Golf society

I have just passed my test to play golf in Germany which I was required to do simply because I never required a handicap to play at any club in Ireland. I read on this thread that there is an English Golf Society which organises golf outings at reduced green fees and as long as you do not demolish the course you do not need a handicap.

If there was enough numbers we could set up a Toytown Golf Society or possibly an Arc golf society if Hazza was willing to lay on a few crates of beer for the bus journey there and back. We could get reduced green fees if the numbers were big enough and we ate at the golf course we were attending. Five card stud and poker could be optional activities en route and off course there would be prizes for the best scores, closest to the pin and longest drives (even wayward ones like Keydeck ). Realistically we need between twenty and thirty people to make this thing a goer and I would be happy to organise it even with my limited German. I think once a month would suffice which means we should be able to organise five days between now and October.

Anyone who is interested pm me and we will try and get this thing off the ground. If there are enough people interested to make it viable then I will post it up in events with dates, times, cost and locations. Hoping to hear from you all soon.

TC

Hoping to generate interest in this i am posting this myself so it is top of the leaderboard...

I am interested mate, but my shoulder is a bit fooked just now, long term injury.

No probs Wee Mun, you could always drive the buggy.

Don´t worry about the shoulder just enjoy the cards, food and gratuitous drinking. Any more interest, women are welcome too.

That sounds good, drive the buggy take a wedge and a putter and just drop the ball 100 yds out on each hole

Thanks TC1, but never touched a golf club in my life and wouldn't want to make the man indoors a golf widower!

My shoulder too and it's like 8 years back I used to play down in Waterford and I was shite anyhow... but defo interest!

I am that bad that I once hired out a buggy in Tuscany and they had to come with a replacement one at the eleventh hole.

@Hams

Bring the man along too. and you have not lived until you touch a golf club

I am up for it as long as matches can be arranged for weekday evenings. The days are getting longer now so it should be possible to tee off at 4 and still get round

I'd be interested in this.

I've not done the test but if it's as you say that you don't need the handicap to play then I'd gladly get involved.

Note to self: Get arse back over to driving range quicksmart.

put me on the list too.

Well our society used to tee off at nine but we finished drinking at about four the next morning. But I am sure we can accomodate starting about four or the weekends. Our outings were always on a Sunday mostly with a bank holiday to follow. I will have to check if we can get weekends if we can get the numbers

most courses will take advance bookings for groups. just check what's on at the time as they love selling out to corporate events at weekends.

TC1, Rus said teeing off at 4pm on workdays, not weekends. Hmmm, don't some people have to work?

Edit: My mistake, you already got that.

I think we have six at the moment, still way short of what we need. Are there no lady golfers out there?

@ hams

I am working now and it is bloody difficult I think this sort of thing is always best for weekens when everyone is free.

Unfortunately I haven't actually been on a course since 2004, so I'll need to work on my swing a bit. I would love to go sometime so long as it does not break the bank!

@ Wahoo

I am getting that desparate to get enough numbers I might sponsor you myself

Not played for many moons but would be interested, will have to get myself a bag of bats first though

@ Bluedave

You are a saint amongst men and i have two sets...of golf clubs that is

set mizuno MX23 irons for sale. as new, stiff steel shafts. €350

@ Wee Mun

Are you Scottish by any chance?

I´m a lady golfer :-) why not start off with this tournament which is offered on June 3rd at Eschenhof Golf Course - smack two things into one, that should make enough people to have a great outing, I´d say?!!

Here a link to the thread: "From North" summer golf tour

See you on the golf course, men! Finally a game where I as a lady can beat you with fair play

Jees, forgot... €450

Lads look there are even Swedish women who want to play golf

I think i'm gonna need a good few times on the range before i decide to carve up someone's course cd but thanks for the info

I would be interested. Played here a few times last year. (most likely able to drag a few others along if needed). Off tomorrow for 5 rounds in the Portrush / Portstewart area - links golf rather this parkland stuff

regards
P

yes, and several of my swedish girl friends as well - and we´re all blond, so see you latest on the 3rd

@ carpediem und grassenger

The und was just to show off my German. Is a handicap required for this tournament. Cost is a bit steep. I thought about thirty yoyos a head if we can get enough people. Prizes would not be flights though, well maybe the flights for a set of darts. If we cannot get enough people here maybe Eschenhof would be a good idea.

Jesus Christ

The budding Toytown golf society has been invaded by Abba. How tall are Swedish women just out of interest?

I played with them all last year

err golf unfortunately

playing any course at a weekend round here will cost you a fair bit. eschenhof is one of the cheapest at 50euros. add a snack and drink at half way and prize fund and there's your 60.

you used to be able to play at holledau during the week for 30 but even those days are gone sadly. maybe a moonlight rate if you start after say 5pm monday to thursday.

the flights - we have fly nordic as sponsors who gave us 4 return flights to stockholm to add to the prize fund at our golf cup last autumn. we hope they'll do it again and we're looking at one or two other options too.

From the ones I have met, very tall. I think my husband might now be interested in joining, as I have it on good authority that he was a member of the 'Scandinavian Soc' at uni ... and not just for the meatballs.

we come in all sizes (height wise that is)
average length probably is around 160-165, I´d say, so we´re not all that tall! Some german women are fairly tall as well - look at Heidi Klum and Claudia Schiffer, they are definitely taller than me and my girlfriends...

@ wee mun - but playing golf was fun too, wasn´t it

not if i remember wee mun's score

@ Hams

there must be a couple of shorter ones if they played with Wee Mun

But he might have played with them...

Golf was great fun, but also highly embarrassing. Last year I only played 5 rounds, I started off shooting +9 at eichenried, and managed to get steadily worse!!

The name is relative, and was given to me by a good friend who I call Big Mun

My Mother always said big surprises come in small parcels and do you know I think she was right

stop flirting

I have to do something to try and get people to take notice of this topic

I'ld order one average length modell in that case...

Haven't played in a long time but last score was a 59 on 8 holes - is that good enough for you guys?

ps: i forgot to add, i didn't make it past the 4th. there was drinkls, a cart and squirrels involved.

@jml

We will take allcomers.

so what is your length then - we can also be a bit picky, you know!

@ jml: seems you were having a party, not a golf round
I usually do that at the 19th

I'ld be just about a head higher than the average modell you stock...

310 yds on a good day when the balls are running well