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Trump int'l / Carnoustie, April/May 2016
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Radbourne2010
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In a word, yes! 
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ne:Don't understand what everyone is on about with the 16th, first try ever, took 5I I think, 2 putts, easy par ...
Does that mean that I won't win the open?
richart
Major Champion
Just heard that one of forumers on the trip, Craig (Topoftheflop) has just come second in the ballroom World Championships in Russia.:thup::whoo::clap:
Brilliant Craig, though it is just as well you are a better dancer than golfer.
Brilliant Craig, though it is just as well you are a better dancer than golfer.
Just heard that one of forumers on the trip, Craig (Topoftheflop) has just come second in the ballroom World Championships in Russia.:thup::whoo::clap:
Brilliant Craig, though it is just as well you are a better dancer than golfer.
Brilliant news!
Does explain his unique way of clearing his hips as he starts the downswing.
Only 18* and little wind up here today.
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Just realised I had never actually put a review on about the trip.
Well what a week.
Nice 7hr drive from Lincolnshire to Aberdeen got checked in at the apartment I had rented for the week, left the missus to unpack and drove up to Newburgh to join Hobbit, £10 odvan and birchy for a game.
What a lovely course but shame about the company really, I couldn't get into a routine as my subtle links game was getting abused at every opportunity, the birdie on 3rd was a superb birdie and met with stunned silence from my playing partners, shame that the hail (and the company) in the end ruined the last few holes but thanks Bri for a nice evening anyway :thup:
Then onto Cruden Bay Thursday, Now what a tremendous set up with the whole place been so friendly, the office were so helpful met up with all that turned up on time and headed down to the St Olaf course, now most 9 hole courses are poky little courses, I could quite happily be a member on that course alone as it was superb, some of the holes were crackers and the little par 3 7th was awesome.
Nice bite to eat in the clubhouse and then onto the main course.
Then it was off to watch topoftheflop hit the opening drive to start the full blown meet of in style.
The starters were very good and the little bottle of whiskey was a superb gesture from the club, one of the starters clearly knew his stuff as he complimented me on my drive and said I was a good links player, again silence from my playing partners, the layout of Cruden Bay is unbelievable and the views are something else, I am a sucker for a good looking hole from an elevated tee and Cruden provides its fair share the climb up to find Odvans ball 7 miles wide on the short par 4 was worth the views from the top of the dunes, loved the different holes on the course nothing felt the same, the back to back par 3s at the end are just potential card wreckers, I loved this place and I intend on going back for the 2017 open week.
Then onto Murcar Links for a wild west show.
Walked into the pro shop and asked for nearest the pins and he laughed and said it will be a driver on the 1st par 3, anyway got teed off and after the 3rd hole and nearly losing my face in the hail looking for my ball we hit up the 4th fairway and walked in, we then cancelled the scores from the 1st 3 holes so jimaroids birdie on the 1st hole was gone forever
The wind seem to pickup and boy did I struggle, I hit the worse shots possible, not knowing the golf course I hit some ridiculous shots and I have never felt more out of my depth on a golf course, thoroughly enjoyed it and watching robobum, jimaroid and oxfordcomma hitting some nice shots was a pleasure as I didn't hit any nice shots.
Enough has been said about the night out in Aberdeen, I left early as I cant drink much and I wasn't ruining the Trump round on the Saturday eh Liverbirdie
Got a phone call en route to the club with the shop asking for tee times as some people didn't know when they was teeing off, its a good job we didn't do a start sheet and publish it weeks before with everyone tee times eh
Arrived at the club and the welcome was as expected, the range and the short game area I could quite happily spend hours on both.
Then onto the course, visually it was everything I had hoped for and more, Trump had it all, loads of different tees all elevated and I love that, yes the course is young and it showed in the condition but what a course it is, the 4th hole with the dunes on the left and the stream on the right with a massive fairway and I still managed to miss all 3 and smash my drive over the steam, did however find 10 brand new ish pro Vs when I went and collected it
Loved the 250 yard par 4 and I didn't par it either days and shouldn't have tried to drive it, I got 1 point from the two days. Here is bluewolf on take two in the bunker
The 14th from the championship tees is an incredible view,
The best I have ever seen on a golf course, the next is the 18th from the championship tees.
