BOARDS GOLF SOCIETY KILKEA CASTLE JUNE 19. @ 12:28

Break80

https://www.kilkeacastle.ie/golf/





Well Ladies and Gents. We are on the road again.


Our first outing of the year is Kilkea Castle, a gem we played last year which is well worth a return. A beautiful well maintained course in a lovely setting.
Thanks to ex captain Benny for sorting this one at short notice.



Cost for this one will be €35.00 plus €25.00 membership please.
Teamer invites has been sent out already. If you didn't get one please PM Seve OB with your details so he can set you up.


I will set up a Whatsap group shortly for payment through Revolut.
We can do the 2,s on the day at the course.

Please have payment by Tuesday 15th so I can notify the club re. numbers.

I will post timesheet on Thursday 17th.


GOTY is being extended to this year after everything Poor Spacecoyte went through last year. It's now best 5 from 9 so it's all to play for.


I think that's it for now.
Looking forward to catching up with all of ye.


BREAK 80.

benny79

Lets go baby! Cant wait ... cheers Break80 best of luck for the coming year... you Langer

Kiith

Cannot wait for this!

Ivefoundgod

I've PM'd Seve but not sure if he got it. If I'm too late for this one then no problem, will get to West Waterford or one of the other ones near me.

EDIT: scratch that, I think the Presidents prize is that weekend so I am likely out for Kilkea anyway.

RoadRunner

Shamelessly stolen from last year's thread:
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Kilkea Castle Course Guide

Hole 1. (Par 4) This is a dog leg right. You wont see the green. So a slight fade or a draw over the right corner of trees as the fairway is wide and does open up. Or top of hill straight in front of you will leave 210 yds in. You can reach the trees straight in front off tee so try cut the corner a bit or play to hill. There is 2 bunkers just right of bend however. Green is straight forward with bunkers either side.

Hole 2. (Par 5) Water in front is 230yds roughly off whites. I normally hit 5I, rescue down to it as its the % shot. Off yellows I think you could be past the trees left of tee box. So I would clear the water if this is the case (Driver). Its a real risk and reward hole of the tee. Hole then turns to the right a bit. Green is long width wise with bunkers either end. so dont be long. Short if anything.

Hole 3. (Par 4) Position is key off the tee here! (like most holes on the course) Line is far bunker. You need to be right of fairway. Miss is right also. Anything left is dead you wont find it or you be blocked out as there is a big tree left hand side of fairway. Green straight forward long front to back.

Hole 4. (Par3) Hole is over water and club selection is key depending on wind can be anything from 9I to 5I. 2 tier green from back to front. Try to be below hole leaving an uphill putt. Miss is Right.

Hole 5. (Par 5) Off yellows its easy enough trees all down right hand side and theres a really bad bunker about 30 yds out from green on right hand side to be aware off, as its hidden. Green is long from left to right like a U. So be short if anything.

Hole 6. (Par 3) Easiest hole on course. be right hand-side of green will leave you an uphill putt. Miss is right there is loads of room and a bunker. Anything left of tee into the long stuff forget about it. RELOAD.

Hole 7. (Par 4) Index 2 You need a good long drive to leave a short iron in, as green is very hard to hold. I actually play it as a par 5. Tiger line is over trees left of tee box as it opens up but be aware oob is down the left till end of trees. Green slopes from front to back with bunkers left and right. No easy putt here.

Hole 8. (Par 4) Another long par 4. Line is left of big tree in distance. But you need to be on right hand side of fairway as hole is a dogleg left. The trees on the left tend to suck you in. There is bunkers right side of that tree so be aware. Just remember the fairway is wide! & down hill, over the hill. Green is wide enough even doe it mighten look it.

Hole 9. (Par 4) Dogleg right. Love this hole and good birdie chance. Line is straight or Tiger line is over the big bush like ball on right but you need a good hit else you'll end up in trees. There is a gap far right of trees if you slice it so you could get lucky but do reload just in case. There is bunkers hidden on left on fairway off tee but miss is still left of tee. Green is down hill right to left surrounded by bunkers dont be long.

Hole 10. (Par 3) Good birdie chance here and opportunity for the 2's. Don't be long doe. Green slopes from back to front.

Hole 11. (Par 4) Everything is in front of you. Oob is all down the left. Fairway is wide and there is room off it to the left but if you slice it left or are to far left your gone! ul never find it. RELOAD. Green has bunkers either side at front and bushes at back so just aim for centre its big & flat and most putts be straight.

Hole 12. (par 5) Slight dogleg left but straight forward. Trees down either side. Oob is all down left doe. Green slopes steeply from back to front with 1 bunker on the left. So try be below the Flag for uphill putt.

