Trump int'l / Carnoustie, April/May 2016

[Odvan]

Hopefully this doesn't break the forum (click for bigger), I climbed the dune by the side of the 18th tee at Trump. Nearly soiled myself looking down the drop the other side but it was worth it.



Amazing trip, well done and huge thanks again for everyone involved in arrangements. Great to meet so many of you and put faces to names. Carnoustie was fantastic today; proper links conditions, great company and I even managed to put a score together that I was happy with.

Jim, I remember you going up to take this, purely because if I'd have tried, I would have simply rolled back down before making it to the top!

A stunning picture :thup:

 

[Odvan]

OUCH!!!

Well that was fun! Dislocated wrist. Out for 6 to 8 weeks.

Thats just pants, Bri. Gutted for ya. Hope the recovery is a swift one.

 

[williamalex1]

OUCH!!!

Well that was fun! Dislocated wrist. Out for 6 to 8 weeks.

Use the other one, it will feel a bit strange to start :rofl:

 

[Paperboy]

Arrived home from a 7 hour drive home, alarm set for 5am to go to work 😂

Thxs to Glyn, Scott and Pete for all the organising involved in this great week. A big thank you to Kenny for being my chauffeur for the Scotland part of my trip. I still managed a measly 1100 miles in my own car 😂
Thanks to everyone who was subjected to my golf this trip as its been no better then rubbish. Apart from my two birdies on the 7th at Trump :clap::clap:

I've played two open qualifiers in West Lancs and Dunbar. An open course in Carnoustie. Which I think was my favourite course, Trump a very close second, but Carnoustie has that rough and rustic feel to it I love about links courses.

Murcar and Cruden Bay weren't shabby either 👍🏻

 

[rickg]

Just got home (flight delayed).
Just want to add my thanks to the organisers, playing partners, chauffeurs, (LQ, Mark and Richart), drinking partners and all the forum members that made this an epic trip.

Favourite course was definitely Trump....it's really something special.
Carnoustie was awesome but for some reason I just couldn't get going, not helped by thinking my tee time was 11:20 when it was actually 10:40 so got to the tee just after my playing partners had teed off. Thankfully they waited for me, but it was the start of my worst 9 holes of golf ever, with bad golf, bad decisions and a lot of bad luck culminating in a smart course management 4 iron to avoid the burn at 300 yards, which ended up inevitably in the burn!!
4 blobs on the trot just killed me and even though I finished strongly, playing the last 5 holes in level 2's, it was a poor performance. Luckily I had the best playing partners I could have wished for.
Great trip, great memories, not a lot of sleep!

 

[Hacker Khan]

Many thanks from me to Birchy, Lincoln and Liverbirdie for orgainsing this, good work fellas. Also apologies to Bernix, Badger, RickG, Radbourne, Paperboy and HDID Kenny for having to suffer my golf over the weekend, hope I didn't bring you too far down to my level. Although I did learn a good lesson on course management and using the contours around bunkers from RickG, thanks for that. Also good to meet other forumers and put names to faces.

Personally I thought Trump was easily the most spectacular golf course I have played on, an honour to do so. I could see the genius of Carnoustie, but by that stage my game had mostly deserted me and seeing at it was not that good to start with, it just beat me up badly. But I got an enjoyable beating.

 

[bluewolf]

Got back late last night and crashed immediately.

Firstly, a big thanks to the organisers. Absolutely faultless again boys.

Secondly, great to meet so many new people. I've said it before, and I'll say it again. I've yet to meet a forumer that I wouldn't happily invite to my gaff for a knock.

Thirdly, and probably the controversial point. Murcar was amazing, Trump was visually stunning, but Carnoustie was the highlight for me. Beautifully designed, penal if you made bad decisions (eh Rick?), but very playable if you put the ball in the right positions off the tee.

Oh, and next time, can I room share with someone who prefers a quiet cup of tea at night? 4 nights on the lash with the Scousers has knocked 10 years off my life expectancy.

