Now we are into the new season , golf tales and course ratings is the order of play .

I am booked in at longcliffe on june 15th

Is that a comp Fliper or just a day out?

looks a pretty course ..... primarily parkland i take it with plenty of mature trees ..... shall play hookey tomorrow afternoon and hope to continue Monday's form .... fat chance!

LCGC is supposedly one of the toughest if not the toughest in Leicestershire Cynic. Well worth a round if you ever have the opportunity, but don't expect a good score! Early in the year yet, but signs are that the greens will be very fast. Actually, getting to the greens can be a bit traumatic and I have never regarded any one hole as a Birdie opportunity. An awful lot of tidying up has been undertaken over the winter and the course looks very tidy. Once the rough starts to grow again and the fairways firm up after all the rain, the difficulty will increase exponentially. A friend of mine who plays off 7 has yet to record anything like a decent score after numerous attempts. If you want to have a round anytime PM and I'll book you in as a guest.

pth

open am-am on the 15th

PTH .... may take you up on that ... better make sure it's dark so i can't be seen hacking up their turf! ..... looks something like a Harry Colt course but in parkland rather than heath .... if so, and judging by its shortish length, almost certainly very subtle and not to be beaten to death ..... East Course at "posh" club is rather like that, with only one par 5

just played today at bendinat in Mallorca - in the rain, what a joke. Hopefully the weather improves soon.

G D , have you played son vida , puntiro or alcanada ?

no, i play at Camp De Mar and Bendinat in Mallorca - never neard of those (I go to mainland spain very rarely though)

All three in mallorca .

where abouts? we stay in Andratx/Camp de Mar during the summer but am staying with friends in the port at the moment. Have rarely visited anywhere on the other side of the island. Are you familiar with those courses then?

www.golf-alcananda.com www.golfparkmallorca.com www.sonvidagolf.com

Good forcast for the weekend , two games booked .

silly but true .... played really well on Wednesday afternoon but could not hole a short putt to save my life ..... decided to have a putting lesson and asked pro to check, inter alia, if the grip was on straight ..... yes, was the answer but the shaft is bent so face now somewhat shut (unlike mine)! .... have sent it away for a new shaft and bought new in the interim ..... have practiced with it for an hour or two, so fingers crossed for tomorrow's medal .... will prob now putt well and carve every drive instead!

Hit the ball well sat but finished 4 down . sun finished 3 over handicap . 0.1 back for each round .

Has anyone played at Meyrick Park in Bournemouth? I've got three rounds there this weekend!!

5 rounds coming up , i hope its sunny ?

flip .... when r we going to golf? ..... played first round of Gruesomes (Mixed 4somes) the other day .... haven't played with a woman in that respect for many a long year! .... really good n tight game ..... 3 up after 12 and then lost 4 on the trot but sneaked back last 2 holes inc birdie at the last ..... phew!

no golf for me this w/e ...... picking up the pieces of Number Two Son on Sunday as he is in London Marathon .... silly bugger!

I think I did, about 25 years ago. No good to you though Dave... sorry thinking aloud -):

Anybody ever played at Machynys Peninsula Golf Club in South Wales???........one word...FANTASTIC (*****)!!!!

3 other fab courses close(ish) by are;- THE Gower(*****), Glyn Abbey(***), and Peterstones Lakes(****) near Newport.......and No, I dont live in south wales but well worth a visit.

oh and im talking reasonable prices to!!