Off Topic The Golfing Thread

Went to Portugal a couple of years back, the Algarve, We played a course call Quinto do lago, nicest looking course i have played, met Shearer and a few other mags playing there while we were there.

 

Reet ive kinda got it. So id be 100 to start with?

Are all courses 72 par thingy?

 

I had a round in January with Mike Weir the Canadian bloke who won the Masters a few years ago and in the group ahead of us was Gary Player .....Golfing Royalty

 

That's one course we are playing Crumble, good to know its a top track

 

German men's handicap goes up to 36 apparently. No wonder they lost 2 wars!

 

mate of mine who i golf with works for the European Tour, she is pretty high up there and meets all the top golfers.
After the Ryder cups she comes home with loads of freebies that are left over, always get a brolly and a couple of tops that are "spare"

 

sorry, his wife works for the tour not him

 

Gary Player. Now ive heard that name.

 

Is there dress codes on all courses?

 

A rightie who plays leftie.

Played right-handed ice hockey but left handed golf I think.

Had a good win on him when he won the Masters!

 

a nice guy as well Blunham, has had some really bad marital issues in the recent past..but was good crack on the way round. Gary Player on the other hand is a total cock. I was luck enough to meet (not play) Ernie Els, Phil Mickleson and Ricky Fowler at the HSBC championships, all them top blokes. The photo is of my Friday society (well of few of them) and Ricky Fowler, I'm the fat guy on the right

 

That'll look good on the wall in your new place out in Myrtle Beach mate.

I'm sure he'll bounce back and get himself another stunningly gorgeous wife soon enough. These rich sporty types never seem to struggle in that department.

 

Having recently bought a new driver, 3 wood and iron set my game has rapidly descended into a pool of ****!! I was playing off 15 however it's going to take me a while to get used to the new equipment. Hoping to get to around 10 by the end of the season.

 

So thats 87 shots in a game but want to get to 82?

Think ive got this now.


So what the hell is all this bird malarky?

 

Dunno mate. I only know about old birds not golfing ones. It's rare I encounter the golfing variety!

 

Golf clubs are good for one thing and that's for swinging at cats that walk in your garden uninvited.

 

Or waving them at ****s who cut you up on the motorway. That's always fun!

 

How big is your car to be able to swing a golf club about inside?

 

Depends on the courses.
I play on a public course so its pretty hard to have a dress code for the general public, but as a member of the club we always adhere to a dress code, mainly no jeans and polo shirts.
I would imagine all private clubs are strict with dress codes, all of them that i have played in anyway.

 

nearly there assuming the par for the course is 72, my course is quite short so it only plays to a par 67
All courses are different and their par reflects how long and difficult the courses are.
It could be a short course with wide open fairways which will be a lot easier to play than a long course with tight tree lined fairways.
That is always the challenge of golf, playing the course to your handicap, if that makes sense.