Mr Hahn

Donnelly not a goal machine and Seedorf actually beating a man? Are we playing opposites from last season?

Contrary to what the commentary team have been saying, I reckon that was a fairly even first half bar a ludicrous challenge from Gallagher. Turnbull is clearly our best player and it's a crime playing him on the left wing. Even in that first half, when he came into the middle he nearly created a couple of goals. County have defended well so far and it's been a good contest. Some better balls into the box in the second half pls.

Big Cedric wearing his old 'Well gear on holiday, he loves the 'Well*. *Shamelessly stolen from some boy on twitter

Superb viewing on this final round. My money is on Thomas but I'm hoping for Fitzpatrick. Daniel Berger been a bit of a sleeper but come to life today.

Good time to bring this story back up. I played Hollandbush yesterday with my dad and his pal as Strathaven still aren't allowing guests and have to say I was pleasantly surprised by the condition of the place. If it was as bad as reported here the green staff must have done a magnificent job since. The greens were a bit slow but it was quite wet and they were extremely consistent, no problem at all for a municipal. The fairways were good and there were even a couple of new tees since I was last there I think. It's a good municipal with some lovely trees and some really nice holes. As with all municipals there were a couple of nondescript holes which aren't very interesting but all in all, an excellent value for money 18 holes. On top of that, the course was very busy, full car park and looked like a mostly fully booked morning tee sheet. My opinion is probably helped by playing well and giving my partners a tanking but municipal golf is still alive in South Lanarkshire afterall!

Magnificent. One that's been on my list for a while along with 3 or 4 others in that region of the world. Good scoring in the wind as well.

Thank you for this. Sincerely.

Indeed, I like the faster fairways, means they need to think more about where their tee shot is actually going to finish once it lands. The carry distance is the main issue for me. Most PGA courses play quite soft so they can pretty much just bomb it knowing fairly precisely how far they can carry it and not getting a whole lot of roll. The equipment, as you say, is clearly the problem. Fair enough that Bryson drive had a lot of roll but it's still 360 carry? That's obscene. Appreciate it, seems to be getting a bit better now so fingers crossed it stays that way. That sounds brutal, my similar moment came when cleaning my clubs of all things. Leaned over my bag to take a club out, next thing I was on all fours over the basin I was using the clean the clubs, unable to get up for about 5 minutes. I snapped a driver shaft in my youth, practice swinging too close to a ball cleaner like a moron. It wasn't very expensive to replace but it was a bit different back then. Most clubs came with one standard shaft while clubs now usually come with 3 or 4 stock shaft options from dedicated shaft brands. It'll depend on the shaft if you know what kind it was? If it's a stock shaft, I doubt it'll be too bad. If it's an aftermarket shaft, they can get quite expensive.

13 holes tonight as my struggles with back spasms have continued recently but pleased to report 13 holes, absolutely pain free. Hopefully the kettlebell training I've been doing is paying off. Last few times I've tried to get back out, I've either had to bin it early or I've struggled to make 9 holes, feeling very stiff and hitting it all over the place. Absolutely buzzing that it's felt better tonight and was hitting the ball lovely. Putting was absolutely shite but can put up with that for a little bit as I get back in. Don't know if anyone caught this from Bryson earlier. Fucking madness. I know it was windy today and there was a lot of big drives on this hole but 423?! I assumed it'd hit the cart path or something! Imagine being Dustin Johnson and hitting a 384 yard drive on this hole and being second longest

I have one of the previous season's Macron training tops. Got my usual size and it's pretty snug. It's fine if you run in it like I do but if you want it to be more comfortable, I'd recommend sizing up.

I wouldn't worry overly about that. Driver is a difficult club for experienced golfers let alone beginners, especially getting the height you're talking about. It's a bit of a different technique in that you're trying to hit slightly up on the ball rather than down on it as you would with other clubs. When I was a beginner I just carried a 4 wood and used that off the tee until I was of a reasonable enough standard that I got a driver. Understand it's fun to hit the driver but if I was in your position I'd just go with the 3 wood and irons, see how you're getting on and once you feel like you've maxed out that strategy, maybe get a lesson in driving from a professional? Or if you want to keep hitting the driver, maybe just go straight for a lesson. A one hour lesson with a professional would be plenty to set you on the right track and give you something to work on.

