Official Golf geeks gibber thread

[Bigsmak]

Gullane 3 tomorrow

 

Booked after checking the long range weather forecast, looks gash now

 

Here's how you play No. 3 (if you hit a good ball of the tee), its the only course I have shot less than 70 scratch on.

 

1 - Hit a long iron or 5 wood of the tee. Leaves a wedge / 9 into the green, runs away from you very fast and you can't stop the ball on it. Land it at the front just over the bunker short right.

2- par 3 simple

3 you can drive the green if you hit a good one. but hit a 3 or 4 iron of tee and simple wedge in. Green runs from right to let and back to front

4 - if your driving well, hit it hard at the flag, you might get on the green. Just try to get as far up the hill as you can.

5. play your tee shot down the left, makes an easier approach

6 - play up the left as close to the bunker you see as you dare. The fairway runs from left to right, the green is quite tricky so try and leave the ball a little short of the hole.

7. if you feel good and 'lucky' with wind behind, hit the driver at the green. You need to get very lucky to drive it. Correct play is 3 or 4 iron down middle. Green runs away from you right to left.

8 par 3, a little further than it looks, take 1 more club.

9, make sure you are in the middle, a long iron will give an easy shot to the green. The green runs from back to front.

 

 

10 - long straight hole. em, thats it.

11. hit 1 or 2 more clubs than you think. if you are long you hit the bank at the back and run back onto the green. If you are short you are buggered. Its the worst green in Gullane so good luck with the put.

12 left to right Dog Leg. green runs from back to front a lot. play it depending on the wind, you might want to just make sure you are on the fairway rather than trying to cut the corner. deep right is BAD

13, par 3, depends on wind

14.. get out your driver. try and get on the short par 5 in 2. its fun. Green runs from left to right and back to front.

15 - fun hole. 100 ways to play it.. just make sure you hit it straight

16. drive down the left gives a better shot a the green

17 - your line is the white house (the Mallard pub) in the distance. it looks like you will be aiming too far left but it makes the approach to the green easier. There is a bunker short right. You cant stop the ball on this green, you need to bounce it just short to hold it.

18. how far are you hitting it.. A big drive will put you in the bunkers, so maybe just up the middle with a long iron for safety.

 

19, order beer, pick up glass, drink beer - repeat as desired.

[Midloth_Iain]

Nice 4 ball at Royal Muss today, weather was great, and for a change so was the Golf !

 

First time I have ever played it (playing off 16), managed a 77 !!

[Victorian]

i haven't been on this thread for quite some time - christ i created it!!! - i've had a gash year all told and am quite happy to see the back of the summer season.

 

had a couple of decent rounds in the last couple of weeks so there's some encouragement. won quite a bit of my sweep money back last week so at least i've got something back for a 'transitional season'

 

i hope others have fared better.

[Bomber Harris' Best Mate]

i haven't been on this thread for quite some time - christ i created it!!! - i've had a gash year all told and am quite happy to see the back of the summer season.

 

had a couple of decent rounds in the last couple of weeks so there's some encouragement. won quite a bit of my sweep money back last week so at least i've got something back for a 'transitional season'

 

i hope others have fared better.

 

started at 6.1 end 5.9

 

hardly played at the start of the season due to other things

 

played on average once a fortnight after that, not enough to improve though

[Victorian]

started at 6.1 end 5.9

 

hardly played at the start of the season due to other things

 

played on average once a fortnight after that, not enough to improve though

still good going to have a -0.2 for the year off 6.

 

i was doing ok myself but have ended up going up about 0.8 (6.5 up to 7.3) over the season of approx 16 competitions.

 

still it only takes a couple of good scores next year to repair the damage.

[Old Hearts]

i haven't been on this thread for quite some time - christ i created it!!! - i've had a gash year all told and am quite happy to see the back of the summer season.

 

had a couple of decent rounds in the last couple of weeks so there's some encouragement. won quite a bit of my sweep money back last week so at least i've got something back for a 'transitional season'

 

i hope others have fared better.

 

 

Been a great season for me .... in that I finally reached my lifetime goal of getting down to scratch .... Dont care if I rocket up the way now, at least in years to come I can bore people with my stories of the time when I was a scratch golfer!!

