The Wormburner1

COTTINGHAM PARKS https://www.cottinghamparks.co.uk/     Kingston upon Hull UK Type of course Parkland 18 holes   Course distance White 6453 yds Yellow 6034 yds Red 5328 yds Holes 4 x par 5 10 x par 4 4 x par 3 Holes Par 72       Claim to fame: Makes good use of the natural landscape, which is further enhanced by several manmade water features and additional mounding   Having undertaken the six lessons given to me at my retirement do, word had got out that I had become a member at my local club. Previously, so as not to upset or get in the way of anyone who could hit a ball off a tee peg, I had been hacking around at clubs with plenty of afternoon vacancies.   Jim had got wind of my membership from a mutual friend and on a chance meeting in one of the local hostelries he offered to go aroun...

It's about the people, the place and a little bit about the game. As a newly qualified relatively young retiree it was essential that I took up a sport that would ensure my active life didn’t deteriorate. Having been given six golf lessons as part of my leaving present from work and having watched golf sporadically on TV I considered that nothing could be easier than to hit a little ball with a stick and put it in a hole within the least number of goes. In deed I considered I would be up there with the best within a matter of months. How wrong I was! Suffice to say that after one year of membership at my local course I am still a high handicapper who at the end of every game muses over where it went wrong and how the next time I visit, I should be able to knock ten shots off my score, only to be bitterly disappointed every time. I now understand how Bill Murray felt in Groundhog Day. This Blog therefore is dedicated to all those people who wish they had taken ...