Golf 2024 official thread
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Central Defender
Shields bunkers are woeful likemember at shields and can't help but admiring Whitburn over the wall getting bunker envy
Flip
Winger
I'm a member at Birtley but similar it asnt been open much so we have been whoring ourselves around - Houghton is good and high up, like wise we really enjoyed Whitburn. Played CLS twice - its full of pretentious w@nkers will probably never go again.
Brooneye
Goalkeeper
Played shields the other day with a couple of lads from Hobson. Standing on the Shields 13th tee and looking across to Whitburn at the bunkers on the 7th there. The white sand just makes them stand outmember at shields and can't help but admiring Whitburn over the wall getting bunker envy
CraigyLee
Striker
Julio Gabbiadini
Reserve Squad
I’m a member at Houghton. Can’t fault the place. Decent course and friendly clubhouse. Lost a good few days this year to the weather but as has most clubs so understandable.
safccfas
Winger
Played Birtley hundreds of times over the years. I think it’s a really hard nine holes. There isn’t a single hole with a flat fairway, every lie is awkward for the entire course.
As for the first three holes, your round can be pretty much done by the time you tee off on the fourth. Long par 3 opening hole than needs a long iron onto the green from your tee short. 2nd hole is very long for a par 4 with OOB on the right and a line of trees to get past. Then the little par 3… hit the green or your in a world of trouble
Great little course.
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Brooneye
Goalkeeper
Never played it, one of the few around here I haven't played, don't think I want to after that descriptionPlayed Birtley hundreds of times over the years. I think it’s a really hard nine holes. There isn’t a single hole with a flat fairway, every lie is awkward for the entire course.
As for the first three holes, your round can be pretty much done by the time you tee off on the fourth. Long par 3 opening hole than needs a long iron onto the green from your tee short. 2nd hole is very long for a par 4 with OOB on the right and a line of trees to get past. Then the little par 3… hit the green or your in a world of trouble
Motor City Cobra
Winger
don’t remember it being that hard but tbf first is a tough opening hole. Was always a canny tricky 9 holes. Not played it in donkeys years. LikePlayed Birtley hundreds of times over the years. I think it’s a really hard nine holes. There isn’t a single hole with a flat fairway, every lie is awkward for the entire course.
As for the first three holes, your round can be pretty much done by the time you tee off on the fourth. Long par 3 opening hole than needs a long iron onto the green from your tee short. 2nd hole is very long for a par 4 with OOB on the right and a line of trees to get past. Then the little par 3… hit the green or your in a world of trouble
Flip
Winger
Aye its great for what we neeed and we just alternate front nine and then back nine - its amazing how different it seems moving a tee box 15 metresPlayed Birtley hundreds of times over the years. I think it’s a really hard nine holes. There isn’t a single hole with a flat fairway, every lie is awkward for the entire course.
As for the first three holes, your round can be pretty much done by the time you tee off on the fourth. Long par 3 opening hole than needs a long iron onto the green from your tee short. 2nd hole is very long for a par 4 with OOB on the right and a line of trees to get past. Then the little par 3… hit the green or your in a world of trouble
The first and second are as hard a start as I've stumbled across in my limited golfing experience.
Blame Me
Winger
On the way back from a two week visit to the States and where I used to live in North Carolina. Managed to get in 11 rounds of golf which is about the same as what I've managed in the last 18 months. Played with someone else's 20 year old sticks, they were missing a 6 iron and had only one wedge. To be fair I smacked them better than my own and scored to my handicap. I also got someone's senior shafted driver and hit that like no other driver I've hit before. I often say it's not the arrow but the Indian, but I've changed my mind on that one after the last few weeks.
Now it's back to the grind and no golf, that little fix will keepe going a bit though.
Now it's back to the grind and no golf, that little fix will keepe going a bit though.