[Victorian]

Been a great season for me .... in that I finally reached my lifetime goal of getting down to scratch .... Dont care if I rocket up the way now, at least in years to come I can bore people with my stories of the time when I was a scratch golfer!!

tremendous mate. it takes some effort to do going all the way through the category 1 bracket with -0.1 reductions and 1 shot buffers.

[Bigsmak]

Been a great season for me .... in that I finally reached my lifetime goal of getting down to scratch .... Dont care if I rocket up the way now, at least in years to come I can bore people with my stories of the time when I was a scratch golfer!!

 

Well done..

 

I think i got to 4.8 starting the year around 6.3 or something so am a bit happy.

 

Next year I plan to get to 4.0 or lower! (Hard going playing on Gullane No 1 for this)

[Old Hearts]

tremendous mate. it takes some effort to do going all the way through the category 1 bracket with -0.1 reductions and 1 shot buffers.

 

Cheers. You're right, it takes patience, consistency, & a very understanding missus!!!

[Old Hearts]

Well done..

 

I think i got to 4.8 starting the year around 6.3 or something so am a bit happy.

 

Next year I plan to get to 4.0 or lower! (Hard going playing on Gullane No 1 for this)

 

Yup, a 5-handicap round Gullane is no mean feat!! Good effort.

[Paulandshark]

Been a great season for me .... in that I finally reached my lifetime goal of getting down to scratch .... Dont care if I rocket up the way now, at least in years to come I can bore people with my stories of the time when I was a scratch golfer!!

 

I look forward to it already

 

Well done in getting to scratch though

Edited October 22, 2009 by Paulandshark

[Old Hearts]

I look forward to it already

 

Well done in getting to scratch though

 

Heh heh .... Been a good season for you too big man....Still think I can take you giving you 15 shots tho!

[Paulandshark]

Heh heh .... Been a good season for you too big man....Still think I can take you giving you 15 shots tho!

14....!

[Old Hearts]

14....!

 

Oh aye, right enuf! .... Oh well, seeing as it's 14 shots, I better give myself a fighting chance & play 2-handed next time I play you!

[Bomber Harris' Best Mate]

Here's how you play No. 3 (if you hit a good ball of the tee), its the only course I have shot less than 70 scratch on.

 

1 - Hit a long iron or 5 wood of the tee. Leaves a wedge / 9 into the green, runs away from you very fast and you can't stop the ball on it. Land it at the front just over the bunker short right.

2- par 3 simple

3 you can drive the green if you hit a good one. but hit a 3 or 4 iron of tee and simple wedge in. Green runs from right to let and back to front

4 - if your driving well, hit it hard at the flag, you might get on the green. Just try to get as far up the hill as you can.

5. play your tee shot down the left, makes an easier approach

6 - play up the left as close to the bunker you see as you dare. The fairway runs from left to right, the green is quite tricky so try and leave the ball a little short of the hole.

7. if you feel good and 'lucky' with wind behind, hit the driver at the green. You need to get very lucky to drive it. Correct play is 3 or 4 iron down middle. Green runs away from you right to left.

8 par 3, a little further than it looks, take 1 more club.

9, make sure you are in the middle, a long iron will give an easy shot to the green. The green runs from back to front.

 

 

10 - long straight hole. em, thats it.

11. hit 1 or 2 more clubs than you think. if you are long you hit the bank at the back and run back onto the green. If you are short you are buggered. Its the worst green in Gullane so good luck with the put.

12 left to right Dog Leg. green runs from back to front a lot. play it depending on the wind, you might want to just make sure you are on the fairway rather than trying to cut the corner. deep right is BAD

13, par 3, depends on wind

14.. get out your driver. try and get on the short par 5 in 2. its fun. Green runs from left to right and back to front.

15 - fun hole. 100 ways to play it.. just make sure you hit it straight

16. drive down the left gives a better shot a the green

17 - your line is the white house (the Mallard pub) in the distance. it looks like you will be aiming too far left but it makes the approach to the green easier. There is a bunker short right. You cant stop the ball on this green, you need to bounce it just short to hold it.

