SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
OK…I learned of a new word, the meaning of which I could only guess at…and yes…it would have been ‘spin’…though how ‘spin’ transmorgifies into ‘giz’ I know not…?
Golf Things That Gladden The Heart
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SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
Might actually manage a few holes this afternoon…
Blue in Munich
Crocked Professional Yeti Impersonator
If you need confirmation on whether it’s spin you could always ask Mel as he seems to be an expert on it ?
BubbaP
Occasional Player of Golf
Aye yes.
To be fair, a posse of deputies from the other side of the divide have pretty strong credentials also ?
Mel Smooth
Hacker
Nice little surprise for the youth this morning from the guys at Beefs Golf Club podcast.
Wonder if he gets a free parking space for his pushbike.
Wonder if he gets a free parking space for his pushbike.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
Club has been doing a load of work last 6 weeks across three holes where we can get flooding in times of persistent and heavy rainfall, and this can cause the holes to be closed.
Work is primarily aimed at creating/excavating areas that will work as holding ponds when wet and add interest when not, plus fairway swales across three holes to manage water flow between them. At same time we’ve remodelled the last 80yds of one of the holes (par 5 14th) to create a significant challenge/risk for the long hitters especially, but also for everyone playing their second short and third to the green with new bunkering.
Well the water management has been tested…and I think it’s done it’s job and all looking rather splendid. We just need some dry time so we can returf the fairway and seed the rest.
Photos looking from 2nd tee towards 14th green…the lovely patch of green beyond the trees left. New holding pond in foreground fed by swale running diagonally middle distance right and round back of new bunker from pond not visible far side of 14th fairway, plus new green side bunkers and a new fairway bunker. Whole approach to 14th green has been raised and shaped so that approaches right attracted by new fairway bunker, and too far left will roll towards and into the holding pond area (which will be dry when normal rainfall drains normally)
Work is primarily aimed at creating/excavating areas that will work as holding ponds when wet and add interest when not, plus fairway swales across three holes to manage water flow between them. At same time we’ve remodelled the last 80yds of one of the holes (par 5 14th) to create a significant challenge/risk for the long hitters especially, but also for everyone playing their second short and third to the green with new bunkering.
Well the water management has been tested…and I think it’s done it’s job and all looking rather splendid. We just need some dry time so we can returf the fairway and seed the rest.
Photos looking from 2nd tee towards 14th green…the lovely patch of green beyond the trees left. New holding pond in foreground fed by swale running diagonally middle distance right and round back of new bunker from pond not visible far side of 14th fairway, plus new green side bunkers and a new fairway bunker. Whole approach to 14th green has been raised and shaped so that approaches right attracted by new fairway bunker, and too far left will roll towards and into the holding pond area (which will be dry when normal rainfall drains normally)
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Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
Still 12 days away but the grandstands have started to be built round the 18th Green for the dpwt coming to town
Not the scale of the euro based events but big enough
Not the scale of the euro based events but big enough
arnieboy
Challenge Tour Pro
After thirty years of trying I got my first hole in one today. 143 yards with a rescue club, a thing of beauty!
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
No such thing as a bad hole in one..
Welcome to the club
Welcome to the club
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
No such thing as a bad hole in one..
Welcome to the club
you definitely didnt see my first one lol
Orikoru
Tour Winner
My club sent an email announcement yesterday, that for the first time in our history the new club captain for next season will be female. They've made a big effort over the last year or so to have plenty of mixed competitions, but this feels like a really progressive step forward, so fair play to them. I can't imagine many clubs have done that.
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
We have a Female Club Captain this year...
Apparently there were some mutterings from the "Old Guard" about "bloody women taking over"...
Apparently there were some mutterings from the "Old Guard" about "bloody women taking over"...
sunshine
Well-known member
Apparently we were going to have a female captain this year, but she left after being hounded out by the old guard female members.
IanM
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We've already had two female club captains. Last time I looked, the world was still turning correctly
evemccc
Well-known member
We have a Men’s Captain and a Ladies Captain - I had thought all clubs had one of each?
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
We've always had a Club Captain (Men's Captain)- Male - and a Ladies Captain - Female......
Now we have a Club Captain - Female - a Ladies Captain - Female and a Ladies Vice-Captain - Female.
The Men's Vice-Captain is in the minority....
Hence the moans from the "Old guard "..
Should make it easier to get a spot on Captain's Weekend as some of the idiots won't play...
Sad but true.
A friend of mine was Men's Captain at a course in Surrey a couple of years back. The Ladies had not had a Captain for 3-4 years so he was declared Club Captain. A handful of the women went ballistic over it. They still didn't come up with a Ladies' Captain of any kind, just the fact that someone would be the overall Captain.
JonnyGutteridge
Newbie
We have a Club Captain and a Ladies Captain. We elected a female club captain in 2020 for the first time, I felt really sorry for her because Covid kicked in and ruined a significant portion of her year.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
We have a ladies section captain as well. But rather than "men's" captain it's club captain I guess.
evemccc
Well-known member
My mistake, I guess mine is the same as Orikoru’s
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