Hole 13. (Par 4) Longest drive.. I picked this as its a tricky drive. Hole is straight forward. Trees either side. The fairway is hard to hold doe. As everything slopes right to left. Green is long, left to right. Slopes back to front. dont be long..

Hole 14. (Par 3) Can be into the wind so club selection is vital as green is surrounded so you wont notice the wind. Bunkers on right. Green slopes back to front 2 tier nearly. Dont be long or left.

Hole 15. (Par 4) Off the yellows its a great tee box as you are teeing off in the middle of the lake. So you have to walk past the white tee box down the fairway a bit to the right. Its a straight forward hole from here. Raised green slight slope from back to front bunkers on the right.

Hole 16. (par 3) WELCOME TO OUR BEAR TRAP
Watch for the wind! be long and don't go left else your dead. Plays longer then it looks. Tree on right before river catches balls and they can drop into river. ENJOY.

Hole 17. (Par 4)Index 1. My best advise is that people look at this hole on the fly over in the first post in this thread. Its a sharp dog leg right. You need to clear the river and be on the far side of fairway for a shot in. Too far & you will go through fairway into the trees. Pick a club & be confident off yellows should be 3 wood or rescue. The further right you go the longer your tee shot will be. You can lay up of the tee, line is over tree on right as it opens up before river but there is high trees blocking the green hence why when going for fairway you have to be on left hand side looking in. This hole cost me the Captains last year and can be a card wrecker. You either love it or hate it.
Green is easy enough its uphill from front to back. Its getting to it that's the hard part..lol..

Hole 18. (Par 4) My favourite hole as you are shooting into the castle. Its a dogleg left. The lake is on the left off the tee so anything to far left could be in trouble. Anything right of the tee forget about it as you will never find it. RELOAD. There is 2 bunkers straight ahead at end of fairway which you mighten see. so slight draw of tee. Green is 2 tier from back to front so be below hole. Do stop to look around on approach doe as its amazing scenery.


My best advise is to give every tee shot consideration as positioning of the Tee is vital. Greens are straight forward. Everything is in front of you. They are playing a bit slow. As during lock down the birds were picking holes on them but the green keeper has been doing a great job of repairing them.

It is a long course and the bad rough is knee high so if your ball does go in there forget about it. RELOAD. We are a fun society were not playing at the masters!

Most of all enjoy..

Benny.
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benny79

Ha...lol... saved me searching roadrunner

spacecoyote

For reference, here are the GOTY standings as at the end of 2020


As per prior posts, we'll be carrying these 4 events over and making it a Golfer of the Covid Years with the best 5 out of 9 events counting towards the title. So plenty of opportunity to knock our 2021 Captain off his perch

Golfhead65

Hi lads Golfnut 203 has been asked to play Barton Cup on the day of the outing and he cannot access the site due to new phone, he asked me to pass on the message

Golfhead65

Sorry lads and lassies, I had to decline on teamer, even getting out first the time is against me to get to Monaghan afterwards. Enjoy fab course

OffalyMedic

Can’t wait for Kilkea. Loved the course last year and dying to get back out again for a round. Thanks Captain and Benny for organising

Break80

Hi Lads and Ladies
.
I have set up a whatsapp group for this outing for payment.
I have included all the numbers I thought should be in the group.

If anyone is interested in attending and have not been included in the group you can PM me or Seve OB with your number.

See ye all on the 19th.

Break 80.

Seve OB

Folks can everyone who is playing next week please drop me a pm with your club and GUI number if you haven’t already done so.
We will be using WHS but there will be adjustments made as we go in the aim to even the playing field.
We also recommend that you all have the Golf Ireland App installed and ready to go ahead of the day and declare your round.
If you are not sure how, plenty here will help you out.

If you are not in a club, don’t worry we will be accommodating all.

Alanm

Hey Capt, can I get one of the later tee times please?

spacecoyote

I used to post one of these up before all of my outings, so will throw it up again for people. Captain or Benny, please correct anything I've gotten wrong here:

•There is a practice putting green in Kilkea beside the club house. I'm pretty sure that there is also a practice range. Will need Benny to confirm on that though

•Be ready at the first tee for your tee time. Please do not arrive on the box on top of the group ahead of you, in order to ensure that social distancing is maintained. Adhere to the time gaps on the first tee to keep adequate distance between groups.

•Your place on the course is behind the group in front, not ahead of the group behind, so please try and keep to a decent pace of play. For a lot of us we're out on a new (or unfamiliar) course, playing in a mix of 3 & 4-balls. Please do everything in your own power to minimise any delays

•The Society plays "Ready Golf". This means that you don't need to observe who has the honour on each tee box. If you're ready to hit, get up & do so. It keeps things flowing. Follow a similar approach across the whole course. If you're a yard ahead on the fairway, but you can play & your partner can't, go ahead & play your shot. We're a friendly (but competitive) society, not playing on the PGA Tour.

