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

[davidy233]

Out in the midweek stableford tonight - nothing disastrous but nothing special either - 31pts, another card in. Got me out of the house for first time since Sunday though so all good.

Weather gorgeous again, sunshine and barely a breath of wind.


14th Ashludie course Monifieth Links photographed from 6th tee

Looking back down the 15th, Ashludie course, Monifieth Links


16th Ashludie course, Monifieth Links


18th Ashludie course, Monifieth Links

 

[Golfnut1957]

In order to play 18 at a time that we want to play 18 and not get mixed up in the middle of a roll up we have to start by 7.30 from the 10th..no big deal really but the 10th can be a tricky first hole.
So off we went..very average golf but they had top dressed the greens so that was our excuse..
Got round to the turn and.....barely 10 cars in the car park at nearly 9am....place is usually heaving by then..
Seems the Elders roll up was lacking any numbers
So we would have been ab,e to go off the first and not had any time issues... if only there was a way to know this.....
Anyway, the averageness continued and I finished on 32 points...
And it rained
Again
Less than 5% chance of precipitation and we were that unlucky..........

There is a theme developing here.

 

[Wilson]

I’m consistently inconsistent! Started terribly once again, (actually managed to hit a few balls prior to play today), was +8 after 6, and finished +8! Had a nice eagle on the 12th, and a 2nd ball birdie on 17 after a wild tee shot that was never going to be found.

 

[louise_a]

I played in a team open at Nelson today, it is my home town club and mum was lady Captain there beck in the early 90s, the course was in fantastic condition and the greens were great and the weather was perfect, I played decently on the front nine with 4 pars and then after messing up the 11th, i birdied the 12th then parred in, I have played Nelson many times today was the best I have played it. I have some big games coming up, i hope I haven't peaked too soon

 

[Curls]

Midweek comp off whites. Hit 15 greens in Reg. 2 of the (narrow) misses I up and downed for par. The other was a narrowly missed par putt. Sounds like an under par round right?

7 over.

Oh there were words with the putter. We had a long meeting and a lot of people got fired. Wow it was stone cold on the back 9. I think it’s because I spent the weekend playing 3 matchplay games in which I wasn’t putting out from close range or if I was, I was hammering them in cos they were for halves. Maybe. Or I’m a terrible putter. Or I should go shopping. ?

Taking the positives my game tee time green is in great shape. But man. That was ugly.

 

[Curls]

Addendum

Went to the club this lunch time and hit the practice green. Old boy holing everything strikes up conversation. I ask for help, he gives it, I hole everything. If this happened yesterday I would have been under par.

Stupid game.

 

[Voyager EMH]

Addendum

Went to the club this lunch time and hit the practice green. Old boy holing everything strikes up conversation. I ask for help, he gives it, I hole everything. If this happened yesterday I would have been under par.

Stupid game.

 

[louise_a]

a right mixed bag today, 9 pars, offset by 4 double bogies and a quadruple. The really annoying thing was that I played the par 3s well, just one over par, but the I had 2 doubles and the quad on par 5s. Normally i make up on the par 5s. I have to admit my putting was poor, a 3 putt from 3 feet and another from 8 feet. So irritating. Big games tomorrow as we are playing the regional finals of the handicap shield so possibly 36 holes if we win in the morning.

 

[IanM]

Knocked off early today and sneaked out for a game. Joined some seniors for a 4bbb. Great sunny afternoon.

Played really solid. Missed only two fairways all round. Upward trend at last. Comp on Saturday, see how we go

 

[GG26]

It’s a funny old game.

A week ago I played a seniors open at Coxmoor and retuned an abject 17 pts (would have been around 114 gross). What made the round enjoyable was that one of my group turned out to be the Coxmoor club president, who was great company and gave us great insight into the changes to the course over the years.

On Tuesday went to Beedles Lake with my usual PP and was hosted by two of his friends who are members there. Wasn’t expecting much, but started striking the ball well and consistently. Played to around my handicap, which I had only done once before this year.

Had this afternoon off so went for a round on my own at my home club. The good ball striking has remained and went around in 85 (best ever is 83). One drive oob and a couple of average short game shots cost me a new best.

What a difference a week makes!

 

[Crow]

Our Senior Captain's away day today at Maxstoke Park near Birmingham.

I played .

But before we started there was a 9 hole putting competition, not long putts but typically around 15 to 20 feet.

I'd put one of my Golden Goose putters in the bag for the day, model shown below, and proceeded to "putt the lights out" as they say. Four single putts and the rest 2 putts for 14 total and won the putting comp, a bottle of wine and a sleeve of balls.
Putted like a beginner out on the course though!

