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Do any of you golfers keep "eclectics"?

In my Golf 1.0 period, 30 years ago, they were quite a thing, but I never see mention of them now. Think I'm going to try & do a 2026 Eclectic Card, but I can't really remember how we used to do them, how we kept track etc.

I'm reminded of them by Red-Dog actually. Tom plays off 21, & yet I've seen him Eagle the 470 yard Par 5 16th at Breadsall Moorlands, as well as two other occasions when he had an Eagle Putt on that hole.

That included yesterday, when it was bitter cold ("feels like 23f"), so the ball does not travel so far, with not much run-out on soggy fairways, & yet he had a 12' Eagle putt. I'd not believe it if I had not seen it with my own eyes. On a really good day, I can just about get on that Green in 4....


Actually, I think Tom would love keeping an eclectic.

Anyone got any tips on how to keep track of eclectic scores?

Loving this debate, & well done EssexPhil for starting it. All the contributions have been good, even those from Red-Dog.

Phil was a mainstay of the now defunct Sky Poker forum whilst I was responsible for it, & he almost single-handedly kept it going with insightful stuff. I know him quite well personally, but his capacity to surprise, & come up with left-field debates was a constant source of fascination. You never quite know what angle he's going to take.

Great to see Enut here too, he's one of the few to understand how the minds of billionaires work.

100% agree. Utterly riveting & fascinating stories galore. How to make a cup of tea, how to take the dog for a walk, mixed in with less riveting tales.

Your writing on Blonde was exceptional.
The first post in this diary captured the imagination and the stories that followed were fascinating, moving, and educational.

Exactly this.

Nice writeage Mr Dazzler, thank you.

Cheers Mr Tikay, I hope you’re well!

I should also have mentioned ex Premiership player James McClean has returned to Derry, his home team club, this year. He’s 36 yrs now and his best days are far behind him but he’s a very fit boy and still likely to be a major player at this level. Most of all, his massive experience (he has 100 international caps) should be huge. The football club is a huge part of Derry City and the desire to win the league is monumental. Think of maybe Newcastle under Keegan when they were in the hunt. They would love it, just love it if they can pip Rovers this year. I think they will.

Your writing on Blonde was exceptional.
The first post in this diary captured the imagination and the stories that followed were fascinating, moving, and educational.

[The Billionaires seem strangely missing...]

The Royal Family has had a huge problem for Decades in relation to the whole "heir and a spare" thing.

Ever since George VI was promoted (unready) to the top job at the last minute the 2nd in lines have been car crashes. Andrew doesn't look that out of place with Margaret and Harry. Spend years training for a job, then heir has kids, and there is nothing to fall back on.

My wife met Mandelson recently. She has no interest at all in Politics-and didn't have a clue who he was
The Mandelson thing is rather more important than Andrew in various respects. I'll forgive a sad man looking for a shag quicker than selling info on the sly.

For all the fuss about Epstein's Parties-and he did seem to have most of the World's elite at them-fact remains the only people getting heat are Bungalow Andrew, a Gay Man and 2 Women (Fergie and G. Maxwell).

The Billionaires seem strangely missing...

Bill Gates and Mad Musk are starting to get some heat…

Fabulous debate and debating gentlemen.

My take, sans the eloquence.

Andrew is an idiot.

The women knew what was what and didn't seem coerced or forced to me.

The media are undeniably necessary but often despicable.

Force and coercion aren’t always physical.
I mean, we don’t have a lot of information but we do know that Ghislane Maxwell was convicted of procuring girls as young as 14 for Epstein.
I don’t think they knew what they were getting into.

The World is always changing.

The internet gave us all an enormous opportunity to learn and to converse.

Then, sadly, people started yelling and causing stress. So people stopped conversing with everyone except like-minded people. Which is rather sad.

I enjoy discourse with people who disagree with me. Particularly when (as on here) people do so with reasoned arguments. I learn from people with different points of view. As should everybody

"Scuse me love, do you want to go to a millionaire's island and get shagged by a Prince?"

I've heard worse chat up lines.