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Grunt
12th December 2005, 08:49 PM
Well not sure if this is worth starting the thread but I shot 16 points today @ Bonnie Doon :cry: maybe better tomorrow. :?

Grunt
13th December 2005, 12:25 PM
More crap golf today, Carnarvon with Matt, Andrew & Terry (marcel) it was better than yesterday but only marginally. I had 21 points.
Could not get off the tee all day, played silly shots when in trouble. One highlight was my putting, only 1 or 2, 3 putts all the rest were quite good considering recently cored greens at Carnavon.
Really wanted to get to 18 by Christmas but maybe I am just trying too hard, swing is reallly eratic and needs work. I go from playing like a low teen handicap to 36+ in 2 shots. Might be time for a burst of lessons to get the swing basics right. I really think my problems are mental more than anything I have to control the urge to swing fast and stop lossing my swing tempo.

Oh well it only means next time will be better.

Jarro
13th December 2005, 12:28 PM
Well not sure if this is worth starting the thread but I shot 16 points today @ Bonnie Doon  :cry: maybe better tomorrow. :?

Good thing Trungie had a shocker in WA, otherwise you might have been the owner of the 'record' Grant :wink:

Grunt
13th December 2005, 12:35 PM
today on the back nine I was 1 point after 6 holes. :oops:

cazandpaul
13th December 2005, 12:36 PM
What about the Unit at Lakelands?

Jarro
13th December 2005, 12:38 PM
What about the Unit at Lakelands?

#-o how could i forget that disaster :lol:

BrisVegas
13th December 2005, 01:19 PM
http://ozgolf.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2999&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=135

Yep, Iain's got the record low round of 13 points.

AndyP
13th December 2005, 01:28 PM
Yep, Iain's got the record low round of 13 points.
And it was in an official OZgolf day too.
My record lasted 497 days.

BrisVegas
13th December 2005, 03:27 PM
Given that Brooky17 doesn't get on the internet very much.... ok, never! Just wanted to report that he had 43 points around Brookwater on Saturday, including pars on 10 thru 17. He's now off 13. 8)

Ona
13th December 2005, 07:47 PM
43, nice.

My little holiday has ended today and I've surpised myself with my eagerness to play some golf. Got in 3 rounds in basically a week :shock:. Anyway, third round in 4 over or less today so me is quite pleased. I think the swing has come along nicely, started hooking the driver, draws with the irons and weak ass wedge shots, then was leaving everything right and still weak ass wedges and today the irons went mostly straight and felt strong and the wedges were much improved :). Driver still very iffy, but no dirty hooks 8)

Eag's
13th December 2005, 07:49 PM
Given that Brooky17 doesn't get on the internet very much....  ok, never!  Just wanted to report that he had 43 points around Brookwater on Saturday, including pars on 10 thru 17.  He's now off 13.  8)

Well played Brooky17 :smt023
Bout time he got down to where he belongs eh Dion :?: :wink:

Matt 3 Jab
13th December 2005, 08:21 PM
played with grant, andrew and terry today, as grant mentioned at carnarvon, i had 33 points, off a 7 handicap.
hit the driver not that well, a few off the screws, i think i hit 1 fairway all day, irons were really good though, but because carvarvon is short, didnt have may full iron shots in, putting was again not that great, the short ones gave me hell, and as grant said, when i step up to the ball, there is a feeling around the green that "this is not going in", not that he was having a go at me, just my body language i guess, damn flatblade.
Thanks to andrew, terry and grant for being great company and grant i hope you reach your goal by the end of the year, looked like you were very stiff in the wrists at the top of the swing, maybe let them hinge a bit more, my 2c.

Iain
14th December 2005, 02:17 PM
Played at Redland Bay this morning, played quite well for 38points, with 2 wipes. :roll: I played quite well, trusted my swing most of the day, just a few silly mistake's, but my game is slowly getting there!! :wink:

One of my playing partner's, a junior from the bay off 2, had 44 point's for a 66 of the stick!! Quite impressive to watch.

And a mate who is a pro had 32points. But his wedge game from 110m out was very impressive, consistently putting the ball within 10-15 feet. He heads over to Asia in the new year for the tour school over there.

And my mate from work had 32points as well.

Iain

Eag's
14th December 2005, 06:29 PM
Played Redcliffe today for the first time and was very impressed :)
The best greens I have putted on for quite awhile.
Shot 84 after being 1 over after 8 :oops: just fell apart over the last 6 :(

Putts 31
Greens 6 (missed 4 others by less than a metre)
Fairways 6 drove the ball terrible today a couple of big cutts on the last three cost me heaps :evil:
Damn it was bloody hot today drank about 4 litres of water :shock: temp hit 36* at around 2pm.

