Albatrosses?

ankles

So I was playing Monday in Mannan Castle. A casual round off the yellows. The 6th is about 360 yards, uphill dogleg, but downwind that day. It's my course so I spot my line over the dogleg and let rip. And absolutely nut it. Get up to somewhere near the green and can't see the ball, looking in rough. Then see a guy running back from previous tee. Pointing at green. Seems the ball bounced over the greenside bunker, landed on right edge, rolled along green and stopped where you see it.

Gutted.

Anyone shot an albatross here?

sector

that sucks, hard luck. clobbered the pin @ a par 5 recently and tapped in for eagle but no never had a double eagle as the americans say.

dvemail

Well that just sucks,:D
Ive never had an albatross either, hope you holed the putt btw.

GorHugh

ankles wrote: »

So I was playing Monday in Mannan Castle. A casual round off the yellows. The 6th is about 360 yards, uphill dogleg, but downwind that day. It's my course so I spot my line over the dogleg and let rip. And absolutely nut it. Get up to somewhere near the green and can't see the ball, looking in rough. Then see a guy running back from previous tee. Pointing at green. Seems the ball bounced over the greenside bunker, landed on right edge, rolled along green and stopped where you see it.

Gutted.

Anyone shot an albatross here?

I'm member of Mannan castle myself , Thats some shot for the 6th hole ,

just wondering did you go for the gap between the 2 big trees ?

you must have a fairly low h/c to pull that off ??

Fore Iron

I think I could 3 putt from there........

GorHugh

Fore Iron wrote: »

I think I could 3 putt from there........

hahahaha .... legend

thoscon

ankles wrote: »

So I was playing Monday in Mannan Castle. A casual round off the yellows. The 6th is about 360 yards, uphill dogleg, but downwind that day. It's my course so I spot my line over the dogleg and let rip. And absolutely nut it. Get up to somewhere near the green and can't see the ball, looking in rough. Then see a guy running back from previous tee. Pointing at green. Seems the ball bounced over the greenside bunker, landed on right edge, rolled along green and stopped where you see it.

Gutted.

Anyone shot an albatross here?

thats some going.im also a member and didnt tink that its possible to drive the green.you must be a low handicapper

not trying to condradict you but surely you mean ur man came running back from the 7th tee .you cant see the green from the 5th tee:D

ankles

OK it was the next tee. I went for the gap between the two big trees.
I'm off 20. I hate golf really. I kill holes or they kill me. I am Mr. Inconsistent. I also drove to the front edge of the 10th, and hit the green on the 12th (which I then 3 putted).

GorHugh

Not calling you a liar , But i'm really doubtful of a drive getting to that green especially to with 1 inch of the cup .... the gap in the 2 trees is too far right to give a shot any chance of getting near the green , The strong wind would had to been a hurricane to change the direction of the ball that much , I've played mannan with Big Hitters on countless occasion and the nearest i seen anybody get to the green was about 60 yrds out , They also went through the gap in the tree's ..

The lad above Thoscon is off 13 ( will be much lower by the end of the yr )and is a Real big hitter , He's of the same thinking as me on this ......

I've seen the 12th hit from a drive on a few occasions , The 10th to the front edge ... the jury would be out on this too ....unless of course you were off the red stakes

fred funk }{

I drove a short par 4 before in Old Connagh. The boys ahead had just finished and told me my ball had hit the flag. I had a tap in for eagle.

Daithio9

sector wrote: »

that sucks, hard luck. clobbered the pin @ a par 5 recently and tapped in for eagle but no never had a double eagle as the americans say.

Are you a yank?.
Double eagle has got to be one of the worst "phrases" that the yanks persist with using, how they think (or even arrived at thinking) that double eagle is an acceptable alternative to albatross is beyond comprenhension.

GreeBo

Daithio9 wrote: »

Double eagle has got to be one of the worst "phrases" that the yanks persist with using, how they think (or even arrived at thinking) that double eagle is an acceptable alternative to albatross is beyond comprenhension.

Its also very wrong, double -2 is -4, not -3.
At least it was when I was in school!

You could say an eagle is a double birdie, but then people would laugh at you...and they would be correct to do so

oh and ouch to the OP!

ankles

I was playing off the yellows. Wind was blowing straight down from once you got up to the top fairway. I would always hit with a touch of draw. I'm typically not far away from the green off the yellows. My line is the gap, you have the tall trees just inside the corner, then a gap, then those three trees. I aim for the gap. Same wind straight behind off the yellows on 10. On a calm day on 10 off the yellows I would get it down on the flat. Driving 12 is pretty common I would say. that's when I'm not carving it into trees

fred funk }{

Jesus lads. what's with everyone doubting the OP. I can hit the ball a mile (ex hurler) I have played with lads at their home course and they have commented that they have never seen anyone hit the ball as far on certain holes. Why would he lie?

hurleronditch

i have an albatross!!

