How did you score in your last round...2015??

Dr_Colossus

Senna wrote: »

Tuesday comp in perfect weather, css could have been as high as 38, I've been stung with high css's before

Seve OB wrote: »

WOW that's crazy

charlieIRL wrote: »

Its 37 every week in my club!!

Was thinking about playing Black Sunday in Killeen Castle on Oct 11th, looking at results I see the CSS on the past two occasions was 29 and 28 points. Makes for a nice change from all the big high scores, reckon 26 points there would be great shooting and some challenge. €50 is on the expensive end however hence my reason for not having played previously.

Senna

Never even seen a css in the 20's but I've played plenty of rounds where I though it was more than justified.
Off the back Tees in my home club would usually be 36 css but foward Tees on a good day would always be 37 and the odd 38.

benny79

Seve OB wrote: »

WOW that's crazy

My home course (Athy) CSS is regularly 38/39

No wonder I'm not going down!

dan_ep82

First time playing Royal Tara today ( blue and red)
91 strokes
3 pars
11 bogeys
4 DBL

Not a great day but enjoyed it all the same

Putt it there

40 points around fota today . My highest ever - never hit the driver & irons so well in the same round - chuffed !

dar_cool

72 gross for 38 points in Arklow, was good enough for the win, first W of the season, should get me down to low 4 handicap which is good.

Boskowski

33 points in Fota mid-week. New irons out for the first time and they feel very different, both shaft and swingweight. First impressions are very good but still getting to know them. Happy enough for that.

Macker1

37pts today at Grange Castle.

Quite happy with play as I managed to get 37pts which included 2 scratches.

Greens have been forked and sanded so getting putts to drop was a bit of a lottery.

May have turned a corner in the last couple of rounds with some more consistent play.

mafc

Finally put a score together but should have been better, right side of the corner has been turned.
Gross 79 for 39pts
2 scratched holes & two one pointers came from nowhere however 3 birdies in the round eased the pain.

FixdePitchmark

dar_cool wrote: »

72 gross for 38 points in Arklow, was good enough for the win, first W of the season, should get me down to low 4 handicap which is good.

That is class score around a course with danger all over and a very hard finish.

I like Arklow nice track with great variety.

dar_cool

76 today +3 in last medal of the year, got the gross prize, never hit the driver as well, got a new shaft last week and its really paying off. Putting was bad, 3x3 putts but form is good at the moment. Pity season is almost over.

Dr_Colossus

dar_cool wrote: »

76 today +3 in last medal of the year, got the gross prize, never hit the driver as well, got a new shaft last week and its really paying off. Putting was bad, 3x3 putts but form is good at the moment. Pity season is almost over.

That's some great shooting of late, congrats. I had a woeful 84 today +11 with two 8's on the card. I was the opposite in that my driving was shocking, especially on the front nine. Hitting the irons nicely which resulted in a handy 2 and two other missed opportunities so at least I'll recoup a few euro for my trouble but unfortunately it's another 0.1 as ever all the clause 19 adjustments can't save me.

OffalyMedic

35 points today in last medal of the year with the most unconsistent round ever.

- Out in 20 Home in 15
- 2 scratches and 6 1pointers
- 5 3putts
- 4 lost balls
- Dont know how i even managed 35pts
- Sitting here confused and wondering what i could have shot had i had an any way decent back 9


Started off with 4 1pointer 1st: 3putts 2nd:3 putt, 3rd: ball in ditch took unplayable 4th: 3putts so was +5 after 4 holes, good stern chat with myself on walk to 5th tee and then went par, birdie, birdie, par, birdie and pulled it back to +2 after 9.

Onto back 9 and the hardest hole on course and another 4 pointer par (first time to par that hole since about may!!) Looked at my watch 11.30 am, had to be gone outa club at 12.35 at latest to make a hurling match, course with this on my mind my game plummeted!! 11 and 12 are two par 5's for ladies but 4 for men and really good birdie oppertunities 11th= 4 putt bogie 12th= slice so 3rd off tee bogie
13th: push into trouble but saw it land walked up and couldnt see it so played provo and 3 putted for a double 14th: you guessed it 3rd hole in a row i hit 3rd off tee after a hook this time and 2putt for a triple bogie was fair sick at this stage. 15th duff of tee bogie 16th 2 foot putt for birdie finished with a bogie, like WTF then finished birdie, par???

