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Slight update. Overnight enquiries about the courses played on a regular mid-September golf weekend (now sadly abandoned due to deaths and decrepitude of some members) has produced three more courses, bringing my total to 93, so 100 by the end of the year should be doable.

So while flicking between racing and the ladies golf, I heard on the latter that Scotland has more than 550 golf courses. I then decided with the aid of Mr Google's excellent map and my not so excellent memory to list how many I'd played.

The answer I came up with is 90. The most northerly being Boat of Garten and the most southerly, Brighouse Bay.

So, I thought, can I make 100 by the end of this season. Most of the seniors competitions I have booked are on courses I have already played, with only one new and other stuff booked. Also my handicap is above 24 which knocks out a few competitions. So it might be a struggle, that, at the extreme, could involve Portpatrick in mid-October.  insert freezing cold emoji

I'll see where I stand at the end of August and plan things for the end of the year.

edit in my enthusiasm for my quest I just booked the Callander Seniors in August - a 2pm tee-off. Without thinking about the midge hell that part of the world can be in the late afternoon....

Thanks guys.

It just goes to prove that if you play crap enough for long enough you eventually become competitive via the WHS handicap system.

Excellent Ralph 👏👏

Amazing Ralph.

You're like fine wine, the older you are the more chance of you getting drunk.

There's always one isn't there. I'm now 2/101 with 2 scores yet to be entered.

We played the competition from the white tees and despite hitting three poor chips from just short of the greens on 5,6, and 7 to make bogey on each of them I still managed to play the front nine in 42(+6) for 20 stabbos as I get 15 shots, so as long as I can avoid double bogeys I feel like I'm always going to be competitive. Played better on the back nine getting up and down a few times and was in decent shape until I had my Ryan Fox moment on the longish par3 17th. I pulled my 5wood into the left greenside bunker and it ended up about a foot from the left-hand edge in a footprint(grrr). I had to play out backwards and failed to get up and down despite going very close with my putt for my one and only double-bogey of the day. Made a par4 at the last to come back in 40 for another 20 stabbos making 40 total and shooting a season's best 82 off the whites. The guy who pipped me must have had a good back nine as he got 40 points too off a similar handicap.

Not really that far off shooting my age for the first time since I deffo left a few out there today. Encouraging.

Awesome! Well done Ralph.

good effort Ralph!

There's always one isn't there. I'm now 2/101 with 2 scores yet to be entered.

We played the competition from the white tees and despite hitting three poor chips from just short of the greens on 5,6, and 7 to make bogey on each of them I still managed to play the front nine in 42(+6) for 20 stabbos as I get 15 shots, so as long as I can avoid double bogeys I feel like I'm always going to be competitive. Played better on the back nine getting up and down a few times and was in decent shape until I had my Ryan Fox moment on the longish par3 17th. I pulled my 5wood into the left greenside bunker and it ended up about a foot from the left-hand edge in a footprint(grrr). I had to play out backwards and failed to get up and down despite going very close with my putt for my one and only double-bogey of the day. Made a par4 at the last to come back in 40 for another 20 stabbos making 40 total and shooting a season's best 82 off the whites. The guy who pipped me must have had a good back nine as he got 40 points too off a similar handicap.

Not really that far off shooting my age for the first time since I deffo left a few out there today. Encouraging.

Well done Kev.

I had my best round of the year today too.

These are ideal conditions for scramblers like me if my ball-striking is anything like it should/used to be.

With 82 scores entered and 21 remaining I am the leader in the clubhouse for the Thursday stabbo..

tbc

Wiiii, hope you hold on Ralph.

Well done Kev.

I had my best round of the year today too.

These are ideal conditions for scramblers like me if my ball-striking is anything like it should/used to be.

With 82 scores entered and 21 remaining I am the leader in the clubhouse for the Thursday stabbo..

tbc