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GreeBo

So what the hell am I going to do all weekend with no golf?

10/1 McGuirks and the Driving Range are jammered all weekend!

Keano

I'm with ya. I'm not sure our monthly medal is going ahead, I'm not down to play due to boards outing but I might check in the morning.

Ilik Urgee

I got my fix in today, like playing hopscotch down the fairways:eek:

charlieIRL

I'm going to ring every course within a 50 mile radius of me tomorrow, cant let my day pass go. I'll let you know as soon as I can

pinkdoubleeagle

Two courses in carton house were open on Friday and will be open over the weekend for anyone interested in getting a game

Dr_Colossus

Just got a text message from Luttrellstown Castle to say the course there is open today. Impressive as didn't think much parkland couses in the east would be open today Probably not much fun up to your ankles in gutter and it still misting

WillyWonka

Was due to play macreddin but its closed.
Druids Heath is open for the weekend.

PARlance

GreeBo wrote: »

10/1 McGuirks and the Driving Range are jammered all weekend!

There's a gambling forum for that kind of carry on

Driving range and Nevada Bobs to use the last of Santas vouchers for me.

ForeRight

Believe it or not blessington lakes opened at 12:30 today and are having a qualifying comp.

Balls plugging everywhere and mud balls on every shot.

What Plonker decided to make that a qualifier.

FixdePitchmark

ForeRight wrote: »

Believe it or not blessington lakes opened at 12:30 today and are having a qualifying comp.

Balls plugging everywhere and mud balls on every shot.

What Plonker decided to make that a qualifier.

Is it not very damaging to open on ground like that?

Seen links on east flooded in parts, very unusual.

ForeRight

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Is it not very damaging to open on ground like that?

Seen links on east flooded in parts, very unusual.

I'm sure the place is going to be destroyed. I have a friend up there playing and he sent me a picture of his ball and it looked like a malteser.

I can't understand it at all.

Keano

My home course has its first qualifying comp of the year and course is open. I was up there but it's baltic!

EvanCornwallis

Rain and flooding is so bad, I can't even chip or pitch out my back. We pray for your safe return Mr. Blue sky.

meath4sam

Played Killeen castle today greens and fairways great considering weather,bit of muck on the ball here and there but didnt plug once,bit cold but soup and bacon sambo after the ninth helped.

MisterAnarchy

Local course was open today but it was very wet in places .
I also noticed that there were a few guys out in buggies making complete ****e of the place .
Should be no buggies allowed from Nov-March unless the ground is firm.

slave1

Just back from Moate, was in great nick, pleasantly surprised, Barton Cup match just behind us.

FixdePitchmark

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

Local course was open today but it was very wet in places .
I also noticed that there were a few guys out in buggies making complete ****e of the place .
Should be no buggies allowed from Nov-March unless the ground is firm.

Out in Buggies :eek:

No respect for the course.

TRS30

Just got a text to saw that our place will be open for medal tomorrow if no more rain. Either way is going to be baltic and wet. Might even be froozen early on as RTE weather just said will be well below freezing tonight.

MisterAnarchy

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Out in Buggies :eek:

No respect for the course.

Yeah gets on my goat big time.
Its been going on all throughout the winter ,absolute farce.

downthemiddle

ForeRight wrote: »

I'm sure the place is going to be destroyed. I have a friend up there playing and he sent me a picture of his ball and it looked like a malteser.

I can't understand it at all.

Played Blessington Lakes today and the course was in very good nick. It had dried out really well, as it always does. Whoever made the call yesterday got it wrong but there were no problems there today.
The cold was another matter. There were rumours of penguins making an appearance.

Dr_Colossus

Things just go from bad to worse with snow now on the ground. Not looking great for golf over the long weekend with clubs having no chance to dry out from last weekend.

PARlance

Dr_Colossus wrote: »

Things just go from bad to worse with snow now on the ground. Not looking great for golf over the long weekend with clubs having no chance to dry out from last weekend.

Head up Dr C, that should be the last of the rainfall/snow (precipitation if you want to get all fancy about it ) for the weekend! (We might get a little bit of downfall this evening but nothing much)

I think I've moved to the next level of golfing obsession, that being a combined obsession with the weather forecast.