The 16th defo sums up my day, decent drive pin high righ of green on par 4, great flop shot from under a tree over a bunker to a flag about 8 ft on and left myself a 2ft birdie putt, while lining myself up i twisted my wrist somehow and nose of putter touched the ball, stepped away from ball gave out and then forgot about it, stood up hit putt done like 200degree turn around inside of cup and popped out to less than an inch...ughhh!!!

Why is golf such a head wrecking game!! and why am i still dying to get out again??

Sorry for the rant lads needed to release some anger at golfing gods

Senna

38 points off 12 today

2 birdies
7 pars
6 bogies
3 doubles

Good enough for 3rd place and a 0.2 cut. Getting better but putting is really costing me a great score, 4 putts and 3 putts galore, 3ft seems to be my dodgy distance at the moment.

FixdePitchmark

dar_cool wrote: »

76 today +3 in last medal of the year, got the gross prize, never hit the driver as well, got a new shaft last week and its really paying off. Putting was bad, 3x3 putts but form is good at the moment. Pity season is almost over.

How did new shaft come about dar - and what did you do to get it ?

My driving a little uncertain since I changed without my desire.

dar_cool

Rented clubs on holidays and was hitting it straight every time. Kept my eye on adverts for one when I got home.

slingerz

34 pts off 14 with 2 scratches. playing with a self induced headache didnt help

Boskowski

34 off 14 and again left a good few easy ones out there. Driving now very well but putting has deteriorated. Stupid game really.

Senna

40 points off 12 in Tuesday comp, good enough for 2nd place and a 0.8 cut to bring me to 11.4, my first time down to 11, delighted.

1 birdie
10 pars
5 bogeys
2 doubles (1 a four putt)

That's a 4th, 3rd and 2nd place in my last 3 comps, next one will either be 1st or 50th!

benny79

32pts in Tuesday Comp and a 0.1 back :mad: knocked my ball down off first tee which I haven't done in months! second shot was 5i struck well too well as reached fairway bunker & ended up scratching the first! Not really the start you want.

Had a short game lesson last Fri so have been practising my pitching in the range to great success but different animal on the course! but when I did catch it right and not blade it I was getting it close! Birded the index 4 by pitching the ball from 70 yards to 8ft & sinking the putt. highlight of my round!

It was a funny round as I was striking the ball very well & putting the best I have all season just one 3 putt! just didnt score well 4 scratches & weather didnt help!

Feeling confident again about my game just need to get a few hrs in practising my pitching & chipping on the course (not range). Which be hard since there's no daylight left in the evenings!

Only 3 weeks left till qualifying finishes hope to at least get to 18/19 from 21 fingers crossed!

Seve OB

Played poor on Saturday, got .1 back. Out to 13.1


Had a friendly game yesterday, reasonable enough, maybe 33 points, but it was a friendly game.
Get an email from how did i do to tell me my new handicap is 13.0

bobster453

36 pts off 15 in Callan yesterday, plus 2 birdies in the 2s comp.
17pts front, 19pts back, too many doubles and a scratch
Was looking for somewhere to play this Sat and got text from Callan to say I qualified for the final so thats that sorted
Must have won actually..with 36pts..as only 1 qualifier each week
Mind you, all the good players must have already qualified as it was the last one, but still,nice to achieve something at last.
Although I have to say playing with the lads and lassies on the Boards Golf Society this year has helped the game immeasurably, usually from seeing all they are doing right and I am doing wrong
But even that helps

Boskowski

37 points off 14 in our Friday Open today with things going very hot and sometimes pretty cold.
Was a bit hungover after last nights footie.
Started with a par and 3 consecutive birdies thinking I was still drunk or something, 3 under after 4. :eek: But things went quickly back to normal and worse with a silly scratch on 7 but still a front nine with 21 points. Started the back nine with two doubles and another birdie and again made an unforced error from the middle of the fairway late in the round for another scratch.

Wasn't feeling the best today but I take from it that I'm beginning to hit my new irons really well, they might make a difference for me. Driving was again really good, too, and putting was back to normal.

Ben1977

Last 3 round were 31pts 31pts and 32pts, not too far away from a good score or so I keep telling myself

kieran.

41 points this morning first round ever with no scratches 7 pars, 5 bogies + 6 doubles

lester76

Fell out of bed this morning sore head,what followed was what I deserved 26pts 4 blanks 3 1 pointers game in tatters 14.6 it is haha. Chap in our group had a hole in one on the 3rd at tramore delighted for him.

Senna

34 points this morning, birdied the 12 and in good shape, then had 3 putts on the next 5 greens in a row.

Just to add insult to injury, I got 0.1 back so I'm back up to 12 hcp. I lasted one round as an 11 hcp.

