Writing about golf, taken the plunge.

swanny32 said:
Life seems to have gotten in the way recently but found myself twiddling my thumbs the last couple of days so have written another blog.... feel free to have a read, subscribe, tell your friends, share it on twitter, facebook etc etc

https://usingthebounce.wordpress.com/2016/08/24/blog-11-celtic-manor-2016-gpt/
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Great read Swanny!

I had the pleasure of playing the 2010 in about 2012. My best friend was on work placement at Celtic Manor for the summer and invited us to go down.

We got to play the 2010 & Monty, 1 nights stay B&B and a spa package for £50 so I jumped at the offer.
Both brilliant courses and would love to go back again to play sometime!
 
stokie_93 said:
Great read Swanny!

I had the pleasure of playing the 2010 in about 2012. My best friend was on work placement at Celtic Manor for the summer and invited us to go down.

We got to play the 2010 & Monty, 1 nights stay B&B and a spa package for £50 so I jumped at the offer.
Both brilliant courses and would love to go back again to play sometime!
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Thanks fella. Celtic is a special place although we're seriously considering Gleneagles next year. Tick another one off. Might come into some money and do both! Who knows!
 
Sorry to hear about the sh**e you are facing at the Essex.

Keep being strong and channel any frustration into positive energy for your new business.

You get bellends in all walks of life and unfortunately you'll never get away from that!
 
Hey Chris, read your blog, tough read to be fair but mate you only get one shot at this . If you're not enjoying it get yourself out of there especially if you can just transfer to BH. There'd be no shame in going back to your previous club either. I did exactly that up here. Tried a season at another track and it was the clickiest, closed shop in the world. Went back and the rest is history. Whatever you do, i wish you all the best .
 
Thanks chaps. My blog was read by this years Vice Captain who has already emailed me about it and is making it his mission to do something about. I don't think anything can be done to be honest but as I said to him earlier, my blog post was a release of frustration, I kind of feel a bit more at peace with it all now. It'd a shame, I enjoy the course and have made friends at the club, there always has to be one (or two) morons though.
 
To be honest mate, I think the die is cast and I wouldn't be surprised if the Chinese whispers and rumour mill is already in full swing and in your shoes I'd be moving. It won't help your enjoyment on the course and if you go into the bar to buy a drink for PP's you'll always be watching your back. That's not fun and not worth paying money to do
 
Swanny- I generally find golf blogs to be completely boring. "I scored 30 points today but should have been 40" *yawn*

However, after reading your last entry, I've got to say that you come across really well and very connected to your lived experience. Social anxiety is a horrible thing (I won't get personal here- it's your spotlight) and calls to "man up", "forget what others say about you" etc, whilst well natured, doesn't really offer much respite.

For me, it seems you have been a victim of bullying. I'm reluctant to offer advice, but hey- it's a forum, and opinions, however ill-informed, are what keeps this place going. When it comes to anxiety, whilst you can access services to support you, a practical step to take is to avoid negative people.

This may mean changing clubs or playing with other people. Some may see this as 'running away from your problems' which, despite the contention of many, I never have a problem with, particularly when it acts as a defence against anxiety.

Overall, what I think is screaming from your prose is that it's time to make a decision towards personal happiness. Selfishness is tough for those who experience anxiety- embrace it, and seek out a place of calm. Good luck bud.
 
Appreciate your advice, it's something I'm starting to realise. Never really been a selfish person but the issues I'm having could explain why. Dont like the idea of parting company with my mate though, he's not particularly interested in any of the clubs I am looking to join.

The club just needs to kick this idiot out of the club. Arrogant, egotistical and manipulative. The place would be a better place without him.
 
swanny32 said:
Appreciate your advice, it's something I'm starting to realise. Never really been a selfish person but the issues I'm having could explain why. Dont like the idea of parting company with my mate though, he's not particularly interested in any of the clubs I am looking to join.

The club just needs to kick this idiot out of the club. Arrogant, egotistical and manipulative. The place would be a better place without him.
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Agree with your comments but as a "leader" in the clique it's going to be hard. I would see if the VC does do anything and I'd show the club the comments on social media site anyway. I wouldn't get your hope up too high about anything happening. What you decide to do has to be your own decision regarding where you're happiest playing going forward
 
swanny this other bloke may be a bad un all day long and twice on Sundays, but i'm afraid you may have more in common with him than you'd like to believe

Calling him a moron, idiot, egotistical, etc and suggesting he be kicked out the club in a public chat is perhaps even worse than the comment he made about you in a less public chat (& who really knows, your comments may be spot on) but two wrongs and all that....

You give more than enough info for folks to easily identify him (certainly your fellow club members)

Its one thing to put your side forward (whether or not its necessary is something else) but its a whole other thing to launch your own attack

I'm sure there were other options open to you to raise a grievance if you felt it was warranted



If I just wanted to vent about something like this (rather than actually raise a grievance) then that's what family and friends are for, not the internet


Id prefer to be more supportive of your situation but I'm afraid I just can't see past the double standards
 
swanny32 said:
The club just needs to kick this idiot out of the club. Arrogant, egotistical and manipulative. The place would be a better place without him.
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Well, we've heard your side of the story, which will, understandably, have a bias. I wonder what his side of the story would read like? I'd hazard a guess that typically of all spats, the truth is probably somewhere in the middle.

Been called a bandit? Win once and you'll get congratulated. Win twice, especially close together, and the banter starts. Win several times, and some will actually believe you're a bandit. If you're playing plenty of qualifiers, people will know the truth.
 
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