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Archive for July, 2011

Get through a few of these during a round.

Wooden Golf Tee - Broken

I played Ballybunion back in 1999, I wish I had taken more photos, the place is just stunning!

Ballybunion 11th hole

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View of the Japense Garden from the 18th fairway of Stoke Park

You may not see this as you walk the 18th at Stoke Park, the gardens are just to the left about halfway up the fairway.

On a recent trip to Lulworth Cove in Dorset I couldn’t help but notice that the terrain along the coastline would make a cracking golf course.

What a great view

The entrance to Lulworth Cove

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Well we managed to complete our four rounds of golf in one day and have the blisters to prove it. We would like to give a big thank you to the staff of Huntswood Golf Club for hosting our day and a special thank you to the members who let us play through when we caught them up.
(you can still donate at: www.justgiving.com/amateur-golfer)

Rick & Tony on the 9th during the last round

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With the weather we are having I decided to drive to the golf course to take a picture of myself in all my waterproof clothing carrying my golf clubs, as any golfer will know you get pretty hot all geared up in wet weather clothing, then a thunderstom blew over and I managed to get this.

Lightning above the golf course

Not long to go now for the Longest Day Golf Challenge, raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support, I will be watching the closing holes of the Open Championship on Sunday evening then it’s off to bed in preparation for my 4:30am start on the Monday at Huntswood Golf Club. Read the rest of this entry »

The oldest Major Championship in golf kicks off this week, returning to Royal St George’s, eight years after the last visit. With a high number of blind tee shots coupled with undulating fairways that can produce some unfortunate bounces, the most southern venue on the Open rota is sure to provide some great entertainment.

2011 Open Championship ticket

I have an envelope full of tickets on my desk at work but my partner’s niece is visiting us from Nottingham so I will be taking the kids out and about while the girls window shop in town, instead of heading off to Sandwich this weekend.

Keeping with my golf theme:

1967 Jack Nicklaus (Slazenger) clubs and 1968 Golf Handbook

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It was way back in 2003 that I last played the Lanes Golf Club, which just happens to be the closest course to my house, beating Stoke Park by half a mile, although they are about the same if you walk instead of drive. I was hoping that the course had matured a little since my first visit and I think it has.

The Lanes Golf Club - Hole 2

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