With R after work. 16 quid each a bargain. The weather was threatening rain but the worst we had was a shower or two. We set off after a lone golfer in a buggy but quickly caught up with a 3 ball who were going really slowly and let us through on the 3rd. We also caught another 3 ball on the 9th.
I set off very nicely with a par on the 1st and a bogey on the 2nd. My 4i was working well from the tee and my 4r was working well as chip and run from the fairway. On the first 9 it had gone very well with a world record score of 46 for me. Then I got a phone call about my poor old Dad. In the end I decided that he was ok and there was nothing that could be done in the short term so we continued after letting my Mum know what was happening.
On he back 9 I continued my good luck and only started to get into trouble on the last few holes when my 4i tee shots became less reliable. In the end I beat R by a few holes which makes a nice change.
My score is click here.
This must be a first as I did not mess up any holes (when taking my handicap into consideration). My putting went well (which helps a lot). I had a few lucky breaks: On the 15th I sliced right and missed the water and then holed from off the green. On the 16th I had a bounce out of the trees from the tee. On the 17th I had a poor tee shot and a duff on the fairway. On the 18th I had a very poor tee shot but scrambled well. I managed 10 proper golf scores 3 pars and 7 bogeys.
If only this were a common story!
No photos due to the weather.
Mon 26 May 2014 - 18 Holes at Dummer
With M on bank holiday monday. M paid 15 quid each, not bad for bank holiday. We were due to start at 4 ish but we were told to go when we were ready. M was in the buggy but he thinks that his feet are recovering so thats good. Neither of us had any quids for the practice balls so we set off early without practice.
The weather was forecast to be showers and they were not wrong. I think it was almost one solid shower. As the game wore on we struggled with the wet and it got cold, quite poor so near to June. I am fairly sure that both our scores would have been better on a nice warm day. There was not much roll!
There was no one in front and as we finished the 1st we saw 2 golfers start. We were pleased to keep ahead of the 2 behind as we both played sensible golf without much searching for balls. They followed us until the 14th where I had bug bunker trouble and M hit a ball over the par 3. We called the 2 followers through and watched them both get an easy par.
M won the first 2 holes but then it was pretty even on the front 9. M was 1 up. I made a bit of a charge in the middle with a run of 4 5's on par 4's. But in the end I think M won by 1 hole. The score cards were soggy and I misread them thinking I had managed a draw on the last hole but after drying them out I think M won by 1 hole. UPDATE: it was a draw after all.
M's 3W was not working as well as in earlier weeks perhaps due to the weather? I played reasonably well with 7 proper golf scores (all bogeys, no pars). However I messed up 4 holes which is at least 2 too many and my putting was down by 3. I messed up the 3rd after playing well to just short of the green, then a duff and going over was my downfall. I also messed up the difficult 6th after getting to the green in 4 and then 4 putting. I messed up the easy 11th by going left and then 3 putting. Lastly I messed up the big bunker par 3 with an unlucky bounce from 1 side to the other. I can remember at least 5 putts that stayed up when they might have dropped. On the plus side my 4i was working well from the tee with 12 FIRs. I also experimented with a chip and run type 4i shot from the fairway when >150. This mixing of styles was suggested by R, am hoping it will improve my second shot from the fairway.
My score is click here.
The weather was so poor that I did not even take one picture. Still good fun and the Geller trophy says North. I need to check but I think there is a handicap modification of 27v28 from 26v28.
The weather was forecast to be showers and they were not wrong. I think it was almost one solid shower. As the game wore on we struggled with the wet and it got cold, quite poor so near to June. I am fairly sure that both our scores would have been better on a nice warm day. There was not much roll!
There was no one in front and as we finished the 1st we saw 2 golfers start. We were pleased to keep ahead of the 2 behind as we both played sensible golf without much searching for balls. They followed us until the 14th where I had bug bunker trouble and M hit a ball over the par 3. We called the 2 followers through and watched them both get an easy par.