•If in doubt, shout "FORE"

•If in doubt, hit a provisional ball off the tee. Better to have a ball out there & not need it rather than hike back to the tee box/original spot

•You have 3 minutes to find a lost ball from the time you arrive at the spot you believe it to be. For playing partners, if someone is searching and you're in a position to hit your ball, can you please hit first before helping your partners search. Again, this keeps things flowing

•If you've scratched a hole, pick up the ball. Do not continue to play until you've holed out. It can slow things down considerably. For reference, once you've hit a net double-bogey, that's a scratch

•For the "nearest the pin" hole, your first tee shot has to be on the green to be eligible. If you see 1 name on the sheet and they're closer than you, put down your measure, as if someone wins another prize, we will give 2nd closest the prize. Captain to confirm the NTP hole

•Similarly, for the "Longest Drive" hole, your first drive must be on the Fairway to qualify. If you're a touch short, and there's only one name on the board stick your name & how much further back you were from the leader & you may pick up the prize. Again, Captain to confirm the LD hole

•Last year we were using whatsapp to submit the scores at the end of the round. We're in discussion around whether to hand in cards. Captain will confirm this prior to the day

•We're almost out, but are still living in Covid world, so please adhere to social distancing guidelines. Stay 2m from your playing partners. Don't shake hands before or after the round.

•Do not touch/remove the flagsticks

•Bunkers are in play, you can place the ball within 6 inches, no closer to the hole, without smoothing the sand first. Please smooth out the sand as best you can with your shoe/club after you have played your shot.

•Captain/Benny to confirm what access is available for food afterwards?

•**PLEASE NOTE** to be eligible to win the Captains Prize, you need to be a fully paid up member of the society, and to have played a minimum of 2 events, excluding the Captains day

•Finally, enjoy the day and good luck with the golf

I think I've covered most things, but happy for any further suggestions or info people want to share. I've bolded a couple of points that will be updated further

Kiith

Early/first tee time for me if possible. Payment will be sent this morning...sorry for the delay.

benny79

spacecoyote wrote: »

I used to post one of these up before all of my outings, so will throw it up again for people. Captain or Benny, please correct anything I've gotten wrong here:

•There is a practice putting green in Kilkea beside the club house. I'm pretty sure that there is also a practice range. Will need Benny to confirm on that though

•Be ready at the first tee for your tee time. Please do not arrive on the box on top of the group ahead of you, in order to ensure that social distancing is maintained. Adhere to the time gaps on the first tee to keep adequate distance between groups.

•Your place on the course is behind the group in front, not ahead of the group behind, so please try and keep to a decent pace of play. For a lot of us we're out on a new (or unfamiliar) course, playing in a mix of 3 & 4-balls. Please do everything in your own power to minimise any delays

•The Society plays "Ready Golf". This means that you don't need to observe who has the honour on each tee box. If you're ready to hit, get up & do so. It keeps things flowing. Follow a similar approach across the whole course. If you're a yard ahead on the fairway, but you can play & your partner can't, go ahead & play your shot. We're a friendly (but competitive) society, not playing on the PGA Tour.

•If in doubt, shout "FORE"

•If in doubt, hit a provisional ball off the tee. Better to have a ball out there & not need it rather than hike back to the tee box/original spot

•You have 3 minutes to find a lost ball from the time you arrive at the spot you believe it to be. For playing partners, if someone is searching and you're in a position to hit your ball, can you please hit first before helping your partners search. Again, this keeps things flowing

•If you've scratched a hole, pick up the ball. Do not continue to play until you've holed out. It can slow things down considerably. For reference, once you've hit a net double-bogey, that's a scratch

•For the "nearest the pin" hole, your first tee shot has to be on the green to be eligible. If you see 1 name on the sheet and they're closer than you, put down your measure, as if someone wins another prize, we will give 2nd closest the prize. Captain to confirm the NTP hole

•Similarly, for the "Longest Drive" hole, your first drive must be on the Fairway to qualify. If you're a touch short, and there's only one name on the board stick your name & how much further back you were from the leader & you may pick up the prize. Again, Captain to confirm the LD hole

•Last year we were using whatsapp to submit the scores at the end of the round. We're in discussion around whether to hand in cards. Captain will confirm this prior to the day

•We're almost out, but are still living in Covid world, so please adhere to social distancing guidelines. Stay 2m from your playing partners. Don't shake hands before or after the round.

•Do not touch/remove the flagsticks

•Bunkers are in play, you can place the ball within 6 inches, no closer to the hole, without smoothing the sand first. Please smooth out the sand as best you can with your shoe/club after you have played your shot.

