Golf Things That Gladden The Heart

[Arthur Wedge]

Wait till he’s played his first round, told the green keeper he could do his job better than him, the committee his idea for comps are better than what they run and probably told the pro how he should run his shop. You’ll soon get the first moan then that nobody listened to him

So you’re going for June then

 

[Lucifer MorningStar]

So you’re going for June then

I’ll be lenient and give him benefit of the doubt. But if we’re running a book I’ll take the 5th June

 

[irip]

Signed on the dotted line on Monday for new club. My subs ran out on my old place March 31st. I'm away for all of May and new place subs run May to May, so I popped up there to see if there was anyway they could let me sign up for April to May next year, well I am away for all of May soooooooooooo. No problem at all.(So I'm getting 13 months for 12). Subs paid, log in sorted, access to all comps immediate. E mail messages flowing in. First two comps booked ONLINE !!!!!!!!! A stableford and a Texas scramble shotgun.
Initial thoughts? I'm very excited!!!!!!!! And impressed. What a MASSIVE improvement from my old place. I got a e mail from my old club today. I thing to say, er you know that thing we wanted to do and trialled, well it don't work so we aren't going to do it sorry we led you down the garden path with an idea that the systems can't cope with. (Basically).
I think I'm reeeeeeally goooooooonna like it heeeeeeeeere!

I never ever thought I would say this but Tashy can you translate this please?

I don’t know if it’s the Mutts or it’s Rammel?

Cheers mate

 

[IanM]

@IanM did you ever find out

Wasn't it clear on the scorecard?

 

[nickjdavis]

Just an hour ago, with two days to go to club subs deadline my Mrs said ‘you may as well pay your golf’. And so, sat at the club, I did.

I was always going to pay of course, but these last six months I’ve got so fed up with others moaning about what we are doing for our 2nd hole and practice ground, that I have wondered why I bother as I get so irritated by their constant whinging and complaining…and downright twisting of the truth (at least that which is blatantly and factually obvious) - even now when the main change to the hole has been completed. Still they moan and claim the majority view…when other than anecdotal comments the evidence says otherwise.

I could post similarly of our changes on the Golf Irritations thread, but given what I see of the work that’s been completed - it looks splendid and very challenging - I’ll pop it here alongside my renewal as something that Gaddens the Heart.

As I get older I realise that the best thing that I have done is to separate (or at least minimise) ties with folk who do little but drag what little joy there is in life through the mud. Yes we all like a moan now and again...but folks who are serial mood killers just need casting aside and should be given no time to steal your "clean air".

 

[Rlburnside]

Booked to play the Kings course at Gleneagles this morning, going to play with Golffmad and another brother should be epic.

 

[mister v]

Having our 1st club night / 9 hole comp and 64 people played in it.

 

[sjw]

Signed on the dotted line on Monday for new club. My subs ran out on my old place March 31st. I'm away for all of May and new place subs run May to May, so I popped up there to see if there was anyway they could let me sign up for April to May next year, well I am away for all of May soooooooooooo. No problem at all.(So I'm getting 13 months for 12). Subs paid, log in sorted, access to all comps immediate. E mail messages flowing in. First two comps booked ONLINE !!!!!!!!! A stableford and a Texas scramble shotgun.
Initial thoughts? I'm very excited!!!!!!!! And impressed. What a MASSIVE improvement from my old place. I got a e mail from my old club today. I thing to say, er you know that thing we wanted to do and trialled, well it don't work so we aren't going to do it sorry we led you down the garden path with an idea that the systems can't cope with. (Basically).
I think I'm reeeeeeally goooooooonna like it heeeeeeeeere!

