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thecraw
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Only news I know of is Bomber was scared that the weekend warriors would humble him and his team failed to trap!
Silloth Open. May 27th. Bank holiday Monday.
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Wayman
Tour Winner
Blowing a hooligan and lashing Down. Was hard to score. Body is battered now
wrighty1874
Journeyman Pro
No, I don't believe that.Surely you're winding us up.
Scouser
Tour Winner
How many have you allocated to Scouser for his big match
It made another thread as well !!!!!!!!!
NWJocko
Tour Winner
Nope, no show.
Was a brutal day on a great, great course with good company (thanks to Qwerty, Birchy and Fish).
Front 9 all into a 30mph wind was character building, and scored destroying!!
Back 9 much more playable being mainly downwind.
All 3 GM teams within a point of each other.
Silloth is one of my favourite courses after today, head and shoulders above West Lancs, just a shame its outof the way. Will definitely play again and £15 entry for the comp is probably the best value going.
Wayman
Tour Winner
What yous lot finish on we had 90
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thecraw
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Glad you said that as I wasn't impressed with West Lancs at all. Terrible clubhouse and the course just didn't flow or tick my boxes.
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
Silloth clubhouse is its only let down, it's too small in the bar area IMO, cracking course and definately better than West Lancs and for me as a course only, its better than Royal Liverpool however Royal Liverpools clubhouse is pretty special.
Great day despite tough tough conditions.
Teams finished with 2 on 81 and us from the north on 80, Paul gets the blame for his effort down the last
Great day despite tough tough conditions.
Teams finished with 2 on 81 and us from the north on 80, Paul gets the blame for his effort down the last
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NWJocko
Tour Winner
Back 9 at West Lancs are too weak for it to be a top course.
Hugely impressed with Silloth, one strong hole after another.
We had 81,81 and 80. 90 is good going in that weather, well played. Difference in the 9's can be seen from our scores of 28 & 53 for the respective 9's!!
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
32 out 48 back for us.
Birchy
Money List Winner
That front 9 today was easily the toughest 9 holes ive ever played in my life. Every bleeding hole was into a 30-40mph headwind 
The course also had the toughest, tangliest rough i have ever come across. It was a full smash just to chip it out 10-20 yards and trust me i tried every club
The fairways were very narrow too and with the wind it was so hard to keep it on the short stuff.
Fantastic course and one that needs to be played again without a shadow of a doubt. A bit less wind next time please
The course also had the toughest, tangliest rough i have ever come across. It was a full smash just to chip it out 10-20 yards and trust me i tried every club
The fairways were very narrow too and with the wind it was so hard to keep it on the short stuff.Fantastic course and one that needs to be played again without a shadow of a doubt. A bit less wind next time please
Lanark_Golfer
Q-School Graduate
Silloth clubhouse is its only let down, it's too small in the bar area IMO, cracking course and definately better than West Lancs and for me as a course only, its better than Royal Liverpool however Royal Liverpools clubhouse is pretty special.
Great day despite tough tough conditions.
Teams finished with 2 on 81 and us from the north on 80, Paul gets the blame for his effort down the last
Cracking golf course and one I'll definitely have another go at, hopefully in better weather. The rolls & bacon this morning were top notch too :thup:
As for the last, it's not everyone that has the skills to make a 6 from 120yds out in the middle of the fairway :whoo:
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
Liverbirdie
Ryder Cup Winner
Shouldn't I now say 42 mph? 26 MPH, you big exaggerators you. Bloody tough though.
80 points for our team though, it would have been enough to smash Bomber's team, I reckon.
I changed the "weights" on my driver for the first time last night, and today either seemed to be a 30-40 yard left to right movement, or aim 5 yards into the wind, and the bugger stayed straight. Lots of blind shots, which were my best. Loved the company of Dave, Kenny and my mate Colin who put one drive on the Isle of Man.
I'd love to play it again, now knowing were your going. 8 out of the first 9 were into the wind, including needing a 6 iron for a 125 yard par 3, and I hit it "knock-down" style. 3 par 5's on the back nine give you a chance with two being downwind. Some fairways seemed only 20 yards wide, but sometimes opened out a bit more, when further down.
27 stableford, 2 blobs, only one lost ball is deemed a success, for me.:thup:
Future cross border challenge with Southerness and an overnight stay, could be a good one.
80 points for our team though, it would have been enough to smash Bomber's team, I reckon.
I changed the "weights" on my driver for the first time last night, and today either seemed to be a 30-40 yard left to right movement, or aim 5 yards into the wind, and the bugger stayed straight. Lots of blind shots, which were my best. Loved the company of Dave, Kenny and my mate Colin who put one drive on the Isle of Man.
I'd love to play it again, now knowing were your going. 8 out of the first 9 were into the wind, including needing a 6 iron for a 125 yard par 3, and I hit it "knock-down" style. 3 par 5's on the back nine give you a chance with two being downwind. Some fairways seemed only 20 yards wide, but sometimes opened out a bit more, when further down.
27 stableford, 2 blobs, only one lost ball is deemed a success, for me.:thup:
Future cross border challenge with Southerness and an overnight stay, could be a good one.
2blue
Journeyman Pro
Today, the front 9 was one of the greatest challenges I've yet faced in golf & a considerable test of my team's patience, I think I may have only completed 4 or so of the holes..... thankfully I can recall little.... however I do recall being our team's only scorer on SI 1.... getting a single point :whoo:
Many thanks to my playing partners, KK, Pete & Colin for a proving that a round of golf can indeed be played in a cyclone. Great company..... same team for next year then?
