Week Commencing 27 February 2012

[popper81]

Thought I would start a new thread to keep the mods happy..... :lol:Had a hit today in the wednesday comp. Two words, WASTED OPPORTUNITY!Had 78 off the bat for 35 pts, 21 front 14 back. Last 5 holes in 4 over really hurt. Two 3 putts on the back nine (one from being a little to casual after a near miss :oops:). Hit the ball pretty well, without it being fantastic. Chipped really well and drove the ball well for 11/14 fairways and 29 putts. Actually putted really well for the first 2/3 of the round, but over the last 6 holes just started too miss a little. Next round at reddie bay on friday.

[WBennett]

All I could play right now in Canberra is Bog Snorkling.

[popper81]

All I could play right now in Canberra is Bog Snorkling.

Sounds like a sport Yoss would be great at :)

[haysey]

Had a hit today in the wednesday comp.


Heard a vicious rumour you're spending way to much time at the golf course and not enough time studying...

[popper81]

Heard a vicious rumour you're spending way to much time at the golf course and not enough time studying...

Very true.... No rumours, all truth. Study is overated!!! Need to be careful though, all this practice has got me a call up to the div 1 team:shock:!

[Golfnut]

Played in a handicapped 2 ball ambrose event at Royal Fremantle on Sunday with my brother....we ended up finishing 2 under the card after playing some outstanding golf between us (there was also some crap shots but we covered each others bad shots well).

It was probably one of my best putting performances EVER making 3 out of the 5 birdies from 15+ footers on quick greens, the other 2 were 10 footers. You know you're both playing good golf when it's hard to decide which ball to take for the shot into the green.
Double on the 8th par 3 hurt and we thought that was going to spoil our chances.

We knew we had a chance of finishing in the top 3 but we were still shocked when they called out our names.
Awesome day of golf and really happy I got to share it with my brother who introduced me to the game 4-5 years ago.

EDIT. We did win it.

[Ashes]

Played in a handicapped 2 ball ambrose event at Royal Fremantle on Sunday with my brother....we ended up finishing 2 under the card after playing some outstanding golf between us (there was also some crap shots but we covered each others bad shots well).

It was probably one of my best putting performances EVER making 3 out of the 5 birdies from 15+ footers on quick greens, the other 2 were 10 footers. You know you're both playing good golf when it's hard to decide which ball to take for the shot into the green.
Double on the 8th par 3 hurt and we thought that was going to spoil our chances.

We knew we had a chance of finishing in the top 3 but we were still shocked when they called out our names.
Awesome day of golf and really happy I got to share it with my brother who introduced me to the game 4-5 years ago.

CBC footy club?

[Golfnut]

CBC Old Boys Business Club (affiliated with the CBC Cricket Club)

[MegaWatty]

GN. Did you win? Maybe I skim read and missed it.

[Golfnut]

Yeah we did.....thought I typed that bit........DOH!

[MegaWatty]

Nice work mate. Congrats!

[Jeffo1123]

Well I played comp today at Kwinana. Wasn't my best day and did not feel like I was hitting the ball well at all and from what I can recall I only hit 1 fairway!! But still managed to come in with 35 points. Handicap is now down to 18.8 from a 24.1 that it started at almost 2 months ago so pretty happy as it was my aim to be down to 18 by next weekend so got another couple of rounds to get it down another 0.4.

Day was highlighted by a chip in from down in a gully on the 4th by me for birdie. Rest of the day was pretty average!

[Talart]

Monday 27th played in round one of Southern Ports Golf Week at Kingston SE. Ragged on the green with putting cost me dearly and even then kept my game together well enough until the 18th hole and a 3 over 8. Has me sitting in 20th spot 11 behind the leader in nett score. Not too bad a place, not much different to where I was placed in 2011 albeit in B grade. With two more rounds to go I am still in with a chance at climbing into a placing.

Wednesday 29th Round two of Southern Ports Golf Week at Beachport. On the bright side one stroke better than the rd 1 but 91 gross for 78 nett was not good enough. Wayward drives and below average putting added on that 10 strokes too many. “Bugga!”

