Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Nice....I've managed 34 holes so far this year....
How's your course bearing up in this exceptionally wet weather?
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AmandaJR
Money List Winner
We were warned the course could close after today and it has. Why they didn't close it yesterday is beyond me. Been carry only and mats for a while but everywhere around is sodden - never seen the fields around us so bad. I've barely played in the past couple of months and no desire to go slosh around in the mud. Not had a lesson or practiced either and enthusiasm at an all-time low for the game. Hopefully when winter is over I'll feel differently, but never been like this since I started playing.
GB72
Money List Winner
In the same mood. Seriously vlooking at the value of membership at the moment
AmandaJR
Money List Winner
I renewed in October but was already feeling less enthused about playing. We'll see what summer brings.
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
Course closed. I was woken up by the rain at 5.24 this morning. Hammering down. Lanes all flooded.
Pathetic Shark
Tour Rookie
Pyrford has been closed the past three days. Most local courses round here are the same except the idiotic "we'll take money from anyone" places that are just getting wrecked. One near here is still allowing motorised trolleys with no restrictions. One of their fairways is nothing but a mudbath now. You unfortunately have to accept at being at the mercy of the weather.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
Only 13 holes open today as 14 takes us out to what is always the wettest part of the course - the area that suffers from serious run-off from neighbouring fields that we can do nothing about.
JohnnyDee
Tour Winner
Yes, these current closures very much beyond the control of all sensible courses / clubs. No point destroying our greatest assets just to keep the tills ringing.
Very frustrating though. I blame that Michael Fish.
Very frustrating though. I blame that Michael Fish.
jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
Two and half days of near solid rain and the Head green keeper finally had to give in to it today. Course closed.
Glad I got to play on Monday as we only just got in before it started and there has been a buggy ban ever since.
Glad I got to play on Monday as we only just got in before it started and there has been a buggy ban ever since.
jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
One of greens has been out of commission for months. The farmer in the nearby field change his direction of ploughing and it now floods regularly, including a load of mud, due to the direction of water flow.
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Predictably shut after last night. Some really heavy rain no surprise the course couldn't cope given the previous rainfall. optimistic inspection tomorrow at 7.00am but at the very best it'll be front 9 carry only and with cold weather and frost due over the weekend I could see an argument for keeping it shut all weekend and giving it time to recover completely without opening parts of it to keep members happy and then listen them them moan in the spring when winter damage takes time to repair
Sats
Challenge Tour Pro
holes 1-10 open and 18, 6 of which on temporary greens. Still managed to get 9 in this morning and shoot 4 over par.
jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
Closed today and already made the call to close tomorrow. That will be closed 6 days out of the last 7
Members are cancelling their membership I've heard.
Where I play there would little point in cancelling membership during the year as we do not give partial refunds.
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
The Zoo are applying to hold the UK Bog Snorkeling championships...
Ellesborough..?
Open
Carry only but open
#76daystogo
Ellesborough..?
Open
Carry only but open
#76daystogo
richart
Major Champion
Carry only. Effectively closed for an old wreck like you then.
Ye Olde Boomer
Well-known member
Enough snow has melted that I can see stretches of brown grass.
They'll be covered again soon enough, however.
With luck, we'll be playable by Easter.
They'll be covered again soon enough, however.
With luck, we'll be playable by Easter.
hovis
Tour Winner
even if places are open I don't see the appeal. sometimes you just have to concede that we live in Britain
rosecott
Money List Winner
Nice....I've managed 34 holes so far this year....
You will be delighted to learn that, despite some very unpleasant, very wet weather, I managed to buffer again today.
Britishshooting
Club Champion
One is shut and a bog, other is open on mats but majority of proper greens.
I have no interest in playing when its like this. I haven't played now since September and having severe withdrawals. Genuinely considering a home simulator at this point as even the practice facilties are now a pond.
I have no interest in playing when its like this. I haven't played now since September and having severe withdrawals. Genuinely considering a home simulator at this point as even the practice facilties are now a pond.
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Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
To be fair I can't totally argue but I'd probably just take a half set out so I'd be able to hobble around....Fragger would be screwed though...Carry only. Effectively closed for an old wreck like you then.