Put it in the hole in one thread, very short par 4 in mahon

thoscon

fred funk }{ wrote: »

Jesus lads. what's with everyone doubting the OP. I can hit the ball a mile (ex hurler) I have played with lads at their home course and they have commented that they have never seen anyone hit the ball as far on certain holes. Why would he lie?

we are just voicing our opinions .me and gorhugh played it dis morning and were looking at the sixth hole.itd take some drive to do coz its eye of the needle type drive esp when you have to hit it straight thru the trees and it needs to draw wen it gets around the trees and from the yellows you need it up in the air very quick coz its close to the trees .
ankle how are you only a 20 if your driving like that ?.i was talking to the new pro today and he was saying his best drive on 10 from the blue tees lands 20 yards short.you must have some drive of a ball.how do you get on on 16 and 18 coz the are the same distance ias 10 ?
im not doubting you atall mate just curious

Iangolf

I'm not saying I believe or disbelieve the op as I dont know him or the course.

But just because you can drive the ball 300 yards or further doesnt make you a good golfer. I have won a few long drive competetions in driving ranges and am still off 15 (playing just over a year). There was one in the spawell where I was 20 yards longer than any of the pros that were there, They were driving 280ish with the range balls.

I do understand that a lot of people do come on here and I say I can hit the ball 7 miles with a putter, but not everyone is lying.

GorHugh

Iangolf wrote: »

I'm not saying I believe or disbelieve the op as I dont know him or the course.

But just because you can drive the ball 300 yards or further doesnt make you a good golfer. I have won a few long drive competetions in driving ranges and am still off 15 (playing just over a year). There was one in the spawell where I was 20 yards longer than any of the pros that were there, They were driving 280ish with the range balls.

I do understand that a lot of people do come on here and I say I can hit the ball 7 miles with a putter, but not everyone is lying.

We played it this morning .. We looked at it from every angle possible .. Every distance possible .. every excuse possible to make it .. 3 of us came to the same conclusion ... not a chance ....

It's a an uphill drive , He went over massive trees ontop of the uphill drive .. it a fairly sharp dog leg left ( regardless of going through the tree's ) to see the green , rekons it cleared a sizable bunker on the righthand side of a slightly raised green .... and then finishes on the edge of the cup .... If he did .. fair play , I can't see it happening .

I'd play a round of golf with the lad and buy him a rake of pints if he could prove me wrong ..

G1032

GorHugh wrote: »

We played it this morning .. We looked at it from every angle possible .. Every distance possible .. every excuse possible to make it .. 3 of us came to the same conclusion ... not a chance ....

It's a an uphill drive , He went over massive trees ontop of the uphill drive .. it a fairly sharp dog leg left ( regardless of going through the tree's ) to see the green , rekons it cleared a sizable bunker on the righthand side of a slightly raised green .... and then finishes on the edge of the cup .... If he did .. fair play , I can't see it happening .

I'd play a round of golf with the lad and buy him a rake of pints if he could prove me wrong ..

Lads
Can you not just accept he played the shot? Accept that what he says is possible. What does he gain by making up this story.
I've seen a lad hit a 3-wood and a sandwedge to a 490 par five on a calm day. No doglegs, just straight from tee to green.
I'm guessing you're just jealous that you've never done what the OP has and ye need to get over it.

And to OP. Great shot and hard luck.

Iangolf

GorHugh wrote: »

We played it this morning .. We looked at it from every angle possible .. Every distance possible .. every excuse possible to make it .. 3 of us came to the same conclusion ... not a chance ....

It's a an uphill drive , He went over massive trees ontop of the uphill drive .. it a fairly sharp dog leg left ( regardless of going through the tree's ) to see the green , rekons it cleared a sizable bunker on the righthand side of a slightly raised green .... and then finishes on the edge of the cup .... If he did .. fair play , I can't see it happening .

I'd play a round of golf with the lad and buy him a rake of pints if he could prove me wrong ..

That sounds like a challenge, As I said before, I dont know the guy or the hole in question.

I was just commenting that any time someone comes on and says that they hit a big drive or an amazing shot, people tend to say no you didnt or their pro couldnt do that so its not possible.

Let me know how the challenge goes.

GorHugh

ronaldochokes wrote: »

Lads
Can you not just accept he played the shot? Accept that what he says is possible. What does he gain by making up this story.
I've seen a lad hit a 3-wood and a sandwedge to a 490 par five on a calm day. No doglegs, just straight from tee to green.
I'm guessing you're just jealous that you've never done what the OP has and ye need to get over it.

And to OP. Great shot and hard luck.

