HighlandSaint

Went round in 82 today, best golf I've played in a long long time. Think my handicap will get cut now. There was a good deal in the P and J up here last week with a load of money off vouchers for courses around Scotland. Most of them run out in October but a handful valid until March. I'll post the list up later for them and if anyone wants them I'll post them out to you. (it will be the ones valid until October 31)

Greens are back to being lightning fast again, greens are in great condition. Think there was a week or so where they were slow and a bit bumpy and sandy but back to being top nick again. Went round in 85 today, had a great round. Getting worried they'll cut my 16 though!!!!

When is the best time to core greens? I'm a member at nairn dunbar and they cored them mid August which I thought was a bit early.

There's a pro in Inverness who I got lessons from and told him I was on the sniff for New irons and what would he recommend. He asked for my number and phoned me about a week later to say someone was trading in the right irons for me, went down for a look and hey Presto!! Speak to your local pro and see if he does something similar

Round castle stuart in 93, less 16 leaves me 5 over!! 4 pars, two last balls and five balls found. All in all a good day out!!

Off to play Castle Stuart today, playing off 16 at the moment so should be an interesting round!!

Why did they swap clothes for their bail hearing? And that Irish one is always smiling and looks as smug as f**k

It's been 4 years since I left the Forces and I felt fine to begin with. I then started drinking seriously, had an affair and tried to top myself twice. The last straw was when I went out on a Thursday and returned on a Tuesday without a clue where I had been. my wife, who had just had our first child, gave me an ultimatum. Get help or get a divorce. I didn't think I needed any help, all very bravado but when the bin lorry dropped a bin in town I hit the deck screaming at my wife to get me my fuckin rifle. At that point I knew she wad right, I was fucked. I got help. I quit the drink and haven't drunk since then. I then joined the National Gulf Veterans and families Association and got help. They have councillors who specialise in cases like mine and after a week break with them and counselling it became clear that things that had happened had affected me more than I thought and they concluded I had PTSD. I am a changed man now from what I become when I left, I felt that drinking would numb my depressive thoughts and when that didn't work I wanted to end it, but I never did because deep down I knew I couldn't. I am now in a great job, still with my lovely Wife and have two girls. I still have bad days, and can't watch certain things but I can handle things better now through different techniques I have been taught Iknow it's not depression but PTSD is a dangerous problem that I am not scared to admit I have.

It's great to see how other people use the thread. Parenting is something I absolutely love now, but two girls is more than enough!!!!

I started this thread in 2009 as Reading Saintee, great to see its still going strong and we're all still pumpin out bairns! My second daughter is now 9 weeks old and it's all going wonderfully well.