HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Played the back nine (harder of the two) and shot 16 feeling like I never hit too many good shots and short game off. Pleased I got it round with that many not playing well
I played today and..(Rolling) -originally created by JohnnyDee
- Thread starter Imurg
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Played for my B-team Tuesday Away at Shirley GC.
Not played it before, very nice on the eye, excellent quick undulating greens.
Won 8&6 and shot a nett 68 (-4) 😎
Played Heythrop Park a Crown Plaza resort on Wednesday.
Course was very challenging off the very back sticks. Couldn’t adjust to the very slow and at times bumpy greens. Struggled to focus on my own game looking for others balls on almost every hole! One to forget.
Played today for my Coggs away at Olton GC.
Won 2-up, Course in excellent condition and greens were slick and great to putt on.
Hit some great long approaches into the greens, made the par5 11th in 2, made birdie and came away with a half! Tough school today with no shots and giving 6 away.
Still played well under handicap, 4 over gross on the back 9 😎
What a difference a day makes!
In good form for my team event on Saturday.
Not played it before, very nice on the eye, excellent quick undulating greens.
Won 8&6 and shot a nett 68 (-4) 😎
Played Heythrop Park a Crown Plaza resort on Wednesday.
Course was very challenging off the very back sticks. Couldn’t adjust to the very slow and at times bumpy greens. Struggled to focus on my own game looking for others balls on almost every hole! One to forget.
Played today for my Coggs away at Olton GC.
Won 2-up, Course in excellent condition and greens were slick and great to putt on.
Hit some great long approaches into the greens, made the par5 11th in 2, made birdie and came away with a half! Tough school today with no shots and giving 6 away.
Still played well under handicap, 4 over gross on the back 9 😎
What a difference a day makes!
In good form for my team event on Saturday.
louise_a
Money List Winner
My recent good form deserted me today, for some reason I couldn't keep my head down, so many tops and a meagre 27 points.
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
Are you related to Kim Jong Il? 16 shots for 9 holes would give him a run for his money.
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Despite being decidedly average off the tee, my short game and putting were on point today.
+3 going out (19 points) and level par coming back (22 points)
Equals my best round at the Zoo - 76 to a par of 73.
5 bogeys, 2 birdies and the rest pars.
Life is good!
+3 going out (19 points) and level par coming back (22 points)
Equals my best round at the Zoo - 76 to a par of 73.
5 bogeys, 2 birdies and the rest pars.
Life is good!
anotherdouble
Journeyman Pro
Despite being decidedly average off the tee, my short game and putting were on point today.
+3 going out (19 points) and level par coming back (22 points)
Equals my best round at the Zoo - 76 to a par of 73.
5 bogeys, 2 birdies and the rest pars.
Life is good!
Well played ian
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Why, Thank you, my Man
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Good shooting sir. Did you play in the shadow of your brother who clearly wouldn't have lived with that shooting (or did he have a career day too)Despite being decidedly average off the tee, my short game and putting were on point today.
+3 going out (19 points) and level par coming back (22 points)
Equals my best round at the Zoo - 76 to a par of 73.
5 bogeys, 2 birdies and the rest pars.
Life is good!
86 on Wednesday, 72 today
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
He was down Sussex way giving Barney Puttick the shivers.......
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Poor Barney
anotherdouble
Journeyman Pro
I guess Barney has now checked into the local rehab centre, or A and E after sustaining injury after banging his head on the nearest brick wall
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
He may have murdered Fragger coz I haven't heard from him yet....
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Had a fun few days in Scotland on a golfing break with the family and a friend. Stayed near Callander and travelled around a bit, played :-
Loch Lomond Golf Club - Just wow, did I say wow, what a setting and the space the course has got. Ouch on price but was for a H4H charity, so happy really.
Callander - From the silly expensive to the silly cheap on a £10 twilight deal. Pretty short course, but some lovely holes, friendly and nice views.
The other day was up at 5am for a 3.5 hour drive(each way) to Machrihanish area. The drive to there from near Callander, was simply breathtaking, lochs, sea, islands, hills, just everything and played. Got back at just before midnight with a diversion, pooped :-
Played Machrihanish Golf Club on a H4H voucher, really quiet and no one in front or behind for many holes. Really liked this course and would like to play their more often. The first dozen holes are really great. Clubhouse(nice views and food) and pro shop were really friendly and probably has the largest selection of ladies clothes seen in a pro shop. Ouch
In afternoon played Machrihanish Dunes golf club on twilight rate of £39, friendly and even walked us to the 1st tee. Gee whizz that course is some walk, reckon it was easily over 8000 yards to walk straight, so I probably walked 10000 Some interesting holes, but to many blind shots for my liking and marker posts not in the right places on some depending on the tee being played.
Had to come home a day early so didn't get to play Gleneagles and Silloth(and didn't get lucky on the old course ballot), oh well next year.
Loch Lomond Golf Club - Just wow, did I say wow, what a setting and the space the course has got.
Ouch on price but was for a H4H charity, so happy really.Callander - From the silly expensive to the silly cheap on a £10 twilight deal. Pretty short course, but some lovely holes, friendly and nice views.
