A mate of mine is a member of Gorleston golf club and a few years ago the club secretary drove out in their Z3 to place the neary markers and drove into and got stuck in a bunker.....
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That Gorleston near Gt. Yarmouth Mike?
Tony.
Tony.
Yep Tony, you know it? I have been there a few times.
What was the penalty for that infraction?? JIM
Been to Gorleston a few times when we've been out that way on holiday, not to the golf course mind. I've always had an affliction with golf, in so far as I can hit the bloody ball further than I can see it.
Pitch and putt is about my limit, or crazy golf, Shirl says there's a reason I'm good at that.
Tony.
Pitch and putt is about my limit, or crazy golf, Shirl says there's a reason I'm good at that.Tony.
Its quite impressive playing there along the top of the cliffs.
Met a few old oil & gas boys there that I had not seen for years.
Met a few old oil & gas boys there that I had not seen for years.
Just read @miller1098 post about his good old days on his bikes.
When I was a kid I became a member at my dad's golf club just out side Salisbury and I am talking about the 1970's.
Used to get there on our pushbikes, me and my buddy, with our clubs strapped across our backs.
One day we were both walking to the first tee and the Ahole of a club captain with his snotty son stopped us and made us clean up the plastic wrappings that they had just taken of their new sets of clubs and chucked on the ground, so that they could get to the tee box before us.
The next weekend me and my buddy were ball spotters during a competition on the fairway of the first hole so we got one of the lads to come down and tell us when knobend and snotty were about to tee off.
They never worked out how they both had played such bad shots to have both lost their balls...
When I was a kid I became a member at my dad's golf club just out side Salisbury and I am talking about the 1970's.
Used to get there on our pushbikes, me and my buddy, with our clubs strapped across our backs.
One day we were both walking to the first tee and the Ahole of a club captain with his snotty son stopped us and made us clean up the plastic wrappings that they had just taken of their new sets of clubs and chucked on the ground, so that they could get to the tee box before us.
The next weekend me and my buddy were ball spotters during a competition on the fairway of the first hole so we got one of the lads to come down and tell us when knobend and snotty were about to tee off.
They never worked out how they both had played such bad shots to have both lost their balls...
My kind of boys HT. Well done mate.
Tony.
Tony.
The Z3 that I should have had, and I had to buy the drinks..... and you didn't mention that you won the comp, got into the next round which was the Qualifier for the BMW Championship and won that too, but was not allowed to progress onto the full competition!!
You forgot to mention: the two Club Championships were when you were aged 16 and 17..Oh and while your at it,
Best round as under 12 in the English Golf Unions Reid Trophy.
4th place in the McGregor Trophy, (English Golf Union under 16s)
2nd place in British Heart Foundation Junior Championship,
Shropshire and Herefordshire Junior Captain
Shropshire and Herefordshire Regular Mens team player even though still a junior.
Best 2nd Round Gross, Carris Trophy (English Golf Union under 18s)
2nd place in Belfry Junior Opportunities Cup.
the year after, age 14.....Winner of the Belfry Junior Opportunities Cup shooting gross 4 over par on the Brabazon course (white tees)
Shropshire and Herefordshire Spring Cup Junior Championship winner 3 years in a row.
Winner of the Douglas Johns Trophy, another England Junior Event, beating Justin Rose's Score.
Winner of the Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters.
England Junior International representing country twice.
Member of the English Golf Union's School of Excellence
and loads more that this proud dad has watched.....
Oh yes, and your full PGA Graduation last year..
anyone still up for a game with him?
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I don't know about golf but on a bike the best way to get better is ride with an expert.There should be a que a mile long to have the privlage
Wow!! Puts my 'golfer of the year' award in in 2008 to shame..............Great achievements.
One of the great things about this fabulous game is the handicapping system. It does allow players of all standards to compete against each other, somewhat leveling the playing field, with a 28 handicapper able to beat a scratch golfer on 'their day'.
I also play ten-pin bowling where a similar handicapping system (usually played off 7/8 handicap) still keeps the odds in favour of the better player but does help to stop the improving player getting demoralised when getting his ass kicked every week.
I find 3/4 Hcp allowance from the low man does a similar thing in golf, full handicap should never be allowed, it takes away any incentive to improve.
To answer your "still want to play" question.....................absolutely!!
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Absa fookin lootley , fantastic achievements well done you , Ive had the pleasure of playing the belfry Brabazon coarse too as I won a taylormade comp at my club putting me thru to a final their ,,unfortunately I didnt win that as I got consumed in the late night activities of the bar !! Lol
Nice BRI. Love that one.Golf is a great game!
But it is a very frustrating game as well
Especially when I get stuck on the windmill hole!
Tony.