So two days at Trump, its fair to say day 2 was a lot harder as the wind picked up.
Then finally on to the last day at Carnoustie.
Left Aberdeen at 7am and it was dry got down to Carnoustie at 8am and it was lashing it down, went to check the group in and sort the nearest the pins out, the pro said no one will reach 16 today as its 245 yards, well he was totally wrong as I think most groups had at least one person who hit the green as it was a 30-40mph backwind.
1st tee in the rain and it was get card and course guide from the starter.
What a course it is though, toughest course I have ever played, the greens were for the time of year utterly incredible, fast and true, I hit around 30 bunkers that day but I holed some serious putts for a lot of one pointers, I would want to have another go at Carnoustie without the 30-45mph wind we experienced, hitting wedge through the back then hitting gap wedge from 150yards as a provisonal on the 18th is quite surreal, I would be more gutted though if I had hit a 330 yard drive and getting thoroughly excited about it and then shanked/think/edge of clubbed it in the burn in front of everyone eh odvan.
Finally got off the course and watched the results roll in, with the results spreadsheet region3 had done, it made our lives at lot easier so thanks Gaz.
Results time and it looked like Barsnley Dave was going to take the trophy but then the winner was Regions 3's mate Nigel who won the 3 day comp and 5 day comp, his 40 points at Carnoustie clinched it big time, what a score :thup:
So thanks to everyone who made the trip and thanks to all that suffered me for 5hrs at a time, it was a pleasure to meet new people, I imagine I am all on your ignore lists now anyway :ears:
And a big thanks to my two co organisers Liverbirdie and Birchy for all the hard work that went into making this a proper MEGA meet, the work that went in to this was incredible and I think we all realised after the presentation it was all worth it.
Next year will be discussed in the next few weeks but I imagine it will be a lot smaller and then 2018 will be back to MEGA meet time.
Well what a week.
Nice 7hr drive from Lincolnshire to Aberdeen got checked in at the apartment I had rented for the week, left the missus to unpack and drove up to Newburgh to join Hobbit, £10 odvan and birchy for a game.
What a lovely course but shame about the company really, I couldn't get into a routine as my subtle links game was getting abused at every opportunity, the birdie on 3rd was a superb birdie and met with stunned silence from my playing partners
, shame that the hail (and the company) in the end ruined the last few holes but thanks Bri for a nice evening anyway :thup:Then onto Cruden Bay Thursday, Now what a tremendous set up with the whole place been so friendly, the office were so helpful met up with all that turned up on time and headed down to the St Olaf course, now most 9 hole courses are poky little courses, I could quite happily be a member on that course alone as it was superb, some of the holes were crackers and the little par 3 7th was awesome.
Nice bite to eat in the clubhouse and then onto the main course.
Then it was off to watch topoftheflop hit the opening drive to start the full blown meet of in style.
The starters were very good and the little bottle of whiskey was a superb gesture from the club, one of the starters clearly knew his stuff as he complimented me on my drive and said I was a good links player, again silence from my playing partners, the layout of Cruden Bay is unbelievable and the views are something else, I am a sucker for a good looking hole from an elevated tee and Cruden provides its fair share the climb up to find Odvans ball 7 miles wide on the short par 4 was worth the views from the top of the dunes, loved the different holes on the course nothing felt the same, the back to back par 3s at the end are just potential card wreckers, I loved this place and I intend on going back for the 2017 open week.
Then onto Murcar Links for a wild west show.
