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

[HomerJSimpson]

My first post on this topic. For a bit of context I’m a relative beginner to the game having only taken it up about six months ago.

Played The Oaks in Carshalton yesterday and shot my usual 119 ( I seem to shoot exactly that every time I play there at the moment!). We were behind a fairly slow competition group but still got round in under four hours.

Parred the first and had the ball roll off the lip of the cup on the second to just miss out on a birdie on that hole.

The rest was a mixed bag of ok shots interspersed with terrible ones and the odd fairly decent one.

Despite my score not changing it felt like a really good round in general where my putting had improved and I understood why I duffed shots here and there. The one to one coaching I’ve been doing definitely helps.

Up until the 13th I’d not lost a single ball and then proceeded to hit my usual sliced drive to lose a few out of bounds. Oh, and my mate managed to snap his 5 iron in half when he underestimated how close he had parked his trolley and hit it with a full swing!

All in all a reasonable session and the rain stayed off too.

I have a mate who plays as a member at the Oaks. How does it stand up in winter and how muddy does it really get? He's invited me down for a game. Looking at the card it looks pretty short but it's about 30 years since I was last there and it was in the summer

 

[Chico84]

I have a mate who plays as a member at the Oaks. How does it stand up in winter and how muddy does it really get? He's invited me down for a game. Looking at the card it looks pretty short but it's about 30 years since I was last there and it was in the summer

Generally it seems to fade pretty well. The tees are all off mats at the moment but the competitions were still mostly playing off the normal tee boxes. A lot of the tee boxes are being redone at the moment but playing off the mats was not problem.

Underfoot the fairways were all pretty good and certainly no really muddy areas. The greens can be a bit of a mixed bag - some are a bit damp and worn casty but generally pretty true.

Overall I enjoy playing there as a beginner with the odd longer hole where a decent drive does help. As somewhere I know I can play in any weather I’m pretty happy with it.

 

[patricks148]

went up to the kings with a couple of mates from there, weather was OK, bit Grey, but not a bad morning..

played 4 holes and it hammered it down and got really really cold, got soaked a muddy and walked in after the 8th

all my stuff now drying on the AGA, to make matters worse, when i got the bag out of the boot Rupert came up to greet me... by cocking his leg and peeing up the side.... he's not a Mizuno fan it seems

 

[Mel Smooth]

Finished work at a reasonable time so headed up to the range at Vistabella. The wife has got the golfing bug, so it's a family do these days!!

Jamie has a tendency to grip the club with his right hand under the grip, so I'm trying to get him to focus on the 2&1 knuckles visible when he looks down.

He's always hit the ball to the right with a push shot, but a change to the grip and he's hitting a nice draw.

 

[upsidedown]

Steady level par round and on the card 13 times in team of four for 96 points and 1st place in the fiddle

 

[Grizzly]

...broke 90 for the first time in more than 20 years.

Its not much, but I was chuffed - and it was around a decent track too!

 

[Imurg]

Just back fro a quick 9.
Course should still be carry only but hey.....
+1 gross with a couple of birdies and a couple of birdie putts that held on the lip.
#61daystogo

 

[patricks148]

Nairn Dunbar comp this morning, hit it well 40 points, doubt that will come anywhere... like every other week

 

[harpo_72]

Played on roll up this morning. Wind was 15-20mph pushing the ball backwards, sideways and forward. Shot 37 points, 2 flukey birdies. Left a load out there. Came in to win the roll up, and left the medal leaderboard as 3rd or 4th .. but not bothered by that hopefully get a cut.
Strangely I cannot remember hitting any shots flush

 

[full_throttle]

I was in 3rd place for all of 30 seconds, entered my PP card and was knocked off the podium, 40 points was the total this week, hit the ball much better.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Usual roll up this morning. 28 points but that was due to a lousy finish. I was on the 15th tee one over handicap and then got 1 point in the last four holes.

 

[Fish]

Texas scramble today, 8 birdies and 1 eagle to record an excellent 56.4, but just got pipped into 2nd, but we were top in our £10pp pot amongst our Sunday crew, but the bragging rights are priceless ?

 

[Slime]

I played on Thursday and had a really enjoyable round.
Four of us played an 18 hole Ryder Cup and it was fittingly finished with the final put on the 18th.
Absolutely fun format that saw us halve the match at 2 points each.
I started poorly but soon improved to 'pretty tidy'.
The last few holes I just fell off the planet.
Back to my traditional chipping style of fat the first then knife the second!!!
It's costing me at least 10 shots around right now, at least.
I have something to try next week, if it works I'll let you know.

 

[Papas1982]

Played at Upchurch today.

37 points and we won the friendly match dormie 1. Was massively impressed with the course condition.

got a standing ovation on the 18th for my approach which i strategically bounced off the clubhouse (oob) to leave myself an 15ft putt for birdie. I got a bogey

 

[Orikoru]

Winter Shield today - actually should have been played last year but it had been postponed twice. It was dry but the course is still muddy as hell obviously, and there was a powerful wind to contend with.

I hit the ball well, struggled with the greens a little as they've done work on them and they haven't quite recovered yet so very bobbly. Chipped very well though. But it was same old same old, only managed 30 points. Winter golf is killing me. My saving grace was having no blobs but that ended on the 18th unfortunately when I just lost the ability to hit the ball properly. It was a hard slog with the mud and the wind. Six pars but only three bogeys, too many scraped one pointers.

There was a turn up for the books though, clearly everyone had struggled as the winner only got 35, second place were on 32, so CSS went up three shots! Consequently I finished 7th and made buffer! Needed it as well as I'd had six 0.1s leading up to this. So clinging onto my 16 handicap for at least one more week. Funny old game.

 

[Deleted member 23270]

Our captain is running a monthly fun competition each month through the winter. Last month was a pairs event which I won, yesterday was a 4 man team event and came 3rd. £98 into my pro shop account already this year, happy days.

 

[patricks148]

due to play Dornoch today... heavy frost overnight so closed and on the Struie.... not bothering all after all

 

[larmen]

After a great range session on Wednesday I was ready to get my handicap down. Blobbed the 1st, scored well on 2-4 then blobbed 5-8 coming in at 11 front 9.
The 2nd half was 20 points including 5 points on a par 3 I get 2 shots on (1st birdie) and 2 4 point holes and a couple more blobs.
If I could convert my blobs to double or triple bogies that would make a big difference.
Lesson on Saturday could see me take the next step. Maybe instead of 4 amazing holes I can have 7 or 8 of them. And I need to make all pat 3 holes scoring holes.

 

[Crow]

Played a draw in the Winter League 4BBB but it so should have been a win, gutted.

Played a selection of old clubs but can't be bothered to list and nobody gives a stuff anyway.

 

[richart]

Played a draw in the Winter League 4BBB but it so should have been a win, gutted.

Played a selection of old clubs but can't be bothered to list and nobody gives a stuff anyway.

Cheer up Nick. You could have been indoors watching Burnley play Arsenal.