I've got the Father Jack-eqse hairy hands to prove it

levitronix

Dr_Colossus wrote: »

Things just go from bad to worse with snow now on the ground. Not looking great for golf over the long weekend with clubs having no chance to dry out from last weekend.

I ve the last 3 days off work and not a single round played Dropped my wife and son to the airport today so if the weather had of been good I could of played almost everyday for next 10 days . I HATE THIS WEATHER

charlieIRL

levitronix wrote: »

I ve the last 3 days off work and not a single round played Dropped my wife and son to the airport today so if the weather had of been good I could of played almost everyday for next 10 days . I HATE THIS WEATHER

Same here, I'm off for a week too. Only golf I'll get is on the wii with that weather.

redzerdrog

40 of us due to play the k club on friday, whats the chances of getting out?

GreeBo

Hammering down in south dublin for most of the day....then it breaks for crazy sunshine...@ 2*C....ARGH.

ForeRight

Ireland throw away 2 points last night followed by snow and no golf the next few days. Property tax letter in the door this morning after the tv licence yesterday.

Went to heat the baby's bottle there earlier and the microwave isn't working.

My car battery isn't taking a charge and the car won't start to go out and get the shopping.



I'm in work on nights tonight what's the chances I get a belt of a bus on my way in running?

Must do the lotto actually.

ssbob

ForeRight wrote: »

Property tax letter in the door this morning after the tv licence yesterday.

Some friendly advice: Pay your TV licence by DD, it costs the exact same excelt split out by the number of months in the year so makes no sense to pay it up front!

As for the weather, i am hoping to get out this evening after work, have brought two pairs of everything though so will prob look like the Michelen man swinging the club! Been quite dry in Cork for last couple of days so courses should have drained by now but not muich drying there(as the mother would say):D

Speak Now

ssbob wrote: »

Some friendly advice: Pay your TV licence by DD, it costs the exact same excelt split out by the number of months in the year so makes no sense to pay it up front!

As for the weather, i am hoping to get out this evening after work, have brought two pairs of everything though so will prob look like the Michelen man swinging the club! Been quite dry in Cork for last couple of days so courses should have drained by now but not muich drying there(as the mother would say):D

2c cheaper :P

FixdePitchmark

Great day for golf at Mt Juilet. Played well enough, snowing on 11th amazing sight.

Ilik Urgee

Just lining up the layers for tomorrow. Hope to God the sunny south east lives up to it's name!! It'd skin a donkey's balls out there at the minute

Mr. Larson

I played 11 Holes today in the snow, wasn't sticking though. Was lovely out once the snow stopped pelting down. 1st game in a few weeks, when a window of opportunity opens it has to be taken, when you have babbies!! Loved it!

ssbob

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Great day for golf at Mt Juilet. Played well enough, snowing on 11th amazing sight.

How was the course? Playing there next Monday for the first time? tough course?

FixdePitchmark

ssbob wrote: »

How was the course? Playing there next Monday for the first time? tough course?

One of the best in the country. Very dry, wet at 3 only problem. Greens very good (Hard to get speed sometimes). Lad told us to play green tees in winter. Up to you, but they made it more enjoyable for mid to high handicap players.
Plenty of room on big holes for big stick. Tight at 2, 3, 4 (Great holes). But after that a joy to play. Very few weak holes 12, 15 maybe, great finish ,fantastic par 3s.

If you can get into locker room and the bar, golf porn on walls. The pros burned the place up. You can see why , big fairways and always a way back when bad left or right.

It was a big idea, hard to see a resort course like that being built for a long time.

The practice facilities are world class, amazing place. Great food. Will be back every year.

ssbob

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

One of the best in the country. Very dry, wet at 3 only problem. Greens very good (Hard to get speed sometimes). Lad told us to play green tees in winter. Up to you, but they made it more enjoyable for mid to high handicap players.
Plenty of room on big holes for big stick. Tight at 2, 3, 4 (Great holes). But after that a joy to play. Very few weak holes 12, 15 maybe, great finish ,fantastic par 3s.

