Festival of Golf New Zealand

[Colins69]

Played this 4 day tournament last week as part of my recovery, didn’t expect much besides seeing if I could play 18 holes for 4 days. I played 5 rounds with 2 good days 1 very good day and 2 not good days, the 4th and 5th days were hard work for me and didn’t enjoy them much. I’m 22 marker and my best day was 84 gross, last week was all about will I continue golf or try something else. Just felt I was not moving fwd but boy after the first 2 days I know I’m doing the right things to keep going, playing 5 rounds in a week I knew I would hit the wall but wasn’t going to stop without trying my best. I hit some good golf shots like I did back in the day lol, bloody good feeling That and convinced my to keep going....

Ohh finished 2nd lol

[Billy Z]

On 2/5/2021 at 3:43 PM, Colins69 said:

Played this 4 day tournament last week as part of my recovery, didn’t expect much besides seeing if I could play 18 holes for 4 days. I played 5 rounds with 2 good days 1 very good day and 2 not good days, the 4th and 5th days were hard work for me and didn’t enjoy them much. I’m 22 marker and my best day was 84 gross, last week was all about will I continue golf or try something else. Just felt I was not moving fwd but boy after the first 2 days I know I’m doing the right things to keep going, playing 5 rounds in a week I knew I would hit the wall but wasn’t going to stop without trying my best. I hit some good golf shots like I did back in the day lol, bloody good feeling That and convinced my to keep going....

Ohh finished 2nd lol

Golf in NZ, pretty cool. I visited NZ/Aus back in 2006 but never played golf there. Some interesting things you mentioned in your post:

1) Recovery: what are you recovering from?

2) If recovering from an ailment, you sure jumped full force back into the game!

3) You are using this 'onslaught' of golf rounds to determine whether you will continue or not?

4) I don't play golf based on how well I am golfing, like most, I play for the multi-facet enjoyment of the game. Sure, everybody is going to have good days and bad days, that's golf.

You sound like a decent golfer to me.

[Colins69]

3 hours ago, Billy Z said:

Golf in NZ, pretty cool. I visited NZ/Aus back in 2006 but never played golf there. Some interesting things you mentioned in your post:

1) Recovery: what are you recovering from?

2) If recovering from an ailment, you sure jumped full force back into the game!

3) You are using this 'onslaught' of golf rounds to determine whether you will continue or not?

4) I don't play golf based on how well I am golfing, like most, I play for the multi-facet enjoyment of the game. Sure, everybody is going to have good days and bad days, that's golf.

You sound like a decent golfer to me.

1) Gall bladder removal that went horribly wrong, resulting in me spending 4 weeks in a coma and 3 months in hospital.

2) I come from a very competitive family of 8 brothers and 4 sisters, as I’m the youngest I’m more competitive than them all and yes I can’t play hit and giggle I have to do the best I can.

3) I came to the realisation I needed to do better or try another sport, I was very frustrated because I played to a 9 handicap. I don’t have to do that level to stay with golf but I have to play some good holes in a round of golf, I’m satisfied being able to do that which I’m doing each 9 holes I play.

4) Total agreement in terms of I play for my personal satisfaction of hitting a few good shots and having a laugh with my playing partners, before the 4 day tournament I was playing rubbish and not getting any better. The first 3 days I played well but on the 4th was too tired and played rubbish, but I was ok with this because I’d done really well and was happy with  how I’d played for the team. 
 

We finished equal first and lost in a play off, didn’t agree with the play off format because handicap not used. My team 4 C grade players against 4 A grade players so no contest lol, it was for charity so no harm done....