Many thanks to my playing partners, KK, Pete & Colin for a proving that a round of golf can indeed be played in a cyclone. Great company..... same team for next year then?
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thecraw
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HDID Kenny
Challenge Tour Pro
81 points Pete, it was hard enough without reducing it by one!Shouldn't I now say 42 mph? 26 MPH, you big exaggerators you. Bloody tough though.
80 points for our team though, it would have been enough to smash Bomber's team, I reckon.
I changed the "weights" on my driver for the first time last night, and today either seemed to be a 30-40 yard left to right movement, or aim 5 yards into the wind, and the bugger stayed straight. Lots of blind shots, which were my best. Loved the company of Dave, Kenny and my mate Colin who put one drive on the Isle of Man.
I'd love to play it again, now knowing were your going. 8 out of the first 9 were into the wind, including needing a 6 iron for a 125 yard par 3, and I hit it "knock-down" style. 3 par 5's on the back nine give you a chance with two being downwind. Some fairways seemed only 20 yards wide, but sometimes opened out a bit more, when further down.
27 stableford, 2 blobs, only one lost ball is deemed a success, for me.:thup:
Future cross border challenge with Southerness and an overnight stay, could be a good one.
As the guys have all said, front 9 was brutal, back 9 was more playable, some cracking holes, narrowest fairways I have ever seen, horrendous rough with patches of heather (proper wrist break stuff) the course in some areas is still suffering from the Winter damage, thought the sand in the bunkers was not great, also (most probably won't agree but I thought the greens were generally in poor condition, again probably as a result of the Winter damage. All said and done great course great value at £15, worth the 2 hour drive.
My claim to fame was that I finished with the ball that I started with.
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
Would disagree on the greens Kenny, thought they were good, maybe a bit slow and on some a bit rough on the edges, poor would be a bit harsh I reckon. Bunkers were hit and miss, solid in the centre but soft at the edges. I had a hellish plugged lie where a ball dropped in from a 70 yard punch and the sand almost covered it over, old arguement about not going in but for me bunkers have to be consistant in sand level throughout.
Definately worth the short trip down the road and great value at £15
My arms are hanging, I'm absolutely drained.
That front 9/10 was harder than some yomps and exercises I have been on, you just couldn't stay still over the ball on any drives, the wind and rain was battering you and there were some very blind and intimidating tee blocks where you were driving out to sea at OOB and you were lucky if you just made the fairway! Struggling to push my trolley at times up the slopes between greens to tee's. I was speaking to the club captain when we got in and he said that it was no less than 35mph and was a forecast gale not wind! That coupled with sharp icy rain, I felt I was being shot blasted at times!
Just as you turned around downwind on the 10th you then went back into the wind on the 13th Si1 which was a great hole and one where the majority of people on the day, didn't finish!
Its definitely a course that you need to play twice to appreciate it even more as there's so much to learn from the first outing as your blind on drives, 2nd shots and even approaches, you just didn't know what was over the mounds, other than a flapping flag!
Took a 4 iron on the 134yd par 3 and landed just between the bunker and the green , madness!
Started to drive better on the back 9 and especially the last few holes picking up a nice birdie and a couple of pars, great company with Dave, Birchy and NWJocko and at times we didn't know whether to laugh or cry, it was so punishing.
Miles better than West Lancs and Hoylake and although I enjoyed Formby which was unique in its look due to the pines, but still a links, Silloth is the best open links course I have played (loose term) and will definitely go back under better conditions but need to play another course, or 2 on a trip as its a long way for me.
I thought the greens were very true, OK some were slightly slower than others but some were more exposed and drying quicker and some more damp. Can't comment on the consistency of the bunkers, was only in 1 pot bunker and got out first time
Amazing experience, not for the faint hearted or fine weather golfer (Sam ) :thup:
That front 9/10 was harder than some yomps and exercises I have been on, you just couldn't stay still over the ball on any drives, the wind and rain was battering you and there were some very blind and intimidating tee blocks where you were driving out to sea at OOB and you were lucky if you just made the fairway! Struggling to push my trolley at times up the slopes between greens to tee's. I was speaking to the club captain when we got in and he said that it was no less than 35mph and was a forecast gale not wind! That coupled with sharp icy rain, I felt I was being shot blasted at times!
Just as you turned around downwind on the 10th you then went back into the wind on the 13th Si1 which was a great hole and one where the majority of people on the day, didn't finish!
Its definitely a course that you need to play twice to appreciate it even more as there's so much to learn from the first outing as your blind on drives, 2nd shots and even approaches, you just didn't know what was over the mounds, other than a flapping flag!
Took a 4 iron on the 134yd par 3 and landed just between the bunker and the green , madness!
Started to drive better on the back 9 and especially the last few holes picking up a nice birdie and a couple of pars, great company with Dave, Birchy and NWJocko and at times we didn't know whether to laugh or cry, it was so punishing.
Miles better than West Lancs and Hoylake and although I enjoyed Formby which was unique in its look due to the pines, but still a links, Silloth is the best open links course I have played (loose term) and will definitely go back under better conditions but need to play another course, or 2 on a trip as its a long way for me.
I thought the greens were very true, OK some were slightly slower than others but some were more exposed and drying quicker and some more damp. Can't comment on the consistency of the bunkers, was only in 1 pot bunker and got out first time
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