pozbaird Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 6 minutes ago, Central Belt Caley said: About 200 miles out Ah, just saw ‘Inverness’ and missed ‘Central Belt’. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Erskine GC 7 minutes ago, Central Belt Caley said: About 200 miles out Erskine GC? Greenock GC? Helensburgh? Trying to identify the body of water in the background, and probably failing miserably. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Belt Caley Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, pozbaird said: Erskine GC Erskine GC? Greenock GC? Helensburgh? Trying to identify the body of water in the background, and probably failing miserably. A bit more East than that, the water in the background is the Forth if that helps! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 1 minute ago, Central Belt Caley said: A bit more East than that, the water in the background is the Forth if that helps! Nah, that’s me beat. I’ve not played many courses in the mysterious land of sauce on yer’ chips. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Hahn Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 3 hours ago, Caledonian1 said: Just played 18 holes at Kemnay - course is in sensational condition and greens as good as they have ever been. What a day to get back on the course - 23c It is so good to be back on the course.....just cant wait for competions to start now. Was just glancing over posts in the course car park before driving home and that made me look twice. First glance I read minus 23C . Truly a microclimate up in Kemnay. What a glorious day for us all to be back out there though. Needless to say, it took me until the 15th hole to find the middle of the clubface. Played like I did when I was a junior for the first 14! Think I've learned today that I'm certainly not a natural at golf as some others are. With plenty of practice, I'm an alright player but without that, my bad habits come back pretty quick. Hit some absolutely dreadful shots including a shank off the first tee and can also count myself as having lost a couple of balls. But towards the end, I hit a couple of peaches. My 5-iron second shot into a par 5 uphill was my favourite of the day. None of this matters compared to the feeling of being back out though, enjoyed every minute of it. Course was in brilliant condition and can't wait to be back more regularly now. Here's my photo of the 18th (I remembered on the last hole to take a photo). 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 Teed off at 12.50 this afternoon, great to get back out there. If today's round had a theme tune, it would be this... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Belt Caley Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 2 hours ago, pozbaird said: Nah, that’s me beat. I’ve not played many courses in the mysterious land of sauce on yer’ chips. I’m the same but opposite to yourself, not played many through that side of the country 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mr_Magoo Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 3rd at Machrihanish tonight, hope everyone enjoyed their round 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cas79 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 3rd at Machrihanish tonight, hope everyone enjoyed their roundI was booked into play that in July but was cancelled 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian1 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 16 hours ago, Mr Hahn said: Was just glancing over posts in the course car park before driving home and that made me look twice. First glance I read minus 23C . Truly a microclimate up in Kemnay. What a glorious day for us all to be back out there though. Needless to say, it took me until the 15th hole to find the middle of the clubface. Played like I did when I was a junior for the first 14! Think I've learned today that I'm certainly not a natural at golf as some others are. With plenty of practice, I'm an alright player but without that, my bad habits come back pretty quick. Hit some absolutely dreadful shots including a shank off the first tee and can also count myself as having lost a couple of balls. But towards the end, I hit a couple of peaches. My 5-iron second shot into a par 5 uphill was my favourite of the day. None of this matters compared to the feeling of being back out though, enjoyed every minute of it. Course was in brilliant condition and can't wait to be back more regularly now. Here's my photo of the 18th (I remembered on the last hole to take a photo). Swailend? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Hahn Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 3 hours ago, Caledonian1 said: Swailend? 'Tis indeed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Playing another 9 holes tomorrow then 18 holes on Monday. Great to be back playing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian1 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 another 18 holes tonight. Does anyone know when competitive golf (medals) are likely to return? My club is having a period of social golf - which is fair enough as it will allow all members a chance to get on the course. I believe the main issue about competitive golf would be the scoring and use of electronic (phone based) scoring rather than scorecard. I understand V1 (howdidido) will have an app "very soon" but not sure when and whether or not it will be a method most clubs can adopt. I pretty much only play competitive golf and sure i will get bored of bounce games once the novelty of actually getting on the course wears off 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pozbaird Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Caledonian1 said: another 18 holes tonight. Does anyone know when competitive golf (medals) are likely to return? My club is having a period of social golf - which is fair enough as it will allow all members a chance to get on the course. I believe the main issue about competitive golf would be the scoring and use of electronic (phone based) scoring rather than scorecard. I understand V1 (howdidido) will have an app "very soon" but not sure when and whether or not it will be a method most clubs can adopt. I pretty much only play competitive golf and sure i will get bored of bounce games once the novelty of actually getting on the course wears off I’m playing at my place tomorrow at 7.25am again, will ask our pro’ Gordon Stewart, if he has any idea about a date for medals to resume. I’m cool about it. No medals has meant my handicap hasn’t went up a point every week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 another 18 holes tonight. Does anyone know when competitive golf (medals) are likely to return? My club is having a period of social golf - which is fair enough as it will allow all members a chance to get on the course. I believe the main issue about competitive golf would be the scoring and use of electronic (phone based) scoring rather than scorecard. I understand V1 (howdidido) will have an app "very soon" but not sure when and whether or not it will be a method most clubs can adopt. I pretty much only play competitive golf and sure i will get bored of bounce games once the novelty of actually getting on the course wears off Our captain is hopeful it will be 3 or 4 weeks. Will be surprised if that is the case tbh, biggest problem is a method of certifiable scoring that will be acceptable to the golf unions. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian1 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Taken from an article in National Club Golfer last week - I used Golf Genious at an Open at Dundonald three years ago - works very well. The VMS system was going to be made available for this purpose "very soon" according to the V1 app last week (https://scottish.golf/) "There are tournament management software providers, such as Golf Genius, that already handle hundreds of thousands of competitions worldwide completely virtually. The firm, which powers nearly every state and regional golf association in the USA through its partnership with USGA Tournament Management, allows players to enter their scores for any type of event, and group size, through its app on a smartphone, as well as viewing live leaderboards and custom event websites. Scotland’s Venue Management System will give participating clubs the opportunity to make their events completely digital. From paying for a competition, to signing in, to entering scores and certifying a virtual scorecard which then uploads to the cloud, there is nothing a player won’t be able to do on a tournament day from their palm of their hand." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_Stewart Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 18 holes played this morning, played ok, could have been better but could have been a hell of a lot worse. Was just absolutely glorious getting out, especially with the weather being as good as it is. Course is in surprisingly good nick as well:Will definitely try and get a few evening swings this week as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 To everybody who is teeing it up over the weekend, go well. Hopefully you don't hit too many "Dominic Cummings" shots, i.e. a really long drive, but well out of bounds. No penalty for the “Cummings shot” presumably though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alert Mongoose Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Brings a tear to the eye to see my course now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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