Boards Golf Society Outing - Portumna Golf Club 22nd March 12:20PM

scrubber72 · 18-03-2014 08:24AM

Weather looks ok if a little grey for Saturday. And i know my way to portumna so can't get lost this time.:-P

charlieIRL · 18-03-2014 12:11PM

Hopefully the weather will be ok for us Saturday. Apart from a few hours Thursday it looks to be dry enough all week. So far we have 21 signed up and I have one traveling with me so last push for numbers, I'd like to let the club know by tomorrow or Thursday.

We'll make the call on placing / bunkers etc on Saturday morning when we get there but if things stay the way they are I thing we'll stick to lift / clean / place until full summer rules come in everywhere. As for the tees - I reckon the yellows for the day but again, this can be decided on Saturday morning.

Will also need a bit of help from someone who as played here before in deciding the holes for longest drive / nearest to the pin.

flugel · 18-03-2014 12:20PM

charlieIRL wrote: »

We'll make the call on placing / bunkers etc on Saturday morning when we get there but if things stay the way they are I thing we'll stick to lift / clean / place until full summer rules come in everywhere. As for the tees - I reckon the yellows for the day but again, this can be decided on Saturday morning.

Will also need a bit of help from someone who as played here before in deciding the holes for longest drive / nearest to the pin.

Not playing in this Boards outing but played there yesterday. Definitely have relief everywhere. Portumna themselves were only having placing in the fairway but every tee shot be it in fairway or rough got muck on it, ridiculous not having a drop in the rough with the conditions. Bunkers were fine, no problem with them.

Closest to the pin has to be the 18th right up beside the clubhouse. If ye want a fun long drive hole could pick the 11th. They are building a new tee box so the men are now playing from the ladies, will get close to the green with a good hit (although I'm sure a few of ye will fly over it ...).

charlieIRL · 18-03-2014 12:22PM

Barnaboy wrote: »

I never get these messages. Can you add me in?

kkelliher wrote: »

after my apparant last place in esker some serious range/round work needed before this event but looking forward to it all the same.

lads did ye get the teamer texts? Are ye coming Saturday?

shane 007 · 18-03-2014 01:40PM

Apologies I just signed into Teamer & saw my status as no response. Just updated to accepted. Don't remember getting a reminder text though.

Seve OB · 18-03-2014 03:07PM

shane 007 wrote: »

Apologies I just signed into Teamer & saw my status as no response. Just updated to accepted. Don't remember getting a reminder text though.

there is an app you can download, i don't think it always sends out texts, but with the app, you will always get the notifications

shane 007 · 18-03-2014 03:13PM

stevieob wrote: »

there is an app you can download, i don't think it always sends out texts, but with the app, you will always get the notifications

Sorry I meant I signed in/opened the app.

FixdePitchmark · 18-03-2014 06:09PM

Charlie.

Sorry for late reply needed to sort leave in work. Replied in teamer.

ssbob · 19-03-2014 11:18PM

Permission slip granted:D Roll on all the penalty shots:rolleyes:

Hopefully no rain between here and Sat and we get the course in top condition.

One thing we are hoping for on Saturday is that all groups will go around in less than 4hrs as we plan on going out in 3 balls. Can we urge everyone to pick up when they are out of a hole.

FixdePitchmark · 19-03-2014 11:26PM

ssbob wrote: »

Permission slip granted:D Roll on all the penalty shots:rolleyes:

Hopefully no rain between here and Sat and we get the course in top condition.

One thing we are hoping for on Saturday is that all groups will go around in less than 4hrs as we plan on going out in 3 balls. Can we urge everyone to pick up when they are out of a hole.

Does that include going for a hole in one on a par 5 after 2 balls OB :P

Yes lads - there is talk that lads are sticking in awful estimations on their permission slips - " I'll be home by 430 to 5 love"

kkelliher · 20-03-2014 10:13AM

charlieIRL wrote: »

lads did ye get the teamer texts? Are ye coming Saturday?

Sorry Charlie, Cant make this one due to the start time, I had replied to the text on teamer but will go online and update now. Hope you enjoy.

a post punk · 20-03-2014 10:46PM

looking forward to this outing lads,portumna looks like a good challenge:eek:

phkk · 21-03-2014 12:17AM

Just got the permission slip now Charlie, signed up on Teamer. Apologies for late reply, hope that's ok?

spacecoyote · 21-03-2014 10:44AM

looks like we might get the odd shower, but not looking too bad for tomorrow at the moment:

http://www.yr.no/place/Ireland/Connacht/Portumna/hour_by_hour_detailed.html

and to bump my previous post, I'll have my GPS with me that has a mark function. So if we do want to try get a measure on distances, there will definitely be at least one group out there that can get some numbers (don't know why I'm volunteering this, as I know it'll just result in me inevitably depressed at how short I hit

)

FixdePitchmark · 21-03-2014 12:28PM

space.