M won the first 2 holes but then it was pretty even on the front 9. M was 1 up. I made a bit of a charge in the middle with a run of 4 5's on par 4's. But in the end I think M won by 1 hole. The score cards were soggy and I misread them thinking I had managed a draw on the last hole but after drying them out I think M won by 1 hole. UPDATE: it was a draw after all.
M's 3W was not working as well as in earlier weeks perhaps due to the weather? I played reasonably well with 7 proper golf scores (all bogeys, no pars). However I messed up 4 holes which is at least 2 too many and my putting was down by 3. I messed up the 3rd after playing well to just short of the green, then a duff and going over was my downfall. I also messed up the difficult 6th after getting to the green in 4 and then 4 putting. I messed up the easy 11th by going left and then 3 putting. Lastly I messed up the big bunker par 3 with an unlucky bounce from 1 side to the other. I can remember at least 5 putts that stayed up when they might have dropped. On the plus side my 4i was working well from the tee with 12 FIRs. I also experimented with a chip and run type 4i shot from the fairway when >150. This mixing of styles was suggested by R, am hoping it will improve my second shot from the fairway.
My score is click here.
The weather was so poor that I did not even take one picture. Still good fun and the Geller trophy says North. I need to check but I think there is a handicap modification of 27v28 from 26v28.
Sun 18th May 2014 - 7 + 18 Holes at Chichester
With M, We met early enough to get a great clubhouse breakfast bap. This is one of my most favourite breakfasts anywhere! Then we just had time to get some value out of our privilege cards with a few holes on the par 3. Neither of us played particularly well with only an odd par and at least 1 5 each. No wonder we struggle to get a good score on a proper golf course. Still great fun and we drew.
On to the 18 hole now for just after 12. We paid for ourselves, For me it was 25 quid minus 5 for a privilege card. There was no one in front and no one behind. We both got off to a good start with a par each. Its easy golf!? Then onto the second I wet right and M did an amazing drive to the 150 to go line. In the end he got a 5 and I got 9. On the 3rd M got another par and then repeated this on the 4th. I was thinking I should give up and M was talking about turning pro. It was on the 5th where we realised we were catching up the couple in front. Normal service was resumed as I managed an ok 7 while M did a 10+. Just to prove that he was still on good form he got another par on the 6th. Despite this I was playing ok and managed to pull back a few. M was 2 up at the end of the first 9. By this time the couple of golfers in front had either been called through or given up, we never saw them again. Unfortunately we were behind a slow 4 ball and the pace slowed down a lot. Not too good for either of our games.
M was getting great distance out of his 3W (not always on the correct fairway) and with 4 to go he was 4 up. Luckily for me I managed to keep my score under control and in the end it was a draw. Mainly due to some bad luck for M.
My score is click here.
I made 6 proper golf scores 1 par and 5 bogeys and I only messed up 3. The 2nd was a mess from the tee as I was in the trees. I played in a zigzag then went over the back. The 9th was just down to going over the green when it should have been an easy chip. The 10th was similar to the 9th with a duff on the fairway. I was pleased to get away with the usual problem holes (5,16,17). Although I did lose a ball on the 16th in the hedge left. Not really sure how to play this one yet.
Great fun as usual and I was very pleased not to lose!
On to the 18 hole now for just after 12. We paid for ourselves, For me it was 25 quid minus 5 for a privilege card. There was no one in front and no one behind. We both got off to a good start with a par each. Its easy golf!? Then onto the second I wet right and M did an amazing drive to the 150 to go line. In the end he got a 5 and I got 9. On the 3rd M got another par and then repeated this on the 4th. I was thinking I should give up and M was talking about turning pro. It was on the 5th where we realised we were catching up the couple in front. Normal service was resumed as I managed an ok 7 while M did a 10+. Just to prove that he was still on good form he got another par on the 6th. Despite this I was playing ok and managed to pull back a few. M was 2 up at the end of the first 9. By this time the couple of golfers in front had either been called through or given up, we never saw them again. Unfortunately we were behind a slow 4 ball and the pace slowed down a lot. Not too good for either of our games.
