HomerJSimpson
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Good man. Where did you play
I played today and..(Rolling) -originally created by JohnnyDee
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Good man. Where did you play
carldudley
Member
Home Course - London Scottish. As I'm sure you know, if the Driver isn't working it stays in the bag, otherwise you'll spend more time looking for balls in the woods. With hitting longer/straighter than usual I found my distance control from 50-100yds really tricky to master,
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
CVG and me put our first cards in at Ellesborough today.
Made the enormous schoolboy error of making a birdie on the first...Doh!
Some silly errors cost me 4 or 5 shots easily and I had a couple of dodgy lies but hit the ball reasonably well and putted decently
16 out, 17 back to miss buffer but I know I played, generally, better than the score suggests.
Made the enormous schoolboy error of making a birdie on the first...Doh!
Some silly errors cost me 4 or 5 shots easily and I had a couple of dodgy lies but hit the ball reasonably well and putted decently
16 out, 17 back to miss buffer but I know I played, generally, better than the score suggests.
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Definitely a course where position is key and so accuracy off the tee a premium. Once it dries out properly and there is run, I think I only use to use it on the par 4 by the WCGC putting green, your 17th and then Paradise and then Caesars Camp and the par 5 (17th and 18th playing from the WCGC) side. The rest of the time a 3 wood was more than enough
carldudley
Member
Oh absolutely, even I might manage to overshoot some of the greens in the summer. Can only top my 3-wood 30yds so it'll be 2iron/hybrid off the tees.
I remember playing in the swindle last July, the ball bounced twice as far as my drive on the WCGC Par 4 2nd.
hairball_89
Club Champion
Late start at work today, and a mate down who was supposed to be at C2C at the O2 this weekend, so went over to Holtye for 9 early afternoon. All temp greens, and the 4th out of play completely. But... Still £12.50 well spent! Course overall still in great condition and clearly doing a lot of work where they can. Will definitely be back when the weather allows access to the full course. Have driven past the course many, many times and always been intrigued. I'll definitely be back.
Crow
Crow Person
Played hickory at Worlington & Newmarket today, nice to be on fairways with a little bit of run!
A new experience for me in the afternoon, we played 9 holes of 8 ball foursomes skins. Worked well and we got round in good time, a very sociable format.
A new experience for me in the afternoon, we played 9 holes of 8 ball foursomes skins. Worked well and we got round in good time, a very sociable format.
ferenezejohn
Newbie
Don't think I've seen a 2iron in anyone's bag for a while?
Crow
Crow Person
That's because they're called 4 irons now.
Rlburnside
Challenge Tour Pro
I’ve played Holtye’s senior open for the past 5 years, great friendly club, a real hidden gem with one of the best par 3s I’ve played anywhere
spongebob59
Journeyman Pro
First time back since April last year, only 5 holes but that was enough. Nice little birdie on SI 2, driver and wedge from 90 to 1 ft .
Legs feel like lead now.
.Legs feel like lead now.
Reemul
Head Pro
Played 9 holes this morning with my son, first time in a few weeks, shot 2 over he was 6 over. Was great to be out playing and forget about any worries
chrisd
Major Champion
Finally got to play our 4bbb knockout. It was cold, very wet underfoot as well as raining and all 4 pee'd off with effectively having to play or be scrubbed out. Match over 16 holes and won on the last hole to go into the quarter finals!
upsidedown
Tour Winner
Sneaky 9holes with HiD and birdies on 8+9 for level par , still very soggy in places
Lump
Tour Winner
Game is still feeling ring rusty after not playing for a month, after 2 games in 2 weeks there appears to be some game remaining from last season.
+2 gross on a rather wet course with bobbly greens is confidence boosting.
+2 gross on a rather wet course with bobbly greens is confidence boosting.
larmen
Head Pro
After shooting my best couple of range session in the last week I played my worst round ever. I think every shot I wanted it to much and forced something ending in a topped shot. I played 3 or 4 holes in the middle where I just advanced the ball and scored well, but a total blow out in total. I bet I will be amazing on Tuesday on the range.
