I played today and..(Rolling) -originally created by JohnnyDee

[Green Bay Hacker]

Played this years club champ in the individual KO and beat him 2&1. It was over 9 holes and I did get 7 shots but he was level gross when he lost so I did play well.

 

[garyinderry]

Wee away day to moyola golf club. Sun was shining and the wind blowing.

Got the head burnt off me.

Played well. Chipped like a dog but got it round in +7 so pleased with that.

Low light - decel chip into a bunker for a double
High light - 48 yard up hill blind pitch in for a bird. One of those rare occasions where its either in the hole or run off the back and its actually gone in for a change.

 

[Crow]

Played the hickory clubs in a 4BBB match against the MacKenzie Society at Cavendish Golf Club, I was playing for the Collectors Society.

We won our match but overall the Collectors were soundly beaten.

Lovely day though and the course was in great condition.

 

[Coffey]

Played on Wednesday night for a bit of practice and my PP noticed I was getting very flat with no wrist angle.

Quick trip to the range on Friday and was hitting it well with high irons and poorly with my low irons yet driver etc was great. Couldn't sleep this morning so got up extra early and headed to our grass range for 6am. Same thing as before, kept pushing my 5 iron and down right.

Played today and played one of my best rounds to date strike wise yet I only managed 35 points. Started with a double and then went on a nice run to be 2 over playing the 8th which has caused me so many issues recently. Normally cannot get off the tee yet today I smoked it down the middle.
5 iron into the green and pushed it right into the trees. Managed to find it but could only hack out and recorded a 7. I knew that shot was in there and just had to happen at the wrong time.

Completely derailed me as I lost the next ball off the tee and carded a 6, next I snapped hook my drive and took another 6. Wheels completely off.

Managed to pull it back and finished the back 9 only 4 over and had multiple putts for birdie which just didnt drop.

Left feeling very positive about my golf though, need to sort out the lower irons but everything else was good. Could have been the day I finally got to single figures, but it will have to wait.

Focusing on wrist angles and not flipping the hands at impact.

 

[Orikoru]

Played a course that I hadn't played before, Huntswood in Burnham, near Slough. Just me and my mate who plays off 30. Now I will say that this course was very short and quite easy as a result, but we both played really well on top of that. I shot 81 which is my joint best, and he shot 90 which is his joint best as well! Thought the 30° heat was going to be unbearable as we teed off at 1pm, but there was just enough of a breeze that it was not too bad.

My longer irons weren't the best, but my wedge play was excellent, putting was solid if unspectacular, driving was hit and miss but certainly passable. But any error I obviously recovered well to rescue it, overall made 1 birdie, 7 pars and 7 bogeys. The par there is 69 although SSS off the yellows is only 65. Strange set up actually as some of the white tees were a good 50 yards longer than yellows, making it a different proposition if you were playing a comp round there.

Aside from being nice and short, which was ideal on a baking hot day really (not too strenuous), the Huntswood course was really nice, in good nick, lovely clubhouse as well and the breakfast was superb. We'll definitely return there again.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Shot 71 net in the medal. Much better form bar coming up short on two par threes (11 and 17) and chipping well and three putting both. Some good scores so not expecting any prizes in my division but happy how I played and how well I thought around the course in stifling heat. I am not brilliant with hot conditions so glad I got it round so well

 

[garyinderry]

80 strokes today in a big two day comp.

Made two poor swings today and lost both balls off the tee. Birdie with 2nd ball on 10 saved a bogey but couldn't repeat the feat on 17. Was pusing for a bird and hooked it off the tee.

Scoring was very high today. 37 points was the best so 5 back going into tomorrow.


Not out of it yet

 

[TreeSeeker]

Texas scamble comp today, and played with some big hitters! at least now I know the pain of hitting a smoked drive (maybe 280 or so) and being out driven by 70 yards.... only good enough for 4th place today though, net 12.2 under with first being 13 under! left alot out on the course as well, worst being each of the 4 of us missing an almost straight ~6ft putt for birdie.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Played in our normal Sat am roll-up and, dear friends, I walked off the 18th green somewhat (actually very) elated as I had just played a round of golf without a single Lucy Locket - and I cannot recall the last time that was the case (9 months maybe 1yr I am thinking - but I can't remember it)

Somehow from somewhere I have found a swing that does not feel rank awful and forced - instead it feel 'comfortable' and actually 'normal'. Maybe that 4 months mostly not playing as travelling abroad has seen my body forget the swing that was just soo destructive - I dunno. What I do know is I had a Lucy Locket-free round and seem to have a swing I can be comfortable with and work on. Rejoice! Rejoice! (well you might not, but sure as blazes I will)

nb - anyone who has suffered from a serious dose of the Lucy Lockets will understand just why I feel just so chuffed

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Bognor Regis scratch open yesterday. Level par front 9, shocking back 9 in the morning to get 0.1 back. Afternoon played well for a 72 and picked up best PM scratch prize. Waiting for confirmation of the CSS but it went up 2 shots in the morning and afternoon scoring was worse so I'm looking at a hefty cut 😊

 

[anotherdouble]

Bognor Regis scratch open yesterday. Level par front 9, shocking back 9 in the morning to get 0.1 back. Afternoon played well for a 72 and picked up best PM scratch prize. Waiting for confirmation of the CSS but it went up 2 shots in the morning and afternoon scoring was worse so I'm looking at a hefty cut 😊

