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

[Backache]

Local holiday today, so a day off work. Went out in the afternoon and had the course to myself very wet and very windy. Great fun though the golf was a bit mixed.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Nine holes. Played poorly but got 17 points including an outrageous birdie on the short 8th. Thinned an iron that rolled to a bunker, missed it, rolled over the right side of the trap and ended four feet away. Holed for a birdie

 

[Crow]

Nipped out this evening and played worst ball. Started bogey, bogey and thought I was doing okay.... Scored 109

I forgot how difficult a format it is, I had one par on the shortest hole, looked like I might have a hole in one with my first ball but it reappeared from behind the flag, second ball also on the green and made two from there twice.

Scored 10 on the last but I blame the gloom, one into the pond and a horrendous 180 or 360 (depending on your point of view) lip out from three feet.

If you've not played it before you hit two balls from the tee, pick your worst shot and play two balls from there and so on until you hole two putts from your last position.
One fine tee shot down the middle, another OB, you're three off the tee for your next two balls.
Hole your first putt from 6 feet but run the next 4 feet by, you're now putting again from 4 feet and must hole both balls to progress.
Needs a quiet course as of course it's slower than playing a single ball.

 

[Tashyboy]

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.

That is a stonking price. I have already booked Norwood for next year. May well put some feelers out for following year.. Cheers me man.

 

[Tashyboy]

Don't think I have ever had such an up and down round. Par,bogey, bogey, double bogey, par, par, double, double, bogey. For 45 front nine.
Bogey, bogey, triple bogey, par, par, bogey double, bogey, birdie. Last hole, 115 to pin and put it 6" from the hole. Brilliant, but pulled out 9 instead of wedge 😁Another 45 for 89 but it was so close to being brilliant. Five pars and Birdie playing off 18 😖 Was winning the medal with 71 next player on 79.
Because I am now playing off the yellows and hitting fairways with distance, am now in a position where I can hit greens with irons. Sometimes course management is Rammel. It's odd being in positions on a course I have never visited before.

 

[Lump]

Elea Golf Club Sunday and Minthis Hills Golf club on Monday. (In 35* heat).
Secret Valley tomorrow with the mother of all sunburns after a pool day today.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Nine holes of mediocrity. Wasn't going too bad until I caught two old boys up on the 6th and they blatantly refused to let me through.

 

[Lump]

72 blows off the black tee’s around Secret Valley today ( 71 par).
Course is tight as front 9. Hit 6 & 5 irons off most par4 tee’s until the turn.

 

[Imurg]

One of those days when most things went where they were supposed to....
+4(77) for 40 points with a double booger on 14 neatly offset by birdies on 15 and 16.
Drove well, approached well, chipped and putter well....
Mmm....maybe these irons are alright after all..

 

[chrisd]

I went to 14 (13.5) handicap after the last comp last week. Played in the monthly medal today and shot one under par (nett) so the shot I gained on the 18th looks like it's gone already! Leader in the clubhouse when I left 😁

 

[anotherdouble]

One of those days when most things went where they were supposed to....
+4(77) for 40 points with a double booger on 14 neatly offset by birdies on 15 and 16.
Drove well, approached well, chipped and putter well....
Mmm....maybe these irons are alright after all..

Or maybe it’s the one time a year where it all clicked🤣

 

[Imurg]

Or maybe it’s the one time a year where it all clicked🤣

Oooooh....at least twice......

 

[Orikoru]

Just been down the driving range for the first time this year I reckon. Don't normally get much from it, but I wanted to get to grips with the new 27° degree hybrid before the weekend. It hit ok, about as well as my other hybrids, nice high flight when you catch one right as you'd expect. I'm pretty sure I hit it better than I do the 6 iron it replaces, and that was all I required after all!

Hit some 4 woods off the deck as well as that's the latest thing I've been trying to add to my game (never been any good with fairway woods). I had a couple of big slices, couple of poor contacts, but a few real zingers when I managed to keep the face closed on the way back.

Roll on Saturday and the 'Medal Winner's Final'.

 

[chrisd]

I went to 14 (13.5) handicap after the last comp last week. Played in the monthly medal today and shot one under par (nett) so the shot I gained on the 18th looks like it's gone already! Leader in the clubhouse when I left 😁

Yep - winner today! Should mean an end of season invite to the winners trophy. I've put in a lot of work this last 8 months and finally it may be starting to pay off

 

[Imurg]

Yep - winner today! Should mean an end of season invite to the winners trophy. I've put in a lot of work this last 8 months and finally it may be starting to pay off

Good work Grandad.
You're better than a 14......

 

[anotherdouble]

Yep - winner today! Should mean an end of season invite to the winners trophy. I've put in a lot of work this last 8 months and finally it may be starting to pay off

Well done mate, pleased for you👍

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Don't think I have ever had such an up and down round. Par,bogey, bogey, double bogey, par, par, double, double, bogey. For 45 front nine.
Bogey, bogey, triple bogey, par, par, bogey double, bogey, birdie. Last hole, 115 to pin and put it 6" from the hole. Brilliant, but pulled out 9 instead of wedge 😁Another 45 for 89 but it was so close to being brilliant. Five pars and Birdie playing off 18 😖 Was winning the medal with 71 next player on 79.
Because I am now playing off the yellows and hitting fairways with distance, am now in a position where I can hit greens with irons. Sometimes course management is Rammel. It's odd being in positions on a course I have never visited before.

I thought 2 halves of 45 came to 90? But well done on a good round anyway

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Midweek medal today. Didn't enter as we didn't tee off till 5pm so thought we wouldn't make it round before dark. We just made it round and I shot 72, bloody typical

 

[Tashyboy]

I thought 2 halves of 45 came to 90? But well done on a good round anyway

it is 90 but i deffo finished with 44 on back nine. had a look at results and won. no flipping cut though.

 

[louise_a]

After several soakings over the last week I went to Fleetwood today to play in the knockout stage of Lancs Ladies main handicap competition. What a disaster of a day, the traffic was far worse than my travel app said, I also took a wrong turn along the way and arrived 5 mins before my tee time, after a mad rush I played like a tool, I was playing against a teenager who had her dad caddying for her, and I was giving her 2 shots, after 8n holes I was 3 down, I had only managed 3 bogies whereas she had had a birdie, a net birdie and 2 pars. It was ridiculously windy and we were waiting on every shot after the first 2 holes. I just did not want to be out there and after 11 holes conceded to her and walked in. Vey disappointing all round, I was looking forward to the competition, even booked a hotel for the night in case I made the semi finals, disappointed in myself too but after all the rushing, then all the waiting my head just wasn't there.