3 lowest handicaps are drawn together. 2 of 3 to count....80pts but we had no chance without at least one higher handicap in there to help. 92 won it....which is pretty good for 2 of 3. A guy got a hole in one.....and the Gods laugh..... his team finishes last.
Depreston
Club Champion
Club championship at the weekend and the greens were superb
Monday they tined and sanded the greens
how often do people’s clubs do this sort of thing looking at our maintenance page they were tined 13th April , sanded on 29th April , tined on 13th May , tined on 24th June and tined on 28th July
Monday they tined and sanded the greens
how often do people’s clubs do this sort of thing looking at our maintenance page they were tined 13th April , sanded on 29th April , tined on 13th May , tined on 24th June and tined on 28th July
IanM
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That's very often!
sunshine
Well-known member
Probably micro tines
Bamberdele2.0
Active member
Rangefinder rant.
The slowest player in our circle has purchased a rangefinder. He plays off about 16 and is struggling atm, mainly due to inactivity.
He’s pinging the flag from 200 yards out and takes him a while to do this, as with everything. The shot he then hits is rarely any good.
I told him in the group chat I can no longer play with him if he’s doing that. He turned up without one yesterday and played one of the most depressing rounds I have ever witnessed, 3 points after 9.
I feel bad for airing it out but someone had to do it.
Not sure where to go from here as he is a lovely lad and I have a lot of time for him off the golf course.
The slowest player in our circle has purchased a rangefinder. He plays off about 16 and is struggling atm, mainly due to inactivity.
He’s pinging the flag from 200 yards out and takes him a while to do this, as with everything. The shot he then hits is rarely any good.
I told him in the group chat I can no longer play with him if he’s doing that. He turned up without one yesterday and played one of the most depressing rounds I have ever witnessed, 3 points after 9.
I feel bad for airing it out but someone had to do it.
Not sure where to go from here as he is a lovely lad and I have a lot of time for him off the golf course.
PaulMdj
Well-known member
Why not offer to “caddy” for him in one round and have a side bet of a charity donation if you can reduce X number of shots of his round.
That way he’ll see he doesn’t need to faff around to play better.
Pants
Challenge Tour Pro
That's the result of the maintenance work...
Orikoru
Tour Winner
Advise him to use one of the free GPS apps for your phone instead. No messing about try to steady your hand and lock into the pin, you just pull it out of your phone and glance at the yardage to middle/back of the green as you walk up, then put it away again. Much quicker than a rangefinder.
upsidedown
Tour Winner
That's what makes them superb
harpo_72
Journeyman Pro
Ordering a club you don’t have chance to hit that costs £500+ … this is desperate 
rudebhoy
Q-School Graduate
Away day today at a course in one of the less salubrious areas of Newcastle.
Course itself was in great condition, but no rakes in any of the bunkers.
I get that they get nicked, but if that’s the case, send groups out with a rake.
Some of the bunkers were in a right state, plenty sand but no one had made any effort to tidy them up after playing in them.
To make things worse, on 16 we eventually came across a bunker with a rake in it - it was GUR
Course itself was in great condition, but no rakes in any of the bunkers.
I get that they get nicked, but if that’s the case, send groups out with a rake.
Some of the bunkers were in a right state, plenty sand but no one had made any effort to tidy them up after playing in them.
To make things worse, on 16 we eventually came across a bunker with a rake in it - it was GUR
moogie
Tour Winner
Away day today at a course in one of the less salubrious areas of Newcastle.
Course itself was in great condition, but no rakes in any of the bunkers.
I get that they get nicked, but if that’s the case, send groups out with a rake.
Some of the bunkers were in a right state, plenty sand but no one had made any effort to tidy them up after playing in them.
To make things worse, on 16 we eventually came across a bunker with a rake in it - it was GUR
Which club?
I know a couple of clubs in Newcastle with no rakes in bunkers, due to being stolen by kids from nearby housing estates.
They normally have a big tub, barrel type container, full of rakes near the shop, or walk to 1st tee
Each group normally just grabs 1 rake between them.
I don't see a problem with doing it this way tbh
Money is tight for a few clubs
Fromtherough
Assistant Pro
Thinking I’d finally sorted my temperamental driving out, I’ve really enjoyed my golf over the past month. The occasional weak, spinny left to right which often either landed me in trouble or meant I struggled to hit greens in regulation had gone. Longish, lowish and straight, it had transformed my game and I was playing some of my best stuff for a couple of years. Had a few days off and booked some early tee offs taking advantage of the glorious weather. Lo and behold the temperamental driving has returned with a vengeance. When it does happen I’m lucky for the ball to travel 180-200 yards. So frustrating.
Ye Olde Boomer
Well-known member
I have both rangefinder and GPS, but I've been to every remote corner of our club's course so many times that at home, I need neither.
I have a friend with whom I reciprocate member guest event invitations.
Some years, that's my only round away from home.
rudebhoy
Q-School Graduate
Westerhope.Which club?
I know a couple of clubs in Newcastle with no rakes in bunkers, due to being stolen by kids from nearby housing estates.
They normally have a big tub, barrel type container, full of rakes near the shop, or walk to 1st tee
Each group normally just grabs 1 rake between them.
I don't see a problem with doing it this way tbh
Money is tight for a few clubs
I’d have been happy to take a rake (have done so at the past at Newcastle United) but there was no offer of one at the pro shop, and we were totally unaware until one of the group ended up in a bunker.
moogie
Tour Winner
Yes it was westerhope and Newcastle United I knew of
BTW
I'm sure they'd be really pleased to hear of your reference to it as a 'less salubrious' area of Newcastle mind......
Orikoru
Tour Winner
When you spend 30 quid on a Trackman session, full of confidence that your swing speed is faster, your yardages are longer, your dispersion is better. Nope, all just as crap as last time.
