Golf

[Robo61]

7 hours ago, The Year Of The Fox said:

I got told yesterday that Peter Allis during Masters commentary once said something like, ‘these greens are as quick as Cosby’s’ 😂

 

Is this true? 

Not any more,  I believe around 20 years ago it was though. The greens were rapid for a couple of months each summer,  but were very inconsistent throughout the year and were rarely used during the winter months the greenkeeper preferring members play off temps.  More consistency now,  and we haven't played off temps at all for the last couple of years.  

[deejdeej]

11 hours ago, The Year Of The Fox said:

I got told yesterday that Peter Allis during Masters commentary once said something like, ‘these greens are as quick as Cosby’s’ 😂

 

Is this true? 

I don't really remember the greens but the hilly/sloping fairways turning my rare good tee shots into bad ones 

[deejdeej]

6 hours ago, HowardsBulletHeader said:

Here here.

 

Started so well yesterday and then fell off a cliff.. par, birdie, birdie start.. level through 9 and then horrific back 9. Completely fell apart, 3 doubles, did have one birdie but other than that very poor back 9!

 

Tuesday again after work will be the next outing, time to right some wrongs! 

I imagine your horrific back 9 would be better than my good 9! Thought id figured it all out the other day then back to shooting 112 today  I've got a lot of improving to do.

[Super_horns]

Matt Fitzpatrick looks good for another PGA title - can he hold on?

 

 

[Izzy]

9 minutes ago, Super_horns said:

Matt Fitzpatrick looks good for another PGA title - can he hold on?

One shot lead, two holes to play, and Scottie breathing down his neck. Squeaky bum time.

[Izzy]

Shut up with 'USA, USA' chants ya bell ends

[Izzy]

Fitz fluffs his chip under presuure. I taught him that.

[spacemunky]

Not a good chip from Fitz there.

[Super_horns]

4 minutes ago, spacemunky said:

Not a good chip from Fitz there.

Shame that.

 

Feel Scottie S will win from here now.

 

 

[spacemunky]

7 minutes ago, Super_horns said:

Shame that.

 

Feel Scottie S will win from here now.

 

 

I would have to agree.

[Izzy]

Advantage Fitz. Worst approach shot I've seen Scottie hit in ages.

[spacemunky]

Of course, I could be wrong 

[spacemunky]

Fitzy! 

[Izzy]

Fitz cupping his ear to the crowd. Love it

[Super_horns]

Well glad to be proved wrong.

 

Great play-off hole and congratulations Matt. 

[st albans fox]

My 4 iron is my favourite club and I’ve flushed a few over the years but wow !  That was astonishing on so many levels.

[The Bear]

Anyone local enough to have taken part in this? 

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8jjne5ereo

 

It'd be sad to lose it if it's well liked and used. 

[Zear0]

1 hour ago, The Bear said:

Anyone local enough to have taken part in this? 

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8jjne5ereo

 

It'd be sad to lose it if it's well liked and used. 

Was the first golf course I ever played when I was growing up and I took my son there recently for his first round as it's very beginner friendly.  It was absolutely heaving and is a well used site and it's staggering they'd want to get rid of it to make room purely to meet some quota.  I take my kids to the pool/soft play at the bolted on leisure centre and you'd have be insane to introduce more traffic into that area as it's chaos (digress).

 

Golf has such a high entry price and it's one of the few council owned courses that is actually passable goes against all the things government spout about making sport accessible and getting people outdoors.

[The Year Of The Fox]

On 19/04/2026 at 12:09, The Year Of The Fox said:

Was about -11 under my handicap on the 18th tee this morning 

 

Stroke Index 18

 

Walk off with a 10

 

**** my life 

Shot -3 my handicap last night in a medal 

 

Played so nicely but still 3 putted 4 times 🥴

 

I was one shot off winning the whole comp- the 3 putt from 2feet from the flag for par on the 7th at my place gave me a sleepless night last night

 

Happily birdied the last after my 10 on Sunday 😂

[The Bear]

Congrats. 

 

Those 3 putts from short distances are real pissers. 

[skolfoxes]

2 hours ago, The Year Of The Fox said:

Shot -3 my handicap last night in a medal 

 

Played so nicely but still 3 putted 4 times 🥴

 

I was one shot off winning the whole comp- the 3 putt from 2feet from the flag for par on the 7th at my place gave me a sleepless night last night

 

Happily birdied the last after my 10 on Sunday 😂

That’s good going, it was tough up at Longcliffe yesterday! 
 

Pin on 7 was in an evil spot and the greens are very slippery at the moment. 

[The Year Of The Fox]

20 minutes ago, skolfoxes said:

That’s good going, it was tough up at Longcliffe yesterday! 
 

Pin on 7 was in an evil spot and the greens are very slippery at the moment. 

Yep, I was just off the green near the 10th tee in 2. Great chip back towards it with an 8 iron, finished the other side of the hole 2 feet away 

 

3 putt

 

But yeah, I’m assuming the new irrigation system isn’t yet completely up and running. If it is, they want refunding 😂 

[skolfoxes]

5 minutes ago, The Year Of The Fox said:

Yep, I was just off the green near the 10th tee in 2. Great chip back towards it with an 8 iron, finished the other side of the hole 2 feet away 

 

3 putt

 

But yeah, I’m assuming the new irrigation system isn’t yet completely up and running. If it is, they want refunding 😂 

I had a putt basically come to a stop about 6 inches above the hole and ended up having to hole a 10 footer up the hill for a par! 
 

Greens are quick but not particularly true which makes for a difficult combo, especially when you leave yourself a 3/4 footer when you’ve inevitably raced the first putt past. Hopefully once we get a bit more growth the irrigation system will come into its own, as you say at the moment not sure I see the difference. 
 

Had a harsh lip out for a 2 on 15 which stings even more now I’ve learnt that a 2 was worth £70 odd yesterday.

[The Year Of The Fox]

36 minutes ago, skolfoxes said:

I had a putt basically come to a stop about 6 inches above the hole and ended up having to hole a 10 footer up the hill for a par! 
 

Greens are quick but not particularly true which makes for a difficult combo, especially when you leave yourself a 3/4 footer when you’ve inevitably raced the first putt past. Hopefully once we get a bit more growth the irrigation system will come into its own, as you say at the moment not sure I see the difference. 
 

Had a harsh lip out for a 2 on 15 which stings even more now I’ve learnt that a 2 was worth £70 odd yesterday.

Yeah they weren’t very true were they

 

Ouch, hard luck on the 15th

 

I was bang in the middle of the green but still 3 putted again 🙃

[HowardsBulletHeader]

13 hours ago, The Bear said:

Anyone local enough to have taken part in this? 

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce8jjne5ereo

 

It'd be sad to lose it if it's well liked and used. 

Not played there for a few years but as a kid I lived up there for the 6 weeks of school holidays. 

 

Mum and Dad would drop me off in the morning, group coaching, lunch and then 9 holes in the afternoon, absolutely fantastic days.

 

Always remember that I was clearly being a bit cocky in the group of kids I was with and I'd got a RAM 5 wood that I absolutely loved, could hit it well and nearly reach the hedges at the back. The pro who was teaching us, Clive Fromant bless him, saw me getting too big for my boots he walked over and said "let me have a go", he turned the club on its toe/upside down, went lefty and hit this peel fade that cleared the trees at the back of the range. It went MILES. I can remember it like it was yesterday and it sure knocked me down a peg or two! 

 

Would be such a shame to see it go, a proper starter/affordable golf course and a great way to learn the game. Chris is an excellent bloke too.