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3/08/2018

played maylands - too hot to do the 18 as we teed off at 12pm

just got the 9 in but it will be one of the most memorable 9s of my life as it was the first time my 17yr old son has come out with me :scarfer:
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Woburn tomorrow

9am tee off.. marquees course (members course) where they hosted the British open few years ago

Followed by lunch

Then 14:30 18 holes pairs event on the dukes

We have booked buggies for all 20 of us because of the heat and playing 36 holes

Going to be epic!

Played the dukes and duchess before.. looking forward to playing the last of the 3
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Played the 36 holes

Marquees’ 29 points winner had 32

Dukes was 34 points

We all much preferred the dukes

The marquess has some interesting holes but doesn’t have the magic of the dukes.. especially the 3rd (par 3 massively down hill)

Long long day

Left home at 05:30 got home 21:30 lol

Even with a buggy I walked 8 miles lol
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ive played woburn before - had a terrible round there in the winter

cant remember what course it was though
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Had a right weird round today. Went out in 53!. Couldn't hit it straight, couldn't chip and couldn't putt. At the turn I said "Sod it, the round's gone, I'll just swing the club and see what happens". I came back in 36 including two birdies and four one-putts. On the par five eighteenth I was through the back of the green in two, all down to just swinging it with no tension and no expectations.

Bloody strange game this golf.
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Johnny Byrne's Boots wrote:Had a right weird round today. Went out in 53!. Couldn't hit it straight, couldn't chip and couldn't putt. At the turn I said "Sod it, the round's gone, I'll just swing the club and see what happens". I came back in 36 including two birdies and four one-putts. On the par five eighteenth I was through the back of the green in two, all down to just swinging it with no tension and no expectations.

Bloody strange game this golf.
can relate completely!

first 18 at woburn. I was solid off the tee.. slow swing with driver .. not explosive distance but fairway 50% of time (stats on the gamegolf) and rest was first cut

first 9 of second 18 I couldnt hit a drive at all.. short and left.. hitting ground

second 9 just closed the face and swung it right trying to play a hook.. banging them straight again lol
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played last night at warley park

i was atrocious and like i hadnt played before

i need to get out more
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I played for the first time this year at a place called Crews Hill on Sunday.

I went round in 93 and I'm well pleased with that. Especially as my putting was awful. I had a lot of 3 putts and a couple of 4.

But I chipped in twice for birdie, both with a 62 degree wedge. The first was just off the green but I had to go over the edge of a bunker and it landed perfectly and rolled 15 feet straight into the hole. I celebrated like we'd won the cup.

The next birdie was from a bunker and it was easily the best bunker shot I've ever played. From a full swing the ball came out beautifully and went about 20 feet before again rolling in a straight line to the hole.

I had a couple of putts for birdie but it was too hot for faffing about lining things up so didn't really give myself a chance.

I could have easily scored mid 80s and I'd have been delighted with that.
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Completely forgot that Sky lost the PGA Championship rights last year. Not on any normal TV channels this time round, it's only on a website, Eleven Sports. Not even highlights on normal TV :x

f*** online streaming services, Netflix, this b*llocks etc, all it is is another thing to pay out for. Load of ****.
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the app for eleven sports seems very good

watching on it now

signed up for a weeks free trial had to provide my credit card because you sign up for a months pass.. remember to cancel monday and bamn get the whole event for free

facebook is streaming the first 2 days free for all
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Some of us don't have a smart tv etc and don't want to watch it on a tiny phone screen or laptop!! :shock:
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r99c wrote:Some of us don't have a smart tv etc and don't want to watch it on a tiny phone screen or laptop!! :shock:
Afraid this year that’s the only way

However if you have a laptop to watch on most have hdmi output so could set it up to your tv
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https://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/45188030" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; :o
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ageing hammer wrote:https://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/45188030" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; :o
try hitting off the proper tees lol

fair play! that's some achievement . two on the same hole? is it like crazy golf that hole that if you find a certain zone it will just feed to the hole the odds of a hole in 1 in the same hole in the same day must be higher than the lottery!
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ageing hammer wrote:https://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/45188030" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; :o
amazing
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toot hill tomorrow

cant wait -love this course
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mumbles87 wrote:...................................................

is it like crazy golf that hole that if you find a certain zone it will just feed to the hole

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Like the 16th at Augusta, where they put the pin at the lowest point of a bowl on the Sunday. 18 eagles so far in the Masters on this one.
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psychoscoredthelot wrote:toot hill tomorrow

cant wait -love this course
32 points - fairways were a bit rough though due to the weather

was 2 feet away from a hole in one - looked in all the way but it was just short
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Had a lovely round at Blake’s yesterday

40 points in a friendly knock. With a blob

Course was in ok condition. Green were being worked on so either bare or bobbly .. but we were told before hand so that’s ok

£15 not bad took us 3 hours 15 mins in a 2 ball with no-one in front

Highlight of round is either both of us nailing our tees on the 8th onto the island green

Or both on 14th (after a par) smashing our tees up the hill.. my game golf had mine at 282 yards. A new record
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Wednesday was a bit of an annoying one

I had to start work at 15:00 in east finchley so agreed to tee off at 10:00 Hainault

met at 9 for breaky.. monsoon rain.. forecast says will clear up at 10

at 09:50 everyone gives up and says lets go moby golf range.. soon as we got there it stopped ofc..

so we played a simulated round on the range then 9 holes over crowlands

19 points with a blob

however word of warning to anyone playing crowlands at the moment . its in awful condition. unfortunately during the hot weather they don't have any fairway water systems so it just burnt. now its growing back patchy.. it was like playing off bare lies all round really or clumps. greens weren't their normal standard either

best to avoid for a little while until the grass repairs
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