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

[Italian outcast]

First game today in 4 months - 18 hole stableford comp
Hole 1 220 yd par 3 - pin high left of green in 1 - on in 4 for a 6
Hole 3 - par 4 - greenside bunker in 2 - on in 6 for a 7
Back 9 was better - 17 pts for the last 7 holes ( incl 3 missed from about 3 feet)
But it was a great day out - glorious sun - great PPs - very relaxed
I play in another tomorrow - can't wait actually

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Far better today and shot 37 points including 4 one point holes so could have been a very, very good round. Distance with premium balls still seems down compared to the likes of an AD333 of Titleist NXT off the tee by a considerable margin. That said the new wider takeaway and posture I've been working on was working well bar a couple of times I seemed to get trapped and made some very weird attempt to hit it so a work in progress. Happy with where I am and glass half full and looking forward to tomorrow

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Far better today and shot 37 points including 4 one point holes so could have been a very, very good round. Distance with premium balls still seems down compared to the likes of an AD333 of Titleist NXT off the tee by a considerable margin. That said the new wider takeaway and posture I've been working on was working well bar a couple of times I seemed to get trapped and made some very weird attempt to hit it so a work in progress. Happy with where I am and glass half full and looking forward to tomorrow

Know how you feel, my 37pts included 5 one pointers - mostly just careless from good positions as well. But no blobs or other ‘things’ so no complaints...

 

[Orikoru]

First round of the singles matchplay today. I've never entered the singles before because in previous years my handicap was too high (it's 18 max). I was drawn against a 13 handicapper, nice guy who I've played with before - in fact in last year's fourball matchplay me and my partner beat him and his having come back from 3 down. No doubt that was fresh in his mind!

It wasn't exactly a stellar start as we halved the first hole in double bogeys, the second hole was not much better as we halved in 7 & 6 as I had a shot. Finally played some decent golf to win the 3rd, but I lost the 4th after my drive found the horizontal ditch. Sunk a fantastic putt on the par 3 5th for birdie, and a nice par on the 6th as well which saw me go 2 up. On the 7th I had a shot, but I made a right mess of it, tugged my third shot (a 70 yard pitch) into a bunker and had a mare getting it onto the green - ended up losing a shot hole! Sacrilege. Both parred the 8th, and the 9th is normally a poor hole for me, but I hit a lovely tee shot finding the fairway with the new five wood, while my opponent found the trees. Ended up winning that hole with a bogey to go 2 up at the turn.

The par 5 10th was a comedy of errors, we both hit perfect drives and decent enough second shots but missed the green with our thirds - I took two to get out the bunker, he took two to get out of the bushes so that was a half. Halved the 11th and 12th (with me having a shot on the 12th), but I kicked on a gear from the 13th onwards. Hit a 56° from 80-odd yards to two feet past the pin for a birdie, he very nearly made birdie as well but lipped out so I went two up. 14th is another short one, he managed to drive to the right fringe of the green, I wasn't quite as close and my pitch left a bit to be desired so I was only a yard or two nearer than him for one extra shot. However, he lagged his putt to about 3 feet away, and I pretty much pelted my putt straight at the hole - and it dropped! A good 25-foot putt for another birdie, and you should have seen the look on his face. That must have killed any hope he had because he then missed the three-footer for half so I'd stolen the hole and gone 4 up. With his spirit duly broken, I won the 15th with a pretty routine par as he bogeyed, so that was that, I'd won the match 5 & 3.

I finished the round with 3 bogeys so it was 85 gross (36 points stableford), with 3 birdies in the round which I don't think I've ever done before, I'm struggling to think. Happy I played really well after the very ropey start, and delighted I didn't get knocked out in the first round really! Anything else from here is a bonus.

 

[backwoodsman]

Just got home from my first 9 holes in about 12 months, after spending the last couple of free days at the range. Shot 49 and made my first ever par. Absolutely chuffed. Managed to avoid getting soaked as well. Bonus.

Well done ! That first ever par is one to remember. You cant get another "first ever". Onwards and upwards from here...

 

[backwoodsman]

Silly game, golf! Had a blinder midweek, and seemed to be continuing the form yesterday. Playing really well and striking the ball nicely with a decent score accruing. Then out of nowhere, lost it and blobbed 15, 16 & 17 - playing so badly as if I'd only imagined the good stuff on previous 32 holes. Then parred the18th. Finished on 31pts. Will have to see what today brings.

 

[Eagle2]

don’t know how to feel... started with 3 doubles in a row leaving me with only 1 shot to play with for the front 9 I then had 6 pars in a row with a birdie in there to put me back in a position. I played ok for the rest of the round but lipped out on 16th and 17th for par to leave me one under on the 18th... all was good until the 4 putt on the 18th.

I don’t understand how you can play so badly and so good all in the same round.

 

[GG26]

Three rounds in the last three days with 38, 39 & 35 points off of my new lower handicap. Pleased with the consistency and scope to get lower. I’ve already scored more birdies than in the whole of last year.

 

[jamiet7682]

Strange round on saturday. Arrived at the first tee and there was five groups of three all queued up, seemingly a group who play together every saturday morning. They seemed a little bemused that i was teeing off with them, i booked my tee time first and they added themselves to the slot.

Anyway, had to wait for everyone to tee off as i had been put in the last group, so didnt actually get my booked tee time.

This slightly irked me, not gonna lie, they seemed to think they had a right to certain tee times when its first come first served.

Anyway, onto the golf, shot 9 on the first two holes (par 4 & 5), ill put this down to the situatuon on the first tee. Started to play better after that, parring the par 4 5th for the second time.

