Off topic golf thread!

Jaysus, I haven't posted on boards in years. In fact, the last time I posted on boards was 2013. I only picked up a club for the first time in 2017.

Dying for some more golf chat, and have a golf adjacent start up business too so I think I'll get back into the swing of things here.

Nice to meet ye all.

Thank you! I am not, I have actually set up shop in the most golf unfriendly part of the world - Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Actually thats not entirely true, this place is unreal for golf from May - Sept but then the tundra takes over.

This is the Off topic thread, so essentially anything but golf on this thread. 😉And they’ll give out to you for discussing gambling anywhere other than the golf betting thread

Why are members of the traveller ethnic grouping allowed to race their bloody sulkies along main roads holding up loads of traffic?

One rule for them..another for all us plebs who work for a living.

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Really off topic, but has anyone ever noticed how the post counts under your name and the one under your Join date are different ?

Just noticing this as I get closer to 20k

I am 100% certain that you can repair a pitch mark on the putting green, whether your ball is on the green or not.

It is a different matter if the pitch mark is off the green and in your line of play.

If you are referring to the Ryder Jug its still going strong!

Don't want to start a new thread but do want to see what the rule is in the following situation so hope this is ok here.

I hit an approach shot into a pond which is a red hazard so I took the penalty and dropped a new ball about 60 metre's back from the pond along a line from the hole to where the ball entered the pond. Hit my shot onto the green so all good but as I was walking around the pond I spotted my original ball 10 metre's to the right of the pond. Myself and my playing partners all thought it went into the pond (it was about a 160m carry) but it must have somehow hit a Lilly leaf or something and popped out sideways without us noticing.

What is the correct thing to do once I notice the presumed lost ball wasn't in fact lost? Do I continue playing the penalty ball or do I revert to playing the original ball and if the latter is there any penalty for me incorrectly taking a penalty and playing the penalty ball whilst the original ball was still alive?

I'm fairly sure once you drop and hit the penalty ball you are essentially declaring the first one lost so even if found you can't play it again.

Similar to hitting a provisional, technically you must declare it as a provisional ball before hitting it, otherwise it becomes your live ball in play.

Self flagellation in the open air😂

Absolutely not. Bear in mind they may be a normal 4 ball with someone missing for hols etc but once a space is free work away. Only way to get to know people is join in.You will find most people are genuine and will welcome a new member.

The beauty of golf is playing with different people every week! I play in a regular 3 ball but we all met by just sticking are names down roughly the same time each week and some weeks one of us might not play or play at a different time and someone else would join. One of the beauty's of the game

Wellll strictly speaking the OP is talking about meeting new people.

The fact its in a golf setting is irrelevant to the subject matter😆

I made the mistake of staying to watch the second half. It didn’t get any better.