Unlucky first ever stableford

[Pearbo]

Hi all, new to the forum and golf in general.

Having just joined my first club and acquired a handicap I played my first ever stableford. Only been playing 4 months but achieved a legitimate 28 handicap, rather than a pity one. So standing on the 10th, shanking a hybrid and killing a seagul about 80 yards out have put a bit of a downer on it all. Not that it made a massive difference to me, apart from a 4 and 4 on the first I was useless.

Hoping it was a random act, don't think I fancy having to put wildlife out its misery every week....

 

[Norrin Radd]

welcome aboard mate,i had the misfortune to kill a rabbit when a six iron into our sixth green hit him on the head .i could see it on the green and my shot just nailed him perfectly,the unfortunate thing was ,it was just a baby one.


you say you didnt play very well ,but you did get a birdie.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Welcome aboard. Where do you play? Sorry to hear about the seagull.

 

[gregers]

so you got your 1st birdy then.:lol:

 

[chrisd]

I nearly killed a member of my club this morning - well he's an objectionable git and took the pee out of my attempts at a beard!

Welcome to the forum!

 

[Pearbo]

Joined Middleton hall golf club with a mate on an 18 month deal after spending all summer paying green fees, got to play with another couple of members today (a work mate and his golfing buddy) impressive to see how a lower handicap player plays, its obiovus that his consistency is what pays off, and the fact that he can putt.

Being a fisherman and a country bumpkin I knew I had to finish the poor thing off but of the six people who saw it happen I don't think anyone else would have stepped forward. Think one of my playing partners felt a bit queasy about it. Just can't believe it happened in my first ever competitive round....

 

[richart]

out of my attempts at a beard!

I bet that makes you look younger.

I have hit a sheep before, but a seagull is impressive.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I bet that makes you look younger.

I have hit a sheep before, but a seagull is impressive.

Last week one of our guys duck hooked straight into a tree - a bit of high pitched noise and down drops a squirrel - we couldn't stop laughing :rofl:

 

[tsped83]

Murderer!

But very funny. Sorry.

 

[gregers]

i almost layed out our previous captain.shanked a p/wedge in the 1st fairway and he hit the deck sharpish like.

 

[Pearbo]

One of the first things I done was take out insurance, our course has houses all down one side and I've already managed to hit one without breaking anything. And I have a tendency for the odd waywood shot which very often travels about 5 foot off the deck at about 80 mph.

 

[ColchesterFC]

Welcome to the forum. Don't feel too bad about the seagull, unfortunately these things happen. A couple of years ago I was standing on the 10th tee 3 over gross off an 18 handicap with a great round beckoning. I absolutely nailed my drive and just as it crossed the ladies tee a seagull swooped across and my ball killed it outright. A big puff of feathers and the seagull plummeted to the ground. Instead of having an easy wedge into the green from the middle of the fairway I had to hack out of the rough and ended up taking a 7. After that my game fell apart and I finished 19 over par. I still hate seagulls to this day.

 

[D4RK1]

No consolation but I'm sure you could have replayed your tee shot without penalty. The bird would have been classed as an outside agency.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I hit a horse once. It din't half get a shift on and the poor girl riding it must have thought she was in the Grand National. In my defence the ball was on the way as she trotted out from behind some bushes. Thankfully horse and rider shaken but unharmed

 

[Pearbo]

Wish I'd have known about possibly being able to re tee the ball, ending up blobbing the hole. Was tucked right up behind a set of trees, granted the ball was heading that way anyway, really the seagul was damn unlucky, any other golfer would never have hit it in a million years.

 

[Biggleswade Blue]

Joined Middleton hall golf club ....

I played there on a twilight last summer. I turned up late, on my own, and a member was just about to tee off, so waited for me, then talked me round. I really liked the place. Nothing overly special, but quite fun, interesting, not too difficult, and in good condition.

 

[PuttPuttSteve]

As far as I'm aware, the only thing I've killed on a golf course was a rabbit - which I despatched with a 3-wood as it was in a pretty poor state and obviously had Myxomatosis.

 

[apj0524]

Don't feel too bad about Seagulls, we have a lot on my course and a young one picked my ball up from the 18th and flew onto the clubhouse roof before dropping it and it rolled into the gutter, fortunately it was only a friendly roll up but still cost me the hole and my playing partners breakfast!


We get quite a lot of young Seagulls picking a ball up off the course, obviously they haven't learned that they are not eggs

 

[Rooter]

I nearly killed smiffy at my first ever forum meet with a shanked 9 iron. Oh what could have been.....

 

[LincolnShep]

Hi all, new to the forum and golf in general.

Having just joined my first club and acquired a handicap I played my first ever stableford. Only been playing 4 months but achieved a legitimate 28 handicap, rather than a pity one. So standing on the 10th, shanking a hybrid and killing a seagul about 80 yards out have put a bit of a downer on it all. Not that it made a massive difference to me, apart from a 4 and 4 on the first I was useless.

Hoping it was a random act, don't think I fancy having to put wildlife out its misery every week....

Was it on the ground or in the air? I've never hit anything living (so far) but I was stood to the side of the fairway while letting someone play through and was able to see their drive knock a bumble bee out of the air!