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  • mariner4lifeM Offline
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    <p>are you blokes sure? looks pretty nice. are they cool with randoms on their course en masse? </p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>love the location.</p>

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    <p>Formosa is actually pretty relaxed and is good with the carts. It's a big course too with not too many overlapping holes so you are unlikely to disturb others</p>

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    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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  • HoorooH Do not disturb
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    <p>M4L Formosa used to be one of the best courses in the country but went bankrupt. All the members got together to buy it so they now own it and have done up the course but no where near its former glory. Tee to green though is still immaculate.</p>

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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>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Looks like it's a go</p>

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  • HoorooH Do not disturb
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    <p>The practice putting green is comedy too. It would be the toughest green in NZ if it was on the course proper.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>They have a cool clubhouse too.</p>

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    <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>yeah that practice green lol</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>My number 1 tip for playing there is watch where your ball lands if you miss the fairway. The rough is fairly long and hides balls easily.</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>
    <p> </p>
    <p>this could be a debacle...</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>at least there will be beer, and "caddies" if i can organise them</p>

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    <p>there is a couple you can spray is right across but yeah not many. Its fun course mate. Fairways are pretty wide to be honest and some good tracks to race the carts on</p>

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    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!

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    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

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    <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>
    <p> </p>
    <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>
    <p> </p>
    <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>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Both rounds I played the back 9 first.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t34.0-12/10913134_10153064939361834_1152872997_n.jpg?oh=91c5d8a7e7e0b274e3886e843579486b&oe=54A803AC&gda=1420303361_9082569ee32e3bc3a86594967f678805" alt="10913134_10153064939361834_1152872997_n."></p>

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    <p>well, played again today, bloody hot!! </p>
    <p> </p>
    <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>
    <p> </p>
    <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>
    <p> </p>
    <p><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t34.0-12/10887949_10153079396836834_1006744309_n.jpg?oh=7b197b502745036d3e021f42f94194df&oe=54AAA8D9&gda=1420459720_c28252560ed81285fb66c3b7568b18b0" alt="10887949_10153079396836834_1006744309_n."></p>

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  • HoorooH Do not disturb
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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>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Anyway, I'm sure they are over it.... :)</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>It's a lovely course to play and the service has improved 9 fold.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <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>

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    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.

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    <p>Been getting the odd round in during the week at the moment as have been reasonably quiet at work. Still not putting great but striking the ball pretty dam well, just failing to convert.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Just got a call from a client and called in to fill a slot for ambrose at a charity day at the Grange tomorrow. Giddy up!</p>

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  • HoorooH Do not disturb
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    <p>Sweet gig!</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>We must catch up for a round!</p>

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    <p>Very relaxed ambrose set up yesterday - all off scratch so no handicap adjustments, no need to take a minimum number of drives per team member and free booze everywhere.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Ended up with 64 which wasnt good enough to feature in the prizes and my golf was pretty average apart from driving the green in the first hole and holing out a 7iron from 155m on the 7th for an eagle. Otherwise I was pretty ho hum but did manage to sink the odd putt when called upon and had some nice touches around the green. Bloody good fun though, especially with the "opt in" holes where you pay $10 (all goes to charity) and if you manage to hit the fridge or tv in the middle of the fairway then you win a brand new one.  Also had a car up for grabs for a hole in 1 but I didnt even hit the green on it. Was always gonna be a struggle though once I'd holed out on the 7th and then had to try do it again on the 8th. Good day out and raised over $50k for Cure Kids.</p>

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