Boskowski

33 points off 14 with 4! scratches in Sunday stableford. I'm just not an early morning man.
3 lapses in concentration - two worm burners off the tee and a babied bunker shot - and one case of poor decision-making, probably born out of frustration over the missed opportunity. Thats just way too many errors in a single round of golf.

I try to see the positives which is if you can score a buffer zone with 4 scratches there must be another big score in there somewhere.

Rikand

Played 15 holes yesterday, my first game for almost a month, and didn't play too bad... was +9 for 15 and then our group decided to come in. Was even happier to come in, was wrecked after about 9 holes.

MaxPower89

36 points off 14 in Naas, 21 on the front and 15 on the back. Very frustrating overall, a solid back 9 would have seen a decent cut. 2 stupid(arent they all!) doubles on the front, 6 pars and a birdie. Last week was 21pts + 16pts, so maybe I am thinking too far ahead of myself. Thinking 40+pts on the 10th hole can't be a good frame of mind!

Only 2 pts from final 3 holes, similar story to last week.

The Good: Putting decent, driving was accurate enough but the bads ones are costing me doubles, my scrambling isnt good.

The Bad: Not scoring on the par 3's at all. Not sure if its a mental thing or what, irons from the fairway are ok.

Might play the back 9 this week for practice.

Seve OB

35 points on Saturday. 2 Scratches, 3 1pointers. The 2 scratches and 2 of the 1 pointers all came from 1 bad shot on each hole that I couldn't recover from. The last one pointer came as a result of a stupid bad decision on 17 and the worst thing about it was I knew it wasn't the right decision even before I hit the ball!

36 would have got me a cut Can't remember the last time I got a cut at my home course, probably 3 years ago at least

joxer1988

After a tough first few months in golf, I felt like I knew what I was doing. Often when I thought I was getting somewhere, one part of my game would collapse and I'd be getting scores in the 20s...

Then after a few weeks in the 20-35 mark I put it all together and scored 43 points off 28. 92 strokes for a new personal best and a 3 shot cut. Delighted is an understatement. Feels like a season of good work has paid off.

As has been advised here, I cleaned up my short game big time... But it also helped that my drives weren't all going in the trees..!

OffalyMedic

36 pts on Saturday at home playing really poor golf, had a strong fade/ slice with drive which is very unusual for me, really inconsistent irons but great scrambling....2 scratches.

2 birdies
6 pars
8 bogies
2 doubles (water and ob drives)

pistol_75

37 points on Sunday somewhat turning a corner. Had got .1 on Saturday giving me my full compliment of 2 shots for the year back to 8.7 Have been having lessons and it hadn't clicked.

2 Birdies
10 Pars
3 bogies
3 double bogies

Am not hitting my irons as well as I ever have. Putting is a bit hit and miss on sanded greens but did hole 3 nice ones on the b9 while a short putt took a mind of its own with a bobble. Even with the above I had 6 second shots where I had no direct shot. Driving has been the slowest to come round but towards the end of the round I started hitting it long and straight. I feel i had been aiming a bit left and pulling it.

Near the end of the counting season and down to 8.5 not where I wanted to be but hope to winter well and take improvements into next year.

lester76

34pts in faithlegg today. Greens pretty rough after been sanded so happy enough. 21pt bck 9 with a blank on index 1 hole 17. Wild off the tee but found it hacked it out into a bunker made a balls of that 2 shots to get out then 2 putted.. 34pts 2 blanks & 4 one pointers.

The Big Easy

Finally found some form.

40 points at Greenore last Tuesday off 19 for the win. 11 bogies, 5 pars and two doubles. Thought I'd blown it when I Lamar High Meatloaf the last. Was good enough for a 1.5 cut and 19 never to be revisited

41 points at Ardee last Thursday off 18 for back to back wins 9 bogies, 7 pars and two doubles. Finished strong this time with two pars following a lost ball on 16. Should be good for a further 1.2 reduction.

Very satisfying to have back to back rounds without a scratch and the handicap is finally beginning to tumble

kieran.

The Big Easy wrote: »

Finally found some form.

40 points at Greenore last Tuesday off 19 for the win. 11 bogies, 5 pars and two doubles. Thought I'd blown it when I Lamar High Meatloaf the last. Was good enough for a 1.5 cut and 19 never to be revisited

41 points at Ardee last Thursday off 18 for back to back wins 9 bogies, 7 pars and two doubles. Finished strong this time with two pars following a lost ball on 16. Should be good for a further 1.2 reduction.

Very satisfying to have back to back rounds without a scratch and the handicap is finally beginning to tumble

You'll likely get a further 1 shot reduction via an ESR 3.7 shots in 2 rounds nice. Congratulations

redzerdrog

Have been struggling to break 30 points in competition however had my best over round today in a casual round.

2 Birdies
8 Pars
5 bogies
1 double
2 scratches

36 points off 10 and thrilled

joxer1988

joxer1988 wrote: »

After a tough first few months in golf, I felt like I knew what I was doing. Often when I thought I was getting somewhere, one part of my game would collapse and I'd be getting scores in the 20s...

Then after a few weeks in the 20-35 mark I put it all together and scored 43 points off 28. 92 strokes for a new personal best and a 3 shot cut. Delighted is an understatement. Feels like a season of good work has paid off.

As has been advised here, I cleaned up my short game big time... But it also helped that my drives weren't all going in the trees..!

Followed that up with 93 strokes - 39 points off 25. So I've lost another shot. Delighted to be finishing strongly.

BOB81

Nett 75 off 15 in our presidents prize last weekend which given my recent scoring (5 consecutive 0.1s!) wasn't actually too bad, happy to finish in the buffer for a change! Wasn't a million miles off a prize either, nett 74 won the class 2 prize and I had a double on the 18th but just happy to feel like I could hit the ball properly again after a very frustrating couple of months. Recent lesson very much paid off, hit the ball well off the tee and in general happy to with ball striking (1 shank aside!), albeit that's working off very low expectations. Had a nice chip in birdie on our par 3 17th hole as well to get something out of the day...

lester76

36pts today in tramore left a good score out there 1 blank on the 100yrd 15th par3 had a db & at least 3 silly 1 pointers. Course full of sand it's that time of year again..

Montgolfier

Played the K club today smurfit course 31pts. Happy enough considering I don't know the course, plus we all played the wrong fairway on the 3rd like ejits. The lake meant we couldn't get our balls back.

WheresMyPar

Played casual round Dunmurry 39 points,
Scratched 9th and 10th
Double on 14 par 5 bladed my 3rd shot from 60 yards
Eagle on 17 made green in 2 and got the putt

Seve OB

Montgolfier wrote: »

Played the K club today smurfit course 31pts. Happy enough considering I don't know the course, plus we all played the wrong fairway on the 3rd like ejits. The lake meant we couldn't get our balls back.

Haha. I can see how that could be done!

Dossy

Finding it tough this year after the jump down from 17 to 12 previous year. At 12.9 now.

Last round was solid with 36pts and left a bit out there. Ended up with hitting buffer so no .1 thank god.

Wasnt a brillant round but pitching in for eagle from 80yds on short Par 4 helped with the score.

Just one point i want to add as i know there will be a few others in the same boat. I played alot of competitive sports all my life and its been passed on to Golf which is a good thing.

However i feel i put far too much pressure on myself worrying about trying to get cut and not get a .1 that somedays i wouldnt play cos game isnt in great shape at one time or another. Im only playing 2 yrs properly and for the rest of the year and now on im going to try enjoy playing and try not worry about the handicap. For anyone in the same position or taking up the game, remember 1st why you started, it was to have fun and get out with few of the buddies. This isnt intended as a life lesson just something to think about when the golf isnt 100%

Macker1

Gross 80

41 pts today in the Saturday comp.

Driving very well and hit some decent irons. Putter was hot and sank a good few putts that made the difference.

Not enough to win but finished 4th and more importantly got a cut of .9 so back down to 11.6

Keano

WheresMyPar wrote: »

Played casual round Dunmurry 39 points,
Scratched 9th and 10th
Double on 14 par 5 bladed my 3rd shot from 60 yards
Eagle on 17 made green in 2 and got the putt

What's your handicap?

ballyk

32 points off 15 in Killeen Castle today with 4 scratches. 3 scratches on the front 9 saw me turn on 13 points but had a strong back 9 of 19 points.

Johnny_Fontane

32 points in my new course, first time out. Lots to learn about links golf (the Island), and made some very silly decisions with short irons in my hand and moved the ball as I practising a putt. d'oh!

Kid in a candy shop though, what a course....

Wichita Lineman

I won my category a couple of weeks ago in Moate with 39pts (off 15) and was really steady the whole way round.

Yesterday off 14 I managed 29pts which was better than it first appears as I had a disastrous front 9 (10pts) and only made it into double figures with a par on the 9th. Then I scored 19pts on the back 9 during which I had pars on 10,12,13,14,15 & 16. Go figure!