Garesfield ACE
Tour Rookie
On Monday gone.I havent got a proper handicap yet at my local club will hopefully be putting cards in next few weeks.I expect I will get 28 handicap.
Anyway playing in my 1st works society comp on Monday gone at goswick.....in pairs....thought I would be on the highest society handicap (22) but was cut to 17 (something about 3/4 Stableford rule).So my mate and myself both off 17 and the other pair off 7 (9 handicappers ).we got 33 points between us only 3 points behind the other pair with us.The winners got 40 points.
Did we do ok?
I was a bag of nerves on the 1st tee...and it didnt help seeing the 9 handicappers hitting beauty 3 woods around 220-250 (I'm guessing) Was last off the tee but hit my drive slightly right around 180 on the fairway.RELIEF.
Took a 5 on the hole to get the 1st points on board.Absolutely buzzing.Playing on adrenelin early on before reality kicked in and I started to struggle mid game then pulled back well towards the end.
My 1st links game what a new experience,ball bouncing on the fairways and greens rather fast.Trying to avoid bunkers on the fairways was more or less a new experience.My best shot was an elevated tee par 3 100 yards pitched down to 4 foot off the pin,found it amusing that the 3 experienced golfers never made the green,all in tough rough.Never went OOB and only on rough just off fairway 3/4 shots.It was very tough at times especially halfway round and was my 3rd game in 4 days so thought that was catching up with me,but I stuck at it and pulled through.
So pleased I have played my 1st works society game after thinking I would be out of my depth beforehand.
Roll on the next game.........at my course next week!
Cheers Kev
Anyway playing in my 1st works society comp on Monday gone at goswick.....in pairs....thought I would be on the highest society handicap (22) but was cut to 17 (something about 3/4 Stableford rule).So my mate and myself both off 17 and the other pair off 7 (9 handicappers ).we got 33 points between us only 3 points behind the other pair with us.The winners got 40 points.
Did we do ok?
I was a bag of nerves on the 1st tee...and it didnt help seeing the 9 handicappers hitting beauty 3 woods around 220-250 (I'm guessing) Was last off the tee but hit my drive slightly right around 180 on the fairway.RELIEF.
Took a 5 on the hole to get the 1st points on board.Absolutely buzzing.Playing on adrenelin early on before reality kicked in and I started to struggle mid game then pulled back well towards the end.
My 1st links game what a new experience,ball bouncing on the fairways and greens rather fast.Trying to avoid bunkers on the fairways was more or less a new experience.My best shot was an elevated tee par 3 100 yards pitched down to 4 foot off the pin,found it amusing that the 3 experienced golfers never made the green,all in tough rough.Never went OOB and only on rough just off fairway 3/4 shots.It was very tough at times especially halfway round and was my 3rd game in 4 days so thought that was catching up with me,but I stuck at it and pulled through.
So pleased I have played my 1st works society game after thinking I would be out of my depth beforehand.
Roll on the next game.........at my course next week!
Cheers Kev
