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[Dutchy]

Vines for a pre xmas hit on Sunday and then Mt Barker next Thursday

[mighty_tiger_79]

CM’s guide to Royal & Ancient Mt Barker.

1st – Tough par 4. Good golf hole, Index 1. You need to “kick a goal” between the big gum trees on each side of the fairway off the tee. Even a good drive will leave you a hybrid or long iron into the green. Par here is good, bogey is ok.

2nd – Straight forward par 3. Anything from 5 iron to wedge depending on the wind. False front on green to the right, be sure to clear the water that you can’t see from the tee.

3rd – Longish uphill dogleg right par 4. Ideal position is left hand side of the fairway, leaving a mid iron into a smallish green.

4th – Nice par 3, played from an elevated tee to a green the runs downhill front to back. Green is 3 clubs deep, so club selection is the key.

5th – Par 5, big hitters can get home in 2. Be careful with the second shot here, anything right will clunk around in the trees. Don’t go long over the green, nothing good back there.

6th – Another Par 5, where a good drive can set you up to have a crack to get on it 2. Water short of the green, means you need to carry the ball onto the large green. OB right.

7th – A sleeper par 4. Fairway bunkers left & right. Green is 3 clubs deep, keep the ball below the hole, or you will have a tough downhiller.

8th – Short dogleg right par 4. If you’re hitting driver well, have a crack. Otherwise a 3 or 4 iron to the middle of the fairway will give you a wedge in. Don’t miss the green left, tough chip from there.

9th – Good par 4. Water right of fairway, and green protected by big old gum tree on the left. 3 wood off tee is a good play leaving mid iron into a large, undulating green.

10th – Short par 4. Another driveable if that club is working for you. If not mid iron to the left hand side of the fairway, will leave wedge to an elevated green. This green recently replaced, the old one was a nightmare!

11th – Another short par 4. Play to left of fairway, with a long iron. This will leave you a wedge into a rock hard ******* green and it will most likely richochet off the back off the ******* **** of a thing….always did for me. Shithouse hole. Make 5 & move along!

12th – Good little par 3, bunkers left & right, a good mid iron will find you on the green. Birdie chance!

13th – Uphill straight forward par 4. Avoid the water on the right, that you can’t see from the tee. Green is guarded by bunker left. Don’t be long OB behind the green

14th – Dogleg left par 4, 3 wood off tee is a good play, as you can run out of fairway with driver. Green protected by an old tree about 70 metres out in middle of fairway, and bunkers right & back. The approach shot from fairway here hardest shot on the course IMO, ball below your feet, and shot required needs a draw shape…. Good luck!

15th – Longish Par 3. Water between green and tee, but well short of the green, don’t duff your tee shot. Sloping green, leave the ball below the hole, otherwise the downhill putt will be quick!

16th – Par 4, index 2, but I don’t really know why. Fairway slopes right to left, but a good drive here will leave only a wedge in. Bunkers left & right of the green, and OB all the way down the right hand side.

17th – Par 4 – nice hole, downhill. 3 Wood from tee is a good play and will leave a short iron into a smallish green, that has subtle breaks.

18th – Par 4 to finish in front of the clubhouse. You can either hit a long iron to the plateau short of the creek, or take on the other side with a 3 wood or Driver. Uphill second shot to a large green protected by 3 bunkers. A duffed shot in the sand will bring many laughs from the lads in the 19th!

Enjoy!

CM

Here ya go Dutchy.

Think a couple of things may have changed.

[Corona Man]

8th & 10th greens renovated since I wrote that.

Both have false fronts.

Essentially the holes still play the same though.

[Dutchy]

Ah yes forgot about that, nice summary CM, I worked in Mt Barker for 7 years so am quite familiar with the course, although its been a few years since Ive played there.

[mighty_tiger_79]

Reasonable morning

40pts

[mickey]

When you just know it won't be your day...

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[mighty_tiger_79]

Play it as it lies

[Brodlach]

Is that birdie in the tree?