I'm not a jealous Golfer lad , I'm not a big hitter and i appreciate big drives and great golf shots .. But if a lad off 20 h/c posts a pic of a 360yd uphill dogleg drive over a bunker to slightly raised green to within 1 inch of the cup it raises questions !!

ankles

Don't want to make a big thing of this. I'd probably doubt as well. It was off the yellows. And remember on that Monday it was breezy. The 5th (par 5 into the wind) was a tough hole. On 16 my draw meant I ran out of fairway at the end, pulled up just short of the heavy stuff. had less than 100 yards left. I have pulled it a couple of times and its ended up over the stream in front of the 18th tee. On 18 wind wasn't helping, I hit a poor drive into rough on left, beyond the bunkers, if I hit it well I shouldn't be too far off the stream, but off the yellows remember.

There were a three kids ahead of me who saw it, plus my two playing partners. Not sure what more I can do.

I ended up with only 32 points. I had 19 the previous week. I scratched maybe 6 holes.

I really hate golf.

thoscon

ankles wrote: »

Don't want to make a big thing of this. I'd probably doubt as well. It was off the yellows. And remember on that Monday it was breezy. The 5th (par 5 into the wind) was a tough hole. On 16 my draw meant I ran out of fairway at the end, pulled up just short of the heavy stuff. had less than 100 yards left. I have pulled it a couple of times and its ended up over the stream in front of the 18th tee. On 18 wind wasn't helping, I hit a poor drive into rough on left, beyond the bunkers, if I hit it well I shouldn't be too far off the stream, but off the yellows remember.

There were a three kids ahead of me who saw it, plus my two playing partners. Not sure what more I can do.

I ended up with only 32 points. I had 19 the previous week. I scratched maybe 6 holes.

I really hate golf.

fair play mate its just you know yourself that 6th (7th now since it changed) its such a tough driving hole very very hard to imagine anyone been able to drive it atall.
have to say the course is in absolute cracking condition,played it again today they have it immaculate.hard start now starting off the old 13th

ankles

Yeah, I think that's a poor way to start a course tbh. It kills me off the blues. I'd take a wood of some sort but I pull or hook those at the moment. You need some scope for error on an opening hole.

I won't be back up for a couple of weeks anyway.

thoscon

ankles wrote: »

Yeah, I think that's a poor way to start a course tbh. It kills me off the blues. I'd take a wood of some sort but I pull or hook those at the moment. You need some scope for error on an opening hole.

I won't be back up for a couple of weeks anyway.

its a disaster .i pulled my first shot yesterday out on the road then when i re loaded went into the trees and this morning pulled in the trees aswell:(

have you far to travel to get to the course ?

ankles

I have family in Blayney so when I stay up there its fine. Otherwise South Dublin, so not a place to trip up to for a round unfortunately.

I'll be parking round the back of the clubhouse from now on!

[DM]Frink

If there is any doubt I know what probably happened! I'm a member in Sillogue (just joined to get a GUI and its keep!) and when I play, sooo many time have I nearly been hit with a ball without people shouting fore and secondly the most common, people hitting my ball when they cant find theirs, so what maybe happened is this guy found another persons ball on the green and didnt check it and just assumed it was his.....ergo an eagle?

GorHugh

ankles wrote: »

Don't want to make a big thing of this. I'd probably doubt as well. It was off the yellows. And remember on that Monday it was breezy. The 5th (par 5 into the wind) was a tough hole. On 16 my draw meant I ran out of fairway at the end, pulled up just short of the heavy stuff. had less than 100 yards left. I have pulled it a couple of times and its ended up over the stream in front of the 18th tee. On 18 wind wasn't helping, I hit a poor drive into rough on left, beyond the bunkers, if I hit it well I shouldn't be too far off the stream, but off the yellows remember.

There were a three kids ahead of me who saw it, plus my two playing partners. Not sure what more I can do.

I ended up with only 32 points. I had 19 the previous week. I scratched maybe 6 holes.

I really hate golf.

Fair play lad .. if you have the time go get a few lessons , with distances like that you'd be a super golfer if you could sort out the other bits ...

i was with thoscon on sat when the fooker was trying his best to smash the cars in the front car park ... it was only after the round i noticed he was parked around the BACK ... Lesson learned there !!!

Apologies for doubting you , but as you said yourself it's a bit hard to believe it could be done ..

p.s the club pro is starting the 2's in the pro shop from now on .. you could have been the only lad to win it on a Par4 ....lol

thoscon

GorHugh wrote: »

Fair play lad .. if you have the time go get a few lessons , with distances like that you'd be a super golfer if you could sort out the other bits ...

i was with thoscon on sat when the fooker was trying his best to smash the cars in the front car park ... it was only after the round i noticed he was parked around the BACK ... Lesson learned there !!!

Apologies for doubting you , but as you said yourself it's a bit hard to believe it could be done ..

p.s the club pro is starting the 2's in the pro shop from now on .. you could have been the only lad to win it on a Par4 ....lol

i was trying to hit your car ye fooker:D:D
hate that new first hole:o
im blaming my hangover !!!!

GorHugh

thoscon wrote: »

i was trying to hit your car ye fooker:D:D
hate that new first hole:o
im blaming my hangover !!!!

i'm blaming the fact your crossed and cack handed ......:p:p:p:p