The other day was up at 5am for a 3.5 hour drive(each way)
to Machrihanish area. The drive to there from near Callander, was simply breathtaking, lochs, sea, islands, hills, just everything and played. Got back at just before midnight with a diversion, pooped :-Played Machrihanish Golf Club on a H4H voucher, really quiet and no one in front or behind for many holes. Really liked this course and would like to play their more often. The first dozen holes are really great. Clubhouse(nice views and food) and pro shop were really friendly and probably has the largest selection of ladies clothes seen in a pro shop. Ouch
In afternoon played Machrihanish Dunes golf club on twilight rate of £39, friendly and even walked us to the 1st tee. Gee whizz that course is some walk, reckon it was easily over 8000 yards to walk straight, so I probably walked 10000
Some interesting holes, but to many blind shots for my liking and marker posts not in the right places on some depending on the tee being played.Had to come home a day early so didn't get to play Gleneagles and Silloth(and didn't get lucky on the old course ballot), oh well next year.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
Lovely sunny and warm morning, and soon to head off to club to play in 1st Round of Club Championship. Not a lot of chance of me winning it - but maybe a chance of a 'place' in the handicap competition run in parallel. First though I've got to make the cut for tomorrow's 2nd round (top 60 plus ties) - and that isn't going to be that easy out of a field of 160+.
JohnnyDee
Tour Winner
Had two days at The Dorset Country Club and really enjoyed it. Four of us went on a recce as our big group of 24 are going there next May. We had two great days matchplay better ball were me and regular PP lost on Thursday and won Friday.
We were made very welcome by the staff and enjoyed two beautiful days weather-wise. We had booked a cabin / house which was absolutely brilliant, so much so that we're changing to these from the 'hotel block' we'd booked for next year, as although we didn't see those rooms overall it looked more like a Premier Inn / Travel Lodge standard oblong block.
Course was not too long, pretty flat with some very nice holes and well presented and although it won't make GM's Top 100, it was ideal for what we want next year. We're a group of mixed ability golfers (HCs 8-26) some of us golf crazy but others more social.
Food we had was excellent and bar prices in line with what you'd expect (darn sarf) £4.70 for a pint of premium lager.
For the money I would happily recommend this as a venue for any social golfing group. For hardened golf nuts wanting a top-notch amazing course then perhaps not so much so.
We were made very welcome by the staff and enjoyed two beautiful days weather-wise. We had booked a cabin / house which was absolutely brilliant, so much so that we're changing to these from the 'hotel block' we'd booked for next year, as although we didn't see those rooms overall it looked more like a Premier Inn / Travel Lodge standard oblong block.
Course was not too long, pretty flat with some very nice holes and well presented and although it won't make GM's Top 100, it was ideal for what we want next year. We're a group of mixed ability golfers (HCs 8-26) some of us golf crazy but others more social.
Food we had was excellent and bar prices in line with what you'd expect (darn sarf) £4.70 for a pint of premium lager.
For the money I would happily recommend this as a venue for any social golfing group. For hardened golf nuts wanting a top-notch amazing course then perhaps not so much so.
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USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
Had a shocker. Again. Just cannot hit my, or any, driver. Medal tomorrow. Going to remove temptation and leave the big stick in the car.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
Well that was a pleasant surprise. What a stunning afternoon to play golf and to be as fortunate as I am to be a member of a lovely golf club. 3 under handicap and - I think - best competitive round of the year - and in 1st Round of Club Champs as well. Scoring was pretty high all round as greens were fast and, consensus I was hearing was, as good as they have been in memory of most members. So with our greens being small I hear a lot of players were putting off the greens - very easy done - and at times ending up 20--30yds from the putting surface.
Anyway - I make top 60 and qualify for tomorrow - 4th equal gross and 2nd nett. Onwards an upwards tomorrow. Will be out in 3rd last group. We will see.
Played in a team event yesterday for the Captains Charity Day.
I don’t normally get involved in these, they are always in the afternoon and I’m a morning person who likes to get up and get out on the course.
Anyway, a good spread of handicaps and playing off 90% the format was best 2 from 4.
We were ticking along nicely believing that at least 90 points would be needed as a minimum to get in the fame. We were comfortably putting the 6 points and the odd 7 points on the card, but then we had a horror 3 back to back holes!
We all had shots on the 11th and came away with only 4, then only 1 of us completed the 12th for 2 points then a silly 3 points on the 13th, so we thought that was that, dropping at least 9 potential points over 3 holes.
We rallied and put back on a good batch of 6 pointers and finished with 88 points.
We were drinking on the balcony analysing our round believing we would be in the middle of field at best, then the Captains stood up to announce the winners; in fourth place with 88 points
Well we didn’t see that coming, and with the winners on 92 points, it really was a case of what could have been.
Really getting my drives away now with my newer shallower swing, couple that with my confident wedge play and putting, and I’m hopeful of still a couple of cuts coming in the next 2 monthly medals.
I don’t normally get involved in these, they are always in the afternoon and I’m a morning person who likes to get up and get out on the course.
Anyway, a good spread of handicaps and playing off 90% the format was best 2 from 4.
We were ticking along nicely believing that at least 90 points would be needed as a minimum to get in the fame. We were comfortably putting the 6 points and the odd 7 points on the card, but then we had a horror 3 back to back holes!
We all had shots on the 11th and came away with only 4, then only 1 of us completed the 12th for 2 points then a silly 3 points on the 13th, so we thought that was that, dropping at least 9 potential points over 3 holes.
We rallied and put back on a good batch of 6 pointers and finished with 88 points.
We were drinking on the balcony analysing our round believing we would be in the middle of field at best, then the Captains stood up to announce the winners; in fourth place with 88 points
Well we didn’t see that coming, and with the winners on 92 points, it really was a case of what could have been.
Really getting my drives away now with my newer shallower swing, couple that with my confident wedge play and putting, and I’m hopeful of still a couple of cuts coming in the next 2 monthly medals.
srixon 1
Journeyman Pro
Another .1 for me yesterday. Nuff said.
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