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Boards Golf Society - Kilkenny 26th Aug 11.00
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10-08-2017 9:37am#1Hi all,
Hope everyone's been enjoying the lovely summer we've been having and getting plenty of golf in. We have just over two weeks to go until our penultimate event of the regular season which sees us venture into the land of the Cats. Normally the locals are busy preparing for All-Ireland hurling semi-finals or finals at this time of the year but unusually they don't have to worry about that this time!
This is the first time the Boards Golf Society has visited Kilkenny golf club, which is a par 71 measuring 5,718m off the forward tees and 5,908m off the back tees. It's not a course I've got to play before so if anyone has any tips, a course guide etc. feel free to post it up. The club website has some pictures and tips on how to play the course at: http://www.kilkennygolfclub.com/the-course.html
Our first tee off time is at 11am. The cost will be €35 for members, €40 for visitors. I've issued the teamer invite so please respond stating your availability and also let me know here if you require an early or late tee time and I'll do my best to facilitate.
Given that there are only 2 competitions left to count towards crowning the Golfer of the Year/Ryder Jug selection hopefully we will get a good showing. Every point is likely to be crucial in deciding the winner of Golfer of the Year and the team for the Jug. The lucky 12 who qualify for the Ryder Jug team will be venturing back to Kilkenny in October to play in Mount Juliet against the dastardly REPS. :P
Rumour has it that one or two of our members are in good form at present (here's looking at you Macker) so I expect a good score will be required to win this one.
Let me know of any questions or comments or if I've missed anything and looking forward to seeing those of you who can make it down in Kilkenny.
Yours in golf,
ballyk9
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BigChap1759 wrote: »How much is the deposit Seve?
€65
ah no, 20 or 30 I suppose, whatever is good with you. I just don't want to get stung with the bill, so will only hold rooms for whoever pays up a deposit0 -
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Another second spot for me again today and it was hard fought for. The two lads were flying on the front 9, I think Charlie had 23 and Roadrunner had 22. I was just about holding my own and had a mere 15 points which included an 8 on the index 18. A few wayward shots but luckily didn't find to much trouble and most of the time I could recover. I think I only had 2 pars though on the front which was not to good when you are playing off 11! 11, I have to get used to saying that
Realistically I was hoping to sneak a few pars on the back 9 and maybe come home in 18. A solid bogey on 10, the tee shot was just a bit heavy and a good chip saw me with a good chance to make par but the putt just didn't break, think I hit it a little to hard. A screamer down the centre of the index 1 11th was one of my better drives, but I just found the front half of the green with my approach and long putt to a back pin. It never looked like it was going anywhere else except dead centre of the hole once I hit the putt and she dropped for a tasty birdie. Just left of the green in 2 on the par5 12th but a poor chip left me a bout 15 foot for a 2 putt par. A good par followed on the 13th from the trees on the right. I rode a bit of luck with a drive that found trees on the 14th when my recovery ricocheted off a tree and went across the fairway, not a great lie, but I was able to chase it up to the front of the green in 3 but I failed to get up and down. 15 was again a bit lucky as I bit a bit of a blade but finished just over the back and I was able to chip to about 6 foot and drained the putt. My drive of the day came on the next, close enough to about 280 yards I reckon and I hit a sweet shot in at the pin, but still managed to leave myself a tricky downhill putt. If it wasn't;t going in for birdie, it was going off the green, so I made sure it was bang in the middle for birdie no 2 on the index 3
A pulled tee shot on 17 left me a tricky chip which I played well enough but got a bit unlucky to hit the pin and bounce away down the green so a bogey was as well as I could do. Not the best tee shot on the last as I found the rough on left, and it was sitting down and the grass just wrapped around the club as I played my approach and took the power out of it and my ball could only find the front bunker, but a well executed sandy left me little more than a tap in.
So coming home in +1 gross and a savage 23 points was a nice way to battle for 2nd place. So after +10 on the front I finished bang on my handicap strokes wise so very happy with that. I honestly thought there would be a few better scores out there today, thought it was playing a bit easy, but fair play to Charlie, he played superb, very solid all the way around, as of course was Roadrunner. He just kinda gives up a bit on the back 9 though and lets it get away from him a bit. He has a big score brewing, one to watch for Captains I'm sure.
Thanks to Captain for all the solid organising yet again, roll on Killarney0 -
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I had a very up and down day on the course which wasn't surprising after being out until after 3am the night before and only getting 4 hours sleep! :eek:
I played in the last group with Alanm, Break80 and ThecHamp26. Alanm is a marvellous player with a short game to die for. Highlight of the day was on the 8th hole when he hit his drive into the right rough. The trees in front of him didn't bother him though as he went right over them, onto the green and proceeded to hole the putt for birdie! A couple of wild tee shots cost him a place amongst the main prizes but he took home nearest the pin.
ThecHamp26 had an even more up and down round than I did, he had 3 birdies on the card (7, 12 and 14) but also had 6 scratches. :eek:
Break80's usual consistency was missing, but he still had a few pars and just missed out on nearest the pin after a glorious shot to the 17th.
Anyway, I've updated the Golfer of the Year and we have a new leader in Alanm who leads on 680 points. It's very tight for 2nd with only 10 points separating Macker1 on 655 from Roadrunner in 3rd on 645. SeveOB is in 4th on 640 points but has only 4 outings played so he is right in contention to win this also.
Standings can be seen here: http://www.mygolfsociety.ie/boards_golf_society.xhtml?page=society.details.4256.golfer_of_the_year0 -
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Played with post punk and doublecross myself. Loved the course having never played it before and taught it was very interesting which is weird for a golf course but in a good way. Finished with 37 pts 1 of the prizes but my best finish in the boards this year! About time too! really left a load of shots out there! Smashed my first drive down the middle only to find it kicked right of the fairway to what was like the side of a cliff!! ended up scratching the hole not a good start.. None of us could get to grips with the greens, I blame the practise green
Doublecrosses eagle on 14 I think, was a thing of beauty about 230yds out in the rough and dropped it in to 6/8 ft with a wood and sank it class.
Loved the longest drive hole and the fact none of the usual big hitters took it delighted for post punk.. His drive mighten of been far but its on the fairway, thats all that counts.. Roll on Killarney!
I dont think even a win will get me on the team for the Jug! but maybe a captain's pick 0 -
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