More Golf

Played 11 holes today at Douglas with William. Had my best round ever, starting with a genuine birdie at the 1st (genuine as in no 'practice shots', and no mulligans), and a handful of bogeys. No disasters - worst was an 8 on the usually uncomplicated 5th, all down to my poor bunker technique taking 3 shots to get it out of the sand. If my performance over the 11 holes is extrapolated to a full round I'd justify a 22 handicap or thereabouts. Definitely felt like I'd made some progress today.


William did OK. Like every single golfer in the world he can get frustrated if shots don't go well, but his drive on the 10th made up for it all - about 150yds straight down the fairway. I was envious after I hit mine about 160yds, into the rough on the left.


Photo is looking back down the 5th fairway. Beautiful day today for golf. Spring, hopefully, has finally sprung.

Sunny Golf

Today has been a gorgeous day weather wise, quite unusual for February on the Isle of Man. I took the opportunity to play a round of golf with one of my radiology colleagues. He's been playing longer than me and is much more consistent. At my stage virtually everyone I play with is much better than me which I find quite nice. It means that I'm not under any pressure to do well, and if I halve or even win the odd hole it's an achievement.


I started well today, with a 4 for par on the 1st and 4 for a bogey on the 2nd. Rest of the round went OK, with only a couple of disaster holes, a few decent drives and a noticeable improvement in my putting. Had to play at Peel today - photo is of the 12th green - as they had a 'shotgun' competition at Douglas which meant the course was full. I've played Peel a couple of times before, and this was by far my best round there.

18 handicap by the end of the year is my aim, and I think it's at least possible.

Windy Golf

Played a round today at Douglas - teed off around 11.15, weather was pretty fine. When we got to the 6th it started getting a bit windy, a little earlier than predicted by the weather report. By the time we got to the 12th we thought about quitting, but carried on anyway. Glad we did as I parred the horrible par 5 13th - my best hole of the day. I also managed to land the green on the 17th from the tee - not bad for me.

No idea what my final score was - had too many really bad holes to bother to add it all up, including taking 12 for the 9th. Aim by the end of the year is to have a handicap of 18, and at the moment I'd do well to get the maximum 28. A bit more consistency is all I need, as I've now managed to either par or bogey most of the holes on the course.

Photo is taken towards Douglas bay from the 6th fairway.