I'll do it on my group. Just go with long drive hole only.
then we have same conditions.

yes poor sample but less complex.

I'll be hitting 5 iron .

Rikand · 21-03-2014 01:57PM

Dont forget to run the 2's club this weekend!

Don't want a fiasco like last weekend! grrrr!

spacecoyote · 21-03-2014 02:51PM

FixdePitchmark wrote: »

space.

I'll do it on my group. Just go with long drive hole only.
then we have same conditions.

yes poor sample but less complex.

I'll be hitting 5 iron .

Cheers Fix. Yeah, club selection will be entirely linked to the hole itself & the likelihood of putting in a score.

If you're standing on the 15th hole with 7 points in total then driver will be out. If you've 35pts standing on the 15th & 5 iron is the smart club...then I guess the group will have a shorter average drive

Golfgraffix · 21-03-2014 03:27PM

Is it too late to put my name in ?

J

Rikand · 21-03-2014 03:42PM

Golfgraffix wrote: »

Is it too late to put my name in ?

J

You won't be turned away

Rikand · 21-03-2014 03:43PM

spacecoyote wrote: »

If you're standing on the 15th hole with 7 points in total then driver will be out.

why do i have a feeling that this is a reference to my most recent round of golf that I posted on here ?

FixdePitchmark · 21-03-2014 04:06PM

spacecoyote wrote: »

Cheers Fix. Yeah, club selection will be entirely linked to the hole itself & the likelihood of putting in a score.

If you're standing on the 15th hole with 7 points in total then driver will be out. If you've 35pts standing on the 15th & 5 iron is the smart club...then I guess the group will have a shorter average drive

I'm still hoping to hit 5 iron longer than most drives from reading the stuff on here

:D

kieran. · 21-03-2014 04:43PM

Rikand wrote: »

Dont forget to run the 2's club this weekend!

Don't want a fiasco like last weekend! grrrr!

Big +1 to this first 2 in months then to realise there was no 2's club

scubapro · 21-03-2014 05:23PM

spacecoyote wrote: »

Cheers Fix. Yeah, club selection will be entirely linked to the hole itself & the likelihood of putting in a score.

If you're standing on the 15th hole with 7 points in total then driver will be out. If you've 35pts standing on the 15th & 5 iron is the smart club...then I guess the group will have a shorter average drive

Space, he hits his 5 iron further that most will hit their drivers and it is usually more accurate.

PARlance · 21-03-2014 05:23PM

I hope you are all scared lads.... I had 47 points.

This week....

Over two rounds...

Seriously considering getting a Tiger back ache before tomorrow.

Probably played one of the best rounds this day last week. What a difference a week makes.

FixdePitchmark · 21-03-2014 05:34PM

scubapro wrote: »

Space, he hits his 5 iron further that most will hit their drivers and it is usually more accurate.

lol -

Nobody believes that sort of bull**** around here. :rolleyes::P

FixdePitchmark · 21-03-2014 05:35PM

PARlance wrote: »

I hope you are all scared lads.... I had 47 points.

This week....

Over two rounds...

Seriously considering getting a Tiger back ache before tomorrow.

Probably played one of the best rounds this day last week. What a difference a week makes.

PAR - in fairness it looked mad out today - post up in other thread.

Was in work saying - it looks nice - but at times hard work.

FixdePitchmark · 21-03-2014 08:19PM

spacecoyote wrote: »

Cheers Fix. Yeah, club selection will be entirely linked to the hole itself & the likelihood of putting in a score.

If you're standing on the 15th hole with 7 points in total then driver will be out. If you've 35pts standing on the 15th & 5 iron is the smart club...then I guess the group will have a shorter average drive

Lads what is longest hole,

Was thinking about this again - go for 2 holes -

Hole 8 looks good

lads what is longest drive hole - that will be 2nd hole for measuring.

scrubber72 · 21-03-2014 09:10PM

I would suggest either holes 9 or 15 for longest drive and 18 for nearest the pin.

FixdePitchmark · 21-03-2014 09:13PM

scrubber72 wrote: »

I would suggest either holes 9 or 15 for longest drive and 18 for nearest the pin.

So Space 9 and 15 for us - nothing to do with longest drive or society - just an experiment. If others want to do other groups please do.

To remember we will think of 9:15 in the morning - or just 9 and 15

Golfgraffix · 21-03-2014 09:27PM

What's the best way down from Dublin? Limerick or Galway road ?

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