 

[Hacker Khan]

Hopefully this doesn't break the forum (click for bigger), I climbed the dune by the side of the 18th tee at Trump. Nearly soiled myself looking down the drop the other side but it was worth it.



Amazing trip, well done and huge thanks again for everyone involved in arrangements. Great to meet so many of you and put faces to names. Carnoustie was fantastic today; proper links conditions, great company and I even managed to put a score together that I was happy with.

Spectacular picture there. And I think you can just see me in the picture. I played off the blacks on that one and I'm down the fairway past the bunkers, just getting to my drive to play my second shot on that hole.

 

[Region3]

Thanks to Birchy, LB and LQ for organising a superb trip, and also to all my PP's over the 5 rounds.

Finally made it back at 11:45pm last night, and just flaked out. I don't think I'm designed for golf 5 days running sandwiched by 2 400+ mile drives. I didn't even go out on the lash - I'm such a lightweight.

 

[gregbwfc]

Just got up after sleeping forever - what a weekend !!

Thanks to the 3 amigos for putting together another great bash :thup:
Courses simply stunning, company likewise.
Great to see some old faces again and also to meet a few new ones.

Great effort from everyone to make this such a special event, trust we've all got home ok apart from the crazy few who playing YET ANOTHER round today

Oh aye, big thanks to Motocaddy from my knees :rofl:

 

[wookie]

Another big thank you to you guys who organised from me - what a great trip in every way (well apart from my golf).

Again met loads of great people with plenty of new playing partners.

I'm also thinking that whilst Trump was visually absolutely stunning the one I would go back to time and time again would be Carnoustie. What a great place to end the trip and mainly in the sunshine.

 

[Radbourne2010]

Oops, suspect I may have something to do with your late arrival on the tee Breakfast was nice though... :rofl:
Stewey mentioned something about it in the clubhouse afterwards. For more record, I was early for my 11.00 start time :swing:

Just got home (flight delayed).
Just want to add my thanks to the organisers, playing partners, chauffeurs, (LQ, Mark and Richart), drinking partners and all the forum members that made this an epic trip.

Favourite course was definitely Trump....it's really something special.
Carnoustie was awesome but for some reason I just couldn't get going, not helped by thinking my tee time was 11:20 when it was actually 10:40 so got to the tee just after my playing partners had teed off. Thankfully they waited for me, but it was the start of my worst 9 holes of golf ever, with bad golf, bad decisions and a lot of bad luck culminating in a smart course management 4 iron to avoid the burn at 300 yards, which ended up inevitably in the burn!!
4 blobs on the trot just killed me and even though I finished strongly, playing the last 5 holes in level 2's, it was a poor performance. Luckily I had the best playing partners I could have wished for.
Great trip, great memories, not a lot of sleep!

 

[Scouser]

One word....

WOW

What a trip. Thanks to the usual suspects who organised it. Yet again brilliant courses and superb locations.

And to all my playing partners throughout the week who made it all the more enjoyable. Top people and top golf.

Thanks all

 

[Jimaroid]

Spectacular picture there. And I think you can just see me in the picture. I played off the blacks on that one and I'm down the fairway past the bunkers, just getting to my drive to play my second shot on that hole.

Yes, an incredible birdie. We heard the cheering from the middle of the fairway chasing you up.

Meanwhile, back in the real world. On day 2, I hit a lifetime best 3 wood off the deck from the middle of the fairway. I called it to rickg beforehand, I was going for a big towering McIlroy-esque shot that I hoped would land middle of the green and stop. Into the wind I absolutely nailed it and watched the ball land on the front fringe of the green. Easily the best 3 wood I've ever played, it felt incredible, until rickg picked up region3's provisional ball and found my name stamped on it. I'd played the wrong ball.

From hero to zero...

