USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
What is wrong with count back?
I played today and..(Rolling) -originally created by JohnnyDee
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What is wrong with count back?
Tell me about it. All 3 of our major comps have now gone to playoff. Other 2 are 36 holers as well.
Pretty sure I'd be last of 3 on count back but seems better than a playoff for all comps other than scratch champs
94tegsi
Assistant Pro
Through to the semis of our 4BBB comp, played decent, ready for Sunningdale! 
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
Can't be doing with playoffs. I finished 4th group out this morning. If I had to go back now, I would be stuffed. I have been in since 11.30. We get 170 odd people in our comps. There are guys still out there.
Same as us, first group out at 7.30 and last at 15.30, approx 135 players. Playoffs are scheduled like matchplay - find a time that suits you all, doesn't need to be same day.
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
That is crackers. You could end up playing it weeks away.
Yeah I know. Get it for the other 2 - club champs should be playoff and then our 36 hole handicap medal makes sense too. This one though is just a standard 18 hole medal that happens to be a board comp, not sure why...
Oh well, if no one comes in lower I'll get the chance to watch some good golfers go round.
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Some players hitting form at the right time for the coming week. Or not if you take the handicap cuts into account.
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
There is always one to pee on someones bonfire!
I took a buggy out today because I cant walk 18 holes. I am strapped up like a gimp. I fought hard for a 76, and that was unbelievable golf, considering the circumstances, and I get grief.
Hitting form? I wish.
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Don't get me wrong. Pleased to see any forum member play well. Isn't that what we all strive for? I was being a tad facetious regarding the handicap for this week. Well played and even more so given your circumstances. Not sure I need the gimp image in my mind for too long though
Wilson
Head Pro
A weekend at the Vale, Lakes Course yesterday which I wasn’t a fan of, too many quirky holes and fairways that were so severely cambered you had no chance of keeping the ball on them. Wales National today, much better, a long course with some decent holes, didn’t play well, but played much better than everyone else and cleared up on both days and the overall.
Very tough Medal day today on the Bracken, the blocks were a little further back from last week, some strong gusts & swirling winds at times made long approaches very risky bringing all sorts of hazards into play.
Other than a double to start after catching the left green-side bunker on the 1st with my 2nd shot, again, I was bang on handicap for 7 holes and grinding it out, even with a little bit of discomfort from multiple bites (12) & swelling around both my ankles!
Then I had a car crash quad!
Battled on and put back to back pars together on 14 & 15 after a silly treble finding a ditch with my approach shot after possibly my best drive of the day, but then got into too much trouble on 17 for another treble and I felt totally beat up.
Great day though, played with a 2 handicapper who was excellent company and couldn’t get the honour off me for 7 holes matching his gross scores and finished like me with a nett 84ðŸ™
I’m confident once I get to know the greens better the scores will tumble as I hit 3 of the 4 par 3’s greens and yet bogied them all due to being above the hole and they were much faster this week and the ball ran away at times making putting back not that straight forward, although one was a lazy ‘I’ll just tap that in’ jobby only for it to horse shoe😡
Can only get better as I get to know the course better (only 2nd time played) and keep the silly scores away, my driving was solid though, just questioned my shots in at times and either never committed and came off the shot to go right into trouble or was too aggressive and pulled left, some very small targets at times surrounded by trouble, but I’m learning the hard way where not to be!
Work in progress ðŸŒï¸
Other than a double to start after catching the left green-side bunker on the 1st with my 2nd shot, again, I was bang on handicap for 7 holes and grinding it out, even with a little bit of discomfort from multiple bites (12) & swelling around both my ankles!
Then I had a car crash quad!
Battled on and put back to back pars together on 14 & 15 after a silly treble finding a ditch with my approach shot after possibly my best drive of the day, but then got into too much trouble on 17 for another treble and I felt totally beat up.
Great day though, played with a 2 handicapper who was excellent company and couldn’t get the honour off me for 7 holes matching his gross scores and finished like me with a nett 84ðŸ™
I’m confident once I get to know the greens better the scores will tumble as I hit 3 of the 4 par 3’s greens and yet bogied them all due to being above the hole and they were much faster this week and the ball ran away at times making putting back not that straight forward, although one was a lazy ‘I’ll just tap that in’ jobby only for it to horse shoe😡
Can only get better as I get to know the course better (only 2nd time played) and keep the silly scores away, my driving was solid though, just questioned my shots in at times and either never committed and came off the shot to go right into trouble or was too aggressive and pulled left, some very small targets at times surrounded by trouble, but I’m learning the hard way where not to be!
