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<p>had my first proper game of golf in a year today;</p>
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<p>Started shit, ended up hitting the ball well though, just putted like a fluffybunny! 39 putts!</p>
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<p>played Kerikeri today, was a nice surprise to get a MOnday green fee special, $20.</p>
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<p>Dotgolf hasnt put my score in yet, shot 80 (par 73) 44/36</p>
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<p>Hit 2 fairways, 10 greens and 35 putts, missed 3 birdies inside 5 feet. 36 holes now and no birdies!</p>
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<p>Of one of the fairways I hit, was the 17th, a 460 odd metre par 5, plying slightly up hill and into the wind, smoked my drive 275m, then hit a 4 iron 185m to about 6 feet, eagle!</p>
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<p>Below is the view from the ideal spot to play your 2nd on the par 5 3rd at Kerikeri (big dogleg) sadly, that was my provisional ball in the pic, my 1st 1 I found about 20 yards further on, and 50 yards left...is probably about 70 or so metres elevated there, possibly 90 from the tee.</p>
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<p>I just wish one day I could learn to putt!</p>
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<p>Oddly I was hoping I'd have a big score to get my handicap out, but I think that is <.5 over my handicap up there, not to mention the last 7 holes I was 2 under and shoulda been 4, FFS! I hit pretty poorly truth be told, so am still trying to work out how I managed 80 round there, even in my heyday 78 was my best round there, but I'll take it!</p>
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<p>That is a pond at the bottom of that hill, which is where my 2nd shot ended up, but as it is about half full, I played out of it without getting wet!</p>
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<p>we havent had rain here for almost 3 weeks (and even then was only a decent downpour to break up a couple of weeks of no rain prior to that) and been bloody hot, am praying for the promised rain to arrive!</p>
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<p>Loads of sun screen and going to shady spots, plus my mother in laws partner likes to fill the bag with beers for the round... :)</p> -
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<p>had my first proper game of golf in a year today;</p>
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<p>Started shit, ended up hitting the ball well though, just putted like a fluffybunny! 39 putts!</p>
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<p>Supposed to be playing agian tomorrow too.</p>
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<p>Amazing what you call shit TR , I would be turning cartwheels if I turned in a score like that</p> -
<p>haha, fair enough...I should be happy given how little I have played, but I guess it is about how I play more so than the actual score.</p>
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<p>kinda like when I got my hole in 1, I wasnt happy at all with the shot, was looking beyond the green for the ball...but like my golf coach used to say, "there aint room on the card to write the story of how you got the score, just the number" luckily, otherwise I'd have a novel from today :)</p> -
There's barely enough room on the card for my score let alone a story
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<p>We're not going down this year as we have too many yearlings of value that we will want to keep an eye on over this period and also tightening of belts means it's easier to work the stats than pay double time etc.</p>
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<p>Will just be going to Whangamata from the 20th to the 29th and popping back to the farm to keep an eye on things. (I'm back at work on the 4th I think)</p> -
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<p>so it took me 45 holes to make a birdie!!</p>
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<p>Shot a 79 round a par 71 today, 3 birdies in the end, 36 putts, after 2 birdies in a row I 3 putted the last 2 holes.</p>
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<p>I cant recall hitting the ball so poorly off the tee before, just no idea where the ball is going, my usual stock shot of a draw is nowhere to be seen...luckily my mid to short irons are pretty good, getting me to the green to 3 putt!</p>
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<p>back to work tomorrow, my mother-in-law and her partner are over, and he likes to play golf and drink, and both go together well :)</p>
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Gutted mate! I'm down from 23rd til 2nd and then back here but not back to work until 20th so plenty of time for golf and fishing.<br><br>
So in that case, do you have recommendations other than rangiora? Kaiapoi looks cheap and cheerful but what about Pegasus? Worth shelling out the $ for?</p></blockquote>
Waimakariri is also a great country course with some very scenic holes. Really good nick too<br><br>
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<p>so it took me 45 holes to make a birdie!!</p>
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<p>Shot a 79 round a par 71 today, 3 birdies in the end, 36 putts, after 2 birdies in a row I 3 putted the last 2 holes.</p>
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<p>I cant recall hitting the ball so poorly off the tee before, just no idea where the ball is going, my usual stock shot of a draw is nowhere to be seen...luckily my mid to short irons are pretty good, getting me to the green to 3 putt!</p>
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<p>Where abouts is this course mate?</p>
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<p>Just saw ya scored card and the front 9 looks crazy short. Only 1 par 4 over 300m and its 304m. I suspect there are a few dog legs there?</p> -
<p>about 20 mins out of Whangarei, east (Parua Bay)</p>
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<p>Very short (worth noting this was off the white tees too, but blues arent a great deal longer) has alot of smallish greens, with a few elevated as well, so easy to kick way off.</p>
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<p>Dont get as much run as other courses as most of the course has good coverage of kaikuia grass.</p>
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<p>That 4th hole of 257, I hit the front fringe off the tee with a 3 wood, but it a steepish bank so bounced up and rolled back down, failed to get up and down, is the kind of hole you are better hitting a 6 iron to give you a decent shot in, but that aint as cool as knocking it on with a 3 wood (when it works)</p>
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<p>There are 3 of the par 4's that are properly reachable off the tee, but takes an extremely accurate shot to manage it (the 7th I was sitting almost pin high 10 feet to the left of the green - 1st tee went OOB - but entire fairway has a big slope right to left right down onto the next hole)</p>
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<p>The par 5 on the front 9 used to be a long tough par 4, but they changed the course configuration and the par 5 in the front 9 became the 10th, and they just change it to a par 5 without adding length. </p>
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<p>It was on the older layout I had my lowest ever score on a 70 or better par course. :)</p>
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<p>Total contract to Kerikeri which is well over 6,000m with a few par 4's just under 400m</p>