I give it a month

 

[sunshine]

Signed on the dotted line on Monday for new club. My subs ran out on my old place March 31st. I'm away for all of May and new place subs run May to May, so I popped up there to see if there was anyway they could let me sign up for April to May next year, well I am away for all of May soooooooooooo. No problem at all.(So I'm getting 13 months for 12). Subs paid, log in sorted, access to all comps immediate. E mail messages flowing in. First two comps booked ONLINE !!!!!!!!! A stableford and a Texas scramble shotgun.
Initial thoughts? I'm very excited!!!!!!!! And impressed. What a MASSIVE improvement from my old place. I got a e mail from my old club today. I thing to say, er you know that thing we wanted to do and trialled, well it don't work so we aren't going to do it sorry we led you down the garden path with an idea that the systems can't cope with. (Basically).
I think I'm reeeeeeally goooooooonna like it heeeeeeeeere!

What’s the car park like?

 

[nickjdavis]

Yesterdays comp has resulted in a nice cut to my index....now 8.6, the lowest it has been for exactly 4 years.

Need to keep up the good form though as 6 of my best 8 scores will drop off in the next 7 rounds!! Three of them should be easily beatable, two will be not so beatable. Will be the end of May before I replace these 7 scores from my record.

 

[nickjdavis]

Booked in to play Old Petty in July. Old Petty is the new course at Cabot Highlands (Castle Stuart) which officialy opens in May.

Played Castle Stuart a couple of years ago and loved it so will be great to try the new course.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Sun shining , shorts on , one of our lads who had a stroke over Xmas is back playing and the guy who had the accident will be next week

 

[BrianM]

Booked in to play Old Petty in July. Old Petty is the new course at Cabot Highlands (Castle Stuart) which officialy opens in May.

Played Castle Stuart a couple of years ago and loved it so will be great to try the new course.

You won’t go wrong there, the service will be first class as always and I’ve only heard great things about the course.

 

[Bazz]

7.08 tee time this morning, 7.00 were no shows so off we went, 2hrs 55mins. Proper millionaires golf.
Strolled in the house as the kids were having breakfast.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

I think I may have discovered the secret to eternal life...well maybe not quite...but I have discovered that I can hit a ball with an iron out of the. middle of the club face...and that is most certainly life enhancing.

Truth is...I had a lesson a couple of days ago and my pro instantly analyzed my problem and provided me with the solution. Who'd have thunk it...a golf pro/coach can diagnose problems and provide solutions.

Of course it works on the range off a mat...on the course...welll we'll see. I have a match tomorrow so the proof will be in the pudding (or the player - who can equally be a pudding).

 

[Neilds]

I think I may have discovered the secret to eternal life...well maybe not quite...but I have discovered that I can hit a ball with an iron out of the. middle of the club face...and that is most certainly life enhancing.

Truth is...I had a lesson a couple of days ago and my pro instantly analyzed my problem and provided me with the solution. Who'd have thunk it...a golf pro/coach can diagnose problems and provide solutions.

Of course it works on the range off a mat...on the course...welll we'll see. I have a match tomorrow so the proof will be in the pudding (or the player - who can equally be a pudding).

Haven’t you had a few of these moments in the last year or so? Hopefully you can make this one stick.

 

[IanM]

You won’t go wrong there, the service will be first class as always and I’ve only heard great things about the course.

Loved my trip to Castle Stuart two years ago.

Spookily a couple of folk I know had a preview of Old Petty and were not overly impressed. But I'll go a see for myself...

 

[IanM]

I learn a lot from this forum.

Mainly,

No one is a slow golfer, it's always the other bloke.
Everyone fixes pitch marks properly and rakes every bunker.
No one is ever a member of an easy course.

 

[Lucifer MorningStar]

I learn a lot from this forum.

Mainly,

No one is a slow golfer, it's always the other bloke.
Everyone fixes pitch marks properly and rakes every bunker.
No one is ever a member of an easy course.

Or perhaps all golfers are narcissists as it’s never our fault always someone else’s

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Haven’t you had a few of these moments in the last year or so? Hopefully you can make this one stick.

I have - about different aspects of my game. Previous lightbulb moments were in respect of bunkers play; chipping; putting and playing a 5h.