AndyP
14th December 2005, 10:27 PM
Fairways 6 drove the ball terrible today a couple of big cutts on the last three cost me heaps :evil:
Could you have chosen any worse holes to be cutting the ball? Were you fetching your ball from the mangroves?

Jarro
14th December 2005, 11:09 PM
Played Redcliffe today for the first time and was very impressed  :)


nice layout mate isn't it :wink: i almost joined Redcliffe instead of Nudgee because Redcliffe is actually closer to my home.

We'll have to go and have another round there seeing as though you've had a taste of it now 8)

BrisVegas
15th December 2005, 07:54 AM
turboalfa (Troy) is a member there and loves it! I think membership is pretty cheap too...

Jarro
15th December 2005, 08:20 AM
i think it's only marginally more expensive than Nudgee (around $700 per annum)

.. at least it was when i checked it out a couple of years ago. I would've joined there in a heartbeat .. but after i weighed up the fact that Nudgee has 2 courses, better practice facilities, and is on my direct route to and from work, the decision really was an easy one to make :wink:

Redcliffe is a really top club though, and the course is always in excellent condition.

Maybe we should try and have an Ozgolf day there sometime soon 8)

AndyP
15th December 2005, 08:28 AM
Maybe we should try and have an Ozgolf day there sometime soon  8)
I was a bit disappointed to miss the recent Hacker's day there, as I have enjoyed the course everytime I have played it (3 or 4 times, I think).

peter_rs
15th December 2005, 08:53 AM
Its a good course and I will back a ozgolf day there- I have unfinished bussiness with the 200 par3 :wink:

Jarro
15th December 2005, 09:04 AM
yeah that 7th hole is a beauty 8)

peter_rs
15th December 2005, 09:51 AM
yeah a 4iron long was not fun :wink:

Eag's
15th December 2005, 10:10 PM
yeah a 4iron long was not fun :wink:

Pete, you wouldn't off got within 30m of the 7th green with a 4 iron yesterday mate, we were on the back plates into a gale. I belted my 16* rescue and just got on the front edge :shock: tuff bloody hole.

Jarro, yes we must organise an Oz golf day out there soon :smt023

Grunt
16th December 2005, 02:23 PM
Yet another poor round could not get any rythym with my swing, was getting better on the back nine.
29 points today @ Mac Grange in the Champion OF Champions Precept Challenge.
Really inconsistent with the driver either Pulling them left and long :x , slicing them short :x and nailing them for long long drives with a gentle left to right flight :) .
Iron play is better :?
Putting was ok apart from a horrible 4 putt double bogie on the 15th.

I might need a break of playing and a stint of more practice. Game was going forward until Monday :roll:

BrisWesty
17th December 2005, 12:39 PM
32 points today at Caboolture, drove really nicely, but wasn't excellent around the greens and with the flat stick. I might change balls again.
Was pin high on one of the par 5s for 2, and 20m short of one of the others for 2, so they were both new experiences. Unfortunately bogeyed one and parred the other, so didn't make the most of it. The story of my round really.
I did have the good fortune of marking the card of a guy who had 47 points (including a wash) though (80 off the stick with a 20 hcp), so I know he wasn't fibbing. He had 25 points on the 9 with the wash.
4, 3, 2, 3, -, 3, 4 birdie, 3, 3. He'd have beaten me 8 and 7 in match play and at that stage I wasn't far from my handicap.

Jarro
17th December 2005, 01:35 PM
38 points in the comp at Nudgee this morning.

MAN IT WAS HOT OUT THERE :shock: too hot to be playing golf really ......


... but .....


... we love it 8)

terryand
17th December 2005, 02:26 PM
We have an early favorite for brooky tomorrow 8) Good shootin in that heat Jarro.

Good nine for you too Westy :smt023

Terry.

BrisWesty
17th December 2005, 03:52 PM
Hi Terry,
I can only bask in the glory of that 9. I was marking his card.
32 points for the 18 for me! If only it was 9 holes!

terryand
17th December 2005, 04:07 PM
Hi Terry,
I can only bask in the glory of that 9.  I was marking his card.
32 points for the 18 for me!  If only it was 9 holes!

Sorry Westy,gotta stop reading half the posts :oops:

Terry.

AndyP
17th December 2005, 04:09 PM
Sorry Westy,gotta stop reading half the posts :oops:
Which half are you reading? jarro's posts or the rest of the forum?

