The Berkshire 19th March

[Crow]

Just finished packing, I've not washed my clubs this time as I think that's why they behaved so badly at Lindrick, getting ideas above their station.

Alarm set for just before 5 and all set to go, come what may.

See you on the morrow chaps!

 

[wookie]

Well if I can string a score together after that night of so called sleep then I'll be very pleasantly surprised. Good job it's a cracker of a course so will be enjoyable either way

Safe journeys.

 

[Smiffy]

Hope you have a good day lads. Weather doesn't look too bad at all and the course should be in super condition.
Shame I can't be there.

 

[rickg]

Just got back to Richart's house......I still can't move thanks to the Berkshire carvery!!!

Course was in great conditions as usual. Greens had been recently hollow tined and filled and were a tiny bit bobbly but pretty true.
Pretty cold to start and a bit breezy but eventually warmed up.
The forum boys gave a good account of themselves and the scores are reproduced below.

Name. H/C. F9. B9. Total
Hooker 23. 22. 15. 37
Topoftheflop 22. 15. 20. 35
The rod 8. 19. 16. 35
Richart. 11. 16. 18 34
Rickg. 6. 16. 18. 34
Liverpoolphil. 5. 17. 15. 32
The crow. 9. 16. 14. 30
GeneralStore. 14. 17. 13. 30
Wookie. 16. 12. 17. 29
AnthonyTXL. 6. ? ? 25

Huge thanks to Richart for the invite and the hospitality. The Mariners is a really friendly society with some great blokes and characters.

Good warm up for the KOK at Camberley tomorrow.
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[Deleted member 15344]

Just want to thank Richart for the invite

It was a great day - good to meet some forumers and to put some faces to names

Had a very enjoyable round with Nick and Simon plus Patrick from the society

Course was a pure pleasure and lived up to expectations ( even if my putting didn't ) - the lunch was out of this world and worth the fee on it's on

Great society to be a member of and Look forward to the next round.

Cheers again Richart

Good luck to the guys playing tomorrow

 

[Crow]

An easy drive back for me and just finished my first cup of tea.

Fantastic course with some superb vistas from tees and approaches to greens, loved everything about it, including the huge lunch.

Thanks to Richart for the invite and to the Mariners for being so welcoming, a great bunch of guys, and to Phil, Simon and Patrick for being such enjoyabe playing partners.

My play exceeded expectations after Monday's horror story at Lindrick, not one shank, in fact some solid iron shots, score let down by some poor short game shots and a very wide shot to the green on the 12th (our first hole) after getting my tee shot nicely away.

The driver behaved itself impeccably and I didin't lose one ball (thanks Rick, that was a good buy).

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Thought your driving was cracking all day long - some big high draws taking on the Tiger line. Big one down 16th just under the forum 300 yard average !

 

[wookie]

Thanks also to Richart and echo all the above comments re course, friendly bunch and of course the lunch

A very enjoyable round with good partners but only just managed to avoid a totally embarrassing points tally by finishing with 3 straight pars.

 

[fundy]

glad you all had a great day, gutted couldnt make it

 

[User20205]

Yep, cheers Rich. It was a top day, what a course and what a set up!! It may have gone in at no1 as my favourite place to play:thup:

 

[Hooker]

Fantastic day, many thanks to Richard for the invite and sorry to murphthemog that he couldn't make it but I hope I made good use of his space. Good society who I hope to join, very friendly bunch who don't take it too seriously apart from giving me a 2 shot penalty for hitting the wrong ball after convincing me that it was my correct ball

Good to see some familiar faces from the forum who had come from far and wide! Im lucky to live close to so many fantastic courses in the area and play with people I kind of know from the forum.

The Berkshire, wow what a course, definitely play it if you get the chance and what a great deal we had. I am well fed for the rest of the day and struggled to finish even the main but struggled through to the tempting desert!

Anthony (TXL) played well at times, but not up to his usual superb standard. I think 2 wrong ball incidents on consecutive holes probably didn't help!

 

[richart]

Glad you all enjoyed the day guys. I just love the Berkshire, and the deal we get for the Society is great value. We even got bacon rolls thrown in, and didn't have to contribute towards the prizes. Good to play with Nick and Jeremy, even if we did play off the whites when everyone else played off the yellows. Must be worth a few more points surely. It did ruin Therod's chances of winning the longest drive.

Hope to see a few forumers at the next Society Meet.

 

[GeneralStore]

Thanks very much Richard, was good fun

What a lunch! I have read on here people mentioning the lunch and now I know what they were on about, amazing.