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

[Slime]

My last game before heading to (very) sunny Spain.
Boy, I'm glad to have got that crock of crap out of the way!

 

[IanM]

Not me, but my wife Donna went on an away day with the former members of the now closed "Dewstow GC" and shot 41 points and won!! More importantly after lots of 102s, 103s etc etc for the past couple of years she finally broke 100 for the first time with a 97. She is beaming ear-to-ear!

Not a mention on Sky Sports News, but I expect them on the phone shortly!

 

[Deleted member 29109]

Just 9 holes this evening.

Walked onto the tee. No practice swing. Smashed the drive miles. 9 iron to 20 ft for a tap in easy par.

I hit the first 5 greens in regulation, only one real chance of a birdie which shaved the edge, but it was the easiest level par through 5 holes ever.

Then I double cross and pull a drive down 15. Got luck and missed some gorse. I had a blind shot with 140 to the pin. Another double cross resulted in me missing the green by 20 yards and annoyingly left the par putt an inch short.

I then smother hooked a 5 iron 100 yards off the tee on 16 which resulted in another bogey.

At this point I’d gone from golf being easy, to feeling like I was falling apart.
However, a par on the difficult 17th steadied the ship and a regulation par on 18 was a nice finish.

Another 9 holes completed in 38 shots, albeit off the yellows in fairly easy conditions. Gives me a bit of confidence that the last couple of rounds weren’t flukes.

I now fully expect to shoot 90 on Saturday ?

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Played Ellesborough in a club match today - course playing lovely ,had a great match with 6 birdies but only 3 of them won the hole with a birdie on the last to get a half ?

 

[Imurg]

Played Ellesborough in a club match today - course playing lovely ,had a great match with 6 birdies but only 3 of them won the hole with a birdie on the last to get a half ?

Looking good isn't it...

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Looking good isn't it...

Yeah was nice - rain helping keep the fairways soft.

Only issue was some members behind kept hitting into us because apparently they were halfway round their roll up when the match had the tee booked and weren’t happy.

Greens were very good as always

 

[Imurg]

Yeah was nice - rain helping keep the fairways soft.

Only issue was some members behind kept hitting into us because apparently they were halfway round their roll up when the match had the tee booked and weren’t happy.

Greens were very good as always

Rule 1...don't get me started on the Rollups

 

[Jason.H]

Holed out from 192 yards for a par today. As we approached the green my mate said check in the hole ?. Initial excitement then realising it’s only a par.

 

[louise_a]

we had a 4BBB comp today, we didint start well with both of us double bogeying both 1 and 2 sods law we then both parred 3 and 5 a bit of an indifferent first 9 wit honly 15 points scored, the back was much better and we scored 22 points, I was particularly pleased as I play the back 9 in 3 over gross. So a respectable but no where near the prizes

 

[Deleted member 29109]

Should have mentioned this in my post yesterday.

I’ve now played the same ball for 54 holes. It’s probably no longer in a state for optimal performance, but it does look in decent condition given the places I’ve hit it from.

I was more nervous about losing the ball playing down the 18th, that has water all the way down the left than I was about my score.

So do I retire the ball, or see how long I can keep it?

 

[Slime]

Should have mentioned this in my post yesterday.

I’ve now played the same ball for 54 holes. It’s probably no longer in a state for optimal performance, but it does look in decent condition given the places I’ve hit it from.

I was more nervous about losing the ball playing down the 18th, that has water all the way down the left than I was about my score.

So do I retire the ball, or see how long I can keep it?

Keep playing with it.
I have a battered old Callaway that lasted me 100 holes, when most balls struggle to go a full round!

 

[Imurg]

Keep playing with it.
I have a battered old Callaway that lasted me 100 holes, when most balls struggle to go a full round!

I got 200 out of a Chromesoft a few years back..helps if you keep it out of bunkers...

 

[Deleted member 29109]

Keep playing with it.
I have a battered old Callaway that lasted me 100 holes, when most balls struggle to go a full round!

I got 200 out of a Chromesoft a few years back..helps if you keep it out of bunkers...

Looks like I’m carrying on with it then. Challenge accepted.

 

[srixon 1]

Couldn’t buy a putt today. No 3 putts but missed lots from inside 10 feet. 5 over with 3 doubles on the card?

 

[patricks148]

Game in the roll up this morning,not a great start, with two bogeys and then sticking it on the beach on 3. Managed to get a par still and was OK from then on, even managed a birdie on the 5th and 7th for a level par front 9 into the wind. Nice birdie to start on the back 9, then pars on 11 and 12, bogey on 13th, but nice run from then on with birdies on 15, 17 and 18. Drove the ball well onnthe back 9 which was nice especially after the firstv3 holes. Playing foursomes comp tomorrow so nice to get a bit of confidence back.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Played a scratch cup k/o match this evening. Beaten 2-1 but really enjoyed the match. Playing out the 18th after finishing on 17, my opponent finished 2 over for the round and I ended 3 over. That is actually my best ever 18, and I think his 2 over was his best since joining the club last year.

So really pleasing as all aspects of my game worked just about as well as I might realistically hope - rather obviously since with a CH of 10 my only dropping 3 means that things must have gone well all round. So even although I lost I didn't, and don't, mind...so much I have been working to achieve over the last 10 months came together today, and I really enjoyed playing golf - and that has not always been the case. It'll no doubt go awry tomorrow as that's golf - but how I feel it might not and so for today it's Onwards and Upwards.

 

[JonnyGutteridge]

Parkstone.

Magnificent spot for a golf course, condition was perfect and felt like a little piece of paradise down there. The sort of location that makes you wish you were rich.

 

[Deleted member 23344]

We are in Devon for a few days for a wedding and a group of us played Ilfracombe yesterday. Fabulous course! Great condition and incredible views. Played OK too. A couple of us are playing it again on Sunday.

 

[HeftyHacker]

First medal of the year for me. Started with a birdie which is never a good sign... and sure enough I short sided myself on the par 4 5th, tried an audacious flop shot and just caught the bunker, I then took 3 to get out and walked off with a 7.

Struggled to recover and was stuck on bogey golf Until a run of pars from the 10th to the 13th.

15 I completely unravelled putting it in the water from the tee, going through the green with my third from the drop, and walking off with a triple. Then on 16 I fired two OB off the tee and NR'd.

Stupid game.

 

[Deleted member 3432]

First medal of the year for me. Started with a birdie which is never a good sign... and sure enough I short sided myself on the par 4 5th, tried an audacious flop shot and just caught the bunker, I then took 3 to get out and walked off with a 7.

Struggled to recover and was stuck on bogey golf Until a run of pars from the 10th to the 13th.

15 I completely unravelled putting it in the water from the tee, going through the green with my third from the drop, and walking off with a triple. Then on 16 I fired two OB off the tee and NR'd.

Stupid game.

Out of interest what was your thought process in deciding to take on the flop shot?