Does any one know of decent golf courses within 30 miles of Bolton.

 

Me and my mates are trying to play as many courses as possible this summer rather than tramming round the same one.

 

Those with buggies for rent are preffered as one of my mates has a dodgy knee.

 

Ta in adavance

Nefyn is lovely, played at Hollyhead in an open comp last friday thats ok, Carden Park the Nicklaus Course is good,

Is moss bank park pitch n putt still goin?

Nefyn is lovely, played at Hollyhead in an open comp last friday thats ok, Carden Park the Nicklaus Course is good,

Nefyn is my favourite course in UK (the old back 10 not the new ones), it's brilliant

 

Royal St David's is very good around there too as in Conway. Pwhelli and Porthmadog are alreet but if you're around there avoid Abersoch it's shit

 

I don't rate Mottram, the back 9 is long but it's overplayed and I've never seen it in good nick. Same with Shrigley

 

 

Not the best knock today,

i had a 79 gross today...playing ok at the moment

Houghwood st helens way is a decent course that does buggies. When i played it we walked it though and nearly died but the course was lovely and the greens were awesome even tho we played back end of winter.

i had a 79 gross today...playing ok at the moment

 

Thats a cracking knock. I played superb front 9 this morning just 3 over at the turn. My swing then decided to fuck off to the clubhouse while i stayed out there to chop my way to an 86

cheers play off 8...and have played on and off since i was11...but seriously again for the last two years..want to get to category 1 this season

cheers play off 8...and have played on and off since i was11...but seriously again for the last two years..want to get to category 1 this season

 

Your going the right way by the sounds of it. I only started playing properly last winter after just playing occasionally. I only play off 18 but our handicap qualifying comps only start on this Saturday coming. Looking forward to getting my handicap down, long way to cat one for me yet though

I'm off 10

 

Was 8 two seasons ago but steadily got worse

 

Was having a good roun today without anything special and triple bogeyed the last with a right royal balls up. Standard scratch was high though do dropped 0.3

 

Wet and windy in Stockport this morning

 

 

Wet and windy in Stockport this morning

 

Sounds like a bird I pulled round there a while back.

we should have a WW golf day!

 

someone set it up

 

 

Sounds like a bird I pulled round there a while back.

Very accurate so in sure it's true

 

Played northenden this morning....was ok, but that's it

ive only just taken it up properly, im off 21 my aim is to be down to 18 by the end of the season hopefully.

ive only just taken it up properly, im off 21 my aim is to be down to 18 by the end of the season hopefully.

yea me too aint got an handicap yet just trying to get used to hitting the ball consistently mitton fold inbetween blackburn and whalley do the buggies thing but you'll need em because its hilly as fuck by the way if any body can give me a tip to stop me topping the ball would be grateful i'm terrible with my irons all right with my driver tho

are thee lifting thee head up to quickly to see where the balls gone before thee have hit it?

yea me too aint got an handicap yet just trying to get used to hitting the ball consistently mitton fold inbetween blackburn and whalley do the buggies thing but you'll need em because its hilly as fuck by the way if any body can give me a tip to stop me topping the ball would be grateful i'm terrible with my irons all right with my driver tho

 

Aim for an inch lower than the ball.

 

Happy to help

Houghwood st helens way is a decent course that does buggies. When i played it we walked it though and nearly died but the course was lovely and the greens were awesome even tho we played back end of winter.

 

not far from me that, played it for the first time the other month, liked it

are thee lifting thee head up to quickly to see where the balls gone before thee have hit it?

that could be the problem got a mate in the pub who says he'll go for a game with me and give me a few pointers i did'nt do too badly today but god knows how the pro's hit the ball so far with their irons went and did 9 holes today it was only a small course called highfield near wheelton but its a tricky one went round in 41 its a par 30 so did'nt think it was to bad

Id reconmend the book by ben hogan its what im reading at mo along with lessons

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/0671723014

Is moss bank park pitch n putt still goin?

 

Not since a load changed the game to drive and hide, balls bouncing all over Moss Bank Way.

Id reconmend the book by ben hogan its what im reading at mo along with lessons

 

http://www.amazon.co...aw/d/0671723014

lessons ! lessons ! bubba watson would laugh at you mind you all me and him have in common is we're both left handed but thanks for the reccomendations will give it a try

yea me too aint got an handicap yet just trying to get used to hitting the ball consistently mitton fold inbetween blackburn and whalley do the buggies thing but you'll need em because its hilly as fuck by the way if any body can give me a tip to stop me topping the ball would be grateful i'm terrible with my irons all right with my driver tho

 

I had that problem when i started. I was told remember that the swing is a rotation of your upper body and stay down throught the shot. I was lifting up on downsing trying to get it airbourne.

 

If you are struggling have a lesson with a pro and they will probably solve that in one go.

not far from me that, played it for the first time the other month, liked it

 

Yeah i enjoyed it. Needed 3 pints straight after just so i could breathe though, it was a fucking hilly bugger!

 

 

Yeah i enjoyed it. Needed 3 pints straight after just so i could breathe though, it was a fucking hilly bugger!

 

Yep really hilly. Im told a few people have had heart attacks and died on the that course, hence a cpl of benches dotted around the place