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

[Rlburnside]

Another 36 points today but not enough to beat my best score in winter comp. hit one of my second shots of the cliff so no score on that hole.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Used my Close House £10.00 voucher today on the Filly Course, absolute bargain, course in great condition for time of year, bit windy and a couple of balls lost by PP under leaves!
Absolute steal if the offer comes up again.

 

[AMcC]

Played Dundonald yesterday in Ayrshire Winter Golf Association meet. Course was good, greens fast and true. A couple of bits on the fairways still not recovered from the summer sun yet. Thought I had played ok, especially after having had a lesson on Tuesday, ball striking was good. Bodes well for the winter.

I was playing with pro who shot a 3 under 69 for joint second and the other amateur was off plus 3 !

Last week I played Western with a pro and a 1 handicapper.

It was a great experience both weeks, just playing beside these guys and watching their routines and how they strike the ball was worthwhile

 

[Crazyface]

Stoked the ball around 10 holes in 2 over (one birdie, should have had 3!) Change in putting. Walk up, one look and putt. To great success!!!!! Have I finally found a way of doing this? I bluddy hope so. Caught up with role up so went for a brew with them. The winner had 29 points (over 12 holes)??? And I thought I'd played well.

 

[Hobbit]

A win. A scabby win but still a win. And by 2 shots. Driving, on a very tight course, was excellent.... do I really need a new driver? A few very scruffy chips, twice missing the green from 20 yards but the putting, both long and short, on very fast greens was blob on.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Well today was the final medal of the year - currently sitting on top of the pile with a net 68 and 🤞 it’s finally a medal win this year and a turkey 🦃 for Xmas 😀

 

[Orikoru]

Used a day's leave yesterday, had a round at Bushey Hall, only £11 after midday so rude not to really. Played absolute gash though as I usually do there. Lost a ball immediately with the first tee shot (new ball out the box as well) to set the tone for the day. 95 blows in the end (30 points), and we were stuck behind some golf society day so it took forever. Three-putted five times. Had to keep telling myself it was better than being at work though... I always struggle on this course though, I think a lot of the holes are just too bloody long which makes it very difficult for me to play to handicap.

 

[Rlburnside]

Hard luck but better than working, when you say to long what length are you speaking about? We have a par 4 at 450 and I haven’t parred it in 2 years.

 

[Imurg]

Usual 3 ball yesterday.
Fragger set off like a scalded cat with his "sandy(allegedly)" par on the first and another on the 2nd....
I had a very steady front with all nett pars bar one nett bogey but I was 2 points down at the turn.
And as usual class showed through and I romped home with an easy demolition....
20 points on the back (including a blob on 17) gave me 37 and an easy win.......
Struggled a little off the tee at times which is frustrating as the rest of the game is working quite well.
Some good scores to be had if I can keep it on the short stuff.
Same again tomorrow or better

 

[Orikoru]

Hard luck but better than working, when you say to long what length are you speaking about? We have a par 4 at 450 and I haven’t parred it in 2 years.

Well, even playing off yellows, the following are very long for me, particularly when I don't have a reliable long second shot:
1st hole, 441 yard par 4, slight dogleg, and the drive is slightly uphill.
6th hole, 215 yard par 3. I have to hit my 3 iron which only goes about 185 without a nice fairway to roll on. Otherwise I'd have to hit a soft driver, but I've never really tried that before.
13th hole, 466 yard par 4, and doglegs to the left. Absolute zero chance of me getting near that in two.
16th hole is a 464 yard par 4 as well. At least it is straight though. Funnily enough I lost my ball off the tee as it hit a tree and vanished (we even heard it land but had no idea where because of the low sun), so teed up again and parred it with the second ball for a six! That was driver, 6 iron, then the best wedge I hit all day and one putt.

 

[garyinderry]

Well, even playing off yellows, the following are very long for me, particularly when I don't have a reliable long second shot:
1st hole, 441 yard par 4, slight dogleg, and the drive is slightly uphill.
6th hole, 215 yard par 3. I have to hit my 3 iron which only goes about 185 without a nice fairway to roll on. Otherwise I'd have to hit a soft driver, but I've never really tried that before.
13th hole, 466 yard par 4, and doglegs to the left. Absolute zero chance of me getting near that in two.
16th hole is a 464 yard par 4 as well. At least it is straight though. Funnily enough I lost my ball off the tee as it hit a tree and vanished (we even heard it land but had no idea where because of the low sun), so teed up again and parred it with the second ball for a six! That was driver, 6 iron, then the best wedge I hit all day and one putt.

