MendieGK
Tour Winner
I was a member there for almost 10 years as a junior so I am a big fan. It’s very tight, greens are exceptional in the summer. But it get a very wet in the winter
I played today and..(Rolling) -originally created by JohnnyDee
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garyinderry
Ryder Cup Winner
I've never played in comp that's gone that high Css. I didn't even know it was qualifying till after. I thought we were just going to count up the shots and see what teams qualified.
Might have played a bit safer on the 4th but felt like I wanted to play against my playing partners rather than the course.
Another howler and 0.1 back yesterday. Only mustered 27 points. Felt I was turning a corner but got to the club yesterday and didn't feel great warming up which didn't go well and just felt out of sorts on the course. Started reasonably enough but kept chucking in bad shots every few holes to stop any progress. Wheels came off on back nine when swing went awol.
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Me, Fragger, CVG and BiM went round Mannings Heath yesterday afternoon..
Fragger won a 4 ball voucher in a Christmas auction and it only cost us £25 each as opposed to the normal £75.
As with Stoke Park a couple of months ago - glad we weren't paying full whack!
Not that we didn't enjoy it, it was ok. The condition was respectable considering last summer (still some bare patches) and the greens looked good
But the holes were...fiddly, a bit quirky, lots of drives over valleys, blind (some of which there were no markers to give you a clue), a couple of crossovers....and the greens were, mostly, slow. I say mostly as, just occasionally, they threw in a fast one and we taxied putts!
Par 72 and SSS 69 from the yellows gives the impression of it not being tricky
Maybe not for a scratch player but for the average player there are more than enough chances to lose balls and rack up a score.
With firm fairways and interesting bounces it was quite tricky. Some holes called for a shorter tee shot due to ditches and the like bit the greens wouldn't hold longer shots. Bunkers had variable sand depths.
Off course was fine, although the girl in the Pro shop, when CVG bought his course planner, made him put the money into a piece of paper which she then poured into the till as she " didn't like handling cash"
Changing rooms, food was top notch.
And the golf?
Mostly very average. I had 17 points out and the others didn't, CVG had 18 back and the others didn't....
A good day out with good company in good weather...
But I'm not sure any of us are going to be rushing back to play it again.
Fragger won a 4 ball voucher in a Christmas auction and it only cost us £25 each as opposed to the normal £75.
As with Stoke Park a couple of months ago - glad we weren't paying full whack!
Not that we didn't enjoy it, it was ok. The condition was respectable considering last summer (still some bare patches) and the greens looked good
But the holes were...fiddly, a bit quirky, lots of drives over valleys, blind (some of which there were no markers to give you a clue), a couple of crossovers....and the greens were, mostly, slow. I say mostly as, just occasionally, they threw in a fast one and we taxied putts!
Par 72 and SSS 69 from the yellows gives the impression of it not being tricky
Maybe not for a scratch player but for the average player there are more than enough chances to lose balls and rack up a score.
With firm fairways and interesting bounces it was quite tricky. Some holes called for a shorter tee shot due to ditches and the like bit the greens wouldn't hold longer shots. Bunkers had variable sand depths.
Off course was fine, although the girl in the Pro shop, when CVG bought his course planner, made him put the money into a piece of paper which she then poured into the till as she " didn't like handling cash"
Changing rooms, food was top notch.
And the golf?
Mostly very average. I had 17 points out and the others didn't, CVG had 18 back and the others didn't....
A good day out with good company in good weather...
But I'm not sure any of us are going to be rushing back to play it again.
Crazyface
Tour Winner
Oops I forgot to mention Friday. I've been looking at Heaton Moor for a few weeks and decided to go there. Entering the "pro shop" didn't inspire me. A bit like a workshop with golf stuff in. Two lads in scruffs hiring clubs. Oh no! I asked the pro if I could get out in front of them. Sure, they're late anyway. Quickly got to first tee. Short dogleg. Quick par. Next, a nice par three. Two blokes playing the hole. They immediately let me though on the third. Hmmm, that's unusually nice. So front nine was nice, if a bit tight in parts. Greens were immaculate!!!! Back nine started with a dinky par three and a birdie. Nice smiley face. The rest? Tight? tight? OMG! With my slice on fire it was almost unplayable. Greens immaculate!!! The ball never left the surface. My putting was great. Like putting on carpet. Doglegs everywhere. 15th blind tee shot to a dogleg and a cool green. Narrow at the front but opening up to big at the back. Lost ball in trees! Greens immaculate!!!!! Stopped scoring card now. Card all to hell. Beer in clubhouse and chips were nice. Everyone very chatty to me. An absolute pleasure to play golf here. Very very tough back nine due to VERY tight fairways, but beautiful greens!!!!!!!! The best I've played on for a while now.
Woke early this morning so checked brs. Took the first tee at 7am and was back home by 940.
38 points from only 2 fairways hit and those were the last two on 16 and 18. Putting and short game feels good. Driving wasn’t horrendous. Ran out of fairway a few times on the lines I took. Optimistic a real good one is around the corner.
38 points from only 2 fairways hit and those were the last two on 16 and 18. Putting and short game feels good. Driving wasn’t horrendous. Ran out of fairway a few times on the lines I took. Optimistic a real good one is around the corner.
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anotherdouble
Journeyman Pro
You didn’t play the 17th then🤔 or perhaps it was a par 3ðŸ˜
Bingo!
Britishshooting
Club Champion
rudebhoy
Q-School Graduate
Played at a charity day at Whitley Bay today.
Bit blowy, but enjoyed it. Scored 26 points which sounds rubbish, but had to play off 18 rather than my normal 25 handicap, so it's wasn't that bad. Driving was solid, irons better than they have been recently, putting poor.
