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

[garyinderry]

Played druids glen on sunday in glorious sunshine. Real nice course with plenty of twists and turns. We played off the tees of the day which I felt was a bit short. I'd say the course would be a real test off the back tees and it is quite tight in places. As it was I only hit 2 drivers. Was going good guns to be level par thru 11 holes. Wheels started to come off a bit after that. Finished double, bogey double to be 7 over. Doh

We were supposed to play the heath the following day but it rained from 11 till 10 the next morn. We scrambled about and found an open at corballis links just an hour up the road. Headed round there and got absolutely battered by a quirky little course. Blind shot after blind shot. Was great fun and exactly the course we wanted after a late night drinking. Scores went out the window for everyone by about the 6th hole. Time to just enjoy the challenge and get on with it.

Great two days.

 

[upsidedown]

Roger is one of the last craftsmen with the old skills that many Pros used to have, I've seen a few examples of his work and it's top drawer, is he attached to your club?

I think he was the Pro at some stage before I joined and he now has a workshop in the town . Lot of members still go to him for tweaks on clubs 😉

 

[Deleted member 17920]

Played druids glen on sunday in glorious sunshine. Real nice course with plenty of twists and turns. We played off the tees of the day which I felt was a bit short. I'd say the course would be a real test off the back tees and it is quite tight in places. As it was I only hit 2 drivers. Was going good guns to be level par thru 11 holes. Wheels started to come off a bit after that. Finished double, bogey double to be 7 over. Doh

We were supposed to play the heath the following day but it rained from 11 till 10 the next morn. We scrambled about and found an open at corballis links just an hour up the road. Headed round there and got absolutely battered by a quirky little course. Blind shot after blind shot. Was great fun and exactly the course we wanted after a late night drinking. Scores went out the window for everyone by about the 6th hole. Time to just enjoy the challenge and get on with it.

Great two days.

Did you like Druids Glen, we did it a few years ago on a rush forum trip and I can honestly say I didn’t find it great at all, the par 3s were good but loads of bland holes, I seem to remember the 18th was good and that was about it.

We may have been really tired tho 😉

The hotel was great though.

 

[Coffey]

Played Seapoint Golf Club on the East Coast, near to Drogheda.

This is the second time I have played it and would seriously recommend anyone who is in the area go and check it out. If you are travelling up from Dublin to play RCD it is a great place to stop and play on the way. I find it a lot better than Ardglass as well.

It has a range and practice area right beside the first tee, the food is first class and the green fee not too expensive. We played in a Tuesday open and it was 30 euro.

Overally I actually played well (considering how badly Saturday went). It was 40mph+ gusts with constant winds of 20-25 so it was very tough.

Hit the driver brilliantly apart from one where I got a bit quick and hooked it into very long rough and lost the ball.

Irons were very average to poor, but it was tough to commit to shots because of the wind

Pitching - appalling, really disappointing as I had been pitching and chipping great recently.

Putted great, although the greens had been spiked and quite bumpy but still managed to hole a fair few putts.

Ended on 30 points which I think was fair, too many bogies unfortunately mainly due to missing greens and not getting up and down enough

 

[garyinderry]

Did you like Druids Glen, we did it a few years ago on a rush forum trip and I can honestly say I didn’t find it great at all, the par 3s were good but loads of bland holes, I seem to remember the 18th was good and that was about it.

We may have been really tired tho 😉

The hotel was great though.

I did enjoy the glen but feel the par 5's are extremely weak. The par 3s are lovely and enough turns left and right to challenge me on the 4s.

Could still do with playing it with a bit more length. The Greens are very big which made 2 putting quite easy. No major slopes to contend with either.

We have been starved of good weather here this last 2 months so it was good to play without having to play perferd lies and also some sun on our backs.

I was also slightly misty eyed as I hadnt been to druids glen since I was a child to watch Sergio win his first European tour event.

Would like to have played the heath since we were right on the doorstep. Pity.

