new members love-in

First topic message reminder :

just to show how welcoming a bunch we can be, here's a thread for us to welcome new members to the golf section. i found when making my first few posts that it could be a little awkward trying to find my feet with some of the regulars here - so here's an opportunity for you to say hey and get a cuddle in return

(thread rules: strictly no )

Handicap - 13 (really, it WAS lower ... tough year!)
Club - Aronimink
Favorite Course - Merion/Pine Valley, throw a towel over the two
Course I would most like to play but haven't - Cypress Point/Royal Dornoch
Favorite Architect - Donald Ross/William Flynn/Harry Colt
Favorite Player - I like viewing excellence in competition - Woods over the years, McIlroy/Donald this year
Least liked - I honestly don't know any well enough to dislike them.
606 Nemesis - I'm sure I rub a bunch the wrong way!
606 Best Buddy - Never met one ... wait, I MAY have met Kwini and just didnt' know it (Kwin - Did you ever have a drink at Targets on Burrstone Road or the Brewery -- I worked as a bartender at both for a stint)
Favorite Major - US Open over Major Tom by a smidgen
Links or Parkland - For the record, I have never had a bad time on a golf course
Length of time playing - Seriously 12 years

A la the Maclaren template:

Handicap - 28
Club - Cumberwell Park, Wiltshire
Away club – n/a
Favourite course - North Berwick
Course I would most like to play but haven’t UK – Turnberry
Course I would most like to play but haven’t (overseas) – Pebble Beach or Augusta
Favourite golf course architect – not knowledgeable enough on this!
Favourite player – David Howell
Least liked player – it varies (I'm fickle!)
606 nemesis – nobody
606 best buddy – I live in hope!
Favourite major – The Open
Links or parkland – probably Parkland, not played a great deal of Links yet
Length of time playing golf – approx 4 years
Time posting on 606v2 and predecessor’s – 2 months - but was lurker for a while before posting

Sr,
Targets? A name from the past. But can't remember exactly where it is/was.
On two occasions I spent months living in the Ramada before it was turned into dorms and the bar there was my BR hang-out!
Otherwise, usually Riley's/Killabrew or Who's On First!

NBS ... isn't Cypress Point the one which only a member's invitation will get you onto the course?

Handicap - 12
Club - Blairgowrie
away - n/a
Favourite played - Muirfield
Most like to UK - Ailsa or TOC
Overseas - Cypress Point or Pebble
Architect - James Braid or Doc Mackenzie
Favourite player - n/a
Least - n/a
606 nemesis - n/a
606 buddy - n/a (although S_R cracks me up!)
major - Open
Parkland
Playing - 12years
Posting on off 6-7 years (Old and old old boards! Where's Boa!)

I have just been looking around on some of the other threads.

Is it always like this?

Thats cool! I did a and it turned into that winky face!

I meant I did a ; and a ) and it turned into a winky!

Maverick wrote:Shall we say you need a tin hat

or a brown nose to survive

MAV:
I've found the best way to deal with issues is to take some sage advice from the Sensei in Karate Kid I when he told his pupil 'Best form of defence is to not be there!'

Mary wrote:A la the Maclaren template:

Handicap - 28
Club - Cumberwell Park, Wiltshire
Away club – n/a
Favourite course - North Berwick
Course I would most like to play but haven’t UK – Turnberry
Course I would most like to play but haven’t (overseas) – Pebble Beach or Augusta
Favourite golf course architect – not knowledgeable enough on this!
Favourite player – David Howell
Least liked player – it varies (I'm fickle!)
606 nemesis – nobody
606 best buddy – I live in hope!
Favourite major – The Open
Links or parkland – probably Parkland, not played a great deal of Links yet
Length of time playing golf – approx 4 years
Time posting on 606v2 and predecessor’s – 2 months - but was lurker for a while before posting

606 best buddy – I live in hope!
Mary you are welcome to come visit my course any time - tis only just 40 minutes away

Kwin - Target's was officially in New York Mills, right across from the High School. Killabrew, great place. In my "watering hole" days, I spent a fair amount of time at the Bearded Dolphin (the BD golf league STILL plays every Tuesday at Newport), the Auburn and Prop's Inn.

Sr,
That's what I thought.
A late friend of mine lived his final years at the BD bar (initials SB, you might know him - he of the: "I've made three fortunes in my life. My first wife has one, my second wife has another, my third wife the last." Used to know Newbridge Networks' and Celtic Manor's Terry Matthews a fortune or two ago! Died apparently penniless (tho' one wonders about that) of self-neglect, among other things. A regular companion at the GCofN and Carvallo's.