One thing I just realised is that top tracer teaches me to pitch pin high. I ran a lot of short shots in the 35 to 70 yard range of the back of the green.
One thing I just realised is that top tracer teaches me to pitch pin high. I ran a lot of short shots in the 35 to 70 yard range of the back of the green.
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IanM
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Full turnout for the comp at Newport today. Texas scramble... good fun...
jamiet7682
Active member
Played 18 today, by the 13th the weather was horrific but was on course for my best ever score so stuck it out. Shot 95 which im happy with, consistantly shooting in the 90s now so clear progress. Driving is much more controlled and actually hit a fair few fairways which is new
bounce game at Nairn Dunbar, really nice morning, not a breath of wind,,,, untill i uttered the fatal words..."it will be nice to play the back 9, not into a howling gale".... que the wind getting up
Orikoru
Tour Winner
I signed up for the Captain's Drive In Scramble. I normally don't bother with scrambles or other similar events, but having not played for 3 weeks I thought it would be a nice way to ease back in (i.e. mostly playing from good positions, not much consequence to a bad shot etc).
It was meant to be 4 player teams but we only 3, I teamed up with a 7 and an 8 handicapper, both guys from the club who I know having played with them before. Both were outdriving me so deciding which holes we took my minimum 4 tee shots on was key.
I'm happy to say that I managed to prove my worth to the team, most notably by holing putts. On the 7th I holed from 12 feet off the green for birdie, 8th I holed from 15 feet for birdie, 9th I holed from 15 ft for par - my teammates were laughing by this point! I later knocked in a 20 footer on the 16th for birdie as well! My irons hasn't been great all day but on the 18th I put it to about 12 feet when the other two had missed the green as well, unfortunately we didn't make the birdie there though. I also set us up for birdie on the 14th with a half swing 9 iron pitch to ten feet (from about 70 yards) when the other two had both slightly fatted wedges and left them on the lower tier down the front.
Overall I think we did well, we were -4 gross having made five birdies (four of those were from my putts as well) and one bogey on the 6th. Our handicap worked out at 5 so we were -9 net. We heard that two other groups were also -9 net, but we believe we have them beaten on countback. There was a group or two still to go out in the afternoon though so it depends how they did.
Weather was pretty nice too. When I woke up it was chucking it down so I feared the worst, but that eased off just before we started, and it stayed mostly dry, we even saw a bit of sun. Ground was ridiculously soft but it's been like that for several weeks now anyway. So it was very enjoyable for a format I don't normally play.
It was meant to be 4 player teams but we only 3, I teamed up with a 7 and an 8 handicapper, both guys from the club who I know having played with them before. Both were outdriving me so deciding which holes we took my minimum 4 tee shots on was key.
I'm happy to say that I managed to prove my worth to the team, most notably by holing putts. On the 7th I holed from 12 feet off the green for birdie, 8th I holed from 15 feet for birdie, 9th I holed from 15 ft for par - my teammates were laughing by this point! I later knocked in a 20 footer on the 16th for birdie as well! My irons hasn't been great all day but on the 18th I put it to about 12 feet when the other two had missed the green as well, unfortunately we didn't make the birdie there though. I also set us up for birdie on the 14th with a half swing 9 iron pitch to ten feet (from about 70 yards) when the other two had both slightly fatted wedges and left them on the lower tier down the front.
Overall I think we did well, we were -4 gross having made five birdies (four of those were from my putts as well) and one bogey on the 6th. Our handicap worked out at 5 so we were -9 net. We heard that two other groups were also -9 net, but we believe we have them beaten on countback. There was a group or two still to go out in the afternoon though so it depends how they did.
Weather was pretty nice too. When I woke up it was chucking it down so I feared the worst, but that eased off just before we started, and it stayed mostly dry, we even saw a bit of sun. Ground was ridiculously soft but it's been like that for several weeks now anyway. So it was very enjoyable for a format I don't normally play.
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