M was getting great distance out of his 3W (not always on the correct fairway) and with 4 to go he was 4 up. Luckily for me I managed to keep my score under control and in the end it was a draw. Mainly due to some bad luck for M.
My score is click here.
I made 6 proper golf scores 1 par and 5 bogeys and I only messed up 3. The 2nd was a mess from the tee as I was in the trees. I played in a zigzag then went over the back. The 9th was just down to going over the green when it should have been an easy chip. The 10th was similar to the 9th with a duff on the fairway. I was pleased to get away with the usual problem holes (5,16,17). Although I did lose a ball on the 16th in the hedge left. Not really sure how to play this one yet.
Great fun as usual and I was very pleased not to lose!
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| Look at the weather! |
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| The distant Buggy |
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| A nice bit of summer bloom |
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| Waiting for the 4 in front |
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| M |
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| Waiting on the 14th |
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| This was the 17th tee |
Thu 15th May 2014 - 18 Holes on Chichester Tower
This was a rare visit to Chichester after work on a Thursday with my work friend J.
We had a 10 quid tee time at just after 5pm. A bargain! We set off following a 3 ball and were followed by a lone golfer. The 3 in front let us through on the dreaded 5th and we then had no one holding us up in front .. always a good thing! Never saw the lone golfer again.
Can be a bit stressful playing with a new golfer but this was fine. I set off well with a green from the first tee. J went left and we started with a respectable 4 and 5. On the 2nd I managed to hit the fairway from the tee and J went right. Over the first 9 I played well (for me) and J got steadily better, especially when his 3W got going, there were several good fairways hit. On the other hand my tee shots got worse and I was only saved by some good recovery shots with my favourite 4r and some lucky long putts.
After the front 9 I was a few holes up but J made a charge in the middle and we ended up equal on match play (on the least hole). I might have won by a couple of shots but pretty equal which is always fun! We both made one par mine on the par 3:8th and J on the par 4:18th. We both made a complete mess of the tough 17th.
The weather was great just like summer and we finished well before the sun went down.
As usual great fun and I look forward to a repeat of this later in the year.
My score is click here.
I managed a proper golf score on 5 holes and messed up only 2 (which is ok by my standards). The 15th was messed up due to a duff from the tee and going over the back, funny because this is usually an easy hole. On the 17th I had a bad tee shot a couple of duffs, a lost ball and 2 bunkers, I saved a 12 with a good 1 putt. (Sigh). Without the poor tee shots and a bit of concentration towards the end my score should have been a better.
We had a 10 quid tee time at just after 5pm. A bargain! We set off following a 3 ball and were followed by a lone golfer. The 3 in front let us through on the dreaded 5th and we then had no one holding us up in front .. always a good thing! Never saw the lone golfer again.
Can be a bit stressful playing with a new golfer but this was fine. I set off well with a green from the first tee. J went left and we started with a respectable 4 and 5. On the 2nd I managed to hit the fairway from the tee and J went right. Over the first 9 I played well (for me) and J got steadily better, especially when his 3W got going, there were several good fairways hit. On the other hand my tee shots got worse and I was only saved by some good recovery shots with my favourite 4r and some lucky long putts.
After the front 9 I was a few holes up but J made a charge in the middle and we ended up equal on match play (on the least hole). I might have won by a couple of shots but pretty equal which is always fun! We both made one par mine on the par 3:8th and J on the par 4:18th. We both made a complete mess of the tough 17th.
The weather was great just like summer and we finished well before the sun went down.
As usual great fun and I look forward to a repeat of this later in the year.
My score is click here.
I managed a proper golf score on 5 holes and messed up only 2 (which is ok by my standards). The 15th was messed up due to a duff from the tee and going over the back, funny because this is usually an easy hole. On the 17th I had a bad tee shot a couple of duffs, a lost ball and 2 bunkers, I saved a 12 with a good 1 putt. (Sigh). Without the poor tee shots and a bit of concentration towards the end my score should have been a better.
