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

[larmen]

After years of procrastination and going to Dukes Meadows (9 hole par 3 course) I finally went to a ‘proper lengths ‘ course today. Well, 9 holes in Strawberry Hill for a 32 par.
I was fairly nervous on the 1st tee, hitting my 1st ever drive. Having just managed to hit 190 on Top Tracer this week I am happy that I managed 187 in front of the club house and not making an embarrassment out of myself. Also happy that the fairway bunker is about 195 away. Duffing the hybrid, leaving the approach short, chipping on, 2 put, my 1st ever par 5 turns into a bogey.
The proper shock came after with a series of 220+ yard par 3 holes which I can’t reach.
Anyway, I am fairly happy with a 52 (inc. 5 penalties and lost balls) on my 1st outing. A bad 8 on a par 3 the worst hole, 2 bogeys at the beginning as my best. And once I get used on hitting longer irons of the ground this should quickly come down.
The greens were great, a shame I didn’t hit any of them in regulation this time around.
Looking forward to doing that again, maybe going 18 holes very soon.
I need to buy more golf balls.

 

[garyinderry]

5 over this evening in the monthly medal. 1 over thru 12 then dropped shots on 13 14 15 and 18.

One that got away. Fine margins.

 

[BubbaP]

Went for a knock after work to try and bed in some range work. Slow/scruffy start but then some accurate irons, and later some good drives to give hope. I'd forgotten to charge the gps watch so had the phone in pocket. Was such a lovely evening I snapped a couple of pics, phone doesn't have the best camera.
Looking across to 8th par 3


Looking from 2nd, over 12, to the hills beyond

Sorry, know golf course pics can be boring!

 

[Papas1982]

Had a wee practice round with a mate before fridays medal.
Driver still misbehaved for the front 12 lol. Took a few breathes and tried to recall the recent lesson. 4 pars and a bogey to finish saw me rescue 30 points.
May sneak 9 holes in tomorrow to make sure it sticks!

 

[Wilson]

Managed to get out in the midweek medal....picked up in a bunker by the 1st green....then hit the ball lovely but couldn’t hole a putt, until 18 when I topped one into a ditch! Need to practice the short game, but at least I’m finding the middle of the club face again - twice laid up into ditches that should normally be well out of reach.

 

[Wolf]

Just got back from playing my 2nd round knockout match...

I had to give away 18 shots, yes that's correct 18 😳...

I lost both par 5s on the front 9 and I made birdie on both of them 😳

I played the front nine in 1 over gross and was 2down at the turn...

To summarise I'll play out the last 3 holes..

16th hole par 4, I'm actually 1up. Thanks to me making back to back birdies, and him hitting one OOB. I'm on the green about 20feet away putting for birdie, opponent is short in 2, thins the life out of his chip yet it hits the flag and stops stone dead,. I'm now putting for half.. I missed.... So A/S...

17th hole par 4.. he nails his driver straight across the corner into perfect position centre fairway. I hit 3 wood sweet as anything finish about 10yards ahead of his drive. He scabs one barely above ground level short right in semi rough, I hit a S/W to about 15 feet, he again hits a terrible thin chip ends up 25 feet past the hole and bloody holes the return put for a 4 nett 3. My putt horse shoes the hole... 1dn..

18th hole Par 5.. He hits his drive so far right he misses the fairway, all the trees, misses the 1st fairway and is in the rough the other side that's a good 85yards wide of target. I've hit driver and nailed it, but wrong side of fairway meaning I can't go for it in 2 I have to play a 7iron over the trees into the fairway. I've then hit SW this time to 10 feet. Opponents in the front greenside bunker in 4.. Eying up my putt it's dead straight flat I fancy it to win the hole and go down the 19th.. He has had other ideas, he putts it out of the bunker and, traces a perfect line across the green for 30 feet and drops centre cup for 5 nett 4. I lose 2dn on the last..

