Representing your club

[jammydodger]

If you're a social guy who likes playing other courses for nothing and also likes a bit of a competitive edge then these matches are for you. You can make some good contacts at different places who you can always get a game with if you keep in touch too.

Gets pretty competitive when you get down to the scratch matches cos you get some smarmy spotty teenage oiks who dont say a word all round and are so far up themselves they think theyre the next Tiger Woods. Apart from that theyre a good way of meeting other members from your own club aswell

 

[Dodger]

English and scottish have county teams etc though don't emphasize the club team level mentality as much as irish clubs would, we have teams at club level with numerous prestigious GUI and non GUI competitions but dont really do the county thing so much. I think that was what he was getting at.

Really?!

You obviously don't know what our local league is all about then....on the charge for 3 in a row this year and we'll be doing the utmost to secure at least 1 cup to go with it too!!

I was under the impression county golf was the position most competitive golfers in England mainly wanted to be, Scotland to a degree too.

Not round here.

 

[brendy]

Its hard to beat a good inter club team matchplay afternoon, especially when you get plenty of home support out.

 

[Region3]

It looks way over the top, but I wouldn't say it's a lot of hassle. At the very least you get some short game practice and maybe some tips from better players too.

Oh, and you've missed the dates btw

 

[doubletripledouble]

I think scratch games can sometimes be tetchy affairs, or so i've heard.
Handicap games are a good laugh. Although competitive, the craic is usually good and although some of the courses are not great it's good to get a hit in the winter.

Steve, what other courses do you play? Is it the the same as the scratch boys? Leven, Lundin, St Andrews and is it Crail and Ladybank?

Semi on Sunday v's Dunfermline Pitfirrane. Should be a fun affair!

 

[Robobum]

We have an "A team" for the county scratch league, You need to be down off at least 7 to even get a look in, more likely Cat 1 for most matches.

The fixtures are mirrored by the "B team" ie we play the opposition "A team" at home and our "B team" play their "B team" at their place and so on.

Anyone can put their name in for the B team, it is a more sociable 4BBB and non competitive to a certain degree.

Inter club golf in our region is like championship football really. All the top players are off at county/ national events and coaching sessions, so this is for those that aren't good enough for that.

 

[Imurg]

Played for the club quite a lot in the 90's and early 00's. Got onto some nice courses - Woburn, Swinley Forest, MillRide, to name a few.
We were only a small club and with only 5 single figure players I got picked every time.
Can't get a look-in at the moment though. All Men's matches are weekends - not a chance - and the midweek ones are for the Seniors. Still only a few more years and I can whoop their butts!!

 

[USER1999]

We have a scratch team, a Tigers team (single figures), a foxes team (9 to 19), a vets team, and some club matches thrown in too. Any one can put their name down for the club team.
Only the scratch boys and the Tigers take it at all seriously.
The Foxes team is pretty much a drinking contest with some golf thrown in.

I stopped playing for the club when they introduced team colours. I already had a club polo, but they then declared you had to have a white club polo, with a red club jumper. This would mean an outlay of £90 minimum, so they can stuff it.

 

[fundy]

Have played in club matches and scratch matches for a couple of different clubs in the past, some clubs just take themselves far too seriously for me.

Matches have always been relaxed and fun, even though the scratch matches were highly competitive often meant got to play some decent courses with some decent players

 

[funkyfred]

Played in five mixed matches in the last two seasons with a 100% success rate (played with a couple of good women golfers)and was asked if i was up for it again in February.
Always good fun and its not taken to seriously to be honest
and have meet some really nice people.

Me and my pairs partner won our foursomes competition in October, and have been selected to represent the club in the Daily Mail Foursomes. Got a bye in the first round so still waiting to see who we might have in the next round, hopefully it will be some course that I haven't played before.

 

[percy_layer]

Played for all three clubs i was a member of and both universities i studied at. Team golf is what i've missed the most since i turned pro.
I've heard stories of niggles between clubs and players but never experienced any myself, always got on well with my opponents. The hardest part was always the travelling, when i first started playing i was working 30 miles north of my home club and the away matches were 40 - 70 miles drive to get to. While at my first university and later when i worked in Newcastle, i had a 120 mile round trip every second week for the home games. But it was all worth it.