Round 3 at the home track at Robe on Friday will be my next chance to get a good score on the board. The social side ofthe tournament is a big bonus with the Heywood Golfers in fine form as usual and always great to catch up with familiar faces from previous years.

[Bruce]

A pickup game at Peninsula South in a 4-6 club wind and it seems that 12 holes of the South course play directly into today's wind. An utter slog.

25 points wasn't too bad considering but I'm not a fan of balls wandering around on greens unaided or plumes of sand coming out of bunkers.

[Courty]

Sea Temple with the 69er today in a single stab off the tips.

The course was extremely wet underfoot so there was zero run. That was somewhat offset by slower, more receptive greens. The only real play of note was 69ers back-to-back birds on 10 & 11 (the 11th was his second chip-in of the day :roll:), followed by my back-to-back birds on 12 & 13.

Stats here (http://golfshot.com/rounds/detail/62-8914630-8914706). It shows as 35 pts, but I actually had 33. I think it's done that because the rating is 73 from the blues.

[catch22]

77nett (95 gross). 49front, 45back.
7FW/4GIR, 5pars and 1 chip in birdie.
Horrible day with the driver, was always in trees having to try to get back out onto the FW. The FW's I hit were from my 3wood on the shorter holes.
A slightly better day for me with the putter (but still bad), 37 putts - 4x3 putts and 1x4 putt.

[Courty]

Individual stroke in Mareeba this morning with Haysey, Solarman & Golfer69.

I went +4 in the first 3 holes & thought my round was done, but consolidated and shot +1 for the remaining 15 holes with 2 birdies, and two more lip-outs for birdie. 77/70 (par 72).

More importantly, I played solid down the stretch for the match win against Haysey & Golfer69. I was most determined to do so seeing as Rich accused me of choking in his 1 up win over me yesterday.

So my last 4 consecutive rounds are in my top 8, and I'll be on my lowest handicap in over 4 years (6.6).

Stats here (http://golfshot.com/rounds/detail/62-8924304-8924380).

[Talart]

Form returned in the final Southern Ports round at Robe with an 82 Gross, Nett 69 with 28 putts at Robe. Lost on a countback for the round nett but 2nd place was fine by me and a great finish to the week. The Tournament winner was Mark Pretty after a 2 hole playoff with Ben Slack as runner up.

[timah!]

Monthly Medal at Windaroo.
Started off in the rain and for most of the first 9 it hung around.

Didn't really strike the ball terribly well, but did enough, and hit some good shots where it counted.
Really hit my short irons pretty well, and managed to keep the ball in play all round - no hazards, no OOB, NO LOST BALLS! It was one pretty banged up Wilson FG Tour by the end of the round.

Anyway, 86 Gross for a Nett 68. Happy days, will be a played to 13 in GolfLink, and will drop me to 16.7 (17).

Finally a decent round....

[AndyP]

Monthly Medal at Windaroo.
Started off in the rain and for most of the first 9 it hung around.

Didn't really strike the ball terribly well, but did enough, and hit some good shots where it counted.
Really hit my short irons pretty well, and managed to keep the ball in play all round - no hazards, no OOB, NO LOST BALLS! It was one pretty banged up Wilson FG Tour by the end of the round.

Anyway, 86 Gross for a Nett 68. Happy days, will be a played to 13 in GolfLink, and will drop me to 16.7 (17).

Finally a decent round....
Well done, Timah. I blame you for the wet round, since you were talking up having a dry monthly medal. Unless you meant not drinking any alcohol during the round? ;)

Nice one with the low handicap, Courty. I think you are beyond me at 6.6. It seems like yesterday that you were bitching about playing terribly.

[Courty]

Nice one with the low handicap, Courty. I think you are beyond me at 6.6. It seems like yesterday that you were bitching about playing terribly.

Thx. It was actually just over a fortnight ago. ;)

[Ronny]

Monthly Medal

92/75 Sh*t day all round. Started on the 10th (par 3) and proceeded to have a massive slice to put me just as far from the hole. Did that again twice more on par 3's!!!!

1 Bird, 4 pars and plenty of crap!!! Just a bad all round!! Only upside was the putting was pretty good!

[990B Luva]

Monthly medal, choked for an 11 over 77 (I'm playing at Jindalee again). I was 3 over the front, and 4 over the back until I finished double double. That 13 handicap I've held for a week is gone!

