The golf thread - 2019

The golf thread - 2019

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Noodle1982

2,103 posts

105 months

Monday 7th October 2019
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danneth said:
Noodle1982 said:
I may be completely wrong but that looks an awful lot like the driving range at AlcaIdesa.
Correct, it's where my brother lives, played heathlands yesterday shot 86 and 35 points playing off 13
I love that place. Some fantastic views.

A friend spent his last 3 years in the navy located in Gibraltar. He was getting me and a few other mates a long weekend there with accomodation and a weekend pass for both the links and heathland course at alcaidesa for someone silly like £100 all in.

Unfortunately he and his family moved back here to sunny Wales a few weeks ago!







kiethton

13,883 posts

179 months

Monday 7th October 2019
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Played in a society day yesterday - despite shooting 37 points I was hugely disappointed in the score.

On only 1 par 4 did my drive leave me more than 60 yards from the green and again bar 1 hole I was on the fairway too!.......I got up and down....once!

I also had an out of bounds (from not knowing the way the hole went in fairness), a top on a par-3 (then took another 4 shots!), left a shot in a (rock hard) bunker and had 4 3-putts!

Oh what could have been!

Playing off 8 you're never going to be in with a shot of winning but I could have done so much better!

Woldingham was the course by the way

Edited by kiethton on Monday 7th October 13:15

toasty

7,441 posts

219 months

Monday 7th October 2019
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I just got back from our annual trip to Castro Marim in the East Algarve.

Out of 20 guys and over 4 days, not one averaged over 30 points and over half (including me) averaged less than 25.

Tough going but beautiful weather and courses.

SpeckledJim

31,608 posts

252 months

Monday 7th October 2019
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kiethton said:
Played in a society day yesterday - despite shooting 37 points I was hugely disappointed in the score.

On only 1 par 4 did my drive leave me more than 60 yards from the green and again bar 1 hole I was on the fairway too!.......I got up and down....once!

I also had an out of bounds (from not knowing the way the hole went in fairness), a top on a par-3 (then took another 4 shots!), left a shot in a (rock hard) bunker and had 4 3-putts!

Oh what could have been!

Playing off 8 you're never going to be in with a shot of winning but I could have done so much better!
Console yourself with your Tour-leading driving though. That's a real asset if it's reliable. smile

bodhi

10,333 posts

228 months

Monday 7th October 2019
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Had the last weekend of the season just gone.

Saturday was one of the majors that had be re-arranged from earlier in the season. Was Bogey format, which I'm never a fan of, but made it round in 80 shots to finish 2 Down on the course. Was my first competition of 7 so was happy to make buffer - could have been lower but the wet conditions made wedge play a bit of a lottery, had a couple of very fat attempts, and a couple of hosel rockets as I tried to shallow things out on the way through.

Yesterday was a bit silly. Was the Medal Winner's end of season comp, but the rain overnight had pushed the course over the edge to a point we shouldn't have been on it. Sodding wet everywhere, it really wasn't much fun. I ended up shooting 88 which was my worst result of the season, but not going to be too downhearted as most people were having a nightmare. Not the best way to finish the season, but my scores before that had gone 79, 78, 77, 80, 81 and 80, so I was probably due a big number in fairness.

Now just the 6 month wait til the next medal :/

kiethton

13,883 posts

179 months

Monday 7th October 2019
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SpeckledJim said:
kiethton said:
Played in a society day yesterday - despite shooting 37 points I was hugely disappointed in the score.

On only 1 par 4 did my drive leave me more than 60 yards from the green and again bar 1 hole I was on the fairway too!.......I got up and down....once!

I also had an out of bounds (from not knowing the way the hole went in fairness), a top on a par-3 (then took another 4 shots!), left a shot in a (rock hard) bunker and had 4 3-putts!

Oh what could have been!

Playing off 8 you're never going to be in with a shot of winning but I could have done so much better!
Console yourself with your Tour-leading driving though. That's a real asset if it's reliable. smile
Yeah, the driver has been on fire over the past few months - so much so I actually take it out if there is a tight hole as I'm far more confident in it!

Drives yesterday were averaging about 280 too which given the weather, a shaft that's a little too whippy (too much spin = no roll) and soft ground I was very happy with!

danneth

986 posts

186 months

Tuesday 8th October 2019
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Noodle1982 said:
I love that place. Some fantastic views.

A friend spent his last 3 years in the navy located in Gibraltar. He was getting me and a few other mates a long weekend there with accomodation and a weekend pass for both the links and heathland course at alcaidesa for someone silly like £100 all in.

Unfortunately he and his family moved back here to sunny Wales a few weeks ago!
Ye there are some nice back drops that's for sure...