 

[Imurg]

A very up and down 29 points today.
Light rain for half the front 9, then quiet for half an hour, then more rain for nearly an hour while the sun shines the whole time?
Biggest issue was the gusty wind.
Anywhere from zero to high on 3-4 clubs in the blink of an eye.
Missed a lot of greens short or long.
Driver behaved for a change.

 

[Norrin Radd]

Well I turned up to play but couldn't as buggies were not allowed today due to the rain we have had over the last couple of weeks.
It's not that the course was or is water logged it is on chalk so drains very easily,it's just that the hills are quite steep on a few holes and can be a little dangerous if you aren't too careful.so being ultra safe they ban them.

 

[patricks148]

played with the boys today, first time for a week and half after being in Spain for 10 day for the wifes 50th.

really struggled with my finger, grippping the club and actually hitting the ball. very painful, not helped by the temp change from Seville at 40 deg to Naitn at 10.

going back to the hosp on Friday where they may rebreak it and set again, no golf for a while

 

[Orikoru]

Driving range last night. Not a fan of the range but I just got a new (second hand) wedge so I wanted to see if it fits in between the other two distance-wise as intended. As much as I could tell from range balls, it does seem to, so it's in the bag for Saturday morning. Tested them on half swing pitch shots as well and was hitting them nicely and accurately towards one of the flag targets, with the varying distances as expected, so all good. The only problem was, as I mentioned in golf irritations thread, that the previous owner put a disgusting extra thick Align grip on it and it felt like holding a baseball bat. Need to get that changed for a standard grip but won't have time before the round since we'll be teeing off by 9am on Sat.

 

[Deleted member 21258]

Few days in Scotland playing some golf and the drenchings of Southern England during H4H week, were continued and outdone by Scotland but a great time had.

Didn't get to play Silloth or Gleneagles[the only bucket list courses left on my list] or Gailes due to the weather and glad we hadn't pre-booked those tee times in advance, so hopefully next year play those(second year running, didn't manage itr). Did enjoy the walk along loch katrine(Trossachs), what a setting, great to cycle around, if anyone is in that area on holiday.

Played :-
Prestwick Golf Club - Moved the tee time by a day to get a dry round as a 2 ball, thanks club for rearranging , millionaires golf, windy as. What a welcome, superb from everyone including staff & members. Course in great shape, enjoyed it, not especially hard and hard to understand why a top 100 course, other than 'the birthplace of the open'. Got a nice picture from the club, which is a first. If it was cheaper, would play it again.

Western Gailes Golf - 4 ball, Windy, windy, rain then more wind, oh and chucked in for good measure a hail storm on the 17th fairway that was unlike anything we have played in before, Was dry and then soaked though, water running down the trousers into our golf shoes, umbrella ripped to shreds, pebble dashed with hail, it was mental for those 3-5 minutes. Welcome good, inside the clubhouse was real nice, food nice , course the best course layout of three, course condition was a bit poor to be honest. Very enjoyable, testing round and would return to. Everything on the radiators in the hotel, for the following day, nice evening meal in the Marine Hotel and it was hammering it down outside during the evening

Royal Troon - Charity 4 ball shotgun start from the 3 hole. Clubhouse and welcome first class, from the charity, the club and the club captain of Troon who attended, best charity day I have been to, superb, welcoming, easy going, beat the pro etc. Course wasn't blow away with(btw some carries that the wife could not do), however some really good holes near the turn and the course was immaculate, fairways like greens, greens a bit slow but would imagine down to the conditions of the week. Nice bit of wind and rain chucked in. After golf nice welcoming clubhouse again and then dinner. Won first prize on the raffle and an auction prize, so will be returning to that side of Scotland next year. And if the charity does another day there or some where else, will be attending again to support, as a great cause. A great day. Long 300ish mile drive home, got back at 1am.

Knackered.

