ScienceBoy
Money List Winner
Currently spending my golfing time down my local par 3 pay 'n' play.
Cambridge Lakes is a great place to play golf no matter what your ability. Holes range from 80-140 yards, the greens are actually quite challenging and roll true. The grass is cut to proper height and is a good playing surface around the green and through it. Generally its well kept and there is nothing to complain about but as a "proper golfer" you do see some strange sights.
So far these include:
The best thing about it can be seeing all the people just having fun playing this wonderful game, I can forgive them pretty much everything above.
The only thing I cannot forgive is lack of basic manners, which is actually quite rare! I get let through 99% of the time, as I am usually on my own and I find most greens. The 1% of groups who don't can really ruin it, even on a short course with just 9 holes.
I would suggest taking time away from our havens of golf, places where the list above would rarely be forgiven and see how the public enjoy golf.
You will actually be on the end of some funny comments at times, like "you must be good, all of your clubs match", you will see people having fun despite only hitting the ball every other time. You will also see families together, friends together, old couples and young couples. All having fun at golf.
Go, forgive them, join them for a round, don't just pile through with your fancy "pars", interact, share and encourage!
Cambridge Lakes is a great place to play golf no matter what your ability. Holes range from 80-140 yards, the greens are actually quite challenging and roll true. The grass is cut to proper height and is a good playing surface around the green and through it. Generally its well kept and there is nothing to complain about but as a "proper golfer" you do see some strange sights.
So far these include:
- A lady golfer who had a set of "gold" clubs, even the putter had a gold finish and she wore a "gold yellow" outfit.
- A golfer who hit wood on EVERY shot, until they got on the green, yet had a set mostly made up of irons.
- Some very strange swings.
- A golfer who played while carrying a pencil bag, actually played the shots with the bag slung over their shoulder.
- Golfers who try to chip/pitch their way around the course
- A wide variety of takes on the "putting stroke", some just downright bizarre
- The above again but for chipping.
- Many new "rules" and rule interpretations, including club sharing aplenty!
- Top Flites, topflites everywhere!
- People stripping off to fetch balls out of the water for a lady friend.
The best thing about it can be seeing all the people just having fun playing this wonderful game, I can forgive them pretty much everything above.
The only thing I cannot forgive is lack of basic manners, which is actually quite rare! I get let through 99% of the time, as I am usually on my own and I find most greens. The 1% of groups who don't can really ruin it, even on a short course with just 9 holes.
I would suggest taking time away from our havens of golf, places where the list above would rarely be forgiven and see how the public enjoy golf.
You will actually be on the end of some funny comments at times, like "you must be good, all of your clubs match", you will see people having fun despite only hitting the ball every other time. You will also see families together, friends together, old couples and young couples. All having fun at golf.
Go, forgive them, join them for a round, don't just pile through with your fancy "pars", interact, share and encourage!