Walked into the pro shop and asked for nearest the pins and he laughed and said it will be a driver on the 1st par 3, anyway got teed off and after the 3rd hole and nearly losing my face in the hail looking for my ball we hit up the 4th fairway and walked in, we then cancelled the scores from the 1st 3 holes so jimaroids birdie on the 1st hole was gone forever
The wind seem to pickup and boy did I struggle, I hit the worse shots possible, not knowing the golf course I hit some ridiculous shots and I have never felt more out of my depth on a golf course, thoroughly enjoyed it and watching robobum, jimaroid and oxfordcomma hitting some nice shots was a pleasure as I didn't hit any nice shots.
Enough has been said about the night out in Aberdeen, I left early as I cant drink much and I wasn't ruining the Trump round on the Saturday eh Liverbirdie
Got a phone call en route to the club with the shop asking for tee times as some people didn't know when they was teeing off, its a good job we didn't do a start sheet and publish it weeks before with everyone tee times eh
Arrived at the club and the welcome was as expected, the range and the short game area I could quite happily spend hours on both.
Then onto the course, visually it was everything I had hoped for and more, Trump had it all, loads of different tees all elevated and I love that, yes the course is young and it showed in the condition but what a course it is, the 4th hole with the dunes on the left and the stream on the right with a massive fairway and I still managed to miss all 3 and smash my drive over the steam, did however find 10 brand new ish pro Vs when I went and collected it
Loved the 250 yard par 4 and I didn't par it either days and shouldn't have tried to drive it, I got 1 point from the two days. Here is bluewolf on take two in the bunker
The 14th from the championship tees is an incredible view,
The best I have ever seen on a golf course, the next is the 18th from the championship tees.
So two days at Trump, its fair to say day 2 was a lot harder as the wind picked up.
Then finally on to the last day at Carnoustie.
Left Aberdeen at 7am and it was dry got down to Carnoustie at 8am and it was lashing it down, went to check the group in and sort the nearest the pins out, the pro said no one will reach 16 today as its 245 yards, well he was totally wrong as I think most groups had at least one person who hit the green as it was a 30-40mph backwind.
1st tee in the rain and it was get card and course guide from the starter.
What a course it is though, toughest course I have ever played, the greens were for the time of year utterly incredible, fast and true, I hit around 30 bunkers that day but I holed some serious putts for a lot of one pointers, I would want to have another go at Carnoustie without the 30-45mph wind we experienced, hitting wedge through the back then hitting gap wedge from 150yards as a provisonal on the 18th is quite surreal, I would be more gutted though if I had hit a 330 yard drive and getting thoroughly excited about it and then shanked/think/edge of clubbed it in the burn in front of everyone eh odvan
.Finally got off the course and watched the results roll in, with the results spreadsheet region3 had done, it made our lives at lot easier so thanks Gaz.
Results time and it looked like Barsnley Dave was going to take the trophy but then the winner was Regions 3's mate Nigel who won the 3 day comp and 5 day comp, his 40 points at Carnoustie clinched it big time, what a score :thup:
So thanks to everyone who made the trip and thanks to all that suffered me for 5hrs at a time, it was a pleasure to meet new people, I imagine I am all on your ignore lists now anyway :ears:
And a big thanks to my two co organisers Liverbirdie and Birchy for all the hard work that went into making this a proper MEGA meet, the work that went in to this was incredible and I think we all realised after the presentation it was all worth it.
Next year will be discussed in the next few weeks but I imagine it will be a lot smaller and then 2018 will be back to MEGA meet time.
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Qwerty
Tour Winner
Good write up Glyn, enjoyed reading that :thup:
I think Wolfie is looking to arrange a Fleetwood Weekender for next Year..
I think Wolfie is looking to arrange a Fleetwood Weekender for next Year..
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NWJocko
Tour Winner
Good write up Glyn, enjoyed reading that :thup:
I think Wolfie is looking to arrange a Fleetwood Weekender for next Year..
Yep, some great write ups and pictures, could have picked some decent courses to play though...
Wolfie got enough space in his Fleetwood holiday home for everyone? I know he's fond of the place :thup:
bluewolf
Money List Winner
Good write up Glyn, enjoyed reading that :thup:
I think Wolfie is looking to arrange a Fleetwood Weekender for next Year..
