by Alison Chestnutt | Oct 26, 2020 | Mid Ulster Golfer Blog
This time next week every member of every golf club in GB & Ireland should have a Handicap Index, rather than an Exact Handicap, as we’re moving from CONGU’s Unified System of Handicapping (CONGU is the Council of National Golf Unions in England,...
by Alison Chestnutt | Oct 18, 2020 | Mid Ulster Golfer Blog
When I hear the word “Carnoustie” the image of a previously unknown French golfer standing in the Barry Burn with his trousers rolled up above his knees, comes to mind. Jean Van de Velde’s nightmarish 18th hole on the Sunday evening of the 1999 Open...
by Alison Chestnutt | Oct 11, 2020 | Mid Ulster Golfer Blog
On Saturday one of my four ball complained several times about being out-driven and generally not being able to hit as far as she used to, so when I got home I searched the Internet for remedies, since I was outdriven many times by the other two players. I came...
by Alison Chestnutt | Oct 4, 2020 | Mid Ulster Golfer Blog
You may have spotted Golf Ireland posting about the impending introduction of the World Handicap System on Facebook and Twitter. A few weeks ago I blogged on this topic, but I thought it would be useful to share some of the resources prepared by Golf Ireland, since...
