Open Day

[Kaizer_Soze]

Playing the Kirkcaldy golf club open today, looking forward to it as this is the club where I learned the game as a junior, still the only course I have broken par on in all my years of golf. No doubt it will have changed a lot over the years and will be a lot tighter than it used to be.

Looking like a nice day too, better than last year when the open was cancelled due to heavy rain.

Warmed up nicely yesterday going round the back 9 of my home course in 2 under par so roll on the 2.28 start time.

Will update you on my progress later (depending on my mood)

 

[bobmac]

I learned my golf there too.
1970 mind you lol
Say hello to Anthony Caira the head pro. Tell him Bob Mcarthur said hello.
Look out for that first tee shot, its a cracker
Have you played the course since they added a new 18th hole?

 

[Kaizer_Soze]

Havn't played in over 20 years, the 18th used to be a 140 yard par 3

 

[Kaizer_Soze]

What a joke !!!

Due to tee off at 2.28, hit my first ball at approx 3.20. Out in 39, 4 over with the easier of the 2 nines to come, got to the 10th tee, a short driveable par 4 for most players, with one group on the green and another 2 groups waiting on the tee, this over 2 hours into an already 1 hour delayed game. At that point I walked off the course in disgust.

Will not be taking part in this event next year.

 

[Ken_A]

What a joke !!!

Due to tee off at 2.28, hit my first ball at approx 3.20. Out in 39, 4 over with the easier of the 2 nines to come, got to the 10th tee, a short driveable par 4 for most players, with one group on the green and another 2 groups waiting on the tee, this over 2 hours into an already 1 hour delayed game. At that point I walked off the course in disgust.

Will not be taking part in this event next year.

Seems part of the whole open day thing - I have found that its generally a 4-5 hour round, tho I have never had a late start time, it must be due to tight tee times and the popularity.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I've not played open events for years but I never use to have a problem. Was the field just too big or was there a problem with the general pace of play. Nothing worse than getting some semblance of a good rhythm and then waiting 20 minutes on a tee box. It kills the round (for me anyway) and I can never find the same tempo again. I would have thought 4 hours for a competition (even 4 1/2) would have been acceptable

 

[Kaizer_Soze]

I think they were just trying to get too many players in, tee times were set at 6 minute intervals, 10 mins seems to be more the norm these days. There was a bit of a backlog on the 2nd tee (230 yard par 3) which is what started to cause delayed tee times. However nearly an hour late by early afternoon is a joke in my book.

The final straw came at the 10th, 278 yard par 4 playing downbreeze and downhill, (I would have hit 3 wood off the tee to reach green) there was a group putting out and another 2 waiting on the tee, would have been a good 30 min wait to tee off, as I said this was over 2 1/4 hours into a reasonably short front 9 which IMO should have taken 1 3/4 hours max.

Time was not on my side as I had plans for the evening and decided to call it a day early, pity as I recon I could have gone on to shave 0.2 or 0.4 off the handicap.