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I'm trying, last week course snow bound, gradually opening up this week, 18 holes open today with a mixture of temp and full greens.
I'm having to compete with my wife's hair and nail appointments to get access to the car, so fingers crossed. Tomorrow I've got agreement to get an hour at Fairways indoor golf range with full Trackman bays.
- fozcycle, GolfSpy TCB and tony@CIC
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Managed 16 holes today with my new eyes after lens replacement surgery, I can now play without glasses and not see the ball????
1st round for nearly 2 weeks, windy wet and temp greens on.
No score for me this week.
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I posted a similar issue with my local range when it was 1st opened about 2 years ago. I couldn't correlate between the range numbers and my Mevo, it was about 10% shorter on Toptracer. I was contacted directly by Toptracer and after a few questions, committed to look into it and check the calibration. On my last visit there was a marked improvement with ball speeds matching the Mevo and me at the point of questioning which one was giving me the right data.
Personally I use Toptracer for the fun games like nearest the pin, approach points games, etc. We have a new indoor range locally called Fairways that has 4 Trackman bays if I want to do serious work on distances this is where I go.
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Date 12/31/2022 Course Name West Lothian GC (Kinglass) Gross Score 71 Course Handicap 5 Gross Strokes over/under par 7 Net Score to Par 2 Net Score 66 Net Birdies or better 4 Longest Drive 250 recent good form bubble burst a little toda, but still managed a decent round.
I seem to want to throw in a triple every round at the moment. My partners see it as handicap protection!!!
Tripled the 17th today, drove into the trees had a relatively easy punch out to the green and duffed it, thinned a 56' wedge into the bushes thru the back, penalty drop, chip and 2 putts for a 7.
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Going to get harder now down to hc 5. Hopefully weather permitting out tomorrow, was out on the 26th but the horizontal sleet had me quitting after only 6 holes.
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Date 12/24/2022 Course Name West Lothian Golf Course (Kinglass) Gross Score 66 Course Handicap 6 Gross Strokes over/under par 2 Net Score to Par -4 Net Score 60 Net Birdies or better 6 Longest Drive 280 Another solid round except for the last I was -1 gross on the 18th tee. Never shot under par in my life. 18th is 140yd par 3 with OB over the back. Bunkered off the tee catches 2nd heavy OB then chip and 2 putts for a triple bogey 6. Argh!!!
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On 12/8/2022 at 8:30 PM, Alf. S said:
Getting an Arctic wind in Scotland this week, sub-zero temperatures, hopefully get out Saturday but with -4'C overnight we'll probably be on temporary greens and frozen ground so not favourable conditions to post a decent round. As soon as we go on the temp greens I take it as a non counter anyway.
Oh well that went well, course closed due to snow.
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Getting an Arctic wind in Scotland this week, sub-zero temperatures, hopefully get out Saturday but with -4'C overnight we'll probably be on temporary greens and frozen ground so not favourable conditions to post a decent round. As soon as we go on the temp greens I take it as a non counter anyway.
- Jim Shaw and GolfSpy TCB
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Date 12/03/2022 Course Name West Lothian Golf Club Gross Score 66 Course Handicap 7 Gross Strokes over/under par 2 Net Score to Par -5 Net Score 59 Net Birdies or better 6 Longest Drive 280 
If you get more than 40 stableforth points (41) you have to wear the bandits sombrero for the 1st drink in the clubhouse.
Best Round for a couple of years in a calm winter day.
- GolfSpy TCB, Siamese Moose, Kenny B and 1 other
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I'm always checking out what clubs people play with, looking for new kit or clubs I may have played with in the past. In my head I don't think I judge but I know in one instance I just couldn't hold my tongue.
I worked away from home a few years ago for 4 years, living in Bed and Breakfast a couple of nights a week, 3 days in the office and 2 working from home. I stored a set of clubs in the office so in the evenings I could go golfing. I started going by myself then was joined by an enthusiastic beginner and we would play once or twice a week during the summer months. We then got talking to another guy who was interested and said he hadn't played in a while, so we invited him along. He turned up on the tee with an weathered leather bag with one strap and a full set of clubs and dressed a bit like Old Tom Morris with a thick Aran knit jumper and dress jacket.
After a few holes of him topping and chunking nearly every shot. I asked about his clubs "Yeah, my dad got them for me when I was growing up." he said. The guy was in his late 50s. I asked if I could have a try of one of the clubs. They were Wilson blades from the 70s, the grips were smooth and perished.
"Have you ever had them regripped"
"No"
I gave him a shot of my Adams CB3s and he was amazed by the feel.
I advised him to get them regripped but the next week he turned up with a complete new set of Wilson Staff CB300s. It took about 20 shots of his round but he had taken about 150 to play 18 the week before,
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No scores from me this week, UK getting battered with heavy rain and flooding.
Only 11 holes open yesterday and 7 of those were on fairway cut winter greens but played 18 holes 11 std and then restarted 1,2, 14 -18.
