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

[Crow]

Winter League, 4BBB matchplay.

I was playing:
Wilson 4300 laminated 1 and 3 woods
Harold Bird & Son "Max Faulkner Avenger" 3 to PW (My first set of vintage irons back in 2016!)
McGhee "Tiger Tee" SW
Ben Sayers "Parex" putter.

To & fro front nine with never more than a hole in it and only one hole halved to be level on the 10th tee.
Similar on the back nine until we went 2 up with 3 to play, lost 16, halved 17 & 18 for a 1 up win.

 

[upsidedown]

Final round of our trip and 30 points round Vila Sol . 4.5 hrs but still plenty of time to catch plane
Been a great week ?️?

 

[Curls]

Pretty pleasant in the sun last couple of days tbf, played with one buddy yesterday and another today. Course is still flooded in places so playing a reduced track meant didn’t bother taking scores or playing matchplay as handicaps impossible to work out...

So I played golf. And I really, really enjoyed it.

Highlight of the weekend was diagnosing my buddy’s shank and in his own words, rescuing his love for the game. Doesn’t get much better than that ??

 

[HankMarvin]

Little bit cold out there today at times but was good to be out playing. Course was good and starting to take shape after the recent work put in by the greenkeepers.

 

[BrianM]

Played Fortrose today, was a 3 to 4 club wind and absolutley freezing.
Played quite well, things starting to improve for me, only issue was hitting my irons fat so losing distance, had 3 great drives as well, leaving short irons in.
Short game was excellent again.
Will be back to lessons when I get back from work and will hopefully be out a lot more as son number 2 starts nursery.

 

[garyinderry]

Frost delay today and the call was made at 12 to close the course for the day. The white covering had disappeared but the greens were still rock solid.

Pity as it was clear and sunny.

Off to the range when word came that they opened our par 3 9 hole. That would do.

I can see why the main course was closed. You could make a pitch mark but it was a near impossible job to repair it.

2 over for 9 holes, 3 putting the last 2 from just off the front edge. Blew it.

 

[larmen]

My 1st comp with my ‘bandit’ handicap. Having won a roll up a couple of weeks ago with 39 points and a 27 back nine i was hoping for a cut. Finished on 35 points and I don’t think I get a cut at all.
Our course is more or less dead flat but with ridges between fairways, so when not on the fairway there is a lot of ball above or below feet, and that can add a couple of strokes per hole to my game.
On a positive note, fairly happy with the driving.
On the 18th I did a 190 yard one right in the middle of the fairway, but I stupidly did this from the yellows and a nice penalty to go wit it. ;-(

 

[sussexhacker]

Ummed and ahhhed about playing after they said it’s 18 temps but went ahead anyway.
Went out 20 minutes after the 2 ball ahead of me and by the time I ambled up to the green and went over the hill to the second tee they were just teeing off. Walked up to the 3rd tee box as I’d caught them up and they wouldn’t let me through so I skipped 3 holes to get ahead of them only to get stuck behind an old boy with his wife who couldn’t hit it more than 50 yards a go.

Between the temporary greens being in ridiculous places over blind hills and stuck behind the slowest players in the county I just lost interest and I’m surprised I even bothered finishing the round.

Also got followed for the second half of the round by a family walking the dogs with screaming kids and dogs crapping everywhere with no intent to pick it up.

Don’t think I’m going to bother going out on the weekend with temporary greens again.

 

[FAB90]

Played in my first golf outing today out of 12 people ended up winning over all and won our doubles game aswell! Played girvan short course but was in good condition!

 

[Curls]

Ummed and ahhhed about playing after they said it’s 18 temps but went ahead anyway.
Went out 20 minutes after the 2 ball ahead of me and by the time I ambled up to the green and went over the hill to the second tee they were just teeing off. Walked up to the 3rd tee box as I’d caught them up and they wouldn’t let me through so I skipped 3 holes to get ahead of them only to get stuck behind an old boy with his wife who couldn’t hit it more than 50 yards a go.

