How did you score in your last round? - 2021

Shot 42 on Saturday. Happy enough but it could have been so much better. Scratched the 3rd after a birdie on the 2nd, and did this by hitting both off the tee OOB. Recovered well to have 20 at the turn, got up to 35 with 4 to play so I knew I had a chance. I had left maybe 4 putts just short however. Rescued an easy par3 for a point. Then lost my drive on the next with the low lying sun. Recovered a bit over the last few holes but knew it wasn't enough with the conditions. 46 won out. Small mistakes but an enjoyable round with the weather. Pity it looks like it's about to get grim again!

Broke 100 for the first time!

I took up golf in September and played a few times between then and xmas. Started taking it seriously and joined a club (Headfort) in January.

I played the new championship course once and loved it but it is a bit tough and I play alone so, as a beginner, I'm conscious of holding people up behind me. As a result, I've been sticking to the old course as it's a bit more forgiving.

Been playing in very poor weather up to now so it was a joy to get out on one of the sunny days we had last week. Playing alone again and not many on the course so I could take my time and not feel rushed. Got off to a dream start and birdied the first 2 holes. Up to this point I'd only ever had 1 birdie so to get two more back to back was incredible!

I was on top of the world heading into the 3rd at 2 under. I was brought swiftly back to earth when I double bogied that hole.

What followed was a steady decline and a string of doubles, triples, and a quad. I found myself getting too frustrated and falling to pieces. As is the way with golf; all it took was one pure hybrid to lift my spirits again.

A lot of damage was already done at this point so I checked the scorecard heading into the par 4 18th (something I generally avoid doing) and saw I was 94 strokes deep. I needed to shoot a 5 or less to break 100. The pressure was well and truly on and I kicked myself for checking the score.

Hit a decent drive followed by a decent enough approach shot that finished just short of the green. Told myself all I needed was a little chip on and 2 putts. I then proceeded to duff the chip about 12 inches in front of me. My heart sank. I had the exact same chip in again but this time instead of a duff, I sent it about 15 feet past the hole.

I took my time over the putt and did my best to read it as accurately as possible even though I knew it was an outside chance that I'd hole it. Put a good stroke on it and held my breath as it tracked towards the hole.

The ball was quickly running out of steam as it approached the cup and looked as though it was sure to stop right on the lip. Then, in what seemed like an eternity, the ball creeped over the edge with its last breath to finish with a 99.

I couldn't believe it. Did a bit of a fist pump and looked around to see if anyone else on the course had witnessed the absolute golf clinic I had just put on. 😂

Nobody on the course was even looking in my direction.

Didn't matter though; I was smiling the whole way home.

Cheers. Yeah I'm still buzzing to be honest! Dying to get out again. I'm due to play again tomorrow morning if the weather permits so hopefully I can play well again.

The new course is definitely a tough one. I played it once when I joined first and shot 116. It almost broke me! In saying that, I'm really looking forward to playing it again soon.

My next goal is to get 3 cards in and actually get an official handicap. Along the way, If I can consistently shoot below 100 I'll be very happy.

Grats, played the old a few times in the last week after no golf for about a month and was pleasantly surprised by the progress on the greens.

I'm off tomorrow if you want to get a card signed up aswell if the weather holds

I wouldn't worry about posting a good score for your handicap allocation, the new system will mean an improvement will be quickly shown in your official handicap.

You'll get to see how bad someone can hit a ball and (hopefully) shoot in the 80's 😂

I'll message you now

Thanks. It was a great feeling.

I played again today. @dan_ep82 was kind/brave enough to go for a round with me! I didn't play too well. I couldn't buy a putt this morning at all so I was back up over the 100 mark again.

Not too disappointed though as I went through the whole round without losing a ball which is another first for me. And it was a very enjoyable round especially since the weather improved a lot compared to yesterday.

Onwards and upwards. Hopefully back below 100 again soon.

In general the New would dry quicker than those around the area but heavy rain will still leave it soft but not for long. I wouldn't consider it a wet course at all.

Tuesday Opens will be starting again soon enough and its a good way to play it.

Cheers for the kind words. I didn't play my best and there's plenty of room for improvement but overall I'm happy with how certain elements are improving. I think dialling in my distances with the new irons will be a great help. All guesswork at the minute.

To be fair, you were very unlucky on that 4th. And you kept your cool very well. I'm sure there's plenty of golfers out there that would've lost the head and thrown a club! You played good solid golf all day. It was impressive.

Overall, a very enjoyable round. I'd happily play with you again any time. Just give me a shout if you're up for a game again soon.

Pleasantly surprised with my round today, played away as our course was closed and ended up shooting 76 including a 7 on the index 18! Smashing round of golf and I had a feeling on the putting green that I’d go well but wasn’t expecting that score. I was absolutely piping my drives and only missed one fairway. If I can continue playing as well I’ll be in for an enjoyable year fingers crossed.

First full 18 in my home club this year and first since boards outing in portmarnock links.

It was qualifying but tbh lots of mud balls made me think it shouldn't of been.

36 points off 12. Driving well, irons were very poor. Short game wasn't great too and I struggled to get pace of the greens.

Back out again tomorrow but not sure if the back will hold up.

Could only manage 9 holes yesterday. Very windy and a ridiculous slow 2 ball using a buggy in front made it unbearable to.go.out the back 9.

13 points.

4 pars

2 bogeys

3 scratches

Played Carne on Saturday in very very windy conditions 😲. Although I'm an hour away hadn't played the new layout, and it had been a few years since I played. What I will say firstly is, what great condition the course is in. Greens are super fast, fairways in savage condition. I'm a member in Enniscrone, so lucky enough to have been playing all along. But I wasn't prepared for the wind, or greens. 18pts off 23, and I'm even surprised I got that🙈. Course knowledge is key on this course. Realised after the round that I could have left the driver at home, only needed it on the 1st and 18th. Very tight course, but some unbelievable visual holes as well as quality holes. My lack of control with driver (albeit not terrible) got me into issues. New putter let me down, defo left 5/6 pts behind for that reason alone. But thankfully realised what u was doing wrong too late. I can't praise the course enough, gonna go back when it isn't as windy..😆

😆😆 Paddy's weekend they all come back, so population quadrupled...ya very lucky regarding courses that are still playable all year round. Thankfully I get enough heartbreak in Enniscrone that I don't need to venture to far very often.. I'll leave an open invite to boards.ie members if they want a guide of Enniscrone of where not to go DM me and I'd be happy to show ye around.. 👍🏼