New Golf Season - High Hopes?

[FifeHibs]

Ladybank getting in good nick again

[greenlex]

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Ladybank getting in good nick again

Good stuff. We will need to get that game.

[BroxburnHibee]

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Good stuff. We will need to get that game.

I'll join you if possible

[Brightside]

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Royal Musselburgh in decent nick tonight.

16th green is still awful eh. Going to be a long time till it’s back to actually playable.

[greenlex]

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16th green is still awful eh. Going to be a long time till it’s back to actually playable.

Pin was front so didn’t see much if it from a playing sense. Thought it was slower but put it down to bring me being old and late in the game. ������

[FifeHibs]

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Good stuff. We will need to get that game.

Yeah mate drop me a dm with your number. I tried to reply to your message but can’t off my phone for some reason. I’m usually free from 4 Fridays it’s £20 sign on

[FifeHibs]

Crail in very good condition

[FifeHibs]

Has anyone played Dalmahoy recently? Not played it in about 15 years

[ACLeith]

Played the Castle course at St Andrews today. Interesting! 5 hour round but at least the weather was great. Main achievement was finishing with the same ball I started with. Played close to my handicap - with an 8 on the card! - 3 putted 3 greens on the trot in the front 9 without putting badly. They were 20, 25 and finally 40 yards!

Enjoyed the challenge but not sure I'll be back.

[FifeHibs]

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Played the Castle course at St Andrews today. Interesting! 5 hour round but at least the weather was great. Main achievement was finishing with the same ball I started with. Played close to my handicap - with an 8 on the card! - 3 putted 3 greens on the trot in the front 9 without putting badly. They were 20, 25 and finally 40 yards!

Enjoyed the challenge but not sure I'll be back.

Not a fan of the castle greens, crazy putting

[Golden Bear]

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Not a fan of the castle greens, crazy putting

I had the unfortunate experience of playing the course in its early years and I vowed I'd never go back. The contouring of the greens was utterly ridiculous and I didn't like the long grassy mounds which were to be found in the middle of some of the fairways. I've heard that the contouring has been softened since the early years but its not a course I would hurry back to. However - the mid round pies were absolutely excellent so I suppose that was one redeeming feature.

[ACLeith]

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I had the unfortunate experience of playing the course in its early years and I vowed I'd never go back. The contouring of the greens was utterly ridiculous and I didn't like the long grassy mounds which were to be found in the middle of some of the fairways. I've heard that the contouring has been softened since the early years but its not a course I would hurry back to. However - the mid round pies were absolutely excellent so I suppose that was one redeeming feature.

I wouldn't have liked to play it in a high wind! The fairways were excellent, never had a bad lie. Some of the Greens were just plain silly.

I very much played within myself, often taking one club less to keep the ball in play, which paid dividends.

I agree GB about the mid round system to order food, what a great idea!

[FifeHibs]

Leven fairway burnt to a crisp already, greens quick but good. Still too much folk round the course each day though

[I'm_cabbaged]

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16th green is still awful eh. Going to be a long time till it’s back to actually playable.

It’s getting back to decent nick, drainage work was done over the winter

[Hibs90]

Played the first round of the club champ knock outs this morning. He won the 15th and 16th for the 3&2 victory.

This guy was supposedly an 18 index (I'm 17.4 at present and was the lowest index in the 'C' class knock outs) and he was roughly about 5 over thru 14 holes. 18 index aye okay then . Decided to look at his scores on the Scottish Golf app after. Discovered he's only submitted 5 cards since 2022 and 3 of them this year. There is no way in hell that he was an 18 index, I'd have said anywhere in the 8-11 range based on what I seen today. Maybe if he actually submitted cards his index would be where it should be and he would've been playing in the B class event instead.

Thing is, it's not like I played badly and just lost cos I had a shocker. I played very well. The holes I won, I literally had to play perfectly. This guy was just far too good of a player for me. And I get it, even the worst golfer on the planet can have a day here and there and shoot the lights out but this just felt differently. I can take losing to someone in and around my index no problem but I can't take losing to someone who should never be that index in the first place because they only submit 3 cards a year.

Just pure nonsense really.

[blackpoolhibs]

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Played the first round of the club champ knock outs this morning. First tee shot, right down the middle, probably about 240-250 yards total. Up steps my opponent. Absolutely smashes one about 40 yards past me. This guy is about 60 and he's just smoked a drive about 280-290 total distance. He then chipped it close and made a birdie whilst I made a par so 1 up thru 1 for him. He went 2 up thru first 3 holes. I pulled it back to 1 on the 4th and then he took over. He was 3 up thru 8 and I was getting a bit suspicious. Halved the 9th Par 5 to go into the back 9 3dn. I won the 10th to bring it back to 2 then he won the 11th to go back to 3dn. I won the 12th and 13th to pull it back to 1dn. 14th was halved. He was 5 over thru 14 holes. He won the 15th and 16th for the 3&2 victory.

This guy was supposedly an 18.8 index (I'm 17.4 at present and was the lowest index in the 'C' class knock outs after qualifying and was more or less the favourite to win the thing) and he was 5 over thru 14 holes. He absolutely bombed it off the tee and never missed a putt. 18 index aye okay then . Decided to look at his scores on the Scottish Golf app after. Discovered he's only submitted 5 cards since June 2022 and 3 of them this year. There is no way in hell that he was an 18.8 index, I'd have said anywhere in the 8-11 range based on what I seen today. Maybe if he actually submitted cards his index would be where it should be and he would've been playing in the B class event instead.