You need a wood or hybrid of some description. even if you struggle to hit those clubs which I think you mentioned in the past, if you could learn to hit a long slice it would help enormously.

 

[Rlburnside]

Ye they would be long for me also Im not a fan of long par 3s give me a short tricky one any day.

Seems long course if that’s off the yellows.

Done well to par that 16th give you a mulligan on the first shot👍

 

[Orikoru]

You need a wood or hybrid of some description. even if you struggle to hit those clubs which I think you mentioned in the past, if you could learn to hit a long slice it would help enormously.

Me and hybrids have long and chequered history, believe me. Ultimately it's tough for me to get enough practise in, on my home course I would only need to use it maybe once or twice around, so playing one round a week I just don't get to hit it enough times. On the rare occasion I can get to the range, I've worked on it, seen improvement, then at the weekend it's back to the same old dross of not being able to hit it at all. I do have plenty of days off coming up in the next month though, will be spending some of those down the range for sure.

Ye they would be long for me also Im not a fan of long par 3s give me a short tricky one any day.

Seems long course if that’s off the yellows.

Done well to par that 16th give you a mulligan on the first shot👍

Yeah I generally enjoy a par 3, chance to hit a mid or short iron off the tee, but a 200+ yard one is tough going. In the height of summer I could just about find the front edge of it. Overall the course is still only 5785 off the yellows, because there are only two par 5s, and one is only 448 but has a gigantic lake + bunker combo about 200-250 yards up so you can only hit iron off the tee anyway. And there are two par 4s that are under 300, but I only managed a 5 and a 6 on these so obviously didn't manage to pick up the slack there.

 

[Rlburnside]

Me and hybrids have long and chequered history, believe me. Ultimately it's tough for me to get enough practise in, on my home course I would only need to use it maybe once or twice around, so playing one round a week I just don't get to hit it enough times. On the rare occasion I can get to the range, I've worked on it, seen improvement, then at the weekend it's back to the same old dross of not being able to hit it at all. I do have plenty of days off coming up in the next month though, will be spending some of those down the range for sure.


Yeah I generally enjoy a par 3, chance to hit a mid or short iron off the tee, but a 200+ yard one is tough going. In the height of summer I could just about find the front edge of it. Overall the course is still only 5785 off the yellows, because there are only two par 5s, and one is only 448 but has a gigantic lake + bunker combo about 200-250 yards up so you can only hit iron off the tee anyway. And there are two par 4s that are under 300, but I only managed a 5 and a 6 on these so obviously didn't manage to pick up the slack there.

Just had a look at the scorecard not a long course bogies on them 3 long holes would be ok, surprised that first hole is stroke index 2 ,I was under the impression the strike index was recommended not to be lower than 8.

 

[Orikoru]

Just had a look at the scorecard not a long course bogies on them 3 long holes would be ok, surprised that first hole is stroke index 2 ,I was under the impression the strike index was recommended not to be lower than 8.

It is an interesting course. You would have to play it to see how the change in elevation and slopes affect some holes as well. I think it's the only course near me that I haven't broken 90 on yet, so even though I hate several of the holes, I still have this urge to try and tackle it and actually have a good round there. Maybe I let the tougher holes get in my head and fail to take advantage of the shorter ones, I don't know.

 

[Imurg]

Just had a look at the scorecard not a long course bogies on them 3 long holes would be ok, surprised that first hole is stroke index 2 ,I was under the impression the strike index was recommended not to be lower than 8.

Under the "guidelines" you're right.
But there are many, many courses where difficulty is the prime determining factor in allocation of SI....

 

[rudebhoy]

Played up at Gosforth (The Bridlepath) today. Course in very good condition, greens very fast. Managed 34 points, putting let me down with numerous 3 putts. Very enjoyable though.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Usual 3 ball yesterday.
Fragger set off like a scalded cat with his "sandy(allegedly)" par on the first and another on the 2nd....
I had a very steady front with all nett pars bar one nett bogey but I was 2 points down at the turn.
And as usual class showed through and I romped home with an easy demolition....
20 points on the back (including a blob on 17) gave me 37 and an easy win.......
Struggled a little off the tee at times which is frustrating as the rest of the game is working quite well.
Some good scores to be had if I can keep it on the short stuff.
Same again tomorrow or better

Is if possible the old fellow is running out of steam on the back nine given his health issues? Good work from you though especially with the blob

 

[Imurg]

Is if possible the old fellow is running out of steam on the back nine given his health issues? Good work from you though especially with the blob

Nah...he was within 3 points on the last but smacked one 45°right into the Wallaby undergrowth

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Nah...he was within 3 points on the last but smacked one 45°right into the Wallaby undergrowth

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