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

[BubbaP]

Played yesterday. One of those days with plenty of good holes and plenty of shocking ones and not much in between. If a few of the shocking ones had just been mediocre, I'd have been on for a good score, but in the end it was 87 for 32 points. Seven pars, six doubles/triples, says it all really. The other day my missus agreed to get me a new putter for my upcoming birthday, so of course the putter was one of the better clubs in the bag for once.


Today I went on a pitch and putt with the missus, as she's a total beginner but starting to get interested in it. She really enjoyed it and doesn't do too bad really. We had some fun in the afternoon sunshine anyway.

Pretty similar here, I used to pride myself of grinding out scores but 2021 has been the year of the capitulation for me, need to give my head a wobble. After a double on the first, cruised the next 9 holes. Messed up 11 & 12, bounced back with 3 reg pars, then finished with 3 sixes ? . Nine pars, also 32 points ?

 

[SteveW86]

Bit of a random format for today’s comp at the club, but on the course it was a stableford. After playing well earlier in the week I was looking forward to it, followed up my PB of 77 on Thursday with a 76 today for 44 points. Due to the format it wasn’t a qualifier, so the handicap won’t get cut though.

Really happy with how I played though, I probably hit 1 really bad shot all round which led to a double on my 3rd hole, but followed it up with a birdie on the next. My inconsistent driver has behaved very well the last two rounds which has totally changed how I have been able to play the course and given me much more confidence.

My game definitely seems to be trending in the right direction, hope it continues for the club champs in a few weeks and then on for H4H.

 

[Rlburnside]

Strange day yesterday. First I had my iron fitting at Orka HQ. Unfortunately I sometimes have a problem with the Tom Hanks when I'm on the driving range or in a studio, and it started creeping in again. Hit some decent ones with my own 7 iron, but the ones he was handing me, my strike was so inconsistent we couldn't get any decent numbers, and as I got frustrated it just kept getting worse. Ultimately we had a chat after about 20 minutes and agreed that it wasn't worth persisting as we weren't getting much valid data - I was really grateful when he said this happens quite a lot and they wouldn't charge me for it, he didn't want to just send me out the door with irons if we weren't sure they were going to benefit me - the kind of good service Orka have become known for I think. Disappointing to drive all the way there and it being a bust, but I was grateful for how he handled it (sadly I didn't catch the guy's name, it wasn't Alex Comben but another chap).

As I had the afternoon off, I'd already planned to do nine holes with the old man. So I turn up with confidence at an all time low of course. Kinda duffed the first hole for a double, 2nd tee shot was a bit toppy but got away with it after a lucky bounce, and hit a fantastic approach onto the green with my 9 iron to make par (maybe I can hit a golf ball after all?) - then made birdie, par on the next two. Made another birdie at the 6th as well, but overall it was a mixed bag with two birdies, two pars, two bogeys and three doubles! 41 the score which is 19 points. So I won't be getting new irons like I thought, but at least I can still kind of hack my way around a course I guess.

That’s exactly what happened to me when I had a iron fitting a few years ago with a very respected fitter in Scotland.

I think I only hit 3 decent shots with a 7 iron the rest were rubbish, I did mention to him it would be hard to get a proper fitting with so few decent shots but he didn’t seem concerned and went ahead and fitted me for new irons.

 

[Deleted member 21258]

Hit ball fairly well, no lost balls, putted and chipped terrible, so many dropped shots on or within 5 yards of the greens. 8 over, 6 over, 14 over.

For the last 3ish months, just cant get seem to put a score together, thank goodness for the handicap soft cap.

 

[patricks148]

Played castle Stuart this morning, bit cloudy but not a breath of wind. Course was empty, on the front 9 and didn't see another group ( apart from us lot) until the halfway hut when guys were going off the first.

Played pretty well birdies on 1st, 3rd, 4th, 7th and 10 and 18. Drove it well too.

 

[Crow]

Played here today, I always think this is one of the most picturesque views from a tee, pity the phone camera doesn't do it justice but anybody recognise the course and hole?

 

[arnieboy]

Played the Dale Hill Woosnam course today, a challenging course with superb condition fairways, greens were quick. Unfortunately we ended up behind a society that meant we were waiting on every shot. It certainly affects your momentum!

 

[HeftyHacker]

Played split sixes in a three ball with my boss and his pal at the wonderful Llanymynech course today.

Started off really well and was 1 over gross through 7 before a triple and a bogey left me 5 over fornthe front 9. Wheels fell off on the back 9 though but recovered enough to hold onto the win.

Great format and points finished 37, 36 and 35 so was a close run thing.

As an added bonus my boss handed me a brand new Vokey SM8 56 degree wedge as an early birthday present!

