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

[Papas1982]

Wow that's some golf you got in , well done .
Played the Faldo last year and loved it .
Staying at the Pestana Alvor Praia this time as friends first time .
Day off tomorrow then Silves, Gramacho and Vila Sol on Sunday before we fly back ?
And yup will be back next year ??

Yeah, couple of early starts. But fortunately by 0800 it’s pleasant.

Gonna do first week of April next year as clocks will have gone back, so 2 rounds a day is easier.

 

[upsidedown]

Yeah, couple of early starts. But fortunately by 0800 it’s pleasant.

Gonna do first week of April next year as clocks will have gone back, so 2 rounds a day is easier.

Yeah that would be good , we had a frost delay on Monday of an hour , so there would be no chance of that by then .
We're with YGT , did you use them for the residences?

 

[Papas1982]

Yeah that would be good , we had a frost delay on Monday of an hour , so there would be no chance of that by then .
We're with YGT , did you use them for the residences?

Frost?!!

What course was that? Was up early Monday to head to Vila Sol and it was OK.

Yeah, played them and Golf breaks off agaisnt each other. Got 3 nights unlimited GOLF and some resort credit. Just booked Faldo course and a villa for 1 additional night.

 

[upsidedown]

Frost?!!

What course was that? Was up early Monday to head to Vila Sol and it was OK.

Yeah, played them and Golf breaks off agaisnt each other. Got 3 nights unlimited GOLF and some resort credit. Just booked Faldo course and a villa for 1 additional night.

, aye was at Pinta, got there for a 11.24 tee at around 10.30 and there was a delay of an hour but we got off at 11.45 as a group of 12 didn't turn up !!

 

[patricks148]

not a bad day, but quite windy at least 4 clubs. hit it OK, but highlight was my partner holing his 2nd shot on the par 5 18th.

Nairn Dunbar tomorrow for the winter comp

 

[upsidedown]

Silves and sorry but the weather was gorgeous and very impressed with the course ,39 points and won the BB against the HiD's .
New clubhouse was opened today so lots of Pestana bods about

 

[Papas1982]

Silves and sorry but the weather was gorgeous and very impressed with the course ,39 points and won the BB against the HiD's .
New clubhouse was opened today so lots of Pestana bods about

I was massively impressed with Silves. The layout will be better now from new clubhouse. 1 now a much nicer start too.

18 will work the legs though.

Did you go for the green in 2 on 13?

 

[upsidedown]

I was massively impressed with Silves. The layout will be better now from new clubhouse. 1 now a much nicer start too.

18 will work the legs though.

Did you go for the green in 2 on 13?

Yes 1st is a lot better opening hole now than the 18th was I'd imagine , I did birdie it ?
Was behind a very slow group all day and as had 235 to the pin on 13 went over the corner with a 4 to keep moving but missed the birdie putt .

 

[upsidedown]

Gramacho today and forecast not good . Started off in drizzle , stopped then heavy drizzle and then rain . Gave up after 9 holes but was one under gross so claiming the victory

 

[ScienceBoy]

It was "nice to be outside" and "proof I have a game in me" but other than that it just blew the cobwebs away.

I probably should have scored but I just wanted to hit a ball out on the course. The rust was plain to see but all shots went straight, only lost strokes to lack of distance judgement on all shots.

 

[HampshireHog]

First qualifier of the year, came in with 34pts. Greens poor following heavy rain and frost but drove straight and chipped like a demon. First buffer for a long, long time.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Mucho cold and very rusty, first game in a month. Steady front 9, a woeful next 6. Really struggled to concentrate in the cold, particularly when putting. Managed to pull it together for the last 3 and finished strongly. That's enough to bring me back next week ?.

Anyone else do this? After struggling along for 15 holes I realised something I was doing wrong in my swing. I corrected it and played beautifully after that. Why not remember everything on hole 1 ?. So annoying.

