putting for birdie and walked off with an 8

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Played in the medal today with couple of Mates.

One had a 10 footer for birdie and walked of with an 8...... 6 putts.

Went to tap in a footer knocked two foot past, missed etc, etc.


Ive had the odd 4 putt but never seen a six putt before.
 
this goes through my head when I see people putting like clowns. been guilty of it myself at times :o


[video=youtube;MK6TXMsvgQg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK6TXMsvgQg&feature=kp[/video]
 
My missus was putting for a birdie from the back of the green on a par 3 in the mixed comp we played last night - i was standing at the front of the green - had to lift my bag to avoid the ball shooting past me - it missed a bunker and then took the curve of the fairway and back into the bunker on the far side - meaning it was left on a downslope - I got it out and she was putting from around 25 feet for a four - Predictably, after having hit her first putt with what looked like a full swing, she left it well short - probably fifteen feet short - easy six
 
Don't remember ever taking more than 5 putts, even when I developed a bad case of the yips! But I guess most of us have done something similar at least once in their golfing lives! :)
 
wasnt Marty feldman by any chance?

4min 03 secs onwards

[video=youtube_share;oD-LvABxMsY]http://youtu.be/oD-LvABxMsY?t=4m3s[/video]
 
In last weeks medal I was on the green for 3 on our first which is a difficult dog leg par 4, 10ft above the flag. Good start I thought, should be an easy 5, knock it in or close and in a worst case scenario it should be a nice easy 2ft putt :whistle:

The greens have been pretty good lately but what I hadn't anticipated was lipping the hole and going 6ft past it, giving me a second putt up hill but across the slope. Another putt and 3ft past above the hole and across the slope again.

I ended up with 5 putts for an 8, missing 2, 2.5-3ft putts and feeling like digging the green up with my putter :eek:

My medal was over on the first and although the rest of the round was ok with the exception of one other hole I never recovered from the first.

A few weren't happy with the flag position, however there's no excuse for bad golf and certainly not for 5 putts but it happens and sometimes we just have to put it down to experience:o

Forgot to add, did I get some flack? I don't think they'll let me forget this side of Xmas :mmm:
 
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The worst I have ever seen was a friend of mine who at the time was playing off 5. Par 5 on it for two with 7 feet left to the hole big uphill putt. He then 7 putted for a 9, 6 times the ball got close to the hole and then trickled back to him.

After the round he sold me his Scotty for a bargin price :thup: Silver linings and all that :clap:
 
delc said:
Don't remember ever taking more than 5 putts, even when I developed a bad case of the yips! But I guess most of us have done something similar at least once in their golfing lives! :)
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A challenge Del......
Try and post at least 10 times without mentioning the yips!!
I don't think you can do it....
 
On Nairn’s greens?

Best greens I’ve played all year.

I have had a 5 putt once, hit a par 3 in one on herons reach but had a 50 foot putt for the first one.
 
Liverbirdie said:
On Nairn’s greens?

Best greens I’ve played all year.

I have had a 5 putt once, hit a par 3 in one on herons reach but had a 50 foot putt for the first one.
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Agree about Nairn's greens, superb.

Was it the 16th at Herons Reach by any chance....? I've been 10 feet away for birdie and delighted to walk off with a 4 on there before now!!
 
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