 

[HeftyHacker]

Had a 12 hole knockabout after work. Played a few holes seriously and was playing alright but then we hit a load of traffic so decided to join up with the 3 ball in front and play as a 5 (there was nobody behind us).

From then on we were just having a laugh really, trying stupid flop shots over bunkers and attempting to hit stingers etc. Was a great way to spend a sunny evening.

Topped off with a rare pint on the clubhouse balcony whilst watching the sun set.

 

[Tongo]

Shot 88 at the New Forest GC yesterday evening. First round in six weeks so pleased with that. Birdied the last as well.

Loads of ponies wandering about the course. Tried to have a chat with a couple but they dont want to be interrupted whilst mowing the course! ?

 

[patricks148]

Played with the boys yesterday, and was asked to caddy for some American s who where playing the member guest comp sat Sunday and were having a practice round in the afternoon. I played OK, drove it well again, greens were really nice, rolled beautifully, managed to hole a fair few. Caddying was hard work, almost 5 hours in a fresh easterly, which makes the front 9 very short and the back 9 long. Couple of days rest now, then off on our jolly to Kirriemuir, Alyth, stathmore and Blairgowrie.

 

[louise_a]

Yesterday I played at Woolton in a lancs ladies competition, it was the regional finals of a shield league Ellesmere had 2 teams out of the four playing semis and a final.
I had an eventful round, consisting of 9 pars and 2 birdies sadly offset by a double, a triple and a quadruple. I had a very close match giving 7 shots and I managed to win on the last hole. I totted up our stableford scores afterwards and I would have score 37 points to her 39. Unfortunately my team got beat and in the final the team that beat us also beat our other team.
The course was decent but the downside was that the greens had been hollow tined and sanded 2 weeks ago and so were very bumpy and uneven (probably help m as my putting is not great)

 

[rudebhoy]

First game for a few weeks due to holidays and knee problems.

9 hole comp. Started off great, 10 points for the first 4 holes despite being in 2 bunkers. Then my hybrid, which has been my best club for months, decided to go haywire. Everything was going into the bushes left and right. One lost ball and a couple of penalty drops meant I was on 16 points teeing off on the par 3 9th. Hit a beauty to the middle of the green only for it to take a really bad bounce and run off into the steepest bunker on the course. Managed to get it out, but it ran along the lip from one end to the other and then decided to roll back in! Got it out next time to the fringe, tough putt down the slope, just missed and stopped 5-6 foot past. Return putt lipped out, ended up taking 6, the daft thing was none of them were bad shots!

Anyway, was good to be back, and the knees held up, so the plan is to play 18 at our place on Tuesday, then Close House later in the week.

 

[harpo_72]

Early start this morning looked in jeopardy with the fog. But wind cleared it. Match play game, first hole was poor… dunno what was going on there. But then settled down and stopped giving holes away. Took my shot hole and then started to unwind. Went birdie, par,par, nett birdie to get to 3 up. Then just kept focussed to finish by 15. It wasn’t great golf, it was just not giving stuff away and forcing my opponent to take the risks. Now deeper into this competition than I expected hopefully I can keep going on.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Ah, what was easy one day becomes difficult a few days later. A round that ebbed and flowed with good and bad. Weather was lovely though ?

 

[Orikoru]

Mates will unavailable so just had a round on my own. Course was basically empty so raced round in 2 hours 10 minutes. I shot 80, which is a joint personal best. Still not broken 80, but probably just as well, if I did it with no witnesses my mates would only accuse me of cheating.

The big plus was turning doubles into bogeys, as recently I've had had too many rounds full of pars and doubles. Front nine was very stress-free with five pars, four bogeys. Unfortunately two doubles on the back nine but they were on the two hardest holes in fairness. Putted fairly well with only one three-putt all day. Hit a couple of big drives for me as well, generally I think of my average as being 235 ish, but I definitely exceeded 250 on the 9th and the 16th.

 

[BubbaP]

Inter club match away at a course I've not played before. Was receiving 3 shots ? Started with 6 halved holes which unfortunately contained 2 of those shots - adv oppo. Then a 9 iron to 18 inches, followed by my best drive of the day to jump 2 up. Oppo then starts holing putts, 40 footer for bird on next. Back to square in a few, then 1 up again to me. Both hole 20 footers on next. Nip n tuck momentum swings for next few until I hole on 17 for 2 up. I can normally sit down after a round and write down all the scores plus what clubs. Have no clue about that 2nd nine, was so wrapped up in the match. Unfortunately team was pipped, but was a great match with a fine opponent.