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

[PaulMdj]

4BBB Comp again today, played much better than last week, messed up as a pair a couple of holes we had a shot on and ended up with 39pts, 42 was leading

Had my first attempt at a 2 on a Par 4, sadly left it about 3 inches out to the right

Lovely day, good company and good fun.

 

[Billysboots]

What's a 666 format?
I know what a six pointer game is, but I've never heard of a 666 format.

Sounds devilishly complicated

 

[jim8flog]

What's a 666 format?
I know what a six pointer game is, but I've never heard of a 666 format.

Our 666 is a pairs format

First 6 better ball
2nd 6 Greensome
3rd 6 foursome

 

[jim8flog]

My 2nd 13 holes in the last 3 months today and well pleased with 25 points (Should have been 26 but got lazy on a 9" tap in which I missed)

 

[timd77]

Last time I played was in Turkey last week, shorts, T-shirt and sun cream were order of the day! Today it’s was trousers, multiple layers, woolly hat and scraping ice off the car!

Anyway, stableford comp, 22 points after 9 holes, hello. Back 9 a totally different (yet familiar) story! Scraped 15 points.

That first 9 holes though. Jeez, don’t think I could’ve played any better. Every week I look back at my rounds thinking I could’ve done better here, that cost me a shot, shouldn’t have duffed that chip etc, but today it was definitely a case of playing out of my skin, for 9 holes anyway.

What a great game we play!

 

[Burnsey]

What's a 666 format?
I know what a six pointer game is, but I've never heard of a 666 format.

First 6 holes two scores of four, second six is three and last is all

 

[Slime]

Our 666 is a pairs format

First 6 better ball
2nd 6 Greensome
3rd 6 foursome

First 6 holes two scores of four, second six is three and last is all

Oh.

 

[jim8flog]

First 6 holes two scores of four, second six is three and last is all

We call that a progressive Bowmaker.

 

[Billysboots]

We call that a progressive Bowmaker.

Likewise.

 

[IanM]

Played a best 2 from 4 at Newport today. A right mixed bag. But at least it's starting to dry out a bit.

Still need to clean every ball, mats in use and greens slow from overnight rain. Frankly I can't be doing with it.

Off to Saunton next week. Four rounds in the week and decent weather is forecast. I need to move house!

 

[Burnsey]

We call that a progressive Bowmaker.

I just played in it. Team came 5th.

 

[clubchamp98]

Likewise.

There’s only 16 holes open.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

A rollup knock yesterday - playing off my R/U handicap of 4 (eek!) managed 33pts, including a double bogey blob. Now if I could only just stop randomly chucking in a double I might be able to play to my handicap, as off four there’s no room for one.

That said really enjoyed my round on a very lovely sunny day.

 

[BrianM]

Played Fortrose on Friday, back to Summer tees and no mats
Played superb in really tough conditions, easy a 3/4 club wind, 5th hole was playing a 130 yards into the teeth of it, hit my 24 hybrid to 4ft
Won the £2 from the troops as well

 

[Crazyface]

Back nine first today. Two silly doubles but no blobs, so 16 point front nine and 1 up in the match. Started the second/front nine well too with par, bogey, par. Unfortunately though, a meltdown was about to occur.

On the 4th, I have a 60 yard pitch shot and club just slides completely under the ball as it's so soft. You would think I hit a low-bounce 60, but no, it was an approach wedge. So double there. On the 5th the knifed chip returns and goes flying through the green - then as I go to pick up my bag the strap snaps clean off! So you can imagine what that did for my mood. Another double and I'm now 1 down.

Parred the 6th for half, but on the 7th I knife another chip which gets VERY lucky to stay on the green. It's just plain daft how my chipping can be fine until there's a modicum of pressure and then it's completely back in the bin. Managed to scrape half but my head is still scrambled and I slap a weak drive right on the 8th and into the pond - take a drop and duff my way down the right side of the hole. Triple there then. Last hole I scrape a bogey via clonking every shot out of the heel and fatting my approach.

I walk off absolutely fuming, so much so that I literally walk straight home instead of taking the lift off my mate (still sharing a car with the wife at the moment). Took me 35 minutes and my shoulder was agony because I had to bodge the bag strap in a weird way to get it to hold up.

Weather was lovely as well, sun shining, I quite enjoyed the front nine. But as much as I kid myself my temperament is better nowadays, the rage monster still appears every once in a while. Idiot.

Never play on courses with deep ponds or rivers. LOL

 

[Crazyface]

My 2nd 13 holes in the last 3 months today and well pleased with 25 points (Should have been 26 but got lazy on a 9" tap in which I missed)

"9" tap in" !!!!!!? I hate those PUTTS. Tap in my eye!

 

[Jason.H]

1 over par 72 this morning for 40 points.
The best I’ve played in 2 years. Missed a 3 foot birdie putt on the last.
Yesterday I went to the driving range and never hit a basket of balls so well.
Hopefully a sign of things to come.

 

[Backache]

Played Fortrose on Friday, back to Summer tees and no mats
Played superb in really tough conditions, easy a 3/4 club wind, 5th hole was playing a 130 yards into the teeth of it, hit my 24 hybrid to 4ft
Won the £2 from the troops as well

That hole really can be any club depending on the wind.

 

[Orikoru]

"9" tap in" !!!!!!? I hate those PUTTS. Tap in my eye!

Claw/pencil grip is your friend on these. I've started using it and it keeps the face so square that you just push it straight through the ball and you can't miss.

 

[Slime]

9" tap in" !!!!!!? I hate those PUTTS. Tap in my eye!

That's better, I know what 9 inches is.