Really enjoyed this one Matt. You played so well, your tempo looks great. Flammin heck, play like that and you'll have no bother if you did Open qualifying. Handicap wise where would you say you are +3/4?
Matt love the content that you bring to the channel the humor that you have in your videos always keeps me coming back for more also your swing is so fluid and effortless and yet you strike the ball with such precision great job looking forward to another in the red.
That was fun to watch. Member of Bogside for the past two years and still learning to play it. You had a great game plan and hit in the right areas from what I can say. Hitting fairways is key there as you noticed. Need to keep it in the short gras, otherwise 1st, 6th, 11th, 13th, 14th and 17th are tricky if you don’t hit the tee shot (driver, wood) well. You were cruising nicely since the holes are generally not very long but greens can be tricky to read. Happy days 🏴⛳️😃
Hi Matt, I look after the Juniors at Irvine. I have shared your video on our page to show them how to manage the course, an absolute lesson in course management especially of the 'tricky' early holes which can be card wreckers or indeed if played correctly the building blocks to a good score. Glad you enjoyed our course 👍👍
Great job, Matthew! Even more so than your score, it was your attitude. And the way you kept your composure. Pulled the pin on all your putts. Didn't let an errant shot affect your following shots. Well played, mate!💯👍
Well played Matt. I played there about 25 years ago and I remember it being a monster. Drove up from Gatwick then played 18 before playing in a 36 hole tournament the next day. Drive home next day absolutely knackered!!
It was good to see you plotting your way around the course, thinking more on every shot, and not just blasting the driver off the tee. Always look forward to the next episode.
Great round Matt, really interesting insight into plotting your way round the course. I play off 18, and after a few years of struggle, finally feel like it's coming back together, just being more sensible on course. Played 3 wood off tee or hybrid and really tried to keep it simple, shot 83, my best round in a while.
The great thing about this course if you hit a little left or right your able to find your ball for another shot. The course I play all fairways are tree lined, you go left or right you are losing a stroke.
I enjoyed your rather sardonic summary of the round: "A professional approach with a touch of the absolute beginner" or words to that effect. I thought your measured approach was impressive, and it enabled you to stay on track after a couple of rough tee shots. Good playing.
Hi Matt well that's almost the best I've seen you play 18 apart from 2 or 3 shots a stress free under paaar round by the way you are nuts love some of you little quips bring on open qualifying next year
Fantastic golf course and you played some great golf. You spoke about plotting your way around, so with that in mind i'd love to see you play an "in the red" vlog with irons only to see how you get on. Keep up the good work.
Just back from the Ayrshire coast. Played Irvine Bogside. Lovely. Agree, a little local knowledge goes a long, long way. Would like to try it again. Depending on your shot shape favour left of centre at 12 and you really can trust the marker post off the tee (or no more than 5 ft. right) at 13 even although it looks as though it needs to be relocated to the right. 17 & 18 are gorgeous. Nice people too. Hands down the grumpiest barman I have ever met. Possibly due to my English accent. He was priceless. Well played btw.
I know people who would say that course looks scrubby and unkempt, but to me it looks like a little slice of heaven. Thanks for showing it off in such detail, Matt. Great play as well mate.
Nice round Matthew. Yip when you haven't been under for a couple of months, it gets nervy. When you start doing it a couple of times a month it's a lot easier. We'll played!
Thanks Matt. Played here earlier this year. It's a really good course, very tricky in places, but a lot of fun. Great value for the area. There's another slightly further north which lesser known but still excellent called west Kilbride. Also worth a try at around the same price range.
Your a wizard with the putter. Way more consistent than your fellow countrymen youtubers. Even on missed putts you give yourself a chance and don't often leave it short.
Well played Matt, solid golf, and good course management, especially after the 2 misfit drives. I watched this with my wife who wanted to know if this was a different Matt Fryer channel 😅
I recently started leaving the driver in the car and use the 3 wood off the tee. Score has improved by a good few shots and average distance with the 3 wood is up to about 245yds. That's more than enough if its straight.
Not the first I’ve seen go round the first 9, thinking this is great. Back 9 is tougher. Think the locals say for handicap golfers, one third of your shots on front, two thirds on back. My favourite course in the area, and exceptional value for money. Well played.
Well played,you putted well. Virtually every if not every single long putt was an easy second putt. You normally hole a few of those 20-25 footers,playing within yourself too👍
First off I dig the accent, I love the course, wish I could learn how to play! I was playing golf consistently and practicing a lot but I still didn’t get my golf swing right, swing the club still feels foreign to me’ However, I know I can get better and zi still have hope that I will be in a golf tournament someday ! 😊
When you looked over to Arran,i was wondering if you have played any of the 7 courses there..... Brilliant place for a golf trip...and 2 whisky distilleries......
Try the Cam Smith putting ethos, line your putt up, set your self up to the intended line and then just roll it in, no practice swings, no doubts, just a confident putt into the hole.
I've played every course on Arran back in the day when you could pay £100 for a week's pass to play any course, or all of them, It would be great to see a pro play them all.
Scottish Golf has become unaffordable, especially with the weather. I was fortune enough to play these courses when they were cheap, they couldn’t give green fees away. I have pals that have just missed their first year in 40 of a trip to Scotland, they have looked at the world and they can play in the US including flights for less, let alone Europe and South Africa. So it’s off to sunnier climes, and to courses more welcoming
There is a notion that American golfers don't want to play courses unde £150 as they don't believe they can be up to much so the clubs are increasing the fees to attract more Americans.
@Matt Fryer. Is there a real reason why you and all the other golfers take off the gove after each shot and put it back on for the next shot? Or is this just a gimmick?
