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

[garyinderry]

Any time Im up its always the Mussenden for me, Id love to maybe go up early doors some day and do the 9 holes after the big course.

Good winter deal going atm. 12.50 for golf and a fry. the 9 hole would be a good warm up for the man course. can be tricky to hold the fairways. you won't need a driver.

 

[Crow]

Well, after yesterday's win in the Texas Scramble I was looking forward to playing the same clubs in today's 4BBB match in the Winter League, down to earth with a bump!

I was shocking and just couldn't get a swing feeling going all round, primarily with the Long-Flite woods but also the Hogans, luckily the putter behaved itself (bar one awful pulled putt for a half from 4 feet) and I dovetailed well with my partner.

That added to the fact that our opposition were also off their games meant that there was never more than a hole in it and at the end we escaped with a half, not a match of great quality but a lot of tension!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Captains drive in/putt out and a team event. Played with the outgoing captain which was nice. Weather held of and the course was in good condition given the filthy weather last night. Some bunkers were flooded but other than that it was fine. Shame my golf didn't hold up. Good in parts and poor in others. Great day and a huge turnout and the silence ant 11.00am impeccably observed on the course. All in all a great day

 

[Wilson]

Average round today, started with a double again, including a duffed chip out... was still +2 when I had a good birdie chance on 8...which I three putted, then a 7 on 9 after missing it in a bad spot. On the bogey train on the back 9, couldn’t get anything going - at least the weather was glorious!

 

[Hobbit]

Played yesterday, and ended up with the same result as Wednesday, 4th. Both rounds were a bit frustrating. Some rank, silly mistakes like missing a green from 80yds. Missing a birdie from 18". Feel like there's another under par round just around the corner, i.e. confidence is fine. But concentration and decision making needs looking at.

See what Wednesday @Desert Springs brings.

 

[User 99]

Horrific, 28 points, just horrific.

 

[Orikoru]

And got soaked. It battered down. Horrible. No hat. No waterproofs. No umbrella. Greens flooded in minutes. Still drying out at home.

Yup.. sounds like me on Saturday.

Just bloody typical it was. I was playing in the Remembrance Day comp, in a group with the club sec (12 hcap), his son (5 hcap) and another feller (6 hcap), so I was a bit nervous about holding them up with my rubbish golf to begin with. But I was playing really well as it turned out. Had a solid front nine of 17 points, then was having an even better back nine that went par, bogey, bogey, birdie, par, par - standing on the 16th tee I had 34 points in the bag already. Then the monsoon came. Hailstones and all. I hit a drive out of bounds because I was rushing, played another one, then hooked my next shot, shanked the one after and picked it up. The 5 handicapper was on the green but they were totally flooded already as it was absolutely bucketing down. He four putted because it was nothing but puddles, so the club sec deemed it unplayable (and I wasn't disagreeing) so we walked in! My best comp round since July and I didn't even get to finish it off. He was talking about declaring the comp cancelled as the last 3 or 4 groups couldn't finish in playable conditions. So I repeat - just bloody typical!

Due to unsatisfaction of having not finished I went for a hastily arranged and slightly hungover 9 holes yesterday, and played awfully. But at least I can say I didn't let myself down with the better players on Saturday, quite pleased about that.

 

[Deleted member 21258]

Best road trip ever. 27.5 hours, 680 miles, 18 holes, four people, four bags & clubs in a Nissan Micra, car karaoke there and back, heavy rain on way up for 300 odd miles, to mum saying is this course well known, so many great memories, all to play the Old Course at St Andrews.


From before , entering the daily ballot without the wife/Mum knowing, to realising I would have to tell them when we got a tee time, Wife being angry and still waking up the following day angry. Heavy rain almost all the way up, getting there at just after midnight.

Morning, Waking up to clear(ish) skies, dry, fairly still, some sun, and teed off at 10.40am, playing a round on the Old Course, following an R&A comp. Son and I were allowed to play off the whites.

Highlights: Seeing wife get a sandy par out of the mega shell bunker on 7th, seeing my mum hit the par 3 8th and getting a par, I hit two par 4 greens off the tee in one round (hole 9 and 10), Son being a foot away from slam dunking on the par 3, 11th. My son and I both shot 80 and nneither of us went in a bunker. A truly amazing round and finished in 3hr 50 mins, with basically no pressure from behind or in front. So relaxing and enjoyable and so many great memories.


To after, getting back just after 10pm Sat night and still buzzing a couple of days later, thank you, thank you for the experience

Loved it loved it loved it, its what dreams are made of!

 

[Tongo]

A soggy 18 holes at Great Salterns in Portsmouth. Shot 95 so nothing special.

 

[USER1999]

Horrific, 28 points, just horrific.

I thought you Scots didn't do stableford?

 

[williamalex1]

I thought you Scots didn't do stableford?

