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Comment on Foursomes golf by Paul Cowgill

Paul Cowgill — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:50:25 +0000

Foursomes is a great format if your partner is a beginner, wants to get round the course without ‘showing themselves up’ but is concerned about being watched or holding up the group behind. My partner wanted to improve and to become comfortable on the course but she was nervous about making the transition from the golf range to the golf course. So I introduced her to life on the course by playing foursomes. I took the first tee shot to get us away and off we went. She is now a mid twenties handicap but we still play foursomes when we want to get round quiickly.

Comment on Ted Dexter’s Ten Commandments by tom seabrook

tom seabrook — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 15:24:15 +0000

Lorne, The MCC Golf Society adopted the ”Dexter ”Rules for its Match Managers Day at The Berkshire last November.
Speedier winter Golf had the added advantage of an earlier and fine Luncheon with no adverse comments.
Tom Seabrook

Comment on Has Donald come up Trumps? by Vi Robertson

Vi Robertson — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:20:56 +0000

Great improvement & wonderful for the North East of Scotland in general.
Well done & roll on a good summer for your course.
I shall be gifting my husband a tee time.

Comment on Hayling by Robin Brown

Robin Brown — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:06:22 +0000

Played Hayling today in a big wind.Course in much better condition than when I last played it and presented a severe test.A really good links challenge with a warm welcome.
Offers exceptional value for a winter green fee.

Comment on Guide to the Six Hour Round by No Rush

No Rush — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:52:38 +0000

At last,someone talking some sense on this subject. I couldn’t agree more. I can’t stand those that seem to think the game is how quick can you go round in rather than how many shots, and yes if i’ve paid £30 to play there is no way I’m picking my ball up no matter what score I’m on! Thanks for your tips.

Comment on What is Fine Golf? by Edward

Edward — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:41:13 +0000

I too love playing the courses mentioned here. However, I think we ought to keep in mind that the high numbers of golfers wishing and able to play many of the courses today makes greenkeeping policies of yesteryear hard to maintain. Many fairways, if left without irrigation, would become dustbowls by August and require re-seeding annually. My own club has 40,000 rounds each year played on it, probably 500% more than 30 years ago.

Dear Edward, Thank you for your valid comment over usage of courses nowadays with all the compaction that gives, aeration becomes even more important. I don’t think anybody says no irrigation. It is over-watering that is the sin economically, agronomically and environmentally.
Yours
Lorne

Comment on Guide to the Six Hour Round by Nik Hrstic

Nik Hrstic — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:43:27 +0000

Deliciously ironic! Should be mandatory reading for all golfers possessing even the slightest sense of humour.
Will be shared with my fellow golf club committee members.
From a brand new fan of the site who is completely in tune with your mission – please continue with the high standard of writing and whole website. Best, Nik

Comment on Golf Monthly survey on Commentators by David White

David White — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 19:12:01 +0000

How sad that Henry Longhurst failed to make the top line. In my view he will always be Number One. I knew him personally, and was on several occasions privileged to visit him and Claudine, his delightful wife, at their hilltop Jack and Jill home in East Sussex. Henry took as his office a third windmill, Duncton, [it was just a stump, with a roof attached]. Around 10 30 am each Saturday he would set out to fine tune his column material; wonderful written commentaries on golf published for some 30 years by ‘The Times’. He would never allow himself to be hurried, though the absolute deadline for copy was noon. Once finished, he would make the phone call to Fleet Street and read his typed material over to a sub-editor. Then, at a clearly predetermined moment, he would pull on an ancient wired pull cord, which rang a bell in the fine modern bungalow that was sandwiched between the windmills Jack and Jill, a signal to Claudine that his copy was ‘safely to bed’ and that she now should open the bottle of champagne. I was assured that this ritual never varied, broken only when Henry was on microphone duty at Augusta or The Open. There was never a better or keener craftsman at the microphone, while his written work remains, quite simply, exquisite. One most important thing; Henry knew when to keep quiet and let the picture tell the story, something many of the ‘moderns’ so miserably fail to observe. Peter Alliss was a Longhurst protégé and will acknowledge, I’m certain, that he learned his craft at the seat of ‘The Master’.

Comment on Drainage at Loch Lomond by David White

David White — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:37:38 +0000

Loch Lomond may well be a ‘hidden gem’, yet my abiding memory of the one and only time I visited [and I didn't get to play] was of being eaten alive by several million voracious midges. That’s one secret the locals don’t care to publicise, or indeed acknowledge.

Dear David, Thanks for your comment but I must add that when I played it in August there was not one midge to be seen. Perhaps David Cole had been around with his midge puffer! yours Lorne

Comment on Hayling by Willie Dunn

Willie Dunn — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:15:04 +0000

Dear Lorne

Tom mentions Hayling as one of his desings in an article in “Golf” in 1891 and also it gets listed in his Times Obituary in 1902.

Just to add weight to the debate.

Kind regards

Willie