First Game Back - What Are You Looking Forward To?

fred funk }{

A bit of a positive thread to gets us in the mood for return to golf. For me is the below....

1. Wearing shorts and tee-shirt and feeling the warmth as I'm walking down the first fairway.

2. The craic with my mates and the general chit chat about nothing.

3. Cant wait for my golfers suntan with the white left hand 😃

Sultan_of_Ping

fred funk }{ wrote: »

A bit of a positive thread to gets us in the mood for return to golf. For me is the below....

1. Wearing shorts and tee-shirt and feeling the warmth as I'm walking down the first fairway.

2. The craic with my mates and the general chit chat about nothing.

3. Cant wait for my golfers suntan with the white left hand 😃

Definitely the craic - and taking the €2!!

gypsy79

Slicing the ball out of bounds on the first and laughing about it!!

higster

gypsy79 wrote: »

Slicing the ball out of bounds on the first and laughing about it!!

followed by a duck hook and simply not caring

BraveDonut

For me it will be the feeling that we are getting something back. The lifting of some restrictions. A return to some form of normality.

Just getting out there to do something that you love. Out on the course, not caring, not thinking about anything serious, catching up with friends, talking sh1te.

Bliss

Mushy

A sweet strike of a provisional!

But seriously, itll be my first time playing since October so just hoping its tshirt weather, thatll be enough for me

willabur

just looking forward to pegging it up and launching the ball out there
Not expecting much from my first day back but when we get the qualifying comps back I'll look forward to getting back to my goal of getting to a sustainable single figure

spacecoyote

Too many to list them all, but a few

• The feeling of a few first tee jitters
• A day out on the course with my Dad
• Playing for the Fiver. My Godfather, who is a terrible golfer, will be losing as we approach the 18th tee and without fail ask "Double-or-quits"...the look of joy on his face if he actually manages to win the 18th!
• Hitting that one shot in the round that makes you say...yeah, I'm not bad at this game
• Shaping the ball...on purpose
• Getting my hands on my new golf clubs, whenever they manage to arrive

Golfhead65

PLAYING

downthemiddle

Travelling more than 5km. 😉

blue note

I never play well when I'm expecting to. If I've been striking well, putting well I always need up somewhere along the way.

So since I have no right to have high expectations I reckon I'll be brilliant. I'm looking forward to shooting level par.

fred funk }{

downthemiddle wrote: »

Travelling more than 5km. ��

Don't be bold :pac:

fred funk }{

Actually had a dream the other night where I was playing but couldn't hit the ball, no matter what I did I just kept fresh-airing it. Woke up in a cold sweat

Golfhead65

fred funk }{ wrote: »

Actually had a dream the other night where I was playing but couldn't hit the ball, no matter what I did I just kept fresh-airing it. Woke up in a cold sweat

Just keep that thought in your head as you tee it up for 1st time in months lol

Break80

skulling my first chip through the green and thinking the past 6 weeks of back garden practice was a total waste of time.

Mantis Toboggan

As a father of a 5 week old I'm looking forward to a break. Couldn't care less if I hit it sideways.

ronnie3585

Spending 4 hours outside in the fresh air.

Golfhead65

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

As a father of a 5 week old I'm looking forward to a break. Couldn't care less if I hit it sideways.

You probably will hit it sideways after all those supposed sleepless nights, Teeing it up and trying to hit the ball with 2 half shut eyes won't be easy..Congratulations BTW.. Treasure these times they go by quickly

Mushy

Mantis Toboggan wrote: »

As a father of a 5 week old I'm looking forward to a break. Couldn't care less if I hit it sideways.

11 week old...have been building the brownie points so hopefully enough in the bank. Being off work helps

Euphoriasean

Mushy wrote: »

11 week old...have been building the brownie points so hopefully enough in the bank. Being off work helps

Don't think there is every enough brownie points built up. I'll be doing the night feeds for a week to get 4 hours on the course.

DuckSlice

Can’t wait to get on the first tee thinking I fixed all my swing faults I have due to following Harrington’s tips on Instagram, then pulling it a mile left and nearly taking out my windscreen!

Good times are ahead!

Chipping a ball through a gap in the trees back on to the fairway.

Rikand

Practice ground - just hitting balls down the practice ground for hours on end..... bitta peace and quiet and the joy of working on something. Cant be beaten

ahnoyouregrand

Deleted User wrote: »

Chipping a ball through a gap in the trees back on to the fairway.

+1

Rikand

Rikand wrote: »

Practice ground - just hitting balls down the practice ground for hours on end..... bitta peace and quiet and the joy of working on something. Cant be beaten

Yeah forgot about the driving range. It will be nice to get a bucket of balls and do a bit of practice.

rickis tache

Finally playing the round I was picturing in my head the last 8 weeks.
Course record ready to be shattered.
No one has ever shot 212 on my course with the same ball. God help all playing behind me.
I will need to bathe in wd40.