Jarro
17th December 2005, 04:12 PM
Sorry Westy,gotta stop reading half the posts :oops:
Which half are you reading?  jarro's posts or the rest of the forum?

i wasn't going to reply to that, but then i realised that it would really piss off Iain if i did :P :lol:

Eag's
17th December 2005, 04:37 PM
38 points in the comp at Nudgee this morning.

MAN IT WAS HOT OUT THERE :shock: too hot to be playing golf really ......


... but .....


... we love it  8)

Nice shooting mate :smt023
Yep it was a bloody hot one today. I was out at Northlakes for the first half of the day :smt010

Jarro
17th December 2005, 04:41 PM
38 points in the comp at Nudgee this morning.

MAN IT WAS HOT OUT THERE :shock: too hot to be playing golf really ......


... but .....


... we love it  8)

Nice shooting mate  :smt023


cheers mate.

started on the back 9 .. and had 16 points. Then turned it up on the front 9 to shoot 1 over par for 22 points 8)

Trung
17th December 2005, 06:13 PM
72 off the bat.......bogey, bogey, bogey, par in the last 4 holes :oops: .

Iain
17th December 2005, 10:18 PM
Sorry Westy,gotta stop reading half the posts :oops:
Which half are you reading? jarro's posts or the rest of the forum?

i wasn't going to reply to that, but then i realised that it would really p%ss off Iain if i did :P :lol:

:roll: :roll: :roll:

Courty
17th December 2005, 10:39 PM
Against better judgement (and the protests from my back) I played today. Didn't do anything particularly well, or particularly bad either. I was travelling ok points-wise, but faded in the last few holes to finish with 35 pts (79 gross).

What can I say, I can't help myself. I wouldn't know what to do with myself if I didn't play golf on a Saturday. Besides, I can't get in to see the physio (back specialist) until January, so what the heck. :roll:

oz
18th December 2005, 07:26 AM
A bittersweet monthly medal round yesterday.....  Started solidly, with the only blemish on the front 9 a 3 putt on the par 5 4th.  I turned in 1-over - 37.  

Solid pars on 10 & 11 continued the trend... and then... I just made a horrrible swing (8 iron)on the par 3 12th - in the drink.  Next shot was only marginally better - then a chip & 2 putts - TRIPLE BOGEY !!! :shock:  :shock:  :shock:

Still in shock, I make a good 3 wood tee shot on 13, then another crap swing (7 iron) on the approach... miserable short left.... pitch & 2 putts,  BOGEY.

Trying to gather myself, I make a good drive on 14, and I come up just short for 2 (par 5)..... up & down for birdie...  whew!

A solid par on 15 then brings me the par 3 16th.  Inexplicably, I make another brainless swing... a huge hook with a 6 iron that finds the water, and the drop is dead.  2 chips & 2 putts later, I make ANOTHER TRIPLE BOGEY on a par 3!!!  :shock:  :shock:  :shock:

A nice par on 17 from the light rough, and then I crush a big drive back into the breeze on 18 to be centre fairway.  Out comes the 8 iron, and another unbelievably bad swing.....   way left, and into the water, AGAIN!!  The drop goes deep in the rough....  You guessed it.... 2 chips & 2 putts later, I make my third TRIPLE BOGEY for the day!!!  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:

So the tale of the tape reads 82 off the stick (+10), with 3 triple bogeys and a 3-putt......  Oh, what could (read: should) have been.... :?

Bruce
18th December 2005, 04:25 PM
Twilight at Yarra Yarra on Friday night. 16 pts on the front nine.

4 pars which was excellent but a couple of wipes too and only 1 x 3 putt.
Spectrum continues to hit fairways more than it misses.

Magnificient BBQ dinner marred only by 25 mins of speeches from 2 brothers who had racked up 50 years of continuous membership each. I was unprepared for this turn of events as was forced to endure it with an empty glass in front of me. I dared not go up to the bar while presentations were on - my host would have receieved another letter from the committee.

We were visiting the in-laws so I snuck out for a quick 9 this morning and had 9 over 45 off the stick. 3 pars and 1 x 3 putt.

