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

[Dan2501]

34 points on The Derby course at The Belfry today. Nice track, got away with only 1 short shower and really enjoyed the course. Nice varied track, was in excellent condition and the pins were in some brutally tough positions. Stay at the hotel tonight and then tackle The Brabazon tomorrow, excited!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

27 points but hit the ball tee to green as well as I had for ages. Raging hangover having been out on a leaving do. Putted terribly and lost count how many 3 putts I had. Greens were ironed for Jamega Pro Am tomorrow and never got to grips with the speed

 

[Deleted member 26595]

...it was my first time!

I’ve had three lessons, and hit a few balls on the range. Then I told my son in law I’d been learning, and he booked us onto his local 9 hole par three during our visit this weekend.

His local par 3 happens to be Nailcote, home of the British Par 3 Championships. It’s a beautiful course, with plenty of delightful water features...

It also has no practice facilities beyond a putting green, so I had no chance to practice with my irons before heading out on the course.

Anyway, the first hole wasn’t too bad. I scored 8. Which included two putting once I managed to get onto the green.

Then it went badly downhill, as on pretty much all of the rest of the holes I consistently found either bunkers or water, with one exception. I’ve never before tried to hit a shot out of a bunker, so on several holes I just picked up when the shot count got to double figures.

I did manage another two-putt on the 4th, though (but for an overall score on the hole of about 14!). I should mention we were last out, so we were not pressed for time.

For the last three holes, I started to get my eye in a little, and my tee shots went straight and long. In fact, on the 9th, it went much longer than I thought I could hit my 7 iron...the ball flew high, straight, exactly the direction I wanted, and a good 100 yards (I usually hit it about 80 on the range) ...straight into the pond I was trying to lay up behind. Bitter sweet...

The 6th was overall my best hole, though. Aimed to keep left, clear of the water, and caught it a beauty. It landed right right where I wanted, to the left, about 15 yards from the bunker guarding the green, and 30 yards from the pin. Second shot went well, with a PW sending the ball high over the bunker, to land right of the flag... but then rolled on leaving me with about a 20 foot putt. Which I hit bang on line, but came up about 3 feet short. Sank that for single bogey, and by far the best hole of the round.

That was also really the turning point, when my shots were suddenly struck better and straighter (though I still had water and bunker issues - it’s a very tight course).

Simon (the SIL) hasn’t played for a couple of years, so he had his fair share of wayward shots, which made me feel less self-conscious. But he did hit some very nice shots. On the fourth, I thought he was going to get a hole in one. When we walked up, it was dead on line, and stopped just 8 inches short, leaving him a simple birdie. Amazing shot, and from there on, he settled down and hit most greens from the tee.

What I can say is that I now know for sure that I’ve done the right thing taking up golf. It’s entertaining, frustrating, delightful and maddening. I’ll still be going to the range as much as I have been doing, but I’ll also now be trying to get out onto my own local (and slightly more forgiving) par 3 as much as I can.

Great fun.

 

[Crow]

...it was my first time!


Great fun.

It may only be a par 3 course, but Nailcote is a tough one for your first game, little margin for error and it's designed to make life difficult, unlike some par 3 courses where there's more space and a far fewer hazards.

Well done on getting you first round under your belt!

 

[Midnight]

...it was my first time!

I’ve had three lessons, and hit a few balls on the range. Then I told my son in law I’d been learning, and he booked us onto his local 9 hole par three during our visit this weekend.

His local par 3 happens to be Nailcote, home of the British Par 3 Championships. It’s a beautiful course, with plenty of delightful water features...

It also has no practice facilities beyond a putting green, so I had no chance to practice with my irons before heading out on the course.

Anyway, the first hole wasn’t too bad. I scored 8. Which included two putting once I managed to get onto the green.

Then it went badly downhill, as on pretty much all of the rest of the holes I consistently found either bunkers or water, with one exception. I’ve never before tried to hit a shot out of a bunker, so on several holes I just picked up when the shot count got to double figures.

I did manage another two-putt on the 4th, though (but for an overall score on the hole of about 14!). I should mention we were last out, so we were not pressed for time.

For the last three holes, I started to get my eye in a little, and my tee shots went straight and long. In fact, on the 9th, it went much longer than I thought I could hit my 7 iron...the ball flew high, straight, exactly the direction I wanted, and a good 100 yards (I usually hit it about 80 on the range) ...straight into the pond I was trying to lay up behind. Bitter sweet...

