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Golf Random Irritations

rudebhoy said:
Hitting a drive up the middle, and when you get to where the ball should be, it's nowhere to be found. Happened to me this morning, big wide fairway, saw the ball land in the middle of it, no sign of the ball. Had to give up and move on. Infuriating!
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I still remember this happening to me a couple of years ago at Bushey Hall, hit a good drive, slight draw (probably out of the toe), landed on the right side of the fairway just rolling nicely towards the middle, just over a little ridge so it was out of sight from the tee but should have been fine. Never found it. I still wonder what happened to it to this day. It must have rolled on an extra 40 yards to go off the other side of the fairway?? Or a seagull grabbed it in its beak and flew off. It boggles the mind. I didn't see any other players who could have walked on and hit it by mistake. Crazy.
 
Orikoru said:
I still remember this happening to me a couple of years ago at Bushey Hall, hit a good drive, slight draw (probably out of the toe), landed on the right side of the fairway just rolling nicely towards the middle, just over a little ridge so it was out of sight from the tee but should have been fine. Never found it. I still wonder what happened to it to this day. It must have rolled on an extra 40 yards to go off the other side of the fairway?? Or a seagull grabbed it in its beak and flew off. It boggles the mind. I didn't see any other players who could have walked on and hit it by mistake. Crazy.
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I think it's time to let it go now. :)
 
Orikoru said:
I still remember this happening to me a couple of years ago at Bushey Hall, hit a good drive, slight draw (probably out of the toe), landed on the right side of the fairway just rolling nicely towards the middle, just over a little ridge so it was out of sight from the tee but should have been fine. Never found it. I still wonder what happened to it to this day. It must have rolled on an extra 40 yards to go off the other side of the fairway?? Or a seagull grabbed it in its beak and flew off. It boggles the mind. I didn't see any other players who could have walked on and hit it by mistake. Crazy.
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Used to happen regularly at Parkstone many years ago, a Rheinard was the culprit.!
 
The lost ball in the fairway has only happened to me a few times. Once at Wimbledon Common when I suspect kids on bikes were the culprits. Hit a great drive n the 9th to be a few yards short of the green. Went down and up the ravine you hit over to see no ball there. My PP's and I all knew where it had been. Also lost one at Horton Park. Hit it on another fairway (easy to do there) and on my own and saw it down. I waited for the group to play their shots before going over and of course not there. I don't know if someone simply picked it up and I didn't see or hit the wrong ball but they were a four ball and thought it wouldn't end well if I asked the question
 
We had a red kite nesting near the 1st green it would regularly try and grab balls off the green.

Little bugger showed no interest if they were in the rough or sand. Switched to yellow balls and he stopped being interested my ball at least.
 
9 hole comp only managed 15 points

Back 9 after carrying on... 19 points

Always the way
 
HomerJSimpson said:
Yep. Mind you 15 isn't the end of the world. Had far fewer than that in comps
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Oh defo. Just the last 3 holes of the 9.. 20 yards short of green in 2.. walk off with a double. Next is par 3 .. pulled tee well off line (wind assisted) found it.. fluffed the chip double . Par 5 last .. 115 left in 2.. shanked into the gorse .. double

4 points in 3 holes
 
Decided to play with a fade today. Really not my favourite shape.
It was rubbish. Felt horrible on set up, and really don't see the world that way.
But....
By 18, it had really neutralised my ball flight. Way straighter, and really a nice solid strike.

Which really was the whole point of the exercise.
 
Hitting all my pitches and chips dangerously close to the socket warming up. Managed not to shank any but didn't fill me with short game confidence. Was hitting full shots well so not sure why shorter shots moved. Didn't affect shots on the course and pitched ok but stood there nervously
 
Just followed a guy playing on his own at another Surrey club for the entire back nine with his teenage daughter pushing his trolley. Course is completely empty. Every hole I am walking up to the tee as he is sauntering off - held up on every shot. Never once asks me to play through but then comes over to complain in the car park that I was putting him off for being so close behind.

Somehow I restrained from saying anything or shoving a wedge up his backside.
 
Pathetic Shark said:
Just followed a guy playing on his own at another Surrey club for the entire back nine with his teenage daughter pushing his trolley. Course is completely empty. Every hole I am walking up to the tee as he is sauntering off - held up on every shot. Never once asks me to play through but then comes over to complain in the car park that I was putting him off for being so close behind.

Somehow I restrained from saying anything or shoving a wedge up his backside.
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Which club? Unlike you to not be forthcoming with your point of view
 
I hit my driver on 12 holes today. 11 chip outs. No way to play in a medal. Driving has gone to pot.

On the plus side I played some stunning golf, once I had a ball in play.

Really hate putting with the pin in. It's so rubbish. Still don't get why I can't be trusted to take it out in a redponsible manner.
 
murphthemog said:
I hit my driver on 12 holes today. 11 chip outs. No way to play in a medal. Driving has gone to pot.

On the plus side I played some stunning golf, once I had a ball in play.

Really hate putting with the pin in. It's so rubbish. Still don't get why I can't be trusted to take it out in a redponsible manner.
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Because you can't spell it..thats why..:whistle::LOL:
 
We have 2 tees (3rd & 14th) that when playing off the back stones we’re immediately behind and quite close to the previous green.

When I’m in a position to go for the green and if there’s a group on the tee, I simply wait.

I think it’s common sense personally, it doesn’t or shouldn’t require a sign or local rule to inform people to wait, for what would be seconds for the tee to clear.

So why do people still think it’s alright to go for the green, fly it, shout fore and have balls land at my feet on the full ?

Even if they hit the green, you hear a thud in your backswing, which is enough to affect you!

I just find common sense so lacking at times, do people really need to be told formally to not do something that is so bloody obviously and potentially dangerous to stop doing it?
 
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