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

[ScienceBoy]

My annual round at Whitby proved two things.

1. I can play great golf and score well
2. I can’t aim

Only hit three bad shots all round but hit plenty on the wrong line or with the wrong length.

Ok I only had a half set and was guessing distances plus I have barely played this month. Not even been to the par three at the weekend!

Chuffed is an understatement

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Bank Holiday Ind Stroke Comp, nett 78 for 2 under gross, hopefully get a small cut.
Also got two 2’s so a little bit on the acct.
Good day all round.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Second round of the honours board event. Net 76 (+6) to go with the 77. Hit it far worse than Saturday but was getting it round ugly. Only two over handicap playing 15 where I lost another to my handicap but still in the buffer. Finished double, quad, par to kill those aspirations. To be honest, timing was way off in warm up and that carried over onto the course. Not a great weekend and try again next

 

[Spear-Chucker]

Injury and illness has resulted in a decision to rebuild my swing hence had my first lesson in 31 years. Enjoyed it, too.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Injury and illness has resulted in a decision to rebuild my swing hence had my first lesson in 31 years. Enjoyed it, too.

How did it go. What did the pro say?

 

[Spear-Chucker]

How did it go. What did the pro say?

Changed grip, stance, alignment and turn! Doesn’t hurt so much to hit it and the two way miss is gone. Much more orthodox (so it feels seriously weird having been quite idiosyncratic for so long) and will work on a standard fade over the coming months... quite excited all said. Early results are very encouraging but time will tell

 

[JohnnyDee]

Played 11 this evening and the whites were right back as far as they could go.

Pleased to get 6 pars 4 bogeys and one really sloppy double that nevertheless all added up to 25 points and me winning the money too.

Ball striking very good with irons (my weakness) a lot better than normal because of conscious effort to make a full body turn and not to just flick at it with arms and shoulders only.

 

[huds1475]

Second round of the honours board event. Net 76 (+6) to go with the 77. Hit it far worse than Saturday but was getting it round ugly. Only two over handicap playing 15 where I lost another to my handicap but still in the buffer. Finished double, quad, par to kill those aspirations. To be honest, timing was way off in warm up and that carried over onto the course. Not a great weekend and try again next

Maybe you should try less and just appreciate the fact that you are out playing?

Easier said than done though!

 

[louise_a]

I played at Towneley today in a charity open, mostly pleased with my game and had a gross 80, ought to have played the back nine in level par but 3 three putts let me down near the end

 

[davemc1]

Well I have to admit that golf had me in tears today,
It was the last day of competitions and we were playing a Stabeford on the Jubilee Course. I hit the ball so well and despite a 3 putt and a 4 putt I had 18 points after 9 holes.
I made a mess of the 10th but scrambled a point and so onto the 11th and 12th both par 5s. 3rd shot to the 11th was inot the wind and just wide of the green but unfortunatey rolled down a slope and into the back of a bunker I had no real shot and ended up with a blob, c'est la vie.
3rd shot into the 12th was with the wind the ball pitched just short of the green ran all the way through the back of the green which has quite a drop off and finished up in the rough on a down slope, only thing I could do was hit it into the bank of the green and hope for the best but it ran on miles and a 3 putt meant just 1 point again rather annoying.
I was on the green in regulation on the next 2 holes but sadly 3 putted one of them.
So onto the 15th quite an interesting hole with a quite a dip in front of the green, after a nice drive, I hit a lovely high shot which landed on the green but ran off the side leaving a chip up a high bank.
I couldn't believe it, 3 times in 5 holes that a good shot ended up in an awful position and after flying my chip way over the green, I just cracked, I couldn't stop myself and the tears came.
I did gather myself and hit the next 2 grren in regulation although again I 3 putted one.

I feel that I have rarely hit the ball as well but I only scored a mere 9 points on the back nine.

I seriously was gutted and currently feel that I never want to pay on a links again.

Can honestly say I hate hate this game at times!! X

 

[davemc1]

Played gathurst near wigan an heard great things. Totally overrated up an down track imo. Driver letting me down so bad 👎🏻 However from the 12th I played the 4 best hole stretch I’ve ever played. Was 1 under, 1 birdie (156 into, 7i to 2’)Left 2 in the jaws an 1 behind the hole. All proper good shots.

Hated my golf this year, hopefully on that form there still maybe a cut possible before the q cut off

 

[DeanoMK]

9 holes at Aylesbury Vale GC yesterday evening.

Started with a birdie, not sure how my eagle putt didn't drop!

Ended up +7, double bogey on the par 5 9th was a downer but was nice to get out.

 

[Orikoru]

9 holes at Aylesbury Vale GC yesterday evening.

Started with a birdie, not sure how my eagle putt didn't drop!

Ended up +7, double bogey on the par 5 9th was a downer but was nice to get out.

My Uncle is a member there. I'm sure I played there last year but I can't bloody remember it now.

Played a knock round Bushey Hall yesterday. Was playing pretty average, some good golf interspersed with some rubbish shots. Ruined the scored by getting triple bogey 7s at the 16th and 18th. Finished on 93 (32 points). Those rubbish shots were mainly fats and thins from decent positions, plus two lost balls. Managed a birdie but only three pars. My mate played well, he got 83 / 40 points off his 18 handicap.

 

[azazel]

Bit late to the thread but played a 36 hole comp at the weekend. First round in perfect weather on Saturday was the story of the season once again, 2/3 bad holes ruining a round of nice tidy golf. The second round on Sunday was some of the worst weather I've ever played in so score was almost irrelevant, although a few groups going out later in the day when the wind dropped meant that the expected "reductions only" CSS didn't happen so it was another 0.1 back.

 

[Jasonr]

Played in my first ever comp at my club I have played in scrambles before but my first time standing on my own two feet.

Well they say you learn by your mistakes and mine was made very early at hole 2. Playing with a guy who I have played with three times now on the roll ups and one other who I haven't played with before. Very relaxed group so felt like a social roll up. A lip out on hole 2 missed me bagging three points but I was literally one inch from the hole so did what I do on any social game and picked up my ball with the quizzical words of "did you not score on that hole" ....DOH!

Although I tried to put it out of my mind I think it ruffled me a bit for the rest of the game and had one of those games where I felt I played well but just could not score.

Oh well onwards and upwards

 

[USER1999]

I played yesterday.

I got a wedge stuck up a tree on 6. Had to throw a rake up there several times to retrieve it.

 

[jim8flog]

I played yesterday.

I got a wedge stuck up a tree on 6. Had to throw a rake up there several times to retrieve it.

and did all the rakes come down.

 

[jim8flog]

4 man Texas scramble yesterday

We had 12 birdies and 6 pars but only good enough for 2nd place. However as the competition organiser I was hoping we would come second rather than first as the 1st place prize was a trophy and a bottle of cherry brandy which I would have given away from the main man and a smaller amount of prize money than 2nd place.

 

[Oldham92]

Heaton Park in Manchester. Around 10 strokes less than I would expect to complete a course in. Quite a good result considering the number of blind shots on the course.

 

[Crazyface]

Heaton Park in Manchester. Around 10 strokes less than I would expect to complete a course in. Quite a good result considering the number of blind shots on the course.

Hell on earth!!!!!