Utica Rugby Club used to hang out in the Auburn when I played a few games for them, and I stopped going to Props after a female acquaintance was asked to leave for dancing on a table and slowly removing her clothes!!

gaelgowfer wrote:NBS ... isn't Cypress Point the one which only a member's invitation will get you onto the course?

Yes, I think so. More's the pity. I think they've turned down ex-Presidents and the PGA Tour before so simple wealth doesn't cut it and there's a huge (>10km?) driveway to the course so they can see you coming. They sound a bit stuffy but I'd kill (well, almost) to get a round at CP. The last few holes are legendary, particularly 16/17 I think. Search Google Images for "cypress point golf" for a taster of the terrain.

navy

The clubhouse is only a couple of hundred yards of 17 mile drive. I know as for a joke I decided when doing the usual tourist drive around 17 mile drive (well the bits i could be arsed with) that I would drive up into the cypress point car park.

When I got to the clubhouse this guy dressed in late 19th century golf gear came running out the clubhouse brandishing a large rifle…..

Not really, I just got to the car park, my girlfriend panicked and started saying we would get chassed so I performed a u turn and drove back down the drive.

bump. plenty of new faces 'browsing' this morning or are you just here for the carnage?!

McLaren wrote:navy

The clubhouse is only a couple of hundred yards of 17 mile drive. I know as for a joke I decided when doing the usual tourist drive around 17 mile drive (well the bits i could be arsed with) that I would drive up into the cypress point car park.

When I got to the clubhouse this guy dressed in late 19th century golf gear came running out the clubhouse brandishing a large rifle…..

Not really, I just got to the car park, my girlfriendb panicked and started saying we would get chassed so I performed a u turn and drove back down the drive.

There you go again.

Would any girl really follow anyone around to gaze at golf course architecture?
I always feel sorry for the poor girl who gets dragged round the course by her boyfriend.

Super

We were on 17 mile drive because she loves wildlife and wanted to see the birds, sea lions and sea otters. We also saw these awesome beach squirrel things.

I actually have a cool photo of some sea otters bathing at the bottom of the rock which the cypress tree used on the pebble beach logo.


So super what will you be getting your girlfriend for Christmas, just curious as hearing other peoples ideas is good for inspiration.

I don't have a girlfriend Mac, but the difference is I don't pretend to have one.

What could you possibly get her, MAc, that beats looking at sea otters at Cypress Hill

ban_bam wrote:bump. plenty of new faces 'browsing' this morning or are you just here for the carnage?!

If they're like me, then they are trying to avoid posting because of the carnage

Seems better than it was yesterday at any rate.

Although it also seems a lot quieter.

I am still here though

Handicap - 18
Club - Not a member
away - n/a
Favourite played - 2010 course at celtic Manor
Most like to UK - Forest of Arden
Overseas - Augusta
Architect - No Idea
Favourite player - n/a
Least - Any of the American God Squad
606 nemesis - n/a
606 buddy - n/a
major - Masters
Parkland or links - Parkland (Not a fan of the wind!)
Been reading 606 and 606v2 golf section for years but dont get the chance to post to often. Used to enjoy the old 606 banter and played the fantasy league for a couple of years.

StAlbans,
Welcome!
Have you changed your name from 606? Anyway, assume you're in Hertfordshire and not just north of me, just south of the Candian border.

A girlfriend that follows round to look at sporting venues is a keeper! Whenever we go on holiday, any sign of floodlights i dragged the GF (now wife) to check them out. Meaning random photos outside Belenenses Fc and Pisa Fc. And Trips to the Stadium of light, and recentley a tour of Fenway Park. That sort of GF is a keeper!

This (if it's successful) will be my first post on any electronic message board ever -- I'm not very techy but mr plunky gave me an I-pad for my birthday so here goes! I've lived on long island for the past 22 years since marrying mr plunky (who is American) but i grew up in plymouth,Devon. I love to follow all the news over there and have enjoyed the to and fro on this site for quite a while now. Been playing golf for about 10 years mostly at Bethpage (not the black yet). We cross the pond once a year and always take the clubs with us. Favorite moments are always those spent post-golf, savoring a decent pint in the late summer evening sun watching stragglers coming down the 18th fairway. Oops, feeling a bit homesick now!

Favorite golfer Luke Donald, favorite course port royal Bermuda but never met a golf course I didn't like, least favorite golfer has been tiger ever since I saw him on a practice day at Bethpage us open a few years ago.