Fortunately it didn't matter much, I'd already blobbed the hole due to a lost ball playing out the rough and region3 had already found his first ball so it was getting picked up anyway. Even so, a very embarrassing way to end a fantastic round.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

I would also like to add my thanks to the 3 organisers. I've organised golf trips before but never anything near this scale and I cannot imagine how much work Peter, Scott and Glyn must have put in to make it happen. You guys are truly forum legends and I take my hat off to you all!

Enjoyed all the courses particularly Murcar which is a real gem in amongst the big name stars. Thanks to everyone I played with over the weekend for the laughs and banter.

Also thanks to my travelling companions for sorting out accom and transport, great location guys, well done :thup:

Finally, it was great to meet some of those lightweight NW drinkers and to experience my first Stu bear hug

See you all at the Masters in a few years time




Jeez.......I've heard Oscar winning speeches that don't go on as long as this one......

 

[FairwayDodger]

on Sunday I smashed my drive on 18 up the middle - probably my best drive of the day, followed with a flushed 3 wood and still had 200 yards left so out of reach for me into that wind. Laid up with a 5 wood (luckily pulled it or would have been in a bunker... my usual overly aggressive layup), pitching wedge onto the green and two putts for my "par" 6!

Brutal finishing hole!

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Is it just me that thinks the greens at Trump are totally wrong for a Scottish links?? That is the sort of grass you expect to see on a course in Florida.

 

[Oxfordcomma]

it felt incredible, until rickg picked up region3's provisional ball and found my name stamped on it. I'd played the wrong ball.

From hero to zero...

So glad I'm not the only one! After all the tales of how hard the closing stretch is at Carnoustie, I got par on the long par 3 16th, then I was (so I thought) 80 yards short on the 17th after my second shot. What are they on about, I thought, just got a wedge in and hopefully an up and down for another par. Until Liverbirdie pointed out that actually, he was the one 80 yards short, and would like his ball back please ... turns out I was more like 40 yards short

So not 5-2 in the end (I didn't make the up & down) but 7-0. Grrrr. Last time I EVER play a Taylormade ball without checking for my mark.

 

[davemc1]

Many thanks to Pete, Scot and Glyn for organising a fantastic trip on some of the worlds best courses :thup: Greatly appreciated fellas. Also congrats to the winner (not sure results have been posted, so I'll refrain from mentioning names) top shooting!

Murcar was too tough for me, even if I brought my best game (which I'd unfortunately left at home) lovely lovely course. Just glad I never had the misfortune of venturing out in them hail stones :rofl:

Trump is a stunner. best set up I've ever seen, from the drive up past the lodges and huge flags to the view on 18, with its vast amount of bunkers. Truly is pure golfing eye candy.
I thought as a few did it was very tricky hitting off the fairways, very tight lies on soft sandy ground is nothing I'm like what I'm used to. But, In all my fave course of the trip.

Carnoustie is a fantastic place with all its history. Being relatively new to the game, I don't have that understanding, so il just base it on how I found it.
It was the most playable of the courses, the rough was down so even in there the ball was almost always sitting well. I just wasn't wowed with it, not enough par 3s and 5s for me. Stand out hole I thought was 17. An absolute gem.

Highlights being birdies on 1 at Murcar, 6 at Trump and a beaut of a drive on the first at Carnoustie where I don't think I've ever been more nervous on a first tee.

Lowlights, the word flashback... :rofl:

Thanks to all involved to making this one of the best trips I've ever been on.

 

[davemc1]

So glad I'm not the only one! After all the tales of how hard the closing stretch is at Carnoustie, I got par on the long par 3 16th, then I was (so I thought) 80 yards short on the 17th after my second shot. What are they on about, I thought, just got a wedge in and hopefully an up and down for another par. Until Liverbirdie pointed out that actually, he was the one 80 yards short, and would like his ball back please ... turns out I was more like 40 yards short

So not 5-2 in the end (I didn't make the up & down) but 7-0. Grrrr. Last time I EVER play a Taylormade ball without checking for my mark.

Me too... Turned a par into a double at Carnoustie :swing: