Off Topic Golf

George Washington was always a decent game.

 

Been to the driving range there. I’ll have to check it out.

 

Nine holes after work tomorrow. Ditto Wednesday and Thursday.

 

That's pretty good - holing out for a birdie from the bunker.

 

Used to play at Close House when I was at university there. It belonged to the University then so we got cheap membership and it was a fairly basic 9 hole course. Could set a sample processing in the lab, get on the train with my clubs, walk up the hill, start on 3rd tee and have 9 holes then back down the hill, and back to the lab in time to finish the processing and get the sample on for analysis.

I would be up for a Not606 golf day. Let me know if you need Caddies.

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I'm not fussy mate, i'll take any one of the 5 above.

 

The middle one, in a bunker of her choice, any day.

 

I'll be up for a few beers and a few gentle holes ( not those rough slags that take it up the bunker )

Can we make it a little later in the year when I'm back to full walking capacity.

 

My brother started his green keeping career at Close House when it was owned by the University.

 

bloody hell how old are you ??
the train line that ran along by the bottom of Close House was made defunct in 1970
and it was just farmers fields
I know because we used the railway bogey the workman left in the siidings to get upto Wylam from Newburn
We ran out of track just after George Stephensons cottage and we came off the rails so to speak
had to leave the bogey where it ended up as it was too damn heavy for us to get it back on track
it was a long way back to walk

kids these days with their bloody computers and iPhones need to get out

 

You wanna feel lucky you didn't get a caution or conviction for trespassing on a defunct railway. The dozy plod like to dish out cautions like confetti.

 

Well that's selfish, that's going to affect my chances of beating you!!!!!

 

Oh ... can I also play off the ladies tees?

 

What??? You're now also wanting to play off the same tees as me!!!!

 

I'll even wear the same coloured skirt as you to really p!ss you off.

 

Here's one of the best golf lessons ever given.

 

Played the following courses up there - Close House (too hard) Wickham (too hilly) Westerhope (too ****ty) Slaley x 2 (just right).

 

This was 1980-1981 so sounds like I was weong. Maybe I walked up from Wylam Station but I dont remember crossing the river.

Also played Beamish which was a nice little course.

 

I played Slaley in November for £12.50, cracking price.