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

[louise_a]

Another 18 holes today, didn't play as well as I have been but holed a few putts so was only 1 over after 9, but then I lost it and dropped a lot of shots on the back nine including a disastrous 10 on the 17th, to finish 13 over!

 

[Orikoru]

Interesting way to play a match. I always think 30 points in the winter is a half decent return and all you can do in a club match is win it whatever the format. Is that the format you use for most of your club matches?

Well as I mentioned it's only the second one I've been in - the last one was four ball better ball Stableford as I recall. Which I guess is more common. I agree with you, I thought it was unusual that all four individual's scores count. They even said we weren't allowed to confer on club selection and shots within our pairs, so it was effectively like playing a normal four-ball. No getting bailed out by your partner!

Incidentally, the away leg was much higher scoring! While ours finished 32/31-27/26 to us, the away leg was 36/35-36/34! I've never actually played their course though (Cheshunt) so don't know anything about how it plays. The chaps we were playing against mentioned that their course has winter mats that shorten it by a lot, so that probably explains that.

 

[Imurg]

Last round of the year for me and it was a pretty solid 36 points.
Drove much better than previous games although the swing felt even more agricultural than normal.
19 out, 17 back in living a no score and a birdie to finish the hear.
Fragger...?
Well, let's say the trend continued.
He didn't have the best of front 9s and lost a FraggerBall - old stock not the new ones
I can't really be delicate about this - my lead on the 10th tee was in double figures..........
He extracted his digit on the back and shot 17 but the gap was maintained .
We played tomorrow's rules...kept the flag in all the time, used the lost ball rule once ( well, Fragger did), drops from knee height(well, Fragger did)
From my perspective, putting with the flag in is easier.

 

[Deleted member 3432]

Had a lesson a few weeks ago and for once I feel that it has made a difference in my ball striking. In essence, it to concentrate on the shoulder turn, rather than generating power from the arms.

Played on Thursday with some friends around Glen Gorse and was net five under with three to play, only to play the last three poorly and end up with 37 points. Still a good return as the course was playing long. Went out on my home track this afternoon and played another decent round.

I am still trying to hit the ball too hard on occasion, but concentrating on the shoulder turn is giving a more consistent strike and that is encouraging if I can further improve on this before the 2019 season starts.

So what did you actually finish with?
Points in relation to handicap.

 

[upsidedown]

Sneaked a round in this morning , played in The Chair and we all ended up with 1 point , shot a level par round with 4 birdies and left an eagle putt right in the jaws from 15 foot .
That's 170 rounds for the year spread over 57 courses, will be trying for 60 next year as I reach a significant birthday
Happy New Year

 

[Norrin Radd]

what a difference a day makes,[now you are all singing 24 little hours in your head] the totally benign conditions of the previous day was turned around with a cutting wind that made for a tough test, the driver worked well as did most if not all the clubs bar one,yep the bloody putter,what is it with the flat stick that makes you want to pull your hair out,it was one of those days i lipped out on six holes when on another day they would have dropped. any way it all added up to a half decent 31 pts with a fifty yard chip in as well.

 

[Jacko_G]

Fantastic 18 holes today. Greens and course were a joy.

Driver at a par 3!

7 iron at another par 3 of only 120 yards!

Pretty pleased with my game, putted very well.

 

[Jacko_G]

Only downside is I think I may have cracked the shaft of my Crossover, the ferrule split and I think the shaft has split or cracked at the hosel. Will pull it tomorrow but will be gutted if it is dead - which I sadly suspect it is.

 

[Dannyc]

Fantastic 18 holes today. Greens and course were a joy.

Driver at a par 3!

7 iron at another par 3 of only 120 yards!

Pretty pleased with my game, putted very well.

Where do u play

 

[Jacko_G]

Where do u play

Dundonald today.

 

[Dannyc]

Dundonald today.

Nice
Getting bored of playing my course week in week out
It’s not the best layout and with 6 par 3s no shots on them once your below 9 handicap 3 of them 200 yards with only 2 par 5s
Great set of lads up there though and only ten mins drive away

 

[Lump]

Played Moortown today for the first time. Nice track and will be back in the summer to try it off the back sticks. Played well and took the money with my partner.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Played my home course for the last time in 2018 off the yellows. Had 39 points to come second again. Annoyed I made a mess of the par 3 8th (SI 18) and didn't score and only got one point on 16 and 18. Still didn't think I swung the club very well (haven't done for a while) but getting it around and scoring well which as I've said on here is what the lower handicap guys do better than me, so that is promising for 2019 and some handicap cuts. Want to play tomorrow but not sure I'll be in any state to do so or work on my game

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Great knock today round Broadstone with Murph, TXL and paperboy. Lovely way to end the golfing year.

 

[callawayne]

Played for the first time since August bank with Glynn Taylor at Aston wood .33points happy with that.first time playing there

 

[AMcC]

Didn’t play but spent a couple of hours on the practice area yesterday afternoon. Had the place to myself, it was great.Set up markers at, 50 yards and marked out 5 yds back, front and to the side of it. Used this to judge my wedges. Then hit some 8 irons, working on technique. Emptied my practice bag, must have hit 200 balls 😳,had some great practice as I collected them as well. Grouping a few together and working on hitting 20 and 30 yard shots to a collection point. Bit breezy but had a great time

 

[user104]

Sorry to start the New Year on a negative note but i played yesterday at a good course with an ex neighbour who was a member there . We had 2 other `persons` with us who from the 1st tee ridiculed my bag ,trolley etc etc and saved there worst for my putter and my game. i could see my ex neighbour was embrassed, i stuck it till the 9th then walked off the corse and went home..... i am not going to name the club because it is a good place and i know other people there who are good people.................idiots like that spoil golf

 

[Slime]

Sorry to start the New Year on a negative note but i played yesterday at a good course with an ex neighbour who was a member there . We had 2 other `persons` with us who from the 1st tee ridiculed my bag ,trolley etc etc and saved there worst for my putter and my game. i could see my ex neighbour was embrassed, i stuck it till the 9th then walked off the corse and went home..... i am not going to name the club because it is a good place and i know other people there who are good people.................idiots like that spoil golf

What's the deal with your golf gear?
Some people are just born stupid, but those guys just seem totally ignorant!

 

[BrianM]

Played Fortrose yesterday, really strong wind.
Had 11 holes which were no worse than bogeys, but 7 absolute howlers due to poor driving, slicing them miles right, the 3 wood was superb again.
Playing Inverness tomorrow, first time since September.

 

[dronfield]

Played Moortown today for the first time. Nice track and will be back in the summer to try it off the back sticks. Played well and took the money with my partner.

Great course. A mate is a member there and so i have played it a few times in the summer - you will enjoy it. Nice clubhouse with the Ryder Cup and European Tour memorabilia.

Rich