Scratch Cups

Dr_Colossus

Rickylovesuall wrote: »

Loughrea's Junior Scratch Cup is calling out to me I think

Anyone else thinking about tipping down to Loughrea for the Scratch Cup Weekend this weekend ?

Yes, heading down to Galway this evening for a couple of days and playing Loughrea on the way back on Sat. It's a course I haven't played in a few years but one that's always very welcoming.

mag wrote: »

off to delganys myself

Playing in this also on the Sun, haven't played the course before but hear it's quite hilly. It's an opportunity to play a new course anyway. Playing alot of bad golf at present so need a couple of good rounds to stop the .1 rot.

mag

Dr_Colossus wrote: »

Yes, heading down to Galway this evening for a couple of days and playing Loughrea on the way back on Sat. It's a course I haven't played in a few years but one that's always very welcoming.



Playing in this also on the Sun, haven't played the course before but hear it's quite hilly. It's an opportunity to play a new course anyway. Playing alot of bad golf at present so need a couple of good rounds to stop the .1 rot.

delgany is pretty hilly alright, so much so that they provide a buggy to bring you from the 16th green to the 17th tee

matt-dublin

ah its not too bad, i carry and was alright on it. Its a very short course. second shoult be reachable in two.

going to dun laoghaire myself this weekend for their JSC

Rikand

Dr_Colossus wrote: »

Yes, heading down to Galway this evening for a couple of days and playing Loughrea on the way back on Sat. It's a course I haven't played in a few years but one that's always very welcoming.

Have you put yourself down for it already or want someone to play with ?

coddlesangers

matt-dublin wrote: »

ah its not too bad, i carry and was alright on it. Its a very short course. second shoult be reachable in two.

going to dun laoghaire myself this weekend for their JSC

2nd should be reachable in two? I should hope so, its only 274 metres :-) even my granny might get it there with two solid ones.

Dr_Colossus

Rickylovesuall wrote: »

Have you put yourself down for it already or want someone to play with ?

Am down already for 11:02 I think with my father and one of his mates. I presume it's 3 balls but I didn't make the booking so can't be sure. No online booking facility which is a pain. Thanks for the offer.

AGC

What is Birr like? Many people played it?

pinkdoubleeagle

AGC wrote: »

What is Birr like? Many people played it?

Is there a Senior Scratch Cup on there?

AGC

Yeah the 18th.

I won't get into Mullingar so might spin down

pinkdoubleeagle

AGC wrote: »

Yeah the 18th.

I won't get into Mullingar so might spin down

Will enter this. Cracking course. Is it 18 or 36?

AGC

Says 18 on website

Made my mind up, ill play!

pinkdoubleeagle

AGC wrote: »

Says 18 on website

Made my mind up, ill play!

Might see you down there. You will enjoy it. Tight little course.

AGC

Just entered there. It's 27 holes

Rikand

Loved the old 18 holes in Birr, but not a big fan of the changes they made.

Have fun all those that go to it

AGC

It's the 19th not the 18th, sorry.

mag

AGC wrote: »

It's 27 holes

how odd!

levitronix

just got my name in for headfort junior, im ready for another beating

matt-dublin

coddlesangers wrote: »

2nd should be reachable in two? I should hope so, its only 274 metres :-) even my granny might get it there with two solid ones.

Typo, meant to say 1 lol

Seve OB

Right I'm booked in for Portarlington Intermediate Scratch Cup on Sunday.

Is it just me or is it weird to have an 18 hole competition run over 2 days? Seems a bit unfair really as could have a belter of a day on saturday with no wind or rain and it could be blowing huricanes on Sunday!

jokser250

Signed up for new Ross one tomorrow looking forward to it great course

Rikand

stevieob wrote: »

Right I'm booked in for Portarlington Intermediate Scratch Cup on Sunday.

Is it just me or is it weird to have an 18 hole competition run over 2 days? Seems a bit unfair really as could have a belter of a day on saturday with no wind or rain and it could be blowing huricanes on Sunday!

gonna be a worse day saturday than sunday

plumber77

stevieob wrote: »

Right I'm booked in for Portarlington Intermediate Scratch Cup on Sunday.

