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westy last won the day on September 30 2016

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  1. So in a weird twist, which by raising ensures imminent floods, we are currently In One of the driest periods for years in uk (at least down south anyway). Ground is cracking, courses are running fast and greens are firm. Frankly courses are playing really hard as a result. Now it is still the UK so it's still not warm! But it makes a change from our usual rain. hope the spring finally appears for golfers across the Atlantic
  2. You just don't get toothy reptiles in the UK.....which in my books is a good thing! Had the opportunity to play Royal Porthcawl (Wales) a few weeks back, it'll be hosting the British Seniors Open later in the year and is a wonderful old school links course. Worth the trip for overseas visitors looking for a real test. So have a putt on a putting green, with surf crashing close by, that was so fast that my first 3 putts missed the green. Then walk to this first tee shot..... No doubt the seniors will manage some great scores off the back pegs, off the yellows I was chuffed to bits with 79.
  3. westy

    is Tiger Done?

    It's a real shame that we couldn't have had a few more years of Tiger competing, to see him stare down some of the young guns would be great - let's be honest how many majors might Els, Mickleson, Singh, Garcia etc have if Tiger hadn't psyched them out? 4 back ops though, with this one a fusion? The scar tissue in and around those crucial lumbar discs will be a huge hindrance, could he win with a 3/4 swing and get his short game and putting back? No. Every week there are 30 players who could win, all class acts. In some ways though it's good not to have the will he play nonsense before the rest of the majors this season.
  4. First win at a men's open for years today; windy old day and scoring poor but was a bit surprised to see off 87 players. St 6th last week in club championship was my highest ever finish. Now to get that handicap going in the right direction again (SLDR in the bag has meant fairways hit stat is awesome - also put my old Never Compromise back in the bag and it's a weapon from 6 feet)
  5. The SLDR is back in the bag! Took my drivers along to a launch monitor (was there doing crossover testing) and as I thought - it's just so much straighter than my others, carry slightly less but rolls out plenty more and all but complete misses were down the centre line with a baby fade. Stuff carry, I'm going back to in play.
  6. We had a 12 shoot 67 over Easter, think it was an issue with him being new to club or country - think he'd told us he was pretty good!
  7. Slightly surprised yesterday to find I was now off scratch..... Which would be great if it was correct! Investigations suggest an epic IT fail somewhere - finger pointing at slightly elderly handicap secretary pressing the wrong button.
  8. Pretty much the same in the UK, but we can (hcp 6 and above) enter additional scores as long as they are played at a course your a member of with someone signing your card.
  9. First comp off the back pegs of the year yesterday, started out cold and wet and ended cold and sunny! Course was very damp, preferred lies in place. Made two bad swings with the 3 wood, and another with the hybrid ( quickly ping I need that crossover!) cost me doubles. But in truth it was poor decision making - should have hit mid iron for position. Anyway 81 not a disaster, but when you make 12 GIR pars it ain't great. But back held up, although walking like an old man today.
  10. here we go, first day of season. 45 f and raining....

    1. Kenny B

      Kenny B

      Sounds like here 3 weeks ago; now 75 f and breezy

    2. westy

      westy

      Oh if only I thought England would be like that in 3 weeks!

  11. Nice strides, just put these Royal and Awesome trousers in the wardrobe. Ryder cup year.......
  12. Well, I dropped my sldr in the autumn and put a brand new (but clearly old) super fast TP 2.0 in the bag. With a heavier regular shaft, shorter in the TP as well and of course face is open. It was a club that always suited my eye. If my swing speed goes up again (well you never know!) then sldr may come back. Sldr wasn't the most forgiving I've ever had - but it was mostly reliable.
  13. Well it's been a fun winter, floods floods and a few more floods! No fun when it's part of your job. Played a few holes this week for first time in 5 months and it went ok - new seasons a week or two away and I'm stoked. I've had FJ boas before and liked them, the adidas ones seem to be to be lighter. It's a quandary, I like the leather and quality of footjoy but the lightness and stability of adidas. Mind you there's no excuse for the amount of shoes I have. And MGS folk love a bargain? Hell yes, cheaper it is the more we can buy!
  14. My ethos with everything is to to buy the best I can afford, which like many of you means buying sale bargains. Get last years top of the range for the price of this years bottom of the range. So in the winter I look for shoes and summer clothes. Always look for waterproofs in the height of summer etc. My wife bought me some Adidas Boost Boa for my birthday, about 100 dollars but the RRP on these last year was probably twice that.
  15. 79 whacks, shockingly average at times. Ground out back nine. 1 double, 6 bogeys and 11 pars. Not sure how I broke 80 - no birdies in round makes it tough.
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