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<p>so it took me 45 holes to make a birdie!!</p>
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<p>Shot a 79 round a par 71 today, 3 birdies in the end, 36 putts, after 2 birdies in a row I 3 putted the last 2 holes.</p>
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<p>I cant recall hitting the ball so poorly off the tee before, just no idea where the ball is going, my usual stock shot of a draw is nowhere to be seen...luckily my mid to short irons are pretty good, getting me to the green to 3 putt!</p>
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<p>Where abouts is this course mate?</p>
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<p>Just saw ya scored card and the front 9 looks crazy short. Only 1 par 4 over 300m and its 304m. I suspect there are a few dog legs there?</p> -
<p>about 20 mins out of Whangarei, east (Parua Bay)</p>
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<p>Very short (worth noting this was off the white tees too, but blues arent a great deal longer) has alot of smallish greens, with a few elevated as well, so easy to kick way off.</p>
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<p>Dont get as much run as other courses as most of the course has good coverage of kaikuia grass.</p>
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<p>That 4th hole of 257, I hit the front fringe off the tee with a 3 wood, but it a steepish bank so bounced up and rolled back down, failed to get up and down, is the kind of hole you are better hitting a 6 iron to give you a decent shot in, but that aint as cool as knocking it on with a 3 wood (when it works)</p>
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<p>There are 3 of the par 4's that are properly reachable off the tee, but takes an extremely accurate shot to manage it (the 7th I was sitting almost pin high 10 feet to the left of the green - 1st tee went OOB - but entire fairway has a big slope right to left right down onto the next hole)</p>
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<p>The par 5 on the front 9 used to be a long tough par 4, but they changed the course configuration and the par 5 in the front 9 became the 10th, and they just change it to a par 5 without adding length. </p>
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<p>It was on the older layout I had my lowest ever score on a 70 or better par course. :)</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.thepinesgolf.org.nz/Course Features.html'>THE PINES COURSE</a></p>
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<p>Total contract to Kerikeri which is well over 6,000m with a few par 4's just under 400m</p> -
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<p>so it took me 45 holes to make a birdie!!</p>
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<p>Shot a 79 round a par 71 today, 3 birdies in the end, 36 putts, after 2 birdies in a row I 3 putted the last 2 holes.</p>
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<p>I cant recall hitting the ball so poorly off the tee before, just no idea where the ball is going, my usual stock shot of a draw is nowhere to be seen...luckily my mid to short irons are pretty good, getting me to the green to 3 putt!</p>
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<p>I play lots of shots from interesting places like this. next to paths, other tee boxes, the next green... you get to see a lot of the course when you play like i do, and really get your money's worth.</p>
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<p>be picking your brain for northland courses to play next year TR</p> -
<p>haha, that was just a pic for the view, right outside the clubhouse looking down the 10th, practice putting green on the left... that said, I also like to get my monies worth and venture left and right of the intended course...</p>
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<p>No worries, plenty of good courses to play, be happy to show you round one too!</p> -
<p>yea, i'll be keen for that certainly. </p>
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<p>And I might even join ya!</p>
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<p>Kerikeri looks good on the card. Some decent length 4s and 5s there. The Grange last week had a couple of beast par 4s, one was 420odd metres and the other about 430m. I know plenty of courses with par5s shorter than that!</p> -
<p>How much is the membership at the course you are at JK, given it isnt a local course for you.</p>
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<p>thats pretty good...I pay $140 for Full Membership at my course (the one I started on) when I first started they had fences round the greens, sheep on the course. Is only 9 holes but no more sheep (except over summer) but is a tough little course!</p>
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<p>I was paying $750 at Whangarei GC, but stopped donating to them when I wasnt playing enough.</p>
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<p>We always have a few Auckland members on the books, as do a few of the other country clubs up this way (Paparoa, Matarua)</p>
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<p>ok, I thought you may have had a connection with it...I see you are in the top 16% in the Manawatu though... :)</p>
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<p>edit; Kerikeri card</p>
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I've picked the game up again after a couple of years or so of more or less corporate golf only and am now beginning to string a round together. I had a 41 on par 33 9 hole core last week which included an 8 when I couldn't get out of a concrete hard bunker. So not too shabby. However a real test tomorrow at Celtic Manor (no not the Ryder Cup course thank God). Then another round on Saturday at a course called Orchardleigh in Somerset.<br><br>If I report back you will see a decent score. If I forget to report back the score is irrelevant.<br><br>Oh and for those ball geeks. i shall mostly be playing with ProV1… until I run out.
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<p>Nice one catogrande.</p>
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<p>I picked up a doz each of pro V1 and proV1x this week. Gonna see which suits my game better. Playing at the lovely Titirangi course on Sunday. The course is designed by <span>Dr. Alister MacKenzie</span> who also of course designed the great courses of Augusta and Royal Melbourne.</p> -
<p>Btw, just how good to Adam Scott playing at the moment. He has done very very well playing in Aus over the past month. Talk about delivering at home.</p>
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<p>His 10 under round of 62 yesterday in the Australian Open was just brilliant.</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.golf.org.au/default.aspx?s=mao_individual_scores&pid=492932&tid=99742'>http://www.golf.org.au/default.aspx?s=mao_individual_scores&pid=492932&tid=99742</a></p> -
<p>played Titirangi only once, first and only course I have made 5 birdies in a row on!! Prior to that and since, never even managed 3 in a row!!</p>
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<p>Was in a corporate thing with a shotgun start and I finished with 5 in a row, which happened to be holes 1 through 5, and I lipped out on my eagle on the 5th!</p>
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<p>played a charity day yesterday. course was in pretty good nick considering the wet season has started (got a couple of very good tropical downpours as we played). My 4 didn't have a golfer among us, so we battled our way to 3-over. I sucked fat balls off the tee, but hit some very nice irons/wedges on approach, and one scorching 3-wood off the deck on the long par-5. Lipped out a chip for eagle as well. </p>