•Captain/Benny to confirm what access is available for food afterwards?

•**PLEASE NOTE** to be eligible to win the Captains Prize, you need to be a fully paid up member of the society, and to have played a minimum of 2 events, excluding the Captains day

•Finally, enjoy the day and good luck with the golf

I think I've covered most things, but happy for any further suggestions or info people want to share. I've bolded a couple of points that will be updated further

-There is no driving range but there is a practice nett on the far right of club house/car park.

-There practice putting green is in front of club house and there is a small short game area right around to the left of club house with another practise net and green for wedges and chipping.

-The restaurant is open for outside dining there is 2 big marquee Tents one right in front of club house over looking the practice green.

-PLEASE NOTE - The second one is to the left of club house beside the practice area and for SOCIETY USE.

Enjoy folks as the course is in great nick..

Break80

Hi Ladies and Gents.

We will have the longest drive on the 13th.
Nearest the Pin will be on the 16th.

I was thinking 1 player marking the 3 scores on 1 card. All players can check the card and marker can initial it if everyone is happy with the paperwork after the round.
Remember to send SeveOB your GUI number and club so handicaps can be calculated for the course.

I will probably contact the course with numbers Thursday so please have your payment in by then.
I will post timesheet Thursday night.

That's about it golfers.

Looking forward to catching up with ye all.

BREAK 80

benny79

Guys if you also want your round to count towards your WHS you will have to sign into the clubs computer - select guest - than select general play and than input your score when finished. The clubs computer is located in the hallway beside the Pro shop. You can miss it.

As the internet signal is really bad the golf Ireland app wont work to register your round.

most of enjoy folks! I for one cant wait for boards to be back going again!

spacecoyote

benny79 wrote: »

Guys if you also want your round to count towards your WHS you will have to sign into the clubs computer - select guest - than select general play and than input your score when finished. The clubs computer is located in the hallway beside the Pro shop. You can miss it.

As the internet signal is really bad the golf Ireland app wont work to register your round.

most of enjoy folks! I for one cant wait for boards to be back going again!

Does that mean that the score afterwards would need to be submitted via the club computer too Benny?

benny79

Yeah you will have to enter your score after you finished your round. but you can keep your card. Its basically just the same as using the computer if you where playing in a open at a different club. I haven't tried it yet but will be this evening. Basically its because the internet signal is brutal and the counting rounds wont work through the golf Ireland app because of it.

Break80

Hi Golfers.

Timesheet for tomorrow.

We have 19 players for this one.
If you want to stay for food you let me know and I will book it before I go out.

There might be a few tweaks to the timesheet before we go out as I have 2 free slots.
It's very important to decline on Teamer as this is the app we use to confirm final numbers before I pay the Golf Course.

Benny is doing the good weather dance as we speak.

See ye all tomorrow.



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boccy23

Thanks for this guys.

I can't stay around afterwards as trying to keep everyone happy!

Really looking forward to it now. Just hope the day holds up ok.

spacecoyote

boccy23 wrote: »

Thanks for this guys.

I can't stay around afterwards as trying to keep everyone happy!

Really looking forward to it now. Just hope the day holds up ok.

No worries Boccy, as long as you're there for the golf that's most important. If you pick up a prize we'll make sure it gets to you

The Big Easy

Have fun tomorrow lads, was hoping to make it as really enjoyed the course last year and thought I could make a better fist of it this time!

I'm making my interclub debut tomorrow so have to miss out, hopefully there are no further clashes and I can make a few.

Good luck Break80 with the year ahead. Best of luck to any new members, you'll definitely enjoy it.

Benny I might be down your way a bit more the next few weeks if you're ever available for an evening 9?

spacecoyote

The Big Easy wrote: »

Have fun tomorrow lads, was hoping to make it as really enjoyed the course last year and though I could make a better fist of it this time!

I'm making my interclub debut tomorrow so have to miss out, hopefully there are no further clashes and I can make a few.

Good luck Break80 with the year ahead. Best of luck to any new members, you'll definitely enjoy it.

Benny I might be down your way a bit more the next few weeks if you're ever available for an evening 9?

Good luck tomorrow with the inter club Big Easy. Look forward to a catch up soon

OffalyMedic

Break80 wrote: »

Hi Golfers.

Timesheet for tomorrow.

We have 19 players for this one.
If you want to stay for food you let me know and I will book it before I go out.

There might be a few tweaks to the timesheet before we go out as I have 2 free slots.
It's very important to decline on Teamer as this is the app we use to confirm final numbers before I pay the Golf Course.

Benny is doing the good weather dance as we speak.

See ye all tomorrow.



