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Echo all the sentiments, if it wasn't for the company of Ben, Tony & Phil it could have felt much longer than it was, especially when the forecast was totally dry all day only for it to be totally the opposite and the heavens open on the 1st and for us to be behind a 4-ball of Cat4 women, at least I was home in 25 minutes :smirk:

Course is a nice layout but tees ruined with the rain - greens were very nice

Some very wet tee,s very soft underfoot, that was a lot of unexpected rain on top of what we've had over the last few days, disappointing ground conditions but not surprising.

Great to see the guys again and I think they would all agree my shoulders should be aching its not easy carrying a whole team.

Also great news the driver was working a treat.

I thought it was from all the bending down picking your ball up from in the bushes & trees :p

Tony took the prize for drive of the day on the 12th, forum distance for sure :thup:

Oh yeah, a good 12 yards, and that's being kind, but more importantly, is that the Red blocks I can see upfront :eek:

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You must be shattered mate - tiring carrying three people - monster drive on the 12th :D

Least mine was still in play:D

Believe we got the same score on the hole despite mine going OOB :D

Believe some muppet 3 putted on that hole for same score too :whistle:

Yep, only Phil lost his, a couple of 3-putts let Tony on the card for the 2nd time :D

It was tough to get a feel for the greens, they still rolled fast & true but the flash heavy rain for a couple of hours meant sometimes they held up a little then released quickly again, if you went for them you went 6ft past if you hesitated to roll up they stopped 6ft short, frustrating!

It's a great course in the summer, as most are around that area but they don't hold up too well in the winter, especially with the amount of unprecedented rain we've endured, but that's parkland golf courses for you.

It took me a few holes to get the driver going but once I did I was generally pleased, the new clubs are going to take the whole winter to get used to, they are so much lighter than my Mizzies but when I do get hold of a decent strike it feels beautiful, these muddy wet conditions don't help that process so a few heathland courses over the winter will be where I'm heading to keep playing.

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