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

[Deleted member 23270]

Because it was a qualifier for one of the honour board match play events. I knew the greens were bad and yes it was the same for everyone and my issue isn't playing on the crap greens as the work has to be done, but the poor planning by the club to then schedule two medals straight after the work

You do realise that greens work is weather dependent and the greenkeepers have to take the opportunity when the weather conditions/forecast are suitable?

 

[Mike79]

Horrific. Don’t even know where to begin. Lost 8 balls. Couple of 10s on the card on the way to a 106 in a stroke play medal. Worst round I’ve had ever. Contemplating getting some lessons or selling all my golf gear.

 

[SteveW86]

Horrific. Don’t even know where to begin. Lost 8 balls. Couple of 10s on the card on the way to a 106 in a stroke play medal. Worst round I’ve had ever. Contemplating getting some lessons or selling all my golf gear.

Have you got anything decent?

 

[Deleted member 23270]

Have you got anything decent?

???

 

[Bdill93]

9 hole match with the old man yesterday afternoon

Started slow and could not make a putt for my life. 2x 4 putts! (both for double bogey)

2 down after 7 - all square after 9 thanks to a lovely bogey/birdie finish

Teed off on 1st again to see if we could get a winner - halved it - so went home

A lovely afternoon with my dad in the spring sun - I cant wait till we can go as a 3 generation 3 ball!

 

[BrianM]

9 hole match with the old man yesterday afternoon

Started slow and could not make a putt for my life. 2x 4 putts! (both for double bogey)

2 down after 7 - all square after 9 thanks to a lovely bogey/birdie finish

Teed off on 1st again to see if we could get a winner - halved it - so went home

A lovely afternoon with my dad in the spring sun - I cant wait till we can go as a 3 generation 3 ball!

This is what it’s all about for me, can beat the banter playing with family and sharing a dram on the way round.

 

[Bdill93]

This is what it’s all about for me, can beat the banter playing with family and sharing a dram on the way round.

Since we took up golf - me and my dad have spent more time together than ever before. Its a fantastic game and I'm so glad we found it together!

 

[Imurg]

Schoolboy error - birdied the 1st..
The rest, as expected, averagely average........
Back up to 6.3...

 

[Crow]

After a not so good day with the driver on Saturday, I was hitting it well again today and after 14 holes I had 3 birdies on the card and a strong chance of breaking 80 for the first time in 5 years.
On the 15th tee I checked the card and I "just" needed to bogey the last four holes for a 79.
Hit a good drive and 3 wood to be just short of the par 5 green in two, putted on and the ball hit a big chunk of hard mud, rolled the next up to leave 2 or 3 feet for par but then missed it, bogey.
Good drive on 16 but missed short right with my 5 iron approach, chipped on and 2 putts for bogey.
Good drive on 17 followed by a fat 7 iron that crept onto the green, first putt left me another 2 or 3 footer for par and again I missed it! Bogey.
18th hole par 3 over water, I should have had a three shot cushion but the two short putts missed meant I needed to bogey what can be a very dangerous hole. Pushed the 5 iron into the trough right of the green, bumped a 7 iron up the bank and just over the green onto the fringe but putted up to 2 feet and this time I holed it for bogey and the 79, PHEW!

In the bag were:
Harold Bird & Son 1, 3 and 5 woods
MacGregor M85 Colokrom remakes from 1983
Forgan Cash-In putter, late 1940s

 

[Deleted member 23344]

Played for the club’s seniors away in an inter-club match. My partner and I were two down after two, but four up with seven to play … and let it slip. Halved the match ?. Still, the team won 5.5 to 2.5.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

9 hole match with the old man yesterday afternoon

Started slow and could not make a putt for my life. 2x 4 putts! (both for double bogey)

2 down after 7 - all square after 9 thanks to a lovely bogey/birdie finish

Teed off on 1st again to see if we could get a winner - halved it - so went home

A lovely afternoon with my dad in the spring sun - I cant wait till we can go as a 3 generation 3 ball!

I lost my dad a good few years ago and still miss him and rue the chance to play another round and have a beer with him. I did this piece (that GM published) and it may resonate with your game with your dad https://tinyurl.com/yv3m8f3n

 

[Deleted member 25575]

Jekyll and Hyde golf for me today. Sublime and ridiculous hole by hole.
Par on the hardest hole on the course, followed by a 9 on the next.
I was trying to smash everything and couldnt seem to get my head in the right frame.
Had a shot of 133 to a front pin. My 9i goes 135 usually 140 sunday best.
My PW goes 115/120 and 125 at best.
It is, in every single way shape and form a stock 9i especially considering I wasnt hitting that well today. I took the wedge. Guess what.... I came up short. Who knew!

 

[Bdill93]

I lost my dad a good few years ago and still miss him and rue the chance to play another round and have a beer with him. I did this piece (that GM published) and it may resonate with your game with your dad https://tinyurl.com/yv3m8f3n

Beautiful mate - really enjoyed that read first thing this morning. Theres nothing quite like beating the old man for the first time either!

 

[Jamesbrown]

I can officially mark it the start of the golf season this week as I embarked on my first footings on a golf course today since October 9th.
Had a lesson last week, few trips to the range to get back into it and ready for the first comp on Saturday.

 

[Tashyboy]

Blobbed five holes yet finished with 29 points from 13 holes having parred six of them. bloody game and my driving is doing my flippin head in.

 

[Orikoru]

We had today booked off for golf from a month ago, so the weather was an amazing bonus. Shorts and t-shirt for the first time this year, glorious sunshine - proper golf is back! We went to Ealing golf club which we had never played before. It's a touch longer than what we're used to, but thankfully it was dry enough for a bit of roll and I was actually hitting my fairway woods well. Didn't hit many greens in reg, and the greens were like lightning so didn't hole much either. Three three-putts all from knocking it six foot past the hole having felt like I'd barely touched it. One of the par 5s had a shortened tee for some reason, so I managed to knock five wood onto the back of the green in two. However, my eagle putt was about 35 feet and looked like I was putting over a wave machine made of grass, so I was actually happy to three-putt that one to make par!

Ultimately I hit the ball well, felt like I played well, didn't hole many putts, only made five pars but two of them were on 17 & 18 so I finished strongly at least. Finished with 87 for 37 points (since the slope/course rating/whatever gives me three extra shots there so off 18) and was very happy with that on a new course.

Drinks out in the sunshine afterwards - fantastic. It's been too long.

Couple of random moments. While playing the 2nd some bloke whistles from behind us while my mate is about to hit his 2nd shot. What the hell does he want? I start walking back to see and he just runs up onto the tee and hits his ball - over my head, doesn't quite reach my mates. When he catches up with us we ask him what the hell he's playing it and he looks confused - "I thought you were the guys I was playing with?" Erm, no - do you recognise us?? Do you normally whistle at people while they're taking a shot? Eventually he apologises for getting it wrong, picks up his ball and moves onto the next hole. ? In addition to this there was some feller just lying on the bench by the 14th tee facetiming his friend - didn't bother hanging up when we were teeing off, just cracks on, not a care in the world. And while we're having our post-round drink, a couple of fellers were driving a Transit van down one of the fairways! Thought he might be someone who works there but the bar staff were all out wondering what was going on as well. Strange place Ealing!

 

[Sats]

We had today booked off for golf from a month ago, so the weather was an amazing bonus. Shorts and t-shirt for the first time this year, glorious sunshine - proper golf is back! We went to Ealing golf club which we had never played before. It's a touch longer than what we're used to, but thankfully it was dry enough for a bit of roll and I was actually hitting my fairway woods well. Didn't hit many greens in reg, and the greens were like lightning so didn't hole much either. Three three-putts all from knocking it six foot past the hole having felt like I'd barely touched it. One of the par 5s had a shortened tee for some reason, so I managed to knock five wood onto the back of the green in two. However, my eagle putt was about 35 feet and looked like I was putting over a wave machine made of grass, so I was actually happy to three-putt that one to make par!

Ultimately I hit the ball well, felt like I played well, didn't hole many putts, only made five pars but two of them were on 17 & 18 so I finished strongly at least. Finished with 87 for 37 points (since the slope/course rating/whatever gives me three extra shots there so off 18) and was very happy with that on a new course.

Drinks out in the sunshine afterwards - fantastic. It's been too long.

Couple of random moments. While playing the 2nd some bloke whistles from behind us while my mate is about to hit his 2nd shot. What the hell does he want? I start walking back to see and he just runs up onto the tee and hits his ball - over my head, doesn't quite reach my mates. When he catches up with us we ask him what the hell he's playing it and he looks confused - "I thought you were the guys I was playing with?" Erm, no - do you recognise us?? Do you normally whistle at people while they're taking a shot? Eventually he apologises for getting it wrong, picks up his ball and moves onto the next hole. ? In addition to this there was some feller just lying on the bench by the 14th tee facetiming his friend - didn't bother hanging up when we were teeing off, just cracks on, not a care in the world. And while we're having our post-round drink, a couple of fellers were driving a Transit van down one of the fairways! Thought he might be someone who works there but the bar staff were all out wondering what was going on as well. Strange place Ealing!

That's London for you. Full of weirdos.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

That's London for you. Full of weirdos.

Not even proper London. Ealing was always seen as a bit posh

 

[Deleted member 23270]

1 over today, 3 bogeys and 2 birdies. And suncream on, it's flipping March still!

 

[IanM]

33 points at Southport and Ainsdale today with @evemccc in perfect weather and course in excellent condition. Needed suncream! What lovely folk the members are too.

Birkdale tomorrow. Aw shucks!