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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><img src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/v/1481403_10152148073616834_1098282161_n.jpg?oh=c2f4bc128584bc75f5f3d8937092a3ab&oe=52964FE3&gda=1385574673_444b46aba39395ba45d37b65ae84c620" alt="1481403_10152148073616834_1098282161_n.j"></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>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="JK" data-cid="405274" data-time="1385674072"><p>Nice one catogrande.<br> <br>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 Dr. Alister MacKenzie who also of course designed the great courses of Augusta and Royal Melbourne.</p></blockquote><br>McKenzie designed a course near to me too. Teignmouth. It's a bloody good members golf club and the course is typical Mckenzie - using the natural flora to protect the course from being raped. Fantastic views from up on the cliffs over the River Teign (front three holes), then over Dartmoor and finally over Lyme Bay. In my experience though - far too much heather. you can find you ball OK, but you can't hit the little sod.
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="taniwharugby" data-cid="405276" data-time="1385674503"><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!!<br> <br>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!<br> <br>Great way to get back from 9 over :)</p></blockquote><br>Always chuffed to get one in a row.