Try and get him back over 😁 lol that is a good price as its not the cheapest place to golf.

We play Don Julia tomorrow and then San roque (New) on Friday can't wait.

danneth

986 posts

186 months

Wednesday 9th October 2019
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Played Dona Julia this morning solid enough to say I'm using borrowed clubs which don't really suit me, course is in really good condition







Simon-k41v9

216 posts

56 months

Wednesday 9th October 2019
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danneth said:
Played Dona Julia this morning solid enough to say I'm using borrowed clubs which don't really suit me, course is in really good condition
looks like a reasonable way to spend a morning biggrin

danneth

986 posts

186 months

Thursday 10th October 2019
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San Roque today, stunning place...



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Edited by danneth on Thursday 10th October 22:00

HaplessBoyLard

1,546 posts

187 months

Tuesday 15th October 2019
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SS2. said:
We played the 2010 and Montgomerie courses back in March.

It's all very well organised with your clubs being taken to the practice range in advance, scheduled pick-ups, etc.

I quite enjoyed the 2010, although I did play reasonably well that day. For me, it's a course which has been ticked off the list, but there are certainly others I rather play before rushing back there.

As for the Montgomerie, never again would I want to traipse around that place - hated it. The entire course feels like an afterthought, set into some scrappy hillsides they had lying around.
I think it’s fair to say that if Monty designed the course, he certainly never walked it. I was certainly glad of a buggy when I played it. It would have killed me on foot.

I thought the Roman Road was a better course.

cheddar

4,637 posts

173 months

Tuesday 15th October 2019
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Been away from the thread for a while as I don't want to moan about my game but, little gems keep me addicted.

Holed out for eagle from 180 yards on the toughest hole of my course, my 2nd longest hole out.


AlmostUseful

3,276 posts

199 months

Friday 18th October 2019
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HaplessBoyLard said:
SS2. said:
We played the 2010 and Montgomerie courses back in March.

It's all very well organised with your clubs being taken to the practice range in advance, scheduled pick-ups, etc.

I quite enjoyed the 2010, although I did play reasonably well that day. For me, it's a course which has been ticked off the list, but there are certainly others I rather play before rushing back there.

As for the Montgomerie, never again would I want to traipse around that place - hated it. The entire course feels like an afterthought, set into some scrappy hillsides they had lying around.
I think it’s fair to say that if Monty designed the course, he certainly never walked it. I was certainly glad of a buggy when I played it. It would have killed me on foot.

I thought the Roman Road was a better course.
Isn’t the Montgomery just a bastardised version of the course that we already there? Roman Road was a fresh new course, as was 2010, but I’m sure the Monty is at least part of what used to be there back in the early 90’s with Ian Woosnam’s name on it.

danneth

986 posts

186 months

Friday 18th October 2019
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Decided to buy some new irons... Went for the taylormade p790s pick them up tomorrow

YankeePorker

4,763 posts

240 months

Friday 18th October 2019
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Got my first ever hole in one last Saturday playing my regular Saturday dawn slot on my local 9 hole course here in Miami. Cost me a few beers with breakfast, but good fun. In the context of a poor round (finished 8 over) it’s was more than a bit surprising.

Have kept the ball in question, am debating how to preserve it as a memento.

yorky500

1,715 posts

190 months

Friday 18th October 2019
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YankeePorker said:
Got my first ever hole in one last Saturday playing my regular Saturday dawn slot on my local 9 hole course here in Miami. Cost me a few beers with breakfast, but good fun. In the context of a poor round (finished 8 over) it’s was more than a bit surprising.

Have kept the ball in question, am debating how to preserve it as a memento.
Congrats, awesome achievement. Like you I too had my first ever hole in one a good few months back (40ish years of playing golf). Whenever I play that same hole, I have yet to even come close to achieving the same feat!

SpeckledJim

31,608 posts

252 months

Friday 18th October 2019
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Well done both! Great stuff.

(never had a 1. Very sad about it smile)

danneth

986 posts

186 months

Sunday 20th October 2019
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These things are gorgeous...

toasty

7,441 posts

219 months

Sunday 20th October 2019
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Very soggy round yesterday with the society with some very low stableford scores. 21 players, almost half under 20 points.

I was playing badly, thinking it couldn't get any worse, when I came to the 15th 187 yard par 3 with 50 yard carry over water. Not only did the ball go in the water but the club head snapped off and also took a dive.

Is it worth trying to hunt down a TaylorMade Speedblade 5 iron? Or is a new set of irons in order? Or is it time to give up altogether? frown

Rosscow

8,723 posts

162 months

Friday 25th October 2019
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Payne Stewart - 20 years ago today. What a player, RIP.