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I’ll hang around for food after Break80

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Break80 wrote: »

Hi Golfers.

Timesheet for tomorrow.

We have 19 players for this one.
If you want to stay for food you let me know and I will book it before I go out.

There might be a few tweaks to the timesheet before we go out as I have 2 free slots.
It's very important to decline on Teamer as this is the app we use to confirm final numbers before I pay the Golf Course.

Benny is doing the good weather dance as we speak.

See ye all tomorrow.



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I’ll stay for good Break80 , thanks. Looking forward to the boards return ðŸ‘

ballyk

Thanks Break80 for your work in getting us back up and running. Looking forward to playing Kilkea Castle again and catching up with all the boardsies. I'll stay for food after.

Macker1

Folks,

Best of luck to all players on the return of the Boards GS. Hopefully its a great day for everyone.

@Break80 All the best for your Captaincy this year.

benny79

No hassle big easy hit me up any evening!

FixdePitchmark

Was lovely to be back in the swing of the Boards tour. I missed the crazy drive at high speed, late - down Irish country lanes in full growth.

Into car park, a few familiar faces and names and usernames - and new names and usernames. The strange - at times very odd, but brilliant national golf society.

My own golf is very hit and miss and my normal mid to high 20s on an away course was looking the case from about the 5th - a great course - but even slightly off tee shots - I was having scratches on holes. The rough there is a new experience for me. A lost ball on a slight error - seems harsh , but it is your own fault as the target is there in front of you.

Played with Bren2001 - and Roadrunner . It was like the group was put together on a geographical basis (North Dubs) - I've played with Roadrunner a good bit and as most know, he is a savage ball striker. We had a mini match going and that added a bit of fun to a poor day.

It was Bren2001's first outing and was a great group for pace and general atmosphere. Bren got off to a bad start with his hybrid as his club of selection - but got settled in after a few tricky holes at the start.

We had the joy of watching Shauna ahead - and you could see she had something going - her swing was so controlled and the contact with the ball was fantastic.

Kilkea - is a beautiful little course with fantastic variation of holes. The holes are set wonderfully amongst trees - the wild grass is so in today - a friend of the bees , but the death of a pull or fade.

Roadrunner won our match - was a tight game , he made the most remarkable 2 with a chip against a bank after hooding an 8 iron against a bank from a dry water hazard at the LHS of 14 - was one of the best chip ins I ever seen - you can imagine Seve would have pulled something like that off.

I would have loved to have hung around for a load of pints - but had commitments.

Whilst the weather was unreal - the hayfeaver was hard work today - I never felt right over the ball all day - and the eyes and head was at me. Really strange feeling over a few shots that I was playing left handed
I blame the covid jab :P:D

Thanks to all again - the time effort and commitment from the few that are keeping things moving is incredible - long drives (in car), effort and arrival super early. The behind the scenes and un-thanked work.

Thanks to our great captain (Can't:P- Break80) = the last two years have been so hard for the captains and for the society.

In a decade that is and will be about female participation - I'd like to congratulate Princess Poppy and Shauna for first off, joining an online male dominated group.

Both fantastic society members and great golfers.

We are delight with Shauna kicking it out of the park - in a a venue close to her future heart.

Hopefully catch all again.

Fix.

(edit - did not know that the 42pts was beat - 44 some score around there)

spacecoyote

Back to a good old fashioned society day out with a bang.

Had the pleasure of 2 former Captains, Benny and Break80 alongside a former captain's prize winner Alanm.

A great day of weather, and great company all the way round.

A round of highs and lows for me, drove the ball, on the whole, very well, hit some good irons too. But really struggled around the greens. Chipping was patchy, and really struggled over the long putts for pace on the greens, resulting in 5 or 6 3-putts.

Had a purple patch in holes 6-9 where I had 3 birdies in 4 holes. But everything was pretty mediocre either side of it. Highlight for my day in terms of shots hit was my second ball shots on the 12th. About a 270yrd drive followed by a 250yrd 5wood approach to the par 5. As per the rest of the round though, it was followed up with a 3 putt. 31 points with 3 birdies on the card was a bit hard to take and could have been a lot better with a bit more luck.

Break80 had the Captains curse of bad golf on his first round. Had a tough front 9, but played a lot steadier on the back. Still had to hand over the money at the end of the round though.

Alanm, I think, burnt himself out playing his 2nd 18 of the day after what sounds like a great round on his home course. As per usual, his short game and putting were superb, but a few too many loose tee shots combined with not a lot of shots to play with meant he was always going to be battling to put together a big score.