Yep, some great write ups and pictures, could have picked some decent courses to play though...
Wolfie got enough space in his Fleetwood holiday home for everyone? I know he's fond of the place :thup:
I'd rather cut of my knackers with a rusty knife, stick em between 2 floury barms, and shout dinner Fido at the local RSPCA shelter than play Fleetwood..... I'll leave it to you weekend chompers... :rofl:
Qwerty
Tour Winner
TopOfTheFlop
Head Pro
Cheers chaps,
It was even sunny in Siberia!!!
Haven't played since the big Scotland meet, dying to play a round!!
Just heard that one of forumers on the trip, Craig (Topoftheflop) has just come second in the ballroom World Championships in Russia.
:clap:
Brilliant Craig, though it is just as well you are a better dancer than golfer.image: http://forums.golf-monthly.co.uk/images/smilies/grinner.gif
It was even sunny in Siberia!!!
Haven't played since the big Scotland meet, dying to play a round!!
Just heard that one of forumers on the trip, Craig (Topoftheflop) has just come second in the ballroom World Championships in Russia.
:clap:
Brilliant Craig, though it is just as well you are a better dancer than golfer.image: http://forums.golf-monthly.co.uk/images/smilies/grinner.gif
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Cheers chaps,
It was even sunny in Siberia!!!
Haven't played since the big Scotland meet, dying to play a round!!
Just heard that one of forumers on the trip, Craig (Topoftheflop) has just come second in the ballroom World Championships in Russia.
:clap:
Brilliant Craig, though it is just as well you are a better dancer than golfer.image: http://forums.golf-monthly.co.uk/images/smilies/grinner.gif
Well done mate I didn't realise you were a dancer, something we've got in common. I used to be a tap dancer but I had to give up, I kept falling in the sink
Liverbirdie
Ryder Cup Winner
Well, a week later and I’m still knackered, but still basking in the warm afterglow of a great meet.
The highlights? The cracking night on the ale and the well attended meal on the Saturday, the golf is just a bonus. Seeing people from all over the country (and Austria) making new friends, sharing the stories from the day, and of the coming day’s play is great to see. It reminded me of my stag night where people from different parts of my life (footy mates, family, work friends, golf mates etc) all getting on and not staying in “safe†groups of people that they know, but branching out into other groups. Perfect.
Considering the pessimistic daily forecasts, overall the weather wasn’t too bad, although there was always the ever-present challenge of wind, anything from 12-40mph throughout our trip. It always seemed to settle down as the afternoons went on, so maybe next time we’ll do a “twilight†trip, although looking at some of the southerners going out gear on the Friday, they’re already from the twilight zone.
St. Olaf course –
What a little belter. I thought it would be a glorified pitch and putt course, but it was a proper, challenging course with superb greens (better than the main course) and the only course in the whole trip I lost a ball on (serves me right for asking Scouser if he wanted to see the stinger, and then knobbing it off the tee 10 yards). When you are in the clubhouse and you see all the yellow gorse spread out below you, you think this is on the main course, but I doesn’t, it surrounds the Olaf, and is in play everywhere.
Cruden bay (championship) –
Great welcome throughout by all the members of staff I spoke to, and at length with the general manager, and secretary. The miniature of whisky from the starter was also a great touch.
I still don’t know if I enjoyed Cruden more than Trump, but one things for sure, I will return. Not an out and back course in the normal sense, as the first 6-7 holes circum-navigate the Olaf, so the wind can change around on the front 9. 1-3 offer a gentle-ish start, where being a bomber doesn’t necessarily gain an advantage, with accuracy and course management being at a premium for the opening holes, including a devilishly difficult par3, fourth , especially for club selection. Birdie says I got it right, this time. The fifth is a stunningly beautiful golf hole, as well as being very tough, and fully deserves its SI 1.