Thing is, it's not like I played badly and just lost cos I had a shocker. I played very well. The holes I won, I made par/birdie and literally had to play perfectly. This guy was just far too good of a player. And I get it, even the worst golfer on the planet can have a day here and there and shoot the lights out but this was just such a blatantly obvious bandit. I can take losing to someone in and around my index no problem but I can't take losing to someone who should never be that index in the first place because they only submit 3 cards a year. I'm not sour at losing to a better player, I'm sour at the fact he shouldn't be anywhere near the 'C' class in the first place and should've been in the B class.


Just pure nonsense really.

He's a bandit, 19 handicappers cant do what he did. I'd be having a talk with the club.

[Hibs90]

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He's a bandit, 18 handicappers cant do what he did. I'd be having a talk with the club.

I've asked for clarity on how many submitted cards you need to have within the year to be able to qualify for the knockouts. 5 cards submitted in a year, what's the point I know other clubs have rules in place where you need to have played in X amount of medals that year or submitted X amount of scorecards to be able to qualify.

[blackpoolhibs]

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I've asked for clarity on how many submitted cards you need to have within the year to be able to qualify for the knockouts. 5 cards submitted in a year, what's the point I know other clubs have rules in place where you need to have played in X amount of medals that year or submitted X amount of scorecards to be able to qualify.

Ive just gone up to 8.3, and i'd be over the moon to play as well as him. I think to get a proper handicap, you should put in a card every week, but thats just me.

Golf courses are full of bandits who put a card in once in a blue moon, something needs done about it.

[Golden Bear]

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I've asked for clarity on how many submitted cards you need to have within the year to be able to qualify for the knockouts. 5 cards submitted in a year, what's the point I know other clubs have rules in place where you need to have played in X amount of medals that year or submitted X amount of scorecards to be able to qualify.

I could be wrong, but under WHS I don't think that there are any requirements for a player to return a set number of scores each season.

[Hibs90]

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Ive just gone up to 8.3, and i'd be over the moon to play as well as him. I think to get a proper handicap, you should put in a card every week, but thats just me.

Golf courses are full of bandits who put a card in once in a blue moon, something needs done about it.

I'm not sure what it was like in the old system but this one... IMO you should definitely need to be entering a score at least once a month to keep your handicap unless you have a legit reason not to.

My main gripe is with the club in this instance, whether this person has intentionally sandbagged or not is irrelevant in the grand scheme of things. Someone who's only submitted a few cards over the space of a year shouldn't be able to qualify for club majors in particular club championships. I've heard of other places that require members have played X amount of comps that year for example to be eligible to qualify. Not having a minimum requirement in place leaves these things open to sandbagging and cheaters.

I'm sure some people would disagree with that and that's fine but the rules at my club certainly need to be tighter.

[greenlex]

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Played the first round of the club champ knock outs this morning. He won the 15th and 16th for the 3&2 victory.

This guy was supposedly an 18 index (I'm 17.4 at present and was the lowest index in the 'C' class knock outs) and he was roughly about 5 over thru 14 holes. 18 index aye okay then . Decided to look at his scores on the Scottish Golf app after. Discovered he's only submitted 5 cards since 2022 and 3 of them this year. There is no way in hell that he was an 18 index, I'd have said anywhere in the 8-11 range based on what I seen today. Maybe if he actually submitted cards his index would be where it should be and he would've been playing in the B class event instead.

Thing is, it's not like I played badly and just lost cos I had a shocker. I played very well. The holes I won, I literally had to play perfectly. This guy was just far too good of a player for me. And I get it, even the worst golfer on the planet can have a day here and there and shoot the lights out but this just felt differently. I can take losing to someone in and around my index no problem but I can't take losing to someone who should never be that index in the first place because they only submit 3 cards a year.

Just pure nonsense really.

Where in the Scottish golf app can you look at someone’s scores over a period of time without them accepting a friend request?

[Hibs90]

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Where in the Scottish golf app can you look at someone’s scores over a period of time without them accepting a friend request?

I just search for them and if you tap them you can see their scores. Maybe mine is bugged or something because I can see anyone’s when I search. Edit: works for home club only.

[greenlex]

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I just search for them and if you tap them you can see their scores. Maybe mine is bugged or something because I can see anyone’s when I search. Edit: works for home club only.

Hmmmm. Not happening on mine. I can find clubs and players but it doesn’t show playing records. Not even home players. It’s a ***** system anyway.
Edit. Updated the app and can now see home players records. Cheers.

[Hibbyradge]

That was amazing

[patch1875]

Roxburghe yesterday. Decent front nine but the back nine is tough so predictably buckled.

Great course though.

[Golden Bear]

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Roxburghe yesterday. Decent front nine but the back nine is tough so predictably buckled.

Great course though.

I'm playing there on Thursday and really looking forward to it. 👍

[Smartie]

I've got an outing to West Linton this Friday.

Weather forecast is looking good and I can't wait.

Just wished I'd been playing more, the little I have been playing has been absolutely dreadful. I have been playing some tough tracks for a player of my limited ability though.

Only shining light is that I got that putter I referred to a few pages back re-gripped and the tatty old thing is so much better than my recent, fancy addition that it's unbelievable.

[greenlex]

Auchterarder today for the first time. Lovely.

[Golden Bear]

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Auchterarder today for the first time. Lovely.

Certainly is, that's another one of my favourites. It's not too long but has an interesting layout within a fantastic setting.

[Golden Bear]

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I've got an outing to West Linton this Friday.

Weather forecast is looking good and I can't wait.

Just wished I'd been playing more, the little I have been playing has been absolutely dreadful. I have been playing some tough tracks for a player of my limited ability though.

Only shining light is that I got that putter I referred to a few pages back re-gripped and the tatty old thing is so much better than my recent, fancy addition that it's unbelievable.

Watch oot for the monster midges up there.😳