TSF Golf Club
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<p>Guys, I've heard the term Ambrose a few times on here. It is not a term I am familiar with. Would one of you care to enlighten me? Is it a colonial term?</p>
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<p>Basically team handicap where each member tees off, then you select the best shot. Everyone then hits another shot from that point, etc.</p>
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<p>Ah. We'd call that a Texas Scramble. Good fun but not something you can make a call about on your own golf. Mind you there is nothing quite like medal play for nailing down how good or bad your golf is. I like matchplay but you are then playing the opponent rather than the course.</p>
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<p>Ambrose is awesome...but then most I play in you have free drinks carts racing around keeping everyone hydrated, and somehow the golf gets better...</p>
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<p>They used to run a pairs tournament up here over 2 days;</p>
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<p>Day 1 on 1/2 courses, you played ambrose in the morning, then best ball in the afternoon</p>
<p>Day 2 on nd course, you played alternate shots in the morning and singles in the afternoon.</p>
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<p>Was a great tournie and a bit of fun, sadly the 2 clubs that ran it never really saw eye to eye so have splintered off and trying to run 2 seperate tournies with same format</p> -
So Xmas holidays.....gonna play some golf.<br><br>
Started things off with a casual game with the lads from work down the local. Didn't start well as we had a very early tee off and slow wet greens. Hit my 3 wood awesome tho today, didn't even consider driver off the tee as it was that good. Hit 3 wood, 7 iron in to 11 and was over the back for 2 and then 3 wood, 9 iron in to 15. Wedges and putting let me down though. <br><br><img src="http://iforce.co.nz/i/inrconaj.ov2.jpg" alt="inrconaj.ov2.jpg"><br><br>
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Played at kaiapoi today. Nice little country course. Pretty short and quite open but some really nice little holes. Didn't play that well at all but still managed an 82. <br><br><img src="http://iforce.co.nz/i/3b4wvtxa.iml.jpg" alt="3b4wvtxa.iml.jpg"><br><br>
Pretty windy though and bugger all big trees means your exposed to it a lot more.<br><br><img src="http://iforce.co.nz/i/glqkxell.alc.jpg" alt="glqkxell.alc.jpg"><br><br>
One thing I didn't like though was the bunkers which were more stone and dirt than sand. Guess you get that when the whole area is a riverbed. <br><br><img src="http://iforce.co.nz/i/13hzc3h5.nve.jpg" alt="13hzc3h5.nve.jpg"><br><br>
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<p>seriously JK, this has to stop. I'm at work, trying to make sure people get paid for the holidays, and you're off playing golf, and good golf as well. bragging is not cool man</p>
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Played Waimakiriri Gorge yesterday in their annual sumner tournament. Unfortunately it was hardly summer conditions with rain for the first hour or so and then the wind turned up which blew the rain away for an hour or so and then more returned for the last 4 or 5 holes. Course held up pretty well tho but very wet in places. Greens surprisingly good. Course is a typical country course but has a couple of very scenic drop shot type par 3s. <br><br><img src="http://iforce.co.nz/i/kymuwybn.egh.jpg" alt="kymuwybn.egh.jpg"><br><br>
I played with a couple of locals plus a guy from Avondale club down here. They did a good job of steering me around the course and pointing out where to go and not to go. I played OK but scorecard suffered from afew lapses in concentration and a few issues with club selection. Hit some great shots directly on the line of the pin but were either a full club short or long of the green. Very frustrating. <br><br><img src="http://iforce.co.nz/i/sevikdyv.srv.jpg" alt="sevikdyv.srv.jpg">[/url]<br><br>
Only had 34 stableford so no chance of a prize but picked up a doz balls for a closest to the pin for 3 on one of the par 5s.<br><br>
Overall not a bad course at all. Much better than kaiapoi. I will definitely play it again and also keen to play that tournament again one day. Very friendly people and well run with lots of decent prizes. -
Played 9 at Half Moon Bay on a glorious tropical Saturday afternoon. Played possibly my best golf ever. Pared 3 of the first 4 holes, and ended up with a 45. <br><br>
Only adequate off the tee, but my short chipping was right on, and left me short putts to make. I think I only 3-putted once. <br><br>
I think 2 rubbish shots cost me a couple of shots otherwise it was all good. <br><br>
Highlight was probably a 7-iron from about 140 on to a green completely surrounded by mangroves, 1m from the pin. Beautiful -
<p>fucking oath sunk the putt. pity it was for par thanks to a couple of gammy ones to start.</p>
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Hey Hooroo I've got time for 1 more round down here. Rangiora or Pegasus or even waikariki? Some of the guys I played waimak with talked up pegasus BUT had never played rangiora.<br><br>
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<p>Forgot to post up about Rangiora. Ended up choosing to play here on the 31st rather than Pegasus and glad I did as it is a lovely course that was in top notch condition despite the rain. Great greens with consistent pace and some of them were massive (see pic below). Didnt play that well at all though and had an 85 that included plenty of recovery golf and only 1 birdie. Cheers for the recommendation Hooroo. Will definitely play there again. Favourite course I played during my trip to christchurch.</p>
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<p>Played Redwood Park yesterday (in Auckland) and had an 82 again with alot of recovery golf. Only hit a couple of really cracking shots and one was through the back on the green from the tee on a short par 4 and then another was a 6iron I smashed about 150m in to a strong headwind to pin high on a tough par 3. Missed birdie putt lol. Was mint day though and some nice looking holes there if not overly long.</p>
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<p>Hoping to get another couple of rounds in this week before I return to work.</p>