 

[patricks148]

Hog at Nairn Dunbar, hit the ball OK, but putting was woeful, missed at leats 8 inside 3 ft, which 4 lipped out after goung right round the hole, 35 points which was pretty disappointing, esp as 36 point was leading

 

[IanM]

38 points on a sunny frosty Newport this morning. That's more like it!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

15 points for the front nine off the yellows pushed way forward so nothing to get excited about. Was ticking along until the 9th when I blocked a hybrid straight right OOB

 

[Orikoru]

Hit quite a few balls today all in all. This morning I went down to American Golf to try some driving irons. Specifically wanted to try the GAPR Mid, and also the Ping Crossover but as it turned out the GAPR Hi was the clear winner. Did exactly what I wanted, got some cracking shots with it, 200 yards with a draw! I never draw anything consistently so it must be some kind of miracle stick. So I'll be picking up one of them when I have a bit of cash.

Went down to our course, originally we were going to enter the comp but the comp was postponed due to the trolley ban. I felt like I drove well mostly, putted very well holing some great putts, short game was reasonable, hit some good hybrids and irons were passable too... but I shot 95 for 25 points. Not really sure where I lost 11 shots but there you go, that's winter golf for you. Whole course was damp mud so it was a hard slog.

 

[richart]

Foursomes knockout. We were level handicap when we lost 5 and 4 to 19 and 29 handicappers.

 

[Fish]

Another good round on the Hotchkin, I’m starting to understand some holes much more now and especially where to hit the greens irrelevant of where the pin is at times, taking bunkers out of the equation, especially on the 10th when the flag is pinched close to the left of the 2 green side bunkers which have considerable run offs to.

Only missed 1 fairway on the front 9 and 3 on the back, although one of those was me hitting my 4w too well finding a green side bunker on the 15th when I was only looking to lay-up.

Messed up on 2 holes on the front after parring the first 3 holes, bogey’d the 4th (tough hole into wind) but then parred the 5th to be 1 over gross standing on the 6th tee.

Double bogey on 6 after another good drive but leaked my approach to the right which cost me a double, then lost a ball on the 7th, again after a good drive but blocked my approach only slightly to the right of the green which disappeared into some clumpy heather. Got myself into all kinds of trouble on the toughest par 3 on the course imo, bunker right, flew it out to the other side, only to fly it back to the bunker, picked up and laughed.

Another good drive on 9 but was punished with a good 4w second shot which found a bunker I’d not reached before on the right, took 2 blows to get out, so a bogey and turned on 17 points, but so many positives.

Very steady back 9, nothing worse than a bogey so chased back some points and finished with a Nett 71, but wasn’t good enough to win our pairs matchplay, but a very enjoyable round under clear blue skies, but a bit cold early doors until the sun broke through.

Cracked my nemesis (13th) with a great par and always nice to finish with a par on 18.

#YOTF lll is well on track ?

 

[patricks148]

Hit quite a few balls today all in all. This morning I went down to American Golf to try some driving irons. Specifically wanted to try the GAPR Mid, and also the Ping Crossover but as it turned out the GAPR Hi was the clear winner. Did exactly what I wanted, got some cracking shots with it, 200 yards with a draw! I never draw anything consistently so it must be some kind of miracle stick. So I'll be picking up one of them when I have a bit of cash.

Went down to our course, originally we were going to enter the comp but the comp was postponed due to the trolley ban. I felt like I drove well mostly, putted very well holing some great putts, short game was reasonable, hit some good hybrids and irons were passable too... but I shot 95 for 25 points. Not really sure where I lost 11 shots but there you go, that's winter golf for you. Whole course was damp mud so it was a hard slog.

was it on a simulator or could you see the flight??

i remember trying a driver on one of these when i first started, at the time i had a massive slice and hit the ball 200 yards

accprding to the sim i was hitting this driver 250 with a draw, up to that point i'd, not hit a single draw

the eyes dont lie, shop assistants and sim do

 

[Orikoru]

was it on a simulator or could you see the flight??

i remember trying a driver on one of these when i first started, at the time i had a massive slice and hit the ball 200 yards

accprding to the sim i was hitting this driver 250 with a draw, up to that point i'd, not hit a single draw

the eyes dont lie, shop assistants and sim do

I understand what you're saying but I didn't hit draws with any of the other bats. And he probably didn't fix it so the cheapest one performed the best, haha.