Go for the obligatory drink in bar after, he whips out the card he's been keeping match score in all the way round and says, wow if you'd holed that birdie putt on the last you'd only have been +1 for the 18holes.. Yeah cheers for that pal😒

To make it worse it was the slowest round of the year by far 4hrs 45mins for a 2 ball... We ended up stuck behind a society that last group went out an hour and 15 mins before us.

Still head held high I played well enough to beat most people today except this Mexican.

 

[garyinderry]

Just got back from playing my 2nd round knockout match...

I had to give away 18 shots, yes that's correct 18 😳...

I lost both par 5s on the front 9 and I made birdie on both of them 😳

I played the front nine in 1 over gross and was 2down at the turn...

To summarise I'll play out the last 3 holes..

16th hole par 4, I'm actually 1up. Thanks to me making back to back birdies, and him hitting one OOB. I'm on the green about 20feet away putting for birdie, opponent is short in 2, thins the life out of his chip yet it hits the flag and stops stone dead,. I'm now putting for half.. I missed.... So A/S...

17th hole par 4.. he nails his driver straight across the corner into perfect position centre fairway. I hit 3 wood sweet as anything finish about 10yards ahead of his drive. He scabs one barely above ground level short right in semi rough, I hit a S/W to about 15 feet, he again hits a terrible thin chip ends up 25 feet past the hole and bloody holes the return put for a 4 nett 3. My putt horse shoes the hole... 1dn..

18th hole Par 5.. He hits his drive so far right he misses the fairway, all the trees, misses the 1st fairway and is in the rough the other side that's a good 85yards wide of target. I've hit driver and nailed it, but wrong side of fairway meaning I can't go for it in 2 I have to play a 7iron over the trees into the fairway. I've then hit SW this time to 10 feet. Opponents in the front greenside bunker in 4.. Eying up my putt it's dead straight flat I fancy it to win the hole and go down the 19th.. He has had other ideas, he putts it out of the bunker and, traces a perfect line across the green for 30 feet and drops centre cup for 5 nett 4. I lose 2dn on the last..

Go for the obligatory drink in bar after, he whips out the card he's been keeping match score in all the way round and says, wow if you'd holed that birdie putt on the last you'd only have been +1 for the 18holes.. Yeah cheers for that pal😒

To make it worse it was the slowest round of the year by far 4hrs 45mins for a 2 ball... We ended up stuck behind a society that last group went out an hour and 15 mins before us.

Still head held high I played well enough to beat most people today except this Mexican.

Holes a 30foot putt FROM a bunker to win ?

Was his name H.Gilmore by any chance?

I'd be sick hahaha

 

[larmen]

I am missing some imagination, but how does one putt from a bunker?

 

[Wolf]

Holes a 30foot putt FROM a bunker to win ?

Was his name H.Gilmore by any chance?

I'd be sick hahaha

You read that right, he holed a 30 foot putt from a bunker to literally rip any shred of hope from me. Its probably the best round of golf I've played since starting playing again and he literally sucked the life from me..

I literally wanted to throw a strop and stamp my feet. Instead I stood there open mouthed. I was tempted to ask him if he had a Mexican passport...

 

[Wolf]

I am missing some imagination, but how does one putt from a bunker?

Instead of using a sand wedge, he used his putter made a stroke it pops up out the bunker and rolls neatly centre cup to rip the soul from me is the only way I can describe it.

 

[BubbaP]

You read that right, he holed a 30 foot putt from a bunker to literally rip any shred of hope from me. Its probably the best round of golf I've played since starting playing again and he literally sucked the life from me..

I literally wanted to throw a strop and stamp my feet. Instead I stood there open mouthed. I was tempted to ask him if he had a Mexican passport...

I think you may be recounting this tale for many years!
Just one of those freak things.
Well played FWIW

 

[Papas1982]

You read that right, he holed a 30 foot putt from a bunker to literally rip any shred of hope from me. Its probably the best round of golf I've played since starting playing again and he literally sucked the life from me..

I literally wanted to throw a strop and stamp my feet. Instead I stood there open mouthed. I was tempted to ask him if he had a Mexican passport...

