Predictions for Woodhall Spa Pensioners v Athletes meet

[G1BB0]

Adey did say after he bought it that he plays whatever the weather so I think, personally, if its the difference between going out and knowing your going to keep dry or knowing it might be hit and miss then the price is irrelevent (to a point)

I doubt I could carry the look off mind you

 

[pokerjoke]

Ah the old buyers remorse post.
£50 quid,nice hat but maybe worn twice a year.
Now your trying to make others waste there money.
Think i will stick with my nice warm woolley hat,ah toasty.

Sorry this is a tongue in cheek post,im not being serious mate.

 

[G1BB0]

thats alright, I gathered that and nowt wrong with a wooley hat, wring it out put back on head and job done

I wasnt even gonna pay £20 for the woodhall spa bucket hat, tight northen git that I am!

 

[moogie]

Sounds like a Good weekend lads
Medals all round Id say to those that played 2 rounds this weekend......:thup:

Any chance we get a full list of results, from both days.....??

 

[MadAdey]

Sorry this is a tongue in cheek post,im not being serious mate.

LOL I know mate. But I do wonder at £50 if it was a sensible purchse.........

 

[JustOne]

LOL I know mate. But I do wonder at £50 if it was a sensible purchse.........

Here's a pic of your 4-ball on the 14th...............

 

[MadAdey]

Here's a pic of your 4-ball on the 14th...............View attachment 1493

LOL love the pic mate. I have always been one for dressing like a tit on the course. I should have worn my black Lindberg trousers with the pink, purple and cream pinstripes. Now that would have topped off that hat perfectly.

 

[Scottjd1]

oh yeah, I won my pairs and singles = undefeated

Well done mate....

 

[richart]

Just to say a big thank you to Smiffy for organizing a great weekend, and looking forward to the next one. Nice to meet up with some old mates, and some new ones. Still can't believe that Gibbo is a whippersnapper. Think we should see his birth certicate for the next match.

Thanks to everyone I played with, all good sorts, even MadAdey who lived up to his name ! £50 for a hat proves it. I don't mind getting walloped by someone who plays so well, even if he does throw his club 50 yards when he only puts his tee shot to six feet. Was it 3 or 4 times I outdrove you though mate. Still life in the old dog. Look forward to a return match, when you get back to 5 !!!

Pieman hits a lovely ball, and even can win a hole with an 8. If you heard any sniggering after your tee shot Paul it was James. Only James could have his three partners walk off and leave him to play by himself. I suppose there is only so much stack and tilt you can listen to ?

Would love to play the Hotchkin again, in better conditions, as from what I could see through the driving rain, it looked superb. Bunkers at bit on the deep side, and the sit of Paul jumping up and down trying to see over the lip of 15 feet deep one was amusing.

 

[bluewolf]

Well done everybody. Some fantastic write ups. Gutted I had to withdraw, but it looks like my replacement did a fantastic job. Oh and Adey, that hat is atrocious. If it was a choice between getting wet, or wearing that hat, I'd be getting wet every time.

 

[rickg]

Just want to add my thanks to Smiffy for his usual top notch organising........just as well PNW wasn't organising it.....he didnt even know who was on his team on the Sunday afternoon trying to work out the results in the clubhouse......:rofl:

Massive thanks to my playing partners:

Pieman & Aztec on day 1....2 forum legends and Pieman never ceases to amaze me with his length........he hits the ball a long way as well....

It was a keenly contested match between myself and Vig and those 2....Pieman was coming in with irons where we were hitting woods and john had lots of shots......a lethal combination.......I felt we were in for a hammering when we lost the first, but we quickly steadied the ship and managed to get a couple a head thanks to some great close approach play by Vig.
Deciding moment for the match probably came at the 8th....a par 4 playing 288 off the yellow which involves carrying 2 lots of water...club selection off the tee is crucial, ( unless you are the pieman of course).....Paul drove the green and was only about 18 foot away for an eagle....I had opted for the more conservative safe wood and 56 deg wedge option.......Paul just missed the eagle but had a gimmee birdie and they would have got it back to only 1 down if I hadn't rolled in the 9 foot downhill breaking birdie putt.......hole halved in birdie 3's.......it's what matchplay is all about........we never really looked back after that despite some heroic putting from John on the back 9.....great match played in great company and in a great spirit..............Johns second shots from the red Tees were some of the best I've ever seen......