[Nuffie]

Vines Stableford Comp. 33 pts (80 gross).

4 birdies, 6 pars, 4 bogies, 4 doubles.

6/14 fairways, 7/18 greens, 28 x putts, 1 x putt-inski, 3 x 3-putts (from inside 30ft).

The two-month tradition continues: If it's not a few 3-putt greens it's 4 hooked drives. If it's not a few missed 5 foot putts, its a few horrible lies around the greens or in a bunker - this is GOLF as frustrating as it can be... these are the periods where practicing I think isn't going to help to fix the issue. All one can do is ride this out...

The last 4/5 rounds now I've failed to score in the 70's but feel I'm hitting the ball solidly about 90% of the time, but am just being severely penalised at the moment for about 4-5 average shots a game. And the bad shots dont even have to be THAT bad. The majority have been teeshots where for some reason (even though I get the club to the top of the backswing and keep everything still over the ball) my body then simply forgets to rotate through the ball - results in the infamous 'hit from the top' that goes over the top, sending mr golfball left. In trying to keep the head, knees and lower half stable (as another tendancy I have is to sway), the body freezes on the downswing and wont pivot quick enough to clear the left side.

But a good round is surely coming: If I can go out there this coming tues/wed after having 4 birdies today, the consistently should go up a notch.

[popper81]

Played the last two days at Reddie Bay. Yesterday in the black marker challange, today as a fill in for Mt Warren Div 1 side.

Friday: 83/78 - Not a overly bad day. just got on the bogey train on the back nine for a 38/45 split. Hit some good shots and hit some bad shots. Had 33 putts, which in the end, was the deal breaker. Drove well for a few holes, hit some shockers as well. Ball striking is improving, but still some puss as well.

Saturday: 80 today and a 2up win. Hit the ball better, with out being fantastic. Driver was awesome and woeful at the same time. Conditions today were much tougher than Friday, with wind and rain at times. As some of you would know, once the wind gets up and Redland Bay it can be a four club difference. Putted ok, but did miss a couple you need to make on days liek this. Manage to make three big birdies, the highlight being a 4 iron on the 15th to 10ft to go 2up.

Next game is tomorrow morning, pennants again, this time div 2.

[AndyP]

3/3/12, Wolston Park GC, Monthly Medal + Putting.

8/11 effective tee-shots.
9/18 effective approaches.
3/7 up and down successes.
30 putts.
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2 birdies.
10 pars.
5 bogeys.
1 others.

Scoring: bBBPPDPPP bPBPPPBPB
Score (http://www.ozgolf.net/andyp/Scorecard/rounds/20120303-p90.html): 38-34-72 nett 63 putts 29 (Par 35-32-67 ACR 65)

H/cap Change - Down -0.6 to 8.0.

One comp per month so far this year, as my golf focus has been on playing Pennant for the club. I felt I had been playing well, so it was good to have a comp confirm it. There were a couple of dodgy shots in there, but overall it felt very solid.

Next round: Pennant match vs Jindalee away; I'll have an arvo hit there during the week.

[LeftyHoges]

Form returned in the final Southern Ports round at Robe with an 82 Gross, Nett 69 with 28 putts at Robe. Lost on a countback for the round nett but 2nd place was fine by me and a great finish to the week. The Tournament winner was Mark Pretty after a 2 hole playoff with Ben Slack as runner up. Good strong finish mate in what I hear was not exactly fantastic weather. My brother finished 3 behind Mark after being 1 up with 10 to play. Awesome choke! :-)Who were the Heywood boys you catch up with Talart? That's my old home club and know them all very well.

[timah!]

Nice work Andy and Andy!

[LeftyHoges]

74 off the bat (nett 71) in abhorrent conditions this afternoon to be 1 back from the leader (who played this morning) in first round of club champs. The "favourites" shot 77, 78 & 79 with a bunch of scores between 76 and 79 so things should be very interesting for tomorrow's second and final qualifying round.

