SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
There is only one straight…there are countless not straight…as Tom Watson reputedly once said when someone complained that he struggled to hit the ball straight.
Golf Random Irritations
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chellie
Tour Winner
Same here as well on the Fylde Coast currently. Was interesting playing in it yesterday to say the least.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
My 2nd biggest gripe in this respect is how players can walk (and often must walk) past an obvious pitch mark or unraked bunker and not do anything about it.
Oops!
Hacker
), but sometimes the direction is ! 
Lucifer MorningStar
Well-known member
Our annual in trade golf event looks like it’s going to be cancelled due Bureaucracy. Every year each branch has 2 day golf event. Usually allowed to arrange accommodation at nearby camps as it classed as representative sport so it doesn’t require time off and is approved at the highest levels. Usually costs around £100-£130 for the golf over 2 competition days. Can also get a reduced rate green fee if you want a practice day in your own time.
This year though our Golf association has decided not to recognise these events as representative sport, this means nobody can request time out of work, they cannot request any form of military accommodation in the area it’s played and cannot have any allowance for it counting towards other service events. Now everyone will have to request a minimum of 3-4 days annual leave due guidelines around military driving hours. Will have to pay for accommodation in locations where there is an abundance of military accommodation free and empty which also means they can’t eat in the messes on camp which are reasonably priced . Will also have to hope the service doesn’t then choose to cancel leave after they’ve made payments because it’s not longer classed an representative sport funds can’t be claimed in event of a unit CoC deciding to cancel someone’s leave.
It’s going to go from a well attended , well priced event to something that’s not going to be attended as hotel costs, fuel costs and food is going to cost north of £600+, which nobody is willing to shell out before they get approval at unit level. Not only that this has been set in stone for years and only after all the course bookings been made having been previously approved they’ve now pulled the authority and recognition. Absolute shambles all because of a change at the top of the Association and them wanting to have their events only as sanctioned to raise their prestige and not let these trade events be sanctioned as they feel it dilutes their authority.
Last count 2 weeks ago there was 14 Vets & 68 current service personnel as confirmed entrants in the event. As of today’s announcement only 21 people in total now are going to be able to attend! Of those only 7 are current serving plus the 14 Vets. Absolute Shambles and another great kick in balls for moral!
This year though our Golf association has decided not to recognise these events as representative sport, this means nobody can request time out of work, they cannot request any form of military accommodation in the area it’s played and cannot have any allowance for it counting towards other service events. Now everyone will have to request a minimum of 3-4 days annual leave due guidelines around military driving hours. Will have to pay for accommodation in locations where there is an abundance of military accommodation free and empty which also means they can’t eat in the messes on camp which are reasonably priced . Will also have to hope the service doesn’t then choose to cancel leave after they’ve made payments because it’s not longer classed an representative sport funds can’t be claimed in event of a unit CoC deciding to cancel someone’s leave.
It’s going to go from a well attended , well priced event to something that’s not going to be attended as hotel costs, fuel costs and food is going to cost north of £600+, which nobody is willing to shell out before they get approval at unit level. Not only that this has been set in stone for years and only after all the course bookings been made having been previously approved they’ve now pulled the authority and recognition. Absolute shambles all because of a change at the top of the Association and them wanting to have their events only as sanctioned to raise their prestige and not let these trade events be sanctioned as they feel it dilutes their authority.
Last count 2 weeks ago there was 14 Vets & 68 current service personnel as confirmed entrants in the event. As of today’s announcement only 21 people in total now are going to be able to attend! Of those only 7 are current serving plus the 14 Vets. Absolute Shambles and another great kick in balls for moral!
