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PARlance · 26-12-2013 04:58PM

Pretty blessed with our day in a Ballybunion. We brought our tee time forward and made it to the clubhouse without a drop of rain and barely a breeze.

The round was on the house too. Unbelievable Jeff.

scrubber72 · 26-12-2013 05:08PM

scrubber72 wrote: »

Should be fine in galway tomorrow and bursting to get out with me new toy. Should add at least 5-10 shots but at least i will know how far away each shot goes off target.

I was so spot on with my prediction. Great day for a round. Scored woeful but enjoyed it.

GreeBo · 26-12-2013 05:40PM

Beautiful out today, frost in the shadows but only half on temps.
37 points for 17 holes, very happy as haven't played in nearly 6 weeks.
Hope it stays dry, playing macreddin on Sat!

pinkdoubleeagle · 26-12-2013 06:06PM

Played 9 in Lucan this morning. Was glorious.

charlieIRL · 27-12-2013 08:52AM

Cant see too much golf being played today, was hardly able to load my gear into the jeep this morning with the wind!

Decision time in the next 5 mins

padzer · 27-12-2013 09:06AM

charlieIRL wrote: »

Cant see too much golf being played today, was hardly able to load my gear into the jeep this morning with the wind!

Decision time in the next 5 mins

Yeah it isn't ideal when the wind banging against the window has you up before the alarm. I'm supposed to be off to Slade valley in a few minutes. Fingers crossed its not too bad out.

charlieIRL · 27-12-2013 09:19AM

padzer wrote: »

Yeah it isn't ideal when the wind banging against the window has you up before the alarm. I'm supposed to be off to Slade valley in a few minutes. Fingers crossed its not too bad out.

Make sure and ring first, I just rang the K Club where we were supposed to be playing and both courses are closed with an inspection at 10am which unfortunately rules me out today.

padzer · 27-12-2013 09:23AM

charlieIRL wrote: »

Make sure and ring first, I just rang the K Club where we were supposed to be playing and both courses are closed with an inspection at 10am which unfortunately rules me out today.

Ah shlte, been stuck in the house the past 2 days while the sun shines only for today to be like this.

padzer · 27-12-2013 09:53AM

padzer wrote: »

Ah shlte, been stuck in the house the past 2 days while the sun shines only for today to be like this.

Been ringing for the past 30 mins, no answer. Do I take it as closed? Or show up anyway?

Benny Cake · 27-12-2013 04:32PM

Played Rathcore today in a gale. Fantastic course, first time to play it, thoroughly enjoyed it and will definitely be back...

Had 34pts off 14 including 2 tap in birdies on 17 and 18

Macker1 · 27-12-2013 04:55PM

Benny Cake wrote: »

Played Rathcore today in a gale. Fantastic course, first time to play it, thoroughly enjoyed it and will definitely be back...

Had 34pts off 14 including 2 tap in birdies on 17 and 18

Good going in the inclement weather we are suffering at present.

How did the course hold up with all the rain of late. In good nick??

FixdePitchmark · 27-12-2013 05:15PM

Benny Cake wrote: »

Played Rathcore today in a gale. Fantastic course, first time to play it, thoroughly enjoyed it and will definitely be back...

Had 34pts off 14 including 2 tap in birdies on 17 and 18

I was looking thinking nobody would be mad enough - great score.

dan_ep82 · 27-12-2013 05:40PM

Benny Cake wrote: »

Played Rathcore today in a gale. Fantastic course, first time to play it, thoroughly enjoyed it and will definitely be back...

Had 34pts off 14 including 2 tap in birdies on 17 and 18

Im out Monday, hopefully weather is good

FixdePitchmark · 27-12-2013 05:58PM

An improvement on the cards - but the wind has weather predictions all over the place - sure the weather was to be good today according to the 5 day weather.

http://www.yr.no/place/Ireland/Other/Castleknock/long.html

pinkdoubleeagle · 27-12-2013 08:35PM

Due to play Esker hills tomorrow. Not a big fan of the place and debating whether to go if the weather is poor

plumber77 · 27-12-2013 08:44PM

+1 on esker hills. Never had a fondness for the place. Weather looks okay though.