Struck it well enough without doing anything spectacular (which was bloody hard to do today), with some soft bogeys and a missed 3 footer on the first hole. Birdies on 4, 9 and 11.

Vital stats:
9/14 fairways
8/18 GIR
27 putts
7/11 Up 'n' downs
1/1 sand saves

3 birdies
5 bogeys
10 pars

Wish me luck for tomorrow gents!

[timah!]

Good luck Hoges!!

'That's not a birdie, THIS is a birdie'

Hehe

[Yossarian]

I suck.

[Nuffie]

I suck.

Care to elaborate???

[Yossarian]

That will cost you 100 dollars.

[Nuffie]

That will cost you 100 dollars.

That money got spent shopping in the city yesterday (so much for the grand plan to cut back on the spending :roll:).

So you had 29 points today Yoss - at KB?

[Steve57]

Played the last two days at Reddie Bay. Yesterday in the black marker challange, today as a fill in for Mt Warren Div 1 side.

Friday: 83/78 - Not a overly bad day. just got on the bogey train on the back nine for a 38/45 split. Hit some good shots and hit some bad shots. Had 33 putts, which in the end, was the deal breaker. Drove well for a few holes, hit some shockers as well. Ball striking is improving, but still some puss as well.

Saturday: 80 today and a 2up win. Hit the ball better, with out being fantastic. Driver was awesome and woeful at the same time. Conditions today were much tougher than Friday, with wind and rain at times. As some of you would know, once the wind gets up and Redland Bay it can be a four club difference. Putted ok, but did miss a couple you need to make on days liek this. Manage to make three big birdies, the highlight being a 4 iron on the 15th to 10ft to go 2up.

Next game is tomorrow morning, pennants again, this time div 2.

That was a good win today.
I'll see you next week at Mt Warren!!
I won 3 and 1 at Windaroo today after being dormie 4 up.
Was not a good start with me slicing out of bounds on the 1st but after losing that was 2 up after 4 and turned 3 up.
Lost 10 halved 11 & 12, won 13(with a birdie), won 14, lost 15 with a 3 putt down the hill, lost snake gully to a 4 but then closed it out with a conceded 4 on 17.
Overall we lost 4/3 but we pushed the comp leaders to the brink.

[popper81]

That was a good win today.I'll see you next week at Mt Warren!!I won 3 and 1 at Windaroo today after being dormie 4 up.Was not a good start with me slicing out of bounds on the 1st but after losing that was 2 up after 4 and turned 3 up.Lost 10 halved 11 & 12, won 13(with a birdie), won 14, lost 15 with a 3 putt down the hill, lost snake gully to a 4 but then closed it out with a conceded 4 on 17.Overall we lost 4/3 but we pushed the comp leaders to the brink. Good win for you, Steve.... Well done! I was just happy to not let anyone down. The fact we got up, 4.5/2.5 even better.You won't be seeing me next week Steve, unless I go for a look see.. Btw- minor greens Reno Monday- Wednesday at Mwp... Unlucky because the greens are mint.

[Marto65]

36 Points yesterday off my 9 hcap.

Was 6 over after 5 ... so played the last 13 pretty well. Lost the 36 hole comp by 1 point. (36,36 to 41,32)

Shoulder was sore ... might have to rest it for a bit.

[oz]

Club champs washed out this weekend. Rescheduled to later in the year.
Thurgoona fairways are under water, with greens isolated and the creeks breaching their banks.

[Nuffie]

Apparently there are some soppy wet tracks in Syd at the moment. But the weather for golf yesterday at The Vines was magical.

[TourFit]

I played at Joondalup this morning...with a mate who hasn't played in 7 months. I thought it might be my chance to not get my butt kicked!

We played Quarry/Lake. I had 3 birdies for the day (and a 3 putt par on 18 - Lakes 9). But I also had a snowman on Lakes 2 after hooking, and losing, two balls. There were also 5 doubles in there. Putting woes continue, I'm afraid. Anser style putters in today (and back out again). Tomorrow I will continue with the mallet face balanced!!!

In the end I had an 85 (for 35pts), while my mate shot 79...with a double down the last no less.