If you can get into locker room and the bar, golf porn on walls. The pros burned the place up. You can see why , big fairways and always a way back when bad left or right.

It was a big idea, hard to see a resort course like that being built for a long time.

The practice facilities are world class, amazing place. Great food. Will be back every year.

I am also playing there in two weeks time for the Social Media Open:

http://www.facebook.com/SocialMediaOpen

So kind of doing a reconnaisance trip next Monday, think we'll play off the greens on Monday but the comp is off the whites!! Really looking forward to that now, I like the big American style courses especially the way I drive the ball:D

FixdePitchmark

Was out today, lovely bit or warmth. A bit of sun. Looks like that High Pressure bastard over iceland is moving a bit. Things changing.

Great day for golf.

scubapro

What a morning, sun splitting the heavens in Dublin, frost delay but sure what's the panic, first day of qualifying, wishing all boardies a great days golf!

Rippeditup

I have a day to practice at the academy today which looks like heaven today... Loads of short game work and also have 2 games and a lesson planned next week WooHoo thank god for the long evenings..

GreeBo

Bloody temps this morning due to heavy frost over night.
nice day to play though!

Senna

forecasting cloud for tonight and low temp of 3c over night, so hopping for no frost and teeing off at 8.50

Boskowski

Weather totally weird, the easterly winds with the well below seasonal average temps are just not going away.

Loire

Organised golf this evening with my Dad. Went to the range yesterday and spent about 45 minutes putting last night. All ready for a stab at my handicap this evening and it's absolutely howling out there. What a joke. :mad:

GreeBo

Loire wrote: »

Organised golf this evening with my Dad. Went to the range yesterday and spent about 45 minutes putting last night. All ready for a stab at my handicap this evening and it's absolutely howling out there. What a joke. :mad:

Its been like that every day here apart from last night....
I have a lesson booked for tonight...might be a complete waste of time

FixdePitchmark

Was out yesterday. Was funny the wind (19 M/sec), as was a nice day. The ball just about staying on green.


The good news - after winds today, we have broke the back of it. I know from looking at the birds and trees.

http://www.yr.no/place/Ireland/Leinster/Dublin/long.html

scubapro

Loire wrote: »

Organised golf this evening with my Dad. Went to the range yesterday and spent about 45 minutes putting last night. All ready for a stab at my handicap this evening and it's absolutely howling out there. What a joke. :mad:

I'll take the wind any day over the rain, snow, ice, frost, at least you can get out and play. Played into the jaws of a gale on Sunday and while tough going at times it was still very enjoyable. The one bonus with the wind is it will help dry out a lot of courses.

Loire

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Was out yesterday. Was funny the wind (19 M/sec), as was a nice day. The ball just about staying on green.


The good news - after winds today, we have broke the back of it. I know from looking at the birds and trees.

http://www.yr.no/place/Ireland/Leinster/Dublin/long.html

I HOPE that site is accurate as it is saying "Cloudy" this evening in Cork. Go on ye beauty

FixdePitchmark

Loire wrote: »

I HOPE that site is accurate as it is saying "Cloudy" this evening in Cork. Go on ye beauty

Loire

That site gives a picture - is accurate the closer you get . So not bad for today.

pistolpete has better ones, but you need to be the Brain of Britain for his. Sadly, for me, I like little pictures with clouds or sun.

alxmorgan

Loire wrote: »

I HOPE that site is accurate as it is saying "Cloudy" this evening in Cork. Go on ye beauty

Perhaps some rain but not much

http://www.myweather2.com/Golf-Courses/Ireland/County-Cork/Cork-Golf-Club.aspx

alxmorgan

alxmorgan wrote: »

Perhaps some rain but not much

http://www.myweather2.com/Golf-Courses/Ireland/County-Cork/Cork-Golf-Club.aspx

Very windy though

http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?sc=64355&sty=m_menu

FixdePitchmark

You know in cork it is near gale this evening too - I guess you know looking out the window

Loire

alxmorgan wrote: »

Very windy though

http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?sc=64355&sty=m_menu

Thanks for that...windy alright. Maybe too much so :eek: