Pitch And Putt

Wigertoods wrote: »

Jesus Kingdom you had me thinking hard there for a minute.That was a long time ago.Couldn't be seen to be beaten by an Inter (Think of the stick I'd have got).

Too long! We don't have those type of qualifying scenarios in offaly too often, although there was a superb game on the last night last year between joe mcgrath and Billy buckley last year.
Didn't realise you were out of action Wigertoods. hope it sorts itself out soon enough.
I'll post the scores at our end.

DugOut wrote: »

Anyone playing in the Dublin Mixed S/f V par finals this weekend at Portmarnock? I hope the greens are as good as they were last year.

I also see the Cement scr cup is on this Sunday. Anyone playing?

Heard the greens were ok from a Portmarnock player a couple of weeks ago. Cement scratch cup on Sunday should get a good crowd, always a course in good condition. surprised it hasn't had a Leinster or National competition recently/

Is There really any real standard for pitch and putt?
Surely its just practice for the real game (golf)

Eegorbishcan wrote: »

Is There really any real standard for pitch and putt?
Surely its just practice for the real game (golf)

Good one, I suppose Gaa is a warm up for Aussie Rules?
I would like to see the best golf amateurs try their hand in our PPUI championships. I really would. I hate this "little fellow" attitude towards pitch and putt.
Did you even bother to read through the thread?

Eegorbishcan wrote: »

Not a chance GAA isn't even in the same league as aussie rules!!

Its not a little man attitude, I never really thought of Chess as a sport until I got involved in that, now I can't get enough of it... I was asking the question cause I was looking to be enlightened... What makes it a sport in itself? It is a variation of golf, so I just assumed it was an easy version of the game

Ok apologies. It really depends who you talk to. We (well most who have posted here) are members of clubs affiliated to the PPUI, who have strict rules and regulations, such as handicaps, clubs, course rules, distances, that while are similar to golf, are different.
There are very few commercial courses(if any) in the PPUI, any that I know of are members clubs with their own constitutions.
The PPUI is split up into 3 grades for adults and their is also a Juniors(U/16) grade. Competitions and team events are organised on a National, Provincial and County basis. Clubs also have their own championships. The standard at senior level is excellent, courses range from simplistic to tough and from basic to exquisite. Some courses have to be played to be appreciated, such as my own, Tullamore, Cashel, Glenville in Tallaght and Fermoy in Cork are probably the best example of pitch and putt. Both have a truely wonderful course and facilities (including bar), while Glenville has a membership exceeding 500 if I'm correct.
try www.ppui.ie/ and have a read.
If you let us know what area you're based we would be able to recommend a club to you.

@Kingdom
i wanted to be anonymous too.Don't know how anyone figured out who i was

Seriously though,It's great to see that we now have a few more p&P players coming out of the closet and participating here.I think for so long now we've all been lurking on the golf forum and putting our little contributions in her and there.Hopefully we can keep this up and maybe get a few more contributors and then even "our own" forum.

Kingdom wrote: »

Ok apologies. It really depends who you talk to. We (well most who have posted here) are members of clubs affiliated to the PPUI, who have strict rules and regulations, such as handicaps, clubs, course rules, distances, that while are similar to golf, are different.
There are very few commercial courses(if any) in the PPUI, any that I know of are members clubs with their own constitutions.
The PPUI is split up into 3 grades for adults and their is also a Juniors(U/16) grade. Competitions and team events are organised on a National, Provincial and County basis. Clubs also have their own championships. The standard at senior level is excellent, courses range from simplistic to tough and from basic to exquisite. Some courses have to be played to be appreciated, such as my own, Tullamore, Cashel, Glenville in Tallaght and Fermoy in Cork are probably the best example of pitch and putt. Both have a truely wonderful course and facilities (including bar), while Glenville has a membership exceeding 500 if I'm correct.
try www.ppui.ie/ and have a read.
If you let us know what area you're based we would be able to recommend a club to you.

davey180 wrote: »

here gos nothing imo that a golfer would not have a chance playing against a good pitch and putt player off scratch.As i say it does require a lot of skill at that game.pitch and putt players are great chippers and for golf players wounldnt use much chipping onto greens.Id agree that golfers would be great at putting as they play on large greens imo.As for pitch and putt is a fast growing game and i enjoy the craic of it.I have nothing against golf and enjoy watching big tournaments on sky.Pitch and putt is a good affordable game for the young and old.

well said lads.
It's quite annoying when people be-little our sport with respect to golf.
There are so many uneducated people who don't realize that p&p is a very competitive and skillful sport.
I'm quite certain that most of us in this thread play golf from time to time and I'm also quite certain that the same people here would have a much better short game playing golf than most of the posters in the golf forum.

I guess it would be easier if we had our own forum, but would anyone have the time to explain the scoring systems for the different competitions and how they are actually played, eg three players on a team in a scramble and how they score etc.

I am going to post in feedback now to request a forum or sub forum as I think we are more than busyenough to justify one