Posted by Andrew Murray on Mar 30
After being so down about my efforts last week, upon reflection my final round of 10 over was not ALL bad. 3 shots off line, albeit badly cost me 3 doubles & a quad! Not your average round nor course. Anyhow, moving on we said all our good byes to the guys at fancourt on [...]
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Posted by Andrew Murray on Mar 28
It ll started so well a birdie 3 @ the 1st! And then a beautiful 6 iron over the green into a bush @ the 2nd- a double bogey the result…what a stupid and unforgiving game I choose to play! 3 putts at nos 4 & 5, a wayward hy-brid at no6 all of a [...]
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Posted by Andrew Murray on Mar 27
As if this course is not difficult enough! Today we had 40mph windy from the SE, I reckon 4 over was about par if you get the gist, so 77 was ok ish. My 81 was not! In fact had I not putted well it was more likely a 91! Anyhow, a tough day for [...]
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Posted by Andrew Murray on Mar 26
The Fancourt Links is 5 kms from the sea, but is so named because of the layout and design. It ‘feels’ very linksy, looks it too in many parts yet was created from almost flat land and former council dump. It is most extraordinary, magical now and breathtakingly beautiful, rolling fairways, deep bunkers, wetland areas [...]
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Posted by Andrew Murray on Mar 25
What a sensational place this weeks co sanctioned Senior European Tour is being hosted at! We are in George in the Cape, and are playing the Fancourt Links, at the resort of same name. This is without doubt the best all round facility I have ever been too, practice ground, short game area, course & [...]
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Posted by Andrew Murray on Mar 18
Sorry to have to report, but I really did let the side down yesterday around the Old course at Sunningdale. Tom & I won our first round by 4&2 against a female pro combination despite giving them 6 shots around the New course. We the royal ‘we’ played very solid golf , but in truth [...]
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Posted by Andrew Murray on Mar 14
My son Tom & I are packed and ready for one of the most prestigious foursomes events in the UK, the 1st time we have partnered each other in such a thing. I have managed a semi final once before with regular partner Pete Barber, it’s such a terrific tournament, around the best 2 inland [...]
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Posted by Andrew Murray on Mar 08
Well having had my previous irons checked for ‘tour sanctioned’ grooves, and them being fine. I have now changed them anyhow, and had a set of CG Tour red Cleveland irons built for me on the tour truck , by the head man Iain Clarke. They feel terrific & its now just a bedding in [...]
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