Benny Cake · 27-12-2013 09:46PM

Macker1 wrote: »

Good going in the inclement weather we are suffering at present.

How did the course hold up with all the rain of late. In good nick??

Considering the conditions the course was in great nick. Some standing water in spots but nothing serious. Like I said, I was very impressed with the place, can't wait to play it again.

sydneybound · 28-12-2013 08:00PM

Finally got out for 9 holes this afternoon, was so sweet. Hopefully the weather behaves tomorrow & Monday.

Eaglebridie 32 · 29-12-2013 11:31AM

Baah !!!!

Course closed again this morning , inspection at 12.00. Rangefinder from Santa still unused, fingers crossed .

thewobbler · 30-12-2013 11:12AM

Just heading out on Royal County Down now.

slingerz · 30-12-2013 01:31PM

weather has screwed me this xmas. been horrific every day ive been off yet been ok every time i've been working over it!

whatstherush · 03-01-2014 12:45PM

Galway golf club this morning after the storm, looking at the third hole totally flooded. BdDFfkKIgAAt33z.jpg:large

galwaylad1980 · 03-01-2014 08:41PM

Tough approach to the 1st in Galway GC too...

dan_ep82 · 05-01-2014 11:47PM

Out tomorrow,hope it stays ok.

Forecast changed at least 3 times in the last 2 days,gets frustrating after a while.

FixdePitchmark · 05-01-2014 11:59PM

dan_ep82 wrote: »

Out tomorrow,hope it stays ok.

Forecast changed at least 3 times in the last 2 days,gets frustrating after a while.

Tomorrow is a gale man.

dan_ep82 · 06-01-2014 12:07AM

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

Tomorrow is a gale man.

Its all over the place. I was watching the irish weather earlier on RTE and first they showed a thunder cloud over Meath,the the 4day preview at the end showed sunshine tomorrow

3 Different sites,surely they can't all be wrong?

I'm trusting weather reports less and less the last few weeks.

PARlance · 06-01-2014 12:22AM

dan_ep82 wrote: »

3 Different sites,surely they can't all be wrong?

I'm trusting weather reports less and less the last few weeks.

The 3 reports say the same thing as Fix, it'll be blowing a gale.

Look past the pictures of the sun to the wind column

dan_ep82 · 06-01-2014 12:24AM

PARlance wrote: »

The 3 reports say the same thing as Fix, it'll be blowing a gale.

Look past the pictures of the sun to the wind column

Bah,unless its coming back at me I'll play it lol

PARlance · 06-01-2014 12:33AM

dan_ep82 wrote: »

Bah,unless its coming back at me I'll play it lol

It won't be far off it

The Yr.No (3rd imagine) is probably the most realiable, it has the wind reading in M/S, metres per second, 13 or 14 M/S is ball not staying on the tee and balls flying off once stopped on the green.conditions.

FixdePitchmark · 06-01-2014 12:52AM

PARlance wrote: »

It won't be far off it

The Yr.No (3rd imagine) is probably the most realiable, it has the wind reading in M/S, metres per second, 13 or 14 M/S is ball not staying on the tee and balls flying off once stopped on the green.conditions.

Yes is always a little better inland - unplayable on coast - was due to play too. Was back into my own routine after xmas. Xmas has messed up everything including golf - i guess that is what Christmas is for.

For me I'm now too old for double figure m/s wind speed - it is sort of a a rule of thumb for me now. Pity, because - this week looked like good weather in every other way.

Then - I often think - do we look at the weather too much - particularly in the long term. Long term weather predictions with high wind speeds does not seem to work. So dan that is why you are seeing the model change so much.

I've often said - well I'll hit the range. But, do you learn much in winds like that ?

So maybe I'll wake up and it will be perfect - but , I often hope that Paddy will win a major every time he is in one.

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