Work in progress ðŸŒï¸
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
I won on Sunday, so I get my name on a bit of wood (not a fan of boards, but it is what it is), some money on my bar card, and a handicap chop of 1.4 down to 9.7.
Nice to be moving in the right direction again.
Nice to be moving in the right direction again.
anotherdouble
Journeyman Pro
Well done ChrisðŸ‘
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Played a round at Royal Birkdale, teed off around 5pm, 25, hot and 20ish mph winds. Felt like standing in a hair dryer.
Did a JB Holmes off the first tee , 10 pars, 1 birdie, 4 bogies, 2 doubles, 1 no score later, 4 lost balls on 2 holes, meant scored okay on stableford points but don't think I would have won the Open on medal. Nice to finish with 5 straight pars tho.
After walking the course at the open it was surprising how certain holes looked completely different, like the par 3 hole 14, that had grandstands surrounding it, turned it into a plain hole and where Speith carved his drive onto the practise ground, it was hard to understand it was on that hole
Adam and I really enjoyed the course, good experience(pro/clubhouse/starter), greens rolling nicely. Happy Days.
Did a JB Holmes off the first tee , 10 pars, 1 birdie, 4 bogies, 2 doubles, 1 no score later, 4 lost balls on 2 holes, meant scored okay on stableford points but don't think I would have won the Open on medal.
Nice to finish with 5 straight pars tho.After walking the course at the open it was surprising how certain holes looked completely different, like the par 3 hole 14, that had grandstands surrounding it, turned it into a plain hole and where Speith carved his drive onto the practise ground, it was hard to understand it was on that hole
Adam and I really enjoyed the course, good experience(pro/clubhouse/starter), greens rolling nicely. Happy Days.
GG26
Challenge Tour Pro
Was away in Scotland with the family last week and took a half set of clubs to play in a seniors open at Fortrose and Rosemarkie (my first links round).
Peaked on the first hole with a great drive and iron approach leaving two putts from 15ft to get my only par. After another great drive on the second, lost my hybrid second shot in the whins and that set the tone for the next few holes. Was on the beach on the third, out of bounds on four and five and apart from a couple of other wild shots steadied the ship from there. Returned 23 points. I enjoyed the experience and was well looked after by a member who was in my group. He also showed the benefit of keeping the ball close to the ground in a two club breeze.
As this was an Open the round only cost £14 against the usual green fee of £60, which was a great way to get to play a new type of course and not on my own.
Peaked on the first hole with a great drive and iron approach leaving two putts from 15ft to get my only par. After another great drive on the second, lost my hybrid second shot in the whins and that set the tone for the next few holes. Was on the beach on the third, out of bounds on four and five and apart from a couple of other wild shots steadied the ship from there. Returned 23 points. I enjoyed the experience and was well looked after by a member who was in my group. He also showed the benefit of keeping the ball close to the ground in a two club breeze.
As this was an Open the round only cost £14 against the usual green fee of £60, which was a great way to get to play a new type of course and not on my own.
IanM
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Sunningdale. Twas hot damm hot!
If you’re still up my neck of the woods for a few days I can take you round Inverness golf club.
Glad you enjoyed Fortrose, I play there from October until March 😀
hairball_89
Club Champion
Went down to Lewes today. Front 9, 18 points. (Mostly) Great golf.
Caught up the comp at the 5th. Last Group in the comp teed off 45 mins before we did. Stop start the whole back 9. Coupled with the heat put me right off my game. Last 4 holes took 75 mins. Shocking.
If you can't hit the fairway (or at times even the ladies' tee) from the whites with a driver, why are you entering that comp?!
Caught up the comp at the 5th. Last Group in the comp teed off 45 mins before we did. Stop start the whole back 9. Coupled with the heat put me right off my game. Last 4 holes took 75 mins. Shocking.
If you can't hit the fairway (or at times even the ladies' tee) from the whites with a driver, why are you entering that comp?!
Crazyface
Tour Winner
Had a knock at my place. The ball was flying miles further than I've experienced there since I joined. Dropped 6 shots on the first three par threes (three in the first 6 holes) damned hard too. Rest of the course I was miles down the fairways flicking 54 deg wedges in. Still managed to score 90. How?????? Best score so far has been 87 here. Baffling.
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