I've been paying a lot more attention to my course management techniques to get away from advancing the ball as close as possible to the hole with every shot. Bring on the Holidays!!

peter_rs
19th December 2005, 09:08 AM
Sat -
Net 73-
fairways 6 GIR 8
32 putts (2x3, 1x4 putt (first went of the green))

Got there early onlt to see I had been pushed to a earlier group because the other guys in the group had pulled out. so no time for prac straight to the 1st. par the first two holes. nice start. lost a ball on the third & a 3 putt for a 8. made a 7 from the fairway on 4 (pull hook it to the shit with a PW) had a 7 on the next par 5 (OB). made a 5 on 7 :D . Then on 8 hit a great drive and 6 iron to 3m and left the eagle putt on the edge of the hole. Out in 48. The back nine was ok except for 13 where I had a 9 (tree trouble). par 17 and 18 (driver SW). home in 48.

One of the guys of 4 I played with said I was hitting great shots and could have shoot anything. I didn't think I played that well but a net 73 with a run of 8,7,7,9 must be ok.

Sun -
Net 73-
fairways 3 GIR 4
36 putts (8x3 putts thank god for a chip in a 1 putts)

Out in 48
chip-in on the first for a bird, par the 2
7 on 7 :( (bad tee shot)
par on 8.

hole in 48
par 18 again driver pw

I played worse then sat but still shot ok. All in all played to my hcp two days in a row on a course that destory my game 99% of the time.

Jarro
19th December 2005, 09:26 AM
abysmal performance around Brookwater yesterday. Driver was all over the shop, iron shots were either fat or thin, chipping was pretty ordinary ... and i couldn't make a putt to save my life.

107 off the stick was a pretty good result considering the state of my game on the day :oops:

BrisVegas
19th December 2005, 09:41 AM
88 gross around Brookwater, for 28 points.

10 fairways
5 GIR
36 putts

I 2-putted every green, which is abysmal. Of the 13 greens i missed, I had 11 Up & Down chances. I chipped everything to between 4-10 feet and made NOTHING. Not hard to work out where I need to focus my energy this coming year! :lol: :roll:

Stoney
19th December 2005, 12:33 PM
72 Gross at Brookwater Yesterday (38pts)

13 Fairways
14 Greens
31 Putts

It's been a long time scince I walked off a golf course and felt so good about my game. I hit it so straight it was silly (other than 9).

My new relaxed 8) non-compettive frame of mind is working a treat, I can recommend taking the pressure off yourself and letting it happen.

Can't wait for my next round in 3 months. :D

AndyP
19th December 2005, 12:39 PM
18/12/2005, Brookwater GC, OZgolf day.

10/14 effective T-shots.
3/18 effective approaches.
1/7 successful up and downs.
33 putts.
--------------------------
1 birdie (9th).
4 pars (in a row, 4th-7th).
8 bogeys.
4 doubles (3 in a row from 12th-14th).
1 other (17th).
Score 20-10-30pts (H/cap 12).

Hit a shocking T-shot to start proceedings, but settled down after that and had a pretty good round, especially the front nine.

Driver was great for the first nine, before a few push/slices on the back nine really hurt the score.  Managed to straighten it up for the last few drives.

Probably had the best ball striking round I have had with the Raven irons to date.  It's good to see balls heading towards the pin/target again, seems like it has been a while.

Chipping and putting was satisfactory, never left myself overly tough second putts, but the putts wouldn't quite drop to get up and down enough.

I think the form is OK, so I'm hoping it can convert to a nice score on an easier course soon.  Next round is Twin Waters on Friday.

shavey
19th December 2005, 11:53 PM
Well finally made the plunge into the red figures on Sunday in a Members vs Staff day.  Played last year for a 75 which at the time was my best score ever so I like this event :)

Single stab but due to the renos three weeks ago and excessive rain, it was preferred lies and the bunkers were GUR.  Anyway, didn't really do anything exciting, or so I thought, and finished off wish 47 points with a wipe :oops:   Had 71 off the bat with 2 x three putts and 6 birdies :shock:  

Of course, I copped an earful from the members but they were quite happy for me considering it was my best score ever.

Played a 9 hole, two ball ambrose today at the new Royal Pines course (with a 45 marker) and came in with a tidy 4 under to win by 5 shots!

I don't know what is going on but I don't want to wake up.

Anyway, finally got the handicap back into singles which was the goal for '05.

I'm scared to see what's going to happen at next years Members vs Staff day  :?

Jarro
20th December 2005, 05:34 AM
  Had 71 off the bat with 2 x three putts and 6 birdies :shock:  
 

great shootin Shavey =D>

.. that's a great score, regardless of the condition of the course :wink:

AndyP
20th December 2005, 07:21 AM
Congrats on a great sub-par round, Shavey.

Eag's
20th December 2005, 08:28 AM
Top effort Shavey, keep it going mate :smt023