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| Waiting to get the call through on the 5th |
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| J in action on the 14th |
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| Sunset 1 |
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| Sunset 2 |
Sun 11th May 2014 - 18 Holes at Dummer
With M. I had told M's better half to tell M to leave his driver at home. This turned out to be bad advice (for me!).
This was the first time this year that we had played at Dummer. (Must check this - yep 31st Dec 2013 was last). For the record we paid for our own 22-50.
We had enough time for 14 balls each and a bit of putting before our 3 o'clock tee time. We had given the last pair (a Dad and his Lad) a couple of holes start and we never caught them. There was no-one in sight behind so it was one of theses rounds where no-one else could be blamed.
The weather was sunny but it was very windy. M started the 1st with a duff that landed on the fairway. But still won the hole. On the 2nd M's great tee shot ended up in the ditch. One all. The 3rd and 4th were won by M with great 3W from the tee. On the par 3 across the lake I got onto the green and had a biddy opportunity (that I missed, still an easy par!). So after 5 M was up by 1. The next 2 holes for me were spoilt by visits to 3 bunkers and M went ahead by 3 and this is how the first 9 ended.
The wind was very strong and I found it difficult to manage (thats my excuse anyway). On the 10th I got 1 back so it was M leading by 2. Then I had 3 holes with various self inflicted problems and M continued to play well. On the back 9 M won 7 and I won 2. So in the end it was a convincing victory for M (his 3W was working pretty well) and the Geller Trophy returns North.
My scores are click here.
I payed the price for messing up 6 holes and only managing proper golf scores on 5. My first mess was on the 1st where I went over the back due to the wind behind. My second mess was on the 6th where I got in the fairway bunker on my 2nd shot and then went over the green. On the 7th I almost got to the green but ended up in one bunker and got out only to land in another. On the easy 11th I went down the left and into the trees. On the 12th I hit a wind assisted ball into the next field. On the final hole I got over the lake only to roll back into an unplayable position and needed a penalty. Fixing most of these would save in the region of 7 shots and they would give a much more respectable score.
As usual great fun. Its not about the winning after all?
This was the first time this year that we had played at Dummer. (Must check this - yep 31st Dec 2013 was last). For the record we paid for our own 22-50.
We had enough time for 14 balls each and a bit of putting before our 3 o'clock tee time. We had given the last pair (a Dad and his Lad) a couple of holes start and we never caught them. There was no-one in sight behind so it was one of theses rounds where no-one else could be blamed.
The weather was sunny but it was very windy. M started the 1st with a duff that landed on the fairway. But still won the hole. On the 2nd M's great tee shot ended up in the ditch. One all. The 3rd and 4th were won by M with great 3W from the tee. On the par 3 across the lake I got onto the green and had a biddy opportunity (that I missed, still an easy par!). So after 5 M was up by 1. The next 2 holes for me were spoilt by visits to 3 bunkers and M went ahead by 3 and this is how the first 9 ended.
The wind was very strong and I found it difficult to manage (thats my excuse anyway). On the 10th I got 1 back so it was M leading by 2. Then I had 3 holes with various self inflicted problems and M continued to play well. On the back 9 M won 7 and I won 2. So in the end it was a convincing victory for M (his 3W was working pretty well) and the Geller Trophy returns North.
My scores are click here.
I payed the price for messing up 6 holes and only managing proper golf scores on 5. My first mess was on the 1st where I went over the back due to the wind behind. My second mess was on the 6th where I got in the fairway bunker on my 2nd shot and then went over the green. On the 7th I almost got to the green but ended up in one bunker and got out only to land in another. On the easy 11th I went down the left and into the trees. On the 12th I hit a wind assisted ball into the next field. On the final hole I got over the lake only to roll back into an unplayable position and needed a penalty. Fixing most of these would save in the region of 7 shots and they would give a much more respectable score.
As usual great fun. Its not about the winning after all?