 

[FAB90]

Just back from playing 9 holes and feeling pretty pleased with how it went. first time going round in under par so game is going in the right direction

 

[Orikoru]

Captain's Day today. Bit late in the year because it was delayed from its usual spot. Had a nice enough little four ball with my mate, a 5 handicapper and a 14 handicapper. We had constant drizzly rain the entire time. Never once stopped. But it never got heavy enough to be a downpour either so we kind of just got used to it, wasn't too awful.

I felt like I played well generally, had disaster holes on 9th and 12th though so it was never going to be a competitive score after those. Then eventually lost it at the end and had a bit of a mare on 17 & 18. Ended with 92, nett +8. But it was still an enjoyable round as the two guys we were with were just as relaxed and easy going as us. And I was still satisfied with how I played for the most part.

New driver was great! Hit it really well which was a big plus to the enjoyment factor. Clubs now drying off in the back room.

 

[Hobbit]

Today was one of those days we all hope, or maybe dream, for. A 4 man Texas, each man had to get in 4 drives. By hole; birdie, birdie, birdie, eagle, birdie, birdie, birdie, birdie, par. 9 under par at the turn. Back 9; birdie, birdie, birdie, par, par, birdie, eagle, birdie, par. 7 under par back 9. 16 under par before taking off 4.5.

All 4 contributed with some excellent shots, especially some great putts. One birdie putt missed from 6 feet, but some outrageously long birdie putts sunk.

 

[jamiet7682]

Played mearns castle today, shot 102 off the front tees which im happy with after the start i had, i couldnt hit the ball the first two holes and scored back to back 9's. Things improved after that and i managed my first ever par on a par 4 . Hadnt been feeling great all week so was just glad to get out on the course and confident i can get back under 100 the next round.

 

[Rlburnside]

Captain's Day today. Bit late in the year because it was delayed from its usual spot. Had a nice enough little four ball with my mate, a 5 handicapper and a 14 handicapper. We had constant drizzly rain the entire time. Never once stopped. But it never got heavy enough to be a downpour either so we kind of just got used to it, wasn't too awful.

I felt like I played well generally, had disaster holes on 9th and 12th though so it was never going to be a competitive score after those. Then eventually lost it at the end and had a bit of a mare on 17 & 18. Ended with 92, nett +8. But it was still an enjoyable round as the two guys we were with were just as relaxed and easy going as us. And I was still satisfied with how I played for the most part.

New driver was great! Hit it really well which was a big plus to the enjoyment factor. Clubs now drying off in the back room.

How did you get on with the new wedge?

 

[Rlburnside]

37 points today same as yesterday, were playing off 5 of the women's tees so looking to get closer to 40 points, 4 best scores to count up to end of year.

 

[GG26]

Fourball, best two to count, stableford comp today. Played with two others off high handicaps (22 & 25). With only three of us and 75% of handicap to count we were starting at a disadvantage, but started with three six point holes. Downhill from there though and finished midfield with 77. My own game was good and would have returned 40pts. Pity it wasn’t a qualifier.

 

[Jacko_G]

Played mearns castle today, shot 102 off the front tees which im happy with after the start i had, i couldnt hit the ball the first two holes and scored back to back 9's. Things improved after that and i managed my first ever par on a par 4 . Hadnt been feeling great all week so was just glad to get out on the course and confident i can get back under 100 the next round.

That's what will keep you coming back, then you'll be confident of breaking 90 etc.

 

[bobmac]

I'll bet there were some good scores in yesterday .
The weather (round here) was perfect for scoring.
Warm, no wind, receptive greens, I almost got the urge to play myself.
Maybe next year

 

[Coffey]

I'll bet there were some good scores in yesterday .
The weather (round here) was perfect for scoring.
Warm, no wind, receptive greens, I almost got the urge to play myself.
Maybe next year

Yeah came off the course thinking that was a great day for scoring, unfortunately not for me haha.

33 points and actually felt I played pretty well, one bad hole and a few little mistakes. Better than the 18 I had last weekend anyway.

Greens were absolutely brilliant. Fast and ran true. Probably equal to the best they have been all year which was a great surprise. The greens keepers have done a brilliant job