SCOTLAND- King Of Kings 2014

[the smiling assassin]

i am interested, but it will depend on date and cost. i definitely can't do sunday's.

i can take 11 guests on at my club at guest rate (under £20 p/p) - does anyone else have a similar arrangement at their club as this would help to keep costs down? personally i'm not interested in paying £50 for a round anywhere - sorry - i've a limit to the number of away days i can afford each year and i could enter a few open competitions or play a few rounds as a guest at some great courses for my £50!

not sure my club would be ideal - despite being the lothians finest parkland, conditions in march can be, err, varied. i tend to wait until the course is playing well before inviting guests, usually between may and october.

not much help eh?

 

[IanG]

not much help eh?

On the contrary, collecting preferences is what this thread is all about at the moment. Which Lothian club out of interest ?

 

[ger147]

Royal Musselburgh GC?

 

[patricks148]

i am interested, but it will depend on date and cost. i definitely can't do sunday's.

i can take 11 guests on at my club at guest rate (under £20 p/p) - does anyone else have a similar arrangement at their club as this would help to keep costs down? personally i'm not interested in paying £50 for a round anywhere - sorry - i've a limit to the number of away days i can afford each year and i could enter a few open competitions or play a few rounds as a guest at some great courses for my £50!

not sure my club would be ideal - despite being the lothians finest parkland, conditions in march can be, err, varied. i tend to wait until the course is playing well before inviting guests, usually between may and october.

not much help eh?

so you don't think either the New or Jubilee are good courses and playing at the home of golf rather than a soggy parkland course cos it would be cheaper.

The mind boggles with some of you, it really does

 

[stevie_r]

so you don't think either the New or Jubilee are good courses and playing at the home of golf rather than a soggy parkland course cos it would be cheaper.

The mind boggles with some of you, it really does

I've read through Assassins post a couple of times now and I can't see where he stated that the New and Jubilee aren't good courses

 

[patricks148]

I've read through Assassins post a couple of times now and I can't see where he stated that the New and Jubilee aren't good courses

When he says he can play some great course as a guest for is £50 Implies the New and Jubilee are not.


Makes little diff anyway!

 

[virtuocity]

I've fired off a message to a mate who knows someone at St Andrews, just in case he can get us a deal.

Also- I've heard Eden is pretty good and it's only £28!!!

 

[ger147]

I would be happy with any of the St Andrews courses.

Is there any indication yet of what the actual date will be and/or if it will be a weekday or a weekend day?

 

[Deleted member 15344]

It's a shame that people take golf so seriously. I trust you won't be entering any club comps until July then? Shame you're not interested.

Thanks to everyone who has sent me messages so far, looks like it will be a busy day.

I'm going to put up some spot prizes as well- maybe a nearest pin / long drive / lowest gross kind of thing?

I do believe you have missed his point entirely

Why not hold it later - the interest would possibly be a great deal higher as well.

 

[ger147]

The Ailsa at Turnberry is £105 for a bacon roll & coffee on arrival, 18 holes on the Ailsa and a 3 course lunch afterwards until the end of March 2014. You also get free balls for the range for a warm up beforehand.

Probably a bit expensive for most folks as well as being a bit far for the likes of patricks148, but having been before and played the Kintyre, I would deffo go back at that price for a go round the Ailsa.

 

[patricks148]

The Ailsa at Turnberry is £105 for a bacon roll & coffee on arrival, 18 holes on the Ailsa and a 3 course lunch afterwards until the end of March 2014. You also get free balls for the range for a warm up beforehand.

Probably a bit expensive for most folks as well as being a bit far for the likes of patricks148, but having been before and played the Kintyre, I would deffo go back at that price for a go round the Ailsa.

I would travel to play the Ailsa, just not willing to drive for 4 hours to play somewhere ordinary, just because its cheap;

 

[stevie_r]

The Ailsa at Turnberry is £105 for a bacon roll & coffee on arrival, 18 holes on the Ailsa and a 3 course lunch afterwards until the end of March 2014. You also get free balls for the range for a warm up beforehand.

Probably a bit expensive for most folks as well as being a bit far for the likes of patricks148, but having been before and played the Kintyre, I would deffo go back at that price for a go round the Ailsa.

I'd want carrying around the course for that money

 

[ger147]

I would travel to play the Ailsa, just not willing to drive for 4 hours to play somewhere ordinary, just because its cheap;

Seems fair enough, I feel exactly the same about taking a day off work.

 

[ger147]

I'd want carrying around the course for that money

Another £40 and a caddy will lug your bag for you.

