Return to Royal Cinque Ports Monday 23rd February.

[Smiffy]

Enjoy guys

Was tempted to join you today but that rain has out me off - tomorrow doesn't look too great

Wind appears to have died down quite a bit overnight.
Rain won't affect RCP. It will be as dry as a bone and in near perfect condition.
Bunkers might be a bit wet though so I'll have to make sure I don't go in any

 

[Smiffy]

The Draw.....

11.00
WOOKIE
RICHART
TOPOFTHEFLOP

11.10
SWINGALOT
BLUEINMUNICH
MURPHTHEMOG
ANDY SCOTT

11.20
SMIFFY
HERONSGHYLL
GOLFDUB
SANDY

11.30
THE ROD
COOKELAD
SAINTHACKER
HOOKER

 

[mashleyR7]

The sun is shining along the coast in Hythe, Looks cold but looks like a beautiful day to be on the links! Enjoy.

 

[chrisd]

Have a great day and look forward to seeing those stragglers left behind for tomorrow

 

[golfdub]

Had a cracking day With you boys ( and ladie ) today

Thanks smiffy for arranging a great day

 

[Sandy]

Well done Smiffy - especially the treacle tart. Quality. Next time can we not order the hail though?
Now THAT'S what links golf is all about…Have fun at St.G's tomorrow guys.

 

[chrisd]

Cmon then - who won?

Have we got to put up with the winner tomorrow?

 

[Swingalot]

Cmon then - who won?

Have we got to put up with the winner tomorrow?

2 guys shot 39pts, which is great shooting in the conditions. The winner won on count back and yes Chris, they will be playing tomorrow.

 

[Swingalot]

Thanks Smiffy for organising the day. Top effort, but next time can we not have the wind and especially not the 10 minute blast of horizontal hail stones.

 

[chrisd]

2 guys shot 39pts, which is great shooting in the conditions. The winner won on count back and yes Chris, they will be playing tomorrow.

Oh no!

It's gonna be unbearable!

 

[cookelad]

Great day out again guys, thanks to Nick, Charlie and Paul for the great company! Not sure how I should feel having been witness to the most uncomfortable 10 minutes of the rod's life!

Those 2 39 pointers must be real bandits to get that score in those conditions, especially the 8 handicapper with 2 blobs on his card,

 

[Swingalot]

Oh no!

It's gonna be unbearable!

I'll put you out of your misery, it was not me. 6 points after the first 3 holes was followed by a run of sheer quality golf that meant I still had those 6 points after 8 holes.......including sticking a tee shot onto the beach. I knew I had misjudged the wind when a guy walking his dog along the sea defence that was 30 yards behind the green I was aiming at, looked up over his head as my titliest went on an early summer trip to the seaside

 

[User20205]

Great day out again guys, thanks to Nick, Charlie and Paul for the great company! Not sure how I should feel having been witness to the most uncomfortable 10 minutes of the rod's life!

Those 2 39 pointers must be real bandits to get that score in those conditions, especially the 8 handicapper with 2 blobs on his card,

Well played mate. Those 10 mins with the wind and the hail... Will stay with me for a while

 

[SaintHacker]

Well played mate. Those 10 mins with the wind and the hail... Will stay with me for a while

That was painful, and not just as we were all huddled under one brolly! Unfortunately I've only just got in after breaking down on the way home, but I won't let that take the shine off a great days golf. Not unhappy with my 30 points but 3 blobs on the back 9 tell their own story Big thanks to Nick Adam and Charlie for being great partners, and helping find my errant tee shots! And thanks to Smiffy for organising it all.

 

[Smiffy]

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear!!
Absolute crap. Possibly the worst days golf I have had in years.
Terrible front 9, I was determined to make up for it on the back.
Hit a thinned drive down 10, straight as an arrow but not quite what I intended. Never mind. I was sitting nicely about 125 yards out, downwind, wedge in hand ready to inflict some serious damage to the scorecard.
Proceeded to knife it into the face of a bunker 10 yards in front of me, embedding the ball in the process. Unplayable.
Penalty drop, fatted a wedge out, chipped and 2 putted for a magnificent blob.
If you are going to blob a hole, do it like this. It was superb. A "creme de la blob".
It was a day of blobs. "Mr Blobby" has nothing on me.
I enjoyed the company of Sandy, Jason and Dave. I just apologise to all three of them for inflicting my crap onto them.

 

[wookie]

Thanks for organising and you certainly werent alone in your crap golf there Rob - At one point Richard and I were seriously worried that Craigs individual score would beat our aggregate! 39 points is seriously good scoring in those conditions so well played to him and Adam.

Thoroughly enjoyed my self despite the golf and the weather. My round included the worst par (if there is such a thing) ever on the 16th - topped 3 wood off the tee into rough, hacked 8i out left and and just missed the bunker, pulled a hybrid but landed on a path so had a good enough lie to thin 8i over some rough up the steep bank and roll across the green and in

 

[Hooker]

Thanks smiffy for organising a great deal on a top course. We certainly got the full links experience!! The day was made even more enjoyable with like minded forumers who as always were great company. Thanks guys, sorry to hear about your woes Paul.

That hailstorm was at once one of the most bizzare, brutal and funniest experiences i have had on the golf course.

Nick showed his innovative survival skills when he was able to fashion a pair of “hand warmers” out of his body when the hail hit us. 😄

 

[SaintHacker]

That hailstorm was at once one of the most bizzare, brutal and funniest experiences i have had on the golf course.

Nick showed his innovative survival skills when he was able to fashion a pair of “hand warmers” out of his body when the hail hit us. 😄

Oh God, we'd all forgotten about that by the time we shook hands at the end. I feel dirty and violated now!

 

[heronsghyll]

Had a cracking day With you boys ( and ladie ) today

Thanks smiffy for arranging a great day

Golfdub - allow me to reiterate what you said, had a great time, it was good to meet both you and Sandy, its a shame Rob did not enjoy the day as much as us, especially as he is such a GREAT organiser.

I just wish I had felt a little stronger and had lasted the day better, this bloody virus i've been fighting for weeks was killing me at the end of our round - BUT again I say it was good fun, and I really enjoyed it.

Enjoy your Scottish trip later this year - next time you can tell me all about it.

 

[Blue in Munich]

Back in having survived the worst that RCP could throw at us, my thanks to Chris, Rupert and Andy for their company, and Smiffy for organising the day; I'd second heronsghyll comments about it being a shame that Rob didn't enjoy it as much as he might. Shame about the hailstones, the most annoying bit being that they got more roll out than my driver :angry: