TSF Golf Club
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<p>hey TR and JK and other Auckland golfers.</p>
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<p>I need recommendations on a course to play in Auckland for a bucks afternoon. Think less the Dive Industry day i described above, think more a couple of 4s of guys having a hit and a few beers (of wildly varying abilities).</p>
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<p>Any ideas where we could have a bit of fun?</p> -
<p>i've yet to play Formosa, but agree with Hooroo for the reasons he put.</p>
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<p>We had a stag night at Leigh one weekend, rented a house, hired some carts, got pissed up and walked back to the house for more beers.</p>
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<p>Mangawhai would be another for that, but both those are obviously not in Auckland.</p> -
<p>are you blokes sure? looks pretty nice. are they cool with randoms on their course en masse? </p>
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<p>love the location.</p> -
Other courses that are quite casual and easy to get on are howick, whangaparoa, waitakere, etc but none are as good quality as Formosa. <br><br>
If you don't mind a drive then Omaha could also be an option but its an hour north of the city. Nice course with carts and again fairly relaxed -
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<p>Nice call on Formosa guys. They're super helpful, and the price is very reasonable (ok, it's cheap as f*ck).</p>
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<p>Looks like it's a go</p> -
<p>i'm looking forward to playing there. think i am going to have a couple of rounds prior to i don't just hack it to bits. </p>
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<p>"If" he says, "if i miss the fairway" haha ok, i'll take plenty of spare balls</p>
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<p>geez, i've just done the course map, i better take 2 boxes!! There isn't a lot of room for error is there? And no fairways right next to each other for when you get it really wrong!!</p>
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<p>this could be a debacle...</p>
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<p>at least there will be beer, and "caddies" if i can organise them</p> -
First hit since Feb....f<br><br>
9 hole twilight....first shot was something like a reverse shank, ended up with a triple bogey.<br><br>
Managed a good birdie on my way to somehow getting 18 stblfd after 9. <br><br>
so close to sneaking my handicap out 1 stroke too, just need to play 18! -
Love twilight eh as you can just risk up on the shots. Had a few 21 pointers that just don't feature with dudes getting like 25points for the 9<br><br>
Played a bit recently but nothing great, just plain old there or thereabouts to handicap golf.<br><br>
Did have a whack with the lads at clarks beach last Friday. Great hot day with plenty of beers including two pints between 9s. Had an 80 myself but one of the lads who had been overseas and not played for 5 years and was never really any good, shot a 90 which included any eagle 2 on a 270m par 4 after he holed out a wedge on the fly. Was a pretty cool day -
<p>wow, 2 rounds in a week, and will play again on Sunday (same course) some utter shite mixed with some outstanding drives and iron shots, shame pretty much all of my chipping and putting sucked arse, had 4 birdie putts shave the cup today!</p>
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<p>I mean today, after cracking out a 300m drive down the middle on the 12th, only to put my next in a lateral hazard, and then after taking a drop, my ball somehow ended up out of bounds beyond the green!! Stupid game!</p>
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<p>The unfinished hole in the other round, I missed the fairway by metres, coudnt find it, and as we werent playing anything serious, I just took a penalty drop, and hit one up near the green, gone...</p>
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<p>Both rounds I played the back 9 first.</p>
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<p>well, played again today, bloody hot!! </p>
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<p>Started on 10 again, bloody lucky to turn at only 4 over as I played poorly, then the back (front) 9, I made a slight adjustment based on something my son was told at a coaching session...hit every green in the front 9 bar the 9th, lipped out on birdie on 3 & 4, and on 8 I shaved the hole for eagle. </p>
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<p>I was very lucky to only get bogey on the last (4 under at that point for the 9 and obviously even for 17 holes) but I was very happy to walk off with a 5 after almost sinking a 20 footer for par, which woulda summed up how good that 9 was for me putting wise as 3 of them were about 10-12 footers, which just isnt me...</p>
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<p>Played Wairakei on Sunday as a mate and I felt like playing somewhere really nice for a change and that is the closest. I have boycotted it for the past couple of years as I found the service to be horrendously rude. I gave them a serve last time.</p>
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<p>Anyway, I'm sure they are over it.... :)</p>
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<p>It's a lovely course to play and the service has improved 9 fold.</p>
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<p>Just about got on the green for two on The Rogue!(Used to be New Zealands Longest Par 5) Two super shots when we were offered to play through.</p> -
That's where I did my hundred holes in a day. Wicked course but it was all a bit of a blur. Would like to play it properly some day soon.<br><br>
Played in an auckland anniversary open tournament at Pupuke yesterday and shot 78 which included 39 fukn putts.... Hit the ball really well off the tee and missed only 3 greens in regulation. Lost a ball too which didn't help but oh well, generally pleased with the round. 41 stableford and a net 65 so picked up some new golf shoes and a shirt plus a sleeve of balls for a 2.<br><br>
Had 40 putts last week too. Usually have around 32 or 33 and lower on my better rounds so need to sort it out on the greens.