Not usually, hence the 28

 

[Deleted member 25172]

And I've realised that I’m not having a slump in form. I simply had an unbelievable streak in September where I was playing well above my actual skill level. In the last 8 rounds, I’ve had a top of 32 points, with the last 3 rounds coming in at 28, 28 and 25 points.

Damn those 5 consecutive 40 points rounds in September that made me believe I actually knew how to play this game. Or sort of anyway.

 

[User 99]

I thought you Scots didn't do stableford?

No idea where you got that from.

 

[jim8flog]

I played today for the first time in a week and could not believe the difference in green pace in such a short time.

I played well enough, with 36 points, but must have dropped half a dozen shots on the greens.

Only needed two of them to drop and I would have been the winner.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

And I've realised that I’m not having a slump in form. I simply had an unbelievable streak in September where I was playing well above my actual skill level. In the last 8 rounds, I’ve had a top of 32 points, with the last 3 rounds coming in at 28, 28 and 25 points.

Damn those 5 consecutive 40 points rounds in September that made me believe I actually knew how to play this game. Or sort of anyway.

Most will suffer peaks and troughs. You did well to get five scores so far under handicap and now you're the same distance away from finding a buffer zone. It won't take much to get that back to 32, 33 points most weeks which I always think represents a half decent mornings golf

 

[Deleted member 25172]

Most will suffer peaks and troughs. You did well to get five scores so far under handicap and now you're the same distance away from finding a buffer zone. It won't take much to get that back to 32, 33 points most weeks which I always think represents a half decent mornings golf

Yeah, I think you’re absolutely right. If I could consistently get 32-33 points I’d be happy, but when you can’t rack up even 30 it does take a toll on the confidence, but probably more importantly - the fun in playing. Hopefully it’ll turn shortly. Given that my next 2 rounds planned in will be tough links courses, I think I’ll have to work hard on my meditation the coming week in order not to lose it completely out on the course when I thin a bunker shot 50 yards pass the green.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Yeah, I think you’re absolutely right. If I could consistently get 32-33 points I’d be happy, but when you can’t rack up even 30 it does take a toll on the confidence, but probably more importantly - the fun in playing. Hopefully it’ll turn shortly. Given that my next 2 rounds planned in will be tough links courses, I think I’ll have to work hard on my meditation the coming week in order not to lose it completely out on the course when I thin a bunker shot 50 yards pass the green.

Where are you losing the shots you weren't earlier in the year. I'm finding the wet, thick heavy rough a real penalty at the moment and costing me a few shots as are the bare lies for chipping. My bunker play is holding firm as I've gone to a wedge with less bounce which has made a massive difference. It's winter golf and it's hard. The ball doesn't go as far (so longer clubs in), greens are more bobbly so shorter putts are harder to make with regularity and it does definitely require more patience and a different thought process

 

[Deleted member 25172]

Where are you losing the shots you weren't earlier in the year. I'm finding the wet, thick heavy rough a real penalty at the moment and costing me a few shots as are the bare lies for chipping. My bunker play is holding firm as I've gone to a wedge with less bounce which has made a massive difference. It's winter golf and it's hard. The ball doesn't go as far (so longer clubs in), greens are more bobbly so shorter putts are harder to make with regularity and it does definitely require more patience and a different thought process

I lose shots all over the place I’d have to say, but the biggest issue now is that I’m so stiff standing over the ball. Before I had a natural fade, so always aimed left and it would curve back in. Now it can go dead straight, I can pull it and it can be the regular fade. It’s all a bit of a lottery at the moment and I don’t know where to aim as I don’t know which shot I’m going to pull off.
My putting has been really bad as well lately where I can easily 3 putt from 10 feet. Completely lost my control of the pace. I can not fault the greens though as they are still amazing given the time of year, so hats off to the green keepers at the club!

I do firmly believe that a lot of my bad play of late simply is the result of not knowing how the shot will shape, so I stiff up and grab the club even harder, losing all rhythm.

Edit: After thinking about it, most of my lost shots comes from the approach shot. As it now can be pull, straight or a fade, I leave myself in a lot of tricky situations as it rarely actually lands on the green. Aim to the left for a fade in - it goes dead straight, landing to the left of the green. Next hole I’d then be aiming dead on, for the good old fade to come back into play, leaving the ball to the right of the green.

 

[Deleted member 3432]

Session on my pro's SAM putting lab this morning.

Very eye opening as to how bad my putting stroke had become but just very positive improvement during the session. Very interesting how using a one inch longer putter (same make and model) improved the path of my stroke.

Putting mat in the garage is going to see a bit of use over the winter now I know what to work on.

Needed to do this months ago!

 

[Tongo]

Played the Creek course at Cams Hall. Racked up a round 100 due to dumping three balls in the pond at the last!