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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>Yeah hadnt played Rangiora before. The par 3 is pretty awesome eh. Another massive green with a huge break on it. I was long and left and needed to chip it back down to the 2nd tier. Quite a challenge to keep on the green!</p>
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<p>Played waitamata this morning but was rubbish. Not a huge amount of pars and no birdies. Pretty much bogey golf.</p> -
<p>jk are you retired or just a bastard?</p>
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<p>Yeah hadnt played Rangiora before. The par 3 is pretty awesome eh. Another massive green with a huge break on it. I was long and left and needed to chip it back down to the 2nd tier. Quite a challenge to keep on the green!</p>
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<p>Played <strong>waitamata</strong> this morning but was rubbish. Not a huge amount of pars and no birdies. Pretty much bogey golf.</p>
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<p>Is that the one with that short almost 90 deg dogleg par 4?</p> -
<p>Yeah thats the one mate 268m par 4 about the 15th. Prick of a hole as it goes left to right and I play a draw lol</p>
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Actually the 11th is very similar and might even be the one you are thinking off. First shot needs to go about 180m and then you have another 120-130m to the green. Also goes left to right and for me is a pretty horrible hole.</p> -
<p>been a long time since I played it, but has a big lne of trees to the right to stop you going straight over, but sounds more like the 11th where you hit med iron off the tee and then a short iron in.</p>
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<p>Played at Pakuranga yesterday. First time playing there and course is OK. Pretty average length and quite undulating in parts without have any major hills. Par 5s were pretty short and a mate of mine had a 3 inch put for eagle on one of them.</p>
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<p>I shot an 87, no birdies but 4 doubles due to a couple of OB off the tee. Was pretty woeful to be honest.</p>
I'm at work today so no golf sympathy from me :)</p>