The course bares its teeth between 5-10, with elevation changes on every hole, including getting to the “top†of the course on the 9[SUP]th[/SUP] tee which offer views up and down the coast which are sublime. A piece of golfing heaven. The turn for home and into the prevailing wind starts from 13 with a long par 5, then a cracking green in a large hollow on 14, which sadly wasn’t in play on the day – would love to play into this next time. Then back to back par 3’s, one blind, one in its full glory, both easy birdies for moi – sadly Glyn confirmed as I walked past him that my 3 x 2’s on the day would all be in vain, as no 2’s club, just nearest the pins!!!! Bah! 17 sees you trying to hit either side of a Viking burial mound, or on it if your D4S, just be careful what you may unearth if you take big divots.
Cracking day out on a great course.
Great meal afterwards in the Kilmarnock arms, where I was chatted up again by the lovely Elaine, the club secretary.
Everything went swimmingly until 9.55 - jammy sods - I reckon 3-0 in the return leg.
The highlights? The cracking night on the ale and the well attended meal on the Saturday, the golf is just a bonus. Seeing people from all over the country (and Austria) making new friends, sharing the stories from the day, and of the coming day’s play is great to see. It reminded me of my stag night where people from different parts of my life (footy mates, family, work friends, golf mates etc) all getting on and not staying in “safe†groups of people that they know, but branching out into other groups. Perfect.
Considering the pessimistic daily forecasts, overall the weather wasn’t too bad, although there was always the ever-present challenge of wind, anything from 12-40mph throughout our trip. It always seemed to settle down as the afternoons went on, so maybe next time we’ll do a “twilight†trip, although looking at some of the southerners going out gear on the Friday, they’re already from the twilight zone.
St. Olaf course –
What a little belter. I thought it would be a glorified pitch and putt course, but it was a proper, challenging course with superb greens (better than the main course) and the only course in the whole trip I lost a ball on (serves me right for asking Scouser if he wanted to see the stinger, and then knobbing it off the tee 10 yards). When you are in the clubhouse and you see all the yellow gorse spread out below you, you think this is on the main course, but I doesn’t, it surrounds the Olaf, and is in play everywhere.
Cruden bay (championship) –
Great welcome throughout by all the members of staff I spoke to, and at length with the general manager, and secretary. The miniature of whisky from the starter was also a great touch.
I still don’t know if I enjoyed Cruden more than Trump, but one things for sure, I will return. Not an out and back course in the normal sense, as the first 6-7 holes circum-navigate the Olaf, so the wind can change around on the front 9. 1-3 offer a gentle-ish start, where being a bomber doesn’t necessarily gain an advantage, with accuracy and course management being at a premium for the opening holes, including a devilishly difficult par3, fourth , especially for club selection. Birdie says I got it right, this time. The fifth is a stunningly beautiful golf hole, as well as being very tough, and fully deserves its SI 1.
The course bares its teeth between 5-10, with elevation changes on every hole, including getting to the “top†of the course on the 9[SUP]th[/SUP] tee which offer views up and down the coast which are sublime. A piece of golfing heaven. The turn for home and into the prevailing wind starts from 13 with a long par 5, then a cracking green in a large hollow on 14, which sadly wasn’t in play on the day – would love to play into this next time. Then back to back par 3’s, one blind, one in its full glory, both easy birdies for moi – sadly Glyn confirmed as I walked past him that my 3 x 2’s on the day would all be in vain, as no 2’s club, just nearest the pins!!!! Bah! 17 sees you trying to hit either side of a Viking burial mound, or on it if your D4S, just be careful what you may unearth if you take big divots.
Cracking day out on a great course.
Great meal afterwards in the Kilmarnock arms, where I was chatted up again by the lovely Elaine, the club secretary.
Everything went swimmingly until 9.55 - jammy sods - I reckon 3-0 in the return leg.
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Liverbirdie
Ryder Cup Winner
Well done mate I didn't realise you were a dancer, something we've got in common. I used to be a tap dancer but I had to give up, I kept falling in the sink
Oh at least get it right - its in the bath.
Ronnie Corbett C.1978!!!!
