Golf Random Irritations

[sunshine]

March rainfall was something like 150% of previous averages. I played Saturday, 3 days after the last rainfall and it was still a bog in places. Greens were holding up well considering I played late afternoon after a medal comp

For anyone living south of Leeds, March rainfall was more like 200% of average, it was the wettest March in England and Wales for 40 years.
And also less than 50% of the average sunshine hours in the bottom half of England, so not much growth.

I played yesterday (first time in about 3 weeks) and the course looked like early March not early April.

 

[Mandofred]

I've just written the rest of this week off...tired of fighting the mud. But......starting this weekend.....warm and dry.

 

[IanM]

Pairs Open tomorrow at Stinchcombe cancelled due to the forecast high winds.... annoyed about missing a game with an old mate, but sort of relieved that I don't have to get wet and wind blown!!

The rearranged date is in August... adjacent to a two dayer at Saunton. Looks like a decent week booked.

 

[Beedee]

Pairs Open tomorrow at Stinchcombe cancelled due to the forecast high winds.... annoyed about missing a game with an old mate, but sort of relieved that I don't have to get wet and wind blown!!

The rearranged date is in August... adjacent to a two dayer at Saunton. Looks like a decent week booked.

I remember playing Stinchcombe a few years ago on a society day just as a named storm was blowing through. The breeze was noticeable

At the time my longest club was a SLDR mini-driver. I had lots of stats to show I hit a decent one about 230 yards, so when we came to a long par 3 (the 4th I think) I decided to use that. It's about 200 yards iirc and was straight into the wind. Absolutely creamed my drive and still came up about 40 yards short!

 

[IanM]

I remember playing Stinchcombe a few years ago on a society day just as a named storm was blowing through. The breeze was noticeable

At the time my longest club was a SLDR mini-driver. I had lots of stats to show I hit a decent one about 230 yards, so when we came to a long par 3 (the 4th I think) I decided to use that. It's about 200 yards iirc and was straight into the wind. Absolutely creamed my drive and still came up about 40 yards short!

I had one of my worse rounds ever there in a Society years ago. I was hoping to go back and get my own back, I will now have to wait till August!

 

[venger]

Being told off for having my shirt untucked whilst in the car-park after my round, on the phone minding my own business .

 

[Slime]

March rainfall was something like 150% of previous averages. I played Saturday, 3 days after the last rainfall and it was still a bog in places. Greens were holding up well considering I played late afternoon after a medal comp

My course is also still very spongy underfoot, not a problem, and the greens are better than I thought they'd be ............... BUT!

Why can't people just repair their pitch marks? It really does my head in and those of the greens keeping staff.
My mate and I must do at least eight on every green, it's just lazy, selfish, ignorant and wrong.

 

[Teebs]

For anyone living south of Leeds, March rainfall was more like 200% of average, it was the wettest March in England and Wales for 40 years.
And also less than 50% of the average sunshine hours in the bottom half of England, so not much growth.

I played yesterday (first time in about 3 weeks) and the course looked like early March not early April.

North Yorkshire here. More annoyed that I have a brand new pair of Footjoy Premiere to break in and they've been sat in the box since November..

 

[Mandofred]

Stuck two groups behind a 4 ball that wouldn't let anybody through.....so we cut off 3 holes. Nobody within 5 holes in front of them. Ex Capt/President and his cronies.......

 

[Teebs]

Course closed again. Something silly like 20mm of rain yesterday..

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Course closed again. Something silly like 20mm of rain yesterday..

I'm supposed to be playing tomorrow in a comp. With the amount of rain we have had they could call tomorrow closed now, save me getting up early to check. Instead we will go through the ritual of the greenkeeper, or whoever, calling it off tomorrow. In fact, call it closed until Monday and see if the dry weekend makes a difference.

Any parkland course open at the moment in the NE is kidding themselves. They may be open but it can't be any fun.

 

[sjw]

The four or five great shots I hit on Top Tracer last night didn't track, but it would happily tell me about all the slices and grass cutters

 

[Teebs]

I'm supposed to be playing tomorrow in a comp. With the amount of rain we have had they could call tomorrow closed now, save me getting up early to check. Instead we will go through the ritual of the greenkeeper, or whoever, calling it off tomorrow. In fact, call it closed until Monday and see if the dry weekend makes a difference.

Any parkland course open at the moment in the NE is kidding themselves. They may be open but it can't be any fun.

I'm North Yorks so not too far away. We appeared to be recovering from the recent rain and I'm 10 miles away from the course and had no rain yesterday so it must've been localised and very very heavy (they closed the course midday which is unusual). Forecast is looking good for the next 10 days or so...

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I'm North Yorks so not too far away. We appeared to be recovering from the recent rain and I'm 10 miles away from the course and had no rain yesterday so it must've been localised and very very heavy (they closed the course midday which is unusual). Forecast is looking good for the next 10 days or so...

We have been soaked throughout March. Yesterday we had some very heavy downpours, not relentless but intense. On top of what we have had it's just made everywhere a squelch fest. We probably need a week without any rain to get to a half decent state, let the water table drop etc. Hopefully you are right about the next 10 days, it is desperately needed.

 

[Teebs]

We have been soaked throughout March. Yesterday we had some very heavy downpours, not relentless but intense. On top of what we have had it's just made everywhere a squelch fest. We probably need a week without any rain to get to a half decent state, let the water table drop etc. Hopefully you are right about the next 10 days, it is desperately needed.

100%. Luckily the Greens have been good consideirng the poor weather but the fairways are poor at best. Fingers crossed for this weekend - playing with some colleagues next Friday so hoping to show the course off in decent nick.

 

[Billysboots]

We have been soaked throughout March. Yesterday we had some very heavy downpours, not relentless but intense. On top of what we have had it's just made everywhere a squelch fest. We probably need a week without any rain to get to a half decent state, let the water table drop etc. Hopefully you are right about the next 10 days, it is desperately needed.

Our place is recovering remarkably well. The cruel irony is that the irrigation pump has just died so in a few short weeks, if not fixed, we will be praying for rain.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Had match arranged for this pm but weather is grim and forecast awful all afternoon. Rearranged for Wednesday when forecast is much better. This blessed weather…

 

[Deleted member 23344]

Being told off for having my shirt untucked whilst in the car-park after my round, on the phone minding my own business .

What a complete cretin. I think that I would have given them a verbal salvo containing some explicit Anglo Saxon terminology.

 

[Alan Clifford]

Being told off for having my shirt untucked whilst in the car-park after my round, on the phone minding my own business .

On the 'phone in the car park? Haven't you got the decency to wait until you've left the premises.

 

[rudebhoy]

I'm supposed to be playing tomorrow in a comp. With the amount of rain we have had they could call tomorrow closed now, save me getting up early to check. Instead we will go through the ritual of the greenkeeper, or whoever, calling it off tomorrow. In fact, call it closed until Monday and see if the dry weekend makes a difference.

Any parkland course open at the moment in the NE is kidding themselves. They may be open but it can't be any fun.

I've been up at the range at Parklands the last 2 days, and was surprised to see the course was open. I'd imagine it was a quagmire in places.