The 6th was overall my best hole, though. Aimed to keep left, clear of the water, and caught it a beauty. It landed right right where I wanted, to the left, about 15 yards from the bunker guarding the green, and 30 yards from the pin. Second shot went well, with a PW sending the ball high over the bunker, to land right of the flag... but then rolled on leaving me with about a 20 foot putt. Which I hit bang on line, but came up about 3 feet short. Sank that for single bogey, and by far the best hole of the round.

That was also really the turning point, when my shots were suddenly struck better and straighter (though I still had water and bunker issues - it’s a very tight course).

Simon (the SIL) hasn’t played for a couple of years, so he had his fair share of wayward shots, which made me feel less self-conscious. But he did hit some very nice shots. On the fourth, I thought he was going to get a hole in one. When we walked up, it was dead on line, and stopped just 8 inches short, leaving him a simple birdie. Amazing shot, and from there on, he settled down and hit most greens from the tee.

What I can say is that I now know for sure that I’ve done the right thing taking up golf. It’s entertaining, frustrating, delightful and maddening. I’ll still be going to the range as much as I have been doing, but I’ll also now be trying to get out onto my own local (and slightly more forgiving) par 3 as much as I can.

Great fun.

Now you have played mate, welcome to the mad world of golf. Look forward to hearing how you get on next time out.

 

[Dan2501]

Brabazon today, what a golf course, proper test of golf that. I thought it was going to seriously defeat me today - managed 5 points off the first 6 holes but managed to pull it back to a respectable 32 points thanks to birdies on 8, 13 and most excitingly 10 after driving it pin high right, chipping it on and making the snaking left-to-right putt for the 3, one to remember for sure. 19 points on the back 9 with a blob on 18, a good days work in the end, great fun.

 

[chrisd]

After yesterday's Vets Championship I played in the foursomes off my new 14 handicap- wish I hadn't bothered!

 

[Orikoru]

Played Grims Dyke today. Nice little course near where I live. I played generally well but four really bad holes ruined the card - and two of them were in the last three holes as well, so disappointing to let the round get away like that. Ended up shooting 92, 33 points. Six pars in that, so some steady golf in there somewhere.

 

[Crow]

Thought I might be on for my first buffer of the season today,.
1 over handicap after 16, nice tee shot on the 17th to position A in the centre of the fairway with 100 yards to go, bladed my wedge through the back on OB, double.
A par on the par 5 last would might still be okay, decent drive, chose a club three short of the water hazard for my second yet somehow still ended up in it!
Dropped out and next was well short of the green and then three putted for triple.
Ho-hum.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

...it was my first time!

I’ve had three lessons, and hit a few balls on the range. Then I told my son in law I’d been learning, and he booked us onto his local 9 hole par three during our visit this weekend.

His local par 3 happens to be Nailcote, home of the British Par 3 Championships. It’s a beautiful course, with plenty of delightful water features...

It also has no practice facilities beyond a putting green, so I had no chance to practice with my irons before heading out on the course.

Anyway, the first hole wasn’t too bad. I scored 8. Which included two putting once I managed to get onto the green.

Then it went badly downhill, as on pretty much all of the rest of the holes I consistently found either bunkers or water, with one exception. I’ve never before tried to hit a shot out of a bunker, so on several holes I just picked up when the shot count got to double figures.

I did manage another two-putt on the 4th, though (but for an overall score on the hole of about 14!). I should mention we were last out, so we were not pressed for time.

For the last three holes, I started to get my eye in a little, and my tee shots went straight and long. In fact, on the 9th, it went much longer than I thought I could hit my 7 iron...the ball flew high, straight, exactly the direction I wanted, and a good 100 yards (I usually hit it about 80 on the range) ...straight into the pond I was trying to lay up behind. Bitter sweet...

The 6th was overall my best hole, though. Aimed to keep left, clear of the water, and caught it a beauty. It landed right right where I wanted, to the left, about 15 yards from the bunker guarding the green, and 30 yards from the pin. Second shot went well, with a PW sending the ball high over the bunker, to land right of the flag... but then rolled on leaving me with about a 20 foot putt. Which I hit bang on line, but came up about 3 feet short. Sank that for single bogey, and by far the best hole of the round.

That was also really the turning point, when my shots were suddenly struck better and straighter (though I still had water and bunker issues - it’s a very tight course).

