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Things That Gladden The Heart

AmandaJR said:
Paul is right and this change should have been made last year but the county wimped out. Interest is waning and we had one match this year which was a walkover as they couldn't (aka wouldn't) field a single player...

It is a shame and the new format is a combined Scratch/Handicap League which I think dilutes both and achieves little. Time will tell how many clubs sign up. I think it was time to really make some radical changes and include a foursomes element but that wasn't seen as a good idea.

We'll see. I'm no longer Captain and that's fine with me as my record as Captain and Player is pretty darned good - even if I do say so myself :whistle:
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I think it comes down to the Club culture, our Men play in the North Durham League, team of 7 (any handicap but off scratch, highest handicap I’ve seen is 7), scratch matchplay.
Nearby Golf Club (7 mile approx) plays in Teeside League, 12 man team, 6 Scratch (up to 5), 6 Handicap (6-10), matchplay.

We’ve discussed moving Leagues to give more members an opportunity to get involved, biggest opponents are the “Scratch” players who see the 12 man team as a step backwards, had them state they don’t want to lose matches based on how the “higher handicaps” perform
 
AmandaJR said:
Paul is right and this change should have been made last year but the county wimped out. Interest is waning and we had one match this year which was a walkover as they couldn't (aka wouldn't) field a single player...

It is a shame and the new format is a combined Scratch/Handicap League which I think dilutes both and achieves little. Time will tell how many clubs sign up. I think it was time to really make some radical changes and include a foursomes element but that wasn't seen as a good idea.

We'll see. I'm no longer Captain and that's fine with me as my record as Captain and Player is pretty darned good - even if I do say so myself :whistle:
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I have a 100% record for the club in playing foursomes. Played one, won one. Horrible experience, much too serious for our liking, so partner and I decided straight afterwards never to play again in matches.
 
richart said:
I have a 100% record for the club in playing foursomes. Played one, won one. Horrible experience, much too serious for our liking, so partner and I decided straight afterwards never to play again in matches.
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I get that BUT part of the role of the Scratch League is to prepare players for County Week and a huge part of that is Foursomes. I have a bit of a love hate relationship with the format.
 
AmandaJR said:
Photoshoot today for the Club Magazine - proud Scratch Team Captain! We were undefeated for the 2nd year in a row. Other teams not keen to participate anymore so the league changes next year to give them a chance :unsure:. The good news is my personal scratch match record of 100% wins remains intact and probably always will now!

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i suppose it would really depend on the stregnth of the oppo teams, great id you have a strong team of low handicaps, but if your oppo can't compete with that, won't be much interest to get humped . i think our ladies had the same problem.
 
patricks148 said:
i suppose it would really depend on the stregnth of the oppo teams, great id you have a strong team of low handicaps, but if your oppo can't compete with that, won't be much interest to get humped . i think our ladies had the same problem.
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Agreed. Interestingly two of the other clubs have a much stronger pool of single figures to pick from yet they're the worst. The weakest team keep competing and our final match was against them in horrendous weather yet they still showed up. It needs revamping and hopefully there will be a lot more interest in the new format which is team of 4, 1 scratch and 3 full difference (team captain chooses order rather than handicap order).
 
Facebook Marketplace. Son and father (me) decide to sell his electronic drum kit at 11am today. Four photos later, it's on Marketplace. 11:16am an enquiry, sold and collected at 12:15!
 
Bit of a selfish one but I'm so happy that my loft work is now complete ..yes it's been complete since start of month but yesterday painting finished today carpet finished

Bed arrives after Xmas

Move up there new years eve

Happy wife
 
Picked up my 3 bone rib of beef for our xmas dinner, its an absolute beast. Going to the in laws for dinner so I'm only cooking the beef, making the sausage meat stuffing and the pigs in blankets and that's me done for xmas day.

Picked up 6 bottles of Guv nor red wine aswell, beautiful drop for £6 a bottle.
 
How weirdly quiet it was in Lidl today. Just our regular shop so was dreading it but sailed through and home again in a thrice!
 
Now I am working in Melton, nipping out at lunchtime to pick up a massive slab of Long Clawson Stilton and a proper Pork Pie for over the Xmas period.
 
AmandaJR said:
How weirdly quiet it was in Lidl today. Just our regular shop so was dreading it but sailed through and home again in a thrice!
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Just been to our local ASDA for just bread and milk on the way back from a hospital appt, absolute chaos, car park backed up both getting in and coming out, had to laugh at the amount of stuff in some peoples trolleys, our ASDA is only shut Christmas Day and I think some people don’t plan to shop until Jan.
 
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