[Dutchy]

Played front 9 Vines on Sunday arvo, hardly anyone out, couldn't believe it, was very windy from the south.

43 off the stick for 20 points, best I've played for a long time, driver was going straight and the irons were coming off clean, had 4 very makeable birdie putts (made one), apart from double bogeys one 1 & 9 it was about as good as I can play, very encouraging for Aston Hills this Thursday where the Brown jacket is on the line!

[mighty_tiger_79]

32points at flaggy

Couldn't hit a putt to save my life

[Dutchy]

Horror show at Aston Hills today, 102 & 26 points after starting bogey, par, bogey, bogey, par then proceeded to put my drive OOB and then new ball in the water for a 10 never recovered after that. Despite that shot the Driver was the only part of the game that was reasonable today.

Course is in great nick, been a few years but they have the fairways in the best order Ive seen, rough is fair and greens are on the slow side but a good reprieve from the quick ones Im used to.

Enjoyable day out with the lads.

[mighty_tiger_79]

West Lakes this arvo.... always an interesting walk

[mighty_tiger_79]

West Lakes.

Started off solidly. Putter worked well early. And then the putter went to shit.
Driver I adjusted before Wednesday to 11.5d and hit more slices last 2 rounds than I have in a long time....
Windy day down there.
Battled for 31pts.

[carey]

West Lakes.

Started off solidly. Putter worked well early. And then the putter went to shit.
Driver I adjusted before Wednesday to 11.5d and hit more slices last 2 rounds than I have in a long time....
Windy day down there.
Battled for 31pts.

Interesting choice to go with the 11.5d on a windy day.

[mickey]

West Lakes.

Started off solidly. Putter worked well early. And then the putter went to shit.
Driver I adjusted before Wednesday to 11.5d and hit more slices last 2 rounds than I have in a long time....
Windy day down there.
Battled for 31pts.

Didn't put your card in though....



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[mighty_tiger_79]

West Lakes.

Started off solidly. Putter worked well early. And then the putter went to shit.
Driver I adjusted before Wednesday to 11.5d and hit more slices last 2 rounds than I have in a long time....
Windy day down there.
Battled for 31pts.

Didn't put your card in though....



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Card had to be slipped under the roller door for pro shop as we finished at 6.30

[Corona Man]

Bundoora Park - Friday

Despite being the worst week of the year to go for a hit (everyman & his dog out on the course) was getting bored sitting around. Headed out with a mate.

Front 9 or to be more precise the first 5 holes awful. Doubles, Triples and worse.

Par on 6 got me going. Should have made birdie on 7 - par 5, hit 2 decent shots to be just off the front in 2, then took 3 to get it in the hole.

Bogey on 8, Double on 9, found the green side bunker here. They are haunting me at present. Need some bunker practice.

Poor shot on 10 led to another bogey. Pars on 11 & 12 and was starting to hit the ball better, also 3rd "tin" kicking in.

Double Bogey on 13, despite being pin high in regulation, poor chip, bladed to the back.

14, spanked the Stealth 270-280 to leave a 50 odd flick of the 52 degree wedge. Stiffed it & rolled in birdie.

15 Toughest hole on the course was completed with the usual double unfortunately. We skipped 16 & 17 as we were being held up by a dreadfully slow 4 in front of us.

Short par 5 to finish is the 18th hole. Got a good drive away down the left hand side of the fairway, it kicked and rolled on & on. 6 iron in, knocked it close and made Eagle, chuffed with that finish. We adjourned to our local for a few more ales.

Playing Sunday, at Craigieburn, then the festivities heat up. Tuesday at Mandalay & Thursday at Hidden Valley. Looking forward to it.

[mighty_tiger_79]

Flaggy this morning for 34pts with a wipe on 7. Found the bunker and couldn't get it out in 2 so picked up.
Few chips were close to dropping.
Overall a good round

[mighty_tiger_79]

Not as impressive as 34pts off +7 would be

[mighty_tiger_79]

After a Roller-coaster now trending back down.
15.8