Glad you've got out there and done it. Keep working down the range, work on drills if/when you have lessons and keep playing on the course. A bunker lesson will see you in good stead going forward and you can always work on your putting indoors

Simon (the SIL) hasn’t played for a couple of years, so he had his fair share of wayward shots, which made me feel less self-conscious. But he did hit some very nice shots. On the fourth, I thought he was going to get a hole in one. When we walked up, it was dead on line, and stopped just 8 inches short, leaving him a simple birdie. Amazing shot, and from there on, he settled down and hit most greens from the tee.

What I can say is that I now know for sure that I’ve done the right thing taking up golf. It’s entertaining, frustrating, delightful and maddening. I’ll still be going to the range as much as I have been doing, but I’ll also now be trying to get out onto my own local (and slightly more forgiving) par 3 as much as I can.

Great fun.

 

[Deleted member 17920]

Semi final of the summer knockout today.

Lost 3&2 gutted as I really didn’t play well, managed 3 birdies but my driving was appalling today.

That was my final hope this season so onto next year 😂

 

[garyinderry]

3 over through 7 then holed out from the bunker on the short par 3 8th for birdie.
3 birds and 2 bogies back 9 to finish 1 over.

 

[Green Bay Hacker]

I felt as though I played but didn't. We had our last game in the county team championships today and were at home to the league leaders. A win for us would see us take the league title on a better games difference. As team captain I dropped myself as I would rather walk the course to see how the lads were getting on. It was pretty close for most of the afternoon but home advantage paid off in the end and we ran out 6-2 winners. The 5 hour debrief afterwards was decent as well.

 

[Buckbeak]

I'm notoriously bad at comps, joined my first club last year and have been rising in my handicap since.

Today I played in a stableford qualifier and played some of the best golf I've played all summer. Was on 32 points with 4 remaining, but completely bottled it and ended with 35 points. With 3 blobs and too many 1s, I blew a real chance not only to cut my handicap but to also get my name on the winners board!

Tried not to let it bother me, yet here I am not able to sleep and just thinking of every shot I would have hit differently.

Golf for you....

 

[brendy]

Shot a poor 85 yesterday, net 77, css 72 and still buffered, thats when you know you blew a score in only a couple of holes!

 

[patricks148]

Played Tain Yesterday afternoon, after no golf Friday and Sat due to the rain.

Very nice afternoon, course in fantastic condition and the greens superb.

played pretty well considering my broken finger, rest today then off on a weeks golf Edinburgh way

 

[Deleted member 21258]

At last got back to saunton, drove down there, arrived, booked in and then straight onto the east 1st tee, hadn't had lunch or booked accommodation, wife just said we will go straight out instead, I was hungry ! Cue 1st ball, big hook in the cabbage off the tee, lost. Lovely and dry, challenging conditions with fairly strong winds, anything hit normal height was taken off for a ride. A number of pins in tricky positions, apart from the first 2 holes didn't lose a ball and played fairly solid, did bother to count, just there to play and enjoy ourselves.

Sunday on the West, less windy, hitting the ball well off the tee, irons pants and putter stone cold, way over handicap, think I only had 4 pars, had millionaires golf and found 9 balls in the rough along one hole(strangely 8 were callaways, do callaways curl left more than other balls ).

We ended up in Barnstaple Hotel, it was cheaper on the day than Travelodge & premier inn, and would recommend the hotel.

 

[garyinderry]

3 over through 7 then holed out from the bunker on the short par 3 8th for birdie.
3 birds and 2 bogies back 9 to finish 1 over.

Won by 1. That 6foot birdie putt on the last was for the Win.

Wont do my golfer of the year chances any harm either. They posted the scores with 13 rounds to go and I was leading by 6. 5 rounds left in that now so heres hoping.

 

[Rlburnside]

Played Tain Yesterday afternoon, after no golf Friday and Sat due to the rain.

Very nice afternoon, course in fantastic condition and the greens superb.

played pretty well considering my broken finger, rest today then off on a weeks golf Edinburgh way

Very impressed when I played Tain and would love to go back sometime.

There was a comp on the day I played and I caught up the last 3 ball on the 17th and they told me to play the last 2 with them, I was reluctant and told them I was in no hurry but they said that it would be no problem, very friendly gents.

I seem to remember one hole that had a very high hill in front of the green made for a interesting second shoot. 👍

 

[Robin Hood]

DRW hope you dont mind me asking. How much for the round. I enquired about 60 of us going next year and was quoted £65 plus food and £10 prize money. decided to stay at norwood for £40 all in.

TashyBoy
I have organised a society day at Wollaton Park for mid October.
£26 per person, including a light lunch.
Worth giving them a call if you are organising a society.
Bargain as it's normally £55 per round.