Week commencing 28th September

[Coffs_Hacker]

Single stab today 40pts, bout time.

6/12 fir
12 gir
34putts


only dropped .2 :?

[zacdullard]

I just got back from a week in Brisbane. I played Pacific and Victoria park whilst there.

I played Pacific on Monday and loved it. It is one of the best courses I have played.
The greens were like concrete to putt on, which caused many 3 putts but I hit the ball really well.
I finished up with something like 87 off the stick which I was rather happy about.
The only downside was that the practice round for the big junior tournament they have on this week was on which casued for a 5 hour round waiting for Tiger wanabees.

Yesterday I played Victoria park, a short and easy track, not considered a real golf course by some.
Anyway, never before breaking 80 I was confident coming into a par 65 track that I would do it.
I ended up playing the best golf I ever had. I shot even par 65, 1 under after 9 and then a birdie on the last to bring it back to even. I was so happy :D
Even though this even par doesn't go close to a even par at a longer course I am looking forward to trying to break 80 at my local track this weekend.

[Jarro]

Nice shooting guys, well done to both of you :smt038

[holmesy-XLS]

Played 18 yesterday. Played the golf of my life. 79 off the stick for a 60 nett 3 Birdies/3 doubles. Played so well its just stupid :)

[ParMaster]

Nice round coffs but good on you Zac. I told you it's not long before you have a great round! Is it a very easy course or did you just play your ass off?

[henno]

I'd say both PM. But well done Zac.

[zacdullard]

It's an easy course but I still played the best I ever have.

[ParMaster]

Christ whats up with everyone scoring amazing!? I won't ruin the run so I won't comment on my round. ;)

[BrisVegas]

only dropped .2 :?

play a tougher golf course then... ;)

[AndyP]

Wowsers, Zac!

[Bruce]

Played a 4BBB par comp at KH today. Lots going on there in preparation for The Masters.

Showed some glimpses of form but the wind made things a bit more than I could handle. I love proper sandbelt bunkers. Gave myself 4 very gettable sand save opportunities of 6 feet or less and missed them all. Didn't have a good day on the greens at all - although I won't admit 100% culpability for that - they are being left alone to grow in for the Masters.

I think we had +4 which isn't great but at least we won the bet.

[zacdullard]

only dropped .2 :?
I feel your pain, my home track has a ccr which is usually 2 or 3 under the par of the course. It makes it hard to lose shots off your handicap.

[ParMaster]

Yeah the greens aren't good at KH right now Bruce.

Did you go in the clubhouse? It's big enough to fit about 20 people in right now with all the renos. Good partypies in there though. ;)

[Coffs_Hacker]

play a tougher golf course then... ;)

The course itself isn't that hard, but we have 4 greens over 60m in length, with the biggest being 75m so when u putt as bad as i do, it hurts

[backintheswing]

36 points at Townsville Golf Club in the Open medley Tuesday Comp. The less said about this round the better. The greens had just been scarified and were so long that it was nearly impossible to putt on them. The course has changed so much since I was last there in 1987, and the new holes lack any character. All the new holes are basically the same, all doglegs right and whoever did the design obviously had little imagination.

[ddasey]

Monthly Medal (backing up after night shift & 3 hrs sleep).

I was inspired by the tales of Henno's great round at Brooky last weekend.

Probably the most consistent I have managed to strike the ball.

Anyway 83 for a nett 62 :shock:

Look forward to raising the bat next weekend ;)

[zacdullard]

Well done ddasey :smt038

I played social at Gympie thismorning and had my best round ever.

I had a 5 over par 76.

13 GIR
33 Putts (no 3 putts finally and very happy as the greens had been cored and top dressed)
9 Fairways

Still can't have a round without a double but I am very happy heading into the first round of matchplay tommorow.

EDIT- First round breaking 80 on a real course.

[Minor_Threat]

Some nice scores coming in this week..

I also had my best round since being a member at Newcastle!

Monthly Medal:

74 scratch for 73 nett

Raining and windy the whole day, greens were cored a week ago, so putting was a lottery also still have 2 temporaries which was due to a **** up on the greenkeepers part! He should get the ass IMO.

3 Birdies
5 Bogies
1 x 3 Putt
11 / 14 Fairways
12 Greens

Kept the same ball for the entire round which is unusual for me at Newcastle and was leading the A Grade Medal when I left.

Might final win my first ball in the comp at Newy!

Things are starting to come togerther..

[henno]

37 points at pacific. Left plenty out there as usual (ordinary with the driver off the tee.) Wedges were good today. 3W was a magic stick again. I don't know why I even bother with driver. Lost 0.8, which takes me to a total of 1.2 shot lost in the last two rounds.

[zacdullard]

A few more rounds like that henno and you will finally be down where you should be.

[ParMaster]

Great rounds everyone..

I'll keep the good news going depite the fact I only played 4 holes at NSW today.

Started 3/3 3/3 5/2 5/1. I hit 2i, 64 degree into the 1st and a full blooded driver into the 2nd. There was a huge southerly today and the rain was coming in sideways. So heavy that we called it quits after 4 holes.

And before you say HTFU (Which you will say no doubt;)) out of 73 people that started their game today only 9 people finished. And again the course rated 6 over par 78.

I'd have been happy with 85 or so today.

[zacdullard]

HTFU :mrgreen:

[ParMaster]

:roll:

Typical. :mrgreen:

[adlo]

Great shooting everyone (except PM, HTFU).

[ParMaster]

:lol:

I was 1 up after 4. In pissing down rain. Thats great..:?

[Andrew]

still have 2 temporaries which was due to a **** up on the greenkeepers part! He should get the ass IMO.


That's not totally correct. He was testing to see if the strain of Poa on the west side greens is as resilient as the 6th green on the east side. Obviously it's not, but it was important to test for the future of the greens throughout the entire course.

[Minor_Threat]

That's not totally correct. He was testing to see if the strain of Poa on the west side greens is as resilient as the 6th green on the east side. Obviously it's not, but it was important to test for the future of the greens throughout the entire course.Im not sure who told you that Andrew..

The story around the club is that he didn't flush the drums at all / correctly before spraying! Bottom line is we pay good money and don't want to playing prefered lies and temporary greens..

From the look of them today they will be out for at least another 2 - 3 weeks!

No excuses in my book..

[AndyP]

out of 73 people that started their game today only 9 people finished. And again the course rated 6 over par 78.
The course can't get a rating different to the ACR with only 9 finishers.

[BrisVegas]

geez, everyone is posting good scores... Unfortunately, I have to go against the grain. First round of club champs today and I reckon the course was playing as tough as I've ever seen it. In addition, I hit some awful shots, losing 5 golf balls for instance. Suddenly I've developed a wicked snap hook. :shock: Had a triple, quad & sextuple bogey today!

Tallied up to a (51+43) 94 gross, 86 nett.

1st round leader of the champs came in with 78 nett. The low gross is 81. Lots of 100+ scores today. I'll back up tomorrow and take some more punishment. If I could sneak in an 80 gross, I'd be back in the hunt. I just wanna make the top 8 for the matchplay, as my streaky game goes well in that format.

[Dazza]

Monthly Medal today. First round with my handicap, Par is 70.
Shot a 93, handicap of 24 for a 69 Net. 10/12 Fairways.
Won a ball in the run-down. Winner shot a 64 Net.
I felt that I played some smart golf today, didn't take any huge risks & still managed to post a solid score. Managed to use the same ball for 18 holes too!
Front nine was a 44, faded a bit for a 49 on the second nine. Was travelling well right up until hole 14, wheels fell off from there with a 9 on the Par 5 17th.
Putting was hot & cold, as was the iron play. Driving was spot on, only two bad drives all day and both were in the back 9.
Niblick performed well both around the green (Chip & run) and from 100mt & in. Not my preferred pitching club, but it still has a place in the bag.
Nearly dropped one in the hole from 100mt out on hole 10, very impressed!
Plenty of room for improvement, but I'm still quite happy overall.

[ParMaster]

BV what are you currently coming? What position.

[ParMaster]

The course can't get a rating different to the CCR with only 9 finishers.

Well the results sheet begs to differ. :razz:

[adlo]

AndyP is surely right, minimum 20 scores in for a CCR to be in effect.

[Yossarian]

How was wembely today adlo? I missed playing.

[BrisVegas]

BV what are you currently coming? What position.

don't know. I asked the guy in the shop what the low gross and nett was, just out of curiosity because it was brutal out there.

[zacdullard]

The course can't get a rating different to the CCR with only 9 finishers.
Do you mean ACR? I am confused when it comes to handicapping.

[adlo]

How was wembely today adlo? I missed playing.
Course was great, I took 14 holes to remember how to swing a golf club and played with a few negative old blokes. Made for an average morning.

Do you mean ACR? I am confused when it comes to handicapping.

ACR is course rating, CCR is course rating for the day but needs to have 20 scores in to be calculated on the 12th percentile or something like that. CCR can only be 2 shots higher or 1 shot lower than ACR unless conditions were exceptional in some way.

[Yossarian]

So you missed my company?


Loving the avatar btw adlo.:lol:

[Ned]

Single Stableford.

34 points (86\74)
FIR 9/14
GIR 4/18
Putts 32
Penalties 1

EDIT: Swapped the kai'li shaft in the TP head, will try the Tour Head with the Fubuki tomorrow.

[adlo]

So you missed my company?


Loving the avatar btw adlo.:lol:

Yeah, kinda. At least you keep things positive, even if you do talk non stop :mrgreen:

Avatar is set. No more avatar ho'ing for me!

[Yossarian]

I don't talk that much.... I give you your alone time on course when you need it. :)

Anyway no threadjacking the what did you shoot this week thread, apologies.

[Courty]

Monthly Medal at Cairns today with Solarman.

My swing felt great to start with and I nearly drove the first 2 par 4s, but it never really continued on after that. My game off the tee was pretty solid and I managed to keep it in play for the most part. The problems began as soon as I got within range of the greens. Full iron shots and wedge game around the greens was woeful. Out of all the missed greens, I only chipped inside 2m once all day. I'm beginning to think that the only thing that can save my game is some shiny new clubs. 8)

89 gross
81 nett

9 fairways
4 greens :oops:
32 putts

1 birdie
5 pars
6 bogies
6 doubles :cry:

[mike]

Did Solarman play bad?

[Ned]

I only chipped inside 2m once all day. I'm beginning to think that the only thing that can save my game is some shiny new clubs. 8)

Solarman hasnt turned or converted you into a Chipper Packing Ho has he ?:shock:

[Andrew]

Im not sure who told you that Andrew..

The story around the club is that he didn't flush the drums at all / correctly before spraying! Bottom line is we pay good money and don't want to playing prefered lies and temporary greens..

From the look of them today they will be out for at least another 2 - 3 weeks!

No excuses in my book..

I have it on extremely good authority. ;)

Rumours fly thick & fast around golf clubs. In most cases, 95% of members don’t really know what is going on, but they could easily find out if they wanted to. Don’t always believe the rumours.

We are investigating the process of changing all 18 greens over to Poa. We have a few greens that are already fully Poa, but most members couldn’t tell which ones.

Foreign grasses are being removed from the fairways as well, which is why they are in the state they are in.

The course is in the worst condition it has been in for 10 years, but there are reasons behind most of it. By the end of the summer the fairways will be in the best condition they have been in for decades. The Poa conversion on the greens will take longer.

I’m not sure how long Matthew will have at the club, but not everything is his fault.

[Courty]

Did Solarman play bad?

Why would you ask that? Do you have a match against him coming up or something? :p


Solarman hasnt turned or converted you into a Chipper Packing Ho has he ?:shock:

Let me clarify that by saying "shiny new clubs", I did not mean a chipper. ;)

[mike]

Why would you ask that? Do you have a match against him coming up or something? :p


Yep. Did he play bad?

[Courty]

Yep. Did he play bad?

It's all relative. ;)

He would have beat his handicap if he didn't make a couple of triples on the back 9.

[mike]

Triples. Good to hear.

[mike]

I can beat triples.

[Courty]

He has a habit of over-whelming his opposition through sheer weight of numbers due to the number of shots he gets.

[mike]

What's he off now?

[Courty]

I think he said the 0.1 from today will push him from 22 to 23. :mrgreen:

[mike]

Oh dear

[haysey]

I'd like to thank Solarman for paying for mine, Tommo and Chopper71's round yesterday.....and then playing with Courty


Very nice of him that was:mrgreen:

[oz]

Monthly medal at Albury yesterday. Constant light rain for the whole round made it a bit dreary. My golf matched the weather. I doubled bogeyed 2 of the par 5's, which I still cannot beleive, and I bogeyed the last 4 holes to finish with a nett 74. Adding insult to injury, my poor round last week sees me go out another shot.

[Minor_Threat]

I have it on extremely good authority. ;)

Rumours fly thick & fast around golf clubs. In most cases, 95% of members don’t really know what is going on, but they could easily find out if they wanted to. Don’t always believe the rumours.

We are investigating the process of changing all 18 greens over to Poa. We have a few greens that are already fully Poa, but most members couldn’t tell which ones.

Foreign grasses are being removed from the fairways as well, which is why they are in the state they are in.

The course is in the worst condition it has been in for 10 years, but there are reasons behind most of it. By the end of the summer the fairways will be in the best condition they have been in for decades. The Poa conversion on the greens will take longer.

I’m not sure how long Matthew will have at the club, but not everything is his fault.You sound as if you have closer ties to the truth than me mate, so ill have to take your word.. :D

I have been around the club a lot since joining and all I know is there a lot of unhappy campers regarding the course condition. I really do hope the course comes back soon, especially since it is going to be dug up for the new irrigation Winter / Autumn next year..

[Courty]

I'd like to thank Solarman for paying for mine, Tommo and Chopper71's round yesterday.....and then playing with Courty


Very nice of him that was:mrgreen:

I wouldn't have wanted to play with you wankers either. :p

[zacdullard]

1st round of matchplay today. I hit it well and won 6/4.

[ParMaster]

Congratz zac. Nice job.

[Ferrins]

Congratz zac. Nice job.
Solid start..well done

Played 2nd round of Nudgee club champs today and was determined to improve on yesterdays 83. Cruised on pars and then managed an 8 on the short par 4 fourth hole. I was next to the green for 2. Tided up with a handfull of birdies and finished with 74. I have a wager with a fellow club member for a carton of beer for best nett and I'm leading him by 24 shots after 2 rounds.

[Lucasto23]

Well played zac and ferrins

[ParMaster]

Well done ferrins. I think you have a better than decent chance to win that wager. ;)

BV how did you go in your 2nd round today? I hope you made it.

[just]

Nudgee club champs
1st Round:93/71
2nd Round:91/69

CCR was 72 today, got a handicap drop to 21.1, lowest ever!

[Lucasto23]

Nudgee club champs
1st Round:93/71
2nd Round:91/69

CCR was 72 today, got a handicap drop to 21.1, lowest ever!

great work Just, must be the less shiny and new irons;)

[adlo]

Good stuff Just

[Grunt]

Great Work Just:smt038:smt038:smt038

Dont peak too early us b/c graders need the handicap for the champs :)

[ParMaster]

Congratz just.

Now get down to sub 20's.

[gazgolf1]

Great work Just, Div 4 winner today and a runnerup for Ferrins in Div 1.

[just]

Thanks everyone! i15's are excellent and I am also putting well at the moment.

[damoocow]

Thanks everyone! i15's are excellent and I am also putting well at the moment.

nice work Just ! - don't peak too early for the Champs though...

[PeteyD]

All these good scores and I haven't even hit a ball for 2 weeks. Hope I get the all clear on Thursday. Nice shooting everyone.

[Jarro]

Nice work just and Ferrins 8)

[henno]

37 points at Nudgee South course today for a third handicap chop in a week.

Could have been better had I not taken a wash after another trademark henno cold top, not to mention taking a penalty to be 3 off the tee after hitting off the chicks plates (only a metre or two in front of the gents - thanks shaz!) Worse still is that the first drive was good but the second was on the next fairway.

[PeteyD]

You dickhead.

[Ned]

I am also putting well at the moment.

:smt089

[ParMaster]

Super job hen.

Has your run come to an end though?

[henno]

You dickhead.

Yeah yeah, I know. Truth is shazza opted to hit before me because she is a shorter hitter, and I instinctively just put the ball down on the same patch of dirt. The only reason anyone noticed was because perci almost did the same thing after me before doing a big double-take. Good waste of a 2-shot hole.

[Ned]

Single Stroke Today

85/73

FIR 9/14
GIR 6/18
Putts 36:smt022

The experiment with the Fubuki in the R9 460 Tour went well, as did the TP with the Kai'li in it yesterday.

Thinking of taking both and using to putt with as well!!!

[PeteyD]

I have an excuse being colourblind (after the sun hits them for a while the blue and reds can look the same to me on some courses) and still haven't done that!

[AndyP]

Good waste of a 2-shot hole.The sooner you don't have 2-shot holes, the better. Keep the improvement going, henno.

[Ferrins]

Don't worry Henno about your penalty because sh*t happens. I played the other guys ball on Saturday and got a two stroke penalty. It amuses me that at the start of the round I was the only one to say that I'm using a Bridgestone B330S Number 1. On a earlier search for this guy's ball he tells me he plays srixon because he bought 12 dozen on a close out.My marker only plays Pro v's and the other Dude was a Callaway fan. When I played his ball near the green I had hit out from the tree's and couldn't see where my shot landed. I asked my marker who said it's up there. The other guy heard this. I walked up to his ball and played it. He then tall's me that he thinks I played my ball. My orange dot had worn off but I had checked the brand and number. I said that it's a Bridgestone B330s #1 and that you must be mistaken. Anyway as I said sh*t happens. I think maybe I should play slower and this won't happen and I probably wouldn't of got the golf ball to the head at Brooky.

[BrisVegas]

Champs.... I backed up Saturdays 94/86 with a stellar 90/82 yesterday. I've had 101 for the front 9 and 83 for the back 9 in two rounds.

I need to decide whether to see a sports psychologist or knock back a couple of rums before I play. I'm over-thinking and trying too hard. Once I relax (ie. by the time i've blown the handicap on the front 9) I play ok.

Anyhoo, I need to pick up about 10 shots on the field to make the top 8 for the matchplay. Maybe I should just play the back 9 twice each day!

[ParMaster]

BV you aren't playing well because your putting unwarranted pressure on yourself. Just play your game of golf like any other comp at Brookwater and don't think of the consequence.

Trust me, I ****ed up because of this down in Victoria.

[BrisVegas]

yeah, I'm taking the hip flask with me next week to take the edge off.... if nothing else, my cursing gets more colourful on the rums....