Will prob be looking for advice on where to play once we've chosen our destination for the next trip.
P.s. I spell the correct way but my I-pad keeps correcting it so I sound American.

Hi plunky

Would be interested to read a report on the red course at bethpage as it seems a lot of people rate it nearly as highly as the black.

Have you played any of the other long Island biggies like, shinnicock, NGLA, maidstone sebonack etc?

As for advice on a trip back across the pond which area of the country have you not visited which has a golfing reputation?

Welcome Plunky,
Hope you're a Yankee fan.

Blimey, another female!

Welcome aboard Plunky. Hope you come equipped with a very thick skin.

Gael

There is, but if you want to talk about golf this is the only place to be.

Hi McLaren !

Have to say we've only played the red once or twice. Bethpage can be very crowded so we tend to go out late afternoon and play 9 holes. Red and green don't come back to the clubhouse after 9 so we stick to blue and yellow (which are challenging enough for me). Some say front 9 of blue is similar to red as it's long and you never seem to be hitting off level ground (or maybe that's just the way I play ?). They're all good, well looked after courses at Bethpage but they're also understandably popular . I personally find them all long from the front tees -- theres something wrong if I'm teeing up just a few feet in front of mr.P on a par 5 !

We will probably visit the Oxford area next year as my niece just started at uni there. We were in the area several years ago and enjoyed kirtlington but any other recommendations would be appreciated. Have to say that each time we've played over the pond we've never had to wait to get out and play, never had an issue with the pace of play, and have always had a great time. On long island we either have too many golfers or too few affordable golf courses -- you guys are lucky.

Plunky wrote:This (if it's successful) will be my first post on any electronic message board ever -- I'm not very techy but mr plunky gave me an I-pad for my birthday so here goes! I've lived on long island for the past 22 years since marrying mr plunky (who is American) but i grew up in plymouth,Devon. I love to follow all the news over there and have enjoyed the to and fro on this site for quite a while now. Been playing golf for about 10 years mostly at Bethpage (not the black yet). We cross the pond once a year and always take the clubs with us. Favorite moments are always those spent post-golf, savoring a decent pint in the late summer evening sun watching stragglers coming down the 18th fairway. Oops, feeling a bit homesick now!

Favorite golfer Luke Donald, favorite course port royal Bermuda but never met a golf course I didn't like, least favorite golfer has been tiger ever since I saw him on a practice day at Bethpage us open a few years ago.

Will prob be looking for advice on where to play once we've chosen our destination for the next trip.
P.s. I spell the correct way but my I-pad keeps correcting it so I sound American.

I can see you would be very welcome here.

kwinigolfer wrote:Welcome Plunky,
Hope you're a Yankee fan.

Of course! Yankees, Giants, Rangers -- it was in the pre-nup ! It can get a little tense here with mr.p when the Ryder cup comes along though.

Welcome to the board Plunky
Just out of interest, how did you hear about us?

KeizoYamata wrote:



I can see you would be very welcome here.

Keizo, there is absolutely nothing wrong with not liking Woods. Please stop thinking that there is.

Y I Man wrote:Welcome to the board Plunky
Just out of interest, how did you hear about us?

I often check out the BBC website in my lunch hour at work ( BBC to catch up with news and dailymail to guiltily catch up on gossip), so i found the old forum there some time ago and followed it here. I don't really have much interest in any sport other than golf. There's a discussion board on the website of the US golf channel over here but it seems to attract people who have a talent for bringing tiger woods into every single thread. I've enjoyed the variety of topics here !
P.S. Don't want to offend anyone re tiger -- he's an amazing golfer but he doesnt need to be in every discussion !

Good for you Plunky,
Yanks, Bills and Habs here, but there's a strong, if small, group of Yankee followers on here.

super_realist wrote:

KeizoYamata wrote:



I can see you would be very welcome here.

Keizo, there is absolutely nothing wrong with not liking Woods. Please stop thinking that there is.

I never said their was anything wrong with not liking Woods. I'd give you £74 if you show me where I said there was something wrong with not liking Woods.

Plunky wrote:

Y I Man wrote:Welcome to the board Plunky
Just out of interest, how did you hear about us?

I often check out the BBC website in my lunch hour at work ( BBC to catch up with news and dailymail to guiltily catch up on gossip), so i found the old forum there some time ago and followed it here. I don't really have much interest in any sport other than golf. There's a discussion board on the website of the US golf channel over here but it seems to attract people who have a talent for bringing tiger woods into every single thread. I've enjoyed the variety of topics here !
P.S. Don't want to offend anyone re tiger -- he's an amazing golfer but he doesnt need to be in every discussion !