Carnoustie on Friday
- cnosil, GolfSpy TCB, Golf2Much and 2 others
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only one round for me this week at West Lothian Kinglass course
gross 70 (+6)
net 63 (-1)
4 net birdies
longest drive 285 yds
Was hitting the ball really well, so well in fact that I hit my 9i (usually 140 yds) 160 at the 18th right over the boundary wall, never to be seen again and a double bogey to finish.
Picture from earlier this year showing aforementioned wall.
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2nd round of the week slightly better. Had a bit of a melt down at 14 and 16, putting 2 balls in the middle of gorse bushes
Gross 71 net 64
5 net birdies
Longest drive 304yds
- Kenny B and GolfSpy TCB
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4 hours ago, Golfspy_TCB said:
Thanks for posting Alf... good to see you back on the course. Was this at West Lothia?
Yes it was at West Lothian but we have now changed to our Winter course layout. Moving the par down from 71 to 64
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1st full round for a couple of weeks.
73 net 66
+9 net +2
5 nett birdies
longest drive 291 at the 3rd
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Was travelling last week so didn't get a chance to enter any of my scores and struggling to get a round in this week.
Played 14 holes on Tuesday but heavy rain on Thursday and I'm sitting at home at 9:45 waiting for notification that the fog clears for my 10:23 tee off.
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6 minutes ago, Golfspy_TCB said:
Nice back 9! That is quite a roll you were on...
Really got into a good rhythm, think transition at the top was the issue on the front 9. Slowed it down and the game became easier.
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Last competition of the season for me and a quiet week only one round at my home course.
Par 71, Gross 81, Net 72
Slope 126 HI=8.0 => CH=9
Longest drive 276
With 5 net birdies and only 1 scratch birdie
- tdroma98, GolfSpy TCB, GolfSpy_APH and 1 other
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34 minutes ago, Golfspy_TCB said:
Tough week at work this week with Quarter End Close, but hoping to find my way out to the course for a few 9's. But plan to play both Saturday and Sunday upcoming... so I'll have a score or two to post in Week 2. I have a score to settle with my golf game after my last outing lol.
How about you guys? Who's planning rounds and entering the Week 2 competition??
Will @Alf. Sand @Blueberry_Squishiehold on to the MGS Black Jacket???
I’ve got a quiet week, but playing last competition of the season on Saturday. Hopefully post a good round to keep you guy’s competitive.
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A real mixed week for me, it was the Finals of the Golf in Scotland regular and Champions tours. Not being in with a chance to win thru my scoring in the regular events my only chance to get to Turkey in March was to get a wildcard by posting a winning score over the weekend.
Sweeps and 2s on Saturday with a round of what might have been, hitting the ball well but couldn't get up and down with 3 birdies and 3 should have been birdies ended up with an 82 net 74
It was to Castle Stuart on Sunday with wind forecast of gusts up to 40mph from the west with 41 points to beat (from better conditions on Friday) playing off the whites, my expectations were low. Had real problems with the bunkers, just couldn't get out of them and was in 6 resulting in 0 points. After struggling to 14 points on the way out, the constant fighting with the conditions took its toll both physically and mentally. Positives didn't lose a ball, fantastic birdie on the 6th 506yds into the wind (Dr, 3w, 3w, putt), broke 100 (just) and the Piri Piri chicken was good.
Really beat up after the round and was contemplating pulling out the Champions Final at Dundonald Links on Wednesday. Played a bounce game at my home course on Tuesday and hit a 79 net 70 with a couple of stupid doubles which built my confidence.
Dundonald was in good condition with a slight breeze, with 37 points leading felt I had a chance and with 15 points after 7 holes things were going well. Then I got on the bogey trail, missing greens, 3 putting, putting pressure on to play impossible shots chasing a score ended up with 30 points.
Then to Thursday back to my regular game with the guys and had a really nice game to shoot a 74 net 65. with a triple bogey 8 at the 12th. Remember my bunker trouble at Castle Stuart. well I had a practise at Dundonald opening up my stance and cutting thru the sand and under the ball and this worked at Dundonald with bunkers that had sand in them. At West Lothian with very little sand your wedge bounces, 3 to get out of the bunker was the root cause of the 8.
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Course West Lothian Golf Course Yellow Tees Slope Index = 123 , HI= 8.0, CH = 9
Gross =74 Nett = 65 = -6
2 birdies
7 Net birdies or better
Longest drive of 312 yds at the 3rd downhill into a slight breeze
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Bit of a mixed week for me, been out and about playing a few of the local clubs.
Hitting the ball well enough but putting not great, in my defence the green keepers are starting their autumn maintenance so the greens are getting hollow tined and sanded.
Best round was Stirling GC which was the best condition.
Couple of stupid mistakes and a shank off 10 cost me a really good round. Bad driver on 3 put me in trouble hacked out then hit 2 heavy shots for a 6. At 9 absolutely striped my drive, pulled my approach slightly to pitch on the banked green and off into heavy rough for a double.
September Medal today then off to Panmure (next to Carnoustie) on Sunday.
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Got a round in +10 I'm afraid but will post once analysed from my Skycaddie