Benny, the home club man, was a good guide on the day, and he played some great golf the whole way around. 39 points for him, that could have been considerably more. Immaculate for the first 8 holes, before a blip on 9. Bounced back and continued the great golf for the back 9 up until the 16th. Limped home a bit, bit great to see him scoring well and seeming to turn his round around a bit.

Was fantastic to see a few familiar faces as well as meet a couple of new ones on the day.

Looking forward to the next one lads, it's great to be back!!!

benny79

I second what space said! Great to be back on tour again and the race to the Ryder jug is on Great weather, great company and truly a great course I think all would agree!

I had the first descent round in a very long time and I still am buzzing as I write this.. 88 strokes and I had it down as counting so its 9 shots better then my last counting 8 on the golf Ireland app so hopefully a good cut.. I felt so in control of my game, right from the off and I struggle on the first 4 holes regularly but I couldn't have asked for a better start. chipping was good, pitching was good, my putting was good it was all there! woods I'm still struggling a bit with.. Just swing through the bleeding ball Benny!

but have to say a bit of a blip on 9 my second favourite hole! recovered well, till are bear trap 16-18. Many a card ruined here! but I limped through it. Apart from 17 my nemesis.. great drive over the water middle of fairway (hard work done!) 7I in and pull it into the high stuff! played a Provo and hit the exact same shot! :mad: luckily this one was just a little short.. chip onto green under the tree a bleeding 3 putt! my only one of the day for a scratch.. The demons were starting in my head from 16 as I knew I had a very good round going.. So a little disappointed with my finish but delighted I shot a good round and more so I was in so much control of it! Swing through that bloody driver Benny!

All in All it was get to be back with boards see all the lads and ladies and good to have a lot of new member's and see some new ones from last year return!

Sadly I couldnt stick around which I love to do! but hope everyone enjoyed themselves!

Congrats to Concerned & Offalymedic! my 39 pts would of won many an outing!

Break80 our Captain 1 down 5 to go

Tiger and Break80 thanks for the money boys beats winning taking money of you two girls any day! ..lol..

See yeah all at Fota! Another super course and former Irish open venue!

B

Snackbox20

Absolutely delighted to be back out playing some society golf and what a day and course to start off boards for 2021 and hopefully we will see out the remaining courses for this year.
Had the pleasure of playing with Pakman again and it was great to meet BallyK, fair play to him for recording the cards and totting them up at the end. Great to see some familiar faces too and afterwards.
The course played fantastic today and I was happy with my game, had a few shoulda woulda couldas on 2nd shots and some putts that I should have eaten an extra Weetabix this morning. Happy with a final score of 33 and 2 axe wounds grrrrr. My shot of the round was a gross albatross on the 17th index 1, milled a new 3w over the trap and shot an 8I into the green dinkihg the flag to leave inches to tap in birdie, made the card look respectable in the end.
Really enjoyed today and great credit and thanks to Captain Break80 for organising and I believe Benny helped getting Kilkea at short notice.
Congratulations to Concerned2, Offalymedic, and Benny for great scores worthy to win any event, and the winners of the nearest to pin and long drives.
Roll on Fota and see you all next month.

slave1

44, holy crap Batman, some score.
Great bit of heat today, just too many loose shots from me and apart from a two the rest of the par 3s killed me.
Still, great company and onto Fota we go

OffalyMedic

Thanks Break80 and committee for organising yesterday. It’s great to be back and catching up with the familiar faces and the new faces. It was a cracker of a day, always great when you can play in shorts and T-shirt!
I played Kilkea for the first time with boards last year and loved it, couldn’t believe I didn’t know about this hidden gem and it’s only 35mins from home. I loved the place so much I even booked it for our wedding next year !!

Now back to the golf. Had then pleasure of playing with APostPunk and Slave1. Both of the lads hit some great shots today but a couple of loose tee shots meant for a few to many scratches to shoot a score unfortunately.
I’ve been hitting the ball relatively well lately and with the course rating had a couple of extra shots which I think I got confidence from. My driver was splitting every fairway and I was striking my irons as pure as I have in years so on a tight track I managed to stay out of trouble most of the time which lead to a decent score thankfully.
Just had one of those days and my highlight if I had to choose was after hitting longest drive I proceeded to scratch the hole with 2 poor iron shots (lost 1 right and lost provo left!) I played the next 5 holes in +1gross, many a time before I’d have played those in +7 or more to ruin a score so thrilled to keep the head and plough on.

Sorry that went on longer than I planned but I want to finish by saying a big well done to concerned2 on an amazing score. Thought I was a cert to win my 2nd ever boards event only to be pipped at the post.

