Caledonian1 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 2 minutes ago, IrishBhoy said: I played the Dukes in the summer without a buggy. Nice enough course but they could have tried harder to put the holes in the vicinity of each other. It's just a slog I think,,,,,hunners of better and more enjoyable courses in Scotland 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishBhoy Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 3 minutes ago, Caledonian1 said: It's just a slog I think,,,,,hunners of better and more enjoyable courses in Scotland I played it as part of a Bunkered deal along side Kingsbarns, which more than made up for any disappointment at The Dukes. Kingsbarns is the best course I’ve played so far, loved every second of it and can’t wait to go back. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funky_nomad Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Anytime I've played The Dukes, I've had issues with the set-up to the point that I'm not sure I'd ever play it again. I once played it in a captains/secretaries invitation thing - they played it off the Black tees on a baking hot day with penal rough and the winning score was 24 stableford points - just ludicrous. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Never mind playing off mats and winter greens, one of the worst things about autumn golf has to be the fallen leaves. 3 times this morning I was looking for balls in the fairway hiding under the b*****ding things. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 20 minutes ago, peasy23 said: Never mind playing off mats and winter greens, one of the worst things about autumn golf has to be the fallen leaves. 3 times this morning I was looking for balls in the fairway hiding under the b*****ding things. Parkland courses in autumn and winter are just absolute shite unfortunately. Losing balls under piles of leaves, or boggy ground with mats and winter greens. Shite. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 7 hours ago, IrishBhoy said: I played the Dukes in the summer without a buggy. Nice enough course but they could have tried harder to put the holes in the vicinity of each other. Played the Dukes 3 or 4 times. Folk kept telling me I'd grow to like it. Hated it every time. An absolute slog. Wouldn't go back for a freebie. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Yeah, we are extremely blessed, but I've turned down a few games at Carnoustie over the years for reasons I wouldn't even think of doing now (including opting for a game at the Dukes instead, FFS... [emoji849])I once rubbered Carnoustie to play at fucking Piper Dam [emoji23]. If someone starts a shit courses thread that experience will feature highly. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 I once rubbered Carnoustie to play at fucking Piper Dam I know I shouldn't, but absolutely howling at this admission of temporary insanity by DotL. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funky_nomad Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 6 hours ago, peasy23 said: Never mind playing off mats and winter greens, one of the worst things about autumn golf has to be the fallen leaves. 3 times this morning I was looking for balls in the fairway hiding under the b*****ding things. Our winter sweep at Tulliallan employs a Leaf Ball system - agree with your playing partners that the ball has been lost in the leaves and it's a free drop from the approx position. As long as you don't play with new balls (and why would you?) it's a reasonable fix and saves time looking for lost causes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishBhoy Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 6 hours ago, Honest_Man#1 said: Parkland courses in autumn and winter are just absolute shite unfortunately. Losing balls under piles of leaves, or boggy ground with mats and winter greens. Shite. It was a few years ago now, but I played Gleddoch late in the year and just after the greenkeepers had cut the fairways. You were hitting driver down the middle and spending 10 minutes looking for your ball under the leaves and loose grass. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 7 hours ago, Florentine_Pogen said: I know I shouldn't, but absolutely howling at this admission of temporary insanity by DotL. In partial mitigation it was to play for my home club in an inter-club match. I hadn't of course realised just how shite Piper Dam was, and spent the first two hours of that nonsense absolutely seething. I believe it's been improved but it was an absolute mickey mouse layout in those days, especially the first 6 or 7 holes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 7 hours ago, IrishBhoy said: It was a few years ago now, but I played Gleddoch late in the year and just after the greenkeepers had cut the fairways. You were hitting driver down the middle and spending 10 minutes looking for your ball under the leaves and loose grass. I think it was you who’d played Kingsbarns recently. What was the Scottish resident rate? Is it half the normal fee? Hard to get confirmation online anywhere. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 I've had a really positive competitive season but jeez I was awful today. 26 stableford points. Lost 4 balls and 4 putted the par 5 14th hole for a double bogey after hitting 3 excellent shots to find the green in regulation. Last counting event of the season tomorrow. Will hopefully fare better than today. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishBhoy Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 15 hours ago, Honest_Man#1 said: I think it was you who’d played Kingsbarns recently. What was the Scottish resident rate? Is it half the normal fee? Hard to get confirmation online anywhere. I actually don’t know as we booked it through Bunkered mate. What I would say though, is if they try and charge you double I would still play it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Gaun yirsel Hideki san. More fantasy points for me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 30 years of development in Dubai. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 22 years today since Payne Stewart died. https://www.bunkered.co.uk/golf-news/the-final-flight-the-story-of-the-crash-that-killed-payne-stewart 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian1 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 12 hours ago, peasy23 said: 22 years today since Payne Stewart died. https://www.bunkered.co.uk/golf-news/the-final-flight-the-story-of-the-crash-that-killed-payne-stewart That's a great article...wow 22 years ago. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Angelo Barksdale Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 **Fantasy Golf Week 41** the last Samurai A swashbuckling Sunday 65 helped hometown hero Hideki to his 2nd win of 2021. Slightly inappropriate cultural stereotypes aside, it's been quite the year for this rising son (stop it). Over in Mallorca, Jeff Winther showed ice cold nerves to take last week's European Tour event. Overall Standings There's only 4 weeks left until the conclusion of the 2021 Fantasy Golf League and the winner of the Todger Strunk Trophy is revealed. @die hard doonhamer effectively has a 2 shot lead with 4 to play, but there's 4 contenders looking to take advantage of any slip up. 2245 @die hard doonhamer 1972 @lichtie23 1966 @peasy23 1954 @Tartan Dave 1910 @Ro Sham Bo 1747 @alta-pete 1724 @J_Stewart 1623 @Tommy Carcetti 1599 @Honest_Man#1 1543 @Mr Kane and the lemon cafe 1428 @Distant Doonhamer A foreboding and desolate area, where things are inexplicably lost, never to be seen again ? No, not the rough at your local council course, but the Bermuda Triangle. We're in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean this week, alongside a relatively modest field led by Matt Fitzpatrick and Pat Reed, on an island which is virtually one big golf course, for the Bermuda Championship on the Robert Trent Jones designed Port Royal. The former host of the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, it's considered one of the best public courses in the world, with some tidy looking holes, including the signature 235 yd par 3 16th played over the Atlantic. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian1 Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 Playing the Old Course on Saturday for the first time (success in the ballot) Pretty excited about it and forecast looks ok - 11c with 13mph. Appreciate that it is not the best course I will have played but really looking forward to the iconic holes and seeing if I can do a Tiger and stay out of all the bunkers (tough task and quite frankly with my record of sandy's oer the past few years maybe best going in them) Our group play off 4, 8, 9 (me) and 14...what tees should we play off? Want to enter this as a General Play so that it is my last counting round of the year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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