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

[chrisd]

, otherwise I’d have a body like Adonis ??

More like the Acropolis ?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I’m as fit as a butchers dog, playing 4 or 5 times a week over the past 3 months has helped, I’m only lumpy bumpy because of the scar tissue and hernias, otherwise I’d have a body like Adonis ??

Some would say body like a Buddha

 

[PhilTheFragger]

I’m in shape, bulbous is a shape ??

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I’m in shape, bulbous is a shape ??

Good point well made. Enjoy the day out tomorrow and hope the swing continues in the right direction

 

[upsidedown]

Seniors Open at course near me and greens were shocking, had been hollow cored but no sand applied and as bumpy as a bumpy green And it persisted down for 14 holes although on the plus side my newly re proofed water proofs held up . Had 39 points to our oppos 34 .

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Oakdale, Harrogate, yesterday. Lovely members course. Never going to be a top 100 place but hugely enjoyable and a pleasure to play. A classy place.

Form returned, on the whole, and a respectable 34 points left me smiling in the clubhouse. One big downpour for 30 minutes but otherwise we dodged the rain.

If anyone is going to do a N.Yorks / Harrogate break then I would recommend you make this course part of it.

 

[Tommy10]

Club champs at my course tomorrow, 1st trophy from scratch up to 9 and handicap trophy is anything above that. Played over 18 holes both Saturday & Sunday, Better you play on the Saturday, the later you go out on the Sunday.

The way i've played recently it'll be an early alarm getting set for round 2.

 

[Wilson]

Delayed by 1hr45 yesterday, hung around in the hope we'd get a few holes in - got all 18 in, couldn't see the tee shots on 18.... Hit a few good ones too, only a couple over handicap which wasn't bad considering it was very much walk up and hit it, moving to jog up and hit it towards the end!

 

[Deleted member 21258]

9 Holes last night, like playing in November time. Wet, 12 degrees, ground really soft, bit of rain. Where has this golfing year gone

Driver still not working but trees chucked the ball back in play three out of four times. Got up/down 6 times. Shot 1 over, could have been a NR score on another day. Very strange game.

 

[Imurg]

Supplementary today...
Off the yellows as the oldies struggle off the whites
Another average front 9, although 16 points fromm7 holes showed something
Haven't bogeyed 10 for a while so I knew that was coming.
Went on a bit of a run scoring 12 points in 5 holes before birdies at 16 and 17 made that 20 on the back with a hole to go.
SSS is 37 points off the yellows so a par at the last would lead to a small cut......bogied it
Still...37 points from 16 holes isn't to be sneezed at...and....Fragger was despatched despite a 2 point lead at the turn....

 

[patricks148]

Usual friday game, was chucking it down and blowing a bit, 3 groups in front of us didn't bother going out, but we did, got to the 2nd tee and it stopped raining and brightened up, so have the course to ourselves. strong Norther Easterly, so din't need to hit driver on 3rd and 5th. one under on the front 9, hitting it well again. 2 over on the back but much tougher into and off the left. around in under 3 hours as a 4 ball millionairs golf with the course to ourselves with only our lot behind

 

[DeanoMK]

Braved the rain which passed after 3 holes. Beautiful for the next 11 and then the next weather front moved in. Managed to get all 18 in and halved the match with my mate winning the last hole.

Playing some really good stuff at the moment - hopeful of taking into the comp tomorrow morning - and also hoping my stuff dries out by then!

 

[PhilTheFragger]

Playing 36 tomorrow, 18 at Ellesborough, then in the afternoon, 18 at The Springs near Wallingford in a society bash . ?

Always good when you find something and the drills work. Hope it holds up for tomorrow. Are you going to be ok to do 36 after all your health issues?

After a good front 9 at Ellesborough, this morning, (18 points) followed by a rubbish back 9, (9 points) I played in the society bash at The Springs near Wallingford, Oxfordshire in the afternoon
41 points later, I won the day, but I'm a guest so cant win, but I still won

Drove well, putted ok, did some lovely approach shots to receptive greens, and it lashed it down for 3/4 of the round, so all in all, very pleased

 

[jamiet7682]

Went out on my own to get some much needed short game practice. Took everything back to basics and just focussed on the process of swinging the club and hitting the ball, i noticed i had started thinking too much about the outcome of the shot and it had wrecked my already pretty poor game.
Played as well as i ever have and enjoyed the round for the first time in a while.
Hoping i can keep that focus with a card in hand.

 

[GG26]

Stableford comp today. Fourth hole sliced my drive into rubbish not to be found, but birdied the hole with my second ball with a lovely 170 yard 4-iron into the wind to 6ft. Then the wheels fell off for four holes with lost balls on 6, 7 & 8, scoring just 1pt during these. Worst driving I have had all year. Pulled it together for the last ten holes, scoring 20pts from them to end up with 30pts.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

First medal in goodness knows how long. Scrappy at best in tough conditions with that cold and strong wind. Managed to scramble out in three over handicap but fell away on the back for a net 79. And I have the joy of having to do it all again for round 2 tomorrow and conditions looking very similar to today. Only plus was the short game was pretty strong

 

[Deleted member 3432]

Comp today, shouldn't have played as I have not played for a month or so, got a dodgy back and was coming off 12 hour nights.

Opened with a treble, 3 pars to follow and then onto the beach off the 5th tee. Since it had taken 90 mins to get to this point it was thanks for the game lads but I'm off home....

Had already worked out I was not going to stay out there for a 5 & 1/2 hour round before I visited the beach so an easy decision to make.

 

[Orikoru]

Two ball at Thorney Park today. Late one as we only managed to get a 3pm tee time. Got lunch and a pint in beforehand though.

Front nine was pretty poor for me. Was back to knifing all of my irons which was frustrating, but still salvaged mostly bogeys. Parred the 8th but donated two to the lake on the 9th (both knifed) and blobbed it for 15 points out.

Back nine was better though, I remembered a Rick Shiels vid actually about sticking your bum out to maintain spine angle and finally hit a couple of alright irons. Driving was great, I hit 100% of fairways on the back nine. Ended up shooting 40, five over par, 21 points, with five pars on the back. So despite not playing great I'd scraped 36 points. It's encouraging how often I'm still making decent scores even when not hitting it my best lately, short game is now decent enough that I'm still finding the greens and making bogeys. Not bad at all.

 

[PNWokingham]

41 points today - another 1.5 cut to 13 dead now - and that with with the compulsory blob on 14 and a disasterous lost ball 2nd on 18

 

[davidy233]

Out for a round with the missus at tea time tonight, busy course but it was all going at a steady pace. Lovely evening but occasional gusts of wind at up to 30mph made it tricky at times. Drove the ball pretty well but irons were inconsistent - which at least mean that I got to hone my bunker and chipping game.


View from the rough on right of the 10th hole - Ashludie Links, Monifieth.