Joking aside, just having a game with my mates will be great. Hit maybe a few decent shots but to be back on the course is all I am looking forward too.

Kiith

Hitting a good drive on the first. Don't care about any other shot, but i think that first drive will go straight down the middle.

Believing it will happen is good enough, right? :P

ronnie3585

Passed my course on this morning’s walk. Augusta on the Thursday of the Master’s wouldn’t look as good. Itching to step onto that first tee (and slice one onto the second fairway).

pinkdoubleeagle

Playing with my 11 and 13 year old in the fresh air and a little sun will do for me

rickis tache

ronnie3585 wrote: »

Passed my course on this morning’s walk. Augusta on the Thursday of the Master’s wouldn’t look as good. Itching to step onto that first tee (and slice one onto the second fairway).

You wish..... Snap hook at best.

seanl77

Rikand wrote: »

Practice ground - just hitting balls down the practice ground for hours on end..... bitta peace and quiet and the joy of working on something. Cant be beaten

I know that our practice ground won't be open next week, same with the putting green and chipping area. Not allowed access to shared surfaces

GreeBo

seanl77 wrote: »

I know that our practice ground won't be open next week, same with the putting green and chipping area. Not allowed access to shared surfaces

Arent tees and greens shared surfaces?

seanl77

GreeBo wrote: »

Arent tees and greens shared surfaces?

Everything on the course is a shared surface if you ask me, not my decision. Just informing the original poster of my clubs decision

martinkop

Playing in a tee shirt:cool:

Beating my PB - absolute confidence despite not swinging a club for 10 weeks. Working on the mental side :rolleyes:

fred funk }{

martinkop wrote: »

Playing in a tee shirt:cool:

Beating my PB - absolute confidence despite not swinging a club for 10 weeks. Working on the mental side :rolleyes:

Think the last time I played I had 3 layers on and a wooly hat.:eek:

bmay529

BraveDonut wrote: »

For me it will be the feeling that we are getting something back. The lifting of some restrictions. A return to some form of normality.

Just getting out there to do something that you love. Out on the course, not caring, not thinking about anything serious, catching up with friends, talking sh1te.

Bliss

What about the guys that live outside 5km

necstandards

bmay529 wrote: »

What about the guys that live outside 5km

So unfair for ppl outside 5km. If you are a member and have to use the time sheet to book a tee time (for contact tracing) - i dont see why 5km limit applies & im probably going to go anyway

willabur

Its 3 weeks lads - its not the end of the world (well, pretty sure its not)

I'm just glad I am within 20km of my course so I can play on the 8th of June. In the meantime the local driving range will probably do well from me spending a few hours over there

PARlance

First game back (as a member) in over 3 years will be on Monday!

Just signed up again after a break as I've been managing a football team and couldn't keep the 2 going. This year was to be my last year at football so I've taken early retirement from it... was chatting to the captain and the club has been inundated with new members and generally a much younger golfer.

What am I looking forward to.... everything!

Snackbox20

Looking forward to hitting a golf ball straight and further than my practice net, then losing it on a later hole

I am sure i will blast the ball straight down the middle of the first tee on Monday. Absolutely sure of it.



























OK its probably going to be a horrible push slice into the trees.

Golfgraffix

Very much looking forward to playing next week. It’s been a tough few weeks at home and work, I’m most looking forward to some head space, 4 hours of getting away from it all. Golf is a wonderful way of de-stressing.

I am club captain this year and was really looking forward to year and all that goes with being captain, a lot of the gloss has gone from that now and I’m just happy to get to play some golf. Glad I live within 5km, I’d fear for my sanity if I had to wait until June.

But it’s only golf, I’ve a new found healthy respect for the big things in life, the things I’ve never really thought of or maybe took for granted, health and the health of those close to me. I think the past few months has been a catalyst to reset priorities and maybe get some perspective.

So for all playing next week enjoy, lap it up and be grateful for this silly game and all it silly rules and foibles, it really doesn’t mean too much in the bigger picture but the small things count also.

There is a wonderful quote from Nelson Mandela after he was freed from prison that is perfectly apt for today. (I’ll concede that I maybe a little melodramatic, but 5 Whiskys on Friday night will do that to you !!!!)

“After one has been in prison, it is the small things that one appreciates: being able to take a walk whenever one wants, going into a shop and buying a newspaper, speaking or choosing to remain silent. The simple act of being able to control one's person.”

J

fred funk }{

Two.More.Sleeps

Mushy

fred funk }{ wrote: »

Two.More.Sleeps

0 more sleeps!