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

[Rlburnside]

Played a new course yesterday, 18th was a par 4 of 299 yards tee shot was lost right so played a provisional, down the middle run for miles ended up in greenside bunker, 300 yard drive ,at last I’ve reached forum distance 😂

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Played nine after work. No thoughts no pressure, just hit and walk. Still didn't go to plan but enjoyed the walk and course in great condition. Booking a lesson tomorrow for early part of next week hopefully

 

[Britishshooting]

Played my singles knockout match last night, it was an absolutely astounding match, the quality of golf was great from both parties.

I was giving 18 shots and we had a battle, I was 2 up through the first two and then my opponent hit a par streak for 7 holes resulting in nett birdies it was a battle to the say the least and I only made 1 birdie to halve one of those 7 holes, thereafter there was some to and throw.

I was 4 down walking on to 14.

I won 14 with a birdie
I halved 15 with a birdie
I won 16 with a birdie
I won 17 with a par
I halved 18 with a birdie to lose 1 down.

I over-shot the green on 16 with the biggest bounce I've ever witnessed. I had to play a flop shot up on to an elevated green that was running downhill with the pin about 15-20 yards away, hit my landing area and the ball just rolled out about 5 foot had a look and dived in the hole.

I was -4 gross all in all, no holes conceded it was a battle throughout, which is by far my best knock around that course, I didn't even care that I lost. My opponent was astounded he won and said he'd played the best golf he had played in several years. I thought playing a 19 capper there would be some holes he wouldn't score but it wasn't the case, played really solid golf and I think only on one hole carded worse than a bogey, he was 8 over gross, not a bandit either as he plays plenty of qualifiers but has struggled to score, he was just on fire for the evening.

More importantly I bought him a drink post round, he then bought the next round which resulted in us having to leave the cars at the golf course and before I knew it I was 6 pints deep on a school night. Brilliant company, deserved winner as he played some brilliant shots and holed some ridiculous putts.

What golf is about!

Scratch cup this weekend at one course and at the other course next weekend if I play the golf I played today I genuinely feel confident in being up there! Doubles Knockout match tonight only giving between 2 to 4 shots so I'm hoping me and my PP can remain in that.

 

[Deleted member 21258]

Got 12 holes in until son stopped play. Perfect weather, greens have really firmed up. Suppose as I had the good game, Sat comp will be pants and will lose masses of balls.

3 over, was hitting the ball well, putted great, hit all the lines but no putt dropped outside 2 foot. So many chances to have gone low, not to be, another day.

 

[pendodave]

Played my singles knockout match last night, it was an absolutely astounding match, the quality of golf was great from both parties.

I was giving 18 shots and we had a battle, I was 2 up through the first two and then my opponent hit a par streak for 7 holes resulting in nett birdies it was a battle to the say the least and I only made 1 birdie to halve one of those 7 holes, thereafter there was some to and throw.

I was 4 down walking on to 14.

I won 14 with a birdie
I halved 15 with a birdie
I won 16 with a birdie
I won 17 with a par
I halved 18 with a birdie to lose 1 down.

I over-shot the green on 16 with the biggest bounce I've ever witnessed. I had to play a flop shot up on to an elevated green that was running downhill with the pin about 15-20 yards away, hit my landing area and the ball just rolled out about 5 foot had a look and dived in the hole.

I was -4 gross all in all, no holes conceded it was a battle throughout, which is by far my best knock around that course, I didn't even care that I lost. My opponent was astounded he won and said he'd played the best golf he had played in several years. I thought playing a 19 capper there would be some holes he wouldn't score but it wasn't the case, played really solid golf and I think only on one hole carded worse than a bogey, he was 8 over gross, not a bandit either as he plays plenty of qualifiers but has struggled to score, he was just on fire for the evening.

More importantly I bought him a drink post round, he then bought the next round which resulted in us having to leave the cars at the golf course and before I knew it I was 6 pints deep on a school night. Brilliant company, deserved winner as he played some brilliant shots and holed some ridiculous putts.

What golf is about!

Scratch cup this weekend at one course and at the other course next weekend if I play the golf I played today I genuinely feel confident in being up there! Doubles Knockout match tonight only giving between 2 to 4 shots so I'm hoping me and my PP can remain in that.

Great evening!
I had a similar match on weds evening. Went round in approx 78 (I'm 11 and have not broken 84 in a comp this year). Oppo was off 6, I lost by missing a birdie putt on 18.
We both started well and then just got into the zone, trading blows. It helped that we both played briskly.
Evenings like these are why I play in our knockouts - the buzz during a good close game is better than any other occasion in golf.

 

[Imurg]

Next time I say I've had a good round and I decide that I'll put a supplementary card in next time - can someone just slap me around the head and tell me it's a really bad idea...
Stupid game
That is all

 

[Papas1982]

It’s not often it happens. In fact I can’t recall it ever happening, but today after 6 holes I really didn’t want to be on the course. Didn’t play fantastically in the medal, staying up after a night shift is never usually successful but wanted to try for one last cut before Sunningdale (failed)!
My performance wasn’t the issue though.

It was the “pleasure” of the little junior (16yrs old off 7 apparently) we had out with us. If ever someone fits the stereotype of rich pretentious knobs playing golf, it was this little treasure.

It started from the first. Telling us how daddy has him covered for his membership at Littlestone and Staunton?, whilst grandad and a friend cover him at ours and Cinque ports. Now at this point I probably sound like I’m jealous, and maybe I was a little. But when he starts to call our course a glorified pitch and putt, before laughing when the last guy in our 4 ball struggles in a bunker and I’m counting to 10. My mate Tom deserves a medal, he’s got a well known condition called little man syndrome, and when this little angel comments that he hits it pretty well for a short fat guy I feared the worst!

2 incidents of him forgetting he was 3 off the tee, a slammed 3 wood or two and then wandering off to his waiting grandad at the 18th with little more than a touching of hands and stomping off. Not sure he put his card (nr) in, but he seemed to head straight off.

Needless to say, if I see his name against mine in the future, I’ll be rearranging my tee.

And relax!

I did get a birdie for the 19th round in a row though, so every cloud!

 

[patricks148]

game with the boys this morning, hit it pretty steady, 4 birdies 3 bogeys and a nice eagle on the last. Tee's pretty far forward though there was a stiff westerly for a change.


Almost tempted to play the King tomorrow, but a big difference from 6400 to 6900 in a 4 club wind that is predicted for tomorrow so having a sat off for a change

 

[upsidedown]

Turned 60 today and turned out with the Fiddle at Shifnal. Gelled well with my partner for 48 points to pick up first prize and had 5 birdies and one bogey for my best ever round there, 67

 

[Tashyboy]

0.6 cut for yesterday. Am back 🤔

 

[chrisd]

Next time I say I've had a good round and I decide that I'll put a supplementary card in next time - can someone just slap me around the head and tell me it's a really bad idea...
Stupid game
That is all

I'd be very happy to slap you round the head at anytime Ian and you could rely on me to do it properly

 

[Imurg]

I'd be very happy to slap you round the head at anytime Ian and you could rely on me to do it properly

A (Not so) Gentleman as ever .....

 

[Slime]

It’s not often it happens. In fact I can’t recall it ever happening, but today after 6 holes I really didn’t want to be on the course. Didn’t play fantastically in the medal, staying up after a night shift is never usually successful but wanted to try for one last cut before Sunningdale (failed)!
My performance wasn’t the issue though.

It was the “pleasure” of the little junior (16yrs old off 7 apparently) we had out with us. If ever someone fits the stereotype of rich pretentious knobs playing golf, it was this little treasure.

It started from the first. Telling us how daddy has him covered for his membership at Littlestone and Staunton?, whilst grandad and a friend cover him at ours and Cinque ports. Now at this point I probably sound like I’m jealous, and maybe I was a little. But when he starts to call our course a glorified pitch and putt, before laughing when the last guy in our 4 ball struggles in a bunker and I’m counting to 10. My mate Tom deserves a medal, he’s got a well known condition called little man syndrome, and when this little angel comments that he hits it pretty well for a short fat guy I feared the worst!

2 incidents of him forgetting he was 3 off the tee, a slammed 3 wood or two and then wandering off to his waiting grandad at the 18th with little more than a touching of hands and stomping off. Not sure he put his card (nr) in, but he seemed to head straight off.

Needless to say, if I see his name against mine in the future, I’ll be rearranging my tee.

And relax!

I did get a birdie for the 19th round in a row though, so every cloud!

I would have told him how it was, or I might have mentioned that I was sleeping with his mother.
He'd probably have walked in after a few holes.
I couldn't have a whipper-snapper insulting my mates or my course.

 

[anotherdouble]

Next time I say I've had a good round and I decide that I'll put a supplementary card in next time - can someone just slap me around the head and tell me it's a really bad idea...
Stupid game
That is all

.1 I presume😜

 

[anotherdouble]

It’s not often it happens. In fact I can’t recall it ever happening, but today after 6 holes I really didn’t want to be on the course. Didn’t play fantastically in the medal, staying up after a night shift is never usually successful but wanted to try for one last cut before Sunningdale (failed)!
My performance wasn’t the issue though.

It was the “pleasure” of the little junior (16yrs old off 7 apparently) we had out with us. If ever someone fits the stereotype of rich pretentious knobs playing golf, it was this little treasure.

It started from the first. Telling us how daddy has him covered for his membership at Littlestone and Staunton?, whilst grandad and a friend cover him at ours and Cinque ports. Now at this point I probably sound like I’m jealous, and maybe I was a little. But when he starts to call our course a glorified pitch and putt, before laughing when the last guy in our 4 ball struggles in a bunker and I’m counting to 10. My mate Tom deserves a medal, he’s got a well known condition called little man syndrome, and when this little angel comments that he hits it pretty well for a short fat guy I feared the worst!

2 incidents of him forgetting he was 3 off the tee, a slammed 3 wood or two and then wandering off to his waiting grandad at the 18th with little more than a touching of hands and stomping off. Not sure he put his card (nr) in, but he seemed to head straight off.

Needless to say, if I see his name against mine in the future, I’ll be rearranging my tee.

And relax!

I did get a birdie for the 19th round in a row though, so every cloud!

Nothing wrong with that👍

 

[BubbaP]

Another 0.1 back in the midweek stableford with a whopping 26 points.

Now that’s 14 0.1s in a row. Yep 14 😱

Managed to get to 12 hcp. My highest for 15 years.

Oh how I love this wonderful game 🤣

You're a cert for a cut now... go an' grab it

 

[louise_a]

I played in a Manchester and diestict ladies comp at Prestbury today, a lovely course with lightening fast greens. I had a dream start with a birdie 4 on the par 5 first, but the round soon turn into a nightmare after hitting a very strange toe ended 2nd shot into the trees on the 3rd, failed to get back on the fairway and then had to take a drop, walked of with a 9, 3 in a bunker on the next and I felt like calling it a day, I battled on the rest of the front nine finishing with an 8 on the 9th after being just short of the green in 2. So 52 for the first 9, one of the worst nines for a long time.
I did improve on the back nine with another birdie and a sprinkling of pars for a 42 giving a total of 94 gross 84 net, 10 over handicap.

A nice afternoon on a lovely course but certainly a tricky one.

 

[larmen]

Back in Chiswick today and had a good/mixed round to start with. Hitting some greens but 3 putted 4 times in the 1st 6 holes. Still On the way for one of my better rounds and then finished the round 566.
Game is improving, the scoring will come.

 

[Coffey]

Oh what a frustrating game.

Had a lesson last night to try and get a bit of consistency as I have been all over the place at the moment. I had been hitting my irons well and streaky with my driver. Was working on rotating and opening the hips at impact.

Woke up extra early to get to the practice ground for 6.15 am. Was slightly pushing the ball as struggling to square the face up.

Started well this morning but once again a loose shot on the 4th cost me a triple from nowhere.

Managed to birdie 6 & 7 to recover and got through the front 9 level handicap.

Another double on 10 and didn't really hit a bad shot.

Played well until the 15th where I bombed a driver 310 down the fairway of a par 5. Had 180 into the green and topped a 5 iron into a bunker... Wheels off and finished double, par, double, triple for 31 points...

Lots of positives on show with driving and putting and my iron striking was not bad but did struggle slightly with a push (and i played with a draw before the lesson, so was a little bit of adjusting of aim required) Probably the best I have played all year and walk off with a .1

 

[GG26]

Captains Day medal today. Some good stuff and some poor stuff, in particular my putting has gone to pot. Net 79 so a 0.1.