Played KN again with Quevy from the gold tees, long into a gusty wind. The black tees were not put out on the course (THANK YOU FOR THAT!) Several pics for Art of the work around 12 and 13 and one of a very friendly squirrel. And second shot on 18 which played very long into the wind! Only could get a hot dog from the restaurant. They are working on getting rid of the over seed - greens were excellent.
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Looks great one of my favorite places.
Brownwood Bandit
That extra room on the #12 Island Green will save a few strokes/balls
and speed up play a bit, with fewer water balls.
The black + grey squirrels usually don't beg for or steal food, usually
just the bigger tan fox squirrels.
Thanks for the update photos!
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Forgot to mention that all three courses were sold out of tee times in the morning, looked like quite a bit of play in the afternoon. Single tee all day.
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I played Kings Borth today (guess I should have had this on my spelling quiz, LOL). Many thanks to Quevy.
Course is in fantastic shape!! Fairways excellent, got lots of roll nothing even close to a mud ball. Greens were good speed and rolled true. Rangers out on the course were very friendly thanking us for playing. Pace of play was 3:05 teeing off at noon. Highly recommend.
I'm guessing a squirrel took my Nature Valley nut bars (unopened) but surprisingly they left my chocolate chip cookies alone!
The first time I played this course about 12 years ago when I got to the gambler hole (#6) I decided to go for it since it was a meaningless practice round. Played the black tee back then but it was downwind. I hit a good tee shot and an excellent 7-wood from about 195-200 then sunk the 15 foot eagle putt. I swore then it would be the last time I tried that because it requires TWO gambles to pull it off and figured in the long run it wasn't worth it. Fast forward to today I was -1 after five holes and spur of the moment I decided to go for it again since I was feeling good about my swing and it was downwind again. Well I hit the drive good but my line was just a bit to the right of center and it went through the fairway by the 2nd bridge. Then I dropped one and came up short of the green in the water. In the end it was a triple-bogey 8 ruining a potentially good round. And mark these words ... that WAS THE LAST TIME I EVER GO FOR THE GAMBLER AGAIN !!!
And mark these words ... that WAS THE LAST TIME I EVER GO FOR THE GAMBLER AGAIN !!!
But it's so much fun when it works. As a shorter hitter, it's usually easier for me to hit the island fairway even if I can't reach the green in two. The squirrels are very aggressive at Borth - keep your food in your bag. My peanuts are in a plastic jar - not getting into there. And the course really is in excellent shape - because of Quevy i go there often. Great day except for the very strong wind.
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Great Course to play and one i will be playing again in the coming years, if i can ever leave the house. Thanks UGP! Nice to hear your nuts are in a plastic jar.
Let the Big Dawg Bark!!!
Nice to read you enjoyed KN, the Gambler is a fun hole that rewards good shots, not a good hole for poor shots.
Nice to hear your nuts are in a plastic jar.
Funny!
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A few years ago at a course in Illinois, a squirrel stole a brand new pack of my buddys cigarettes near the 18th green.
My buddy ran after that squirrel and came back a minute later .
My buddy took me to the squirrels stash.
The squirrel had a pretty big pile of snacks (and cigarettes ) about 30 yards into the forest.
jw11
"King Of The Mid-tiers"
Here is a Fox Squirrel feeding. Gary Crenshaw is talking to me as I feed.
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"Kings Borth" is the kind of course that never disappoints, as far as I'm concerned!
Thanks for reporting @UGP (and @1putt1 too)
Denis Gilbert
Quebec City, Canada
Here is a Fox Squirrel feeding.
These little guys have no fear - it's why we NEVER feed the alligators!
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Sold out! It is a golf day financially for the club. Thanks for the pics again UGP.
''It's just golf, let's have fun''
Sold out! It is a golf day financially for the club
Sold out now is 350 golfers vs their normal 700 + packed front and back tee times and probably $40 to $60 less per player - BUT, it is good to see.
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