Golf Random Irritations

[Lord Tyrion]

I would have to call him M’Lord all the way round as well

Too right you would

 

[irip]

Too right you would

Behind your back you do know we all call you the Imp though

 

[clubchamp98]

I know I have told this story a few years back on here.But I took over the running of the Xmas party’s at the pit. I would pick a nice place and the lads would duly pay up. The guy I took over from who retired ( Dangerous Brian). He told me “ you end up chasing people up for money because they don’t want to pay until the last minute.it causes loads of headaches”. Guess who was the only person to pay a couple of days before the party. Dangerous Brian. When I told him he thought it was funny and didn’t apply to him as “ I always knew he was coming”.
The following year I never told him about the party and he ended up chasing me up to get a place. I told him you are in as soon as you pay. The following day he called into the pit to pay.

That’s how to do it.
Make them come to you.

 

[cliveb]

Thick Bermuda grass on aprons around greens. Hate it.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I play with 2 guys at a weekend. Decent guys but one is tight. I've booked 2 opens for next year, two of the more, comparatively, expensive ones. One guy pays me within seconds of booking. The other..........

I've tried subtlety but today I've had to be blunt. It's a real shame, I shouldn't have to do that. It puts me off inviting him but it would be awkward if we didn't and played almost behind his back. Disappointing.

I had to go blunt on Monday, today the payment has arrived .

We got there eventually but I won't be booking him in for future opens. It makes it trickier as most up here are 4BBB but I'll get around it and leave him to his own booking.

 

[LincolnShep]

I much later found out that this guy, who got a lift into and from the club every week for twenty-five+ years from a friend of mine (who had to go out of his way to pick him up), never even once bought him a single cup of tea or coffee, never mind a beer, as a thank you.

This is awful. No golfer wants to be known as a cheat, a slow player, or last one to the bar. Anything else but those three.
I think I must be lucky, I organise two overnighters (hiking and football, not golf) and lots of opens every year and (touches wood) I hardly ever have to chase anyone. I've must have got my mates all trained well!

 

[irip]

I use to organise a golf break for 16 of us.
There was actually about 20 of us but the guys decided they wanted to keep the numbers to 16.

The 16 who went the previous year were offered it first with the others on a reserve list.

I put a WhatsApp out informing people each date to pay and how much. If they missed the payment then first on the reserve list took over their place and any money they had already paid was non refundable.
To be fair only ever had a problem once when a guy was going through some personal stuff and totally forgot but when I called him to say payment was due the next day he sent the money straight over ( he was arranging his brothers funeral at the time).

 

[jim8flog]

I reckon there will be no more golf for me this year

I last played on the 25th November, since when the course has either been closed or there has been a buggy ban on the days I usually play. It does not look like the buggy ban will end this side of Christmas either and I am going away after it.

 

[LincolnShep]

I reckon there will be no more golf for me this year

I last played on the 25th November, since when the course has either been closed or there has been a buggy ban on the days I usually play. It does not look like the buggy ban will end this side of Christmas either and I am going away after it.

I think I'm finished for 2025 too. Next booked round is on 2nd Jan, if the weather plays ball.

 

[Imurg]

Having a bunker in the middle of a green is a dumb idea.....
Asking for divots on the green as players chip over it....

 

[Lucifer MorningStar]

Having a bunker in the middle of a green is a dumb idea.....
Asking for divots on the green as players chip over it....

Whilst I agree it’s not a new thing the 6th at Riviera springs to mind.

 

[Slab]

Having a bunker in the middle of a green is a dumb idea.....
Asking for divots on the green as players chip over it....

It's not in play anywhere near as much as you'd think

 

[Lucifer MorningStar]

Strange irritation this one. Thought I’d try out a more local range this morning. Went to the one at Worldham and 40 balls for £3.90 so had 2 baskets and it has a software that tracks supposedly similar to trackman, it’s only 220yds long and there was only one other person using the range. This is where my 2 irritations occur!

1. There’s a sign in each bay stating no drivers to be used in range due to its length and the 8th green being behind the far end fence (so it’s for safety). The bloke in the bay behind me is smashing driver after driver trying to clear the fence

2. Was hitting the ball nicely, working on hitting nice high push draws for consistent ball flight, everything was drawing back subtlety onto where I was aiming. Yet on the screen the shot was showing as hitting pull hooks and finishing 15yds left of where the ball was actually going. With no way of adjusting the aim point on the screen so ended up not trusting any of the tracking data.

I know they’re minor irritants but they did bother me

 

[IanM]

Local course open today, carry only. Dry day so far, so good chance of play tomorrow. Trouble is, it'll be soft to heavy going at best, can I be bothered? Everything gets all mucky.

Going to head to the links next week for a proper game.

 

[sunshine]

Local course open today, carry only. Dry day so far, so good chance of play tomorrow. Trouble is, it'll be soft to heavy going at best, can I be bothered? Everything gets all mucky.

Going to head to the links next week for a proper game.

So your irritation is that you are a member at a links course where you can play all winter without getting muddy? You ok hon?

 

[IanM]

So your irritation is that you are a member at a links course where you can play all winter without getting muddy? You ok hon?

I asked for that I suppose.. well the irritation with that half of the equation is that the links is two hours away!!

I'd move house tomorrow, but my wife is very settled here. All our house moves were because of my career, so I'm keeping quiet this time

 

[Mandofred]

Haven't played since last saturday. Tomorrow one of the courses will be shut, the other has put out a notice the comp is off, but likely to get 9 holes open carry only.....just hoping the other course makes it open. They've been getting open more than the other courses this winter. I think the MET long range forecast that I read a couple of days ago had things drying out a bit better over the next month. What could go wrong?

 

[IanM]

Bit damp at Harlech at the mo too