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Did you ask Linda? :whoo:
Qwerty
Tour Winner
Well, a week later and I’m still knackered, but still basking in the warm afterglow of a great meet.
The highlights? The cracking night on the ale and the well attended meal on the Saturday, the golf is just a bonus. Seeing people from all over the country (and Austria) making new friends, sharing the stories from the day, and of the coming day’s play is great to see. It reminded me of my stag night where people from different parts of my life (footy mates, family, work friends, golf mates etc) all getting on and not staying in “safe†groups of people that they know, but branching out into other groups. Perfect.
Considering the pessimistic daily forecasts, overall the weather wasn’t too bad, although there was always the ever-present challenge of wind, anything from 12-40mph throughout our trip. It always seemed to settle down as the afternoons went on, so maybe next time we’ll do a “twilight†trip, although looking at some of the southerners going out gear on the Friday, they’re already from the twilight zone.
St. Olaf course –
What a little belter. I thought it would be a glorified pitch and putt course, but it was a proper, challenging course with superb greens (better than the main course) and the only course in the whole trip I lost a ball on (serves me right for asking Scouser if he wanted to see the stinger, and then knobbing it off the tee 10 yards). When you are in the clubhouse and you see all the yellow gorse spread out below you, you think this is on the main course, but I doesn’t, it surrounds the Olaf, and is in play everywhere.
Cruden bay (championship) –
Great welcome throughout by all the members of staff I spoke to, and at length with the general manager, and secretary. The miniature of whisky from the starter was also a great touch.
I still don’t know if I enjoyed Cruden more than Trump, but one things for sure, I will return. Not an out and back course in the normal sense, as the first 6-7 holes circum-navigate the Olaf, so the wind can change around on the front 9. 1-3 offer a gentle-ish start, where being a bomber doesn’t necessarily gain an advantage, with accuracy and course management being at a premium for the opening holes, including a devilishly difficult par3, fourth , especially for club selection. Birdie says I got it right, this time. The fifth is a stunningly beautiful golf hole, as well as being very tough, and fully deserves its SI 1.
The course bares its teeth between 5-10, with elevation changes on every hole, including getting to the “top†of the course on the 9[SUP]th[/SUP] tee which offer views up and down the coast which are sublime. A piece of golfing heaven. The turn for home and into the prevailing wind starts from 13 with a long par 5, then a cracking green in a large hollow on 14, which sadly wasn’t in play on the day – would love to play into this next time. Then back to back par 3’s, one blind, one in its full glory, both easy birdies for moi – sadly Glyn confirmed as I walked past him that my 3 x 2’s on the day would all be in vain, as no 2’s club, just nearest the pins!!!! Bah! 17 sees you trying to hit either side of a Viking burial mound, or on it if your D4S, just be careful what you may unearth if you take big divots.
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Cracking day out on a great course.
Great meal afterwards in the Kilmarnock arms, where I was chatted up again by the lovely Elaine, the club secretary.
Everything went swimmingly until 9.55 - jammy sods - I reckon 3-0 in the return leg.
About Flippin' time, I've been waiting all week for this. Do we have to wait another week for the next Chapter ...Surely that isn't the end
Liverbirdie
Ryder Cup Winner
Liverbirdie
Ryder Cup Winner
About Flippin' time, I've been waiting all week for this. Do we have to wait another week for the next Chapter ...Surely that isn't the end
Had internet problems mate - tune in next week for Murcar in the rue morgue, and Trump-ton (or at least thats what medal score I scored around Trump).
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This is only day 1! He is writing a bloody novel.About Flippin' time, I've been waiting all week for this. Do we have to wait another week for the next Chapter ...Surely that isn't the end
TopOfTheFlop
Head Pro
Haha Cheers Stu!
Well done mate I didn't realise you were a dancer, something we've got in common. I used to be a tap dancer but I had to give up, I kept falling in the sink
Liverbirdie
Ryder Cup Winner
Congratulations Craig - I believe you have the leg synchronisation of Djimi Traore and Mamadou Sakho's love child.
