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

[garyinderry]

Been up to the driving range at La Finca for an hour tonight to let the lad have some practice.
Played on Friday at Vistabella, paired up with a father and son from Ireland, the son lived near my hometown back in the UK and we had a decent 18 holes.

Highlight was a bloke commenting on my son's swing on the 12th tee, then on the 18th tee he came over, asked his age and told him he had a great swing and loads of potential - turns out he's the course professional. Little lad was buzzing.

I'm giving him 2 shots a hole at the moment and he beat me by 6 points (he's off the blue tees - I won't let him play off the ladies tees as I want him to appreciate that distance is a factor).

Just wish it was cheaper to play here in Spain, as the cost limits our time together on the course.

Great swing alright.

 

[Hitdaball]

Laying on the bed at Breadsall Priory after, well, what was supposed to have been called golf. Sky opened up just as we were about to tee off, sliced the tee shot onto another fairway but stuck my second shot pin high, 8 feet from pin. 3 putted...

Second hole and the rain is pouring down and we already have to stand on the tee box and wait for the group in front to finish. 170 yards par 3 to the right of the green with a water soaked bunker between. Got the 60 degree out and chipped the ball - in the bunker. Thinned it out, passing the green so ball lays on the fringe. Duff my putter. 4th hole and I’m fuming due to the poor golf, the lousy weather and the constant waiting.

Tried to take all the anger out of my system with the driver = topped heel hit, ball ending up roughly 30 yards from tee. By the 6th hole the rain put in another gear, and with the greens now flooded I decided it was time to walk in.
This game drives me mad.

I’m surprised breadsall was even open - I’m only a few miles from there and it’s been terrible weather here. Add to that Breadsall are normally quite precious with the course in wet and winter with fairway mats.

Lovely course in good weather though 👍🏻

 

[Mel Smooth]

Great swing alright.

Great swing alright.

It's better than his dad's for sure. 😂

 

[road2ruin]

Played in a match play comp and got beat 4 & 2 by a South African who sank 6 x 500ml cans of Heineken across the course of the round. He played the back nine in 3 over gross. Nice bloke though and the weather brightened up enough to make it an enjoyable thrash round.

 

[Deleted member 25172]

I’m surprised breadsall was even open - I’m only a few miles from there and it’s been terrible weather here. Add to that Breadsall are normally quite precious with the course in wet and winter with fairway mats.

Lovely course in good weather though 👍🏻

They did close the Priory course today after yesterday’s weather, and heard that they might even have it closed for up to a week. We had the first tee time of the morning to play the Moorland course, but fog so thick you couldn’t see more than max 50 yards. Luckily it disappeared quickly so tee’d off with just 15 min delay, and then we had lovely weather throughout the whole round!
I quite enjoyed the course I have to say. Shot gross 78, which actually should’ve been around 74-75 if my putting wasn’t so messed up. Once again I managed to 3 putt from around 8 feet, and then had a few other 3-putts as well.

 

[Hitdaball]

They did close the Priory course today after yesterday’s weather, and heard that they might even have it closed for up to a week. We had the first tee time of the morning to play the Moorland course, but fog so thick you couldn’t see more than max 50 yards. Luckily it disappeared quickly so tee’d off with just 15 min delay, and then we had lovely weather throughout the whole round!
I quite enjoyed the course I have to say. Shot gross 78, which actually should’ve been around 74-75 if my putting wasn’t so messed up. Once again I managed to 3 putt from around 8 feet, and then had a few other 3-putts as well.

I’ll lend you my putting if you lend me your approach shots?

 

[hairball_89]

Went round a windy, and for 2 1/2 holes very very wet, Seaford Head yesterday. 35 points and best I've played in a while. Only the 1 blob, finished with the same ball I started with for the first time in ages. Let down by my approach play which is normally pretty good and 3x 3 putts.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Early finish so managed nine holes. Played the back nine and scored 17 points on the tougher nine. Started with a 6 (1 point with a shot on the par 4). Ball plugged horrendously in a bunker on a side slope and managed to thin it over the green. Couple of good up and downs with the short game technique from my lesson last Saturday so pleased the practice has so far carried over to the course. If the putter had been warmer I could have easily been under handicap. Some bad shots in there still but not as devastating as they use to be. A definite positive curve. And I had time for quick beer and off to see the mighty Fulham destroy Reading

 

[Norrin Radd]

Played the Wednesday roll up today and yet again I didn't score on the front nine ,a paltry 13 pts but the back nine was totally the other way around 22 pts for a second time now I have made just 13 on the front and 20 plus on the back ,I really need to warm up better methinks

 

[Hobbit]

Not the best of days, but I'll put that down to not having played for a few weeks. The front 9 was poor, although it started reasonably well. It was, as usual, those little chips - must say that everyone struggled as they'd just been hollowed tined and dressed. Back 9 was going really well, and a par on the last would have seen me under handicap. Super long drive, not 300yds though, leaving a gap wedge to a tight pin - thou shalt not go flag hunting to a tight pin, thou shalt not... thou shalt not... Tugged it left and missed by about 3 yds. It landed in an area that the wild boar have been digging up but wasn't sure if it was in a scrape, they were mountains of earth, or in the 6 inch grass next to it. Lost ball, and 4th place.

 

[Imurg]

Fairly solid round today. Even with wet feet!
17 out, 19 back, 1 no score hole ( the first surprise surprise)
Most parts of the game functioning to some degree.
Satisfactory.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Good hour solid short game and full swing practice to work on the changes to both aspects. Took it out onto the course for a quick five holes in the fading light and some very promising signs of progress. Didn't score as well as I hoped but I think I was rushing a bit to get out and back in, but some great strikes, especially mid irons and then some solid pitching and chipping on the couple of holes I needed to. It's definitely in there and playing a club match (pairs better ball matchplay - 6 pairs per side) against Tylney Park on Saturday so will have a wingman and can go out and relax and let it flow

 

[casuk]

Had a blinder today on a solo round went round in 79 -20 59 net, I'm buzzing right now, who said this games hard 😀

 

[HomerJSimpson]

15 points on the front nine after work off the white tees. Doesn't sound too bad when you consider I didn't score at our 7th having pulled my second into the environmental area. My putter was on it and masked a load of issues including a lost ball on the par 3 6th (crap shot) and hitting my second (three off the tee) to the edge of the green and draining a 18 footer for a point and then hitting an equally crap shot on the 8th, pitching to around 12 feet and sinking that for par. Wasn't on it at all and even the short game practice didn't come forward on the course. Hoping it was a case of off the train, out the taxi and out onto the tee and simply not in a good tempo etc. Hit a few balls on the practice ground after and hit those much better and found something with the driver

 

[Tongo]

Played two rounds today. Shot 98 at Meon Valley in the morning and a round 100 in the afternoon at Gosport and Stokes Bay. The wind was brutal at G&SB, particularly on the first 3 holes.

 

[TheDiablo]

15 points on the front nine after work off the white tees. Doesn't sound too bad when you consider I didn't score at our 7th having pulled my second into the environmental area. My putter was on it and masked a load of issues including a lost ball on the par 3 6th (crap shot) and hitting my second (three off the tee) to the edge of the green and draining a 18 footer for a point and then hitting an equally crap shot on the 8th, pitching to around 12 feet and sinking that for par. Wasn't on it at all and even the short game practice didn't come forward on the course. Hoping it was a case of off the train, out the taxi and out onto the tee and simply not in a good tempo etc. Hit a few balls on the practice ground after and hit those much better and found something with the driver

'doesn't sound too bad'...??

15 points with a red hot putter sounds awful tbh

 

[GG26]

On my way back from a putting consultation I decided to have a round at Kilworth Springs, which is a heathland style course. Driving wasn't bad as is usually the case, but started to hit some lovely irons into the greens. Went out in 43, parred the 10th and then started to lose it a bit apart from a 150 yard approach on the 16th to 12ft for a par and ended up with a 98. Encouraged as I've finally worked out how to hit the irons well in the last few weeks. Need to get the short game and putting sorted now.

 

[Orikoru]

'doesn't sound too bad'...??

15 points with a red hot putter sounds awful tbh

Harsh but fair

 

[Lump]

Bounce round with the kid Brother. Giving him 21 shots, beat him with the final putt of the day.
Was 5pts back after 2 holes after he birdied a 2 shot hole.
Got back in the clubhouse after to see Paul Waring having lunch between sessions with Graham Walker. (He’s shorter in person that he looks on TV)

 

[sam85]

'doesn't sound too bad'...??

15 points with a red hot putter sounds awful tbh

Sounds like a pretty standard 9 holes of golf to me.