Great day and looking forward to Fota

Concerned2

What better way to spend a Saturday than on a beautiful course , out in marvelous weather playing with great company in TigerWood1 and Boccy23. I had absolutely no expectation of shooting the score I got , I was just hoping I wouldn't embarrass myself ! I really just had a very solid day out , kept the ball in play off the tee and putted ok but really the fireworks came from Tiger. He was ever so close to a hole in 1 on one of the par 3's and on the last he had a scary down hill putt for birdie that he ratted in with some conviction, his namesake would have been proud of that !
Thanks to the lads who put the hard work into organizing the event , hope to meet you all again in Fota.
P.S. Its about 17 years since I last won anything in Golf , I reckon ye have nothing to worry about in the remaining events

a post punk

Well done Concerned on a convincing win, I thought I was in the group to produce a winner again ( Thats never me ) with Offalymedics 42 points..I didnt actually realise until the end that Offalymedic had such a good score!! Thanks to Slave and Offalymedic it was a very enjoyable day in great weather on a great course.
I was actually playing good enough except for a few snap tee shots and couldnt rally to get anything out of those holes after that. My own highlight was a chip in on the first par3 for par after putting my tee shot in the hazard( a very rare sight )
Just on the course I thought the greens were excellent , really true if you had a good putt!! The 17th is a great golf hole , really unique and a real risk reward hole if you have the guns and the nerve to carry the water.
I tried adding a pic from my gps yesterday of a 3 wood downwind on the par 5 -12th hole I reckoned 240 it carried but it was 261!! That normally goes 190 max
Anyway good to be back and catch up with the boardsies
PP

RoadRunner

Great day with Fix(dePitchmark) and Bren2001.
Fix, the best driver of the ball I've ever seen, boomed a beautifully faded drive around the corner off the first tee to leave a wedge in which he stitched. Meanwhile I scuttered a 3wood which felt and looked terrible (somehow still managed to find fairway) followed by a thinned mid iron to bunker long & right. While Bren knocked down two into the trees right, found provo and made a few more swings before recording a scratch.

Agreeing with fix for a tenner bet before we started - it began ominously for me. But Fix started pulling a few irons and hybrids and we quickly learned you can't miss left on many of these opening holes. The sun shone on us the whole way around and chatter was fun and interesting (Bren having some particularly exotic work travel destinations in the past couple of years :eek: )

Bren played much better after a few holes. Fix, always the danger man, fought for our tenner like his dinner depended on it. He scored an incredible birdy on the index 1 17th (stunning hole!). Myself and Fix both scratched the 18th with wayward tee shots. It's a shame to scratch such a lovely hole. The final shot into the castle as the descending white ball is highlighted against the timeless stone walls and lit chandeliers behind is one of the most stunning scenes in Irish golf and one of the most unique second shots in the world. I already can't wait to play it again and very jealous of Benny who's lucky enough to play this every week!

Break80

AND WE'RE OFF.

Great course, fabulous weather, in the company of friends You couldn't ask for more.
I am delighted everything went off without a hitch.

Well done to Concerned2 with an unbeatable score on a deceptively tough course.
Commiserations to Offaly Medic with a score that would have won any other day. To be fair you can't win everything Longest drive, nearest the pin and second place is taking the pee a little bit to be honest.
Ex Captain and organiser of the day came in with a fighting third place and took the money from me and tiger, the less said about this the better I think. Solid round of golf fair play.

My first drive as Captain ended up in the water at the front of the tee box so that set the tone for the day.
Do I care? Not even a little bit.

It is just a thrill to meet up, have a laugh and wash all we went through the past 18 months under the bridge never to be seen again.

Finally I have to thank SeveOB for sorting the handicaps for everyone who played and Ballyk who had all the cards sorted by the time I got in. It's very much appreciated Lads.

That's about it Golfers.

Fota Island is the next one. About 15mins for me WHOO HOO.

Looking forward to it already.

BREAK 80

boccy23

Has taken me a while to gather my thought. 19 points will do that to you!

First outing with fellow Boardsie's and it was super enjoyable as my kids would say. Played with Tiger and concerned 2and was very happy to bring him home. To be fair, Concerned 2 was as steady as hell, scored on every hole, saw every fairway and had the speed of the greens from the very first. Tiger was a bit up and down (probably all the Pitch & Putt ) but the highs were great as Concerned 2 pointed out, 1 foot from the hole on the 10th and an excellent birdie on the closing hole in front of the castle.

The weather on the day was amazing. Really why I love golfing in Ireland, not too hot although the breeze seemed to appear from nowhere when it came to 16 and trying to cross the river (again) and pitch onto what looked like an aircraft carrier from 180 yards away.