[Nuffie]

I played at Joondalup this morning...with a mate who hasn't played in 7 months. I thought it might be my chance to not get my butt kicked!We played Quarry/Lake. I had 3 birdies for the day (and a 3 putt par on 18 - Lakes 9). But I also had a snowman on Lakes 2 after hooking, and losing, two balls. There were also 5 doubles in there. Putting woes continue, I'm afraid. Anser style putters in today (and back out again). Tomorrow I will continue with the mallet face balanced!!!In the end I had an 85 (for 35pts), while my mate shot 79...with a double down the last no less.It's certainly easy to rack up a handful of doubles round there, including snowmans. Greens are 3 puttable, rough just off the edge of fairways is thick and once you get in it, greens in reg become difficult to achieve.

[LeftyHoges]

78 today in 40 km/h + winds. 152 to qualify equal 2nd (but lost the playoff, so 3rd) in the club champs in the most horrible conditions both days.

To give you an idea of the strength of the wind I hit driver, 3 iron LONG on a 510m par 5 and I'm not the longest hitter out there. A lot of the holes were cross breeze where you'd have to start the ball over the treeline to keep it in the fairway.

Hit a ball out of bounds and missed a putt from under a foot for birdie so could have been a much better round.

2 birdies, 8 pars, 8 bogeys.
6/14 fairways (struggled with the driver)
7/18 GIR
29 putts
6/13 up 'n' downs.

Quarters and semis in 3 weeks time.

[BrisVegas]

80 for 34 points on Saturday arvo at Brooky. Hit it ok, all things considered. Couple of shockers, but drained a couple of long putts, so it evened out. It was pretty wet and I really struggled to hang on to the clubs with the GP Tour Velvet grips at times. Might have to get one of those wet weather gloves. Can't think of any highlights really. The irons went well when I could hang onto them!

[AndyP]

Score (http://www.ozgolf.net/andyp/Scorecard/rounds/20120303-p90.html): 38-34-72 nett 63 putts 29 (Par 35-32-67 ACR 65)

I knew that score was a good chance. :cool:

WOLSTON PARK: Mnthly Medal: Sgl Str: C La Cassie (12) 60. A Gde: A Holden (9) 63, M Pennisi (7) 63. B Gde: G Arumugam (18 ) 60, B Stegemann (13) 63. C Gde: S Kelly (22) 62, T Nicholson (26) 64. Ladies: H Fraser (31) 74. NTP: 3 Graham Gibbs, 8 F Ware, 10 Gregory Gibbs, 13 C La Cassie, 16 J Hynd. Mens CCR 65. Womens CCR 68. Field Mens 116, Women 4.
It's good to stop Pennisi from winning yet another one too, and I'll let him know about it. I think he has won at least 3 in the last year.

[popper81]

I knew that score was a good chance. :cool:

It's good to stop Pennisi from winning yet another one too, and I'll let him know about it. I think he has won at least 3 in the last year.

Well done Andy, always good to grab a monthly medal.

[Eag's]

Nice shooting Lefty & AP.

[Courty]

Nice one, AP.

[AndyP]

Cheers, gents. It's my first at the club, to go with one that I won at Nambour many years ago. That was probably B grade though.

[mike]

Burglar.

[AndyP]

Thanks. I've been holding back from playing comps so I could get this win. It's time to let the handicap leak out to 10 again.

[TourFit]

33 pts yesterday at West Australian GC as a guest of Bergsey.

I hit the ball well and couldn't believe I only scored 14 on the front 9...gave it all away on the greens. Just couldn't get the pace and was bashing putts (good putts though) past the hole and quite a few times missed the return. Also didn't capitalise on the makeable chances either.

Played better on the back 9 with 19 points, but also felt that I gave away some shots on that side.

Now have to have 2 weeks off due to weekend committments (actually, it's my wifes' weekend committments, and I have to cover!) Hopefully the short break will do me good. My home course greens will have returned from their top dressing and be ready for opening day, as will the newly reconstructed hole!

[990B Luva]

Monthly medal, choked for an 11 over 77 (I'm playing at Jindalee again). I was 3 over the front, and 4 over the back until I finished double double. That 13 handicap I've held for a week is gone! Handicap hacked! Down to 10.2.