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Tour Winner
played poorly but managed 17 points for 9 holes
Played my first ever round at Cleeve HillPlayed Cleeve Hill today with another vintage golf enthusiast, a game that was delayed from Covid times.
We both decided to carry and just took short sets, I had 9 clubs, and thank goodness I only had the 9, plus a kg of water....
Walking off the first green my bag strap snapped!
I tried making another hole in the leather but half way up the second it snapped again, the leather was just too dry.
So I ended up having to carry the bag up and down the hills for the rest of the round using the grab handle, my arms must have been 3 inches longer by the time we finished and I was knackered by the end! I can't remember when a beer tasted so good.
It was a strange day weather-wise, nice and warm (too warm when you're lugging your bag!) but barely a breath of wind.
Score was patchy but the views were amazing.
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Well played Fragger.Club Major Medal today
Course was fiery to say the least and some of the pin positions were just nasty.
Played pretty well for a net 74 and 5th place in my division, but totally messed up the par 3 10th scoring an 8, which messed with my head and I lost shots to handicap on the next 2 holes.
Could easily have had a net 68.
2 highlights for me, a birdie 2 on the 8th to put me in the 2’s pot, for the first time at Ellesborough
and a par on the tough 15 th par 5 uphill into the wind
The 98 gets reduced to 96 for HC purposes so my index reduces again from 20.3 to 19.8, so I lose a shot
Honourable draw with himself who also got net 74 and also got a 2 at the 8th
Happy days
Was going to play this morning but the course was under water.
Yes waterlogged,
We had so much rain overnight the ditches taking the water from the course could not cope.
Opened at 12 noon but was in my lounger in the sun by then.
Is Liverpool down south.?Bloody weather down South, still chucking it down up here when you were ligging in the sun ?
North West had 117mm overnight.We had about 7mm of rain in the whole of July.........
Which loops did you play? I think 10-18 are fabulous, the stand out 9. I can't decide which other 9 I prefer after that, i haven't played it often enough to say.Played at Moor Allerton today, what a great course, really enjoyed it, golf wasn't bad but I didn't get the bounces today.
Which loops did you play? I think 10-18 are fabulous, the stand out 9. I can't decide which other 9 I prefer after that, i haven't played it often enough to say.
I grew up playing at Moor Allerton. They seem to have put in a rule that 18 holes are 1 - 18, and if you want to play 9 the int's 19-27. It's a shame, as I think the best routing is 1-9 & 19-27. Glad you enjoyed it.We played 1-18
You don't think 10-18 are the stand out holes?I grew up playing at Moor Allerton. They seem to have put in a rule that 18 holes are 1 - 18, and if you want to play 9 the int's 19-27. It's a shame, as I think the best routing is 1-9 & 19-27. Glad you enjoyed it.