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| Getting ready for off |
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| Chance for a Birdy on the 5th (missed) |
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| Pleased! |
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| The White house on the 11th |
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| Looking out of trouble on the 16th |
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| The lake on the18th |
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| Getter goin back! |
Sun 4th May 2014 - 18 Holes at Stoke Rochford
The one where I lost my scorecard in the bar!
LATE UPDATE: M left his scorecard on the Buggy so this one was one which is left to the imagination!
This was a family weekend away up in the North. Needless to say, a few beers were consumed on the night before (not always helpful to golfers!). We had a 2:30 tee-time but we arrived early (M playing and A2 supposed to be ball spotting). The cost was 22 50 each and M still has bad feet so needed a buggy.
There was no-one waiting so we set off early. We were following no-one and being followed by no-one which was as good as it gets. I always find Stoke Rochford has fairways that start a long way away so for my first few holes I came up short of the fairway. Still I was straight so it only cost an odd shot. M went left from he first tee and took a few holes to settle down. I made steady progress but I found the greens were quite tough to get the ball to stick and I had quite a few where I got on the green but ended up over the back. The greens at SR are quite large, a few par 3's here!
I played well up to and including the 7th over the first valley to the par3. On the 8th it looked easier as they had removed the trees, however I still lost a ball from the tee. On the 9th over the wide valley I messed up and put a ball in the water (A2 did some great ball fishing here to rescue it). M on the other hand loves this hole and managed to get his driver working easily. I played well on the 10th, 11th and 12th but muffed the shot back across the valley on the 13th (This time M rescued my ball). During this section M managed some spectacular drives. On the last holes I always relax and played quite well. On the long par 3, 17th I almost made the green on my first shot and completed my only par of the day.
On the first 7 I was winning easily, M made a mini comeback from the 9th but faded on the last few holes. So the Geller Trophy is mine till next time.
On return to the bar I had my scores checked and promptly left them on the table and they must have been tidied away as they were no where to be found after the meal and a couple of beers. Hey ho.
I can confirm that my score was 111 and I may be able to re-construct the shorthand when M sends my scores by e-mail.
LATE UPDATE: M left his scorecard on the Buggy so this one was one which is left to the imagination!
This was a family weekend away up in the North. Needless to say, a few beers were consumed on the night before (not always helpful to golfers!). We had a 2:30 tee-time but we arrived early (M playing and A2 supposed to be ball spotting). The cost was 22 50 each and M still has bad feet so needed a buggy.
There was no-one waiting so we set off early. We were following no-one and being followed by no-one which was as good as it gets. I always find Stoke Rochford has fairways that start a long way away so for my first few holes I came up short of the fairway. Still I was straight so it only cost an odd shot. M went left from he first tee and took a few holes to settle down. I made steady progress but I found the greens were quite tough to get the ball to stick and I had quite a few where I got on the green but ended up over the back. The greens at SR are quite large, a few par 3's here!
I played well up to and including the 7th over the first valley to the par3. On the 8th it looked easier as they had removed the trees, however I still lost a ball from the tee. On the 9th over the wide valley I messed up and put a ball in the water (A2 did some great ball fishing here to rescue it). M on the other hand loves this hole and managed to get his driver working easily. I played well on the 10th, 11th and 12th but muffed the shot back across the valley on the 13th (This time M rescued my ball). During this section M managed some spectacular drives. On the last holes I always relax and played quite well. On the long par 3, 17th I almost made the green on my first shot and completed my only par of the day.
On the first 7 I was winning easily, M made a mini comeback from the 9th but faded on the last few holes. So the Geller Trophy is mine till next time.
On return to the bar I had my scores checked and promptly left them on the table and they must have been tidied away as they were no where to be found after the meal and a couple of beers. Hey ho.
I can confirm that my score was 111 and I may be able to re-construct the shorthand when M sends my scores by e-mail.
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| Its all about the preparation |
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| Nice tree |
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| A2 on ball catching duty |
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| The EzGo |
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| A2 takes a well earned rest? |
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| Stoke Rochford Hall |
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| M about to go right on the 17th |
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