 

[Deleted member 21258]

Played here today, I always think this is one of the most picturesque views from a tee, pity the phone camera doesn't do it justice but anybody recognise the course and hole?
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Great brick wall and tower in the background, just the kind of place to strike up a barbie and have a few ciders and let the world go by.

Haven't got the foggiest on the course, where is it ?

 

[Dando]

played Dartford with @Scholesy and beat him again.

i am also the owner of an official handicap courtesy of the England Golf App

 

[Crow]

Great brick wall and tower in the background, just the kind of place to strike up a barbie and have a few ciders and let the world go by.

Haven't got the foggiest on the course, where is it ?

Edgbaston, in the middle of Birmingham.

 

[Deleted member 18588]

Played here today, I always think this is one of the most picturesque views from a tee, pity the phone camera doesn't do it justice but anybody recognise the course and hole?


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Birmingham University as seen from Edgbaston GC.

The tower was an inspiration to Tolkien when writing The Lord of the Rings whilst he was a professor in the English Department at the University.

The Club is, I believe, the nearest golf course to any city centre in England.

 

[Dando]

Played here today, I always think this is one of the most picturesque views from a tee, pity the phone camera doesn't do it justice but anybody recognise the course and hole?


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too many trees for my liking

 

[Tashyboy]

First game for over 3 weeks due to me back being made of glass. Went round in 42 on the front nine and I was a machine. I played with a steady swing and it was steady percentage golf. However the old demons came back on the back nine. My driving was awful. So much so the 3 wood came out, 51 on the back nine.Happy the way me back has held up. See if I am saying the same in the morning. Oddly enough I slipped walking down a hill and ended up on me back. As odd as it was I felt me back looser When I got up ?

 

[Neilds]

Played the Codrington course at Players Club, just outside Bristol yesterday. Nice course that I have been to a couple of times before. Water is in play on about 7/8 holes and I have a bit of trouble playing over water usually! Played nice and steady, came back with the same ball I started with (did lose a provisional though!), scored 40 points to win and also broke 90 for the first time. Really chuffed with how I played. Was also out with a good group of guys, some who I hadn't met before so all in all, a very nice way to spend an afternoon.

 

[Deleted member 23344]

Played the Codrington course at Players Club, just outside Bristol yesterday. Nice course that I have been to a couple of times before. Water is in play on about 7/8 holes and I have a bit of trouble playing over water usually! Played nice and steady, came back with the same ball I started with (did lose a provisional though!), scored 40 points to win and also broke 90 for the first time. Really chuffed with how I played. Was also out with a good group of guys, some who I hadn't met before so all in all, a very nice way to spend an afternoon.

Well done on breaking 90 … I live in hope.

 

[Imurg]

First 5 holes i played like a God....
Next 13 i played like I'd never played before....
Stupid game....

 

[Orikoru]

Day off today, for a lovely round at Whipsnade Park. Got over the annoyance of double-bogeying the par 3 third and was only 2 over gross at the half way point! Including 2 birdies at the 4th and the 7th. Was never likely to keep that up though, back nine was ten over, so a 12 over 85 in the end. Most annoyingly I repeated the earlier trick and doubled the par 3 17th (both of them were no shot holes as well so they were my two blobs), and after a great drive on 18 I had a chance of reaching the green in two, but instead hooked it into the crap and made double bogey there as well. I think on WHS I get 16 shots there so a nice round 40 points in the end, comprised of 24 out and 16 back. One of those really quite good rounds that still leaves you grumbling at the end. That's golf.

Did a hell of a lot better than one of my mates though. He was so fed up with losing balls (mostly with driver) that he had a total strop and stopped playing properly, almost stopped talking to us as well for much of the back nine. Bit of a shame that he resorts to that, but we gave him all the necessary abuse afterwards of course. 12 points out, 6 in for him. ?

My putting was just unbelievable today. Don't know how, don't know why, but I just holed so many putts of 8-10 feet or so. It was crazy. Front nine I only had 13 putts!

 

[Smiffy]

Just got home from the club. Medal today, which I entered purely to mark a card for handicap. Can honestly say that was the worst I've played in years. And I think the only round of golf I've played where I didn't make one par. And no, I didn't have any birdies either. It was that bad ...... ????

 

[GG26]

Played today in a betterball comp at Stanton-on-the-Wolds. Started well (front nine was the best nine I’ve played this year) and we reached the turn in 22 pts. Back nine not so good and we ended up with 39 in total. My driving was good, apart from one that I topped, the irons and chipping were inconsistent and the putting mixed.

When we left there were already scores of 49, 48 and 4x46 in. That’s some scoring.