Orikoru
Tour Winner
Maybe it's just me but I didn't understand what you were saying here.
Golf Random Irritations
- Thread starter Slab
- Start date
Neilds
Assistant Pro
Not sure what your irritation is here - people playing Saturday mornings, stableford competitions, the organiser having a drink/meal/chat after the comp or what.
Please read posts before posting as this makes no sense at all
Bazz
Q-School Graduate
I read it as the pace was that slow because they didn't limit the handicaps to 18, the bloke had finished and was going home after 6 hours.
harpo_72
Journeyman Pro
That’s it yes .. 6 hrs is horrific
Orikoru
Tour Winner
How do you know he wasn't walking to his car after sitting in the clubhouse for two hours?
harpo_72
Journeyman Pro
He doesn’t have any mates
Neilds
Assistant Pro
Course still too wet to risk wearing my new white golf shoes tomorrow. Got them before Christmas and still not worn them on the course. Got some black spikes but doesn't seem right to wear black golf shoes - even wearing long trousers! 
sunshine
Well-known member
Course still too wet to risk wearing my new white golf shoes tomorrow. Got them before Christmas and still not worn them on the course. Got some black spikes but doesn't seem right to wear black golf shoes - even wearing long trousers!
Unless it's links or heathland, I wouldn't be wearing new white shoes either! Usually winter boots for me until end of March.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
Was just looking up opening times at a driving range and saw this. Honestly it made me laugh rather than irritating me, but I didn't know where else to post it.
Why??
Why??
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
We've been under some poor weather this week including a 38hr cyclone lock down so I've had zero golf or practice this week
Still due to rain tomorrow but I need my practice fix so will go to club regardless, maybe I'll even get to wear my rain jacket for first time
18 holes booked for Sunday , fingers
Still due to rain tomorrow but I need my practice fix so will go to club regardless, maybe I'll even get to wear my rain jacket for first time
18 holes booked for Sunday , fingers
Lost my Spurk mat yesterday 
Voyager EMH
Slipper Wearing Plucker of Pheasants
I bought one for this winter.Lost my Spurk mat yesterday
I think it is a big mistake that they make them green and black.
I'm going to pain my name on the underside and maybe some red or white stripes on the topside ends.
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
We've been under some poor weather this week including a 38hr cyclone lock down so I've had zero golf or practice this week
Still due to rain tomorrow but I need my practice fix so will go to club regardless, maybe I'll even get to wear my rain jacket for first time
18 holes booked for Sunday , fingers
Well it didn't rain today so practiced for 4 hours, I've totally forgot how to hit a ball after just 8 days
Playing 6.30 tomorrow so I'll be done by the time you guys wake up
No idea who I'll be paired with but should be fun
Golfnut1957
Newbie
The thing is if it was out on the course then you didn't lose it, it was stolen. If someone is walking down the fairway (or the rough in some people's case) and they find a Spurk (club, rangefinder, anything) and pocket it, then it is theft.Lost my Spurk mat yesterday
It's not a tee peg, pencil, pitch mark repairer it is a valuable item, it's not theirs and they know it belongs to a member. Hand it in and give the owner the chance to claim it back. Anything else is theft.
My son lost his a month back, no sin of it whatever, so I gave him mine and got a new one.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
Sun is shining, looks like a beautiful day, then I go outside and my car is frozen. Turns out it's -2°c still. Baselayer still required then.
Neilds
Assistant Pro
Orikoru
Tour Winner
You've absolutely hit the nail on the head. By the back nine I was absolutely roasting and wishing I didn't have the bloody baselayer on! What mental weather. Went from -2 to what felt like 18°!Just waiting for the next irritation that you were too hot by the 5th!
Orikoru
Tour Winner
Really hit home how stupid our course ratings are now and how difficult it's going to be to get my handicap down to a decent level - played really well, shot 83, but that's come back as 17.3 score differential. 
(It used to be 15.8 which is bad enough.)
(It used to be 15.8 which is bad enough.)
MACM85
Newbie
Really hit home how stupid our course ratings are now and how difficult it's going to be to get my handicap down to a decent level - played really well, shot 83, but that's come back as 17.3 score differential.
I have just moved courses down to this issue. Playing at my old course I would get 9 shots in competitions. Moved to a new club and I am now getting 15 on the same index. Obviously the new course is longer and harder.
Might be worth considering moving to a harder/longer course to test yourself and make that handicap come down.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
I love my course and the club, the people there etc. A silly course rating isn't enough to make me move, but it is annoying. I think there will come a time in a few years where we move house and ending needing to a find new club for that reason, so we'll see what happens then I guess.
In the meantime I'll just have to perform well on my away round when I'm putting cards in!