My driving was desperate and never gave me a chance. Kilkea is no overly long as such, but straight, you have to be. Concerned 2 proved that. And straight, I was most definitely not. Put me out of too many holes to get any score going. The greens were superb, really fast at times of facing a downhill left to righter, the bunkers were in really good knick and course overall was in great shape. If I did have a small gripe, I dislike courses leaving that grass not too far off the fairway getting so thick and overgrown that you can be really penalised while no more than 10 yards off the fairway. Also think that it slows down progress as you spend time looking or even having to go back and reload as we saw someone having to.

But that is a small matter on an overall superb day.

Thanks to the real captain, Break 80, Benny, Seve OB and all the others for making the day.

Now onto somewhat home ground in Fota.

Hope to see even more of you there.

Boccy

Seve OB

Bit late posting myself, but been kinda busy! My golf has been not much better than OK lately. A mixed bag with some really good stuff but just no consistency, however I just shot a solid 36 points on Wednesday and was feeing good. I was up for a major winners prize in my home club (2020 roll over) and I won 2 of the 8 spots last year so had a great chance. Thankfully I was able to play that on the Friday spill over and attend Kilkea on the Saturday. I sat for over an hour and a half in traffic on Friday and ran up onto the tee box just making my time and having to phone the pro shop to check in was not a good start and I duly scuttered my first shot off the tee. A 3 putt on the second was followed by having to run back down the fairway on the 3rd after loosing a ball behind the green (strokes). A lost ball on the 4th..... I was gone, still catching my breath for at least 9 holes after the race to get there and came home with +24

So I started Saturday with very low expectations if I'm honest, and then what do I do only shank one off the first tee. An ok recovery still left me a long way out into a headwind and my approach came up a fair bit short. Chipped well but left a very long putt.... drained it And that was the story of the day, my game off the tees which has been my strong point of late deserted me and I got my scoring game in play. I just kept finding trouble off the tee though & Kilkea is tight and trouble off the tees is not easily recovered from and I had to take my medicine and chip out sideways maybe 6 or 7 times Also got lucky on a few tee shots to be fair, so it could have been worse, but I managed to bring home a solid 36 points to earn a few decent Ryder Jug points.

Highlight was probably my birdie on the long drive hole (index 2 I think) with a headwind off the tee, I caught hold of my best drive of the day and smashed a low one long, to be honest, I think it would have been hard to beat but it was a yard off the fairway A flick of a 9 iron to 10 foot or so and and nice little breaking put just dropped in the side door.

Hardest hole was near the PIN, serious headwind when we were playing it, I took 5 iron, and got pin high but in the crap on the left and was lucky to find and scramble a point. No scratches on the day was a good sign and the only 3 putt was the last hole with a really difficult pin placement on the day.

I had a very enjoyable round with Woody and kiith, neither of whom I'd had the pleasure with before but as usual with the boards.ie crew they were great company with the usual mix of banter great golf, some terrible stuff and a few laughs. Kilkea is a class place. Turns out according to my missus I attended a Wedding there a lonnnngggggggg time ago, but other than the 2 boards outings I didn't remember, but what a fantastic setup this place is. A great course with enough opportunities to have a good game and plenty of room to make the card wrecking errors. Benny is very lucky playing this place on a regular basis. Sorry I had to rush off after but had a family engagement (seldom enough these days).

Sunday was fun too, got a late call to represent the club in Pierce Purcell. Last match out at home with a partner who I never met before which was not a good start in foresomes! We were 3 down after 3. fought hard and got back to all square through 9 and 2 up through 11. But a little wobble and then recovery and we were back to 2 up through 14. By now it was all riding on our game, away had finished 1 a piece as had the 2 games in front of us. Indeed the away games had finished so early they were already back following us around so we had a decent gallery of maybe 30. I flushed the best drive I've hit in years down the par 5 15th and our opposition was not impressed as he declared I had "made his mind up" and put away his rescue and took out his driver. He found trouble though, but the advantage of a gallery meant a very likely lost ball was found and they were able to lay up nicely. We had about 190 yards to pin but my man opted to lay up (a mistake, but I couldn't pull rank really as I didn't know his game) I hit a nice approach shot but adrenaline fuelled his putt as he chased it nearly 10 foot past and I missed the one back. 1 up. Lost 16 and halved 17. So all square standing on the 18th tee and they find trees. All I needed was my man to find the short grass (a wedge would have nearly been enough) and I was relishing my approach to the green, but he hooked it into cabbage. I was however able to play a good lay up to about 60 yards and the opposition were in a greenside bunker with a very difficult pin on the near side of a downhill sloping 2 tiered green. They couldn't hold the top tier and their approach putt came up about 5 foot short after 5 strokes. I cosied a stinking left to right big downhill breaker close to leave about 2.5 foot for our 5. But there was no giving anything at this stage. At least not until their putt horse shoed out to send us into the next round.

Seve OB

Here are the full results from Kilkea folks