Saturday night was a hoot from engaging in interesting conversation with the waitresses to having to try and pot the black while holding your breath for 30 seconds...........it was good to see new faces on the meet and I know some of them will be back for more now they have the bug......( well apart from the one who is now mentally scarred from having seen Pieman and James in their kecks practicing Stack & Tilt in their room...( is that what they call it now?)...

My image of that night will be the portly lady that wandered into the snooker room after midnight and promptly announced that se would take all of us........... we were all praying that she meant at snooker.........



The next day brought rain & wind and all that was missing was plague and pestilence.....I was really looking forward to my match with Region3..........


It didnt start well with my Golf Monthly umberella falling victim before I had even hit a ball, so I had nothing to protect me from the worst of the elements......Gary and I traded blows and halved the 1st 6 holes but then he changed gear and took 3 on the trot with some inspired golf. Birdies were always going to win holes and Gary had 3, including a chip in from 50 yards which knocked the wind out of my sails......I never recovered and he ran out a comfortable winner........ 6 over gross on that course in those conditions is simply awesome golf....well done Gary it's always a pleasure to play with you.....as agreed I'll pay the £10 bet to the HFH fund....

TXL and poker joke were great company and had a well fought match with TXL just being too much for pj.....I'm still laughing at the image of TXL chasing after his brolley for 50 yards before giving up....:rofl:

Funniest moment for me was region3 trying to burn down the halfway house.......

Still aching but can't wait for the next meet.......:thup:

 

[Leftie]

Photos as promised. Would have taken more but I didn't have the underwater housing for the camera with me.


http://s1153.photobucket.com/albums/p504/Leftieforumphotos/

 

[G1BB0]

Still can't believe that Gibbo is a whippersnapper. Think we should see his birth certicate for the next match.

Jealousy will get you nowhere

Great pics Leftie :thup:

 

[Leftie]

I think that the missing Old Fart in the group photo was Jeremy. We suspect that he may have been waiting for us to turn up at the first tee on the other course.

Re gear for wet weather, my H2NO bag performed admirably with all pockets dry and my pair of cheap Forgan gloves gripped well even though I could squeeze the water out of them. Unsurprisingly though, my fingers were cold being constantly wet. I get a load of abuse from certain Forumers for choice of head protection in rain and wind (Ping acryllic "woolly" hat) but it does keep my flowing locks dry and warm.

Wet feet only as a result of wading through puddles deeper than my shoes.

 

[rickg]

Can't believe the weather today.....glorious sun and blue skies............someone up there is taking the p155.....

 

[G1BB0]

dont worry Rick, back to rain tomorrow and for the rest of the week

 

[Oddsocks]

is it weird that my mates have just come back from 4 days in portugal (which i didnt go on) yet reading the stories im more gutted i had to miss this.

Sounds a right hoot guys, can assure you i wont miss the rematch (thats if spaces are not taking up by this years players)

 

[Deleted member 1418]

If you heard any sniggering after your tee shot Paul it was James. Only James could have his three partners walk off and leave him to play by himself. I suppose there is only so much stack and tilt you can listen to

To be honest Rich, I wasn't surprised! Even I found the tee shot hilarious and wouldn't have been surprised if you'd all cracked up! As for the stack and tilt talk I think that's what finally got me off to sleep the night before!!

 

[Deleted member 1418]

J It was a keenly contested match between myself and Vig and those 2...

Agreed. Yourself and Vig played some cracking stuff and dovetailed very well - never really gave us a chance once you went ahead.

[QUOTE.....great match played in great company and in a great spirit.........

Couldn't agree more.

 

[MadAdey]

Thanks to everyone I played with, all good sorts, even MadAdey who lived up to his name ! £50 for a hat proves it. I don't mind getting walloped by someone who plays so well, even if he does throw his club 50 yards when he only puts his tee shot to six feet. Was it 3 or 4 times I outdrove you though mate. Still life in the old dog. Look forward to a return match, when you get back to 5 !!!QUOTE]Credit where credit is due rich, you hit a fantastic ball from the tee for an old fart.......