Between the temporary greens being in ridiculous places over blind hills and stuck behind the slowest players in the county I just lost interest and I’m surprised I even bothered finishing the round.

Also got followed for the second half of the round by a family walking the dogs with screaming kids and dogs crapping everywhere with no intent to pick it up.

Don’t think I’m going to bother going out on the weekend with temporary greens again.

Carlsberg don’t do golf days...

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Sounds like an absolute mare man, all the worst things about golf in one day. Chalk it down to (bad) experience and next time should be better eh?!

 

[sussexhacker]

Carlsberg don’t do golf days...

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Sounds like an absolute mare man, all the worst things about golf in one day. Chalk it down to (bad) experience and next time should be better eh?!

I couldn’t win really it was either go out for that horror of a round or bumble about wishing I was playing golf

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Very annoyed. Hot it very well in frozen conditions and adapted very well to rock hard greens that wouldn't take an approach. Down to 15 holes and played back six first (15-17 out) and made turn one under handicap. By the 6th tee and four holes left I was three under handicap and then went blob, blob, one, one to finish on 27. 30 points took the £80 so not happy

 

[Deleted member 21258]

Played St Daves, perfectly still, sunny for part, . Didn't lose a ball and found 7 balls, most on the left of the 15th green(not sure what I was doing up on the dune, after hitting the fairway, with a 8 iron in hand to the green )

Unusually for me had a putt for par or birdie on every hole, doesn't happen very often for me.

Shot my lowest score ever there, 6 over.

Was trying to finish the round in daylight, so was a little bit late getting a photo of best bit of the sunset, but the sunset was a beaut.

 

[harpo_72]

went out for 14 holes and then 50 balls at the range .. irons were fine just driving is rather poor, so had those 50 balls to work out what was going on. As usual it's just some minor set up discrepancy, finger crossed I can remember the next time I play golf .. oh and I need to cancel the match on Friday because I forgot I was going to the dentist! I am not a brave person I just forget to worry or when some thing nasty is scheduled..

 

[patricks148]

played Nairn Dunbar, 4 BBB only, no shots, two 3 Hcap a 4 and me.

we had 6 birds and still lost 1 down, great game, my PP had a 5 ft to half the match and missed it the Numpty

great game though, not a breath of wind and about 10 deg, had to take my hat and jacket off at one point

 

[HankMarvin]

played Nairn Dunbar, 4 BBB only, no shots, two 3 Hcap a 4 and me.

we had 6 birds and still lost 1 down, great game, my PP had a 5 ft to half the match and missed it the Numpty:cry
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I suppose you were out of it by this time ?

 

[patricks148]

how right you are hooked my 2nd off the roof of the clubhouse, onto the pitting green, i had just birded 16 and 17 though

 

[larmen]

My 1st comp with my ‘bandit’ handicap. Having won a roll up a couple of weeks ago with 39 points and a 27 back nine i was hoping for a cut. Finished on 35 points and I don’t think I get a cut at all.

Just looked at the results and I got +1 and buffer, so at least no increase.

But is there a rule of thumb on what to score to get a cut? Like 42 or 43 points? Is that in the ball park?


Went to the range yesterday and I actually got worse, apart from driver. Lesson coming up on Saturday at the right time.

 

[upsidedown]

1st game after the hols and really struggled to get the ball to the hole, 37 points but could have been soooooooo better Playing Ludlow tomorrow so expect to be past the hole all day

 

[Deleted member 21258]

Played Pennard for the first time, interesting course layout and the ripples on the fairway, wow wasn't expecting that, can understand why they call it links in the sky.

Great welcome by the guy in the pro shop, top notch and £30 winter rate for a round, bargain for the course.

Started with 5 pars, then swing went to the beach and hacked my way round, no excuses as perfect weather, I was pants.