The deal is still there on certain weekdays if that's peaked your interests. I've had to take a bit of time away from golf with a bad back, don't think working from home has been great for my lanky frame. Was back to the driving range this afternoon though and no significant issues so going to try and give 9 holes a bash tomorrow evening. Think I'll be looking to snatch a time there once I've made sure I can manage 18 holes without making that worse.

Murcar was doing a deal for £50 a head a few weeks ago, think it's usually at least £100. Was tempted to just nab a time and go myself but thankful I didn't. My game was in no fit state to take on a difficult course!

How was hitting the next one?

Was about to post similar. I hate Rangers as much as the next non-mutant, but Hastie is a no brainer when the alternative is a regular start for *shiver* Sherwin Seedorf. I'd be delighted to eat my words if he comes good but I just don't see it. He's fast but he's weak and can't seem to run with the ball without falling over. The argument that Hastie was a bit of a one trick pony can be had but he's fast, strong, can control a ball and can run with the ball as well as having a beast of a left foot. I'd take a one trick pony with those attributes over what I've see from Seedorf any day. He cashed in on his purple patch which I don't begrudge him but if he's to come back, surely that's an upgrade in a position where we need bodies.

Ian Baraclough, the master of the job interview.

Anyone in the central belt fancy going to Glasgow Airport and offering to buy Robinson a pint or 7 before his flight?

Think I saw on Twitter that Koepka has withdrawn also.

My situation similar to both of these. Had a gap of a similar length, maybe playing 3 or 4 times casually during that whole period and got back into it last year. So don't have anything official. My scores would indicate i'm somewhere between 8-10. Goal was 5 at the start of the season but think that goal might have to wait for next season.

Think that's a solid statement from the club. Gave clarity while sounding professional and sincere. Sorry this has happened as Tait was a good player for us and by all accounts a nice guy. Wouldn't want this to sour his time with us.

18 holes this evening which can only be described as a game of two halfs. Front 9 started shaky with some very poor short game on display but was recovered to a very respectable 2 over par. I then proceeded to completely lose the plot and came back with.....this: I will add that I holed a 30ft putt on 14 for that 7 too. Lesson learned, don't ever start to think you're decent at golf, it will promptly be confirmed that you are indeed still shite.

Played 9 holes this evening. Started off very foggy at the 1st so feared for the rest but it cleared and turned into a lovely evening. Played pretty well too. 3 over par with a couple of really daft bogies. Smashed a 2-iron tee shot right down the middle of the par 5 3rd only to blase my second shot way right into the trees costing me a bogey. On the next hole I topped it off the tee into trees and had to chip out. Not a bad recovery to get a bogey in the end.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/53084600 Yeh I read them here yesterday. Was kind of hoping for Rory's sake that he'd been taken out of context but having read the exact quote he's pretty out of order IMO. Seems a far too regular occurrence with him that he's making comments in the media that just makes him sound like a total knob. I think everyone appreciates a straight talker and someone who answers what they really think to media questions but he could quite easily express his view that it's fine for these events to earn world ranking points without having a cheap and unnecessary dig at those who don't agree.

I agree with all of this. Would also add that if you wanted this technology, you get a fairly similar effect by drawing a line with a sharpie round the circumference or half the circumference of the ball. Obviously the three lines of the triple track would provide extra insurance that you were fully lined up but I've been using this for years and I think it works fine. Also means you can keep using your ball of choice and not have to change to the Callaway. I've been wondering about range finders recently. What do you guys use to get your distances on the course? I've just been using the 19Birdies app on my phone. Has the benefit of being free but is a bit of a faff getting my phone out, refreshing the app etc. Was considering getting a Bushnell Phantom. Seems like a pretty compact device and, at ~£95, it's a lot cheaper than a lot of the range finders I've seen.