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

West Lancs today and after yesterday’s unbelievable round, obviously I started today by topping it 70 yards on the 1st, still managed to scramble a bogey, I’ve never been so nervous over a tee shot! Seeing The Open logo on the drive in sent me over the edge! I managed to recover though and score 84 (37 points) with a 3 over par back 9!
It’s been a good couple of days!
First time I’ve play West Lancs and it’s the best course I’ve played, just pipping Aberdovey. incredible course. Highlight of the day was a 2 on the 12th!
 
Yesterday…knocked out of yet another comp…so that’s five out of six I’ve lost. That hurts as I consider myself a good matchplay player…but my golf has been poor these last few weeks and, to be fair to myself, things haven’t gone my way - not a good combination when playing other decent matchplay golfers. Yesterday’s kick was a bump and run from 30yds on 17 that was looking really good…until it landing on a sprinkler head and bounced off it into a green side bunker…🙄. Me and my fourball partner had just won three in a row to be playing 17 one down…and that was that as my buddy was nowhere.

But hey…that’s golf.

Two KO comps left. Scratch singles (might get through 1st round) - and mixed foursomes..playing with a new high handicap lady against the current holders, with the bloke a v decent mid teens player and the lady being the current ladies club champion. Ah well…but y’never know 😘
 
Tough school today. Played in a friendly 4 ball putting a GP card in. Threw the balls up. One of the opposition had a gross 73 off 7 and the other had 36 points of 8. I had 34 points and my partner had 33 and we got mullered
 
Pre North Wales golf trip meet up for us today. 9 of us plus 4 juniors (who aren't going on the trip but came along for a Good Friday Social).

The format was 3 x 3 balls with the young 'uns going out as fourball - the youngest of them wasn't in the comp, so effectively 4 teams of 3 with the best two to score on each hole.

I played well and scored reasonably well, couple of weak holes but we meshed pretty good and the team came back with 91 points - much to the annoyance of the bairns who had scored 90 points, and judging by the peacocking thought they had won. Life is cruel eh... 😂
 
After a disappointing day yesterday, in terms of my own play, a glorious day today. Drives went well, I could hit irons again 🥳🥳. The short game and putting stayed for another day 🥳.

Two bad holes only, still managed to scramble single points on them but boy were they ugly 🫣. Finished with 36 points on a cold and breezy day. Clubhouse leader from the early starters, I'm a happy bunny.
 
Roll up this morning. And sorry to say the course is a shocking mess. The worst I have seen it in 23 years as a member.

I get it’s been dry, with occasional overnight frost. But that doesn’t result in unraked bunkers, many full of weeds and grass. Or unwatered tee boxes which look like we’re in the middle of a summer drought. Or any number of other issues which can and should have been addressed by now.

I’ve withdrawn from the first big board comp of the year next week, a medal off the back tees. The course just isn’t in the sort of condition where it’s playable from those tees in a medal format.

I played okay, but there is no enjoyment to be drawn from playing a course which I would be embarrassed to invite a guest to visit.
 
Annual bogey comp first round. Managed to get cut yesterday by 0.1 which didn't cheer me up. Had a 79 drop off and put an 81 on which went green even though there is a 79 in my 20 scores not counting/ The fun of WHS. Anyway, glad it is once a year this format. Brutal. Managed to get to the turn +1 but then had a couple of weak holes and suddenly -2, Got back to -1 and then lost the last two holes with no shots to finish -3. Not a disgrace although one of my PP's was +5 on his first round
 
A shocker of a day on approach shots today. Hit the first green and then the next green I hit was the 14th, which I managed to 3 putt from about 10 feet😢. The only other green I hit was 17. Shot 10 over par and had 24 putts. Wind blowing strongly and again opposite direction to the prevailing wind. Today was a qualifier for the scratch KO so due to the difficult conditions I managed to scrape into the top 16.
 
I got a 2 for 5 today.
On a par 3 with 2 shots
70 yard chip in
Little chubby brother was incredibly happy for me 😬😬

3 blobs for 36 points, but it should have been so much better

Little bro got 34 😎😎
I see you failed to mention the Handicap Protectionism on the last then........ ;)

A real game of 2 halves today
Starting on the 10th I rattled off 7 straight pars without so much as a "By your leave"..
Total control with a frisky , gusty breeze....made a bogey on 17 but I'll give myself a par as it was 440 yards into the wind..
Couldn't reach in 2 with 2 decent strikes..
2nd 9 was a shocker..2 pars, 2 doubles and the rest bogeys...
I can only think that the wind was from a constant direction on the 1st 9 but swirled all around on the 2nd.
Standing on the 8th tee, in the space of 30 seconds the wind went full circle...
Had little luck, bad lies and bounces and 3 or 4 putts that were going in dead centre until 3 inches out - and then missed the hole completely....
Anyway, 34 points gets me a 0,1 cut
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