18. how far are you hitting it.. A big drive will put you in the bunkers, so maybe just up the middle with a long iron for safety.

 

19, order beer, pick up glass, drink beer - repeat as desired.

 

fairly good description, you could make a few bob as a caddt

 

duck hooked one at the 3rd then made an erse of the 9th, level other than that

[grumpy rebus]

Just played the PGA centenary course at Gleneagles. It was almost waterlogged. Hope they sort the drainage out before the Ryder cup, otherwise it'll end up a real fiasco.

 

Otherwise, good fun.

[The Mighty Thor]

Just back home from North Berwick West after a winter league game.

 

I can honestly say i've never in my life played golf in conditions like that. 50mph easterly winds and constant driving rain from tee off to putting out on 18.

 

I was like an extra from the deadliest catch at the end.

 

Team got pumped overall but we managed to grind out a half in our match.

[Bigsmak]

Just back home from North Berwick West after a winter league game.

 

I can honestly say i've never in my life played golf in conditions like that. 50mph easterly winds and constant driving rain from tee off to putting out on 18.

 

I was like an extra from the deadliest catch at the end.

 

Team got pumped overall but we managed to grind out a half in our match.

 

lol

 

I was at Gullane for a match against Cairnmount (or someone) and we called off with 5 mins to spare at 10am today. Thank feck! That was miserable out there. Nice and warm here on the Internet!

[The Mighty Thor]

lol

 

I was at Gullane for a match against Cairnmount (or someone) and we called off with 5 mins to spare at 10am today. Thank feck! That was miserable out there. Nice and warm here on the Internet!

 

Lucky boy. I wouldn't put the dug out in that today.

 

When we shook hands on 18 we all said 4 hours in that for a half?

 

Warming up nicely now though with a wee glass of Red and the kitchen looks like Nevada Bobs with golf gear out drying everywhere.

[scots civil war]

anybody playing over crimbo???

 

theres some comps goin on at castle park and end of january,whitekirk

 

 

 

ive got winter foursomes on saturday,hopefully the snows off

[The Mighty Thor]

anybody playing over crimbo???

 

theres some comps goin on at castle park and end of january,whitekirk

 

 

 

ive got winter foursomes on saturday,hopefully the snows off

 

I'm a member at castle park mate and the winter stableford every second Wednesday is good value. 16 quid for your golf soup and a hot roll.

The course is still in good nick considering the weather and you're on temp tees but full greens.

 

I'm sure I will be out over chrimbo at some point.

[scots civil war]

heard good reports about castle park,i will aim for that dec 30 date chief.sounds good

 

 

 

 

 

weather`s looking good for tomoro mornings game....cant wait.glen g.c on a sunny winters mornin

[The Mighty Thor]

heard good reports about castle park,i will aim for that dec 30 date chief.sounds good

 

 

 

 

 

weather`s looking good for tomoro mornings game....cant wait.glen g.c on a sunny winters mornin

 

You'd better phone ahead mate. Castle park is currently undergoing a slight change to it's other use, a winter sports resort. (it's under 4 inches of snow!)

 

Hopefully it clears soon as i'm off on holiday now until 5th Jan and i'm choking on a game.

[Bomber Harris' Best Mate]

hopefully all clear next week, might head down the coast for a game

[scots civil war]

gasping on a game eh

 

 

whats the ground situation down east lothian then people??

 

can any of you oblige with a report

[The Mighty Thor]

gasping on a game eh

 

 

whats the ground situation down east lothian then people??

 

can any of you oblige with a report

 

Not sure about the coastal courses but there's about 8-10 inches of lying snow up on the course at Castle Park!

[scots civil war]

ffs eh,youll be on the piste then

 

 

cant wait for the all clear at the glen,il be down there like a rat up a drainpipe

[Bigsmak]

Gullane should be fine in the next few days..

 

fancy a game then?

 

Me and my mate might play tomorrow... if its ok!

[The Mighty Thor]

ffs eh,youll be on the piste then

 

 

cant wait for the all clear at the glen,il be down there like a rat up a drainpipe

 

I'm fecking piste off!

[scots civil war]

id love a game yes,keep me posted

 

maybe the thor and i can take you two on then

[Miller Jambo 60]

heard good reports about castle park,i will aim for that dec 30 date chief.sounds good

 

 

 

 

 

 

weather`s looking good for tomoro mornings game....cant wait.glen g.c on a sunny winters mornin

Anyone that plays in this weather is sad.

Doug

[Disser Pointon]

New Scotsman fantasy golf due to start, was going to start a JKB mini league if no one has done it already?

[105inarow]

I played the new Saadiyat Island course in Abu Dhabi yesterday - 28 degrees and a nice breeze coming in off the Gulf - very nice it was too!!

[Bigsmak]

I played the new Saadiyat Island course in Abu Dhabi yesterday - 28 degrees and a nice breeze coming in off the Gulf - very nice it was too!!

 

 

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HATE

 

 

YOU

[105inarow]

No bother mate - it was free as well as they are just testing everything before the official opening.

 

(Playing there on Tuesday as well

[The Mighty Thor]

Was meant to be on Gullane 1 this morning but the snow/frost put paid to that. Ended up playing North Berwick which was in great nick.

 

Sadly the early season rustiness continues

[Disser Pointon]

Mini league set up for the Scotsmans fantasy golf if anyone is interested.

 

League name: JKB

 

Password: HMFC1874

[scots civil war]

Anyone that plays in this weather is sad.

Doug

 

 

played saturday afternoon just past,beautiful day on the seaside links and the whole course to ourselves,playing close to par

 

 

thats sad ????

 

 

have a word with yourself matey

[Bigsmak]

played saturday afternoon just past,beautiful day on the seaside links and the whole course to ourselves,playing close to par

 

 

thats sad ????

 

 

have a word with yourself matey

 

 

I'm on side with SCW on this one... Golf is great.. as long as its not really windy and raining at the same time... I can play in either but both make it hard!

 

Working all this weekend... as usual .... and my golf is suffering!

[Eric Shin]

Playing harburn in a couple of weeks , any ideas what the course is like , Hilly ? , long ? ,

[Bigsmak]

Might manage to squeeze in 3 games this week... Wed Medal, Sat Medal and I might just play on Monday as well.. For Practice! .. OMG..

[scots civil war]

great stuff,its nearly all kicking off again eh

 

was going to eyemouth next week but its the derby,so the first comp of the year is april 3rd at the glen

 

doing all my open entries at the mo.managed to get onto the st andrews one at the jubilee course in june....any of you played there?

[Gillie Wibson]

cannae be arsed with the golf anymore, 3 hours plus plodding round a field is not fun anymore

 

going for a game just now mind which will make the average cost of a game this year ?600, not worth it

[Gillie Wibson]

great stuff,its nearly all kicking off again eh

 

was going to eyemouth next week but its the derby,so the first comp of the year is april 3rd at the glen

 

doing all my open entries at the mo.managed to get onto the st andrews one at the jubilee course in june....any of you played there?

 

do you use this?

 

http://www.golfempire.co.uk/county/scotland-county.htm

[scots civil war]

 

 

golfcentral.co.uk is the one i use chief...

 

 

 

 

[Gillie Wibson]

cannae be arsed with the golf anymore, 3 hours plus plodding round a field is not fun anymore

 

going for a game just now mind which will make the average cost of a game this year ?600, not worth it

 

going again today (that makes it ?300 a round)

 

almost enjoyed last week - 4 over having not swung for 6 months

[Bigsmak]

going again today (that makes it ?300 a round)

 

almost enjoyed last week - 4 over having not swung for 6 months

 

 

Almost enjoyed...

 

Golf will get you!

 

Also - Its more fun in the summer in the nice weather

[Eric Shin]

Played the Braids yesterday , absolute howler , 104 , just cant play in the wind

Edited March 22, 2010 by broomie boy

[Disser Pointon]

Had a game at Monktonhall yesterday, not a bad afternoon. Hitting it well off the tee but the short game is a bit rusty and my putting was awful, those 2 footers are a nightmare!

[Old School]

Played the Braids yesterday , absolute howler , 104 , just cant play in the wind

At least you got your moneys worth. A round and a half.