Abridge golf course(Essex)

My wife's uncle was a founder member, long story why the course was opened in the first place but it will open up a can of worms I wont go into, we have booked the clubhouse & hall for my sons Barmitzvah there in March next year.

Rings a bell from my youth, where exactly is the course?

Past Chigwell on the way to Theydon Bois, off the beaten track a couple of miles down a country lane.

Anyone played the New Zealand course in Surrey? Magnificent place.

abridge is right on my manor,be round in the morning for protection money if thats ok

Addlestone, if you don't hit straight you are cream crackered.

Probably inaccessible when it rains

Abridge was the first course designed by Henry Cotton & holds Open Championship regional qualifying,  next year it will celebrate its 50th anniversary.

beware the gatecrashers in march

Never sewn rough like it, off the fairway you are looking at a snowman.

*seen*

Cheers Pumpy, think i played it as a kid, Chingford was the 1st course i played, you had to wear a red top in those days

Talking about Barmitzvahs has made me really fancy a slat beef sarnie now cant remember the last time i had one...

Brick Lane  you can get your  salt beef sandwich any night zil, with a large sweet & sour cucumber of course.

Bit of a trek from near Maidenhead though used to work at Wembley dogs many years ago, there was a cracking one on the Kingsbury road

Didnt go a bundle on the cucumbers though, just the Mustard

You knew Tom Jenkins then zilzal, The John Power Organistion? The twins were the nuts of greyhound bookmakers.

I was next door with Stanleys the Beef rolls at Wembley wern't bad either

I was at Wembley one night, some bloke had 10,000/1600 with Tom Jenkins. He left the 6/1 up. The bloke had the same bet again, Jenkins said OK and he knew I'd be in as well. He said to me "Blue, ready when you are" So I dived in as well. Got nutted right on the line! Hackney on Saturday mornings was where I served my  apprenticeship, he was the top layer thee as well.

Hackney on Saturdays was a blinding place.

I got asked to leave once for betting on trials in the bar.

Hackney was the absolute dogs, literally. If Pearl didn't drop ciggie ash on your full English breakfast platter you felt offended.

I`m sure it`s a nice course but I`ll stick to Gleneagles, thank you.

I am playing my second round of golf in 20 years on Friday at Melton Mowbray, which is apparently in poor condition. I wish it was at Abridge.

Melton Mowbray? A decent trainer was based there but can`t remember his name?

Bye the way, Happy Birthday salsabil, hope u had a good day!

salsabil?

Yes Squeeze - twizzle22 is the poster formerly known as salsabil from early days. A good egg.

Bye the way SF, did u have another nom de plume in early days?

Zilzal, I used to live fifty yards from the first fairway at Chingford. used to go round in the twilight with a seven-iron. Took some nasty divots out of the greens. Please don't tell me they have relaxed the dress code.

Sf has had more names than Lloyds.

So Twizzle is the salsabil that worked in the London City Airport a couple of years ago?

Yes, in a round about sort of way

I seem to recall him saying he didn't like it.

Woolsten, you caaant

My grandmother used to live to the left side of the fairway on the 18th at Scarborough South Cliff. Loads of free golf balls :)

Not a bad course as it goes. She was ladies' captain for a year too.

Toughest course that I've played is probably one of the courses at The Vale, near Cardiff. Not made any easier by the gale force winds and near horizontal rain.

Jed, i havent played there since 1977!!

stan kennet legend of hackney.....

Back in the betting game ( via coral call centre)..hated the airport gig but love working on the phones.easy job , no pressure and nice to chat to some of the old customers about the good old days, Salsabil, Sharastani, Glencroft days etc.On the subject of golf i have been playing for 30 odd years and discovered a guy on you tube who has transformed my game.I play off  12  and this guy has lowered my handicap to ten. I went around Abridge yesterday in 79 1st rnd and 81 second and it is a tough course.Here is the link and i can guarantee it will work for you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lROE1r9S9D4

Thanks for the greetings mighty mac and have a great day pumpy.

Cheers salsabil! Glad you have found a better job you enjoy. Half the battle with work is whether you like it. Nothing worse in the world than getting up to go to a job you hate. Great to see you back! Good luck!

79 is quite impressive! You would have beat the guy I bet in the US Open, lol!

oh, its him. how the fk are we sposed to know?

Fink it was Schwartzel dml