Scored 53.

 

[Deleted member 3432]

Strange round on saturday. Arrived at the first tee and there was five groups of three all queued up, seemingly a group who play together every saturday morning. They seemed a little bemused that i was teeing off with them, i booked my tee time first and they added themselves to the slot.

Anyway, had to wait for everyone to tee off as i had been put in the last group, so didnt actually get my booked tee time.

This slightly irked me, not gonna lie, they seemed to think they had a right to certain tee times when its first come first served.

Anyway, onto the golf, shot 9 on the first two holes (par 4 & 5), ill put this down to the situatuon on the first tee. Started to play better after that, parring the par 4 5th for the second time.

Scored 53.

So they don't know what social distancing is for a start?

You had booked a tee time yet they decided to push you out of that slot.

What sort of club are you a member of, it sounds like a free for all?

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

So they don't know what social distancing is for a start?

You had booked a tee time yet they decided to push you out of that slot.

What sort of club are you a member of, it sounds like a free for all?

Sounds like a roll up where a group of members books five tee times then has a draw for the playing fours. But should be nothing stopping any other member joining in. But as much as they might call it a roll up - there usually is an assumption that it is their group

 

[Crow]

Last run out for the Slazenger Johnny Miller 63s before they're go in the cupboard until next year.

Pro-Shop Stableford competition, started with a treble for 0...
But I hit two great 3 irons, the first on the long par 4 8th hole, after an awful drive I pulled my next into the light rough to leave 180 yards into a decent wind, lie was good and I hit a lovely shot pin high in the fringe and putted on to tap-in.
Next hole was a 180 yard par 3 into the same wind, 3 iron again and right on line, it looked like a 2 foot tap-in from the tee but was actually 5 foot, made the two for a share of the 2s pot and then birdied the 10th for back to back twos and to increase my share of the pot.

Finished on 37 points so happy with that.

 

[jamiet7682]

Sounds like a roll up where a group of members books five tee times then has a draw for the playing fours. But should be nothing stopping any other member joining in. But as much as they might call it a roll up - there usually is an assumption that it is their group

Yeah thats what it felt like. Exactly the behaviour that stopped me joining a golf club for years. Fannies.

 

[Deleted member 3432]

Sounds like a roll up where a group of members books five tee times then has a draw for the playing fours. But should be nothing stopping any other member joining in. But as much as they might call it a roll up - there usually is an assumption that it is their group

Really don't understand your reasoning here.

A member made a booking and another group pushed him out.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Anyway, had to wait for everyone to tee off as i had been put in the last group, so didnt actually get my booked tee time.

This slightly irked me, not gonna lie, they seemed to think they had a right to certain tee times when its first come first served.

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I assume you are all members of a club? Where do you play? We have roll up groups that under normal circumstances go off at set times on their set days but these are well publicised and most members are aware of when they are on. However under the new rules, we are restricted to only booking tee times individually and the club hasn't set aside any times or blocked tee times out to accommodate these groups. If I was you I'd be speaking to the secretary/general manager about how poorly you were treated and how you weren't even allowed to tee off at the time you booked. Seems very poor

 

[jamiet7682]

I am a full member, the guys i was playing with had corporate membership.
It was annoying. Ill just be looking out for the names on brs and avoiding booking alongside them in future.

If they book on alongside me again ill be making them aware they have booked on with me so they can work around me teeing off as booked, no interest in getting involved on their game but not getting pushed off my tee time again.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I am a full member, the guys i was playing with had corporate membership.
It was annoying. Ill just be looking out for the names on brs and avoiding booking alongside them in future.

If they book on alongside me again ill be making them aware they have booked on with me so they can work around me teeing off as booked, no interest in getting involved on their game but not getting pushed off my tee time again.

I know money talks and all that but surely as a full member you'd have more playing rights than a corporate member and I'd definitely be doing more than avoiding their names and taking it up further

 

[Shooter McPowick]

My old club are dragging their feet with releasing my handicap annoyingly or I could have played in the stable ford competition.
Was fairly consistent but really made a mess of 4, 5 and 11. 11 was a quadruple bogey where the heather just royally you know what’d me in the you know what! Some great pars on 2, 9 (been struggling with 9), 12, 14 & 18 where for a brief moment in the round golf appeared easy.
86 for 33 points (assuming my old handicap) with 2 blobs. Fairly happy with that but I need to dedicate some time to putting practice

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Had 34 today with two holes I didn't score on (10 and the 18th, which in particular is beating me up at the moment). Managing to be pretty consistent in the last few rounds, 34, 34, 37, 34. One of those was abjectly poor in terms of ball striking but saved by an exceptional short game performance. Didn't hit it overly consistently today either. Had the G410 demo driver in the bag to give it one more bash before pulling the trigger and by and large (bar a very poor shot on 10 and a lost ball) is doing well. Perhaps more importantly, especially for someone that has really moaned about his short game I chipped in for a birdie on our 14th and the second chip in this week. That is definitely something that doesn't happen. Add in the increased number of sand saves and all in all I am in a gloriously happy golfing place right now

 

[HarrogateHacker]

Played this morning, had a really good round. Shot -5 net, my lowest at my course off the whites, only one double (which came on the last) made a massive difference to the card. Didn’t put myself into too much trouble off the tee, birdied the 8th, a short par4 but first time I’ve birdied it. The good bit is I felt like I left shots out there and still got my best score, I’ve been practicing a lot but it feels like it’s coming together