Well played in afternoon Gordon. Where did it go wrong on back 9 in the morning

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Had a great fun road trip to Ireland, just under 1,000 miles, 7 nights, 7 rounds of golf and arrived back at about 3am last night, absolutely pooped, shattered and golfed out, with some great experiences and probably 2 entries into my personal favourites top 10. Only hammered it down one day and we were not booked in to play golf that day(phew!), so didn't play in Limerick and had perfect playing condititions for all rounds(winds around 0-15 mph, sunny or cloudy)

Played :-

The European Club (wow alert)
Mount Juliet (Great parkland and by far the best greens of the week)
Trump Doonbeg
Beaufort Golf Club
Tralee (super-est wow alert )
Ballyheigue Castle Golf Club (couldn't play Ireland without a castle being in one of the courses)
Waterville

Will upload some pictures and a little write up of the courses soon, as didn't find much on some of the courses on the forum and some of the courses are really good, with fantastic views, welcomes and experiences.

I absolutely loved the European and Tralee (don't get Liverbirdie started! ) and Waterville but wasn't blown away by Doonbeg.
Did you play all 20 holes at the European?

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Well played in afternoon Gordon. Where did it go wrong on back 9 in the morning

Treble on 11, doubles on 14 and 15

Thanks

 

[anotherdouble]

Treble on 11, doubles on 14 and 15

Thanks

Ouch.

 

[Wolf]

Couldn't make it to the forum meet this weekend as got my minor op on my foot tomorrow. So played as a last minute sub stand in, in our Clubs Presidents trophy board comp. 4 man teams stableford best 2 scores on par 4s, best 3 on par 5s and all four scores to count on par 3s. Shotgun start with some holes doubling up was I think about 26 groups

I drove the ball terribly for most the round apart from 3 holes where I hit probably the best 3 drives I've ever hit. But that aside hit my irons superbly, wedge play was on fire especially holing out from 75 yards on our SI 1 hole. Putted brilliantly to. Ended up my score counted on all 18 holes, which I'm happy with as conditions were warm but difficult with a good wind and greens were firmed up so tough to get close and stop a ball.

Ended up finish +2 gross myself despite some wayward tee shots, claimed a share of the 2s pot.

Team scored 110pts and we managed to claim victory by 3pts from nearest challenger meaning my first board comp win after only 8 months of returning to the game and at the new club, really good round with the guys and the presentation done on the front lawn was the icing on the cake.

Now to prepare to have my op tomorrow so feels like this win came at a good time😊.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Came fourth in my division so no pick up in pro shop vouches and nowhere near the swindle prizes but happy with 71 yesterday. A shame as one shot less would have seen me get a few quid but taking the positives away. Managed 32 points in the roll up today but didn't feel 100% and the heat definitely took more out of me than I thought

 

[richart]

Rubbish 30 points today in a roll up stableford. 0.1 in the bag.

Only good news was another two. Think it is now seven twos in eight comps this year. Pro shop account looking good.

 

[BubbaP]

Couldn't make it to the forum meet this weekend as got my minor op on my foot tomorrow. So played as a last minute sub stand in, in our Clubs Presidents trophy board comp. 4 man teams stableford best 2 scores on par 4s, best 3 on par 5s and all four scores to count on par 3s. Shotgun start with some holes doubling up was I think about 26 groups

I drove the ball terribly for most the round apart from 3 holes where I hit probably the best 3 drives I've ever hit. But that aside hit my irons superbly, wedge play was on fire especially holing out from 75 yards on our SI 1 hole. Putted brilliantly to. Ended up my score counted on all 18 holes, which I'm happy with as conditions were warm but difficult with a good wind and greens were firmed up so tough to get close and stop a ball.

Ended up finish +2 gross myself despite some wayward tee shots, claimed a share of the 2s pot.

Team scored 110pts and we managed to claim victory by 3pts from nearest challenger meaning my first board comp win after only 8 months of returning to the game and at the new club, really good round with the guys and the presentation done on the front lawn was the icing on the cake.

Now to prepare to have my op tomorrow so feels like this win came at a good time😊.

Well done Wolf. Are the Benross irons still in the bag?
I am on my lappy for a change, so have signatures enabled. Did you have the Evolution R, or Compressor Type R?

 

[BubbaP]

Bognor Regis scratch open yesterday. Level par front 9, shocking back 9 in the morning to get 0.1 back. Afternoon played well for a 72 and picked up best PM scratch prize. Waiting for confirmation of the CSS but it went up 2 shots in the morning and afternoon scoring was worse so I'm looking at a hefty cut 😊

TBH Gordon, I'd have given you a cut just for for managing 36 holes on Saturday! Was it a little cooler by the coast? I was in Berkshire (not on a golf course unfortunately) and was stifling.
Well played, fingers crossed.

 

[Wolf]

Well done Wolf. Are the Benross irons still in the bag?
I am on my lappy for a change, so have signatures enabled. Did you have the Evolution R, or Compressor Type R?

Cheers mate. I've got the Compressor Type R. Purely because I got them for a steal.

I can't fault them at all for feel, forgiveness and distance. They're so easy to hit and quality for the price is brilliant.