Tbf from the description of the last 3 holes. it seems he simply had luck as opposed to banditry. We've all had those days, maybe not including a putt from a bunker.

But, if he's 80 yards off line from the tee it doesn't strike me as someone cheating the system.

Try and take the positive of how good your round was

 

[Wolf]

Tbf from the description of the last 3 holes. it seems he simply had luck as opposed to banditry. We've all had those days, maybe not including a putt from a bunker.

But, if he's 80 yards off line from the tee it doesn't strike me as someone cheating the system.

No he wasn't cheating the system overall it was a hard fought match, he played well for most of the round well under handicap but he did throw it odd drive like at 18, he stuck one at 12th OOB. It did hurt when I birdied both par 5s on the front half and he did to though.

From my point of view its just bitterness I played so well and lost to well what can only be described as pure luck, but the s the breaks we get sometimes. I think realistically he will turn out to be a rapidly improving player and over time will get a more settled handicap. Fair play to him though he battled hard and won.

I think you may be recounting this tale for many years!
Just one of those freak things.
Well played FWIW

Oh indeed it'll be regaled many a times. Literally one of those things, now I'm sat at home relaxed I've managed to close my jaw 😂
I'm very happy with how I played I just wish it was Strokeplay would be a nice cut..

 

[Papas1982]

No he wasn't cheating the system overall it was a hard fought match, he played well for most of the round well under handicap but he did throw it odd drive like at 18, he stuck one at 12th OOB. It did hurt when I birdied both par 5s on the front half and he did to though.

From my point of view its just bitterness I played so well and lost to well what can only be described as pure luck, but the s the breaks we get sometimes. I think realistically he will turn out to be a rapidly improving player and over time will get a more settled handicap. Fair play to him though he battled hard and won.


Oh indeed it'll be regaled many a times. Literally one of those things, now I'm sat at home relaxed I've managed to close my jaw 😂
I'm very happy with how I played I just wish it was Strokeplay would be a nice cut..

I think that's a little harsh on yourself mate. Didn't seem bitter, maybe a tad frustrated lol

Also i did misinterpret your first post. Him gets birdies on two par 5's would be hard to swallow!

 

[Wolf]

I think that's a little harsh on yourself mate. Didn't seem bitter, maybe a tad frustrated lol

Also i did misinterpret your first post. Him gets birdies on two par 5's would be hard to swallow!

Bitter or frustrated either fit at the time 😂

Oh it was a hard pull to swallow indeed especially when you consider those holes are back to back, our 6th and 7th. I got on both in 2 and lost both 😳.

 

[Orikoru]

Instead of using a sand wedge, he used his putter made a stroke it pops up out the bunker and rolls neatly centre cup to rip the soul from me is the only way I can describe it.

Haha. I just can't even process that. Why would you even attempt it!? Was the front lip unusually low in that one?? I've never seen that in my life, someone using a putter in a bunker. Let alone holing it!

 

[Wolf]

Haha. I just can't even process that. Why would you even attempt it!? Was the front lip unusually low in that one?? I've never seen that in my life, someone using a putter in a bunker. Let alone holing it!

It does have a very low more rounded lip on that bunker to be fair. I have seen a few of the seniors putt out of it before as well but never to that level of accuracy

 

[Orikoru]

It does have a very low more rounded lip on that bunker to be fair. I have seen a few of the seniors putt out of it before as well but never to that level of accuracy

I so wish I could see a video of it, sounds amazing. What was his reaction? Shock? Laughter? Just trying to hold a straight face out of respect?

 

[garyinderry]

I've seen it done from hard packed wet bunkers.

None of the bunkers at my place are suitable.

 

[Wolf]

I so wish I could see a video of it, sounds amazing. What was his reaction? Shock? Laughter? Just trying to hold a straight face out of respect?

Come for a round one day and try to recreate it..

Embarrassment was his response at first as I think he knew if it hadn't gone in we'd be going back down the 1st which would have favoured me.