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For all you golfers

northstandsteve
northstandsteve Posts: 14,366
edited February 2008 in Other Football and Sports
European Open is being played at the London Club (new ash green/west kingsdown) between 3 and 6 july.Will be good to see the top europeans play locally.

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  • Ledge
    Ledge Posts: 7,179
    I'd rather watch paint dry.

    I just don't get it - why people stand on a bloody golf course all day watching these blokes hit a little ball that half the time you can't see where it is going.
  • northstandsteve
    northstandsteve Posts: 14,366
    depends whether you play the game ledge if you do,it's great to see someone at the top of the game close up but if you dont play I can understand your point of view.Me i love it,give me the open to watch over cricket,rugby and probably every other sport apart from football.
  • cafc_se7
    cafc_se7 Posts: 2,313
    totally agree, golf professionals are the most skilled professionals in sport in my eyes!!They work for their money unlike all the pre madonnas in our "beautiful game"!
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,968
    just registered for tickets, absolutely love golf.....watching the pro's up close is something is if you play/watch.
  • paulbaconsarnie
    paulbaconsarnie Posts: 9,436
    didn't go myself, but the fellas i play golf with regularly, went to the seniors competition at the london club last year.
    they said it really put into perspective the difference between our standard (i play off 14) and theirs.
    70 year old men spanking the ball 300+ yards regularly down the middle with little effort.
    they also said it was full of japanese men betting on everything and anything.
    the thing i enjoy about playing golf is that you can play against the course rather than against each other. no 2 courses are the same so it's always a different challenge each time. even if you play the same course, differing weather/ground conditions bring different hazards into play.
  • Ledge
    Ledge Posts: 7,179
    i agree for talent golfers have no equal because to be able to consistently hit a ball straight etc is phenomenal BUT watching it god no
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,505
    I can't watch it on telly but went to the open at muirfield a few years ago and sat on the 14th green seating for the whole day so saw them teeing off for the 13th and then putting on the 14th. it was fantastic. saw all of them come through over the duration of the day. its made watching it on telly more interesting now I know who they all are. gonna register and get some tickets for me dad.
  • Ketman
    Ketman Posts: 6,796
    Never played the game therefore have Zero interest in it.
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,370
    I've given up on golf now, had a few lessons. Thought I sorted my swing out. Went out again full of confidence and went round in about 150.

    I haven't the money or patience for more lessons.

    I'll wait for ten years or so or until they change the rules so the course is rectangular, you use inflated leather balls and the aim is to get said inflated balls into a square net between a set of posts at either end using your head or feet
  • matt896
    matt896 Posts: 557
    how much are the tickets???

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  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,968
    [cite]Posted By: matt896[/cite]how much are the tickets???

    Not on sale yet, but I reckon a day tickets will be about £30/£35
  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,968
    For those interested....tickets on sale today for the European Open at the London Club 3-6 July.

    Free on the first day, otherwise a very reasonable £20 for any other day.

    Just got 4 and will go on the Friday.
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,505
    cheers for that, the email never actually arrived, and always bounced back! gonna get 4 for the sunday i think.
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,658
    [cite]Posted By: Ledge[/cite]I'd rather watch paint dry.

    I just don't get it - why people stand on a bloody golf course all day watching these blokes hit a little ball that half the time you can't see where it is going.

    But you don't mind paying to watch iwelumo do it with a big ball.

    ;-)
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,980
    I played there last month - lovely course but there's a lot of water on it!
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,505
    Anyone else bought their tickets for this?

    I'm taking my dad for his birthday as a surprise, think we're going on the Friday. Tickets arrived yesterday.
  • northstandsteve
    northstandsteve Posts: 14,366
    going saturday looking forward to this one
  • T_C_E
    T_C_E Posts: 16,459
    Never watched a game myself, watch the big boys on the telly occassionally but thats about as close as it gets, for the record I was there when LUVA LUVA, "put back spin on a golf ball, the flash b****** however I have an idea he dont how he did it, but dont tell no one;-)
  • KillersBeard
    KillersBeard Posts: 985
    Got my freebie tickets for the Thursday. First proper Golf tournament, looking forward to it.
  • Charltonparklane
    Charltonparklane Posts: 5,786
    got mine an all, might let me boy have a day off Friday to go along.

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