Too late Mrs P you bought him in the conversation! And to think we are even supposed to be celebrating the festive season and the season for goodwill in a fortnight

Keizo, ah bless is £74 all the money you have in your piggy bank? How long dd it take you to save that?

KeizoYamata wrote:

Plunky wrote:

Y I Man wrote:Welcome to the board Plunky
Just out of interest, how did you hear about us?

I often check out the BBC website in my lunch hour at work ( BBC to catch up with news and dailymail to guiltily catch up on gossip), so i found the old forum there some time ago and followed it here. I don't really have much interest in any sport other than golf. There's a discussion board on the website of the US golf channel over here but it seems to attract people who have a talent for bringing tiger woods into every single thread. I've enjoyed the variety of topics here !
P.S. Don't want to offend anyone re tiger -- he's an amazing golfer but he doesnt need to be in every discussion !

Too late Mrs P you bought him in the conversation! And to think we are even supposed to be celebrating the festive season and the season for goodwill in a fortnight

You're absolutely correct and i apologise for the apparent contradiction. But I brought him in as an almost irrelevant explanatory footnote rather than an obsession. And please, no need for formality -- please call me Plunky. Yuletide felicitations to you and yours !

Plunky

keizo is our resident weirdo so dont worry about upsetting him. I honestly dont know how to read the bloke. He seems nice enough if a little unbalanced.

McLaren wrote:Plunky

keizo is our resident weirdo so dont worry about upsetting him. I honestly dont know how to read the bloke. He seems nice enough if a little unbalanced.

Pot and kettle Mac, pot and kettle

Handicap - 8
Club - Bexleyheath, Kent.
Away club – n/a
Favourite course - Royal St George's or Royal Cinque Ports
Course I would most like to play but haven’t UK – Carnoustie
Course I would most like to play but haven’t (overseas) – Augusta
Favourite golf course architect – Alister MacKenzie
Favourite player – Lee Westwood
Least liked player – Tiger (sorry)
606 nemesis – ???
606 best buddy – ???
Favourite major – The Open
Links or parkland – Links
Length of time playing golf – 34 years
Time posting on 606v2 and predecessor’s – not sure - 2 to 3 years

Sorry, last post was a bit abrupt. Just had time to put the template together before taking my wife to church. Not a normal event on a Sunday morning because I would normally be on the golf course. Today however is Carol Sunday so we don't tend to play but start the festive season with a few carols accompanied by a brass "ensemble" and a convivial Xmas lunch to follow!!

'Threeoffthe tee' Great to hear that your club is still going strong.It is the first club I ever stepped foot on,illegally I have to add.In the 1950's I lived at 52 Kelvington road which forms the eastern boundary of your course and our back garden backed onto the course.From the age of 7 or 8 my pals and I would hop over the brick wall to play on and around the edges of the links not having a clue on what was going on with all these guys hitting balls everywhere.It was great fun for us to lay in wait on the slope of grass and dare each other to dash out and pinch the ball and run like hell.! Oddly enough we never ever thought to find out more of what the game was,allwe really wanted to do was open the balls up with our pen-knives and disebowel them,great fun in those days of 1.62 balls getting the cover off the cutting and stripping the yards and yards of wound rubber to expose a little sac of rubber.Great fun

Handicap - 2.8
Club - Now Cherwell Edge, Oxon. 2012 not sure??
Away club – n/a
Favourite course - Wentworth West
Course I would most like to play but haven’t UK – Loch Lomond
Course I would most like to play but haven’t (overseas) – Augusta
Favourite golf course architect – Harry Colt
Favourite player – Days gone by Per-Ulrik Johansson, now Luke Donald and Justin Rose
Least liked player – n/a
606 nemesis – n/a
606 best buddy – kwini
Favourite major – The Masters
Links or parkland – Park (sorry!)
Length of time playing golf – 30 years (I'm 36 now)
Time posting on 606v2 and predecessor’s – Bout 7 years, I was on the old old BBC golf board before 606 with the likes of Boa and kwini, though under a different name.
Favourite chocolate bar - Cadbury Ripple

isn't it a galaxy ripple

i'm quite partial to a toblerone myself, but a big bag of giant buttons can also be dangerous to have around the house.

ban_bam wrote:isn't it a galaxy ripple

Yeah it is. I've just eaten one too!!!

Hi GW good to hear from you again.

I hope you had a chance to watch the match on Saturday?

My fav chocolate bar is probably a snickers.