Is it just me or is it weird to have an 18 hole competition run over 2 days? Seems a bit unfair really as could have a belter of a day on saturday with no wind or rain and it could be blowing huricanes on Sunday!

It's common enough. Some clubs run off Junior, Intermediate and Minor of the course of one weekend. But looking at this weekend you'll have the best of it Sunday.

Rikand

Dr_Colossus wrote: »

Am down already for 11:02 I think with my father and one of his mates. I presume it's 3 balls but I didn't make the booking so can't be sure. No online booking facility which is a pain. Thanks for the offer.

How did you go ?

How did everyone who played today go ?

I decided to give Loughrea a skip cause the weather looked awful

Dr_Colossus

Rickylovesuall wrote: »

How did you go ?

How did everyone who played today go ?

I decided to give Loughrea a skip cause the weather looked awful

Another bad day at the office, 84 hacks around the course so looking like yet another 0.1. Wind was cruel and don't think it assisted on a single hole, tough cross winds with heavy showers for the most part which assisted in skying a couple of balls OB. Iron shots were all over the place and didn't hit a single par 3 and then further compounded the problem by bogeying all the par 5's.

Bar the rough which was a bit soft in places the course was well set up and greens were very smooth and consistent, just a pity we have to try and play in Irish weather conditions. Course was pretty quiet around the 11:00 slot so looks like alot of people kept their distance due to the weather.

jokser250

jokser250 wrote: »

Signed up for new Ross one tomorrow looking forward to it great course

Shot 103 was very disappointed was hoping to shoot a 95 plenty of work to be done

Seve OB

Got decent weather yesterday in Portarlington and played with 2 very nice guys. I was happy with my game except the index 1, 7th Hole. Thought to myself, be cute now and hit it nice and easy. Worst thing I could have done as I pulled the arse off it and it caught the trees about 100 yards up and worst of all, my playing partner found it and it wasn't pretty. I took a 9! I burst the provo and it ended up miles down the centre!

Looks like I lost out on the best Nett as a result of that hole and 2nd in the Gross. As it was, I lost out on Nett 3rd on the back 9 and was 1 off 3rd in the Gross.

I shot 86, Nett 73, had a couple of silly double bogeys also. Got stung with my ball embedded in it's own plug mark but no relief as was in the rough. Had to try hack it out and she went in the water!

matt-dublin

if it makes you all feel any better i had an 11 on the par 4 lower 6th/15th in dun laoghaire yesterday.....

That pretty much describes my day........

that is all!!!

mag

stevieob wrote: »

Got decent weather yesterday in Portarlington and played with 2 very nice guys. I was happy with my game except the index 1, 7th Hole. Thought to myself, be cute now and hit it nice and easy. Worst thing I could have done as I pulled the arse off it and it caught the trees about 100 yards up and worst of all, my playing partner found it and it wasn't pretty. I took a 9! I burst the provo and it ended up miles down the centre!

Looks like I lost out on the best Nett as a result of that hole and 2nd in the Gross. As it was, I lost out on Nett 3rd on the back 9 and was 1 off 3rd in the Gross.

I shot 86, Nett 73, had a couple of silly double bogeys also. Got stung with my ball embedded in it's own plug mark but no relief as was in the rough. Had to try hack it out and she went in the water!

that 7th is a card wrecker like no other. hard luck...

Seve OB

matt-dublin wrote: »

if it makes you all feel any better i had an 11 on the par 4 lower 6th/15th in dun laoghaire yesterday.....

That pretty much describes my day........

that is all!!!

ouch!

By the way, Portarlington was in even better nick than our outing there a couple of weeks ago, really is a smashing course and the greens were like carpet... fast carpet!

Rikand

stevieob wrote: »

ouch!

By the way, Portarlington was in even better nick than our outing there a couple of weeks ago, really is a smashing course and the greens were like carpet... fast carpet!

really have to try and get back there again for another game