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I was horrendous on Saturday in the medal. Lost my swing completely and played absolutely clueless almost embarrassing golf. I am a bit of a tinkerer with my golf swing in the endless search for something close to perfection and sometimes the new swing ideas seem to erase a basic fundamental, as there's only room in my skull for so many swing thoughts, and on Saturday I was topping fairway woods which are usually my favourite clubs, and smothering all of my iron shots, even short irons - it was the stuff of nightmares and I couldn't figure out how to fix it at the time. Returned a 95 net 80 with breaking 100 the only bright spot.

I remembered the fundamental that had temporarily slipped my mind today and shot a soothing 85 off the yellows which included a few 3putts, but it came as a great relief to dispel Saturday's horror-show as I feared I might play like that for evermore in some kind of Greek mythological golfer's Hades.

A couple of days off now to do chores etc. then it's the first Senior Medal on Thursday.

I'm reading this Ralph and laughing. Not at you it was about exactly what I was going to post. Saturday medal started off fine again par first 4 (but really feeling I've not hit the ball well). Then it all kicked in tops, chunks the lot. It was really windy but was honestly standing over it with no idea what I was trying to do ended up with a 92. Played on Monday morning with a fresh head and again started ok birdie at first but it went sour again. Played some nice shots got another birdie and should have had at least one more but the bad ones are all doubles or triples. The ground is still quite wet and some dodgy lies when missing greens so hoping the nicer weather brings a bit firmer turf and grassier lies.

Kev, trip looked amazing seen all the pics and videos of FB was only slighlty jealous honest

Tony that's some shady behaviour, its a game for gentlemen don't you know. Thought I'd strayed back in to a poker thread there with the talk of odds and stories of angle shooting 

Thanks Eck, still buzzing after playing those beautiful couses with my lovely and talented son.

I was horrendous on Saturday in the medal. Lost my swing completely and played absolutely clueless almost embarrassing golf. I am a bit of a tinkerer with my golf swing in the endless search for something close to perfection and sometimes the new swing ideas seem to erase a basic fundamental, as there's only room in my skull for so many swing thoughts, and on Saturday I was topping fairway woods which are usually my favourite clubs, and smothering all of my iron shots, even short irons - it was the stuff of nightmares and I couldn't figure out how to fix it at the time. Returned a 95 net 80 with breaking 100 the only bright spot.

I remembered the fundamental that had temporarily slipped my mind today and shot a soothing 85 off the yellows which included a few 3putts, but it came as a great relief to dispel Saturday's horror-show as I feared I might play like that for evermore in some kind of Greek mythological golfer's Hades.

A couple of days off now to do chores etc. then it's the first Senior Medal on Thursday.

I'm reading this Ralph and laughing. Not at you it was about exactly what I was going to post. Saturday medal started off fine again par first 4 (but really feeling I've not hit the ball well). Then it all kicked in tops, chunks the lot. It was really windy but was honestly standing over it with no idea what I was trying to do ended up with a 92. Played on Monday morning with a fresh head and again started ok birdie at first but it went sour again. Played some nice shots got another birdie and should have had at least one more but the bad ones are all doubles or triples. The ground is still quite wet and some dodgy lies when missing greens so hoping the nicer weather brings a bit firmer turf and grassier lies.

Kev, trip looked amazing seen all the pics and videos of FB was only slighlty jealous honest

Tony that's some shady behaviour, its a game for gentlemen don't you know. Thought I'd strayed back in to a poker thread there with the talk of odds and stories of angle shooting 

What about me though? I played to the wrong green.

Idiot. Hoodwinked. Like being outwitted by Dick Dastardly. Hang your head in shame 🤣🤣🤣

What about me though? I played to the wrong green.

You must have been playing on a strange course for the first time Tom which makes it forgivable and very hard to price up.

That last 1 in that article is, logically, longer odds than this one.

Incidentally, the lady in the original article did ace a par 3, and the albatross/eagle were at par 5 holes

The 12th at Woodhall Spa has a plaque commemorating it having been halved in one at some point in the past.

What about me though? I played to the wrong green.

That last 1 in that article is, logically, longer odds than this one.

Incidentally, the lady in the original article did ace a par 3, and the albatross/eagle were at par 5 holes

[Show me the bookie]

I just don't get these million to 1 odds.

Top lady golfers now hit up to 290 yards off the tee. The minimum yardage for a ladies Par 5 is 401 yards, and 450 yards is common.

If someone is telling me that if there are (say) 3 Par 5 holes between 401 and 499 yards, and that it is a million to 1 chance that a lady hits a good drive and then holes an iron from between 120-200 yards, then I'm taking those odds.

The Par 5 become Par 4 effectively. Trillions to 1 someone hits a hole in 1, another eagle and a birdie in the same round? Show me the bookie

The bookies have learnt a lot about golf odds since 1991
https://www.honestbettingreviews.com/hole-in-one-betting-coup/

yes I agree that the albatross odds seem a little high, but they are very likely the odds used in the wikipedia article hence the huge figure

I just don't get these million to 1 odds.

Top lady golfers now hit up to 290 yards off the tee. The minimum yardage for a ladies Par 5 is 401 yards, and 450 yards is common.

If someone is telling me that if there are (say) 3 Par 5 holes between 401 and 499 yards, and that it is a million to 1 chance that a lady hits a good drive and then holes an iron from between 120-200 yards, then I'm taking those odds.

The Par 5 become Par 4 effectively. Trillions to 1 someone hits a hole in 1, another eagle and a birdie in the same round? Show me the bookie