Nice steak pie and a couple of pints of Black Sheep afterwards
Bit blowy, but enjoyed it. Scored 26 points which sounds rubbish, but had to play off 18 rather than my normal 25 handicap, so it's wasn't that bad. Driving was solid, irons better than they have been recently, putting poor.
Nice steak pie and a couple of pints of Black Sheep afterwards
Slime
Tour Winner
Played at a charity day at Whitley Bay today.
Bit blowy, but enjoyed it. Scored 26 points which sounds rubbish, but had to play off 18 rather than my normal 25 handicap, so it's wasn't that bad. Driving was solid, irons better than they have been recently, putting poor.
Nice steak pie and a couple of pints of Black Sheep afterwards
Oooh, that sounds nice!
Nine holes after work. Gusty and played back nine which is the tougher nine. 16 points with a no score on the par 5 15th which was the result of a poor drive. 3 x 3 putts too so not a bad return and some good stuff
BubbaP
Occasional Player of Golf
After missing buffer by a shot and then a dismal NR I was back up a shot. Sunday medal - finally remembered how to score, with a best ever one over par front nine. I had been riding my luck, and on back nine without really playing badly the luck ran the other way with 3 double bogeys in 5. Managed to rally and play last three birdie, bogey, par to finish 2 under handicap. Playing handicap goes back down one just in time for club champs (the nett part).
richart
Major Champion
34 points in board comp, so managed to buffer. Must have left my short game in Spain, as it was definitely awol. Highlight was a six on our five 13th. Three off the tee, and then lipped out my putt for an eagle with second ball. A lot of work for a point.
Six comps this year, two cuts, three buffers, and one 0.1 by one shot. Seem to be finding a bit of consistency.
Six comps this year, two cuts, three buffers, and one 0.1 by one shot. Seem to be finding a bit of consistency.
Back up the club tonight weather permitting. The swing change starting to come but the driver not behaving as I want (so lesson booked) but really want to work on pitching again (arms and body detatched again) and then play 9 holes in competition mode so really focusing on a target, one ball only in play and hole everything
played a foursomes tie at Torvean last night.
My PP was very up for the game as our oppo were a guy and his son who try all sorts of tricks and tactics which he had been on the receiving end a few times.
they were getting 6 shots as its half the comb diff.Very strange, we would give them putts and they never conceded any of ours despite a couple of them being tap ins and all closer than any of theirs!! they also kept playing out of turn, which stroke play fair enough, but MP its a fundamental element of the game. i do wonder how often these type of tactics ever pay off all they do is make you look a tit when you lose
only blip was on 3rd they were in the water, and my PP decided to take on the green despite it being a 3 club wind and did the same...
Won 4/3
My PP was very up for the game as our oppo were a guy and his son who try all sorts of tricks and tactics which he had been on the receiving end a few times.
they were getting 6 shots as its half the comb diff.Very strange, we would give them putts and they never conceded any of ours despite a couple of them being tap ins and all closer than any of theirs!! they also kept playing out of turn, which stroke play fair enough, but MP its a fundamental element of the game. i do wonder how often these type of tactics ever pay off all they do is make you look a tit when you lose
only blip was on 3rd they were in the water, and my PP decided to take on the green despite it being a 3 club wind and did the same...
Won 4/3
played a foursomes tie at Torvean last night.
My PP was very up for the game as our oppo were a guy and his son who try all sorts of tricks and tactics which he had been on the receiving end a few times.
they were getting 6 shots as its half the comb diff.Very strange, we would give them putts and they never conceded any of ours despite a couple of them being tap ins and all closer than any of theirs!! they also kept playing out of turn, which stroke play fair enough, but MP its a fundamental element of the game. i do wonder how often these type of tactics ever pay off all they do is make you look a tit when you lose
only blip was on 3rd they were in the water, and my PP decided to take on the green despite it being a 3 club wind and did the same...
Won 4/3
Can't be far away from the new course been fully open now Patrick.
Nice win as well.
who knows Brian, they are preparing two courses at the moment and don't have the manpower for that.
not sure why they just don't go on the new course now and save the hassle, even if they went on mats for June, save them a massive amount of time and energy
FAB90
Member
Played today to put in my second card was optional medal so played off the whites still can't break 100 really need to get myself some short game lessons as it's costing me so many shots!
Wolf
Well-known member
Played 9 stableford hole qualifier for the R&A event that means you can get to play Portrush this year FOC. I won't be qualifying though, tough day with wind and rain ...
Iron & approach play wasn't pretty at all meant I scraped 1 points at the 1st, blobbed the par 3 2nd hole as I didn't hit my 8 iron anywhere in the same post code. Drove the ball fairly well which made the approaches even more annoying as was always in decent position except for one dodgy bounce on our 3rd killed me landed left edge of fairway took a bounce 90° left and ran under a Bush that even by taking a penalty drop I had nowhere to go which meant 2 consecutive blobs, and 1point after 3 holes..
After that my driving, wedge play and putting kept me going shot level par gross for the remaining 6 holes despite terrible iron play and finished with a respectable 16points in total.
Iron & approach play wasn't pretty at all meant I scraped 1 points at the 1st, blobbed the par 3 2nd hole as I didn't hit my 8 iron anywhere in the same post code. Drove the ball fairly well which made the approaches even more annoying as was always in decent position except for one dodgy bounce on our 3rd killed me landed left edge of fairway took a bounce 90° left and ran under a Bush that even by taking a penalty drop I had nowhere to go which meant 2 consecutive blobs, and 1point after 3 holes..
After that my driving, wedge play and putting kept me going shot level par gross for the remaining 6 holes despite terrible iron play and finished with a respectable 16points in total.
