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Random Heavy Wind St Andrews

• thebigeasy707 5,885 Posts

  Sun, Jun 26 2011 8:35 PM

  Can we have some more randomness please instead of the 30mph full in the face head winds 95% of the time.

  It's making that classic course as boring as hell....and somewhere I used to play a lot, now I'll play once or twice a week, else I'd be bored stiff.

  Like *Yawn* not another 30mph full on head wind. Chuck in one or two 25-30 mph tail winds.

  tbe

• ahsiab 40 Posts

  Sun, Jun 26 2011 11:05 PM

  I find truly amazing how the the wind changes direction so that it always a headwind at every hole. I glad it isn't rain!

• Ihatecheats 298 Posts

  Mon, Jun 27 2011 4:18 AM

  Absolutely.

  The reason I started playing on here was because I will be playing St Andrews later on this year and I thought learning the course beforehand would make it more enjoyable when I play it for real. The long distance hole for diamond award was hole 6 for me. I haven't gotten close to 400 yards on any other course or hole. 3 times I got over 400yards on hole 6 but it didn't register because it went bouncing over the green and into the rough behind the green. I eased off with the loading but still I couldn't get it to stop where the distance would register as diamond. I wonder what hole on what course this diamond distance can be achieved?

  Like you say TBE it would be nice to be able to play ST. A in a reasonable wind and having played the course 1500 times plus I am starting to have my doubts about whether to go to Scotland or not.

  I am not interested in practice rounds to have easy settings as the balls still wear out or get lost just as easy as in registered rounds.

• thebigeasy707 5,885 Posts

  Mon, Jun 27 2011 7:20 AM

  Ihatecheats:

  Like you say TBE it would be nice to be able to play ST. A in a reasonable wind and having played the course 1500 times plus I am starting to have my doubts about whether to go to Scotland or not.

   

  For what it's worth, I played St Andrews around 3 months ago and there was very little to no wind....and for the curious, I finished 3 over par.

  

  Don't let the directionally stuck heavy winds on here put you off playing at the home of golf.

   

  TBE

• Ihatecheats 298 Posts

  Mon, Jun 27 2011 7:48 AM

  Cheers TBE

  Thank you for for your reply in playing the home of golf. If the wind is the same as it is on here I reckon I will need an extra bag for the balls I will need to play the complete course.

• duffer66 700 Posts

  Mon, Jun 27 2011 2:32 PM

  Played a match on SG last night back 9 and had headwind for the first 7 holes, go figure.They must run in the same direction, no. The old Links game had a compass on the wind meter and  that is something I would like to see implemented here.