What more does a man need?

 

[davidy233]

Definitely up for it any day but Saturday.

Given time of year I'd suggest a links or heathland that isn't using mats.

St Andrews seems great option for all but West Coasters (if you are going to travel it might as well be to the Home of Golf) and gives a few different prices (£50 for New/Jubilee - £28 for Eden, which is still a nice course) - is there a West Coast equivelent - I'd travel if a links on the West was the majority choice.

 

[virtuocity]

I do believe you have missed his point entirely

Why not hold it later - the interest would possibly be a great deal higher as well.

1. Summer months don't guarantee good weather.
2. People do play golf in March and May on full courses. I'm quite sure of it. I'm sure some might even enjoy their round.
3. I don't want this competition anywhere near the Help For Heroes day. As far away as possible.
4. Summer months =

a) Holidays away
b) Club comps
c) Open comps

5. Courses are a lot more expensive
6. If I put it in the middle of July, I guarantee that people would say that they're not attending due to one of the above reasons

For goodness sake guys, it's a game of bloomin' golf. It's a laugh. It's a chance to meet all of these idiots on here in the flesh (including me ). It's bragging rights.

Who cares if you have to wear an extra layer or leave the factor 25 at home. Think of it more light-heartedly and as a great warm-up to your season and TRY to see it more positively. If you can't embrace the competition and the organisation for what it is at present, then you won't enjoy it. I promise you. I also promise, that I'm trying my best here but someone has to be the "erse" who makes all the bad and annoying decisions- otherwise we wouldn't even have a competition to argue over.

 

[virtuocity]

Patrick- I appreciate that you want to play somewhere nice. If you're going to travel a long way then it had better be worth it, eh? TOTALLY understand that.

However, playing a £100 course completely contradicts the whole ethos of the competition which is to get AS MANY forumers playing golf together as possible. Unless everyone is happy to shell out £100 and then I'm IN!

Again @ Patrick- you've been a great contributor to the thread- is there a course you would travel for which is a little more modest in price, should people be put off by high price tag courses?

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Then just extend the cut off by a month to give the course a better chance - end of April with a final in June.

It's not about wearing extra layers etc - it's about spending money to play courses that people will have to travel too and giving yourself the best possible chance it have at the very least playable on tees and greens and fairways as opposed to possibly still being on winter tees etc .

If you want it lighthearted etc etc then don't have it as King of Kings including a prize fund.

It's only people giving a suggestion to possibly improve the uptake on the comp.

With the unpredictable weather in Jan - Mar then I wouldn't want it commit it a day that could possibly cost upward of £50 plus petrol and day off work etc to play on a course with winter tees etc .

 

[the smiling assassin]

pat - i didn't say they were bad courses, i just said i'd rather not spend £50 on a green fee. i completely understand that others will not see it as a problem, that's fine by me - i am not going to lose sleep if i'm not included in this so please don't get too upset - i'm sure things will work out just fine for you. :thup: it's a shame we can't do it at your course - it would be a great venue.

incidentally, i'm a member of F&R just across the water and make the trip around 6 or 7 times a year to visit family and make use of that membership. between my two memberships, travel costs, i generally only 'treat' myself to a couple of open comps a year (usually around £20 each at decent tracks like Ladybank/Alyth etc), and any other away days are only when i've an invite to play at a friends course (usually 5 or 6 jaunts a year at around £15ish guest rate normally down the coast east lothian-way). unfortunately i can't justify spending much more!

home club is duddingston - and obviously it's only known as the finest parkland in the lothians by our own members super layout, good variety of holes (one of the few courses i've played that i could remember every hole vividly without prompting after my first round) and not too long at only 6500yds.

 

[patricks148]

Patrick- I appreciate that you want to play somewhere nice. If you're going to travel a long way then it had better be worth it, eh? TOTALLY understand that.

However, playing a £100 course completely contradicts the whole ethos of the competition which is to get AS MANY forumers playing golf together as possible. Unless everyone is happy to shell out £100 and then I'm IN!

Again @ Patrick- you've been a great contributor to the thread- is there a course you would travel for which is a little more modest in price, should people be put off by high price tag courses?

I can understand guys not wanting to Pay £100, but i'm sure for the Ailsa it would be worth it, how often are guys getting to play an Open Venue for £100?

Also is £50 out of everyones reach? I mean the Jubilee is prob the best course in St Andrews with the New not far behind.

If it came to £20 for a mediocre parkland course or somewhere special for more I'd always go for the latter.